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OSHA submits vaccine rule to the Office of Management and Budget, jump-starting review process

By Kaitlan Collins, CNN The Occupational Safety and Health Administration, which falls under the Labor Department, has submitted the text of a new vaccine rule for large employers to the Office of Management and Budget, bringing the emergency standard announced by President Joe Biden last month one step closer to taking effect. “The Occupational Safety

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State Department spokesperson Ned Price said Tuesday that "there has been progress on a number of fronts" following several days of meetings between US and Taliban officials in Doha.

‘Progress on a number of fronts’ following US-Taliban meetings, State Department says

By Jennifer Hansler, CNN State Department spokesperson Ned Price said Tuesday that “there has been progress on a number of fronts” following several days of meetings between US and Taliban officials in Doha. “There were productive discussions on the issue of humanitarian assistance,” Price said at a press briefing, noting there was “a degree at

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The Pentagon is in the dark about the vaccine status of hundreds of thousands of its civilian employees just weeks before the deadline to fully vaccinate its workforce against Covid-19.

Pentagon unsure if hundreds of thousands of civilian employees are vaccinated as deadline approaches

By Oren Liebermann, CNN The Pentagon is in the dark about the vaccine status of hundreds of thousands of its civilian employees just weeks before the deadline to fully vaccinate its workforce against Covid-19. The Pentagon has made significant progress vaccinating the military’s active-duty force but according to Defense Department data, the Pentagon has not

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The Biden administration is ending mass worksite immigration raids and instead focusing on employers who exploit undocumented workers

Biden administration ends mass worksite immigration raids

By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Biden administration is ending mass worksite immigration raids and instead focusing on employers who exploit undocumented workers, according to a newly released memo from Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. The move is another key departure from Trump administration immigration policies. Most notably, under former President Donald Trump, ICE conducted the

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Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff (L) on Tuesday referred to House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R) as an "insurrectionist in a suit and tie

DC police warned other agencies before January 6 rally that attendees were urged to ‘come armed,’ according to new document

By Whitney Wild and Devan Cole, CNN Local police in Washington warned their law enforcement partner agencies a day before the January 6 pro-Trump rally that there were social media reports urging attendees to “come armed” but said there was no credible threat for the event, according to an email obtained by a government watchdog

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