Trump’s former press secretary says she didn’t vote for him in 2020
By Kate Bennett and Kate Sullivan, CNN President Donald Trump’s former press secretary admitted Tuesday that she didn’t vote for him in…
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Trump’s former press secretary says she didn’t vote for him in 2020
By Kate Bennett and Kate Sullivan, CNN President Donald Trump’s former press secretary admitted Tuesday that she didn’t vote for him in…
Continue Reading Big changes are coming to the ‘broken’ Public Service Loan Forgiveness program
By Katie Lobosco, CNN Education Secretary Miguel Cardona is set to announce big changes this week to a federal student loan forgiveness program that…
Continue Reading Low-income Missouri residents finally gain Medicaid coverage
By Tami Luhby, CNN Medicaid expansion has finally begun in Missouri, nearly five months after Republican Gov. Mike Parson unsuccessfully tried to…
Continue Reading Republicans use debt ceiling and infrastructure as cudgels to derail Democratic agenda
By Melanie Zanona and Lauren Fox, CNN Republicans don’t want the nation to default on its debts and they support more funding for roads and…
Continue Reading Justice Breyer says return to in-person Supreme Court arguments is a ‘big improvement’
By Devan Cole, CNN Justice Stephen Breyer on Monday reflected on the Supreme Court’s return to in-person oral arguments earlier that day,…
Continue Reading Capitol Hill security forces will be able to report problems anonymously to House committee
By Whitney Wild, CNN Members of Capitol Hill security will be able to file whistleblower complaints about potential wrongdoing directly to a…
Continue Reading Outgoing State Department official says US border policy is illegal and inhumane
By Evan Perez, CNN Justice Correspondent A top State Department legal adviser leaving his post told his colleagues in a memo over the weekend that…
Continue Reading Top Biden official held calls with airline executives to push for employee vaccine mandates
By Kaitlan Collins, CNN President Joe Biden’s Covid-19 response coordinator is having discussions with the leaders of several major airlines…
Continue Reading Garland defends DOJ against criticisms about charging decisions in Capitol riot cases
Tierney Sneed, CNN Attorney General Merrick Garland on Monday defended the Justice Department against claims that it is not charging the rioters who…
Continue Reading Florida is only state not to submit school Covid-19 relief funding plan, US Education Department says
By Liz Stark, CNN Florida is the only state that has not yet submitted a plan to the US Department of Education for how it will use federal Covid-19…
Continue Reading Biden tells House progressives spending package needs to be between $1.9 trillion and $2.2 trillion
By Manu Raju, Annie Grayer and Ryan Nobles, CNN President Joe Biden said in a virtual meeting with a group of House progressives on Monday that the…
Continue Reading Manchin breaks with party leaders over strategy on debt ceiling and Biden’s economic package
By Manu Raju and Clare Foran, CNN Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin on Monday pushed back on several politically sensitive positions his party leaders are…
Continue Reading US-bound flights of Afghan evacuees to resume after measles pause
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN Flights of Afghan evacuees from staging areas abroad will resume this week as part of Operation Allies Welcome, according…
Continue Reading Biden administration reverses Trump-era rule prohibiting federally funded health care providers from making abortion referrals
By Devan Cole, CNN The Biden administration announced Monday that it is reversing a controversial Trump-era rule that prohibited federally funded…
Continue Reading Federal judge rejects comparisons between Capitol insurrection and racial justice unrest
By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN A federal judge rejected comparisons between the January 6 Capitol insurrection and civil unrest that at times accompanied…
Continue Reading Justice Clarence Thomas asks the first question and other highlights from opening day at the Supreme Court
By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter The Supreme Court — for the first time in more than a year — returned to its majestic…
Continue Reading Blinken arrives in France on mission to repair ties after rift over nuclear deal
By Kylie Atwood and Nicole Gaouette, CNN Secretary of State Tony Blinken launches a delicate repair mission with France Monday, the first senior US…
Continue Reading Two ‘prolific’ ransomware operators arrested in Ukraine, Europol announces
By Sean Lyngaas, CNN US and European enforcement agencies last week arrested two people in Ukraine who have allegedly made multimillion-dollar ransom…
Continue Reading 19 states passed this year laws to restrict voting, new tally finds
By Fredreka Schouten Nineteen states have passed 33 news laws this year that make it harder to vote, according to an updated analysis released Monday…
Continue Reading Congress likely can’t afford to wait until October 18 to raise the debt ceiling. Here’s why.
By Clare Foran and Lauren Fox, CNN Congress is staring down a potential financial catastrophe with no clear resolution in sight. The debt limit must…
Continue Reading Andrew Yang Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of Andrew Yang, entrepreneur and former 2020 Democratic presidential candidate. Personal Birth…
Continue Reading Andrew Yang is ‘breaking up’ with the Democratic Party and is now an independent
By Chandelis Duster, CNN Andrew Yang, who unsuccessfully sought the 2020 presidential nomination and New York mayoralty this year as a Democrat, said…
Continue Reading Casey DeSantis, wife of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, diagnosed with breast cancer
By Chandelis Duster, CNN Casey DeSantis, the wife of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, has been diagnosed with breast cancer, the governor announced Monday.…
Continue Reading Supreme Court rejects long-shot bid from DC voters seeking ability to elect representatives to Congress
By Ariane de Vogue and Chandelis Duster, CNN The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a long shot bid from registered voters in the District of Columbia…
Continue Reading Supreme Court rejects long-shot bid from DC voters seeking ability to elect representatives to Congress
By Ariane de Vogue and Chandelis Duster, CNN The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a long shot bid from registered voters in the District of Columbia…
Continue Reading Stephanie Grisham says she is ‘terrified’ of a 2024 Donald Trump presidential run
By Kate Bennett, CNN Former White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham, who worked for Donald Trump for more than five years, now says she fears…
Continue Reading Stephanie Grisham says she is ‘terrified’ of a 2024 Donald Trump presidential run
By Kate Bennett, CNN Former White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham, who worked for Donald Trump for more than five years, now says she fears…
Continue Reading Stephanie Grisham says she is ‘terrified’ of a 2024 Donald Trump presidential run
By Kate Bennett, CNN Former White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham, who worked for Donald Trump for more than five years, now says she fears…
Continue Reading Biden says he can’t guarantee debt ceiling lift due to ‘hypocritical, dangerous and disgraceful’ GOP opposition
By Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden on Monday said he couldn’t guarantee the debt ceiling would be raised in two weeks as he slammed…
Continue Reading Biden says he can’t guarantee debt ceiling lift due to ‘hypocritical, dangerous and disgraceful’ GOP opposition
By Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden on Monday said he couldn’t guarantee the debt ceiling would be raised in two weeks as he slammed…
Continue Reading This week in Washington is all about the debt ceiling
By Lauren Fox, CNN Congress avoided a government shutdown and Democrats may have been forced to punt on their infrastructure and social safety net…
Continue Reading Pro-Trump challenger’s residency issues catch Murkowski’s eye
By Manu Raju and Alex Rogers, CNN Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski has not yet said whether she’ll run for reelection in 2022 — but she is well…
Continue Reading US Trade Rep Katherine Tai to condemn China’s ‘unfair trade practices’
By Donald Judd, CNN US Trade Representative Katherine Tai is expected to condemn China’s “unfair trade practices” during remarks at…
Continue Reading Supreme Court’s new term could see landmark rulings on abortion, guns and vouchers
By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter For the first time in more than a year, the Supreme Court will convene in its crimson velvet-lined…
Continue Reading Justice Clarence Thomas asks the first question and other highlights from opening day at the Supreme Court
By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter The Supreme Court — for the first time in more than a year — returned to its majestic…
Continue Reading Top Democrats disagree on including Hyde Amendment in economic bill
By Chandelis Duster, CNN Rep. Pramila Jayapal, the chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, said Sunday she would not support a sweeping…
Continue Reading New York AG blasts NRA’s decision to reelect its embattled leader: ‘The rot runs deep’
By Rob Frehse, CNN New York Attorney General Letitia James tore into the National Rifle Association on Sunday after it reelected its longtime leader,…
Continue Reading Biden administration reverses Trump-era rule prohibiting federally funded health care providers from making abortion referrals
By Devan Cole, CNN The Biden administration announced Monday that it is reversing a controversial Trump-era rule that prohibited federally funded…
Continue Reading Top Democrats disagree on including Hyde Amendment in economic bill
By Chandelis Duster, CNN Rep. Pramila Jayapal, the chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, said Sunday she would not support a sweeping…
Continue Reading How Democrats could shrink their $3.5 trillion spending plan
By Tami Luhby, CNN Free community college. Universal pre-K. Dental benefits for senior citizens. Paid family leave. Which ones will survive?…
Continue Reading Durbin on impending debt ceiling deadline: ‘We’re gonna get this done’
By Rachel Janfaza, CNN Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin, the No. 2 Democrat in the chamber, projected confidence that the Democratic majority will…
Continue Reading Democrats are serious about potentially changing Senate filibuster rules to avoid default
By Lauren Fox, CNN The country is on the precipice of a financial calamity and Democrats are on the verge of potentially altering the contours of the…
Continue Reading Rep. Pramila Jayapal: $1.5 trillion for economic bill is ‘too small’ and ‘not going to happen’
By Chandelis Duster and Daniella Diaz, CNN House Progressive Caucus Chair Pramila Jayapal said Sunday that the $1.5 trillion figure for the economic…
Continue Reading Department of Veterans Affairs Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the US Department of Veterans Affairs. Facts There are 17.8 million veterans in the United States, according…
Continue Reading GOP lawmakers push to uncover ‘bias’ in Covid probe during contentious classified intel briefing
By Zachary Cohen and Katie Bo Williams, CNN Frustrations boiled over during a closed-door intelligence briefing last week as Republican lawmakers…
Continue Reading Pressure is growing on Biden to lift Trump’s tariffs as supply chain problems worsen
By Katie Lobosco, CNN There’s a quick move President Joe Biden could make to immediately help relieve the stress the pandemic-related supply…
Continue Reading Donald Trump ratchets up demands on Gov. Greg Abbott to review Texas election results
By Fredreka Schouten Former President Donald Trump is ramping up pressure on Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to allow an election review bill to move forward…
Continue Reading Sinema says lack of infrastructure vote ‘inexcusable’ and erodes trust within Democratic party
By Daniella Diaz, CNN Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema strongly rebuked the House of Representatives’ lack of a vote on the bipartisan…
Continue Reading Federal government can start enforcing Biden’s vaccine mandate for employees early next month, OPM says
By Sarah Fortinsky Federal agency and department heads can begin enforcing President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandates for its employees early next…
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