Assassination plunges Haiti into political chaos. What’s next?
The assassination of Haiti’s President has left the country with a power vacuum. Two men claim to be the legitimate Prime Minister, the parliament is…
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Biden briefed by US delegation that traveled to Haiti
By Betsy Klein, CNN The interagency US delegation to Haiti briefed President Joe Biden on Monday morning after they returned from Port-au-Prince,…
Continue ReadingKatie Porter responds to scuffle that broke out at her California town hall event
By Annie Grayer, CNN Democratic Rep. Katie Porter of California responded to a scuffle that broke out at an event she held in her district on Sunday…
Continue ReadingFormer Louisiana Gov. Edwin Edwards dies at 93
By Chandelis Duster, CNN Former Louisiana Gov. Edwin Edwards, a Democrat who served four terms as governor and nearly 10 years in federal prison for…
Continue ReadingBiden administration took steps to ‘off-board’ fired Social Security chief, administration official says
By Arlette Saenz The Biden administration has worked to off-board the fired commissioner of the Social Security Administration who said he would…
Continue ReadingBiden calls on Cuban regime to ‘hear their people and serve their needs’ amid rare protests
By Betsy Klein, CNN President Joe Biden on Monday expressed support for the Cuban people amid rare protests in the country over a lack of freedoms…
Continue ReadingFact check: Untethered to reality, Trump lies over and over about the 2020 election at CPAC
By Daniel Dale He’s still repeating his favorite old lies, those eternal chestnuts about the size of the trade deficit with China and the…
Continue ReadingFact check: Progressive pundits falsely claim Rep. Lauren Boebert got a Paycheck Protection Program loan
By Daniel Dale, CNN Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert, a Republican known for her right-wing views, gave a Saturday speech in which she expressed vehement…
Continue ReadingBiden administration urging state and local governments to use Covid relief funding to address uptick in violent crime
By Betsy Klein, CNN The White House is encouraging state and local governments to use funding from the Covid relief package passed earlier this year…
Continue ReadingEric Adams on Democrats’ ‘misplaced’ priorities on gun violence
New York City mayoral candidate Eric Adams tells CNN’s Jake Tapper he thinks Democrats are too focused on mass shootings and not enough on addressing…
Continue ReadingNew child tax credit payments start this week. Here’s how the IRS is trying to make sure the neediest families don’t miss out
By Tami Luhby, CNN Melinda Williams, a married mother of five, didn’t think her family qualified for the child tax credit since they…
Continue ReadingTop US general in Afghanistan steps down as US military withdrawal from the country nears completion
By Barbara Starr, Kylie Atwood, Sandi Sidhu and Nicole Gaouette, CNN The top US general in Afghanistan stepped down on Monday as the United…
Continue ReadingRep. Thompson: Insurrection investigation will go ‘as long as it takes’
House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Rep. Bennie Thompson speaks with congressional correspondent Lauren Fox on the nature of the Capitol…
Continue Reading‘We’ll do this work as long as it takes’: Thompson readies for political fight leading Jan. 6 investigation
By Lauren Fox, Jeremy Herb, Annie Grayer and Ryan Nobles, CNN House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Bennie Thompson avoids making too many…
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Schumer and Pelosi face leadership test as infrastructure push kicks into high gear
By Lauren Fox and Clare Foran, CNN Democrats will face a critical month on infrastructure in July as they reckon with deep schisms in their ranks and…
Continue ReadingTrump airs post-election grievances in CPAC address
Former President Donald Trump played his greatest hits during an address to attendees at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Dallas.…
Continue ReadingTrump wins the CPAC straw poll as attendees clamor for him to run again
By Maeve Reston, CNN Former President Donald Trump bathed in the adulation of an adoring crowd at the Conservative Political Action Conference Sunday…
Continue ReadingCPAC crowd cheers missing vaccination goal. Hear Fauci’s response
Dr. Anthony Fauci calls the reaction by the crowd at the Conservative Political Action Committee to a conservative author’s comments about the US…
Continue ReadingKristi Noem criticizes GOP governors who enacted Covid-19 mandates while accusing some of rewriting their history
By Maeve Reston, CNN South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem questioned the grit and instinct of fellow GOP governors who enacted Covid-19 measures like mask…
Continue ReadingKinzinger slams GOP colleagues for invoking Nazi-era imagery to criticize Covid vaccination efforts
By Daniella Diaz and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger slammed his GOP colleagues, including Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene…
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