Senate Republicans block John Lewis voting rights bill in key vote
By Clare Foran, CNN Senate Republicans blocked the John Lewis Voting Rights Act from advancing on Wednesday when the Senate took a procedural vote on…
Continue ReadingPolitics
US rejects Iranian claim of naval interaction in Gulf of Oman
By Barbara Starr, Oren Liebermann, Ellie Kaufman, and Adam Pourahmadi, CNN The US strongly rejected Iran’s accusation that the US Navy had…
Continue ReadingPentagon warns China is rapidly expanding its nuclear arsenal
By Oren Liebermann, CNN China is rapidly expanding its nuclear arsenal and may have 1,000 nuclear warheads by the end of the decade as it aims to…
Continue ReadingCyber Command head says US has carried out a ‘surge’ to address ransomware attacks
By Katie Bo Lillis and Sean Lyngaas, CNN US Cyber Command head and director of the National Security Agency Gen. Paul Nakasone said Wednesday that…
Continue ReadingPelosi adds 4 weeks of paid family and medical leave back into social spending bill
By Annie Grayer, CNN House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, in a major shift, announced Wednesday that four weeks of paid family and medical leave will be added…
Continue ReadingRepublican Youngkin wins Virginia governor’s race, CNN projects
CNN By Maeve Reston, CNN Republican Glenn Youngkin defeated Democrat Terry McAuliffe in the Virginia governor’s race Tuesday night, CNN…
Continue ReadingUS cyber officials issue sweeping directive requiring federal agencies to update systems vulnerable to hacking
By Sean Lyngaas, CNN US officials issued a sweeping directive on Wednesday requiring federal civilian agencies to promptly update hardware and…
Continue ReadingBiden arrives back in Washington to a political nightmare
By Jeff Zeleny, John Harwood, Betsy Klein, Kate Sullivan and Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden on Wednesday received an unwelcome wake-up call…
Continue ReadingFirst on CNN: Rep. Hoyer introduces $9 billion bill to meet Biden’s COP26 deforestation pledge
By Ella Nilsen, CNN After President Joe Biden entered the US into a global pledge at COP26 to end and reverse deforestation, a top Democrat in the…
Continue ReadingBiden administration rescinds Trump-era policy limiting migrants at legal ports of entry
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Department of Homeland Security has rescinded a Trump-era policy limiting entry of undocumented immigrants at legal…
Continue ReadingBiden Supreme Court commission delays final report to December 15
By Arlette Saenz, CNN President Joe Biden’s commission on the Supreme Court is delaying submission of its final report by one month to December…
Continue Reading8 takeaways from the 2021 elections
CNN By Eric Bradner, Gregory Krieg and Dan Merica, CNN Republican Glenn Youngkin’s projected win in the Virginia governor’s race Tuesday…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court seems poised to expand Second Amendment rights and strike down NY handgun law
By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter The Supreme Court seemed ready to expand Second Amendment rights after hearing arguments for over two…
Continue ReadingBiden arrives back in Washington to a political nightmare
CNN By Jeff Zeleny, John Harwood, Betsy Klein, Kate Sullivan and Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden on Wednesday received an unwelcome wake-up…
Continue ReadingRepublican Youngkin wins Virginia governor’s race, CNN projects
CNN By Maeve Reston, CNN Republican Glenn Youngkin defeated Democrat Terry McAuliffe in the Virginia governor’s race Tuesday night, CNN…
Continue ReadingBiden finds wins abroad easier to come by than at home
By Kevin Liptak, CNN Meeting his foreign counterparts behind closed doors in Rome this weekend, President Joe Biden repeatedly recited for them a key…
Continue ReadingMichelle Wu will make history after Annissa Essaibi George concedes in Boston mayoral race, CNN projects
CNN By Lauren Dezenski and Rachel Janfaza, CNN City Councilor Michelle Wu will become Boston’s next mayor after her more moderate challenger…
Continue Reading8 takeaways from the 2021 elections
By Eric Bradner, Gregory Krieg and Dan Merica, CNN Republican Glenn Youngkin’s projected win in the Virginia governor’s race Tuesday…
Continue ReadingBuffalo Mayor Byron Brown declares victory over socialist challenger
By Gregory Krieg, CNN Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown declared victory Tuesday night in his write-in campaign for a fifth term. Brown lost the Democratic…
Continue ReadingWinsome Sears will become Virginia lieutenant governor, CNN projects, becoming first female and woman of color in the office
By Chandelis Duster, CNN Winsome Sears, a conservative Republican, will be Virginia’s next lieutenant governor, breaking barriers as the first…
Continue Reading