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By Dana Bash and Abbie Sharpe, CNN It was a moment captured for the history books. Danica Roem, on her knees with her face in her hands, crying. It was 2017 and she had just become the first state lawmaker who identifies as transgender elected in Virginia. She will always be the first, but four

The Bidens have announced that Champ, their “beloved” German Shepherd who had been with their family since 2008, has died. Champ passed away at the Biden family home in Wilmington, Delaware, a White House official told CNN.

By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN The Bidens announced Saturday that their “beloved” German Shepherd Champ has died. “Our hearts are heavy today as we let you all know that our beloved German Shepherd, Champ, passed away peacefully at home,” President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden said in a statement. “He was our constant, cherished

By Ellie Kaufman Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough is moving to make gender confirmation surgery available to transgender veterans through Veterans Affairs health care coverage, according to a VA department spokesperson. McDonough will announce the move at a Pride event at the Orlando Vet Center in Florida later on Saturday, according to the spokesperson. “We

By Gregory Krieg, CNN The race to become New York City’s 110th mayor began in a pandemic-enforced bubble, with the campaign playing out in drab Zoom forums, on social media and through the press, where email statements took the place of live exhortations to swells of supporters. But with the city now open as vaccination

By Stephen Collinson and Maeve Reston, CNN As America finally recognizes the importance of Juneteenth, the full potential of a symbolic new milestone for equality is being undermined by Republican moves to make it harder for many Black Americans to vote. Often in the civil rights struggle, single victories — like this week’s signing of

By Oren Liebermann, CNN The Pentagon is pulling missile defense systems and other military hardware and personnel from Saudi Arabia and other countries in the Middle East, according to a defense official, as it realigns its mission and forces to confront China and Russia. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin instructed the commander of US Central Command,

By Rachel Janfaza More than 100,000 names will be removed from Georgia’s voter registration rolls in an attempt to keep the state’s voter files “up to date,” Georgia’s secretary of state announced in a statement Friday. “Making sure Georgia’s voter rolls are up to date is key to ensuring the integrity of our elections,” Republican

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has proceeded with a plan that would deny communion to public figures who support abortion rights, setting up a potential public rebuke of President Joe Biden.

By Lauren Dezenski, CNN President Biden wrapped up his first trip abroad with a long-awaited meeting with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. In Washington, the Supreme Court reaffirmed the Affordable Care Act, meaning Obamacare remains the law of the land.  Monday Biden’s agenda hits roadblocks in Congress as he preaches democracy overseas Justice Department to

By Daniella Diaz, CNN On Capitol Hill at the height of the pandemic, Rep. Jim McGovern could always be spotted wearing a black mask with the words “end hunger now!” in thick, white block letters. That phrase means more to him than just words on a mask. It’s part of his lifelong fight to end

By Tom Foreman, CNN The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops on Friday proceeded with a plan that would deny communion to public figures who support abortion rights, setting up a potential public rebuke of President Joe Biden. By a vote of 168 to 55, with six abstentions, the bishops went forward with plans for

By Alex Rogers, CNN Former President Donald Trump endorsed Alaska GOP Senate candidate Kelly Tshibaka on Friday, pledging to campaign against Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski, who voted to convict him of inciting the deadly insurrection at the Capitol on January 6. “Lisa Murkowski is bad for Alaska,” Trump said in a statement. “Murkowski has got

Members of the crowd heckled former Vice President Mike Pence while he was speaking at a Faith and Freedom Coalition conference in Kissimmee, Florida.

By Gabby Orr, CNN Former vice president Mike Pence on Friday was heckled at a conference for religious conservatives, ahead of a speech that took aim at his successor. Shouts of “traitor” and “freedom” were heard coming from a small group within the audience as Pence took the stage. Wearing red “Make America Great Again”

By Kate Sullivan and Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden on Friday marked the United States administering 300 million Covid-19 shots in 150 days, urging unvaccinated Americans to roll up their sleeves to protect themselves against emerging variants of the virus. In a speech at the White House on Friday, Biden called 300 million shots

College artists are being recognized internationally for stunning work created out of Covid masks

By Katelyn Polantz and Marshall Cohen, CNN Newly released footage from January 6 shows a supporter of former President Donald Trump taunting, stalking and punching law enforcement outside the US Capitol — the latest release of up-close video of rioters who have been charged with assaulting police. In the new video, Scott Fairlamb, a gym

By Christina Carrega and Joe Beare, CNN William R. Underwood was a 17-year-old father living in New York City when former President Richard Nixon declared a “war on drugs.” He admits he chose to sell drugs to earn a living — a move that at 34, landed him in federal prison to serve a life

By Scott Glover, CNN On a sunny morning in February, as a bagpipe rendition of “Amazing Grace” filled the salt air, Ashli Babbitt’s family and friends scattered her ashes into the Pacific Ocean off San Diego. The ceremony, aboard a chartered boat, was supposed to be a final goodbye for the 35-year-old Air Force veteran