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By Ella Nilsen, CNN After President Joe Biden entered the US into a global pledge at COP26 to end and reverse deforestation, a top Democrat in the House introduced a bill Wednesday to put financial weight behind Biden’s commitment. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer’s legislation would establish a $9 billion trust fund at the US
Continue ReadingBy Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Department of Homeland Security has rescinded a Trump-era policy limiting entry of undocumented immigrants at legal ports of entry and released new guidance on the process, according to a recently-released memo. Migrants seeking asylum can present at ports of entry to make their claim, but under the Trump administration, DHS
Continue ReadingBy Arlette Saenz, CNN President Joe Biden’s commission on the Supreme Court is delaying submission of its final report by one month to December 15, a source familiar with the commission told CNN. The commission, which was formed via executive order in April, initially was scheduled to complete its final report by mid-November — 180
Continue ReadingBy Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter The Supreme Court seemed ready to expand Second Amendment rights after hearing arguments for over two hours and expressing skepticism about a New York law that restricts individuals from carrying concealed handguns outside the home for self-defense. Chief Justice John Roberts at one point pressed New York’s
Continue ReadingCNN By Jeff Zeleny, John Harwood, Betsy Klein, Kate Sullivan and Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden on Wednesday received an unwelcome wake-up call for his still-new presidency as the Democrat arrived back in Washington from a European excursion suddenly facing a transformed political landscape. Republican Glenn Youngkin’s projected gubernatorial victory over Democratic former Gov.
Continue ReadingCNN By Maeve Reston, CNN Republican Glenn Youngkin defeated Democrat Terry McAuliffe in the Virginia governor’s race Tuesday night, CNN projects, rolling back progressive gains in Virginia as he became the first Republican to win statewide office in the commonwealth since 2009. McAuliffe’s loss in a state that President Joe Biden won by double digits
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Liptak, CNN Meeting his foreign counterparts behind closed doors in Rome this weekend, President Joe Biden repeatedly recited for them a key figure: $555 billion. That is the massive sum of money set aside to combat climate change in the sweeping social spending plan he’s been trying to get through Congress. In conference
Continue ReadingCNN By Lauren Dezenski and Rachel Janfaza, CNN City Councilor Michelle Wu will become Boston’s next mayor after her more moderate challenger conceded, CNN projects, making her the first woman and person of color elected to the top post in the city’s history. “From every corner of our city, Boston has spoken. We are ready
Continue ReadingBy Eric Bradner, Gregory Krieg and Dan Merica, CNN Republican Glenn Youngkin’s projected win in the Virginia governor’s race Tuesday erased any doubt: Democrats’ slim congressional majorities are in grave danger in next year’s midterm elections. Democratic former Gov. Terry McAuliffe had hoped former President Donald Trump’s continuing unpopularity would halt the pendulum swing against
Continue ReadingBy Gregory Krieg, CNN Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown declared victory Tuesday night in his write-in campaign for a fifth term. Brown lost the Democratic primary earlier this year to Democratic Socialist India Walton. As of 12:30 a.m. ET, about 59% of votes had been cast for write-in candidates, and 41% had gone for Walton. Brown’s
Continue ReadingBy Chandelis Duster, CNN Winsome Sears, a conservative Republican, will be Virginia’s next lieutenant governor, breaking barriers as the first female and the first woman of color in the office in the commonwealth’s 400-year legislative history. CNN projected Sears’ win over Democrat Del. Hala Ayala, also a woman of color, on Wednesday. Sears will serve
Continue ReadingCNN By Eric Bradner, Gregory Krieg and Dan Merica, CNN Republican Glenn Youngkin’s projected win in the Virginia governor’s race Tuesday erased any doubt: Democrats’ slim congressional majorities are in grave danger in next year’s midterm elections. Democratic former Gov. Terry McAuliffe had hoped former President Donald Trump’s continuing unpopularity would halt the pendulum swing
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Dezenski and Rachel Janfaza, CNN City Councilor Michelle Wu will become Boston’s next mayor after her more moderate challenger conceded, CNN projects, making her the first woman and person of color elected to the top post in the city’s history. “From every corner of our city, Boston has spoken. We are ready to
Continue ReadingCNN By Gregory Krieg, Omar Jimenez and Peter Nickeas, CNN Voters in the city rejected a ballot measure to overhaul policing drafted amid the national fury over George Floyd’s murder by a police officer but that went to voters as rising concerns about gun violence drained energy from the protest movement that had launched it.
Continue ReadingCNN, WEWS By Chandelis Duster, CNN Democrat Shontel Brown, a Cuyahoga County Council member, will win Ohio’s 11th Congressional District, CNN projected Tuesday. The seat was vacated by former Rep. Marcia Fudge, who became President Joe Biden’s secretary of housing and urban development earlier this year. CNN projected Brown’s win over Republican candidate Laverne Gore.
Continue ReadingBy Gregory Krieg, Omar Jimenez and Peter Nickeas, CNN Voters in the city rejected a ballot measure to overhaul policing drafted amid the national fury over George Floyd’s murder by a police officer but that went to voters as rising concerns about gun violence drained energy from the protest movement that had launched it. CNN
Continue ReadingBy Clare Foran, CNN Republican Mike Carey will win a special election in Ohio’s 15th Congressional District, defeating Democrat Allison Russo, CNN projects. The race took place for the US House seat previously held by former GOP Rep. Steve Stivers, who left Congress to lead the Ohio Chamber of Commerce. Carey, a coal lobbyist who
Continue ReadingCNN By Gregory Krieg, CNN Democrat Eric Adams has been elected the 110th mayor of New York City, CNN projects, defeating Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa. Adams, a retired New York Police Department captain who embraced a public safety message, will be the second Black mayor in the city’s history, after the late David Dinkins. “I
Continue ReadingBy Gregory Krieg, CNN Democrat Eric Adams has been elected the 110th mayor of New York City, CNN projects, defeating Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa. Adams, a retired New York Police Department captain who embraced a public safety message, will be the second Black mayor in the city’s history, after the late David Dinkins. “I wanted
Continue ReadingBy John Harwood As economic concerns erode President Joe Biden’s political standing, his aides are trying to assure Americans they’re doing everything possible to address fears about inflation and hard-to-find goods heading into the holiday season. The White House website is rolling out a new Supply Chain Dashboard, to be updated every two weeks, that
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