By Maeve Reston, CNN Republicans seeking to energize their core voters and appeal beyond their base to others concerned about the fragile economic recovery are turning to the Biden administration’s vaccine mandates. With more than 70% of adult Americans now fully vaccinated, Republicans are advocating for a slender minority of Americans as they champion the
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By Devan Cole, CNN A California man who is wanted by the FBI for allegedly assaulting police officers during the US Capitol insurrection says he is considering seeking asylum in Belarus because he is the target of “political persecution,” according to Belarus state television. Evan Neumann was charged earlier this year with six crimes related
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By Dan Berman, CNN Former President Donald Trump got a last-minute reprieve to stop the House select committee investigating January 6 from obtaining his White House documents as scheduled on Friday. A three-judge panel from the DC Circuit Court of Appeals, all appointed by Democrats, put the transfer on hold Thursday and set oral arguments
Continue Reading By Zachary Cohen and Annie Grayer, CNN Former Trump White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows did not appear for a deposition on Friday in front of the House select committee investigating January 6, sources familiar with the investigation tell CNN, setting up a potential showdown that could lead to the panel beginning a criminal
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By Sean Lyngaas, CNN Iranian hackers have searched cybercriminal websites for sensitive data stolen from American and foreign organizations that could be useful in future efforts to hack those organizations, the FBI said in an advisory sent to US companies obtained by CNN. The Iranian hackers have taken an interest in dark-web forums, where scammers
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By Shawna Mizelle In honor of Veterans Day, congressional Democrats reintroduced legislation Thursday that would provide GI Bill benefits to descendants of Black World War II veterans. The GI Bill Restoration Act was introduced in the House by Majority Whip Jim Clyburn of South Carolina and Democratic Rep. Seth Moulton of Massachusetts. Democratic Sen. Raphael
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By John Harwood and Phil Mattingly, CNN President Joe Biden is nearing a decision on his choice for Federal Reserve chair, with observers inside and outside the administration viewing incumbent Jerome Powell as the front-runner for another term. An announcement is expected as early as next week. Biden has waited longer in making his selection
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By Kara Scannell The Trump Organization could lose the keys to an 18-hole public golf course with views of the Manhattan skyline in the coming weeks, making it another likely casualty to stem from former President Donald Trump’s actions on January 6 before rioters stormed the US Capitol. New York City officials terminated the licensing
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By Jennifer Hansler, CNN Representatives from the United States, Russia, China, and Pakistan met on Thursday to discuss Afghanistan amid the deepening humanitarian crisis on the ground and months after the Taliban seized power. The representatives of those four countries — known as the extended troika — also “met with senior Taliban representatives on the
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By Shawna Mizelle, CNN Fiona Hill, one of former President Donald Trump’s top Russia advisers, blasted the former President Thursday, saying he has opened up “the possibility for every single election outcome to be contested,” and suggesting her criticism could make her a “dissident.” “I think it’s worth speaking out, you know, for myself, you
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By Zachary Cohen, CNN The House select committee investigating January 6 is demanding former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows appear for a deposition and turn over documents Friday or risk a criminal contempt referral, according to a letter Thursday from panel Chairman Bennie Thompson. Meadows has been facing new pressure to cooperate with
Continue Reading By Kara Scannell, CNN A federal appeals court on Thursday granted former President Donald Trump‘s request to pause the release of key White House records from his presidency to the House select committee investigating the January 6 attack on the US Capitol, as he appeals a lower court’s decision that he can’t claim executive privilege
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By Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden honored Veterans Day at Arlington National Cemetery on Thursday, paying homage to Americans who have served and laying a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. During a speech in Arlington, Biden said having served is “a badge of courage that unites across all ages, regardless of
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By Kara Scannell, CNN A federal appeals court on Thursday granted former President Donald Trump‘s request to pause the release of key White House records from his presidency to the House select committee investigating the January 6 attack on the US Capitol, as he appeals a lower court’s decision that he can’t claim executive privilege
Continue Reading By Joan Biskupic, CNN legal analyst & Supreme Court biographer Former President Donald Trump‘s attempt to withhold records from the House of Representatives related to the January 6 US Capitol attack based on executive privilege — a claim rejected by President Joe Biden — would present the US Supreme Court with a novel legal dilemma.
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By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Former Presidents Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama are asking Americans for support to build a national museum to recognize Medal of Honor recipients. The three former US leaders are featured in a new public service announcement calling on others to “join the mission” to build a national museum
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By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden’s highly anticipated virtual summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping will take place on Monday, the White House announced Friday. “Following their September 9 phone call, the two leaders will discuss ways to responsibly manage the competition between the United States and the (People’s Republic of China), as well
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By Paul LeBlanc, CNN The Biden administration on Veterans Day announced a series of new support options for veterans who had been exposed to “contaminants and environmental hazards,” such as burn pits, while serving. The steps, which the White House detailed in a fact sheet, seek to “improve our understanding of the health effects of
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By Kevin Liptak, CNN Rising consumer prices have quickly become one of the White House’s most urgent concerns as Americans grow unsettled at the higher cost of goods — and place the blame on President Joe Biden. The President has convened meeting after meeting of his top economic advisers to debate the matter, and aides
Continue Reading By Tami Luhby, CNN The latest round of monthly child tax credit payments is scheduled to be distributed to tens of millions of families on Monday. And it could be the next-to-last one unless Congress acts. More than $15 billion was sent to families of roughly 61 million children last month, according to the Treasury
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