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By Kevin Liptak and Kaitlan Collins, CNN When President Joe Biden welcomed 1,000 essential workers and military personnel on the South Lawn this weekend to mark Independence Day, it fulfilled — and even exceeded — his prediction from March that July 4th gatherings this year would look more like they used to. But underneath the

By Jason Hoffman, Rachel Janfaza and Homero De la Fuente, CNN President Joe Biden said he was “really proud of the way” US track and field star Sha’Carri Richardson responded following a positive drug test and subsequent suspension that will prevent her from running in her signature event for Team USA in the Olympics later

By Kylie Atwood and Barbara Starr, CNN US officials are actively updating emergency evacuation plans for the US embassy in Kabul, as concerns grow about the potential for escalating violence in the country while US troops near a complete withdrawal from Afghanistan, according to a US official and another source familiar with the planning. The

By Rachel Janfaza, CNN There’s a new TikTok star, and his name is Dr. Anthony Fauci. “Tell all of your TikTok buddies to get vaccinated,” Fauci said this week in a video posted on TikTok by Nia Sioux, the social media and former “Dance Moms” star. “I will, I’ll tell all my besties,” Sioux replied.

By Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden travels on Saturday to Traverse City, Michigan, as part of July Fourth celebrations that the White House is looking to use to mark the US’s progress in the fight against Covid-19. The White House’s theme for the holiday weekend is “America’s Back Together,” and the administration is promoting the idea

By Tami Luhby, CNN Jobless residents of Maryland and Texas have filed lawsuits in state courts seeking to force their governors to reinstate pandemic unemployment benefits. They join an effort begun by out-of-work Indiana residents, who have yet to see their payments restart despite a court ruling last week ordering the state to continue the

By Rachel Janfaza, CNN In the weeks following the 2020 election, former President Donald Trump’s White House attempted to call the chair of the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors — a key county in the state Trump lost by a small margin to then-candidate Joe Biden — according to a new report from the Arizona

By Katelyn Polantz, CNN Congressional Democrats’ years-long attempt to nail down whether then-President Donald Trump lied to special counsel Robert Mueller effectively ended on Friday, with the US Supreme Court wiping away court decisions where the House Judiciary Committee was told it could access secret grand jury records from key witnesses in the Mueller investigation.

By Sonnet Swire, CNN This week, President Joe Biden reprised his role of consoler-in-chief in south Florida as US and coalition troops prepared to leave Afghanistan for good. Meanwhile, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi pushed ahead with a Capitol Riot probe and New York prosecutors charged the Trump Organization for an alleged tax scheme.  Monday  Supreme

By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN A Supreme Court ruling that upheld two provisions of Arizona voting law that restrict how ballots can be cast will make it more difficult for Native Americans in the state’s tribal communities to vote, Navajo Nation activists say. Allie Young, founder of Protect The Sacred, said Friday that the court

By Kylie Atwood Iran plans to prevent inspectors from the UN nuclear watchdog reviewing video footage of some nuclear sites until there is an agreement to salvage the Iran nuclear deal, a senior Iranian official told CNN. The decision puts pressure on talks taking place in Vienna which are seeking to bring the US and

By Sonia Moghe, CNN Alvin Bragg is set to win the Democratic primary for the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, after his top challenger conceded Thursday — setting the former state and federal prosecutor up to eventually lead the investigation into the Trump Organization. Bragg will likely succeed current district attorney Cyrus Vance, whose term is

By Sonia Moghe, CNN Alvin Bragg is set to win the Democratic primary for the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, after his top challenger conceded Thursday — setting the former state and federal prosecutor up to eventually lead the investigation into the Trump Organization. Bragg will likely succeed current district attorney Cyrus Vance, whose term is

CNN’s Alisyn Camerota and Axios managing editor Margaret Talev discuss reports of dysfunction and infighting in Vice President Kamala Harris’ office.

By Kaitlan Collins and Jennifer Hansler, CNN President Joe Biden announced his pick for US ambassador to Germany on Friday, moving to fill a key diplomatic posting to one of the United States’ closest allies. Biden has selected Amy Gutmann as his nominee for top diplomat in Berlin, according to a release from the White