State Department unveils new LGBTQ-inclusive policies for passports applicants
By Devan Cole, CNN Transgender Americans can now more easily change the sex marker on their US passports, the State Department announced Wednesday,…
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Trump visits the South Texas border amid a shift in the region toward Republicans
By Daniella Diaz, CNN Former President Donald Trump still wants a wall on the southern border. And he said it’s Democrats’ fault it…
Continue ReadingFriends and family of Capitol rioter caught on video dragging a cop tell judge he was ‘helping’ the officer
By Marshall Cohen, CNN Friends and family members of a US Capitol rioter charged with dragging a police officer into the violent mob told a federal…
Continue ReadingConcern at collapsed building’s twin
Falling debris hinders rescuers at the Surfside high rise collapse; Miami-Dade’s mayor supports a grand jury probe; sister building seems in better…
Continue ReadingFederal agency to investigate Florida building collapse
By Kristen Holmes and Kaitlan Collins, CNN A federal agency announced Wednesday evening that it will launch an investigation into what caused the…
Continue ReadingParents of 368 migrant children separated at border under Trump have still not been found, court filing says
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN Attorneys are still trying to reach the parents of 368 migrant children who had been separated at the US-Mexico border…
Continue ReadingBiden signs bill repealing Trump-era EPA rule on methane emissions
By Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed a bill repealing a Trump-era rule that rolled back regulations on methane emissions…
Continue ReadingDHS raises alarms over potential for summer violence pegged to August conspiracy theory
By Zachary Cohen and Geneva Sands, CNN Department of Homeland Security officials are warning that the same sort of rhetoric and false narratives that…
Continue ReadingStates are so flush with funds, many are cutting taxes
By Tami Luhby, CNN While states feared the coronavirus pandemic would wreak havoc on their budgets and force them to slash services, it turns out…
Continue ReadingHuge backlogs and broken printers plague IRS, taxpayer advocate reports
By Katie Lobosco, CNN The Internal Revenue Service still had more than 35 million tax returns to process at the end of this year’s filing…
Continue ReadingDonald Rumsfeld dies at 88
Donald Rumsfeld, secretary of defense under Republican Presidents George W. Bush and Gerald Ford, has died, according to a statement from his family.…
Continue ReadingOnly two House Republicans vote for the January 6 select committee
By Kristin Wilson and Clare Foran, CNN Only two House Republicans — Liz Cheney of Wyoming and Adam Kinzinger of Illinois — voted…
Continue ReadingCheney calls select committee ‘our only remaining option’ and attacks GOP leaders for appeasing Trump
By Jamie Gangel and Alex Rogers, CNN Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney sharply criticized Republican leaders ahead of a vote Wednesday to create a select…
Continue ReadingDonald Rumsfeld, former secretary of defense, dies at 88
By Jake Tapper, Anchor and Chief Washington Correspondent Former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld has died at the age of 88, according to a…
Continue ReadingPelosi stands by infrastructure strategy despite pushback
By Clare Foran, CNN House Speaker Nancy Pelosi indicated on Wednesday that she stands by her assertion that the House won’t take up a…
Continue ReadingPennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf vetoes GOP-backed election overhaul bill
By Dianne Gallagher and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf on Wednesday vetoed a Republican-backed election overhaul bill that…
Continue ReadingFact check: Biden keeps repeating a false story about an Amtrak conductor he knew
By Daniel Dale, CNN On Tuesday, President Joe Biden repeated a vivid story he has been telling since at least his 2020 presidential campaign.…
Continue ReadingEric Adams has narrow lead in new ranked-choice count released following NYC election officials’ mistake
By Gregory Krieg and Ethan Cohen, CNN A day after the New York City Board of Elections botched a dry run of its new ranked-choice vote-counting…
Continue Reading‘We have to act and act fast:’ Biden says climate change is driving wildfires and historic heat wave
President Joe Biden on Wednesday said climate change is driving an increased threat from wildfires as he announced new federal response plans during…
Continue ReadingNew Oath Keeper defendant cooperating against others in major January 6 conspiracy case
By Katelyn Polantz, CNN A member of the Oath Keepers has cut a plea deal with prosecutors and is testifying secretly against others in the right-wing…
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