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What to know about the controversial Willow oil drilling project in Alaska

By Ella Nilsen, CNN The Biden administration is expected to make a decision soon on whether to approve the controversial Willow Project in Alaska. ConocoPhillips’ massive Willow oil drilling project on Alaska’s North Slope has been moving through the administration’s approval process for months, galvanizing a sudden uprising of online activism against it, including more

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Jill Biden opens up on Africa trip, being first lady, her marriage to the president and a possible 2024 reelection run

By Arlette Saenz and Elizabeth Stuart, CNN First lady Dr. Jill Biden warned parts of East Africa are “on the precipice” of famine as the region is dealing with a severe drought, threatening livelihoods and the ability of families to feed their children. Her comments came in a series of wide-ranging interviews during a recent

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Biden administration considering reviving detention of migrant families who cross border illegally

By Jeremy Diamond and Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Biden administration is considering reinstating the policy of detaining migrant families who cross the border illegally, a practice President Joe Biden had ended when he came into office, two administration officials said. It is one of several options administration officials are mulling as they prepare for the

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Florida, West Virginia and Missouri withdraw from bipartisan effort aimed at maintaining accurate voter rolls

By Shania Shelton, CNN Florida, West Virginia and Missouri withdrew on Monday from the Electronic Registration Information Center, the bipartisan multi-state partnership aimed at helping states maintain accurate voter rolls. ERIC is a nonprofit system that helps participating states keep their registration rolls accurate and up to date by analyzing voter data and sharing reports

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Republican senators ask US intelligence chief for evidence behind latest assessment of Covid-19 pandemic origins

By Kylie Atwood, CNN Eight Republican senators are pressing Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines to provide them with the raw materials that informed the intelligence community’s latest assessment on the origins of Covid-19, according to a letter they sent Haines on Monday. “We write to request that you immediately deliver to Congress each IC

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