Surgeon general tests positive for Covid-19
By Sonnet Swire and Rachel Janfaza, CNN US Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy announced Friday that he has tested positive for Covid-19. Murthy wrote…
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Thurgood Marshall’s signed oath, the works of Maya Angelou: See the features of the White House exhibit honoring Black pioneers
CNN By Eva McKend, CNN An exhibit highlighting pioneering Black Americans is on display at the Executive Residence as the Biden administration aims…
Continue ReadingGOP Rep. Jim Hagedorn of Minnesota has died
By Melanie Zanona, CNN Rep. Jim Hagedorn, a Minnesota Republican who had been battling kidney cancer, has died, his wife announced Friday. He was 59.…
Continue Reading‘Bleak’ new intelligence assessment driving new urgency from Biden administration on Russia
By Jim Sciutto and Natasha Bertrand, CNN The latest US intelligence assessment indicates that Russia is continuing with preparations to invade…
Continue ReadingThurgood Marshall’s signed oath, the works of Maya Angelou: See the features of the White House exhibit honoring Black pioneers
By Eva McKend, CNN An exhibit highlighting pioneering Black Americans is on display at the Executive Residence as the Biden administration aims to…
Continue ReadingBiden administration prioritizes environmental justice funding without mentioning race, hoping to fend off legal challenge
By Ella Nilsen, CNN President Joe Biden pledged during his first days in office that 40% of federal funds for climate and clean energy initiatives…
Continue ReadingHarris faces the most critical foreign trip of her vice presidency
By Jasmine Wright and Natasha Bertrand, CNN When Vice President Kamala Harris enters the famed Hotel Bayerischer Hof on Friday in Munich,…
Continue Reading‘Bleak’ new intelligence assessment driving new urgency from Biden administration on Russia
CNN By Jim Sciutto and Natasha Bertrand, CNN The latest US intelligence assessment indicates that Russia is continuing with preparations to invade…
Continue ReadingUS ambassador to the UN says Russia’s ‘intentions are very clear’ on Ukraine
By Shawna Mizelle, CNN The US ambassador to the United Nations said Thursday that Russia’s “intentions are very clear” with…
Continue ReadingNew York state trooper files suit alleging former Gov. Andrew Cuomo inappropriately touched her
By Sonia Moghe, CNN An unnamed New York state trooper who was part of former Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s protective detail and told…
Continue ReadingReports of sexual assault and harassment increased at military academies during 2020-2021 academic year
By Ellie Kaufman, CNN Reports of sexual assault increased by 25% and reports of sexual harassment increased by 150% at US military academies during…
Continue ReadingIllinois House Democrats vote to remove unmasked Republicans from state chamber
By Hannah Sarisohn and Paul LeBlanc, CNN Illinois Democratic state lawmakers voted Thursday to remove nine Republicans from the state House after…
Continue ReadingCongressional Democrats call on Biden to review ‘disparate and often inhumane treatment’ of Black migrants
By Shawna Mizelle, CNN More than 100 congressional Democrats have urged President Joe Biden in a recent letter to review the “disparate…
Continue ReadingSan Francisco School Board recall election was partially funded by billionaires
By Rachel Janfaza, CNN The more than $1.9 million effort that ousted three San Francisco School Board members from their positions Tuesday was funded…
Continue ReadingMcCarthy endorses Cheney foe in Wyoming GOP primary
By Ryan Nobles, Manu Raju and Melanie Zanona, CNN House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy has endorsed Harriet Hageman, the Trump-backed opponent of…
Continue ReadingHillary Clinton sidesteps Cuomo, hits out at Fox News and GOP lies in New York speech
By Gregory Krieg, CNN Four years ago, Hillary Clinton was greeted with a bouquet by then-Gov. Andrew Cuomo when she endorsed him at the New York…
Continue ReadingLouisville mayor candidate says his family is ‘traumatized again’ after campaign HQ shooting suspect is released on bond
By Devan Cole and Paradise Afshar, CNN The mayoral candidate in Louisville, Kentucky, who survived a shooting at his campaign headquarters earlier…
Continue ReadingPressure grows on Biden administration to change student loan bankruptcy rules
By Katie Lobosco, CNN Pressure is growing on the Biden administration to make it easier to discharge student loan debt in bankruptcy. President Joe…
Continue ReadingTrump and his children may be deposed by New York attorney general, judge rules
CNN By Tierney Sneed and Kara Scannell, CNN Former President Donald Trump, as well as his children Ivanka and Donald Jr., must sit for depositions in…
Continue ReadingIRS to stand up second ‘surge team’ to address massive tax filing backlog, per Taxpayer Advocate
By Liz Stark and Gabe Cohen, CNN The Internal Revenue Service will stand up a second “surge team” to address its massive backlog of tax…
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