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By Maeve Reston and Kyung Lah, CNN As he hit the campaign trail this weekend to fight the Republican-led effort to oust him, California Gov. Gavin Newsom leaned into the microphone with a message for all the disengaged Democrats who might be inclined to ignore the September 14 recall election. “Though we defeated Trump, we

By Jamie Gangel and Elizabeth Stuart, CNN First it was “Fear,” then it was “Rage,” now it is “Peril.” That is the title of the highly anticipated third book about President Trump from legendary journalist Bob Woodward, this time written with co-author Robert Costa, a Washington Post national political reporter. “Peril” is scheduled for release

By Tierney Sneed and Jessica Schneider, CNN The leader of the Justice Department’s civil rights division told Congress Monday that “voting rights are under pressure to an extent that has not been seen since the Civil Rights era.” US Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke is testifying in front of a House Judiciary subcommittee hearing about

By Barbara Starr, Jason Hoffman and Jennifer Hansler, CNN Violence erupted at the Kabul airport as US forces shot and killed two armed men who fired on them Monday, the Pentagon said, as the US resumed temporarily suspended operations at the airfield after clearing crowds off the runways. As the chaos at the airport and

By Tami Luhby, CNN Food stamp benefits will jump 27% above pre-pandemic levels, on average, starting in October — the largest increase in the program’s history, the Biden administration announced Monday. The boost, which advocates say is long overdue, stems from an update to the Thrifty Food Plan, which determines the benefit amounts of the

By Paul LeBlanc, CNN The Taliban edged closer to solidifying control of Afghanistan on Sunday, including entering the presidential palace in Kabul hours after former President Ashraf Ghani fled the country. The rapidly-evolving situation has prompted confusion and concern as the US and governments worldwide monitor the bitter end to nearly two decades of war.

By Jennifer Hansler, Kylie Atwood and Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Biden administration has curtailed the number of government-sponsored evacuation flights to the United States for Afghans who worked alongside the US for the time being as it prioritizes the evacuation of American personnel from the country, three sources familiar with the situation told CNN Sunday.

By Natasha Bertrand, Jennifer Hansler and Melanie Zanona, CNN Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley said Sunday in a briefing for Senators that terrorist groups like al Qaeda could reconstitute in Afghanistan sooner than the two years defense officials had previously estimated to Congress because of the recent, rapid Taliban takeover

By Devan Cole, Daniella Diaz, Melanie Zanona, Lauren Fox and Jennifer Hansler, CNN The top Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee slammed the Biden administration over the rapidly deteriorating situation in Afghanistan on Sunday, calling it an “unmitigated disaster of epic proportions” that could lead to dire consequences. “I think the secretary has been

By Chandelis Duster, CNN New York Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul, who will make history as the female governor of New York, on Sunday vowed to uphold integrity in her administration after Andrew Cuomo resigned following the state attorney general’s investigation that found he sexually harassed multiple women. “It won’t be difficult for me. Everyone who

By Alex Marquardt, CNN As hackers and cybersecurity experts descended on Las Vegas last week for the famous cyber conference Black Hat, they may have noticed an open Wi-Fi network called “#Rewardsnotransoms.” It’s not the kind of place where a network is usually left unprotected but, in this case, that was the point. Logging in,

By Kevin Liptak and Jason Hoffman, CNN President Joe Biden and his administration struggled Sunday to project order amid a race by American and other foreign personnel to evacuate Afghanistan as Taliban fighters entered Kabul. The rapid fall of Afghanistan’s national forces and government has come as a shock to Biden and senior members of