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By Christina Carrega and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN A scathing report by the US Marshals Service this month uncovered the deplorable conditions inside one of the three facilities within the Washington, DC, jail, citing systemic failures like lack of water, inadequate quality of food and standing human sewage. While prisoner advocates cheered the report, many also

By Devan Cole, CNN A Democratic congresswoman from California stressed on Sunday the need to bring down extremely high gas prices in her state, saying that while she would prefer the market sort itself out, she’s open to some federal intervention. “The median price is $4. And in many places, it’s $5. I know that

By Daniella Diaz, CNN The chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, who also serves on the House Select Committee investigating the January 6 insurrection, said the committee will “move quickly” to refer Mark Meadows, Trump’s former chief of staff at the White House, for criminal contempt for not cooperating with its investigation. “We have been

By Chandelis Duster and Daniella Diaz, CNN Physical threats to lawmakers, their staff and family are “not what our democracy is about” Michigan Rep. Fred Upton, a Republican who received a violent voicemail after voting for the bipartisan infrastructure bill, said Sunday. “It’s a tough time, and it’s so unsettling,” Upton told CNN’s Jake Tapper

By Katie Lobosco, CNN The passage of the $1.2 trillion infrastructure spending package is setting off a mad dash from states and counties seeking federal funds to repair and replace the nation’s crumbling bridges, roads and ports. The legislation will deliver $550 billion of new federal investments to projects over the next five years. Many

By Daniella Diaz, CNN Rep. Anthony Gonzalez of Ohio, a House Republican who voted to impeach former President Donald Trump in his second impeachment trial earlier this year, repeatedly slammed Trump in an extensive sit-down interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper. “The cold hard truth is Donald Trump led us into a ditch on January 6.

By Tara Subramaniam Since vaccines were first authorized for use nearly a year ago, swarms of anti-vaxxers have pushed a variety of unfounded claims suggesting the vaccine is unsafe and urging people not to receive one. Even with 58.5% percent of Americans fully vaccinated and mandatory vaccines for federal employees and contractors set to go

By Nectar Gan, Greg Clary and Yong Xiong, CNN US Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressed concern over China’s continued pressure against Taiwan in a phone call with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Friday, as the two countries prepare for a highly anticipated virtual summit between their leaders. “The Secretary emphasized longstanding U.S. interest

By Greg Clary A former White House official says the House select committee investigating the January 6 attack on the US Capitol is mounting “a very comprehensive and deliberative process,” following her own testimony to Republicans on the committee earlier this year. Alyssa Farah told CNN’s Pamela Brown Saturday she got the sense, based on

By Jamie Crawford, National Security Producer The Pentagon said it would respond to Oklahoma’s Republican governor after the state’s National Guard indicated it would thwart a Defense Department mandate that troops be vaccinated against Covid-19. The Department said it was “aware” of a memo issued this week by the Oklahoma National Guard’s recently installed adjutant

By Alex Marquardt, CNN Afghans desperate to flee the country are increasingly having to negotiate with private operators charging exorbitant sums while US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced on Friday that all Americans who have asked to leave Afghanistan have been offered an opportunity to do so. There are fewer than 100 American citizens

By Sean Lyngaas The FBI on Saturday said it was aware of reports that unauthorized emails were coming from a legitimate FBI email address to thousands of organizations about a purported cyber threat. The emails — which according to the agency are part of an “ongoing situation” — started coming from an FBI address early