McConnell and McCarthy split over RNC censure resolution
CNN By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN The top two Republican leaders in Congress were at odds Tuesday over the Republican National Committee’s…
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‘It’s just a mess’: Texas election officials and voting rights advocates face mounting challenges under new restrictive voting law
By Kelly Mena, CNN Less than a year after Republican lawmakers pushed through a restrictive voting bill in Texas, election officials there are facing…
Continue ReadingProsecutors plan to call defendant’s children to testify in first US Capitol attack trial
CNN By Holmes Lybrand and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN As the first trial for a January 6 US Capitol riot defendant approaches, prosecutors are laying out…
Continue ReadingProsecutors plan to call defendant’s children to testify in first US Capitol attack trial
By Holmes Lybrand and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN As the first trial for a January 6 US Capitol riot defendant approaches, prosecutors are laying out a…
Continue ReadingChina misses trade targets it promised to Trump
By Katie Lobosco, CNN China fell more than $213 billion short of its commitment to increase purchases of US goods and services that it made to…
Continue ReadingRabbi tells lawmakers about hostage ordeal and calls for more funding for security
By Geneva Sands, CNN The rabbi who escaped a hostage takeover at his synagogue last month testified before Congress for the first time on Tuesday…
Continue ReadingMcConnell and McCarthy split over RNC censure resolution
By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN The top two Republican leaders in Congress were at odds Tuesday over the Republican National Committee’s recent…
Continue ReadingSecond gentleman safe after being evacuated from Washington, DC, high school due to bomb threat
By Maegan Vazquez, Jasmine Wright, Whitney Wild and Kyle Blaine, CNN Second gentleman Doug Emhoff is safe after being ushered out of a room at a…
Continue ReadingAre you voting in the Texas primary? Tell us about it.
By Kelly Mena Texas’ March 1 primary is only a few weeks away, and it’s the Lone Star State’s first election to be conducted under…
Continue ReadingUS report finds Mexico is dominant source of fentanyl trafficked into US
CNN By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN A new government report out Tuesday details how opioid trafficking in the United States has changed in recent…
Continue ReadingMaryland Gov. Larry Hogan won’t run for Senate despite recruitment effort by GOP leaders
By Michael Warren, CNN Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan announced Tuesday that he will not be a candidate for US Senate, following a quiet campaign by…
Continue ReadingGuantanamo detainee to be transferred to mental health facility in Saudi Arabia
By Mary Kay Mallonee, CNN The US government is set to transfer a detainee from the detention facility in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba who authorities once…
Continue ReadingKey states making moves to change election laws and voting options
CNN By Kelly Mena and Fredreka Schouten, CNN The Supreme Court took action this week in one state’s redistricting case that could have broad…
Continue ReadingKey states making moves to change election laws and voting options
By Kelly Mena and Fredreka Schouten, CNN The Supreme Court took action this week in one state’s redistricting case that could have broad…
Continue ReadingBrace for a smaller tax refund if you got monthly child tax credit payments in 2021
By Tami Luhby, CNN Many parents may not be so happy when they file their tax returns this year. They could discover they’re getting smaller…
Continue ReadingUS Army releases first climate strategy with goal to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050
By Ellie Kaufman, CNN The US Army released its first climate strategy on Tuesday with goals to reduce the Army’s greenhouse gas pollution by…
Continue ReadingFEMA introduces updated text-to-shelter feature
By Betsy Klein, CNN A safe place during a disaster is just a text away. The Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, is launching an updated…
Continue ReadingWhite House begins reaching out to potential Supreme Court nominees as Biden pores over ‘binders of cases’
By Ariane de Vogue, John Harwood, Joan Biskupic and Betsy Klein, CNN White House officials have begun reaching out to potential Supreme Court…
Continue ReadingThe Supreme Court may completely hollow out the Voting Rights Act by 2024
By Joan Biskupic, CNN legal analyst & Supreme Court biographer The Supreme Court‘s action late Monday in an Alabama redistricting case…
Continue ReadingDeJoy defends plan to replace USPS fleet with gas-powered trucks, citing ‘dire financial condition’
By Liz Stark, CNN Postmaster General Louis DeJoy defended the Postal Service’s plan to replace the vast majority of its aging vehicle fleet…
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