Biden signs bill to avert shutdown ahead of midnight deadline
By Clare Foran and Ali Zaslav, CNN President Joe Biden on Thursday night signed Congress’ stopgap funding bill to avert a shutdown and extend…
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Suicide rate among active duty service members increased by 41% between 2015 and 2020
By Alex Marquardt and Ellie Kaufman, CNN The suicide rate among active duty service members in the US military increased by 41.4% in the five years…
Continue ReadingDC appeals court grapples with the question of due process rights for Guantanamo detainees
By Tierney Sneed The US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit grappled on Thursday with the question of whether to issue a significant decision about…
Continue ReadingNew York City public school teachers ask Supreme Court to block vaccine mandate
By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter A group of public school teachers in New York asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to block the New…
Continue ReadingDHS releases priority-based immigration enforcement guidelines
By Priscilla Alvarez and Geneva Sands, CNN The Department of Homeland Security on Thursday released guidelines about who is to be prioritized for…
Continue ReadingJustice Samuel Alito says Supreme Court is not a ‘dangerous cabal’
By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter Justice Samuel Alito on Thursday rejected criticism that the Supreme Court has improperly handled some…
Continue ReadingCori Bush shares personal story of sexual assault as a teenager and decision to have an abortion
POOL By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Rep. Cori Bush on Thursday shared her personal experience of how she was raped as a teenager, became pregnant and…
Continue ReadingNearly 50 million seniors could face Social Security payment delays if debt ceiling isn’t raised
By Tami Luhby, CNN Nearly 50 million senior citizens could face delays in their Social Security payments if Congress does not suspend or raise the…
Continue ReadingManchin says $1.5 trillion is his limit on Biden economic agenda amid battle with progressives
By Alex Rogers, Manu Raju, Ali Zaslav and Morgan Rimmer, CNN Moderate Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia made clear Thursday that $1.5…
Continue ReadingDurham issues fresh round of subpoenas in his continuing probe of FBI investigation into Trump, Russia
By Evan Perez and Katelyn Polantz, CNN Special Counsel John Durham has issued a new set of subpoenas, including to a law firm with close ties to…
Continue ReadingTrump super PAC cuts ties with Lewandowski after donor alleged unwanted sexual advances
By Michael Warren, CNN Donald Trump’s super PAC has severed ties with Republican operative Corey Lewandowski following reports that a donor…
Continue ReadingNavient is quitting the federal student loan business
By Katie Lobosco, CNN Embattled student loan servicer Navient announced this week that it is getting out of the federal student loan business,…
Continue ReadingCori Bush shares personal story of sexual assault as a teenager and decision to have an abortion
By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Rep. Cori Bush on Thursday shared her personal experience of how she was raped as a teenager, became pregnant and…
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Biden vows ‘we’re going to get this done’ as Democrats attempt to overcome divisions to enact agenda
CNN By Melanie Zanona, Lauren Fox, Ryan Nobles, Clare Foran and Daniella Diaz, CNN President Joe Biden vowed on Friday that Democrats will deliver on…
Continue ReadingBiden faces a reckoning on his agenda as top aides start to temper expectations
By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden faced a reckoning Thursday after House Democratic leaders, facing a shortfall of support, put off plans to…
Continue ReadingMeeting involving South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, her daughter, and state labor and regulation employees to be reviewed by state authorities
By Jennifer Henderson and Claudia Dominguez, CNN A July 2020 meeting between Republican South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, her daughter and state labor…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court agrees to hear Ted Cruz’s challenge to campaign finance reimbursement rules
By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter The Supreme Court agreed to hear a case concerning Sen. Ted Cruz’s 2018 campaign and consider…
Continue ReadingJustice Brett Kavanaugh tests positive for Covid-19
CNN By Karl de Vries and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Justice Brett Kavanaugh has tested positive for Covid-19, the Supreme Court said Friday, the…
Continue ReadingMonica Lewinsky details mental health struggles she endured during Clinton affair scandal
CNN By Devan Cole, CNN Monica Lewinsky reflected on the mental health struggles she endured in the 1990s amid the scandal surrounding her affair with…
Continue ReadingBiden and Democratic leaders’ path forward vanishing after failing to make an infrastructure deal
By Phil Mattingly and Lauren Fox, CNN There is no deal. There is no commitment. There is no framework. There may be no vote because, barring some…
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