By Jeremy Diamond, CNN President Joe Biden was greeted in Israel on Wednesday by a row of Israeli leaders offering open palms to the President. Biden offered a closed fist in exchange. The President doled out fist bumps and pats on the shoulder to the delegation stationed along the red carpet at the foot of
Continue Reading By Jeremy Diamond, CNN President Joe Biden was greeted in Israel on Wednesday by a row of Israeli leaders offering open palms to the President. Biden offered a closed fist in exchange. The President doled out fist bumps and pats on the shoulder to the delegation stationed along the red carpet at the foot of
Continue Reading By Whitney Wild, CNN A member of the US Secret Service Counter Assault Team was detained by the Israeli national police in Jerusalem this week after he allegedly assaulted a woman outside of a bar, a source tells CNN, and the Secret Service says the agent is on his way back to the US. It’s
Continue Reading By Jeremy Diamond and Natasha Bertrand, CNN As President Joe Biden arrived here on Wednesday, he is doing something he has never done on a foreign trip: Embracing one of his predecessor’s legacy achievements. While much of his foreign travel in his first 18 months in office has focused on reversing the foreign policy of
Continue Reading By Veronica Stracqualursi and Paul LeBlanc, CNN Abortions are legal once again in Louisiana after a state court on Tuesday granted a temporary restraining order against the state’s ban that took effect following the US Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. The court order allows abortion services in the state to resume at
Continue Reading By Veronica Stracqualursi and Paul LeBlanc, CNN Abortions are legal once again in Louisiana after a state court on Tuesday granted a temporary restraining order against the state’s ban that took effect following the US Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. The court order allows abortion services in the state to resume at
Continue Reading By Ella Nilsen, CNN In a rare move, more than 200 congressional staffers have sent a letter to Democratic leadership in the House and Senate, demanding they close the deal on a climate and clean energy package and warning that failure could doom younger generations. “We’ve crafted the legislation necessary to avert climate catastrophe. It’s
Continue Reading By Annie Grayer, CNN Democratic Rep. Bennie Thompson of Mississippi said Tuesday that the House select committee investigating January 6, 2021, has “started producing information” for the Department of Justice relevant to its request for transcripts of interviews the committee has conducted. “We have started producing information about who we have interviewed and that kind
Continue Reading By Tierney Sneed and Katelyn Polantz, CNN The revelation that the House January 6 committee notified the Department of Justice of an alleged attempt by former President Donald Trump to contact a witness is the latest product of the panel’s probe to involve law enforcement. The detail, presented by Vice Chairwoman Liz Cheney, a Wyoming
Continue Reading By Hannah Rabinowitz and Shawna Mizelle, CNN The Justice Department on Tuesday announced a task force aimed at identifying ways to protect reproductive rights in the wake of the Supreme Court decision that struck down the federal right to abortion. Called the Reproductive Rights Task Force and chaired by Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta, the
Continue Reading By Phil Mattingly, CNN Vice President Kamala Harris will welcome a group of state and local officials to the White House on Wednesday as the administration seeks to draw attention to key elements of President Joe Biden’s cornerstone legislative achievement. Harris will headline a half-day White House Summit on the American Rescue Plan, the $1.9
Continue Reading By Sarah Fortinsky and Devan Cole, CNN Republican Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri was accused by a law professor of engaging in a line of transphobic questioning during a hearing Tuesday on the legal consequences of the Supreme Court’s reversal of Roe v. Wade. Following the Supreme Court’s ruling last month, some progressives have increasingly
Continue Reading The latest hearing from the House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, insurrection fleshed out the links between former President Donald Trump and the far-right extremist groups that were at the vanguard of the violent effort to stop the transition of power and keep him in office, despite his election loss.
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Two election forums are being held Tuesday night for contested state Senate races in the Aug. 2 primary election by the News Tribune.
Continue Reading By Sarah Fortinsky and Devan Cole, CNN Republican Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri was accused by a law professor of engaging in a line of transphobic questioning during a hearing Tuesday on the legal consequences of the Supreme Court’s reversal of Roe v. Wade. Following the Supreme Court’s ruling last month, some progressives have increasingly
Continue Reading By Tierney Sneed and Katelyn Polantz, CNN The revelation that the House January 6 committee notified the Department of Justice of an alleged attempt by former President Donald Trump to contact a witness is the latest product of the panel’s probe to involve law enforcement. The detail, presented by Vice Chairwoman Liz Cheney, a Wyoming
Continue Reading By Phil Mattingly, CNN Vice President Kamala Harris will welcome a group of state and local officials to the White House on Wednesday as the administration seeks to draw attention to key elements of President Joe Biden’s cornerstone legislative achievement. Harris will headline a half-day White House Summit on the American Rescue Plan, the $1.9
Continue Reading By Marshall Cohen, Jeremy Herb and Zachary Cohen, CNN The latest hearing from the House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, insurrection fleshed out the links between former President Donald Trump and the far-right extremist groups that were at the vanguard of the violent effort to stop the transition of power and keep him
Continue Reading By Clare Foran and Ali Zaslav, CNN The Senate voted on Tuesday to confirm Steve Dettelbach as President Joe Biden’s pick to run the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Successful confirmation of the nominee is a victory for the Biden administration and comes in the wake of a string of recent mass shootings
Continue Reading By Kate Sullivan and Donald Judd, CNN White House officials on Tuesday acknowledged June’s Consumer Price Index report is expected to show elevated inflation but argue the figures included in the report don’t reflect a recent drop in energy prices and are therefore “out of date.” National Economic Council director Brian Deese and Council of
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