US kills senior al Qaeda leader in Syria airstrike
By Barbara Starr, CNN Pentagon Correspondent An airstrike in northwest Syria Friday killed senior al Qaeda leader Abdul Hamid al-Matar, according to…
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Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick pays out $25,000 to Democrat who reported Republican voter fraud
By Kelly Mena, CNN A week after the 2020 election, Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick announced that he was offering up to $1 million — paid from his…
Continue ReadingJustice Sonia Sotomayor criticizes colleagues for allowing Texas abortion ban to remain in effect
By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter Justice Sonia Sotomayor sent a strong reminder Friday that she is not a justice looking to carve out…
Continue ReadingUS nearing a formal agreement to use Pakistan’s airspace to carry out military operations in Afghanistan
By Natasha Bertrand, Oren Liebermann, Zachary Cohen and Ellie Kaufman, CNN The Biden administration has told lawmakers that the US is nearing a…
Continue ReadingUS recorded more than 1.6 million southern border arrests last year, highest on record
CNN By Geneva Sands, CNN US Border Patrol made nearly 1.66 million arrests for unlawful crossings on the US-Mexico border over the past year, the…
Continue ReadingThe week in 15 headlines
By Lauren Dezenski, CNN This week, Democratic leaders grappled internally with how to pass President Biden’s agenda with a pared-down price…
Continue ReadingFormer DOJ official Jeffrey Clark, who pushed baseless election fraud claims, expected to testify before January 6 committee
By Katelyn Polantz, Ryan Nobles, Paula Reid and Zachary Cohen, CNN The House select committee investigating the US Capitol insurrection is planning…
Continue ReadingWhat comes next now that the House has referred Steve Bannon to the Justice Department
By Tierney Sneed and Katelyn Polantz, CNN The criminal contempt referral from the House of Representatives against right-wing agitator Steve Bannon…
Continue ReadingUS recorded more than 1.6 million southern border arrests last year, highest on record
By Geneva Sands, CNN US Border Patrol made nearly 1.66 million arrests for unlawful crossings on the US-Mexico border over the past year, the highest…
Continue ReadingUS Rep. Glenn Thompson tests positive for Covid-19 and is being treated at Walter Reed hospital
By Morgan Rimmer Rep. Glenn Thompson has tested positive for Covid-19, according to a statement released on Twitter, and is being treated at Walter…
Continue ReadingWhite House says Biden drove by the border in 2008
CNN By Betsy Klein, CNN President Joe Biden drove by the US-Mexico border more than a decade ago, White House press secretary Jen Psaki told…
Continue ReadingWhite House says Biden drove by the border in 2008
By Betsy Klein, CNN President Joe Biden drove by the US-Mexico border more than a decade ago, White House press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters…
Continue ReadingMcAuliffe dismissed Northam yearbook photo as youthful mistake at 2019 event months after calling it racist ‘at any age’
By Andrew Kaczynski and Em Steck, CNN After publicly condemning Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam’s decades-old racist yearbook photo in February…
Continue ReadingLev Parnas found guilty on campaign finance charges
CNN By Lauren del Valle Rudy Giuliani‘s former associate Lev Parnas was convicted on six counts related to “influence buying”…
Continue ReadingLiberals express concerns over concessions to Manchin and Sinema as Democrats struggle to close deal
By Clare Foran and Manu Raju, CNN Democrats are once again on track to miss a self-imposed deadline to reach a deal on President Joe Biden’s…
Continue ReadingLev Parnas found guilty on campaign finance charges
By Lauren del Valle Rudy Giuliani‘s former associate Lev Parnas was convicted on six counts related to “influence buying” campaign…
Continue ReadingHarris to travel to Paris next month and meet with Macron
By Maegan Vazquez, Jasmine Wright and Nikki Carvajal, CNN Vice President Kamala Harris will travel to Paris and meet with French President Emmanuel…
Continue ReadingThe quotable words of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas
CNN By Joan Biskupic, CNN legal analyst & Supreme Court biographer Justice Clarence Thomas‘ unconventional ideas, daring rhetoric and…
Continue ReadingWest Virginia governor says he would welcome three Maryland counties with ‘open arms’ after GOP legislators ask to join his state
By Mitchell McCluskey, Eric Bradner and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice said Friday that he would welcome three western…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court lets Texas 6-week abortion ban stay in place and will hear oral arguments November 1
CNN By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter The Supreme Court allowed a Texas law that bars most abortions after six weeks to remain in place…
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