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By Tara Subramaniam Inflation is rising faster than predicted, according to a new report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics released Wednesday. For December 2021, both the US consumer price inflation index and core inflation, which doesn’t include the more volatile food and energy prices, increased at a faster rate than in November. The ongoing

By Shawna Mizelle, CNN Ohio Republican Gov. Mike DeWine on Wednesday signed a bill into law requiring doctors to try to preserve life in the rare case that a baby is born alive following an attempted abortion — or face criminal penalties. Senate Bill 157 also requires doctors to report cases of babies born alive

By Edward-Isaac Dovere and Michael Warren, CNN Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan is engaging with stepped-up Republican efforts to recruit him into next year’s Senate race, CNN has learned. The popular Republican governor’s entry into the Senate race in a blue state would immediately put Democrats on defense in what would otherwise be a sleepy reelection

By Kyle Blaine and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN President Joe Biden says he supports making an exception to the Senate filibuster rules in order to pass voting rights legislation. “If the only thing standing between getting voting rights legislation passed and not getting passed is the filibuster, I support making the exception of voting rights for

By Zachary Cohen, CNN US intelligence agencies have assessed that Saudi Arabia is now actively manufacturing its own ballistic missiles with the help of China, CNN has learned, a development that could have significant ripple effects across the Middle East and complicate the Biden administration’s efforts to restrain the nuclear ambitions of Iran, the Saudis’

By Donald Judd, CNN President Joe Biden said Wednesday that a rematch against former President Donald Trump in 2024 only increases his desire to run for reelection. In an interview with ABC News, Biden once again says he intends to run for reelection in 2024, though he left a little wiggle room in his answer.

By Donald Judd and Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden on Wednesday acknowledged his administration has struggled to meet the nation’s demand for Covid-19 tests, but he defended the federal response to a surge in cases — driven largely by the Omicron variant. In a one-on-one interview by ABC News, interviewer David Muir asked the

By Andrew Kaczynski and Em Steck, CNN A man indicted by the Justice Department last month for allegedly running two fraudulent political action committees in 2016 continued to run another operation — including promises of a Trump Christmas card for contributions of at least $35 — using a different PAC shortly after his indictment and