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By Jasmine Wright and Kate Sullivan, CNN Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday met with the new president of the United Arab Emirates after leading a US delegation to the UAE to express in-person condolences following the death of the country’s president, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan. Harris told reporters after the meeting she made

By Betsy Klein, Katherine Dillinger and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration said Monday that it is making it easier to import certain infant formulas as it works to address a nationwide shortage. The US ordinarily produces 98% of the infant formula it uses, with imported formula primarily coming from Mexico, Ireland

By MJ Lee, CNN White House Correspondent The Biden administration is confronting a barrage of questions and criticism for the national baby formula shortage that has anxious and angry parents hopping from store to store in search of baby food. The White House was unable to point to federal guidance last Thursday on what parents

By Dan Merica, CNN It was the moment the lifeless body of a 1,500-pound steer was hoisted in the air, blood pouring from its neck, that Mandela Barnes knew he was a long way from his comfort zone. Born and raised in Milwaukee, Barnes’ political upbringing is intertwined with Wisconsin’s urban heart, a place that

By Betsy Klein, CNN The Biden administration announced an action plan Monday aimed at boosting the supply of affordable housing amid rising home prices and overall high inflation. Taken together, administration officials said, the actions announced will help close the affordable housing gap and “ease the burden of housing costs,” noting that housing prices are

By Evan Perez and Marshall Cohen, CNN Michael Sussmann, a former lawyer for Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign, is set to go on trial Monday for a single charge of lying to the FBI, as part of Special Counsel John Durham’s three-year investigation of the Trump-Russia investigation. But the trial is shaping up to be about

By Eva McKend, CNN Sen. Chris Van Hollen announced Sunday that he suffered a “minor stroke” over the weekend and is hospitalized. The Maryland Democrat said in a statement that his doctors have told him “there are no long-term effects or damage as a result of this incident” but that he will remain in the

By Arlette Saenz President Joe Biden will travel to Buffalo, New York, on Tuesday to meet with the families of victims after a racially motivated mass shooting Saturday at a grocery store left 10 people dead, the White House announced Sunday. Biden told reporters earlier Sunday he had “not yet” spoken with victims’ families and

By Arlette Saenz President Joe Biden will travel to Buffalo, New York, on Tuesday to meet with the families of victims after a racially motivated mass shooting Saturday at a grocery store left 10 people dead, the White House announced Sunday. Biden told reporters earlier Sunday he had “not yet” spoken with victims’ families and

By Gregory Krieg, CNN As Democratic House members began planning their exits last year ahead of an expected midterms backlash, progressive outsiders were organizing, targeting soon-to-be open seats in traditionally blue districts. The goal, as leading progressives have articulated over the last year or so, is to shift the center of gravity in the House