Biden touts ‘historic’ effort to reduce child poverty through expanded child tax credit
By Donald Judd, Tami Luhby and Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden on Thursday touted the expanded child tax credit, a provision of his…
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Merkel and Biden chart a course for the future of US-German relations in White House meeting
By Maegan Vazquez and Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden and German Chancellor Angela Merkel met in Washington on Thursday in what was likely the…
Continue ReadingNew book shows top US generals planned ways to stop Trump in case of coup
The top US military officer, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Mark Milley, was so shaken that then-President Donald Trump and his allies might…
Continue ReadingUS is running more than 30,000 radio ads a month to deter migration from Central America
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The United States is running more than 30,000 radio ads a month in Central America to deter migration amid a renewed focus…
Continue Reading‘They’re not going to f**king succeed’: Top generals feared Trump would attempt a coup after election, according to new book
By Jamie Gangel, Jeremy Herb, Marshall Cohen, Elizabeth Stuart and Barbara Starr, CNN The top US military officer, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen.…
Continue ReadingSee Manchin’s reaction to $3.5 trillion proposal
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) discusses the sweeping $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation proposal that would require the support from all Senate Democrats…
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‘I see this as a down payment’: Progressives see room to get more out of budget package that is short of their goal
By Annie Grayer, CNN Senate Budget Chairman Bernie Sanders and Progressive Caucus Chair Pramila Jayapal both wanted the top line for Democrats’…
Continue ReadingJudge rejects Lev Parnas’ argument that he was prosecuted to be stopped from turning on Trump
By Kara Scannell A federal judge in New York rejected Lev Parnas’ motion to dismiss fraud and campaign finances charges, finding an argument…
Continue ReadingFormer Oklahoma City Thunder employee turned in by coworkers pleads guilty in US Capitol riot
By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN A former Oklahoma City Thunder employee turned in by her former coworkers pleaded guilty on Wednesday to a misdemeanor…
Continue ReadingJudge to Nassar: I just signed your death warrant (2018)
Circuit Court Judge Rosemarie Aquilina sentenced ex-Team USA doctor Larry Nassar up to 175 years in prison for criminal sexual…
Continue ReadingJoe Manchin says he’s ‘very, very’ disturbed about reconciliation proposals on climate change
By Manu Raju, CNN Chief Congressional Correspondent Sen. Joe Manchin, the Democrats’ most pivotal swing vote, expressed his most serious…
Continue ReadingJustice Department watchdog blasts FBI’s handling of allegations against Larry Nassar
By Christina Carrega, Evan Perez and Devan Cole, CNN FBI officials investigating allegations of sexual abuse by disgraced USA Gymnastics doctor Larry…
Continue ReadingAmericans face months-long wait for passports as State Department deals with massive backlog
By Jennifer Hansler, CNN American travelers who do not currently have valid US passports may not be able to travel overseas this summer due to…
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US-Mexico border arrests in June are the highest in at least a decade
By Geneva Sands, CNN US border authorities in June arrested or turned away the highest monthly number of migrants at the US-Mexico border in at least…
Continue ReadingREAD: Justice Department inspector general report on FBI’s Larry Nassar investigation
By CNN FBI officials investigating allegations of sexual abuse by disgraced USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar violated the agency’s policies…
Continue ReadingFact check: Biden’s dubious claim that ‘the law doesn’t allow’ Afghan translators to be evacuated to US while they wait for visas
By Daniel Dale Thousands of Afghans who worked with American troops face grave danger as a result of the ongoing US military withdrawal from…
Continue ReadingTexas Democrats meet with key Democratic senators in push for federal voting rights legislation
By Jessica Dean and Paul LeBlanc, CNN A group of Texas House Democrats who fled their state in a bid to stop restrictive voting legislation met with…
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Pro-Trump Senate hopeful J.D. Vance called then-President a ‘moral disaster’ in 2017 messages
By Andrew Kaczynski and Drew Myers, CNN Ohio Republican Senate candidate J.D. Vance, a venture capitalist and author of the bestselling book…
Continue ReadingHouse select committee on Capitol insurrection will hold first hearing July 27 with Capitol Police
By Melanie Zanona, Daniella Diaz and Lauren Fox, CNN The House select committee investigating the Capitol riot will hold its first hearing on July 27…
Continue ReadingDACA recipients lose permission to work amid application backlog
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN Nearly a decade after being allowed to work legally in the US, Ju Hong was back at square one this month, scrambling to…
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