The week in 13 headlines
By Lauren Dezenski, CNN This week, Democrats on Capitol Hill scrambled to achieve consensus on key pieces of President Joe Biden’s agenda as he…
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Supreme Court declines to block Maine health care employee vaccine mandate
By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter The Supreme Court on Friday denied a request to block a Maine rule that requires certain health care…
Continue Reading Albany County sheriff says office charged former NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo before informing DA
By Gregory Krieg and Sonia Moghe, CNN The Albany County sheriff on Friday acknowledged that his office did not coordinate with the local district…
Continue Reading US Intelligence community releases full declassified report that does not determine origin of Covid-19
By Katie Bo Lillis, CNN The US intelligence community released a declassified report on Friday that confirmed that it has not reached a conclusion on…
Continue Reading After touch-and-go negotiations, climate emerges as big winner in Biden’s economic framework
By Ella Nilsen, CNN As the dust settles on Democrats’ $1.75 trillion economic framework, climate has emerged as a big winner. The framework…
Continue Reading Supreme Court to review EPA’s ability to regulate greenhouse gases and address climate crisis
By Ariane de Vogue and Ella Nilsen, CNN The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear a case from Republican-led states and coal producers challenging…
Continue Reading READ: US intelligence community’s declassified report on the origins of Covid-19
By CNN The US intelligence community on Friday released a declassified report that confirmed it has not reached a conclusion on the origins of…
Continue Reading After touch-and-go negotiations, climate emerges as big winner in Biden’s economic framework
By Ella Nilsen, CNN As the dust settles on Democrats’ $1.75 trillion economic framework, climate has emerged as a big winner. The framework…
Continue Reading US is deeply skeptical and considering taking tougher action as Iran says it will return to nuclear talks
By Kylie Atwood, Nicole Gaouette and Jennifer Hansler, CNN US officials are highly skeptical that renewed talks over the Iran nuclear deal will yield…
Continue Reading New York Attorney General Letitia James announces run for governor
By Gregory Krieg and Laura Ly, CNN New York Attorney General Letitia James entered the race for governor on Friday, kicking off a Democratic primary…
Continue Reading Families forcibly separated at the border by the Trump administration seeking settlements in ongoing negotiations
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN Migrant families who were forcibly separated at the US-Mexico border under the Trump administration could receive hundreds…
Continue Reading Biden tells French President the US was ‘clumsy’ in handling nuclear submarine deal
By Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden on Friday admitted that his administration was “clumsy” in its handling of the deal that…
Continue Reading Biden administration tries again to end Trump-era ‘Remain in Mexico’ migrant policy
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Biden administration is trying for a second time to end the controversial Trump-era “Remain in Mexico”…
Continue Reading Adam Kinzinger, outspoken GOP Trump critic, won’t seek reelection for US House seat
By Daniella Diaz and Annie Grayer, CNN Rep. Adam Kinzinger, a Republican from Illinois who has been a strong critic of former President Donald Trump,…
Continue Reading Biden says Pope told him he’s a good Catholic and should continue receiving communion
By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden said Friday that Pope Francis told the President that he should continue receiving communion, and the Pope…
Continue Reading ‘We are struggling every day’: Supply chain crunch threatens to leave some of the neediest Americans without enough to eat
By Gabe Cohen, CNN The free food delivery that arrives at Beth Greenlee’s door each week is much more than an endpoint of the US supply chain.…
Continue Reading US sanctions commander of Iranian drone program that attacked shipping vessel
By Jennifer Hansler, CNN The Biden administration on Friday sanctioned the commander of the military drone unit of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary…
Continue Reading Adam Kinzinger, outspoken GOP Trump critic, won’t seek reelection for US House seat
By Daniella Diaz and Annie Grayer, CNN Rep. Adam Kinzinger, a Republican from Illinois who has been a strong critic of former President Donald Trump,…
Continue Reading White House doctor gets the chance to meet Pope Francis during Biden visit
By Kevin Liptak, CNN When President Joe Biden arrived at the Vatican on Friday to meet Pope Francis, he brought with him 10 of his closest advisers…
Continue Reading ‘God love ya’: Warm relationship between the world’s most powerful Catholics on display as Biden and Pope Francis meet
By Maegan Vazquez and Kevin Liptak, CNN The world’s most powerful Catholics — President Joe Biden and Pope Francis — held 90…
Continue Reading Biden gives Pope a sentimental challenge coin: ‘The next time I see you, if you don’t have it you have to buy the drinks’
By Maegan Vazquez and Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden gave Pope Francis a deeply personal challenge coin during his trip to the Vatican on…
Continue Reading Jill Biden surrounded by her family’s deep roots in Italy as she returns to the Eternal City
By Kate Bennett, CNN Six months after the death of their son Beau in 2015, Jill Biden and then-Vice President Joe Biden could not bear the thought of…
Continue Reading USPS agrees to provide daily election mail reports to Virginia Democrats after lawsuit claiming delays
By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN The US Postal Service has agreed to provide the Democratic Party of Virginia with a daily report detailing how it has…
Continue Reading Obama returns to the world stage to boost Biden and reassure leaders after four years of Trump
By Isaac Dovere, CNN Barack Obama is headed to next week’s big climate conference in Glasgow to try and convince the world that America is more…
Continue Reading Albany County sheriff says office charged former NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo before informing DA
By Gregory Krieg and Sonia Moghe, CNN The Albany County sheriff on Friday acknowledged that his office did not coordinate with the local district…
Continue Reading Italian leaders host Biden on first day of European summit trip
By Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden on Friday met with Italy’s President and Prime Minister in Rome on the first day of his second major…
Continue Reading The two newest Supreme Court justices could redraw the road map for the Second Amendment in courts
By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Wednesday in a case that could broaden gun rights…
Continue Reading Biden tells French President the US was ‘clumsy’ in handling nuclear submarine deal
By Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden on Friday admitted that his administration was “clumsy” in its handling of the deal that…
Continue Reading Biden tells French President the US was ‘clumsy’ in handling nuclear submarine deal
By Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden on Friday admitted that his administration was “clumsy” in its handling of the deal that…
Continue Reading ‘God love ya’: Warm relationship between the world’s most powerful Catholics on display as Biden and Pope Francis meet
By Maegan Vazquez and Kevin Liptak, CNN The world’s most powerful Catholics — President Joe Biden and Pope Francis — held 90…
Continue Reading Italian leaders host Biden on first day of European summit trip
By Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden on Friday met with Italy’s President and Prime Minister in Rome on the first day of his second major…
Continue Reading Education Department files cease and desist complaint against Florida over mask-related school funding
By Liz Stark, CNN The US Department of Education filed a complaint Thursday against Florida’s Education Department for its decision to reduce…
Continue Reading Former Virginia Gov. A. Linwood Holton Jr. dies at 98
By Rashard Rose, Brian Rokus and Shawna Mizelle, CNN Former Republican Virginia Gov. A. Linwood Holton Jr., an anti-segregationist and the…
Continue Reading DeSantis announces new lawsuit against Biden administration over vaccine mandate requirement for federal contractors
By Gregory Lemos and Maegan Vazquez, CNN Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday announced the state has officially filed a new lawsuit in Tampa…
Continue Reading Biden names Sara Minkara as US special adviser on international disability rights
By Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden on Thursday announced the appointment of Sara Minkara as the US special adviser on international disability…
Continue Reading House committee intends to subpoena fossil fuel companies for documents about climate disinformation
By Matt Egan and Ella Nilsen, CNN House Oversight Chair Carolyn Maloney announced at the end of Thursday’s hearing with top executives from the…
Continue Reading Mitt Romney dresses up as Ted Lasso, has ‘biscuits with the boss’ with Kyrsten Sinema
By Madeleine Morgenstern, CNN Sen. Mitt Romney laced up his boots and put on his best Ted Lasso for Halloween, fake mustache and all. “Warming…
Continue Reading Mitt Romney dresses up as Ted Lasso, has ‘biscuits with the boss’ with Kyrsten Sinema
By Madeleine Morgenstern, CNN Sen. Mitt Romney laced up his boots and put on his best Ted Lasso for Halloween, fake mustache and all. “Warming…
Continue Reading Key Trump allies granted postponements by January 6 committee
By Ryan Nobles, CNN Former Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark will not testify Friday before the House select committee investigating the…
Continue Reading SEC is still investigating Sen. Richard Burr for insider trading, court filings say
By Tierney Sneed A US Securities and Exchange Commission insider trading investigation into stock trades made by Sen. Richard Burr and his…
Continue Reading Senate confirmation votes build out Biden’s Justice Department leadership team
By Tierney Sneed, CNN President Joe Biden saw the number of Senate-confirmed members of his Justice Department leadership team nearly double…
Continue Reading Billionaires’ wealth has soared 70% in the pandemic. That’s one reason why Democrats wanted to tax them.
By Tami Luhby, CNN Already massively wealthy, America’s billionaires saw their collective fortunes soar more than 70% to more than $5 trillion…
Continue Reading Russian accused of being part of cybercrime ring extradited from South Korea to Ohio
By Sean Lyngaas, CNN A Russian man accused of being part of cybercrime ring that infected millions of computers worldwide was arraigned in federal…
Continue Reading Complaint alleging a sex crime has been filed against former NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo
By Sonia Moghe, Gregory Krieg and Brian Vitagliano, CNN A criminal complaint alleging forcible touching, a sex crime, has been filed against former…
Continue Reading Top DC federal judge criticizes “schizophrenic” Justice Department approach to January 6 cases
By Marshall Cohen The chief judge in Washington, DC’s federal court laid into the Justice Department on Thursday for its…
Continue Reading ‘We are struggling every day’: Supply chain crunch threatens to leave some of the neediest Americans without enough to eat
By Gabe Cohen, CNN The free food delivery that arrives at Beth Greenlee’s door each week is much more than an endpoint of the US supply chain.…
Continue Reading ‘We are struggling every day’: Supply chain crunch threatens to leave some of the neediest Americans without enough to eat
By Gabe Cohen, CNN The free food delivery that arrives at Beth Greenlee’s door each week is much more than an endpoint of the US supply chain.…
Continue Reading READ: The latest draft of Biden’s economic agenda bill
By CNN The Democrats’ most updated text of President Joe Biden’s climate and economic policy bill, based on a framework he laid out…
Continue Reading Senior US general warns China’s military progress is ‘stunning’ as US is hampered by ‘brutal’ bureaucracy
By Alex Marquardt and Oren Liebermann, CNN In the wake of China’s test of a hypersonic missile, the second most senior US general said Thursday…
Continue Reading Biden heads to Europe with his economic agenda — and his presidency — in the balance back home
By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden left Thursday for his second trip abroad with his massive domestic agenda — and, by his own admission,…
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