Skip to Content

Month: June 2021

Pennsylvania House committee advances election overhaul bill with new restrictions

By Dianne Gallagher and Paul LeBlanc, CNN Republican lawmakers in Pennsylvania are the latest to push new state-level voting restrictions, with a key state House committee on Tuesday advancing a major election overhaul bill that the state’s Democratic governor blasted as “extreme.” “Pennsylvania had a free, fair and secure election in November 2020 with record

Continue Reading

Germany vs. France: ‘Kick out oil’ protester parachutes into Allianz Arena stadium ahead of Euro 2020 match

By Ben Church and John Sinnott, CNN A protester parachuted into Munich’s Allianz Arena moments before the start of the Euro 2020 match between Germany and France on Tuesday, injuring several people who were hospitalized, according to European football governing body UEFA. The yellow parachute had the words “KICK OUT OIL” and “GREENPEACE” emblazoned on

Continue Reading

Navy’s highest-ranking officer confronts Republican critics and stresses importance of combating racism and misinformation

By Michael Conte, CNN The US Navy’s highest-ranking officer pushed back strongly against what he called efforts by two Republican congressmen to portray the US military as “weak” and “woke” in a hearing on Tuesday. Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Michael Gilday’s comments came during a House Armed Services budget hearing as Reps. Doug Lamborn

Continue Reading

Biden names Lina Khan as FTC chair

By Brian Fung, CNN Business Big Tech critic Lina Khan will chair the Federal Trade Commission, the powerful antitrust agency that’s targeted companies such as Facebook with fines and lawsuits, according to a White House spokesperson. Khan had been confirmed as a commissioner to the FTC earlier on Tuesday, in a 69-28 Senate vote. But

Continue Reading

Help was requested from DC National Guard 12 times during US Capitol riot, Democrats say

By Jeremy Herb and Christina Carrega, CNN US Capitol Police, Washington Metropolitan Police and local officials requested support from the DC National Guard 12 times on January 6 while the Capitol was under attack, the House Oversight Committee Democrats said Tuesday. RELATED: Meet the internet sleuths tracking down the January 6 insurrectionists Democrats on the

Continue Reading

Democratic leaders seek to placate liberals by kicking off effort to pass Biden agenda along party lines

By Manu Raju and Clare Foran, CNN Senate Democratic leaders, facing skepticism from liberals about the direction of bipartisan infrastructure talks, plan to formally begin a process that would allow them to pass President Joe Biden’s signature policy agenda along straight party lines. The move is meant to placate progressives who are concerned their priorities

Continue Reading