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‘The physical violence we experienced was horrific and devastating’: Officers recount harrowing events of Capitol insurrection
By Clare Foran, Jeremy Herb, Lauren Fox and Annie Grayer, CNN The House select committee investigating the January 6 attack on the Capitol kicked off…
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‘We are now in crisis mode’: Mayor of Florida county home to Disney World sounds alarm on surging Covid cases
By Devan Cole, CNN The mayor of the Florida county that’s home to Disney World and Universal Studios is sounding the alarm on a spike of…
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Biden administration to resume fast-track deportation procedure for migrant families
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Biden administration is planning to speed up deportations for some migrant families who cross the US-Mexico border, the…
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Nurse says patients in ICU with Covid-19 begging for vaccine
CNN’s Randi Kaye spoke to Nurse Tammy Daniel in a Jacksonville hospital about Covid-19 patients begging for…
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Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger prepare for blockbuster hearing amid attacks from their own party
By Melanie Zanona, Ryan Nobles and Lauren Fox, CNN Republicans looking to undermine an investigation into January 6 are returning to a familiar…
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White House officials tell lawmakers they will need $1 billion in emergency funding for Afghan visa effort
By Jeremy Herb and Phil Mattingly, CNN The Biden administration has informed lawmakers it will need roughly $1 billion in emergency funds as it moves…
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Tragic death of translator highlights plight of allies left behind in Afghanistan
CNN’s Anna Coren speaks with Afghan interpreters who risked their lives helping the US government, and now face reprisals from the Taliban as many of…
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‘I felt like they were trying to kill me’: Police officers to testify during hearing
The House Select Committee investigating the January 6 attack will hear testimony from four police officers who were on the front lines that day as…
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White House hasn’t given up on imperiled ATF nominee
By Manu Raju, Betsy Klein and Maegan Vazquez, CNN The White House and Democratic Senate leaders are trying to salvage President Joe Biden’s…
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US and China trade barbs after another high-level meeting but say they want to keep talking
By Nicole Gaouette and Kylie Atwood, CNN The US and China fought a war of words Monday as each side worked to set the narrative after their latest…
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Celina Sotomayor, mother of Supreme Court justice, dies at 94
By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter Celina Baez Sotomayor, the mother of Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, died on Sunday at 94 of…
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Federal law doesn’t prohibit Covid-19 vaccine requirements, Justice Department says
By Evan Perez and Tierney Sneed, CNN Justice Department lawyers have determined that federal law doesn’t prohibit public agencies and private…
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Biden jumps into vaccine mandate debate as VA requires health workers to get vaccinated
By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden’s administration for the first time Monday made vaccines mandatory for certain federal workers, a…
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DOJ defends 2 Texas teens in fight with school district over long locs
By Christina Carrega The Justice Department has stepped into a legal dispute on behalf of two Texas male students who say their school district…
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The January 6 select committee will hear from 4 police officers Tuesday. Here are their stories.
By Zachary Cohen and Marshall Cohen, CNN The House Select Committee investigating the January 6 attack will hear testimony Tuesday from four police…
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More federal workers expected to telework in the future, feds say
By Liz Stark The Biden administration’s human resources agency expects some federal workers will continue teleworking regularly in the future,…
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EPA to impose new limits on wastewater pollution from coal power plants
By Ella Nilsen, CNN The Environmental Protection Agency announced Monday it intends to set more stringent standards on water pollution from coal…
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Trump ally Tom Barrack pleads not guilty in foreign lobbying case
By Tierney Sneed and Sonia Moghe, CNN Tom Barrack, a longtime ally of former President Donald Trump and chairman of the Trump 2016 Inaugural…
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See what Biden said about the infrastructure vote
During a CNN town hall, President Joe Biden said he is confident the Senate will vote to move forward with a bipartisan infrastructure…
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US to keep existing Covid-related travel restrictions
By Jeremy Diamond and Kate Sullivan, CNN The White House has decided to maintain existing coronavirus travel restrictions amid surging cases…
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Fauci: ‘We’re going in the wrong direction’ on Covid-19 cases
By Chandelis Duster, CNN Dr. Anthony Fauci said Sunday that the US is “going in the wrong direction” as the number of Covid-19 cases…
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See what Liz Cheney had to say about McCarthy
Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) blasted House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy’s (R-CA) decision to pull all Republicans from the select committee investigating…
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Biden announces end of combat mission in Iraq as he shifts US foreign policy focus
By Kevin Liptak and Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden agreed on Monday to formally conclude the US combat mission in Iraq by the end of the…
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Biden administration announces resources to support people with long Covid
By Kate Sullivan, CNN The Biden administration on Monday released guidance and resources to support people experiencing long-term effects of…
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Bipartisan infrastructure talks sputtering along with little time left
By Lauren Fox, CNN After spending the weekend negotiating, lawmakers have yet to clinch a bipartisan infrastructure deal, a precarious sign for…
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Sen. Toomey: ‘Totally open’ to examining infrastructure deal once it’s written
On CNN’s State of the Union, Republican Sen. Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania joins Jake Tapper to discuss the ongoing infrastructure negotiations in…
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Pelosi just made an unprecedented move. Here’s why
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy is pulling his five Republican members selected to join the House committee that’s investigating the January 6…
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‘What you’re doing is unprecedented’: McCarthy-Pelosi feud boils over
By Melanie Zanona and Manu Raju, CNN The relationship between House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy was never very warm. Now…
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Biden’s infrastructure deal on shaky ground as blame game begins
By Clare Foran and Manu Raju, CNN President Joe Biden’s bipartisan infrastructure deal is in a perilous state with Republicans and Democrats…
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Trump’s appointees are turning the Supreme Court to the right with different tactics
By Joan Biskupic, CNN legal analyst & Supreme Court biographer The three appointees of former President Donald Trump have together sealed the…
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Growing group of GOP members wants McCarthy to punish Kinzinger and Cheney for joining January 6 committee
By Ryan Nobles and Melanie Zanona, CNN A growing group of rank-and-file House Republicans wants House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy and GOP…
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GOP Rep. Clay Higgins says he has Covid
By Morgan Rimmer and Daniella Diaz, CNN GOP Rep. Clay Higgins of Louisiana posted on Facebook Sunday evening that he, his wife and his son all have…
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US general vows to continue airstrikes supporting Afghan troops fighting Taliban
By Samantha Beech, CNN The US will continue airstrikes in support of Afghan forces fighting the Taliban, a top US general said Sunday. Violence has…
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Fauci: ‘I’m very frustrated’ with vaccine holdouts
Chief Biden Medical Adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci tells CNN’s Jake Tapper that the latest covid surge “is an unnecessary predicament we’re putting…
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Jill Biden brings a dose of normalcy to Olympic Games amid a pandemic
By Kate Bennett, CNN At a very not-normal Olympic Games kick-off, first lady Jill Biden was, outside of the athletes themselves, perhaps the only…
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Ohio House primary reveals Democratic divides that could play out across the 2022 midterm map
By Eric Bradner, CNN A congressional primary in Ohio is revealing the generational and ideological fissures in the Democratic Party that have been…
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GOP senator warns against treating funding as ‘Monopoly money’ as infrastructure negotiations come to a head
By Chandelis Duster, Kaitlan Collins and Lauren Fox, CNN Pennsylvania Sen. Pat Toomey on Sunday warned against treating federal funding as…
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Republican governor balks at Covid-19 mandates as state’s cases soar
Republican Gov. Asa Hutchinson says he doesn’t plan to impose a mask mandate nor a vaccine mandate in Arkansas at this time, despite the state’s…
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Arkansas’ governor defends decision to approve a statewide ban on mask mandates
By Devan Cole, CNN Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Sunday defended his decision to approve a statewide ban on face mask mandates earlier this year,…
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Pelosi appoints Kinzinger to 1/6 House select committee
By Daniella Diaz, Melanie Zanona and Aaron Pellish, CNN House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Sunday she has appointed GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger to the…
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Tom Barrack and the influence he had in Trump’s world
By Jeremy Herb and Marshall Cohen, CNN When Donald Trump accepted the Republican nomination for president in 2016, a little-known businessperson…
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US Covid-19 cases rise 65% in 1 week
The US is now averaging more than 43,000 cases of Covid-19 a day as the Delta variant fuels a 65% jump in cases. CNN’s Polo Sandoval…
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NSA review finds no evidence supporting Tucker Carlson’s claims NSA was spying on him, sources say
By Jeremy Herb, CNN A National Security Agency review of its intercepts did not find any evidence that Fox News host Tucker Carlson’s…
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What the For the People Act would mean for veterans with disabilities
By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Deployed to Iraq in 2003, US Marine Corps field radio operator Joanna Sweatt took cover in tight-spaced bunkers for…
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‘Funny, cringy and scary’: Reporter shows how Bumble match led to arrest
CNN’s Marshall Cohen walks through how a match on the dating app Bumble led to a Capitol riot suspect being arrested by…
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Justice Department says it will not investigate Covid-19 nursing home deaths in several states
By Sunlen Serfaty and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN The Department of Justice will not open a civil investigation into the Covid-19 response in state…
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Boosters, masks and mandates: Biden’s team sorts through options for containing Covid surge among unvaccinated Americans
By Kevin Liptak, CNN The Biden administration is debating a series of steps to further contain the Covid-19 pandemic, which, after 18 months, is…
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Doctor: Patients ‘beg me for the vaccine’ before being intubated
An Alabama doctor shared a heartbreaking Facebook post, revealing that some of her unvaccinated Covid-19 patients are begging for the vaccine before…
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Staff director for 1/6 committee accused of retaliating against whistleblower
By Ryan Nobles and Natasha Bertrand, CNN David Buckley, the newly named staff director for the House Select Committee investigating the January 6…
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New Capitol Police chief says he’d be ‘a fool to not be concerned’ about ongoing threat
By Rachel Janfaza, CNN In his first day on the job, Tom Manger — the new chief of the US Capitol Police — said Friday that he would be…
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Bumble match turns in January 6 suspect who allegedly whipped police
By Marshall Cohen Yet another US Capitol suspect was caught this week, all thanks to his Bumble match. Prosecutors say Andrew Taake of Texas used the…
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Defense Department has had about 2,000 breakthrough Covid cases
By Oren Liebermann and Ellie Kaufman, CNN The Department of Defense has experienced about 2,000 breakthrough Covid-19 cases among its more than 2…
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The week in 12 headlines
By Sonnet Swire, CNN This week, Senate Republicans blocked a key vote to start debate on a $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill long sought by President…
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National Guard unit starts to make cuts after Congress fails to pay for Capitol security mission
By Oren Liebermann, Ellie Kaufman and Jeremy Herb, CNN The Nebraska National Guard has begun canceling training events as other Guard units across…
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Florida heads to Supreme Court on Covid-19 regulations for cruise ships
By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter Florida’s attorney general asked the Supreme Court on Friday to step in on an emergency basis to…
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Trump ally Tom Barrack strikes a $250 million bail deal to get out of jail
By Erica Orden, CNN A federal magistrate judge on Friday ordered Tom Barrack, a longtime associate of former President Donald Trump who was indicted…
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Biden administration terminates two border wall contracts in Texas
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN US Customs and Border Protection is terminating two border wall contracts in the Laredo sector that cover approximately 31…
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Biden poised to nominate Caroline Kennedy as US ambassador to Australia
By Nicole Gaouette and Jeff Zeleny, CNN President Joe Biden is poised to nominate Caroline Kennedy to serve as ambassador to Australia, three people…
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Biden back on the campaign trail: ‘I whipped Donald Trump in Virginia and so will Terry’
By Dan Merica, CNN President Joe Biden made a forceful return to the campaign trail on Friday night in Virginia, stumping for gubernatorial candidate…
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Biden administration purchases extra Pfizer doses to prepare for possibility of children vaccine needs and booster shots
By Betsy Klein and Naomi Thomas, CNN The Biden administration purchased an additional 200 million doses of Pfizer-BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine…
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Two Democrats in Congress call on Justice Department watchdog to investigate if Barrack case ‘was inappropriately suppressed’
By Erica Orden Two Democratic members of Congress are asking the Justice Department’s inspector general to open an investigation into whether…
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Alabama governor: It’s time to start blaming unvaccinated folks
Alabama Governor Kay Ivey spoke out against the unvaccinated population in Alabama and says it’s time to start blaming them for not doing their part…
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Alabama Republican Gov. Ivey says ‘start blaming the unvaccinated folks’ for rise in Covid cases
By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Alabama Republican Gov. Kay Ivey on Thursday called out “the unvaccinated folks” for the rise in Covid-19…
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State Department suspends passport online booking system because of bots
By Jennifer Hansler, CNN The US State Department on Wednesday evening temporarily suspended an online booking system used for urgent appointments…
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Extreme weather threatens US infrastructure
CNN’s Pete Muntean looks at the extreme weather conditions across the nation and what cities are doing to protect themselves from future weather…
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Trump loyalists echo false Arizona election fraud claims in hopes of winning midterms
By Bob Ortega, CNN Investigates Oklahoma pastor Jackson Lahmeyer’s quest to win a seat in the US Senate in his home state recently led him to…
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CIA inspector general reviewing handling of ‘Havana Syndrome’ cases
By Katie Bo Williams and Natasha Bertrand, CNN The CIA inspector general is carrying out a review into the agency’s handling of officers…
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Extreme weather events put spotlight on climate change’s toll on US infrastructure
By Pete Muntean and Chandelis Duster, CNN America’s infrastructure has taken a beating from extreme weather events in recent weeks spurred by…
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Kamala Harris looks to turn the page as she zeroes-in on voting rights
By Arlette Saenz and Jasmine Wright, CNN Vice President Kamala Harris is making voting rights her top public focus, elevating a long-shot battle as…
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Biden’s drug czar nominee consulted for cannabis company last year, ethics disclosure shows
By Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden’s drug czar pick, Dr. Rahul Gupta, spent nine months last year working as an adviser to a…
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Capitol Police Board names new US Capitol Police chief
By Paul LeBlanc, CNN The US Capitol Police Board announced Thursday the selection of Tom Manger as chief of the United States Capitol Police…
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Missouri Supreme Court rules in favor of Medicaid expansion
By Tami Luhby, CNN Missouri must expand Medicaid to low-income residents, the state Supreme Court ruled unanimously on Thursday, finding that a state…
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Biden officials shift to an urgent tone as Covid-19 fight enters troubling new phase
By Kevin Liptak and Kaitlan Collins, CNN Biden administration officials acknowledged Thursday the pandemic that appeared to be waning a month ago has…
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House GOP leaders show little appetite for punishing Cheney over January 6 flap
By Manu Raju and Melanie Zanona, CNN House GOP leaders are strongly signaling that they are unlikely to punish Rep. Liz Cheney for accepting Speaker…
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Fact check: Rep. Eric Swalwell falsely says Mitch McConnell only got ‘serious’ about Covid-19 vaccines after Monday stock market dip
By Daniel Dale On Tuesday, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell did what he has been doing for seven months: he called on Americans to get…
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FBI says it got more than 4,500 tips on Kavanaugh, providing ‘relevant’ ones to Trump White House
By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter The FBI disclosed that it received more than 4,500 tips on a phone line in 2018 as part of a…
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US strikes Taliban and captured equipment in support of Afghan forces
By Oren Liebermann, CNN The US military carried out two strikes against the Taliban overnight in support of Afghan forces in the Kandahar province,…
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Afghan peace negotiator: Our people are suffering
Nader Nadery, senior member of the Afghan peace negotiation team, says the Taliban is intimidating communities and that a ceasefire is needed…
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READ: Mississippi’s request to the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade
By CNN Mississippi’s attorney general told the Supreme Court on Thursday that Roe v. Wade was “egregiously wrong” and urged the…
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Texas Senate advances bill to restrict how race, nation’s history is taught in schools
By Shawna Mizelle, CNN While the Texas Legislature remains embroiled in a battle over election laws, Republican senators have advanced a bill that…
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Rep. Hank Johnson arrested at voting rights protest
By Ali Zaslav, Paul LeBlanc and Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN Rep. Hank Johnson was arrested by Capitol Police on Thursday during a protest on…
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Mississippi asks US Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade
By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter Mississippi’s attorney general told the Supreme Court on Thursday that Roe v. Wade was…
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Biden signs crime victims fund replenishment bill
By Donald Judd, CNN President Joe Biden celebrated what he called “a day of hope” Thursday before signing the VOCA Fix to Sustain the…
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Iranian ships that appeared headed for Venezuela are now in Baltic Sea approaching Russia
By Oren Liebermann and Ellie Kaufman, CNN Two Iranian ships that once appeared to be headed to Venezuela are now in the Baltic Sea approaching the…
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‘I was disappointed’: Dr. Wen reacts to Biden’s answer on Covid-19 vaccine
CNN medical analyst Dr. Leana Wen fact-checks President Joe Biden’s answer on coronavirus vaccine efficacy during a CNN town hall with Don…
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Fact check: Biden makes false claims about Covid-19, auto prices and other subjects at CNN town hall
By Daniel Dale and Tara Subramaniam, CNN President Joe Biden participated Wednesday in the second CNN town hall of his presidency, taking questions…
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DNC pledges to invest $5 million in Virginia ahead of key off-year elections
By Dan Merica, CNN The Democratic National Committee announced Thursday that it plans to spend at least $5 million in Virginia ahead of the key…
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Biden administration sanctions Cuban regime in wake of protests
By Kylie Atwood, Patrick Oppmann and Jennifer Hansler, CNN The Biden administration sanctioned a key Cuban official and a government special forces…
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Not all Republicans are embracing McConnell’s vaccine push. Read what some had to say when asked this week
By Annie Grayer, Lauren Fox and Sarah Fortinsky, CNN Nearly half of House Republicans still won’t say publicly​ whether they are vaccinated…
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Hear barber’s inspiration for setting up a vaccination site at his shop
CNN’s Ed Lavandera visits a Las Vegas barbershop amidst rising cases of Covid-19 in Nevada. After several unvaccinated employees were infected,…
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Biden administration targeting rural communities with funding for vaccine education and outreach, beefing up testing
By Betsy Klein, CNN The Biden administration is taking additional steps to stem the spread of Covid-19 with additional resources aimed particularly…
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House passes legislation to expand Afghan visa program
By Jeremy Herb, CNN The House on Thursday approved legislation to expand and streamline a visa program for Afghan translators and other personnel who…
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US Capitol rioter who captured Babbitt’s death on video is the 20th person to plead guilty in insurrection
By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN A Capitol rioter who captured Ashli Babbitt’s death on video became the 20th person to plead guilty for his…
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Hunter Biden to meet with potential art buyers at two shows amid ethics concerns
By Sunlen Serfaty and Betsy Klein, CNN Hunter Biden is expected to meet with potential buyers at two of his art shows after the White House formed an…
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Bob Dole says he’s still ‘a Trumper’ but ‘sort of Trumped out’
By Rachel Janfaza, CNN Bob Dole, the longtime US senator from Kansas and 1996 Republican presidential nominee, said that while he is still “a…
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Eighteen states have enacted new laws that make it harder to vote
By Fredreka Schouten, CNN Eighteen states have enacted 30 new laws that make it harder to vote, according to a new tally by the liberal-leaning…
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As Florida cases surge, DeSantis stays the course on Covid
By Dan Merica, CNN Coronavirus rates are climbing in Florida, with the latest data showing Florida’s current seven-day average of new daily…
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Pelosi looks to bolster bipartisan standing of 1/6 panel with potential addition of GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger
By Melanie Zanona and Manu Raju, CNN House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is weighing new ways to help beef up the bipartisan credibility of an investigation…
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Abby Finkenauer announces Senate bid in Iowa
By Dan Merica, CNN Former Iowa Rep. Abby Finkenauer on Thursday announced she is running for Senate, becoming the highest-profile Democrat vying to…
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