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By Jeff Zeleny and Kate Sullivan, CNN Former President Barack Obama will travel to Glasgow next month for a UN climate summit and will meet with young activists and deliver remarks putting the threat of the climate crisis into broader context, an Obama spokeswoman tells CNN. “He will lay out the important progress made in the

By Dan Merica, CNN Vice President Kamala Harris has plans to campaign for Terry McAuliffe before the November election, a source familiar with the plan tells CNN, adding another top name to the growing list of Democrats coming to the commonwealth to help the gubernatorial nominee. McAuliffe, in an attempt to jolt apathetic Democratic voters

By Rachel Janfaza, CNN A new group this week launched an NFT platform to raise money for progressive campaigns, causes and candidates, capitalizing on the recent cryptocurrency phenomenon. Front Row, the marketplace founded and self-funded by four Democratic strategists, is making the case that NFTs — unique virtual works of art that are easy to

By Natasha Bertrand and Oren Liebermann, CNN The Biden administration is grappling with how to respond to China’s ramped-up aggression against Taiwan without accidentally starting a war, as bipartisan lawmakers pressure the President to get tougher on Beijing — and fast. Internally, assessments differ over how imminent the threat to Taiwan really is. The Pentagon’s

By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN When President Joe Biden tapped Vice President Kamala Harris to address the reasons people migrate to the US southern border, her focus was on addressing problems in Central America. But seven months later, it’s migrants arriving from even farther away in South America who are overwhelming the administration, leaving the White

By Gregory Krieg, CNN Indivisible, one of the country’s largest and most influential progressive groups, announced on Friday a new program dedicated to protecting a select slate of endangered Democratic congressional incumbents — seven House members and Georgia’s Sen. Raphael Warnock — ahead of next year’s midterm elections. Rancorous debate among Democrats in Congress over

By Geneva Sands, CNN US Immigration and Customs Enforcement does not adequately monitor and track its use of solitary confinement inside immigration detention facilities across the country, according to a watchdog review of the agency’s standards. The Department of Homeland Security’s inspector general found that the immigration agency lacks effective oversight and clear policies to

By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Biden administration is preparing to revive in mid-November a Trump-era border policy that forces migrants to stay in Mexico until their US immigration court date, according to administration officials, putting it on track to implement another controversial policy at the US southern border. The timeline, administration officials cautioned, is contingent

By Jamie Gangel, CNN Former President Bill Clinton was admitted to the University of California Irvine Medical Center’s intensive care unit for a urinary tract infection that spread to his bloodstream, his doctors told CNN on Thursday. “He was admitted to the ICU for close monitoring and administered IV antibiotics and fluids. He remains at

By Tami Luhby, CNN Millions of families should soon receive their fourth enhanced child tax credit payment, which the Internal Revenue Service distributed on Friday. More than $15 billion was sent to families of roughly 61 million children, the Treasury Department and IRS said. Eligible households have received a total of more than $61 billion

By Maegan Vazquez, CNN A commission set up by President Joe Biden to explore potential changes to the US Supreme Court released draft materials Thursday addressing a number of topics related to the court, seeming to find consensus in favor of term limits but appearing divided over adding more seats to the bench. The materials

By Manu Raju, CNN Chief Congressional Correspondent The two leading Democratic moderates made clear to their colleagues this week that a deal on the party’s sweeping economic package is far from secured, raising new questions about the fate of President Joe Biden’s first-term agenda, according to sources familiar with the matter. Among the red flags:

By Katelyn Polantz, CNN Reporter, Crime and Justice Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, who had been fired hours before his retirement as then-President Donald Trump’s political furor toward him grew, has settled a lawsuit with the Justice Department, allowing him to officially retire and to recoup hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal fees

By Melanie Zanona, CNN Some Republicans worry that Donald Trump’s persistent false claims of voter fraud could depress GOP voter turnout and turn off moderates and independents, potentially setting the party up for another Georgia-style disaster in the midterms. As the defeated former President jumps back into the political fray, Trump is continuing to amplify