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By Chandelis Duster, CNN The State Department has issued the first US passport with an “X” gender marker as it seeks to implement…

By Michael Warren and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell is backing former football star Herschel Walker’s…

By Tierney Sneed, CNN Attorney General Merrick Garland defended his memo responding to threats aimed at school officials, pushing back on pointed…

By Dan Merica, CNN President Joe Biden on Tuesday excoriated Virginia Republican Glenn Youngkin during his final event with Democrat Terry McAuliffe…

By Zachary Cohen and Ryan Nobles, CNN The House select committee investigating the US Capitol insurrection plans to subpoena John Eastman, a…

By Dan Merica and Eva McKend, CNN The latest back-and-forth in the race to be Virginia’s next governor is centered on the value of teaching a…

By Katie Lobosco, CNN President Joe Biden is pushing to create a national standard on paid family and sick leave, which already exists in most other…

By Sean Lyngaas, CNN The Biden administration on Tuesday announced that Kim Wyman, Washington state’s Republican secretary of state, will lead…

By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN The House of Representatives on Monday unanimously passed a bill that would posthumously award the Congressional Gold…

By Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden announced on Tuesday that he’s nominating Jessica Rosenworcel to lead the Federal Communications…

By Isaac Dovere and Jeremy Herb, CNN “I am a hunter — and I think you should be hunted,” a woman can be heard saying in a voicemail…

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Bob Graham, former United States senator and Democratic governor of Florida. Personal Birth…

By Oren Liebermann, Katie Bo Lillis and Jennifer Hansler, CNN If China were to seize one of Taiwan’s outlying islands, the US would have few…

By Marshall Cohen One of the January 6 rioters charged in the assault of DC Police Officer Michael Fanone will be released from jail and put on house…

By Kaitlan Collins, CNN At least five former Trump administration staffers have voluntarily spoken with the House committee investigating the January…

By Kate Sullivan, CNN The White House on Tuesday detailed President Joe Biden’s schedule for his second major foreign trip, in which he will…

By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Callers in parts of 35 states and one US territory now have to dial 10 digits to make a local phone call, as the US…

By Christina Carrega, CNN The Justice Department announced on Tuesday the arrest of 150 individuals accused of participating in international darknet…

By Lauren Fox and Phil Mattingly, CNN There comes a point in every major legislative negotiation when a deal is in sight, but not close enough to be…

By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN Seven airlines, along with other travel industry leaders, are donating more than 20,000 airline tickets to Afghan evacuees…

By Dan Merica, CNN The neck-and-neck race for Virginia governor has entered its final week, with Democrat Terry McAuliffe and Republican Glenn…

By Melanie Zanona, CNN Damning new revelations about Facebook’s role in the deadly January 6 insurrection have renewed lawmakers’ resolve…

By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter A group of unvaccinated Maine health care workers are asking the Supreme Court to block a state rule…

By Rebekah Riess, Devon M. Sayers and Shawna Mizelle, CNN Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Monday signed an executive order directing state executive branch…

By Fredreka Schouten, CNN Last December, when Georgia state Rep. Bee Nguyen joined a virtual legislative hearing revisiting the 2020 election, she…

By Tami Luhby, CNN Racing to find alternate ways to pay for their massive budget reconciliation package, congressional Democrats are now targeting…

By Betsy Klein, CNN The Biden administration is taking steps to boost access to over-the-counter Covid-19 testing, the Department of Health and Human…

By Tami Luhby, CNN Consumers shopping for health coverage on the federal Affordable Care Act exchanges can likely find lower premiums and more…

By Kaitlan Collins, CNN President Joe Biden recently held a call with Dr. Rob Califf, the former FDA commissioner, who is now under consideration to…

By Dan Merica, CNN Stacey Abrams had a message for Democrats in Virginia on Sunday: If Republicans win on November 2, the commonwealth will begin…

By Allie Malloy, CNN Sen. Richard Blumenthal on Sunday balked at claims made by Facebook that it would support government regulation of social media…

By Joan Biskupic, CNN legal analyst & Supreme Court biographer Justice Clarence Thomas‘ unconventional ideas, daring rhetoric and booming…

By Kate Sullivan, CNN Nine months after taking office, President Joe Biden still doesn’t have a permanent director of a critical agency in his…

By Katie Lobosco, CNN President Joe Biden’s plan to make tuition free at community colleges is unlikely to make it into the final bill to…

By Chandelis Duster, CNN US inflation levels are not expected to decrease to acceptable levels until the latter part of 2022, Treasury Secretary…

By Veronica Stracqualursi and Daniella Diaz, CNN House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday suggested that the budget reconciliation process could be one…

By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden’s former Afghanistan envoy, Zalmay Khalilzad, said he quit the administration because internal debates…

By Veronica Stracqualursi and Daniella Diaz, CNN House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Sunday Democrats are planning to have an “agreement” on…

By Phil Mattingly and Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden hosted critical moderate Sen. Joe Manchin and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer at his…

By Michael Warren and Sara Murray, CNN Sean Parnell may have the backing of former President Donald Trump, but the Pennsylvania Republican also has…

By Ross Levitt, Artemis Moshtaghian and Athena Jones, CNN Former President Barack Obama, stumping in Newark, New Jersey Saturday, took aim at…

By Dan Merica, CNN Former President Barack Obama urged voters to shake off their exhaustion with politics during his first in-person foray onto the…

By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Biden administration is taking an unprecedented step to resettle the 55,600 Afghan evacuees from the US military bases…

By Gregory Krieg, CNN On paper, India Walton is a shoo-in to become Buffalo’s next mayor. The Democratic nominee, who defeated incumbent Mayor…

By Kiely Westhoff and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN The Virginia Democratic Party filed a lawsuit against the US Postal Service Friday, alleging local…

By Betsy Klein, CNN President Joe Biden decamped to Wilmington on Friday, escaping the White House he’s likened to a “gilded cage”…

By Andrew Kaczynski, Marshall Cohen and Em Steck, CNN An Arizona political commentator charged in the US Capitol riot spoke at a small right-wing…

By Donald Judd, CNN The White House announced late Friday that it would further postpone the release of more documents related to the 1963…

By Barbara Starr, CNN Pentagon Correspondent An airstrike in northwest Syria Friday killed senior al Qaeda leader Abdul Hamid al-Matar, according to…

By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter Justice Sonia Sotomayor sent a strong reminder Friday that she is not a justice looking to carve out…

By Natasha Bertrand, Oren Liebermann, Zachary Cohen and Ellie Kaufman, CNN The Biden administration has told lawmakers that the US is nearing a…

By Lauren Dezenski, CNN This week, Democratic leaders grappled internally with how to pass President Biden’s agenda with a pared-down price…

By Kelly Mena, CNN A week after the 2020 election, Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick announced that he was offering up to $1 million — paid from his…

By Katelyn Polantz, Ryan Nobles, Paula Reid and Zachary Cohen, CNN The House select committee investigating the US Capitol insurrection is planning…

By Morgan Rimmer Rep. Glenn Thompson has tested positive for Covid-19, according to a statement released on Twitter, and is being treated at Walter…

By Betsy Klein, CNN President Joe Biden drove by the US-Mexico border more than a decade ago, White House press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters…