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CNN By Annie Grayer and Paul LeBlanc, CNN Congressional Progressive Caucus Chair Pramila Jayapal on Monday said her caucus is ready to move forward on two bills key to President Joe Biden’s agenda “as soon as tomorrow,” a significant concession after previously seeking direct assurances from Democratic Sens. Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema on the

By Tierney Sneed Justice Sonia Sotomayor warned that constitutional rights enshrined in Supreme Court decisions concerning gun rights, same-sex marriage, birth control and other contentious issues could be open to attack depending on how the court handled the Texas abortion ban cases that were in front of it Monday. The court’s attention in Monday’s arguments

By Dan Merica, CNN Democrat Terry McAuliffe and Republican Glenn Youngkin are closing their gubernatorial bids in Virginia’s closely watched off-year elections with strikingly similar tactics to the campaigns that brought them to this point. McAuliffe crisscrossed the state over the weekend, casting the Virginia elections as a chance for Democrats to validate their eight

CNN By Dan Merica, CNN Democrat Terry McAuliffe and Republican Glenn Youngkin are closing their gubernatorial bids in Virginia’s closely watched off-year elections with strikingly similar tactics to the campaigns that brought them to this point. McAuliffe crisscrossed the state over the weekend, casting the Virginia elections as a chance for Democrats to validate their

CNN By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter Two key conservative justices seemed open to arguments from abortion providers that they should be able to challenge a Texas abortion six-week ban in federal court as the Supreme Court grappled with the issue for nearly three hours on Monday. In a separate challenge, brought by

CNN By Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden apologized to other world leaders on Monday for the Trump administration’s decision to exit the Paris climate agreement, saying during the United Nations’ climate summit that the US’ exit put the country behind in its climate goals. “I guess I shouldn’t apologize, but I do apologize for

By Clare Foran, Manu Raju and Ali Zaslav, CNN Sen. Joe Manchin said he won’t support the $1.75 trillion social safety net expansion bill Democrats are negotiating until there is “greater clarity” about the impact it will have on the country’s national debt and the economy, casting major doubt about whether President Joe Biden can

By Kaitlan Collins and Kate Sullivan, CNN The Federal Register will publish within days the Labor Department’s rule requiring private businesses with 100 or more employees to vaccinate them or test them weekly, fulfilling an announcement President Joe Biden made in September. The Office of Management and Budget completed its required review of the emergency

By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter The Supreme Court declined on Monday to consider a request from the American Civil Liberties Union and other groups concerning whether a special court that reviews government requests for electronic surveillance for foreign intelligence purposes must disclose significant opinions that came after 9/11. The request marked the

CNN By Maeve Reston, CNN Voters head to the polls to cast ballots for mayor in key American cities on Tuesday. Divisions that have played out in Washington between moderate and progressive Democrats are also very much alive in these races in predominantly Democratic cities as the party tries to chart its future. Overhauling policing

By Lauren Fox and Phil Mattingly, CNN President Joe Biden’s sweeping $3 trillion domestic agenda is finally coming together. Or at least it was, until West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin held a news conference Monday afternoon. After months of negotiations and a series of setbacks between disparate corners of his own party, Biden appeared on

CNN, POOL, @COP26UK, UNFCCC, ICRC By Kevin Liptak and Phil Mattingly, CNN President Joe Biden’s ambitions to lead the world in slowing the planet’s warming will be tested on two continents this week as he travels to Scotland for the most important climate talks in years, while back home lawmakers come closer to making his