Biden takes debt ceiling pitch on road amid standoff with Republicans
By Arlette Saenz, CNN President Joe Biden took his case for raising the debt ceiling without conditions on the road to Valhalla, New York, Wednesday…
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Social Security benefits have lost 36% of buying power since 2000
By Tami Luhby, CNN Inflation has eaten away more than one-third of Social Security benefits’ buying power since 2000, a new analysis found.…
Continue ReadingAustin lambasts ‘irresponsible’ and ‘unprecedented’ Republican hold on military nominations
By Haley Britzky, CNN Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin wrote a letter strongly criticizing an ongoing hold on senior military promotions and…
Continue ReadingGeorgia Bulldogs championship football team declines White House invitation
By Kevin Dotson and Jack Forrest, CNN The Georgia Bulldogs football team declined an invitation to visit the White House next month to celebrate…
Continue ReadingBiden to meet with congressional leadership again on Friday as threat of national debt default looms
By Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden and top congressional leadership will meet again on Friday after they emerged from their hour-long meeting…
Continue ReadingFirst on CNN: Rep. George Santos charged by Justice Department in federal probe
CNN By Mark Morales, Evan Perez and Gregory Krieg, CNN Federal prosecutors have filed criminal charges against New York Rep. George Santos, the…
Continue ReadingFirst on CNN: Rep. George Santos charged by Justice Department in federal probe
By Mark Morales, Evan Perez and Gregory Krieg, CNN Federal prosecutors have filed criminal charges against New York Rep. George Santos, the…
Continue ReadingFirst on CNN: DeSantis takes steps to again send migrants to Democratic-led cities
By Priscilla Alvarez and Steve Contorno, CNN Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is taking steps to once again send migrants to Democratic-led cities as an…
Continue ReadingE. Jean Carroll says verdict in Trump abuse case is a victory for all victims of sexual assault
CNN By Shawna Mizelle, CNN E. Jean Carroll said Wednesday that a Manhattan federal jury’s finding that Donald Trump sexually abused her in the…
Continue ReadingDianne Feinstein returns to the Capitol after extended absence
By Morgan Rimmer Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California has returned to the Capitol after an extended absence while recovering from shingles.…
Continue ReadingJury finds Donald Trump sexually abused E. Jean Carroll in civil case, awards her $5 million
By Lauren del Valle, CNN A Manhattan federal jury found that Donald Trump sexually abused E. Jean Carroll in a luxury department store dressing room…
Continue ReadingFBI disrupts Russian hacking tool used to steal information from foreign governments
By Sean Lyngaas, CNN The FBI announced Tuesday that it has disrupted a network of hacked computers that Russian spies have used for years to steal…
Continue Reading‘Don’t freak out’: Notes from defense table during the Proud Boys seditious conspiracy trial
CNN By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN As the Proud Boys seditious conspiracy trial dragged on for weeks longer than anticipated, someone at the defense…
Continue Reading‘Don’t freak out’: Notes from defense table during the Proud Boys seditious conspiracy trial
By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN As the Proud Boys seditious conspiracy trial dragged on for weeks longer than anticipated, someone at the defense…
Continue ReadingHouse Democrat’s bill is latest proposal aimed at alleged judge-shopping in abortion pill case
By Tierney Sneed, CNN A Democratic lawmaker is putting forward the latest effort to tackle so-called judge-shopping — a tactic recently used by…
Continue ReadingBiden to become first sitting US president to travel to Papua New Guinea
By Betsy Klein, CNN President Joe Biden will travel to Papua New Guinea during a trip to the Indo-Pacific region this month, the White House…
Continue ReadingUS ambassador to Israel expected to depart post this summer, sources say
By Kylie Atwood and Alex Marquardt, CNN The US ambassador to Israel Tom Nides will depart from his post in August, according to two sources familiar…
Continue ReadingWhat is Title 42, why is it ending and what’s happening now at the border?
By Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN The end of a controversial border policy is looming. Title 42, the Trump-era pandemic public health restrictions that…
Continue ReadingGOP megadonor Harlan Crow rebuffs congressional request to disclose details about travel and real estate deals with Clarence Thomas
By Ariane de Vogue, Shawna Mizelle, Lauren Fox and Tierney Sneed, CNN Harlan Crow, the GOP megadonor who paid for luxury travel for Supreme Court…
Continue ReadingWhat is Title 42, why is it ending and what’s happening now at the border?
CNN By Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN The end of a controversial border policy is looming. Title 42, the Trump-era pandemic public health restrictions…
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