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By Kylie Atwood, CNN US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced Wednesday that the US has reopened its embassy in Kyiv after it closed three months ago ahead of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. “Today we are officially resuming operations at the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv. The Ukrainian people, with our security assistance, have defended their

By Katie Lobosco, CNN President Joe Biden is considering canceling some federal student debt. Biden has suggested that he would support canceling up to $10,000 per person while excluding wealthier borrowers — but we don’t know exactly what it would look like if he forgives some federal student loan debt by using executive action. The

By Betsy Klein, CNN The Biden administration is working directly with infant formula manufacturer Reckitt and retailers, including Target, to provide logistical support as it works to help alleviate a nationwide formula shortage, a White House official told CNN Wednesday. Reckitt, which manufactures Enfamil brand formula, has been working to boosts its domestic production —

By Betsy Klein, CNN White House Covid-19 coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha warned Wednesday that without more funding from Congress the US will not be able to buy enough Covid-19 vaccines for every American who wants an updated shot later this year. Scientists are working to develop new vaccines that would offer additional protection from infection

CNN By Betsy Klein, CNN White House Covid-19 coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha warned Wednesday that without more funding from Congress the US will not be able to buy enough Covid-19 vaccines for every American who wants an updated shot later this year. Scientists are working to develop new vaccines that would offer additional protection from

By Kate Bennett, CNN First daughter Ashley Biden has tested positive for Covid-19 and is no longer joining first lady Jill Biden on a trip to South and Central America, according to the first lady’s press secretary, Michael LaRosa. Ashley Biden had been scheduled to depart with the first lady Wednesday afternoon for Ecuador. Jill

By Whitney Wild, CNN The Department of Homeland Security is warning law enforcement partners that there are potential threats to the public and members of the Supreme Court in response to the national abortion debate, including threats of burning down or storming the US Supreme Court and murdering justices and their clerks, members of Congress

By Sean Lyngaas, Priscilla Alvarez and Natasha Bertrand, CNN The disinformation expert hired to run the Department of Homeland Security’s newly created disinformation board has resigned after the department paused the board. Nina Jankowicz, a disinformation expert with experience working on Ukraine and Russia issues, was tapped to helm the “Disinformation Governance Board” earlier this

By Jessica Dean and Ali Zaslav, CNN The two top-ranking senators on the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee on Wednesday announced a long-sought bipartisan deal on a comprehensive bill that could help millions of veterans who were exposed to toxic burn pits during their military service. “For far too long, our nation’s veterans have been living

By Clare Foran, CNN The House of Representatives voted 222-203 on Wednesday to pass a bill aimed at preventing domestic terrorism and combating the threat of violent extremism by White supremacists. The vote comes in the wake of a horrific mass shooting over the weekend at a supermarket in a predominately Black neighborhood in Buffalo,

By Eric Bradner, Dan Merica and Gregory Krieg, CNN Pennsylvania Republicans chose an election denier Tuesday as their candidate for governor in this year’s midterm elections — but appear to have rejected a far-right Senate contender. As of early Wednesday, Mehmet Oz, the celebrity heart surgeon endorsed by former President Donald Trump, and retired hedge

By Oren Liebermann, Natasha Bertrand and Jeremy Herb, CNN The US decision to leave Afghanistan under both the Trump and Biden administrations was the driving factor behind the swift collapse of the Afghan military as the Taliban swept across the country with stunning speed last summer, according to a scathing new inspector general report released

CNN By Oren Liebermann, Natasha Bertrand and Jeremy Herb, CNN The US decision to leave Afghanistan under both the Trump and Biden administrations was the driving factor behind the swift collapse of the Afghan military as the Taliban swept across the country with stunning speed last summer, according to a scathing new inspector general report

By Dan Merica, CNN John Fetterman will win the Pennsylvania Democratic Senate primary, CNN projects, capping a bizarre final few days of the campaign after the lieutenant governor suffered a stroke last week. Fetterman checked into a hospital in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, on Friday as he was on his way to a campaign event. He was