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By Kevin Liptak and Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden said Tuesday he’s confident Sen. Joe Manchin will support his sweeping climate and social spending bill after the West Virginia Democrat publicly raised doubts about the plan. “I believe that Joe will be there,” Biden said during a concluding news conference at the United Nations

By Manu Raju, Ted Barrett and Clare Foran, CNN Sen. Joe Manchin said Tuesday that he has chief concerns that will need to be addressed in order to secure his vote for the $1.75 trillion economic package — climate change, taxes, Medicare and immigration — while also expressing new optimism that a deal could ultimately

By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter A day after blockbuster Supreme Court arguments, Justice Neil Gorsuch called in sick on Tuesday and participated in oral arguments from his home by telephone. Gorsuch has a “stomach bug,” and “out of an abundance of caution,” he will participate remotely, according to Patricia McCabe, a spokeswoman

By Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced a new military and veteran suicide prevention strategy that includes promoting safe firearms storage and outlining best practices for firearm dealers. The plan includes a new federal focus on improving lethal means safety, which is a voluntary practice to reduce one’s suicide risk by limiting

By Jennifer Hansler, CNN Ethiopia will lose access to a lucrative US trade program due to human rights violations unless it takes significant steps toward ending the ongoing conflict and alleviating the humanitarian crisis by the start of 2022, senior administration officials said Tuesday. President Joe Biden has determined that Ethiopia is out of compliance

By Kylie Atwood and Jennifer Hansler, CNN Rapid construction at three suspected silo fields in China — which could eventually be capable of launching long-range nuclear missiles — appears to indicate that Beijing is putting substantial efforts and resources into the development of its nuclear capabilities, according to analysis of new commercial satellite images. Experts

By Phil Mattingly and Lauren Fox, CNN For about 30 minutes on Monday, it appeared as if West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin had rolled a hand grenade down the hallway in which President Joe Biden’s $3 trillion, two-bill domestic agenda was patiently waiting to move through the House as soon as this week. Then House

By Gregory Krieg, CNN New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy is locked in a closer-than-expected race that remains too close to call as he tries to become the first Democratic governor in more than four decades to win reelection in the Garden State. Like Virginia — where Republican nominee Glenn Youngkin won Tuesday night — New

By Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden wrapped up his multi-leg trip to Europe on Tuesday with a press conference after attending the United Nations climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland, telling reporters he’s optimistic about the outcomes of the gathering even though “there’s a reason for people to be worried.” “I’m worried if we don’t

By Eric Bradner, Gregory Krieg and Dan Merica, CNN Tuesday’s elections in states and cities across the country are set to serve as an early gauge of Joe Biden’s presidency and the political environment headed into next year’s midterm elections. The marquee contest is in Virginia, where Republican Glenn Youngkin aims to halt Democratic former

By Harry Enten, CNN Election night in America has turned into the electoral version of the Super Bowl. You know what I’m talking about — we order pizza, make popcorn and wait for a winner to be projected every presidential contest. Tonight in Virginia’s gubernatorial contest, the stakes won’t be nearly as high as they