Senator explains why IRS enforcement was pulled from infrastructure proposal
Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH), who is helping to negotiate a bipartisan infrastructure proposal, explains why they are no longer looking at toughening…
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Surgeon general issues warning about sharing health information on social media
US Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy says social media companies have taken positive steps against the sharing of health misinformation but that “it’s…
Continue Reading US surgeon general on tech companies’ steps to fight Covid misinformation: ‘It’s not enough’
By Chandelis Duster, CNN US Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy on Sunday said social media platforms must recognize that they played “a major…
Continue ReadingConservative radio host breaks with Trump over election conspiracies
CNN’s Kyung Lah reports on the divide forming among Republicans in Arizona over the 2020 election…
Continue ReadingFact check: Arizona audit chief baselessly raises suspicion about 74,000 ballots
By Daniel Dale and Tara Subramaniam, CNN Arizona’s Senate held a Thursday briefing on the ongoing Republican-initiated “audit” of…
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A look back at the TWA Flight 800 explosion, 25 years later
It’s been 25 years since 230 people died aboard TWA Flight 800 when it exploded minutes after taking off from New York’s John F. Kennedy…
Continue ReadingFact check: Flood image of BMW with anti-Greta Thunberg sticker is a fake
By Daniel Dale As deadly floods ravaged Germany and other parts of western Europe this week, an image began circulating on social media — among…
Continue ReadingFauci says natural origins theory of coronavirus is still the most likely
By Ben Tinker Dr. Anthony Fauci, President Joe Biden’s chief medical adviser, on Saturday reiterated his belief that the natural origins theory…
Continue ReadingNavy christens USNS John Lewis on anniversary of civil rights icon’s death
By Chris Boyette, CNN With the breaking of a bottle of sparkling wine across its bow, the first in a class of Navy oiler ships was christened the…
Continue Reading3 Texas House Democrats test positive for Covid-19 in Washington, DC
By Rachel Janfaza, CNN Three Texas state House Democrats who traveled to Washington, DC, this week have tested positive for Covid-19, The Texas House…
Continue ReadingIllinois becomes first state to ban police from lying to minors during interrogations
By Chris Boyette, Veronica Stracqualursi and Harmeet Kaur, CNN Illinois this week became the first state in the nation to ban law enforcement from…
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Report finds little-known security unit in Commerce abused power and investigated employees of Chinese or Southeast Asian ancestry for years
By Daniella Diaz, CNN A report by a Senate committee found that a little-known security unit within the Department of Commerce abused its power and…
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Key lawmaker pushes US airlines to explain worker shortages and flight delays after billions in federal aid
By Veronica Stracqualursi and Aileen Graef, CNN The head of a key congressional committee overseeing the aviation industry is pushing six US airlines…
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2020 election becomes early dividing line for Republicans in crucial 2022 Senate race in Arizona
By Alex Rogers and Michael Warren, CNN In one of next year’s most consequential Senate races, the Republican primary to take on Democratic Sen.…
Continue Reading 25-year anniversary of TWA Flight 800 explosion marks new chapter in disaster’s history
By Pete Muntean and Devan Cole, CNN A private memorial service for the families of the victims of the 1996 TWA Flight 800 explosion is being held on…
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What to know about DACA being ruled illegal
By Priscilla Alvarez and Tierney Sneed, CNN A federal judge in Texas on Friday ruled that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program is…
Continue ReadingToobin: This is what’s maddening about the DACA fight
A federal judge in Texas ruled that Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, the Obama-era program shielding certain undocumented immigrants from…
Continue ReadingPence says he’s ‘had enough’ of Biden as he looks to escape Trump’s shadow in Iowa
By Eric Bradner, CNN Former Vice President Mike Pence crisscrossed Iowa on Friday, assailing President Joe Biden’s administration for…
Continue ReadingFamily of Trevor Reed says he is being transferred to a Russian prison camp
By Jennifer Hansler, CNN The family of Trevor Reed, an American detained in Russia, said Friday that he is being transferred from Moscow to a Russian…
Continue Reading‘I keep subscribing to live in the United States’: Two generations of DACA remain frustrated by a dream deferred
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN Undocumented immigrants who arrived to the United States as children have been banking on an Obama-era program to shield…
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