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
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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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By Gabby Orr, CNN Donald Trump is expected to maintain a prolific schedule of campaign rallies to boost Republicans in next year’s midterms. But on the heels of Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin’s victory in Virginia — accomplished without a single Trump cameo — some of the former President’s aides and allies warn there could be parts
Continue Reading By Tami Luhby, CNN Though Thanksgiving is still two weeks away, Travis Moffatt and his fiancée, Britnie Walston, have already purchased three apple pies for their family dinner and socked them away in the freezer. The Baltimore couple wanted to make sure they could secure the dessert before grocery prices rise any more or the
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By Tami Luhby, CNN Though Thanksgiving is still two weeks away, Travis Moffatt and his fiancée, Britnie Walston, have already purchased three apple pies for their family dinner and socked them away in the freezer. The Baltimore couple wanted to make sure they could secure the dessert before grocery prices rise any more or the
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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.
Continue Reading By Mirna Alsharif, CNN The Republican who defeated New Jersey’s state Senate president last week has “committed to renouncing” hate speech amid criticism of old tweets he posted expressing Islamophobia, a Muslim advocacy group in the state said Wednesday. State Sen.-elect Ed Durr met with Muslim community leaders in the state on Wednesday, according to
Continue Reading By Mirna Alsharif, CNN The Republican who defeated New Jersey’s state Senate president last week has “committed to renouncing” hate speech amid criticism of old tweets he posted expressing Islamophobia, a Muslim advocacy group in the state said Wednesday. State Sen.-elect Ed Durr met with Muslim community leaders in the state on Wednesday, according to
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 Katelyn Polantz, CNN Reporter, Crime and Justice A federal judge on Wednesday night said she would not help former President Donald Trump as he attempts to buy time in his argument to keep secret records from his presidency, pointing him instead to an appeals court to seek help. Judge Tanya Chutkan‘s latest decision comes
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By Geneva Sands, CNN The Department of Homeland Security warned in a new terrorism bulletin Wednesday of a “​​diverse and challenging threat environment” ahead of the holidays, pointing to the spread of violent extremist narratives online, coronavirus pandemic-related stressors and the potential to exploit recent events in Afghanistan. Although DHS is not aware of an
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By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter New York Attorney General Letitia James urged the Supreme Court Wednesday to deny a request from a group of New York health care workers to block the state’s vaccine mandate, arguing that the emergency rule requiring vaccinations for certain health care workers is necessary to combat the
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By Andrew Kaczynski and Em Steck, CNN The US Justice Department announced on Wednesday that a federal grand jury indicted three men for operating two fraudulent political action committees during the 2016 election and collecting approximately $3.5 million from unwitting contributors. Federal prosecutors allege that the men, Matthew Tunstall, Kyle Davies and Robert Reyes, solicited
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By Kara Scannell A federal judge has ordered Sen. Richard Burr’s brother-in-law to answer questions from the Securities and Exchange Commission, allowing the regulator to advance its investigation into their stock sales. Judge Andrew Carter said Gerald Fauth, Burr’s brother-in-law, would have to testify, but he agreed to some accommodations to mitigate Fauth’s undefined medical
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By Sean Lyngaas, CNN The United States has joined an 80-country agreement that condemns reckless behavior in cyberspace and seeks to mobilize resources to secure the software supply chain that the Trump administration declined to sign, Vice President Kamala Harris announced Wednesday following a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron. The Paris Call for Trust
Continue Reading By Jamie Gangel, Zachary Cohen and Michael Warren, CNN The House select committee investigating January 6 is interested in gathering information from at least five members of former Vice President Mike Pence’s inner circle, according to three sources familiar with the effort. Among them is Pence’s former national security adviser, Keith Kellogg, who was subpoenaed
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By Kevin Liptak, CNN The United States is preparing “follow up sanctions” designed to hold leaders in Belarus accountable for “ongoing attacks on democracy, human rights and international norms,” a spokesman for the White House’s National Security Council said on Wednesday. “We are deeply concerned by the Lukashenka regime’s inhumane actions and strongly condemn their
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By Annie Grayer and Paul LeBlanc, CNN The committee investigating the deadly Capitol Hill riot on January 6, 2021, has issued scores of subpoenas to individuals and organizations as part of its probe into circumstances and coordination leading up to the storming of the US Capitol. And the panel has sent letters requesting that others
Continue Reading By Annie Grayer, CNN The committee investigating the deadly Capitol Hill riot on January 6 has as of publication issued 35 subpoenas to individuals and organizations as part of its probe into circumstances and coordination leading up to the storming of the US Capitol. From targeting some of former President Donald Trump’s closest allies both
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By Jamie Gangel, Zachary Cohen and Michael Warren, CNN The House select committee investigating January 6 is interested in gathering information from at least five members of former Vice President Mike Pence’s inner circle, according to three sources familiar with the effort. Among them is Pence’s former national security adviser, Keith Kellogg, who was subpoenaed
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