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Biden administration authorizes $725 million in additional security assistance for Ukraine

By Shawna Mizelle, CNN The Biden administration authorized an additional $725 million dollars in security aid for Ukraine Friday, as the country recovers from Russia’s recent barrage of missile attacks on civilian targets. The Presidential Drawdown includes “munitions, arms and equipment from US Department of Defense inventories,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a

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6 takeaways from the Wisconsin governor’s debate between Tony Evers and Tim Michels

By Eric Bradner and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Democratic Gov. Tony Evers of Wisconsin and his Republican challenger, Tim Michels, clashed in a debate Friday night over the swing state’s election administration, as Michels vowed to sign into law a series of restrictive voting measures that the incumbent has vetoed. The stylistic differences between the two

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DeSantis migrant relocation program planned to transport ‘100 or more’ to Delaware, Illinois, documents obtained by CNN show

By Paul P. Murphy, CNN Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ migrant relocation program planned to transport “approximately 100 or more” migrants to Delaware and Illinois between September 19 and October 3, according to documents obtained by CNN through a public records request. The documents are memos sent to the Florida Department of Transportation’s state purchasing administrator

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Student loan forgiveness applications now open through beta mode website, Biden administration says

By Betsy Klein, CNN The Biden administration has opened the application process for Americans seeking student debt relief in a beta period starting Friday evening, officials told CNN, allowing applicants to begin signing up before the website is formally unveiled later this month. In August, President Joe Biden announced his decision to cancel up to

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Biden ‘stunned’ by Iranian protests: ‘It’s awakened something that I don’t think will be quieted in a long, long time’

By Sam Fossum, CNN President Joe Biden said Friday he was “stunned” by how Iranians have reacted to the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, saying the nation has been “awakened” by the women-led protests and won’t be quieted for “a long, long time.” While visiting Irvine Valley Community College in California, Biden made brief comments

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Biden ‘stunned’ by Iranian protests: ‘It’s awakened something that I don’t think will be quieted in a long, long time’

By Sam Fossum, CNN President Joe Biden said Friday he was “stunned” by how Iranians have reacted to the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, saying the nation has been “awakened” by the women-led protests and won’t be quieted for “a long, long time.” While visiting Irvine Valley Community College in California, Biden made brief comments

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Justice Department formally appeals appointment of special master in Mar-a-Lago documents case

By Jessica Schneider and Maegan Vazquez, CNN The Justice Department officially appealed the appointment of the special master, who is overseeing the review of documents seized from former President Donald Trump‘s Mar-a-Lago estate, in a brief filed with the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday. The Justice Department centered their brief on sweeping criticism

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