Alabama GOP governor signs bills to use Covid-19 relief funds to build prisons into law
By Rebekah Riess and Devon M. Sayers, CNN Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed into law Friday a number of prison infrastructure bills that will use…
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By Lauren Dezenski, CNN This week, all eyes were on Capitol Hill as constantly shifting negotiations highlighted the split between moderates and…
Continue ReadingJustice Sotomayor rejects request to block New York City school vaccine mandate
CNN By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter Justice Sonia Sotomayor on Friday denied a request from a group of New York City teachers to block…
Continue ReadingKamala Harris’ office doing clean-up after exchange with student on Israel
CNN, WCBS By Jasmine Wright and Jeremy Diamond, CNN Vice President Kamala Harris’s office is trying to contain the fallout from an exchange…
Continue ReadingJustice Sotomayor rejects request to block New York City school vaccine mandate
By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter Justice Sonia Sotomayor on Friday denied a request from a group of New York City teachers to block the…
Continue ReadingJustice Department makes changes in wake of blunders investigating sexual abuse of gymnasts
By Evan Perez, CNN Justice Correspondent The Justice Department is making changes to improve the way federal agents and prosecutors deal with crime…
Continue ReadingDHS intelligence branch sent ‘untrained, inexperienced’ intel collectors to Portland, internal review finds
By Geneva Sands, CNN An internal review of the Department of Homeland Security intelligence branch revealed an unprepared and ill-trained workforce…
Continue ReadingJudge says DOJ should be ‘even-handed’ in treatment of Capitol rioters
By Marshall Cohen A federal judge said Friday that he believes the Justice Department hasn’t been “even-handed” with President…
Continue ReadingBiden vows ‘we’re going to get this done’ as Democrats attempt to overcome divisions to enact agenda
By Melanie Zanona, Lauren Fox, Ryan Nobles, Clare Foran and Daniella Diaz, CNN President Joe Biden vowed on Friday that Democrats will deliver on…
Continue ReadingMan charged in Fanone assault at Capitol to remain in jail after emotional hearing
By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN A New York man charged in the assault of DC Metropolitan Police Officer Michael Fanone will remain in jail while he awaits…
Continue ReadingWhite House explored whether administration could make payments after debt ceiling breached
By Phil Mattingly, CNN Senior White House officials explored whether the US could unilaterally continue payments should the debt ceiling be breached…
Continue ReadingAnchorage mayor apologizes after saying protesters’ use of Star of David to oppose mask mandate is ‘credit’ to Jews
By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN The mayor of Anchorage, Alaska, apologized this week after he said that some residents’ decisions to wear the…
Continue ReadingHouse passes 30-day extension for highway funding
CNN By Gregory Wallace, Melanie Zanona and Kristin Wilson, CNN The House of Representatives on Friday night passed a resolution extending funding for…
Continue ReadingHouse passes 30-day extension for highway funding
By Gregory Wallace, Melanie Zanona and Kristin Wilson, CNN The House of Representatives on Friday night passed a resolution extending funding for the…
Continue ReadingJudge questions Texas abortion ban’s controversial enforcement mechanism
By Tierney Sneed A federal judge Friday questioned the controversial enforcement mechanism of Texas’ six-week abortion ban and asked whether…
Continue ReadingFirst on CNN: Biden administration to convene 30 countries to crack down on ransomware threat
By Sean Lyngaas The White House will convene a 30-country meeting this month to try to ramp up global efforts to address the threat of ransomware to…
Continue ReadingTexans are leaving the state for abortions after Supreme Court ruling, Planned Parenthood clinics say
By Rachel Janfaza, CNN Planned Parenthood clinics have seen dramatic increases in the number of people from Texas going out of state to seek…
Continue ReadingJustice Brett Kavanaugh tests positive for Covid-19
CNN By Karl de Vries and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Justice Brett Kavanaugh has tested positive for Covid-19, the Supreme Court said Friday, the…
Continue ReadingFact check: Did the Marine who Trump brought on stage at rally actually hoist a baby over a wall at Kabul airport?
CNN By Holmes Lybrand, Tara Subramaniam and Greg Clary, CNN During a rally in Georgia over the weekend, former President Donald Trump invited Lance…
Continue ReadingUS climate action is on the line as negotiations in Congress reach a fever pitch
By Ella Nilsen and Angela Dewan, CNN With just one month to go until a pivotal UN climate change conference in Glasgow, President Joe Biden’s…
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