Illinois governor signs bill expanding background checks on gun sales starting in 2024
The gun violence epidemic is gripping the nation with a violent, deadly 72 hours that’s spawned more than 350…
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Illinois governor signs bill expanding background checks on gun sales starting in 2024
By Carma Hassan and Paul LeBlanc, CNN Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Monday signed new legislation expanding background checks on all gun sales in…
Continue ReadingBreyer rejects Maine church’s attempt to block Delta variant restrictions that don’t exist
By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer denied a request Monday from a Maine church that sought to block…
Continue ReadingLindsey Graham tests positive for Covid-19 and has had ‘flu-like symptoms’ despite being vaccinated
Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham has tested positive for Covid-19 after being fully vaccinated and has experienced “flu-like…
Continue ReadingIs it legal to mandate Covid vaccines? In many circumstances, yes
By Tierney Sneed, CNN For those who are refusing to get the Covid-19 vaccine, there are a lot of legal ways for public and private actors to make…
Continue ReadingIs it legal to mandate Covid vaccines? In many circumstances, yes
Andy Slavitt, the former White House senior adviser for COVID-19 response, discusses vaccine mandates and the delta variant with CNN’s Phil…
Continue ReadingLindsey Graham tests positive for Covid-19 and has had ‘flu-like symptoms’ despite being vaccinated
By Clare Foran, Ali Zaslav and Manu Raju, CNN Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina announced Monday that he has tested positive for…
Continue ReadingLindsey Graham tests positive for Covid-19 and has had ‘flu-like symptoms’ despite being vaccinated
Ezra Klein, opinion columnist for The New York Times and host of “The Ezra Klein Show”, talks about the challenges of getting all eligible Americans…
Continue ReadingFBI used ‘provocative photos’ of female office staff to catch sexual predators, watchdog says
By Marshall Cohen FBI agents posted provocative photos of female coworkers online without formal authorization as part of sting operations against…
Continue Reading2 more DC police officers who responded to Capitol insurrection have died by suicide
By Whitney Wild, Paul LeBlanc and Rashard Rose, CNN Two more DC police officers who responded to the US Capitol insurrection have died by suicide,…
Continue ReadingPandemic pessimism is back on the rise, new polling finds
By Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN Americans’ concerns about coronavirus are again on the rise after previously hitting their lowest point in the…
Continue ReadingPandemic pessimism is back on the rise, new polling finds
With new cases of Covid-19 surging in most of the US — driven by unvaccinated Americans and fueled by the highly contagious Delta variant —…
Continue ReadingAs Senate takes up infrastructure, Schumer says ‘The longer it takes to finish the bill, the longer we’ll be here’
Republican Sen. Susan Collins tells CNN’s Jake Tapper that “we really are just about finished” with a bipartisan infrastructure…
Continue ReadingAs Senate takes up infrastructure, Schumer says ‘The longer it takes to finish the bill, the longer we’ll be here’
By Ali Zaslav and Clare Foran, CNN The Senate is gearing up for a fight over amendments to the newly finalized bipartisan infrastructure bill in what…
Continue ReadingTop Democrat and European counterparts slam US-Germany deal on Nord Stream 2
By Jennifer Hansler, CNN The top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and his counterparts from eight European countries slammed an…
Continue ReadingBiden to extend Trump-era expulsion policy as ‘record numbers’ of migrants cross border
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Biden administration will extend a Trump-era border policy that allows for the swift expulsion of migrants encountered…
Continue ReadingBarack Obama Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Barack Obama, the 44th president of the United States. Personal Birth date: August 4, 1961…
Continue ReadingObama to host Covid-compliant 60th birthday party amid rising virus concerns, source says
A Covid-19 outbreak in Provincetown, Massachusetts, is highlighting the importance of being vaccinated as the vacation destination’s cluster has seen…
Continue ReadingObama to host Covid-compliant 60th birthday party amid rising virus concerns, source says
By Allie Malloy, CNN Former President Barack Obama will celebrate his 60th birthday this weekend with a party in Martha’s Vineyard, with many…
Continue ReadingCarol Moseley Braun Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of former US Senator Carol Moseley Braun. Personal Birth date: August 16, 1947 Birth place:…
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