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Continue Reading Supreme Court lets Texas 6-week abortion ban stay in place and will hear oral arguments November 1
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Report: Far-right anti-government group grows significantly
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By Tierney Sneed, CNN Attorney General Merrick Garland told lawmakers that the Justice Department “will apply the facts and the law and make a…
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By Gregory Krieg, CNN The contest to become New York City’s next mayor effectively ended early this summer, when Brooklyn Borough President…
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Continue Reading White House details plan to roll out Covid-19 vaccines for children ages 5 to 11
By Jeremy Diamond, Kaitlan Collins and Kate Sullivan, CNN The White House on Wednesday unveiled its plans to roll out Covid-19 vaccines for children…
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By Nicole Gaouette, CNN Rahm Emanuel, the Biden administration’s nominee to be ambassador to Japan, made clear Wednesday that he believes a…
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By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter A group of unvaccinated Maine health care workers asked the Supreme Court Wednesday to step in and…
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By Jessica Schneider and Ellie Kaufman, CNN Federal prosecutors disclosed Wednesday that the government still cannot find most of the classified data…
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