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Month: August 2025

Former President Barack Obama speaks at the Obama Foundation Democracy Forum in Chicago in December 2024.

Obama calls Newsom’s redistricting plan ‘a responsible approach’ in response to Texas Republicans redrawing maps

By David Wright, CNN (CNN) — Former President Barack Obama said Tuesday that he supported a proposal by California Democrats to redraw congressional lines in response to a Republican-led push in Texas to gain additional US House seats but expressed unease with the broader effects of political gerrymandering. “On this California issue, I want to

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An exhibit of a slave cabin is seen at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Trump escalates attacks against Smithsonian museums, says there’s too much focus on ‘how bad slavery was’

By Kit Maher, Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump escalated his campaign to purge cultural institutions of materials that conflict with his political directives on Tuesday, alleging museums were too focused on highlighting negative aspects of American history, including “how bad slavery was.” In a Truth Social post, Trump directed his attorneys

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People walk in front of the Target Store in Times Square on May 15 in New York City. Target CEO Brian Cornell is stepping down after 11 years amid struggles at one of America’s most prominent retail chains.

What went wrong at Target

By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN (CNN) — Target CEO Brian Cornell is stepping down after 11 years amid struggles at one of America’s most prominent retail chains. Cornell helped engineer a turnaround at Target, but it’s been a rocky few years for the retailer. Incoming Target CEO Michael Fiddelke, a veteran leader at the company, will

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Same-Sex Marriage Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at same-sex marriage in the United States and worldwide. Facts: According to Pew Research Center, support for same-sex marriage in the United States has steadily increased over the last several years. More than 30 countries outside of the United States have laws allowing same-sex marriage. Most of

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Bernie Sanders Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of US Senator Bernie Sanders, an independent senator from Vermont and former 2020 presidential candidate. Personal Birth date: September 8, 1941 Birth place: Brooklyn, New York Birth name: Bernard Sanders Father: Eli Sanders, paint salesman Mother: Dorothy (Glassberg) Sanders Marriages: Jane (O’Meara) Sanders

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Gobierno de Trump amplía requisito de “buena conducta moral” para obtener la ciudadanía estadounidense

Por Michael Williams, CNN El Gobierno de Trump amplió el requisito para que los inmigrantes que buscan la ciudadanía estadounidense demuestren “buena conducta moral”, una medida que abogados de inmigración califican como preocupante porque añade incertidumbre al proceso de naturalización. El Servicio de Ciudadanía e Inmigración de Estados Unidos (USCIS, por sus siglas en inglés),

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People wait to enter the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington

Trump’s ‘chilling effect’ is coming for museums, historians warn

By Brian Stelter, CNN (CNN) — Historians and researchers are expressing “grave concern” about President Trump’s push to purge museums of information he dislikes. “Such political interference stands to impose a single and flawed view of American history onto the Smithsonian, placing at risk the integrity and accuracy of historical interpretation,” Sarah Weicksel, executive director

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French President Emmanuel Macron

Israel launches diplomatic attacks on its Western allies ahead of Palestinian statehood recognition

By Tal Shalev, Joseph Ataman, Pierre Bairin, Angus Watson, Dana Karni, CNN (CNN) — In an escalating international dispute, Israel launched a series of diplomatic attacks against several of its Western allies as they prepare to recognize a Palestinian state next month. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sent two strongly worded letters to the leaders of

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Juez rechaza solicitud del Gobierno de Trump para divulgar documentos del jurado investigador sobre Jeffrey Epstein

Por Kara Scannell, CNN Un juez federal declaró que no revelaría las transcripciones del jurado investigador ni las pruebas de la investigación sobre Jeffrey Epstein, rechazando así la solicitud del Departamento de Justicia de hacerlas públicas. El juez Richard Berman afirmó que el Departamento de Justicia no cumplió el precedente establecido de mantener el secreto

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