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CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Rand Paul, US senator from Kentucky. Personal Birth date: January 7, 1963 Birth place: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Birth name: Randal Howard Paul Father: Ron Paul, former presidential candidate and retired US representative from Texas Mother: Carol (Wells) Paul Marriage: Kelley (Ashby) Paul Children: Robert; Duncan; William

By Eric Bradner, CNN The Census Bureau on Thursday released the data used to draw congressional and state legislative district lines, starting a nationwide scramble to draw new boundaries in time for next year’s midterm elections. The data, based on last year’s once-a-decade canvassing, showed that population growth in the United States over the past

By Lauren Fox and Paul LeBlanc, CNN Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky revealed Wednesday that his wife in February 2020 purchased up to $15,000 in stock in Gilead Sciences, the maker of the antiviral drug remdesivir. Remdesivir later became the first drug to be approved for treating Covid-19. Paul’s filing with the Senate shows

By Katelyn Polantz, CNN Reporter, Crime and Justice Three major defamation lawsuits from Dominion Voting Systems against MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell and the right-wing lawyers Sidney Powell and Rudy Giuliani will move forward toward a trial, a federal judge ruled on Wednesday. Dominion is seeking billions of dollars in damages, claiming it was harmed by

By Devan Cole, CNN Adult Americans who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender experience higher rates of food and economic insecurity than their non-LGBT counterparts, according to the findings of a key coronavirus pandemic survey released Wednesday by the Census Bureau. The latest Household Pulse Survey, which asks about things like child care, food

By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN Attorneys are still trying to reach the parents of 337 migrant children who were separated at the US-Mexico border under the Trump administration, down from 368 in June, according to a federal court filing Wednesday. The filing from the Justice Department and the American Civil Liberties Union is part of an

By Tami Luhby, CNN Only the first payment of the enhanced child tax credit has gone out so far, but it already seems to be having a big impact on American families. Parents reported less trouble affording food and paying for household expenses after the first payment was sent on July 15, according to the

By Holmes Lybrand, CNN Right-wing media figures have reveled in ridiculing the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s response to the pandemic, whether over changing guidance, confusing statements or seeming contradictions. Some of these attacks, however, are based on pure fantasies. Candace Owens, who hosts a show with the right-wing media company the Daily

By Kaitlan Collins and John Bonifield, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration is expected to announce within the next 48 hours that it is authorizing Covid-19 vaccine booster shots for some people who are immunocompromised, according to a source familiar with the discussions. This would be a third shot of the current two-dose Pfizer

By Gregory Krieg, CNN New York Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul on Wednesday distanced herself from outgoing Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who resigned in disgrace a day earlier with impeachment looming following the release of a report that found he sexually harassed 11 women. In her first public comments since Cuomo’s stunning announcement, Hochul, a Buffalo native

By Barbara Starr, Kylie Atwood and Jennifer Hansler, CNN Kabul could be isolated by the Taliban in the next 30 to 60 days, increasing the potential that the Afghan capital could fall under the control of the militant group, according to a senior administration official familiar with one US intelligence assessment. Another assessment puts the

By Alex Rogers and Lauren Fox, CNN Democratic leaders in Congress blasted Republicans on Wednesday for threatening to not help raise the debt ceiling later this year. “I can’t believe the Republicans will let the nation default,” said Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer at a news conference. The federal government will likely run out of

By Kylie Atwood, Natasha Bertrand, Zachary Cohen and Katie Bo Williams, CNN Intelligence officials are nearing the end of a 90-day investigation into the origins of Covid-19 that was ordered by President Joe Biden, and have drafted a classified report that is now in the preliminary review process, according to three sources familiar with the

By Fredreka Schouten, CNN The Democratic National Committee and the Arizona Democratic Party are gearing up to sue Arizona officials to stop a controversial new law that allows a third party designated by the Republican-controlled legislature to scour the state’s voter registration database in search of ineligible voters. Party officials say the provision violates both

By Lauren Dezenski, CNN Hours into the Senate’s marathon overnight vote-a-rama, Sen. Tommy Tuberville wanted to send a message. The Alabama Republican sought to put Senate Democrats on the record on “defunding the police” with a budget amendment that would block federal funds from any municipalities that defunded their police departments. This was an amendment

By Katie Lobosco, CNN Federal wildland firefighters, who currently make as little as $13.45 an hour, could get a long-awaited pay raise if the bipartisan infrastructure package making its way through Congress eventually gets to President Joe Biden’s desk. The $1 trillion bill, which passed the Senate on Tuesday but still needs House approval, would