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Why Tuesday's Senate vote on S.1 gave Democrats fissile material to go nuclear on filibuster
Democrats lack the votes for a nuclear strike on the filibuster just yet. But Tuesday’s vote awarded them something they needed in their arsenal to alter the filibuster: a failed procedural vote.
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Michigan Senate GOP probe: No systemic fraud in election
Michigan Senate Republicans who investigated the state's presidential election say there was no widespread or systemic fraud
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Vice-President Kamala Harris to make first trip to border
The vice-president has faced repeated questions about why she has not visited the border.
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'I'm ashamed': Woman who breached Capitol receives probation in 1st sentence handed down for Jan. 6 riot
An Indiana grandmother who participated in the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol became the first person sentenced in the attack on Wednesday.
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Energized Trump probes pose problems for Biden
Six months after former President Trump left office, new disclosures are peeling back layers to his conduct in the White House, teeing up investigations that could create a headache for a Biden adm…
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Yellen pleads with Congress to raise debt ceiling, avoid ‘unthinkable’ default
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen implored lawmakers Wednesday to suspend the legal limit on how much debt the U.S. can owe before it kicks back in on Aug. 1, warning that failure to do so would be “…
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Russia says it fired warning shots, bombs to chase U.K. ship out of its waters in Black Sea
The HMS Defender was “warned in advance that weapons would be used,” Russia's defense ministry said in a statement.
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Judge rebukes GOP for downplaying US Capitol riot as he hands out first sentence in insurrection | CNN Politics
A Trump supporter who spent 10 minutes inside the US Capitol during the January 6 insurrection was sentenced to probation Wednesday, avoiding jail, becoming the first rioter to learn their punishment in the riot investigation.
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Joint Chiefs chairman clashes with GOP on race theory, ‘white rage’
Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Army Gen. Mark Milley on Wednesday said it was important for service members to understand critical race theory, shooting down assertions by Republican lawmakers that…
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Progressives fume after Republicans use filibuster to block Dems' S.1 election reform bill
Progressive Democrats are stewing after one of their top priorities, a massive elections bill, stalled in the Senate Tuesday – and they're directing their ire at several targets, including Republicans, the Senate filibuster and even President Biden, who they allege didn't do enough to stump for...
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HMS Defender: Russian jets and ships shadow British warship
More than 20 jets and two coastguard ships shadow HMS Defender as it sails near Crimea's coast.
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Supreme Court declines to expand police power to enter home without warrant
The Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to grant police more authority to enter the home of a fleeing suspect following a minor offense.The unanimous ruling adopts a legal test that involves weighi…
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FBI director Chris Wray urges companies stop paying ransoms to hackers
FBI Director Chris Wray pleaded with public companies and other hacking victims to avoid paying ransom.
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Biden warns of ‘more pronounced’ summer crime spike as he announces plan to tackle gun violence | CNN Politics
President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced a comprehensive strategy on violent crime prevention – with a particular emphasis on gun crimes – amid a nationwide surge in violent crime that’s emerged as an area of concern for the White House.
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Pelosi and Schumer pilot turbulent Biden agenda behind the scenes
As the White House publicly negotiated with a bipartisan group of senators on infrastructure, the two party leaders were strategizing on how to deliver a Democratic win.
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Biden to replace head of U.S. housing finance agency after Supreme Court decision
The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled the structure of the Federal Housing Finance Agency was unconstitutional.
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Biden's delicate dance on combating crime surge and delivering criminal justice reform
With crime and gun violence rising in many major cities across the country – and the issue increasingly in the media spotlight – President Biden on Wednesday gives a major address to spell out his administration's anti-crime steps.
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White House to drop effort to federalize elections in favor of state approach - Washington Examiner
President Joe Biden will push states to make it easier to vote after congressional Democrats' sweeping electoral reform bill failed in the Senate.White House press secretary Jen Psaki previewed Biden's next steps to promote ballot box access after he was criticized by liberal Democrats for not...
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Michigan Republicans find no voter fraud and say Trump claims ‘ludicrous’
Report finds no evidence of dead voters or Detroit ballot dump that benefited Biden, and denounces baseless allegations The Michigan report represents a stunning repudiation of the unsubstantiated claims made by the state’s pro-Trump activists and Trump himself. Photograph: Jim Watson/AFP/Getty...
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Kamala Harris heading to the border Friday for first time as vice president
The vice president will head to the borer along with Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.
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Right-Wingers Who Demanded Kamala Harris Visit the Border Are Now Mad She’s Going
Fox NewsRepublican officials and right-wing media stars have lobbed withering and unrelenting criticism at Vice President Kamala Harris for not visiting the southern U.S. border after President Joe Biden tapped her to lead up the administration’s response to the migrant crisis.However, now that...
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Florida Republican congressional candidate taken to court over alleged murder plot on opponent
Anna Paulina Luna, a Democratic congressional candidate in Florida’s District 13, is alleging that her opponent in the race, GOP candidate William Braddock, wants to kill her. Luna currently has a temporary restraining order against Braddock and the two will appear in court again in July once...
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Democrats watch expectations outpace realities: The Note
Expectations are in danger of outpacing realities with enough regularity to bring intra-party grumbles.
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Kamala Harris to make first trip to border more than 90 days since being tapped for crisis role
Vice President Kamala Harris is set to visit the U.S.-Mexico border on Friday, the White House confirmed, amid mounting criticism from Republicans for not yet doing so, following her appointment by President Biden to handle the "root causes" of migration.
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Five takeaways from New York’s primaries
Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams has a sizable lead in New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary after voters in the nation’s biggest city went to the polls Tuesday.As of noon Wednesday,…
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Warren Buffett gives away another $4.1 billion, resigns from Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Warren Buffett announced that he is donating another $4.1 billion to philanthropy, and is stepping down from role as trustee at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
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Democratic lawmakers ask Biden to extend federal student loan payment pause
Most borrowers whose federal student loan payments were paused during the pandemic are set to restart their payments in October.
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Joint Chiefs chair defends study of critical race theory: 'I've read Lenin. That doesn't make me a communist'
Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, fired back at GOP lawmakers who questioned the military’s interest in studying critical race theory on Wednesday during a tense exchange at a House Armed Services Committee hearing.
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Biden to fire FHFA director after Supreme Court removes restriction
President Biden plans to fire Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Mark Calabria after the Supreme Court struck down a protection against his dismissal Wednesday, a White House official t…
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Congressman fires warning shot at Trudeau over tax on U.S.-owned homes in Canada
American frustration over Canada’s still-shuttered frontier now has an additional cross-border irritant: the prospect of a new property tax.
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Supreme Court: Mortgage overseer structure unconstitutional
The Supreme Court on Wednesday gave the president greater power to fire the head of the agency that oversees mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, ruling that the agency's structure violates separation of powers principles in the Constitution. Writing for a majority of the court, Justice...
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No jail time for first Capitol Riot defendant sentenced
Anna Morgan-Lloyd gets 3 years probation for entering the Capitol illegally on Jan. 6.
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Hunter Biden holds stake in Chinese firm that invested in companies sanctioned by US - Washington Examiner
The investment firm that Hunter Biden continues to hold a 10% stake in has invested in Chinese Communist Party-linked firms the United States has sanctioned, including a technology company accused of assisting in human rights abuses against the Uyghurs and a nuclear company that allegedly...
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House Democrats unveil spending bill to boost staff pay, maintain lawmaker pay freeze
House Democrats on Wednesday unveiled an annual legislative branch spending bill that includes $134 million to help boost congressional staffer pay while maintaining the lawmaker pay freeze that…
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John McAfee dies by suicide, hours after Spanish court authorized his extradition to U.S.
The eccentric technology innovator had been accused of tax evasion by the IRS.
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Biden to deliver remarks on voting access next week
President Biden will deliver remarks next week on expanding access to voting, amid uncertainty about how Democrats can advance their voting rights agenda after Senate Republicans blocked a swe…
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National Guard threatens to cancel training and exercises if not reimbursed for $521M Capitol deployment - Washington Examiner
The half-billion-dollar National Guard price tag to man the U.S. Capitol for more than five months following the Jan. 6 riot has emptied the Guard's coffers and will affect readiness if Congress does not act, National Guard Bureau Chief Gen. Daniel Hokanson said Wednesday.National Guard members...
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House Republicans set to join Trump's border trip
Republican Study Committee Chair Rep. Jim Banks said in a statement that his caucus "has made carrying on the Trump legacy on immigration our top priority this Congress."
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Police bureau changes policy on traffic stops to address racial disparities
The Portland Police Bureau has changed its policy on traffic stops to address racial disparity and public safety, officials announced on Monday.
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Ohio ends incentive lottery with mixed vaccination results
Ohio, the state that launched the national movement to offer millions of dollars in incentives to boost vaccination rates, planned to conclude its program Wednesday — still unable to crack the 50% vaccination threshold. Republican Gov. Mike DeWine’s May 12 announcement of the incentive program...
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'The Tea Party to the 10th power': Trumpworld bets big on critical race theory
Republicans aren’t coy about what they are trying to do. It’s not just about changing curricula. It’s about taking back Congress.
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Frustration and bewilderment: Emails show tension between Facebook and Biden campaign | CNN Politics
People working with Joe Biden’s presidential campaign repeatedly warned Facebook about violent campaign-related rhetoric on its platform during the heat of the 2020 election, but a series of email exchanges reveals how the social media giant sometimes brushed them off.
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Officer injured in January 6 riot calls for independent commission: "I was tortured. I was beaten"
Video obtained by CBS News shows the beating of D.C. Metropolitan Police officer Michael Fanone during January's Capitol assault.
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Sanders says he’s ‘tired of talking’ about Manchin, Sinema
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said on Wednesday that he is “tired of talking about” Sens. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.), amid simmering frustrations within the party …
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Hawley introduces bill to hire 100,000 new police officers
Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., on Wednesday introduced legislation to hire 100,000 new police officers across the U.S. and boost optimism among police and communities.
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Biden admin asks Border Patrol Chief Rodney Scott to step down
Scott had been expected to leave the job when President Trump left office.
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Harvard won’t host joint campaign managers event with Trump aides
The university’s Institute of Politics decided not to hold its traditional joint post-election conference this year, but is instead hosting Democratic advisers on Saturday.
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Investor Warren Buffett gives away $4.1bn more to charity
The 90-year-old billionaire investor has pledged to give away all of his Berkshire Hathaway shares.
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Biden's major border shake-up
Vice President Kamala Harris' trip to the border on Friday will play out amid the Biden administration widening shake-up of U.S. border policy and leadership. Driving the news: Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Tex.) tells Axios that he's been advised by a border official that as soon as mid-July the Biden...
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Fact check: Is Biden to blame for high gas prices? | CNN Politics
Partisan finger pointing is nothing new in Washington, and with prices increasing for a wide-range of everyday items, the blame game continues apace. One such product being used as a political weapon is gasoline.
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Biden administration orders environmental review of Line 5 pipeline permit
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) will require a rigorous review of an underground tunnel intended to house an oil pipeline, which Michigan’s main environmental agency approved in January.Ja…
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Loudoun School Board's Public Hearing On Trans Students' Rights Erupts In Chaos, Ends In One Arrest
The school board is considering a new policy upholding rights for transgender students, including use of chosen pronouns.
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Inflation fears grow in United Kingdom - Washington Examiner
While inflation has been a major concern among some economists in the United States, prices in Britain are also increasing more than forecast. The Bank of England is set to meet on Thursday to decide what to do with interest rates and its asset purchasing program. The meeting follows a report...
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Senate Republicans grow skeptical of Biden's interest in an infrastructure deal
How to pay for the $1 trillion package endorsed by 21 senators in both parties is raising tensions as talks continue to drag on.
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"We will find you": Biden signals crackdown on gun dealers who break the law
The president also said he is holding out hope the Assault Weapons Ban will be reinstated.
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Poll: Iowans disapprove of Biden's performance
The majority of likely Iowa voters say they don't approve of President Biden's job performance over the last six months, according to the latest Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa Poll.By the numbers: 43% of Iowans polled said they approved of his job performance, while 52% said they...
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Harris, under GOP pressure to visit border, headed to El Paso on Friday
Vice President Kamala Harris, under GOP pressure to visit the southern border to deal with the migration problem, is headed to El Paso on Friday, her office said.
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21 Republicans, led by Boebert, move to censure Biden over 'failure' to enforce border laws
FIRST ON FOX: 21 Republicans, led by Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., on Wednesday introduced a resolution to censure President Biden for what the lawmakers described as a "failure" to faithfully execute U.S. border and immigration laws – as Republicans continue to hit the administration for its...
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Pelosi challenges Democrats on economic messaging
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is challenging rank-and-file Democrats to get more aggressive in selling voters back home on President Biden’s economic agenda, specifically touting a provision prov…
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Pentagon leaders testily defend efforts on racism, extremism
Top Pentagon leaders on Wednesday passionately defended the military's approach to addressing racism and extremism, pushing back against accusations by Republican lawmakers that the effort is creating division and hurting morale. The testy exchanges showed that the political dimension of a...
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Apple CEO Tim Cook personally rang Nancy Pelosi to ask her to slow down 6 tech antitrust bills, according to a report
Apple CEO Tim Cook told Pelosi he believed the antitrust bills had been rushed and would stunt innovation, five sources told the New York Times.
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1.8 million Latino children lack health coverage, reflecting deeper disparities, study finds
More than 1.8 million Latino children lacked health coverage as of 2019, an increase of 354,400 children compared to 2016.
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Biden remembers the late Senator John Warner at his funeral
President Biden and the late Senator John Warner served together for decades in the Senate.
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Supreme Court Decision Could Doom Trump Holdovers At Social Security
A court decision in a case regarding a Federal Housing Finance Agency director could open the door for President Joe Biden to replace Commissioner Andrew Saul.
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Biden administration wades into Michigan oil pipeline fight with environmental review - Washington Examiner
The Biden administration will scrutinize the environmental effects of a portion of a crude oil pipeline in Michigan, wading into a long-waged battle by environmentalists and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to shut down the pipeline.The Army Corps of Engineers announced Wednesday it will conduct an...
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Louisiana governor vetoes transgender sports bill
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards (D) on Tuesday vetoed a Republican-backed bill that would have banned transgender females from participating in girl's and women's school and college sports.Details: "As I have said repeatedly when asked about this bill, discrimination is not a Louisiana value...
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Proud Boys leader Charles Donohoe will stay in jail pending trial in Capitol riot conspiracy case
Videos released earlier this week showed Donohoe was among a group of people who pushed against a line of officers on the east side of the Capitol.
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Warren stalls Biden’s higher education pick over student loan policies
Warren’s staff is negotiating with the Biden administration about a “range of necessary reforms in higher education including the administration of the student loan program,” a source said.
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US migrant camp 'kids feel like they're in prison'
More than 2,000 migrant children are being detained in an overcrowded camp in Texas ridden with disease.
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Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner distance themselves from the former President and his constant complaints | CNN Politics
With each passing day away from Washington, former President Donald Trump’s grievances continue unabated. And those complaints appear to be driving away two of the people who were closest to him during his White House tenure: his daughter Ivanka Trump and son-in-law, Jared Kushner.
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Nine out of 10 on SNAP food program struggle to access healthy diet
A USDA spokesperson says the agency aims to give the benefits program an update by the end of summer.
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Democrats' losing hand on voting rights
The 50-50 Senate, GOP-controlled state legislatures, gerrymandering and a conservative Supreme Court are blunting Democrats' ability to fight back against historic efforts to restrict voting in states across the U.S. Why it matters: Voting rights advocates say the moves could artificially prop...
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First-time socialist candidate India Walton likely to become Buffalo's next mayor after stunning primary upset
India Walton would be the first socialist mayor of a major U.S. city in six decades.
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Top US general downplays Taliban battlefield gains
The top general in the U.S. military on Wednesday downplayed recent battlefield successes by the Taliban in Afghanistan, stressing that most of the district centers controlled by the insurgents wer…
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Birds acting blind when approached, dying by hundreds. Scientists don't know why.
Wildlife experts in at least six states are investigating the cause of the bird deaths.
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A Years-Long Effort To Reform The Military's Justice System Gains More Momentum
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other key House members are jumping on board with a plan by Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand a day after Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin voiced support for a crucial part of it.
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Oath Keeper, daycare owner pleads guilty to conspiracy, obstruction in Capitol riot
Englewood resident Graydon Young joined the Oath Keepers in December. He pled guilty to dand obstruction charges Wednesday.
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Border Patrol chief stepping down after Biden administration moves to replace him
Border Patrol Chief Rodney Scott announced on Wednesday that he is stepping down, after the Biden administration gave him notice that he is being reassigned -- amid a continuing crisis at the southern border.
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John McAfee, embattled software developer, found dead in Spanish jail
McAfee was going to be extradited to the U.S. for fraud charges.
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Sen. Sherrod Brown: Ohio GOP should be 'ashamed of themselves' for election bill
Brown said proposed changes to Ohio's election laws and voting rights are a knee-jerk reaction to Donald Trump's "abject lie" about the 2020 election.
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GOP-led Michigan state Senate committee finds no evidence of widespread fraud in 2020 election
The report, released Wednesday morning, came after the Michigan Senate Oversight Committee had spent months reviewing the 2020 presidential election in Michigan.
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Separated under Trump in 2018, reunited at the Tampa airport Sunday
Yudissa was separated from her daughter under "zero tolerance" in 2018. When they were reunited Sunday, she didn't recognize the 15-year-old at first.
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HHS should reinstate fetal tissue research ethics board, 37 senators and 100 reps demand in letter
Mississippi Sen. Roger Wicker and two of his House Republican colleagues are leading a letter to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra demanding the Cabinet secretary reverse his decision to nix the National Institute of Health (NIH) ethics board overseeing human...
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Heat wave sparks historically unseasonable wildfires in West
The week after one of the worst heat waves in the history of the Western U.S., a series of wildfires has already broken out unseasonably early, sparking fears that this will be one of the worst fir…
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Biden praises GOP senator's bipartisanship in eulogy
President Biden on Wednesday delivered a eulogy at the funeral of former Sen. John Warner, R-Va., praising him for his bipartisanship in Congress.
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Defense secretary: National Guard readiness will ‘begin to erode’ without Capitol riot reimbursement | CNN Politics
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Wednesday the readiness of the National Guard will “begin to erode” if it’s not reimbursed for protecting the US Capitol in the aftermath of the January 6 insurrection.
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2 young sisters mysteriously found dead in canal, police say
Two girls mysteriously found dead along the same Florida canal were sisters, police said.
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Harrison Ford injures shoulder on Indiana Jones 5 film set
The 78-year-old actor injures his shoulder while rehearsing a fight scene in the UK.
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Sanders open to SALT cap changes focused on middle class
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Wednesday indicated that he is open to making changes to the cap on the state and local tax (SALT) deduction.In an interview on MSNBC, Sanders said he thinks lawmaker…
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Supreme Court issues blow to unions in California case about farm property rights
The Supreme Court in a 6-3 decision Wednesday ruled that a California law allowing union organizers access to farms to organize workers is unconstitutional because it in effect deprives farm owners of their property rights without just compensation.
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Supreme Court sides with Pennsylvania cheerleader punished for Snapchat post
The high court ruled 8-1 in favor of the student, Brandi Levy.
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Britney Spears Asks Court To End Conservatorship, Detailing Its Control Over Her Life
Addressing a judge personally for the first time, the pop star called for an end to her long-running conservatorship.
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Chiefs defensive end accused of having submachine gun in car
Kansas City Chiefs defensive end Frank Clark was arrested Sunday night for having a submachine gun in his vehicle, the Los Angeles Police Department said. LAPD spokesperson Meghan Aguliar told…
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EXPLAINER: What's next now that GOP has blocked voting bill?
Senate Republicans have blocked debate of a sweeping overhaul of how elections are run in the U.S. The bill was pushed by congressional Democrats who argued it was needed to counter a spate of new GOP laws this year tightening voting rules in the states. WHY DID SENATE REPUBLICANS BLOCK THE...
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Senate Republicans block signature Democratic election bill in key test vote
Senate Democrats suffered a loss on Tuesday when Republican opposition sunk their signature voting and election bill during a key test vote, underscoring the limits of the party's power with the narrowest possible Senate majority.
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‘Killibuster’: Democratic angst grows as filibuster threatens agenda
Democrats are confronting the reality that absent any seismic shifts, their top agenda items face long, if not impossible, odds in the Senate amid growing frustration with the legislative filibuste…
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House progressives demand action after voting rights bill fails | CNN Politics
Now that Senate Republicans blocked the path forward on a monumental ethics reform and elections bill, progressives are frustrated, openly calling for an end to the filibuster even as key moderates have made clear they won’t be changing it.
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Eric Adams has 1st-choice lead in New York City Democratic mayoral primary
The final results may not be available until July.
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Biden accuses Republicans of backing a 'Jim Crow era in the 21st Century'
President Biden accused Republicans of defending voter suppression efforts that amounted to “a Jim Crow era in the 21st Century” in a scathing statement Tuesday after GOP senators blocked debate on a sweeping Democrat-backed election overhaul.
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GOP governors embrace culture wars with White House in mind
Several high-profile Republican governors are leaning into the culture wars as they eye presidential bids in 2024.
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Pentagon tracked failed Iranian satellite launch and new images reveal Tehran is set to try again | CNN Politics
The Pentagon was watching as Iran attempted, and failed, to launch yet another satellite into orbit earlier this month, multiple defense officials tell CNN.
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US fighter jets called to flight as precaution against Russian bombers near Hawaii
American fighter jets were twice in flight over Hawaii earlier this month as a precaution against Russian bombers training in the region, ABC News has learned.
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White House digs in as infrastructure talks stall
A busy afternoon of meetings between senior White House officials and Senate moderates failed to achieve a breakthrough Tuesday after senior Biden advisers made it clear they do not support several…
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Why The ‘Trump Court’ Won’t Be Like Trump
There may be more common ground among Supreme Court liberals and conservatives than many people think.
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NYC Democratic mayoral primary to proceed to ranked-choice counting after no candidate wins majority outright, CNN projects | CNN Politics
The New York City Democratic mayoral primary winner will be determined using ranked-choice voting tabulation, CNN projected on Tuesday night.
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Senate Democrats bow to reality of voter ID laws’ popularity - Washington Examiner
To secure support for a sweeping proposal to change voting laws, Senate Democrats are being forced to swallow a provision previously considered anathema to them: voter ID laws.That's the price of winning support from Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia. On Tuesday, he joined all 49...
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Biden announces strategy to tackle gun violence amid sharp increase in crime
The president said he wants to "supercharge what works" by cracking down on rogue gun dealers and increase funding for police and social service programs.
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U.S. Justice Department launches new effort to crack down on firearms trafficking
The U.S. Justice Department is launching a new strike force aimed at cracking down on illegal firearms trafficking, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco said on Tuesday.
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'QAnon Shaman' lawyer says all Americans had a role in U.S. Capitol riot
The participant in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol nicknamed the "QAnon Shaman" for his horned headdress argued through a lawyer on Tuesday that all Americans - and disinformation - are to blame for the deadly violence. Jacob Chansley of Arizona is currently in federal custody awaiting...
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In third filibuster, Senate GOP blocks partisan election overhaul bill - Washington Examiner
Senate Republicans blocked a measure authored by Democrats that would overhaul election and voting laws, calling the legislation a partisan power grab. Democrats voted unanimously to begin debate on the For the People Act, a bill they framed as critical voting rights legislation. But the party...
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Pelosi considers committee to investigate the January 6 attack
This comes after Senate Republicans blocked what had been considered a bipartisan effort to create an independent 9/11-style commission last month.
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DeSantis gets standing ovation by promising to put on the ‘full armor of God’ to fight against leftism - Washington Examiner
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis earned a standing ovation after promising to put on the "full armor of God" to fight against leftism."It ain't going to be easy," DeSantis said about taking a stand against the Left at last weekend’s Faith & Freedom Coalition's Road to Majority Conference. "You got to...
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NY Times test finds no identifiable tuna DNA in Subway’s tuna sandwich
A New York Times analysis found no identifiable tuna DNA in Subway’s tuna sandwich, the newspaper reported over the weekend, citing tests conducted by a commercial lab.The Times bought 60 inches of…
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FAA says US airports will get $8 billion in pandemic relief
Airports around the country will share $8 billion in federal relief to help them recover from the pandemic
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Trump fuels Herschel Walker Senate hype in Georgia
The GOP is anxiously looking for clues about the football legend’s intentions in one of the nation’s most important Senate contests.
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Law firm hired by Lincoln Project concludes investigation into handling of sexual misconduct allegations - Washington Examiner
Investigators hired by the Lincoln Project concluded their investigation into the group's handling of sexual misconduct allegations against one of its co-founders. A memo, sent by the anti-Trump group to its supporters and posted to its Twitter account on Tuesday, downplayed the level of...
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Analysis: Why Biden didn’t do more to avert voting rights defeat | CNN Politics
If the expansive voting rights bill suffocated in the Senate on Tuesday was the most critical defense of American democracy in decades, it seems odd that a President who put that very goal at the core of his administration didn’t do more to pass it.
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Garland: Review of Trump-era politicization should fall to DOJ watchdog
Attorney General Merrick Garland on Tuesday expressed hesitancy at launching a broad review of the Trump administration’s politicization of the Department of Justice (DOJ), citing separate investig…
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Sen. Kennedy introduces bill to 'save' Afghan allies as US withdraws
Louisiana Republican Sen. John Kennedy introduced legislation Tuesday that seeks to protect Afghani translators and allies who played a “crucial role” in assisting U.S. forces during the War in Afghanistan.
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Martin Luther King III, Al Sharpton to hold nationwide march against voter suppression
Martin Luther King III and the Rev. Al Sharpton will hold a nationwide march against voter suppression on Aug. 28 — the 58th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington. The event, dubbed “March On…
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Blinken meeting European allies to brief on Putin summit, rally to counter China
Secretary of State Antony Blinken returns to Europe in what a senior U.S. diplomat called another key trip focused on "rebuilding our relationships with allies."
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'Heartbreaking' conditions in US migrant child camp
An investigation by the BBC has uncovered alarming conditions at a child migrant camp in Texas.
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Owners of $4,000 Peloton treadmills must now pay $39 monthly fee to use them - Washington Examiner
Peloton announced owners will now have to sign up for a $39 monthly subscription to use its $4,000 treadmills. The free “Just Run” option on the Tread+ treadmill was removed following safety concerns. Last month, in collaboration with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Peloton issued a...
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US warplanes fly first combat missions off foreign aircraft carrier since World War II | CNN
United States Marine Corps fighter jets aboard a British aircraft carrier flew combat missions over the Middle East this week – the first time US warplanes have gone into combat from a foreign warship since World War II, the United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defense said on Tuesday.
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The Arizona election 'audit' is a partisan and amateurish endeavor that 'should not be trusted,' expert review finds
A new report, co-authored by a former GOP elections official, says the Maricopa County audit "lacks the essential elements" of a credible review.
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Iran: 'Sabotage attack' on civilian nuclear center thwarted
Iranian state TV says that authorities have thwarted a “sabotage attack” on the country’s civilian nuclear program, without providing further information
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Democrats plot next steps on new election rules with a focus on Georgia | CNN Politics
Senate Democrats, stymied in their push to mandate a major revamp of election laws, are beginning to map out their next steps to draw attention to the issue and to put the focus on a critical battleground state: Georgia.
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Cruise ships eager to set sail after court victory
Cruise ships are preparing to set sail once again after more than a year in port due to coronavirus restrictions.Sunday will mark the first cruise out of the U.S. with paying passengers since March…
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‘Rogue city leaders’: How Republicans are taking power away from mayors
State lawmakers are preempting the ability of city leaders to enforce their own regulations. The moves represent a sharp ideological shift for a party that has long championed local control.
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15 GOP governors urge release of Census redistricting data
Fifteen Republican governors sent a letter Tuesday to the U.S. Department of Commerce urging that the U.S. Census Bureau release redistricting data as soon as possible, saying further delays would hurt efforts to redraw congressional and legislative districts. The letter addressed to Commerce...
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Pelosi signals new panel to investigate Jan. 6 Capitol riot
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is signaling that she is poised to create a new committee to investigate the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol, pushing closer to a partisan investigation of the attack after Senate Republicans blocked the creation of an independent probe.
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Adams leads early in NYC Democratic mayoral primary; Yang bows out
Curtis Sliwa, a radio host and 1970s anti-crime activist, is the projected Republican nominee.
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Arizona House Dems refused to show up to the floor, blocking the state GOP from advancing a budget that included a tax cut to benefit the wealthy
The move by Arizona Democrats follows Texas legislators who staged a dramatic walkout to block a GOP-backed bill restricting voting rights last month.
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US to give asylum seekers who skipped court date another shot
The U.S. will now allow asylum seekers whose claims were denied or dismissed under the Trump administration due to a missed court date under the “Remain-in-Mexico” policy to seek refuge again.
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Democrats hope a voting rights failure sparks change on Senate filibuster
After a failed vote on U.S. election reform, some congressional Democrats say they hope that defeat may provide the opportunity to scrap the filibuster rule that allows the minority in the Senate to block most legislation.
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Biden unveils strategy to stop gun crime as summer violence spikes
President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced a "comprehensive strategy" to combat rising gun violence.
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U.S. Democrats vow 'long march' toward voting rights reforms
Democrats in the U.S. Congress suffered a bruising defeat in their drive to pass a major election reform bill but said there are more tools at their disposal to overcome Republican efforts in several states to roll back expanded voting procedures.
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GOP riven by infighting over Big Tech crackdown
The finger-pointing underscores that the politics of antitrust laws designed to take on Amazon, Google, Apple and Facebook don’t cut neatly across ideological lines.
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How many people are hurt by police? The undercount may be significant.
Few departments keep good data. San Jose has tried to keep track, and found that uses of force led to hospital visits about 43 percent of the time.
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U.S. seizes Iranian state-linked news sites
The move appeared to be a crackdown on Iranian media amid rising tensions between the U.S. and Iran.
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Fact check: A look at four false claims about Democrats’ big elections bill | CNN Politics
The Senate is scheduled to hold a Tuesday vote on whether to move forward with a sweeping Democratic elections and ethics bill, known as the For the People Act, that was passed by the House of Representatives in March.
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Landmark voting rights bill defeated in Senate despite Democratic unity
For the People Act fails to overcome filibusterBiden under pressure to advocate for presidential priorityUS politics – live coverage Chuck Schumer, second from left, speaks accompanied by Raphael Warnock, Jeff Merkley and Amy Klobuchar before the vote. Photograph: Alex Brandon/AP Joe Biden...
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‘Staggering’: Biden breaks from agenda to grapple with bloodshed plaguing big cities
The White House is struggling to contain the nation's surge in gun violence without exacerbating existing tensions on policing.
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Gov. Tony Evers signs a bill banning chokeholds, while GOP lawmakers pass a scaled back use-of-force bill
"Although I am signing these bills, I have and will continue to urge the Legislature to take more meaningful action," Evers said.
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott calls special session, setting stage for voting bill showdown
Democrats staged a rare walkout to block a sweeping election bill in the final hours of the regular session in May.
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Some used vehicles now cost more than original sticker price
High demand and low supply have driven up used vehicle prices so much that many are now selling for more than their original sticker price when they were new
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Baltimore police chief calls for more ‘boots on the ground’ to handle crime wave
Baltimore Police Commissioner Michael Harrison said Tuesday that he would like to see more “boots on the ground” and additional funding for his department amid a surge in violent crime in cities ac…
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Video of Florida trooper tasing teen sparks outrage
A Florida state trooper was caught on video tasing a 16-year-old, after following him into his girlfriend's backyard because he looked suspicious, according to the trooper.
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Connecticut becomes 19th state to legalize recreational use of marijuana
"For decades, the war on cannabis caused injustices and created disparities while doing little to protect public health and safety," Governor Ned Lamont said.
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US to review dark history of Indigenous boarding schools
For over 150 years, thousands of Indigenous children were taken from their communities and forced into boarding schools that focused on assimilation.
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Hispanic Democrats launch new voter rights initiative
The Hispanic Caucus’s campaign arm, Bold PAC, launched a new committee Wednesday to protect voting rights amid national debate on universal access to voting.The new political action comm…
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Former Middle East peace envoy Dennis Ross on Israel's political future - "Intelligence Matters"
Ross discussed the outlook for the governing coalition in Israel and the background of the newly elected Israeli prime minister, as well as Benjamin Netanyahu's political future.
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Pentagon won't rule out aliens in long-awaited UFO report
The report provides few answers on what the US military knows about unexplained flying objects.
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Biden: $13 wage for federal firefighters 'ridiculously low'
On average, federal firefighters are paid less than local firefighters, nationwide.
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Guardian Angels founder Curtis Sliwa wins GOP primary in NYC mayor’s race
Guardian Angels founder Curtis Sliwa won the GOP mayoral primary in New York City on Tuesday, though he faces low odds of winning November’s general election.Sliwa was declared the winner…
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“Left a very big mess”: Boston U.S. attorney finalist trashes Labor secretary
A finalist for U.S. attorney in Boston is publicly trashing the city's former mayor — Labor Secretary Marty Walsh.Why it matters: Rachael Rollins’ approach is perpetuating scrutiny of a troubled Cabinet secretary and fellow Democrat — and hints at the independence she may exhibit if tapped for...
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Senate Republicans block voting rights reform bill despite unified Democratic support
Senate Republicans on Tuesday blocked Democrats from moving forward on a sweeping election reform bill.
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White House draws ire of progressives amid voting rights defeat
When Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) came out in favor of a procedural debate over voting rights legislation on Tuesday, he offered a symbolic showing of Democratic Party cohesion. But before GOP s…
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Apple Daily: Hong Kong pro-democracy paper announces closure
The tabloid's closure, days after its assets were frozen, is a blow to media freedom in Hong Kong.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis signs education bills on 'viewpoint diversity,' new civics curriculum in Florida
The bills direct how civics is taught in Florida public schools and universities, including one bill that seeks to assess "viewpoint diversity" on college campuses.
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Latino groups want swift confirmation of Myrna Pérez as federal judge
"This is an important step from the Biden administration to begin to correct the imbalance of federal judgeships," Latino group leader says.
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Al Franken to launch comedy tour as he attempts career comeback following Senate resignation
Former Democratic Sen. Al Franken will open a 15-date comedy tour starting this September, he announced this week.
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Planning to take out a federal student loan this fall? Prepare for a higher interest rate
Families have until June 30 to file a Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA.
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Tom Perez launches bid for Maryland governor | CNN Politics
Tom Perez, the former chair of the Democratic National Committee, announced Wednesday that he was running for governor of Maryland, seeking to succeed term-limited Republican Gov. Larry Hogan.
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Democrats confront failure on elections strategy
Progressives hoped election reform going down would bolster Democratic votes to change the filibuster. So far, that hasn't happened.
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House Democrats introduce bill to require stronger car seat backs
The House bill would require the decades-old strength standard for car seats to be updated within two years, in order to address failures during rear-end collisions.
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Defense Secretary Will Back A Seismic Shift In Prosecuting Military Sex Assault Cases
Lloyd Austin endorses removing the prosecution of sexual assaults and related crimes from the military chain of command, but Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand says the recommendation doesn't go far enough.
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Why 'instant runoff' voting in New York doesn't mean instant results
New York City is rolling out ranked-choice voting in its mayoral primary and several other key races, becoming the largest US jurisdiction to give the voting system a try.
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Eric Adams holds early lead in NYC Democratic mayoral primary. But it will take some time to figure out who won.
The votes released on Tuesday night were just the first-choice votes for ballots cast in-person during early voting and on primary day.
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Kobe Bryant’s widow, other families, settle wrongful death suit related to fatal helicopter crash | CNN
Vanessa Bryant and other families have settled a wrongful death lawsuit with the company that owned and operated the helicopter that crashed last year in Southern California, killing her husband, NBA legend Kobe Bryant, their daughter and seven others.
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Biden says he’s ‘proud’ of 2 athletes who announced LGBTQ identities | CNN Politics
President Joe Biden on Tuesday voiced support for two professional athletes who announced recently that they’re part of the LGBTQ community, saying he’s “proud” of their decisions to publicly share their identities.
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Biden administration backs end to the disparity of cocaine sentences | CNN Politics
The Biden administration “strongly supports” ending the racial disparity of sentencing federal offenders who are convicted for crack versus powdered cocaine, according to head of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, who testified Tuesday in support of a measure to do just that.
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Harlem Globetrotters To The NBA: 'Don't Get It Twisted,' Make Us A Pro Franchise Now
In an open letter to NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, the Harlem Globetrotters demanded the team join the league as a franchise.
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COVID-19 vaccine creators win prestigious Spanish prize
Seven researchers whose work contributed to designing COVID-19 jabs have won Spain’s prestigious Princess of Asturias award for scientific research
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Missouri sees rise in severe COVID-19 cases among the young, unvaccinated as delta variant spreads
Health care workers in southwest Missouri are sounding the alarm over a wave of young, unvaccinated COVD-19 patients who are now filling hospital beds.
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Americans most likely to be evicted are the least likely to be vaccinated
Experts worry that a wave of evictions around the U.S. this summer could lead to more coronavirus deaths.
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Missouri tracks spread of delta variant using wastewater
The COVID-19 delta variant is spreading rampantly through Missouri, officials say based off wastewater testing.
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Covid and the new spirit of collaboration
Drug costs raise questions of access — Covid inequities laid bare
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Teens, young adults should get Covid vaccines, despite rare heart risks, CDC advisers urge
More than 300 cases of myocarditis or pericarditis following mRNA Covid-19 vaccines have have been confirmed by the CDC in adolescents or young adults.
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Heart Inflammation In Teens And Young Adults After COVID-19 Vaccine Is Rare, CDC Says
The cases have been seen mostly in teens and young adults between 12 and 39 years old. No deaths have been associated with this side effect of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines.
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Jim Bakker, his church settle lawsuit over COVID-19 claims
Jim Bakker and his southwestern Missouri church will pay restitution of $156,000 to settle a lawsuit that accused the TV pastor of falsely claiming that a health supplement could cure COVID-19
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Why officials are particularly concerned about unvaccinated population in the South
State health departments report that the "vast majority" of hospitalized COVID-19 patients are unvaccinated
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Nearly every new Covid-19 death is now entirely preventable, CDC director says | CNN
The dangerous Delta variant poses a risk as the United States works to ease out of the Covid-19 pandemic, but experts say the nation has the tools needed to overcome the threat – if the public takes advantage of them.
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Frontier Airlines making passengers pay 'Covid Recovery' surcharge
The fee offsets costs like cleaning aircraft and PPE for Frontier's employees.
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Coronavirus world map: We've now passed the 600 million mark for infections
A map of confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths around the world. The respiratory disease has spread rapidly across six continents and has killed millions.
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Covid: Sydney faces new restrictions as cluster grows
Australia's largest city sees its worst outbreak this year as a cluster infected with the Delta strain grows.
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Americans living abroad plead for COVID-19 vaccine
Americans living abroad are pleading with the U.S. government to provide them with COVID-19 vaccine doses, particularly as demand is waning domestically with a majority of adults getting their shot…
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Houston hospital workers fired, resign over COVID-19 vaccine
More than 150 employees at a Houston hospital system who refused to get the COVID-19 vaccine have been fired or resigned after a judge dismissed an employee lawsuit over the vaccine requirement
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First came Covid, then long-haul symptoms. And now they’re battling the guilt of having survived it all | CNN
At the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, when resources were scarce and experts debated whether the US would have to ration care, many Covid patients began to feel survivor’s guilt. These are some of their stories.
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Fauci Warns Dangerous Delta Variant Is The Greatest Threat To U.S. COVID Efforts
More contagious than other variants, and maybe more likely to cause severe disease, Delta is spreading so fast in the U.S. it could cause another surge this summer or fall, according to new research.
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Jill Biden touts vaccine in poorly inoculated Mississippi
First lady Jill Biden is encouraging people in one of the least-vaccinated states to roll up their sleeves and get immunized against the coronavirus
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As Covid-19 deaths hit record lows, those dying are younger and more disproportionately Black than before | CNN
Black people and younger people are making up a bigger share of coronavirus deaths.
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A coronavirus outbreak hit a Florida government building. Two people are dead but a vaccinated employee wasn’t infected | CNN
Two people are dead and four of their coworkers were hospitalized after a Covid-19 outbreak swept through a government building in Manatee County, Florida.
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