Biden accepts Japanese Prime Minister’s invitation to visit later this year
By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden on Friday accepted an invitation to visit Japan in the late spring during his virtual meeting with Prime…
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USS Constitution has its first female commanding officer in its 224-year history
By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Cmdr. Billie Farrell on Friday became the first female to captain the USS Constitution in the historic warship’s…
Continue ReadingFederal employees will start earning $15 hourly minimum wage by end of January
By Liz Stark, CNN The Biden administration will start paying federal civilian employees a $15 hourly minimum wage by the end of the month, the Office…
Continue ReadingThe Gorsuch-Sotomayor kerfuffle shows how the Supreme Court will close ranks amid controversy
By Joan Biskupic, CNN legal analyst & Supreme Court biographer The Supreme Court‘s response to recent controversy over the justices’…
Continue ReadingCNN Poll: As Supreme Court ruling on Roe looms, most Americans oppose overturning it
By Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN Most Americans oppose overturning the Supreme Court’s Roe vs. Wade precedent, according to a new CNN Poll conducted…
Continue ReadingTexas man charged with threatening to kill Georgia election officials
By Evan Perez and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Justice Department prosecutors on Friday charged a Texas man who allegedly made threats against…
Continue ReadingWhy some people are having problems ordering free Covid tests
By Tami Luhby, CNN Marisa Diaz y Diaz doesn’t understand why her order for the free federal home Covid-19 tests isn’t going through. The…
Continue ReadingFact check: Rep. Ronny Jackson falsely claims undocumented immigrants have ‘easier access’ than most citizens to health care and voting
By Daniel Dale, CNN Republican Texas Rep. Ronny Jackson, a doctor who formerly served as White House physician to presidents Barack Obama and Donald…
Continue ReadingWhite House military office director leaving post
By Arlette Saenz, CNN Maju Varghese, the director of the White House Military Office, is departing his post Friday after several years working in…
Continue ReadingKevin McCarthy’s path to speakership enters final but treacherous leg
CNN By Michael Warren and Melanie Zanona, CNN Kevin McCarthy was done being nice. The House Republican leader cast off his typically sunny demeanor…
Continue ReadingDemocratic secretaries of state group posts record fundraising
By Fredreka Schouten, CNN The Democratic Association of Secretaries of State and its affiliated groups raised $4.5 million last year — a record…
Continue ReadingKevin McCarthy’s path to speakership enters final but treacherous leg
By Michael Warren and Melanie Zanona, CNN Kevin McCarthy was done being nice. The House Republican leader cast off his typically sunny demeanor…
Continue ReadingBiden tries to chart a new path on the US-Mexico border, but similar roadblocks remain
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN A proposal to vaccinate migrants that was a source of tension inside the White House last year is back on the table as the…
Continue ReadingBiden urges Congress to pass legislation to help address semiconductor shortage
By Donald Judd and Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden on Friday urged Congress to pass legislation strengthening research and development and…
Continue ReadingJill Biden’s whirlwind first year as the President’s eyes and ears across America
CNN, NEWS 12 NEW JERSEY LLC, KTUL, WFTS, WLKY, WBKO, KTUU, KSAT, KMBC By Kate Bennett, CNN First lady Jill Biden visited Kentucky last Friday, a…
Continue ReadingFormer Trump campaign adviser acknowledges being part of 2020 ‘alternate electors’ plot
CNN By Sonnet Swire Boris Epshteyn, an adviser for former President Donald Trump’s 2020 presidential campaign, acknowledged Friday that he was…
Continue ReadingDOJ wants Oath Keepers leader to remain in jail pending trial
By Katelyn Polantz, Andy Rose and Mary Kay Mallonee, CNN The Justice Department is arguing that Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes should remain in…
Continue ReadingBiden administration to require essential travelers coming to US by land or ferry to be fully vaccinated starting Saturday
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The US will require essential travelers crossing into the United States via land ports of entry and ferry terminals to be…
Continue ReadingVirginia congressman blasts McConnell for comment on voters of color
By Eva McKend, CNN Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is facing fierce criticism for comments he made this week in response to a question about…
Continue ReadingYouth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman says she almost declined to speak at Biden’s inauguration
By Shawna Mizelle, CNN Amanda Gorman, the nation’s first youth poet laureate, recounted her fears ahead of President Joe Biden’s…
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