Biden takes on multiple crises without key confirmed officials at the helm
By Liz Stark, CNN President Joe Biden is facing a border crisis without a confirmed border commissioner, spending fights without an official budget…
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Bush calls Afghanistan withdrawal a mistake, says consequences will be ‘unbelievably bad’
By Kylie Atwood, CNN Former President George W. Bush on Wednesday called the US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan a mistake and predicted that the…
Continue ReadingFirst child tax credit payments have been sent. Here’s what you need to know
By Tami Luhby, CNN Tens of millions of families have been sent the first payment of the expanded child tax credit, the Internal Revenue Service and…
Continue ReadingThe lone Republican on 1/6 panel so far, Liz Cheney vows to ‘stand for the truth’
By Melanie Zanona and Alex Rogers, CNN Rep. Liz Cheney has a strong admonition for House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy: any Republican still challenging…
Continue ReadingBiden looks to avoid immigration headache with complicated decision on opening borders
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Biden administration faces the possibility of another immigration headache, as it weighs whether to more widely reopen…
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Biden administration looks to set up ‘red phone’ to China for emergency communications
By Kylie Atwood, CNN The Biden administration is examining the possibility of setting up an emergency hotline with the Chinese government similar to…
Continue ReadingGOP governor threatens to arrest Democrats who left state
CNN’s Kate Bolduan speaks with Texas state lawmaker Armando “Mando” Martinez after Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) threatened to arrest Democrats who left…
Continue Reading‘Angry and affected’: Young voters in Texas protest restrictive new voting laws
By Rachel Janfaza, CNN Young voters and voting rights activists in Texas are protesting potential restrictive new voting laws in the state. Topping…
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Republicans winning money race as they seek to take over House in 2022
By Alex Rogers and Manu Raju, CNN The National Republican Congressional Committee announced Wednesday that it had raised $45.4 million in the second…
Continue ReadingSenate Democrats announce agreement on $3.5 trillion top line for sweeping budget package
By Ryan Nobles and Lauren Fox, CNN Senate Democrats on the Budget Committee announced late Tuesday they struck an agreement on a $3.5 trillion budget…
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Abortion rights groups sue to block Texas law that allows citizens to enforce ‘heartbeat’ ban
By Devan Cole, CNN A group of abortion rights organizations and providers filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday seeking to block enforcement of a recently…
Continue ReadingDiversity survey finds 38.3% of Democratic Senate staffers identify as non-Caucasian
By Daniella Diaz and Ali Zaslav, CNN More than 38% of Democratic Senate staffers identify as non-Caucasian, an increase from the survey in 2020,…
Continue ReadingSenate negotiators remain far apart on security funding but they are talking
By Ryan Nobles and Ted Barrett, CNN With time running out, Republicans and Democrats remain at odds over how to move forward on a funding package…
Continue ReadingJustice Clarence Thomas rejects longshot bid to disrupt Biden’s mask mandate for public transport
By Tierney Sneed, CNN Justice Clarence Thomas on Tuesday rejected an emergency request to block Biden administration’s Covid-19 mask…
Continue ReadingGun politics scrambles Democrats’ efforts to confirm Biden’s ATF nominee and craft background checks deal
By Manu Raju and Lauren Fox, CNN Top Democrats are quietly moving to lock down support for President Joe Biden’s imperiled nominee to head a…
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Mitch McConnell responds to Trump’s ‘Old Crow’ insult: ‘It’s quite an honor’
By Manu Raju, CNN Chief Congressional Correspondent Former President Donald Trump took a whack at Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell last weekend,…
Continue ReadingDHS begins administering J&J vaccine to immigrant detainees
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Department of Homeland Security is administering the Johnson & Johnson vaccine to immigrant detainees as part of…
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Blinken lays out pillars for cyber diplomacy, says ‘our democratic values and way of life’ are at stake
By Jennifer Hansler, CNN US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke Tuesday of the importance of diplomacy in dealing with cybersecurity and…
Continue ReadingCNN analyst on Biden’s speech: Oratory was brilliant, but he didn’t mention this …
In Pennsylvania, President Joe Biden spoke about voting restrictions pushed by Republican lawmakers as Biden urges Congress to pass federal voting…
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Feds arrest 5 family members from Texas in new US Capitol riot case
By Hannah Rabinowitz Five members of a Texas family were arrested on Tuesday for entering the US Capitol together during the January 6 insurrection.…
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