Justice Brett Kavanaugh tests positive for Covid-19
By Karl de Vries and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Justice Brett Kavanaugh has tested positive for Covid-19, the Supreme Court said Friday, the first…
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Capitol Hill set for another desperate push on Biden’s agenda as leaders put a $2.1 trillion option on the table
By Phil Mattingly and Lauren Fox, CNN There wasn’t a vote. There wasn’t a deal. But a $2.1 trillion compromise framework has been floated…
Continue ReadingFormer President Jimmy Carter celebrates his 97th birthday today
By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Jimmy Carter, the oldest living former President, turns 97 on Friday. The 39th President is spending the day at home…
Continue ReadingStates face tough choices on repaying loans to Uncle Sam for pandemic unemployment benefits
By Tami Luhby, CNN The federal government picked up the cost of the unprecedented expansion of jobless benefits during the pandemic, but many states…
Continue ReadingDissension at the Supreme Court as justices take their anger public
By Joan Biskupic, CNN legal analyst & Supreme Court biographer Supreme Court justices have revealed a new level of defensiveness and anger in…
Continue ReadingVirginia governor’s race offers tea leaves for 2022
By Jeff Zeleny, Chief National Affairs Correspondent Glenn Youngkin doesn’t deliver blistering criticism of President Joe Biden. He…
Continue ReadingHistoric increase in food stamp benefits starts in October
By Tami Luhby, CNN Food stamp recipients will see their monthly payments go up in October thanks to a major update to the program, even though a…
Continue ReadingKamala Harris’ office doing clean-up after exchange with student on Israel
By Jasmine Wright and Jeremy Diamond, CNN Vice President Kamala Harris’s office is trying to contain the fallout from an exchange earlier this…
Continue ReadingSinema says lack of infrastructure vote ‘inexcusable’ and erodes trust within Democratic party
CNN, KNXV By Daniella Diaz, CNN Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema strongly rebuked the House of Representatives’ lack of a vote on the bipartisan…
Continue ReadingFact check: Did the Marine who Trump brought on stage at rally actually hoist a baby over a wall at Kabul airport?
By Holmes Lybrand, Tara Subramaniam and Greg Clary, CNN During a rally in Georgia over the weekend, former President Donald Trump invited Lance Cpl.…
Continue Reading‘She is just absolutely standing in the way’: Sinema’s critics in Arizona speak out
By Ashley Killough and Ed Lavandera, CNN When Kyrsten Sinema won her US Senate seat in 2018, she was the first Democrat from Arizona elected to the…
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‘She is just absolutely standing in the way’: Sinema’s critics in Arizona speak out
CNN By Ashley Killough and Ed Lavandera, CNN When Kyrsten Sinema won her US Senate seat in 2018, she was the first Democrat from Arizona elected to…
Continue ReadingFederal appeals court pauses order requiring Biden administration to stop expelling migrant families
By Priscilla Alvarez and Tierney Sneed, CNN The US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit put on hold Thursday a lower court order that would have…
Continue ReadingJoe Manchin has been remarkably consistent. Democrats just haven’t been listening
By Chris Cillizza, CNN Editor-at-large On Thursday, West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin made clear how much he was willing to spend on a budget…
Continue ReadingHarriet Hageman once rebuked Trump and endorsed Liz Cheney. She’s now challenging her with his support
By Andrew Kaczynski and Em Steck, CNN Harriet Hageman, who earned the endorsement of former President Donald Trump in her 2022 bid to challenge…
Continue ReadingPelosi delays vote on trillion-dollar infrastructure bill after hours of negotiations
By Alex Rogers, Melanie Zanona and Daniella Diaz, CNN House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ruled against putting a $1 trillion infrastructure bill on the floor…
Continue ReadingRefugee groups race to find housing for 53,000 Afghan evacuees
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN Refugee resettlement agencies are racing to find housing for the approximately 53,000 Afghans on military bases in the…
Continue ReadingBiden signs bill to avert shutdown ahead of midnight deadline
By Clare Foran and Ali Zaslav, CNN President Joe Biden on Thursday night signed Congress’ stopgap funding bill to avert a shutdown and extend…
Continue ReadingSuicide rate among active duty service members increased by 41% between 2015 and 2020
By Alex Marquardt and Ellie Kaufman, CNN The suicide rate among active duty service members in the US military increased by 41.4% in the five years…
Continue ReadingDC appeals court grapples with the question of due process rights for Guantanamo detainees
By Tierney Sneed The US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit grappled on Thursday with the question of whether to issue a significant decision about…
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