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How Jake Tapper started investigating the conviction of one of his father’s patients in South Philadelphia

By Jeremy Herb, CNN In September 2011, Dr. Theodore Tapper treated 17-year-old CJ Rice for lingering and debilitating injuries after he was shot in the abdomen. Six days later, Rice was arrested and ultimately convicted on charges of attempted murder in a shooting of four people in South Philadelphia. Nearly a decade after Rice’s trial,

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Biden says Putin ‘totally miscalculated’ by invading Ukraine but is a ‘rational actor’

By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden said in an exclusive CNN interview Tuesday he believed Russian President Vladimir Putin is a “rational actor” who nonetheless badly misjudged his ability to invade Ukraine and suppress its people. “I think he is a rational actor who has miscalculated significantly,” Biden told Jake Tapper as Russian bombardments

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Biden addresses possible criminal charges against Hunter Biden and says he’s ‘proud’ of son’s fight against drug addiction

By Kevin Liptak and Evan Perez, CNN President Joe Biden on Tuesday for the first time addressed his son’s exposure to possible criminal charges for allegedly lying on a gun-purchase application, but he said he was proud of Hunter Biden for confronting his struggles with drug addiction in an interview with Jake Tapper aired on

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Biden addresses possible criminal charges against Hunter Biden and says he’s ‘proud’ of son’s fight against drug addiction

By Kevin Liptak and Evan Perez, CNN President Joe Biden on Tuesday for the first time addressed his son’s exposure to possible criminal charges for allegedly lying on a gun-purchase application, but he said he was proud of Hunter Biden for confronting his struggles with drug addiction in an interview with Jake Tapper aired on

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Exclusive: McConnell ignores Trump’s attacks and says ‘I have the votes’ in quest to make history

By Manu Raju, CNN Chief Congressional Correspondent It’s become a throwaway line at former President Donald Trump’s campaign rallies: GOP senators must boot Mitch McConnell from the leadership position he’s held longer than any Republican in American history. But McConnell has a message. “I have the votes,” the Senate GOP leader said bluntly, indicating he’s

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Trump appeals judge’s dismissal of his sprawling lawsuit against Hillary Clinton and ex-FBI officials over Russia probe

By Kara Scannell, CNN Former President Donald Trump is appealing a federal judge’s decision last month to dismiss his sprawling lawsuit against Hillary Clinton, the Democratic National Committee, several ex-FBI officials and more than two dozen other people and entities that he claims conspired to undermine his 2016 campaign by trying to vilify him with

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US without ‘adequate’ Covid-19 tests this winter due to congressional inaction, White House says

By Jacqueline Howard and Paul LeBlanc, CNN The US does not have an “adequate” number of Covid-19 tests with winter approaching, due to a lack of congressional funding, the White House’s coronavirus response coordinator said Tuesday. “No doubt about it that our response has been hampered by that lack of funding,” Dr. Ashish Jha said

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Biden believes LA city council members who took part in racist conversation should ‘step down,’ press secretary says

By Allie Malloy, CNN White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said on Tuesday that President Joe Biden believes that all Los Angeles City Council members who took part in a racist conversation uncovered this week should all “step down.” “The President is glad to see that one of the participants in that conversation has resigned,

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Biden believes LA city council members who took part in racist conversation should ‘step down,’ press secretary says

By Allie Malloy, CNN White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said on Tuesday that President Joe Biden believes that all Los Angeles City Council members who took part in a racist conversation uncovered this week should all “step down.” “The President is glad to see that one of the participants in that conversation has resigned,

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Biden says Putin ‘totally miscalculated’ by invading Ukraine but is a ‘rational actor’

By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden said in an exclusive CNN interview Tuesday he believed Russian President Vladimir Putin is a “rational actor” who nonetheless badly misjudged his ability to invade Ukraine and suppress its people. “I think he is a rational actor who has miscalculated significantly,” Biden told Jake Tapper as Russian bombardments

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