By Adam Cancryn, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s push for a new health care plan has stalled, amid disagreements within the GOP over the extension of key enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies, three people familiar with the matter told CNN. The dispute has slowed the administration’s efforts to avert a looming spike in health
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By Caitlin Danaher, CNN London (CNN) — Britain’s Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly a prince and the Duke of York, will be denied a six-figure compensation payout for his early eviction from a 30-room mansion on the Windsor estate due to its state of repair, the crown estate has said. In a briefing to the UK’s Public
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By Christopher Lamb, CNN (CNN) — Pope Leo has said he believes the United States needs to find “another way” in handling the situation in Venezuela, warning against any military incursion and saying it would be better to pursue dialogue or apply economic pressure. “It seems there is the possibility that there be some activity,
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By Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — A new headache is emerging for House Speaker Mike Johnson. For years, GOP Rep. Elise Stefanik, one of President Donald Trump’s most vocal allies in Congress, had been trying to pass legislation in response to the FBI’s investigation into Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign and Russia. With Republican control of
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By Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — Dressed head to toe in army fatigues, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday received the news he had been awaiting for more than a year: Russia had taken over the eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk. It doesn’t matter that Kyiv disputed the claim, saying on Tuesday that fighting was
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By Larry Madowo, CNN (CNN) — Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan on Tuesday backed her country’s security forces who are accused of killing hundreds of unarmed demonstrators, claiming the protesters intended to overthrow her government. The East African leader alleged without evidence that young people had been paid to take to the streets following October’s
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By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (CNN) — Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is recommending that the Trump administration’s travel ban list include between 30 to 32 countries, marking an increase from the current list of 19 countries, according to a source familiar with the matter. Nationals of countries on the travel ban list face restrictions on
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By Kaitlan Collins, Maria Santana, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump has formally pardoned former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández, telling reporters at the White House on Tuesday, “I feel pretty good about it.” Hernández’s attorney Renato Stabile and a White House official told CNN earlier Tuesday that Trump had pardoned the former Honduran president.
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By Chelsea Bailey, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump said he is very proud of the two National Guard members shot in last week’s attack in Washington, DC, calling 20-year-old Sarah Beckstrom “an incredible person” and 24-year-old Andrew Wolfe a fighter. Wolfe, a US Air Force staff sergeant, and Beckstrom, a US Army specialist assigned
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By Michelle Krupa, CNN New Orleans (CNN) — This city’s new mayor-elect prays many times a day, for big things and small ones and often, she says, to a holy guardian known for helping defy lost causes. “My favorite patron saint is St. Jude,” Helena Moreno explains. “I don’t know what that says about me.”
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CNN By Kathryn Squyres, CNN (CNN) — Tuesday’s special election in Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District, normally a conservative stronghold, is giving Democrats hope that their recently successful message of affordability can help them spring a major upset. The contest pits Trump-backed Republican Matt Van Epps against Democratic state Rep. Aftyn Behn. The winner will replace
Continue ReadingBy Kathryn Squyres, CNN (CNN) — Tuesday’s special election in Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District, normally a conservative stronghold, is giving Democrats hope that their recently successful message of affordability can help them spring a major upset. The contest pits Trump-backed Republican Matt Van Epps against Democratic state Rep. Aftyn Behn. The winner will replace former
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By Molly English, CNN (CNN) — Jersey City voters will head to the polls Tuesday for a runoff to decide whether Jim McGreevey, who resigned from the New Jersey governorship in scandal more than 20 years ago, will complete a political comeback and become their next mayor. McGreevey stepped down less than halfway into his
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By Kara Scannell, Nicki Brown, CNN New York (CNN) — When the suspect in the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare Chief Executive Brian Thompson was arrested last year after a high-profile five-day manhunt, many people had a question: What was Luigi Mangione doing at a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pennsylvania? One of the first officers on the
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By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — A majority of the Supreme Court appeared skeptical Tuesday of New Jersey’s effort to subpoena donor information from “crisis pregnancy centers” without federal court review, fearing that the probe may have chilled the First Amendment rights of anti-abortion supporters. The justices appeared likely to side with a religious nonprofit,
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By Kocha Olarn and Ross Adkin, CNN Bangkok (CNN) — Wassana Suthi spent last week trying to keep a nursing home running as the floodwaters rose around her in the southern Thai city of Hat Yai, cutting the home off from outside help, bar one helicopter dropping supplies on the roof. Hat Yai city is
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – (KESQ) The office of Southern California Republican Rep. Darrell Issa is reacting to a Punchbowl News report that Issa is considering dropping his re-election bid in California’s 48th district to run next year in Texas. The 48th district is being redrawn after the passage of Proposition 50 to include Palm Springs and Indian
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INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – Local Democratic U.S. Representative Raul Ruiz (CA-25) will host a Veterans University for the valley’s armed service members on Saturday, December 6, in Indio. The event aims to provide veterans and their families with important information on healthcare, accessing benefits, and other critical resources. The program will feature expert presenters offering
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – The wait is finally over – The historic Palm Springs Plaza Theatre is now open after a $30 million restoration. The monthlong celebration kicked off Monday with an opening night gala headlined by Emmy, Tony and Grammy award-winning actress Cynthia Erivo. The atmosphere was electric for those who were able
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Eisenhower Health, in partnership with the Mizell Center and HARP-PS, hosted a World AIDS Day community gathering to honor those affected by HIV/AIDS on Monday. The event highlighted the ongoing progress in prevention, treatment, and community support. The program featured remarks from Dr. Jorge Rodríguez, Eisenhower Health’s Medical Director for
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