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By Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden’s infrastructure czar Mitch Landrieu sent letters to all the nation’s governors on Tuesday urging them to appoint their own infrastructure implementation coordinators to smooth the rollout of the $1.2 trillion law. “We know that needs, capacity, and challenges can vary widely by locality,” the letter from Landrieu, which

By Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced that the federal government is doubling the US’ order for Pfizer’s Covid-19 antiviral pill, Paxlovid, which has been shown to reduce hospitalizations and severe illness significantly. “Production is in full swing. The United States has more pills than any other country in the world and

By Paul LeBlanc, CNN Subpoenas have been at the center of some of the highest profile inquiries in Washington and beyond — including the House select committee investigating the January 6 riot and the New York attorney general’s office’s efforts to compel testimony from members of the Trump family. But what is a subpoena? And

By Ethan Cohen Rep. Bobby Rush of Illinois told the Chicago Sun-Times in an interview published Monday that he won’t run for a 16th term in the US House of Representatives, the 24th House Democrat to announce plans of leaving the chamber at the end the term. Rush is the 35th member from either party

By Kate Bennett, CNN Melania Trump announced Tuesday morning that she is holding an auction of the white hat she wore during the visit of the French first family, the Macrons, to the White House in 2018. In a statement from her office, Trump said that, in addition to the hat, the auction lot will

By Sean Lyngaas, CNN Hackers breached the computer networks of a southeast Florida health care system in October and may have accessed sensitive personal and financial information on over 1.3 million people, the health care system announced this week. Social Security numbers, patient medical history and bank account information are among the data that have

By Kaitlan Collins, CNN President Joe Biden on Tuesday will make brief remarks addressing the rapid spread of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus in the US and the steps his administration is taking to address it, according to the White House. “The President will meet with his Covid-19 Response Team to receive an update

By Tierney Sneed, CNN A federal judge in Texas on Monday ruled against the Biden administration’s vaccine requirement for members of the military in a decision that took aim at how the Navy’s policies handled those who sought religious exemptions from receiving the Covid-19 vaccine. US District Judge Reed O’Connor issued a preliminary order blocking

By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter Abortion providers on Monday asked the Supreme Court to require a conservative federal appeals court to return their challenge to Texas’ six-week abortion ban to a district court judge who previously ruled in their favor. The long-shot bid on the part of the providers is their latest

By Sean Lyngaas, CNN A Russian businessman who appeared in US court Monday on securities fraud charges could be a valuable asset in US efforts to gather more information on Russian interference in the 2016 election as well as other intelligence operations, former US officials tell CNN. Former Justice Department and Homeland Security officials say

By Dan Merica, CNN New Hampshire Secretary of State Bill Gardner announced Monday that he will be retiring, ending his 45-year run as the state’s top election official and the most vocal proponent of New Hampshire’s status as the first in the nation primary state. “In the coming days, I will be stepping down as