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The Biden administration makes 8 more free Covid tests available to US households as it calls on Congress to pass additional funding.

Biden administration makes 8 more free Covid tests available to US households as it calls on Congress to pass additional funding

By Betsy Klein, CNN The Biden administration is opening CovidTests.gov for a third round of orders while reiterating its calls on Congress to act on additional Covid response funding. US households are now able to order “an additional eight free at-home tests at COVIDTests.gov—bringing the total number of free tests available to each household since

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Biden administration makes 8 more free Covid tests available to US households as it calls on Congress to pass additional funding

By Betsy Klein, CNN The Biden administration is opening CovidTests.gov for a third round of orders while reiterating its calls on Congress to act on additional Covid response funding. US households are now able to order “an additional eight free at-home tests at COVIDTests.gov—bringing the total number of free tests available to each household since

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John Fetterman's unique persona is put to the test in the Pennsylvania Democratic Senate primary.

‘He is unconventional’: John Fetterman’s unique persona is put to the test in Pennsylvania Democratic Senate primary

By Dan Merica, CNN A win for John Fetterman in Pennsylvania on Tuesday would be a win for the unconventional candidate. Scores of Fetterman supporters across the commonwealth were drawn to the candidate because of his uniqueness. They loved that he looked miserable at a White House event, has people not-entirely-jokingly guessing whether he owns

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A House panel is set to hold a public hearing on May 16 on "unidentified aerial phenomena

Key lawmaker warns at UFO hearing: ‘Unidentified aerial phenomena are a potential national security threat’

By Clare Foran, CNN Key lawmakers warned at a House hearing on Tuesday that unidentified aerial phenomena — popularly known as UFOs — must be investigated and taken seriously as a potential threat to national security. The event marked the first congressional public hearing on UFOs in decades, a high-profile moment for a controversial topic

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A proposed version of New York's new congressional map could set up several incumbent vs. incumbent primaries

Proposed New York congressional map could pit longtime Democratic members against each other

By Melissa Holzberg DePalo A proposed version of New York’s new congressional map could set up several incumbent vs. incumbent primaries, potentially pitting veteran Democratic lawmakers against each other, and dampen Democratic hopes of picking up more seats in the Empire State in this year’s midterms. The proposal, unveiled on Monday from a court-appointed special

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Kathy Barnette

Barnette said she was leading buses to DC for ‘our 1776 moment’ on January 6, 2021

By Andrew Kaczynski and Em Steck, CNN Pennsylvania Republican Senate candidate Kathy Barnette said she was bringing three buses of “pissed off patriots” for the January 6, 2021, “Stop the Steal” rally that preceded the US Capitol riot. Calling it “our 1776 moment,” Barnette promised those attending the rally would make their voices heard, according

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President Joe Biden speaks at the National Peace Officers' Memorial Service on the West Front of the Capitol in Washington

Biden reverses some Trump policies related to Cuba, making it easier for families to visit relatives in country

By Jennifer Hansler and Kevin Liptak, CNN The State Department on Monday announced a series of measures it said is aimed at supporting the Cuban people, including reinstating the Cuban Family Reunification Parole Program and increasing consular services and visa processing. “We will make it easier for families to visit their relatives in Cuba and

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A contentious House primary in Oregon is dividing national and local Democrats as Rep. Kurt Schrader (pictured right)

Oregon’s Kurt Schrader, after backlash over breaking with House Democrats, faces primary challenge in redrawn district

By Gregory Krieg, CNN A contentious House primary in Oregon is dividing national and local Democrats as Rep. Kurt Schrader, running now in a district where more than half of primary voters are seeing his name on the ballot for the first time, faces a challenge on Tuesday from progressive Jamie McLeod-Skinner. Schrader has often

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Kathy Barnette

Fact check: Deceptive anti-Barnette ad misleads about her positions on Black Lives Matter and police defunding

By Daniel Dale, CNN A deceptive new attack ad in Pennsylvania’s Republican Senate primary tries to convince voters that late-surging candidate Kathy Barnette, who has vehemently opposed the Black Lives Matter movement and defunding the police, is a supporter of both. The ad is from Honor Pennsylvania, a super PAC backing one of Barnette’s rivals

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