Infrastructure negotiations: Schumer’s gamble meets GOP threats
By Lauren Fox, CNN Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer didn’t blink. The Senate is voting Wednesday on beginning debate on a bipartisan…
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Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes joins crowded Senate Democratic primary
By Dan Merica, CNN Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes announced a Senate run Tuesday in Milwaukee, adding yet another name to the already crowded…
Continue ReadingBiden to focus on Covid-19, infrastructure, climate and cybersecurity at Cabinet meeting
By Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden is holding his second full Cabinet meeting on Tuesday to mark six months in office, and is expected to…
Continue ReadingAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez reacts to McCarthy’s GOP January 6 select committee picks
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) reacts to House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy’s selection of five Republicans to join the select committee…
Continue ReadingTwitter temporarily suspends Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene for vaccine misinformation
By Donie O’Sullivan and Paul LeBlanc, CNN Twitter on Monday evening temporarily suspended Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene after she shared…
Continue ReadingRising Covid-19 concerns could slow plans to scrap Trump-era border policy
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Biden administration may delay winding down a Trump-era border policy tied to the pandemic due to increasing concerns…
Continue ReadingBiden orders review of remittances to Cuba
By Kevin Liptak and Paul LeBlanc, CNN President Joe Biden has directed his administration to examine remittances to Cuba in the wake of protests on…
Continue ReadingBiden administration debating whether and how to sanction China for ransomware attacks
By Natasha Bertrand, Kevin Liptak and Brian Fung, CNN The Biden administration has been debating internally whether and how to impose sanctions on…
Continue ReadingUS blames China for hacks, opening new front in cyber offensive
The United States and its foreign allies on Monday accused China of widespread malfeasance in cyberspace, including through a massive hack of…
Continue ReadingState Department raises travel advisory for the UK to its highest level as Covid-19 cases rise
By Devan Cole and Jennifer Hansler, CNN The State Department is warning Americans against traveling to the United Kingdom as the country grapples…
Continue ReadingJim Jordan among 5 House Republicans selected by McCarthy for January 6 select committee
By Annie Grayer and Melanie Zanona, CNN House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy has made his selection of five Republicans to join the select committee…
Continue ReadingHospitals could face $2 million fine for not disclosing prices under proposed Biden rule
By Tami Luhby, CNN The Biden administration is doubling down on a Trump-era rule that requires hospitals to disclose the rates they privately…
Continue ReadingAll covid patients in L.A. County hospitals are unvaccinated
The latest nationwide uptick in coronavirus cases are nearly all among the unvaccinated. Which begs the question: Are severe Covid-19 consequences…
Continue ReadingSenate GOP threatens to block vote on bipartisan infrastructure deal if talks aren’t concluded
By Manu Raju, Lauren Fox and Alex Rogers, CNN Senate Republican leaders threatened on Monday to block a vote later this week advancing the bipartisan…
Continue ReadingWashington high school football coach to take appeal over prayer to Supreme Court
By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter A high school football coach who was banned from taking a knee for a brief personal prayer after…
Continue ReadingReady to vacation again? This TikTok travel guru has tips
Ben Kielesinski spent the pandemic transporting his followers out of lockdowns and into ice caves, lush forests and waterfalls. From where to go to…
Continue ReadingWhite House won’t commit to reopening northern border, despite announcement from Canada
By Kevin Liptak, CNN The White House declined Monday to commit to reopening its northern border to Canadians after Canada’s government said…
Continue ReadingProud Boys leader pleads guilty to burning DC church’s Black Lives Matter banner
By Marshall Cohen, CNN The leader of the far-right Proud Boys pleaded guilty Monday to two misdemeanors stemming from his conduct in Washington, DC,…
Continue ReadingMan who threatened judge in Michael Flynn case gets 18 months in prison
By Tierney Sneed, CNN Frank Caporusso, a Long Island man who left a threatening voicemail last year for the judge presiding over the Michael Flynn…
Continue ReadingDemocrats look to drug spending to rescue infrastructure deal
By Tami Luhby, CNN Blocked from boosting revenues through enhanced Internal Revenue Service enforcement, congressional Democrats are turning to…
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