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By Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden on Friday touted the unemployment rate dropping to a new pandemic low in December and credited his economic…
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By Oren Liebermann, CNN The US and Moroccan navies rescued 103 migrants from two rafts taking on water some 40 miles west of the Moroccan coast late…
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Continue Reading Biden promises the federal government will stick by communities devastated by Colorado wildfire
By Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden on Friday toured the damage left by the wildfires that swept through Colorado last week, meeting with…
Continue Reading CDC director turns to media consultant as Covid-19 messaging frustrations mount
By Kaitlan Collins, Jeremy Diamond and Kevin Liptak, CNN Dr. Rochelle Walensky assumed her new role as the director of the US Centers for Disease…
Continue Reading Sen. Mark Kelly raises nearly $9 million in final three months of 2021
By Dan Merica, CNN Sen. Mark Kelly raised nearly $9 million in the final three months of 2021, a figure that surpasses what he raised in the previous…
Continue Reading Supreme Court appears poised to block Biden’s vaccine and testing rules for businesses
By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter The Supreme Court’s conservative majority on Friday appeared ready to reject one of President…
Continue Reading Appeals court sees little urgency in speeding up challenge to Texas abortion ban after contentious hearing
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Continue Reading January 6 investigators don’t rule out concluding Trump’s actions constituted a crime
By Ryan Nobles and Paul LeBlanc, CNN Reps. Bennie Thompson and Liz Cheney, chair and vice chair of the House select committee investigating the…
Continue Reading January 6 investigators don’t rule out concluding Trump’s actions constituted a crime
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Continue Reading Capitol Police officer who suffered concussion on January 6 is latest to sue Trump seeking accountability
By Katelyn Polantz, CNN Reporter, Crime and Justice US Capitol Police Officer Briana Kirkland is suing former President Donald Trump for the physical…
Continue Reading Rep. Jim Jordan indicates he won’t meet with January 6 committee
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By Donald Judd and Paul LeBlanc, CNN The Biden administration’s top environmental justice official will step down on Friday, an administration…
Continue Reading DHS warns online threats have increased on extremist platforms over past 48 hours with some against lawmakers
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Continue Reading Inside Biden’s fiery speech and his decision to confront Trump’s danger head on
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Continue Reading Judge slams US Capitol rioter’s request to take Jamaican vacation
By Holmes Lybrand and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN A federal judge colorfully rejected a US Capitol riot defendant’s request for a 10-day getaway in…
Continue Reading Kamala Harris was evacuated from DNC headquarters minutes after pipe bomb discovered during Capitol riot
By Jasmine Wright and Whitney Wild, CNN Vice President Kamala Harris was evacuated from the Democratic National Committee headquarters in Washington…
Continue Reading Capitol Police intel division assessments are a haunting reminder of the pre-January 6 mindset
By Whitney Wild In the three weeks leading up to the January 6, 2021, insurrection, the US Capitol Police intelligence division produced four Special…
Continue Reading Capitol Police intel division assessments are a haunting reminder of the pre-January 6 mindset
By Whitney Wild In the three weeks leading up to the January 6, 2021, insurrection, the US Capitol Police intelligence division produced four Special…
Continue Reading Nicholas Kristof does not meet residency requirements to run for governor, Oregon Elections Division says
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Continue Reading Biden nominates a new general to oversee military operations in Middle East
By Barbara Starr and Devan Cole, CNN President Joe Biden is nominating Army Lt. Gen. Michael Erik Kurilla to be the next commander of US Central…
Continue Reading A year after the insurrection, Republicans around the country still promote Trump’s election lies
By Sara Murray and Jeff Simon, CNN In Colorado — a state President Joe Biden won handily in 2020 — a Republican candidate for US Senate…
Continue Reading DHS warns online threats have increased on extremist platforms over past 48 hours with some against lawmakers
By Geneva Sands, CNN There has been an increase in online extremist content in the past 48 hours, including threats to lawmakers and the President,…
Continue Reading Trump did not want to tweet ‘stay peaceful’ during January 6 riot, key former aide says
By Jim Acosta, CNN A former Trump White House official said then-President Donald Trump initially refused to tweet the words “stay…
Continue Reading 1/6 panel member launches reelection bid amid backdrop of insurrection anniversary
By Ryan Nobles, CNN Rep. Elaine Luria, a Democrat from Virginia and a member of the House committee investigating the Capitol Riot, announced on the…
Continue Reading Trump’s potential liability for Capitol riot faces major test in court
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Continue Reading READ: President Joe Biden’s remarks on January 6 anniversary
President Joe Biden spoke from the US Capitol on the one-year anniversary of the January 6 insurrection and condemned former President Donald Trump…
Continue Reading Kamala Harris to name Jamal Simmons as communications director
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Continue Reading READ: Vice President Kamala Harris’ remarks on January 6 anniversary
Vice President Kamala Harris spoke from the US Capitol on the one-year anniversary of the January 6 insurrection, where she said that on that day,…
Continue Reading Capitol Police officer who suffered concussion on January 6 is latest to sue Trump seeking accountability
By Katelyn Polantz, CNN Reporter, Crime and Justice US Capitol Police Officer Briana Kirkland is suing former President Donald Trump for the physical…
Continue Reading Stephanie Grisham says group of ex-Trump officials to meet next week to discuss how to ‘stop’ him
By Veronica Stracqualursi, Betsy Klein and Gabby Orr, CNN Former White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham said Thursday that more than a dozen…
Continue Reading Stephanie Grisham says group of ex-Trump officials to meet next week to discuss how to ‘stop’ him
By Veronica Stracqualursi, Betsy Klein and Gabby Orr, CNN Former White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham said Thursday that more than a dozen…
Continue Reading Sister of slain federal officer sues Facebook, accusing social media company of promoting violent content and connecting alleged killers online
By Jessica Schneider and Tierney Sneed, CNN Facebook is the target of a new lawsuit from the sister of a slain federal officer who claims the tech…
Continue Reading Cheney said the January 6 committee ‘looks forward to’ cooperation from Mike Pence and his team
By Daniella Diaz and Chandelis Duster, CNN Rep. Liz Cheney, the vice chairwoman of the House select committee investigating the January 6…
Continue Reading House Democrats lean into January 6-focused strategy ahead of midterms
By Melanie Zanona, CNN House Democrats’ campaign arm is leaning into a strategy of linking Republicans to the January 6 insurrection amid the…
Continue Reading Fact check: Social media users spread fake Betty White quote about getting a Covid-19 booster shortly before she died
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Continue Reading ‘A harsher, colder place’: How January 6 changed Congress and some members forever
By Lauren Fox, CNN On January 6, 2021, Rep. Dan Kildee, a Democrat from Michigan, was prepared for a long day. What he wasn’t prepared for was…
Continue Reading How to watch CNN’s live event marking the 1-year anniversary of the Capitol insurrection
By Shawna Mizelle, CNN Several lawmakers and members of the law enforcement community tasked with protecting the US Capitol will participate in a…
Continue Reading Rep. Jamie Raskin recounts ‘lifeline’ he received after son’s death and January 6 attack
By Paul LeBlanc, CNN Rep. Jamie Raskin said that becoming the lead House impeachment manager in former President Donald Trump’s second…
Continue Reading Biden condemns Trump as a threat to democracy in speech marking one year since January 6 attack
By Maegan Vazquez, Clare Foran and Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden on Thursday marked the first anniversary of the January 6 insurrection by…
Continue Reading ‘We’re done. This is the end of the 2020 election’: Maricopa County officials rebut error-plagued review
By Eric Bradner, CNN Maricopa County officials on Wednesday undercut nearly every claim that cast doubt on the validity of ballots in an…
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