US strike kills 6 al-Shabaab militants in Somalia
By Oren Liebermann, CNN The US carried out a strike in Somalia that killed six al-Shabaab militants on Friday, US Africa Command said in a statement.…
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Key takeaways from the January 6 committee’s final report
By Jeremy Herb and Zachary Cohen, CNN The House select committee investigating January 6, 2021, laid out a damning case over 800-plus pages that…
Continue ReadingWhite House cautiously optimistic over economy in 2023: ‘Absolutely no sign’ job growth will tumble or unemployment will spike
By Matt Egan and Maegan Vazquez, CNN As Wall Street and Main Street fret about a potential recession, White House officials are projecting confidence…
Continue ReadingHouse passes $1.7 trillion government spending bill as funding deadline looms
By Clare Foran and Kristin Wilson, CNN The House voted Friday to pass a massive $1.7 trillion spending bill that would fund critical government…
Continue ReadingHouse passes $1.7 trillion government spending bill as funding deadline looms
By Clare Foran and Kristin Wilson, CNN The House voted Friday to pass a massive $1.7 trillion spending bill that would fund critical government…
Continue ReadingKey takeaways from the January 6 committee’s final report
By Jeremy Herb and Zachary Cohen, CNN The House select committee investigating January 6, 2021, laid out a damning case over 800-plus pages that…
Continue ReadingDC National Guard commander ‘strongly’ considered sending troops to Capitol without approval, Jan. 6 report says
By Zachary Cohen and Katelyn Polantz, CNN The commander of the Washington, DC, National Guard, Major Gen. William Walker, “strongly”…
Continue ReadingJanuary 6 committee releases final report, says Trump should be barred from office
By Zachary Cohen, Annie Grayer, Jeremy Herb, Tierney Sneed, Devan Cole, Geneva Sands, Katelyn Polantz and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN The House select…
Continue ReadingJanuary 6 committee releases final report, says Trump should be barred from office
By Zachary Cohen, Annie Grayer, Jeremy Herb, Tierney Sneed, Devan Cole, Geneva Sands, Katelyn Polantz and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN The House select…
Continue ReadingUS veterans groups call on Biden for help in Afghan soldier’s asylum case
By Haley Britzky A coalition of US veterans groups is calling on President Joe Biden to intervene in the case of an Afghan national who fought…
Continue ReadingMaricopa County elections officials push back on Lake’s fraud claims as trial ends
By Eric Bradner, CNN Maricopa County elections officials pushed back on Republican Kari Lake’s claim of fraud in Arizona’s gubernatorial…
Continue ReadingIncoming NY Rep. George Santos says he’ll address apparent misrepresentations about his past as Republican House leadership remains silent
By Julian Cummings, CNN Republican Rep.-elect George Santos of New York said in a tweet Thursday that he will address questions next week related to…
Continue ReadingSenate passes $1.7 trillion government funding bill to avert shutdown
By Ali Zaslav, Ted Barrett and Clare Foran, CNN The Senate voted Thursday to pass a massive $1.7 trillion government spending bill that will fund…
Continue ReadingHouse Democrats pick Jamie Raskin to be ranking member on Oversight committee
By Daniella Diaz and Annie Grayer, CNN Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland has won the top Democratic job on the House Oversight Committee after a…
Continue ReadingHouse passes bill that would reform presidential audit process
By Daniella Diaz, CNN The House passed legislation Thursday that would reform the Internal Revenue Service’s presidential audit process just…
Continue ReadingUS believes Wagner mercenary group is expanding influence and took delivery of North Korean arms
By Kevin Liptak, CNN Newly downgraded US intelligence suggests the Russian mercenary group Wagner has assumed expanded influence and is recruiting…
Continue ReadingFederal spending bill would end pandemic provision that led to record Medicaid enrollment
By Tami Luhby, CNN States would once again be able to terminate residents’ Medicaid coverage if the federal spending bill working its way…
Continue ReadingCassidy Hutchinson told the January 6 committee she felt pressure from Trump allies not to talk and instead risk ‘contempt’
By Jamie Gangel, Jake Tapper, Jeremy Herb and Elizabeth Stuart, CNN The final straw for former Trump White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson with her…
Continue ReadingIncoming congressman’s claims his grandparents fled the Holocaust contradicted by genealogy records
By Em Steck and Andrew Kaczynski, CNN Claims by incoming Republican Rep. George Santos that his grandparents “survived the Holocaust” as…
Continue ReadingJennifer McClellan is poised to make history in Virginia after winning Democratic nomination to succeed late Rep. Donald McEachin
By Gregory Krieg, Ethan Cohen and Melissa Holzberg DePalo, CNN Jennifer McClellan has won the Democratic nomination for Virginia’s 4th…
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