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Democrats are increasing pressure on their leadership to act on the now-expired federal eviction moratorium as the White House and pictured

Democrats increase pressure on party leadership to act on eviction moratorium as White House shifts focus to federal aid

By Devan Cole and Kevin Liptak, CNN Congressional Democrats are increasing pressure on their party’s leadership to act on the now-expired federal eviction moratorium as the White House shifts its focus to unspent housing assistance after the order ended and left millions of renters in limbo. The eviction issue has exposed a major and rare

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An illustration from Rep. John Lewis' posthumous graphic novel

John Lewis aide hopes young Americans use lessons in posthumous graphic novel to change lawmakers’ minds on voting rights

By Chandelis Duster, CNN As the fight over voting rights intensifies, a longtime aide to late Congressman John Lewis hopes young Americans will use the lessons in the civil rights leader’s posthumous graphic novel to change lawmakers’ minds on the issue. Lewis’ novel, “Run: Book One,” comes amid efforts in state legislatures to enact restrictive

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' warning this week of a "Faucian distopia" offered the latest glimpse at how ambitious Republicans eyeing 2024 presidential bids are increasingly targeting public health officials as they attempt to grow their national brands in front of conservative audiences. DeSantis is shown here signing two bills at the Shul of Bal Harbour on June 14

DeSantis and other GOP 2024 prospects target public health officials with political attacks

By Eric Bradner, CNN Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ warning this week of a “Faucian distopia” offered the latest glimpse at how ambitious Republicans eyeing 2024 presidential bids are increasingly targeting public health officials as they attempt to grow their national brands in front of conservative audiences. “It is very important that we say unequivocally no

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President Joe Biden announced that he was appointing Khizr Khan

Biden nominates Khizr Khan, a Gold Star father and Trump critic, to religious freedom post

By Donald Judd President Joe Biden announced Friday that he was appointing Khizr Khan, a Gold Star father who drew then-candidate Donald Trump’s ire when he spoke at the 2016 Democratic National Convention, to the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom. Khan, who endorsed Biden in 2020, said in 2016 that Trump “sacrificed nothing

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The week in 14 headlines

By Sonnet Swire, CNN This week, the Senate voted to start debate on a $1 trillion infrastructure bill after a bipartisan group of lawmakers finally struck a deal. Meanwhile, the White House moved to mitigate the rise of Covid-19 cases and the CDC rang the alarm over the apparent severity of the Delta variant. Monday

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