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By Jeremy Herb and Sara Murray, CNN Pennsylvania state Sen. Doug Mastriano went out of his way to help advance former President Donald Trump‘s election lies: He spearheaded a “hearing” at a hotel in Gettysburg a few weeks after the 2020 election, where Trump and his lawyer Rudy Giuliani made false claims about election fraud.

By Kate Sullivan and Betsy Klein, CNN The US will donate more than 17 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine to the African Union, President Joe Biden announced on Thursday. Biden made the announcement when he met with President Uhuru Kenyatta of the Republic of Kenya on Thursday afternoon at the White

By Kara Scannell, CNN A New York judge has ordered former President Donald Trump to sit for a video deposition next week in a case involving an alleged assault during a 2015 demonstration outside of Trump Tower. State Supreme Court Judge Doris Gonzalez has ordered Trump to appear for the deposition on Monday morning at

By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Department of Health and Human Services is repurposing one of its temporary shelters in Michigan for unaccompanied migrant children to accommodate Afghan minors who arrived to the US alone. The department is charged with the care of children who arrived to the US unaccompanied until they can be placed in

By Betsy Klein, CNN The White House’s top scientist focused on Covid-19 sought to ratchet up pressure on Moderna, saying the pharmaceutical giant needs to “step up” to provide more of its Covid-19 vaccine to the world in the urgent race to get the pandemic under control. While public health experts have been calling on

By Richard Roth and Maegan Vazquez, CNN The United States is officially a member of the controversial United Nations Human Rights Council again, reversing former President Donald Trump’s withdrawal three years ago. The US was elected on Thursday in an uncontested ballot of member countries by the UN General Assembly. President Joe Biden had said

By Jennifer Hansler, CNN A bipartisan group of senators called on Secretary of State Antony Blinken to appoint a new senior official to lead the State Department’s efforts to address ongoing anomalous health incidents, also known as “Havana Syndrome,” saying the incidents reflect “a significant, unmitigated threat to our national security.” The lawmakers — led

By Kate Sullivan and Betsy Klein, CNN President Joe Biden on Thursday said the nation is “headed in the right direction” with its pandemic response but said it was “essential” that the 66 million unvaccinated Americans get their Covid-19 shots. During brief remarks from the White House, Biden argued that vaccine requirements, which he has

By Jeremy Diamond and Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will meet with Pope Francis during their trip to Rome later this month for the G20 conference, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said in a statement. “They will discuss working together on efforts grounded in respect for fundamental human

By Ella Nilsen, CNN President Joe Biden is planning a show of strength at next month’s pivotal UN climate summit in Glasgow. The president is sending 13 cabinet members and senior administration officials, including his top domestic and international climate advisers Gina McCarthy and John Kerry, according to a schedule obtained by CNN. Biden also