Tom Perez launches bid for Maryland governor
By Dan Merica, CNN Tom Perez, the former chair of the Democratic National Committee, announced Wednesday that he was running for governor of…
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Biden warns of ‘more pronounced’ summer crime spike as he announces plan to tackle gun violence
By Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced a comprehensive strategy on violent crime prevention — with a particular…
Continue ReadingIran’s president-elect delivers first speech to supporters
Iran’s president-elect Ebrahim Raisi vowed to keep a tough stance towards the US in his first speech to supporters in the holy city of Mashhad. CNN’s…
Continue ReadingBiden says he’s ‘proud’ of two professional athletes who announced LGBTQ identities
By Devan Cole, CNN President Joe Biden on Tuesday voiced support for two professional athletes who announced recently that they’re part of the…
Continue ReadingBiden administration backs end to the disparity of cocaine sentences
By Christina Carrega, CNN The Biden administration “strongly supports” ending the racial disparity of sentencing federal offenders who…
Continue ReadingNYC Democratic mayoral primary to proceed to ranked-choice counting after no candidate wins majority outright, CNN projects
By Gregory Krieg and Ethan Cohen, CNN The New York City Democratic mayoral primary winner will be determined using ranked-choice voting tabulation,…
Continue ReadingPentagon tracked failed Iranian satellite launch and new images reveal Tehran is set to try again
By Zachary Cohen and Oren Liebermann, CNN The Pentagon was watching as Iran attempted, and failed, to launch yet another satellite into orbit earlier…
Continue ReadingLouisiana’s Democratic governor vetoes anti-trans sports ban, calling it discriminatory
By Devan Cole, CNN Louisiana’s Democratic governor on Tuesday vetoed a bill that would’ve prohibited transgender girls and women in the…
Continue ReadingDefense secretary to recommend prosecution of sexual assaults in the military be taken out of commanders’ hands
By Oren Liebermann, CNN Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on Tuesday announced he will recommend to President Joe Biden a change in the military…
Continue ReadingAttorney general wants to leave any broad review of Trump Justice Department to inspector general
By Christina Carrega and Evan Perez, CNN Attorney General Merrick Garland said Tuesday he doesn’t want to conduct a broad investigation of…
Continue ReadingSen. Whitehouse faces questions over private beach club membership
Rhode Island Democratic Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse is facing questions over his family’s membership to a private beach club that is accused of having…
Continue ReadingRhode Island Democratic senator faces questions over private beach club membership
By Sunlen Serfaty and Chandler Schlegel, CNN Democratic Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse is facing questions about his membership at an exclusive beach club…
Continue ReadingPelosi expected to appoint select committee to investigate January 6, sources say
By Manu Raju and Jeremy Herb, CNN House Speaker Nancy Pelosi plans to appoint a select committee to investigate the deadly January 6 attack on the US…
Continue ReadingTexas governor announces special session of state legislature
By Keith Allen and Ashley Killough, CNN Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday announced he will convene a special session of the state legislature on…
Continue ReadingWisconsin bans use of chokeholds among raft of policing bills
By Keith Allen, Brad Parks and Devan Cole, CNN Wisconsin’s Democratic governor approved a series of policing bills bills on Tuesday, including…
Continue ReadingBiden administration says more ‘remain in Mexico’ migrants can enter the US
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Biden administration is expanding the pool of migrants eligible to be processed into the United States that had been…
Continue ReadingInterior Department will investigate Indigenous boarding schools and identify burial sites
By Nicole Chavez, CNN The Department of Interior is launching an initiative to investigate the Native American boarding schools that forced…
Continue ReadingUS government seizes dozens of web domains connected to Iran
The United States government has seized dozens of US website domains connected to Iran. CNN’s Natasha Bertrand…
Continue ReadingIRS adds tools to help parents claim expanded child tax credit payments
By Tami Luhby, CNN Parents can now check their eligibility for the expanded child tax credit and manage their payments, which begin next month, using…
Continue ReadingThey stood up to Trump’s lies and now are losing their jobs
Democrat Helen Butler and Republican Baoky Vu, who have stood up to former President Trump’s lies about the 2020 election, are both being removed…
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