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By Daniel Dale President Joe Biden held a news conference on Wednesday to mark the end of the first year of his presidency. Biden made at least three…
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By Jasmine Wright, CNN President Joe Biden on Wednesday said firmly that Vice President Kamala Harris will be his running mate should he run for…
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By Jasmine Wright, CNN President Joe Biden on Wednesday said firmly that Vice President Kamala Harris will be his running mate should he run for…
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By Paula Reid, CNN Congressional investigators are demanding information from former President Donald Trump’s onetime lawyer Rudy Giuliani…
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By Daniella Diaz, CNN House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told reporters on Wednesday that Democrats are considering adding Covid-19 relief to the larger…
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By Betsy Klein, Jeff Zeleny and Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden will announce his intent to nominate four additional ambassadors to key posts,…
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By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Everytown for Gun Safety endorsed Democratic Reps. Lucy McBath and Marie Newman on Wednesday over the Democratic…
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By Jeremy Herb, Veronica Stracqualursi and Vasco Cotovio, CNN Russia could double the number of troops it has on Ukraine’s border in…
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By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Biden administration defended the use of a controversial Trump-era policy that’s resulted in the expulsion of…
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By Gabe Cohen, CNN The new government website where people can order free Covid-19 at-home rapid antigen tests is up and running. With just names and…
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By Gabe Cohen, CNN The new government website where people can order free Covid-19 at-home rapid antigen tests is up and running. With just names and…
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By Tami Luhby, CNN Americans can now sign up to get free home Covid-19 tests from the federal government. Though the website formally debuted on…
Continue Reading Ted Cruz’s campaign finance rule challenge gets its day at the Supreme Court
By Ariane de Vogue and Fredreka Schouten, CNN Conservatives on the Supreme Court seemed open Wednesday to Sen. Ted Cruz’s challenges to a…
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By Jeremy Diamond and Paul LeBlanc, CNN The Biden administration will make 400 million N95 masks available to Americans for free starting next week,…
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Continue Reading Virginia parents file lawsuit against Gov. Youngkin over executive order ending mask mandates in public schools
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By Tierney Sneed A group of parents of public school students in Chesapeake, Virginia, filed a lawsuit Tuesday asking Virginia’s Supreme Court…
Continue Reading Joe Biden enters the second year of his presidency looking for a reset after a tumultuous first 12 months
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By Carma Hassan and Joe Sutton, CNN The Texas Secretary of State’s Office says it has only a limited amount of voter registration applications…
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By Geneva Sands, CNN Top Biden administration law enforcement officials — including the FBI director, the attorney general and the Homeland…
Continue Reading The 2020 election wasn’t stolen. But Douglas Frank and his bogus equation claiming otherwise are still winning over audiences.
By Sara Murray and Jeff Simon, CNN Douglas Frank, an Ohio math teacher, affixed his Texas flag print bow tie, led a booming rendition of the National…
Continue Reading Small number of Trump-era White House documents set to be turned over to January 6 committee
By Katelyn Polantz, CNN Reporter, Crime and Justice The National Archives plans to release four pages of Trump-era White House documents to the House…
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By Chandelis Duster, CNN A US Senate candidate in Louisiana released a campaign ad Tuesday in which he smokes marijuana in an attempt to spark what…
Continue Reading Vice President Harris will visit Honduras for inauguration of Xiomara Castro
By Maegan Vazquez and Sam Fossum, CNN Vice President Kamala Harris will lead the US delegation to Honduras attending the inauguration of…
Continue Reading Nick Saban and other sports figures urge Manchin to help pass voting rights bill
By Shawna Mizelle, CNN University of Alabama football coach Nick Saban and other prominent sports figures with ties to West Virginia have penned a…
Continue Reading DeSantis pushes Florida redistricting map that heavily favors Republicans
By Steve Contorno, CNN For political observers who have wondered for months how far Republicans should press their advantage in Florida when drawing…
Continue Reading DeSantis pushes Florida redistricting map that heavily favors Republicans
By Steve Contorno, CNN For political observers who have wondered for months how far Republicans should press their advantage in Florida when drawing…
Continue Reading Takeaways and new details from the New York AG’s investigation into Trump’s business empire
By Kara Scannell New York Attorney General Letitia James laid out new, specific details about what her office believes to be “misleading or…
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