Biden signs stopgap bill to avert shutdown ahead of midnight deadline
By Clare Foran, Manu Raju, Ted Barrett and Ali Zaslav, CNN President Joe Biden signed a stopgap bill on Friday to avert a government shutdown just…
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Contract reveals federal investigation into former Gov. Andrew Cuomo sexual harassment allegations
By Sonia Moghe, CNN A contract for outside legal help for New York State’s Executive Chamber shows the existence of a federal investigation…
Continue ReadingDeSantis proposes a new civilian military force in Florida that he would control
By Steve Contorno, CNN Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis wants to reestablish a World War II-era civilian military force that he, not the Pentagon, would…
Continue ReadingJudge expresses skepticism of 3 House Republicans’ challenge of mask fines
By Tierney Sneed, CNN A federal judge expressed skepticism Thursday about a lawsuit brought by a few far-right members of the House challenging the…
Continue ReadingHarris and Buttigieg put on a united front amid rivalry reports
By Jasmine Wright, CNN “It’s 2021.” That was the official line from Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Thursday as he tried…
Continue ReadingTSA will force train and plane operators to tell the feds when they’ve been hacked
By Geneva Sands and Sean Lyngaas, CNN US airlines and railroads will have to report cyber breaches to the federal government, the Biden…
Continue ReadingStricter testing requirements for travelers coming to the US will take effect Monday
CNN By Kaitlan Collins and Paul LeBlanc, CNN The Biden administration’s new, stricter Covid-19 testing requirements for all travelers coming to…
Continue ReadingStricter testing requirements for travelers coming to the US will take effect Monday
By Kaitlan Collins and Paul LeBlanc, CNN The Biden administration’s new, stricter Covid-19 testing requirements for all travelers coming to the…
Continue ReadingAlabama GOP Senate candidate Lynda Blanchard to switch races and run for governor
By Alex Rogers, CNN Republican Lynda Blanchard plans to end her Alabama US Senate bid and instead run for governor, according to three people…
Continue ReadingTrump-aligned lawyers ordered to pay $175,000 in sanctions fees for bogus election fraud lawsuit
By Tierney Sneed A group of lawyers aligned with former President Donald Trump — including Sidney Powell and Lin Wood — were ordered…
Continue ReadingJanuary 6 was opposite of 1776, judge tells rioter who carried revolutionary flag into US Capitol
By Marshall Cohen A federal judge slammed one of the January 6 rioters for waving a 1776 flag while storming the US Capitol, saying his attempt to…
Continue ReadingAnnual defense bill stalled in Senate
By Ellie Kaufman and Ted Barrett, CNN The annual defense bill is stalled in the Senate amid a bitter disagreement over one senator’s demand to…
Continue ReadingSchumer details plan to pass Biden bill by Christmas amid growing skepticism about timeline
CNN By Manu Raju, CNN Chief Congressional Correspondent Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is still insisting that President Joe Biden’s…
Continue ReadingExclusive: Sinema won’t commit to voting for Biden’s sweeping social safety net expansion
By Lauren Fox, Clare Foran and Ali Zaslav, CNN Kyrsten Sinema, the influential moderate Democratic senator from Arizona, did not commit to voting for…
Continue ReadingDemocrats take new look at Massachusetts governor’s race after Baker steps aside
By Dan Merica, CNN The race for Massachusetts governor became more appealing for commonwealth Democrats this week with popular Republican Gov.…
Continue ReadingWhy John Roberts cited the private papers of the justice who wrote Roe v. Wade
By Joan Biskupic, CNN legal analyst & Supreme Court biographer During Wednesday’s historic oral arguments on abortion rights, Chief…
Continue ReadingHarris brushes off question on staff shake-up after senior adviser announces departure
By Donald Judd and Jasmine Wright, CNN Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday offered praise for her departing senior adviser, Symone Sanders,…
Continue ReadingBiden tells Americans ‘we have so much ahead of us’ during National Christmas Tree lighting
By Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden expressed optimism for the future of the country during the National Christmas Tree lighting ceremony on…
Continue ReadingUS Army and FAA investigating military flyover of NFL game
By Barbara Starr and Gregory Wallace, CNN The US military and the Federal Aviation Administration are reviewing a flyover of an NFL game last month…
Continue ReadingBiden outlines new steps to combat Covid through winter months
CNN, POOL By Kevin Liptak and Donald Judd, CNN President Joe Biden announced a new strategy Thursday aimed at fighting a potential winter surge of…
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