QUESTION OF THE DAY: Is the Senate gun bill a good compromise?
A small group of Republicans has joined Democrats in helping to push through a Senate gun bill to a final vote.
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5 takeaways from the fifth day of January 6 hearings
By Marshall Cohen, Jeremy Herb and Zachary Cohen, CNN The January 6 select committee’s latest public hearing on Thursday shed considerable new light on former President Donald Trump’s attempts to weaponize the Justice Department in the final months of his term as part of his plot to overturn the 2020 election and stay in power.
Continue Reading Why now? How four senators finally got a gun deal no one thought was possible
By Lauren Fox, CNN Thursday night, both Sens. Mitch McConnell and Chuck Schumer had reason to celebrate. After decades of inaction on gun legislation, the two men were able to achieve something that neither had imagined possible just weeks before: a compromise on gun safety legislation brokered by four members they’d each given their blessing
Continue Reading Why now? How four senators finally got a gun deal no one thought was possible
By Lauren Fox, CNN Thursday night, both Sens. Mitch McConnell and Chuck Schumer had reason to celebrate. After decades of inaction on gun legislation, the two men were able to achieve something that neither had imagined possible just weeks before: a compromise on gun safety legislation brokered by four members they’d each given their blessing
Continue Reading Biden heads to Europe to keep allies united against Russia as a grinding war in Ukraine takes its toll
By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden departed Saturday for a week of summits in Europe, where the grinding war in Ukraine — entering its fifth month and fading from Americans’ attention — will be thrust back to the forefront. Biden hopes to announce new sanctions and military assistance alongside European allies during his visits
Continue Reading Senate passes first major federal gun safety legislation in decades
By Clare Foran, Ali Zaslav, Lauren Fox and Ted Barrett, CNN The Senate on Thursday night passed a bipartisan bill to address gun violence that amounts to the first major federal gun safety legislation in decades. The final vote was 65 to 33 with 15 Republicans joining Democrats in support of the measure, marking a
Continue Reading January 6 committee showed particular interest in Ivanka Trump footage, filmmaker says
By Zachary Cohen, CNN The House select committee investigating January 6, 2021, questioned British filmmaker Alex Holder on Thursday about his interview with Ivanka Trump, showing particular interest in what she and other members of the Trump family had said about election irregularities, he told CNN’s Don Lemon. Speaking to CNN after his deposition with
Continue Reading Gallup: Record low 25% of Americans have confidence in Supreme Court
By Dan Berman, CNN The Supreme Court is poised to make dramatic changes in the national legal landscape this month, and Americans don’t seem happy about that at all. Only 1 in 4 Americans have “a great deal” or “quite a lot” of confidence in the high court, according to a Gallup poll released Thursday.
Continue Reading Biden administration to compensate some ‘Havana syndrome’ victims up to $187,000
By Kylie Atwood, Katie Bo Lillis and Jennifer Hansler, CNN The US State Department has announced that US diplomats and family members impacted by severe “Havana syndrome” symptoms who required at least a year of medical assistance are going to be eligible for compensation payments of about $140,000 or $187,000. The payments will be paid
Continue Reading Trump’s allies claim they were assured editorial input before filmmaker was subpoenaed
By Kaitlan Collins, CNN Several of Donald Trump‘s closest allies sat for interviews with a British filmmaker during his final weeks as president after being assured they had editorial input over the final product, according to two people familiar with the situation, a claim the filmmaker’s team has denied. Multiple people said they had been
Continue Reading Paul Pelosi charged with DUI with injury
By Megan Trimble House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband has been charged with driving under the influence of alcohol causing injury and driving with .08% blood alcohol level or higher causing injury, according to a news release from the Napa County District Attorney’s Office. Paul Pelosi, 82, was arrested on May 28 after having been involved
Continue Reading 5 takeaways from the fifth day of January 6 hearings
By Marshall Cohen, Jeremy Herb and Zachary Cohen, CNN The January 6 select committee’s latest public hearing on Thursday shed considerable new light on former President Donald Trump’s attempts to weaponize the Justice Department in the final months of his term as part of his plot to overturn the 2020 election and stay in power.
Continue Reading Paul Clement wins Second Amendment case at Supreme Court, leaves law firm
By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter Paul Clement, who served as solicitor general during the George W. Bush administration, won a major Second Amendment case on behalf of a National Rifle Association affiliate Thursday. Hours later, he was no longer at his law firm. After the Supreme Court ruled, Clement’s now-former law firm,
Continue Reading These are the 15 Republican senators who voted to pass federal gun safety legislation
By Ali Zaslav, CNN Fifteen Republican senators on Thursday joined Democrats in voting to pass a bill to address gun violence, advancing the first major federal gun safety legislation in decades. The measure will next go to the House of Representatives — where Speaker Nancy Pelosi has promised to bring the legislation forward “first thing”
Continue Reading 5 takeaways from the fifth day of January 6 hearings
By Marshall Cohen, Jeremy Herb and Zachary Cohen, CNN The January 6 select committee’s latest public hearing on Thursday shed considerable new light on former President Donald Trump’s attempts to weaponize the Justice Department in the final months of his term as part of his plot to overturn the 2020 election and stay in power.
Continue Reading 3 takeaways from the fifth day of January 6 hearings
The January 6 select committee’s latest public hearing on Thursday shed considerable new light on former President Donald Trump’s attempts to weaponize the Justice Department in the final months of his term as part of his plot to overturn the 2020 election and stay in power.
Continue Reading California legislature passes bill to protect abortion providers and patients from civil suits
By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN California lawmakers on Thursday passed a bill that aims to protect abortion providers and patients seeking abortion care in the state from civil action started in another state. Assembly Bill 1666 next heads to the desk of Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, who is supportive of abortion rights. It would take effect
Continue Reading Biden administration agrees to cancel another $6 billion in student loan debt for defrauded borrowers
By Katie Lobosco, CNN The Biden administration has agreed to cancel an estimated $6 billion in federal student loan debt for about 200,000 borrowers who have claimed they were defrauded by their college. The administration had previously approved $25 billion in loan forgiveness for 1.3 million borrowers. Around 43 million Americans have federal student loan
Continue Reading Feds search home of Jeffrey Clark, former DOJ official who pushed Trump’s false election fraud claims
By Evan Perez, CNN Justice Correspondent Federal investigators on Wednesday conducted a search of the home of former Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark, people briefed on the matter tell CNN. Clark is the former DOJ lawyer who former President Donald Trump sought to install as attorney general in the days before the January 6 Capitol
Continue Reading Biden administration announces new at-home Covid tests for blind and low-vision Americans
By Donald Judd and Maegan Vazquez, CNN The Biden administration on Thursday rolled out free at-home Covid-19 tests that are designed to be more accessible for people who are blind or visually impaired. White House Covid-19 response coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha said the administration will provide more accessible, rapid self-tests to Americans across the country
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