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By Kaitlan Collins and Jennifer Hansler, CNN President Joe Biden announced his pick for US ambassador to Germany on Friday, moving to fill a key…
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By Melanie Zanona and Manu Raju, CNN House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy has asserted he’d “have no problem talking to anybody”…
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By Taylor Romine, CNN The New Hampshire Supreme Court on Friday voted in a 4-0 decision that a 2017 state law requiring proof of residence to vote is…
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By Marshall Cohen, CNN A Trump-appointed federal judge on Friday rejected claims from a US Capitol riot defendant that he had been “selectively…
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By Kyle Feldscher, CNN President Joe Biden welcomed the World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers to the White House on Friday, marking the return to…
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By Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden on Friday touted America’s economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic after the US added 850,000…
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By Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden on Friday touted America’s economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic after the US added 850,000…
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