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Mehmet Oz

Biden requests Mehmet Oz and Herschel Walker resign from presidential council or be terminated

By Donald Judd and Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden has formally asked two Trump-appointed members of the President’s Council on Sports, Fitness & Nutrition to resign from their posts or be terminated. Herschel Walker and Mehmet Oz, who are now Republican Senate candidates in Georgia and Pennsylvania, respectively, were appointed in 2018 by President

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Shipping containers on the Matson Molokai cargo ship are seen at the Port of Long Beach in Long Beach

Biden administration eases some Trump-era tariffs on exports from UK and China

By Katie Lobosco, CNN The Biden administration eased some Trump-era tariffs this week in two separate moves, with one delivering relief to American businesses including whiskey distillers and Harley-Davidson and the other helping manufacturers that rely on inputs shipped from China. A trade agreement with the United Kingdom announced Tuesday aims to strengthen the relationship

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Zients said there is still sufficient supply "in the near term" for Americans who need their first dose

Biden administration warns second Covid-19 boosters won’t be readily available to general public without congressional funding

By Betsy Klein, CNN The Biden administration warned Wednesday that second Covid-19 vaccine booster shots — or a new type of vaccine, if needed — will not be free and readily available to the general public, if and when they are authorized, without additional funding from Congress. There will, however, be enough supply for seniors

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The Supreme Court rejected a GOP request that it upend a congressional map adopted by the Wisconsin Supreme Court that was preferred by Democrats.

Supreme Court rejects GOP bid to block Wisconsin congressional map but sides with Republicans in state legislative map dispute

By Tierney Sneed The Supreme Court rejected on Wednesday a GOP request that it upend a congressional map adopted by the Wisconsin Supreme Court that was preferred by Democrats. The justices gave no explanation for their decision not to intervene in the matter. That redistricting plan had a Republican lean but was still favored by

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Associate Justice Clarence Thomas

Justice Clarence Thomas misses third day of oral arguments after being hospitalized

By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas missed a third day of oral arguments on Wednesday after being hospitalized six days ago to receive treatment for what a court spokesperson described as an infection. Thomas entered Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington, DC, Friday after experiencing flu-like symptoms. He has

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Brittney Griner

US embassy in Moscow finds Brittney Griner ‘in good condition’ after getting consular access

By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN An official from the US embassy in Moscow found US basketball player Brittney Griner to be “in good condition,” after they were recently granted consular access to the American athlete who is being detained in Russia, US State Department spokesman Ned Price told CNN on Wednesday. The embassy official was granted

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