Senate parliamentarian rules against including minimum wage in Covid relief bill
By Lauren Fox, Ryan Nobles, Manu Raju and Phil Mattingly, CNN The Senate parliamentarian has ruled against including the increase in the minimum wage in the Covid relief bill.
Increasing number of unaccompanied children arriving at southern border setting off alarm bells for feds
By Priscilla Alvarez and Geneva Sands, CNN The growing number of migrant children arriving alone at the US-Mexico border is raising alarm among officials scrambling to find enough space to shelter kids until they're…
McConnell says he'll 'absolutely' support Trump in 2024 if he's the GOP nominee
By Paul LeBlanc, CNN Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said Thursday he would “absolutely” support former President Donald Trump if he became the GOP presidential nominee in 2024, a notable commitment following his…
Biden resets Saudi ties as US prepares to release intelligence report on Khashoggi's murder
By Nicole Gaouette, CNN President Joe Biden's reset of the US-Saudi Arabia relationship will take another step with the release of a long-awaited US intelligence report on the killing of Saudi insider turned dissident…
Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head are going gender neutral
By Allison Morrow, CNN Business Hasbro is dropping the honorific “mister” from “Mr. Potato Head,” renaming the shapeshifting plastic spud to the gender-neutral “Potato Head.”
This change could help keep the GameStop fiasco from happening again
By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Part of what made last month's GameStop trading frenzy such a mess: Right as the stock was hitting its peak, Robinhood and other brokerages placed restrictions on traders' ability to…
Tanden nomination to lead Office of Management and Budget remains in limbo
By Alex Rogers and Manu Raju, CNN President Joe Biden's nomination of Neera Tanden to lead the Office of Management and Budget may remain in limbo until at least early next week.
GOP-backed Iowa bill aimed at restricting voting access heads to governor's desk
By Dianne Gallagher and Kelly Mena, CNN An Iowa bill aimed at limiting voting and making it harder for voters to return absentee ballots is headed to Gov. Kim Reynolds' desk this week after passing both…
Affirmative action opponents ask Supreme Court to hear case over Harvard's policy
By Joan Biskupic, CNN legal analyst & Supreme Court biographer Opponents of affirmative action asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to use their case against Harvard to overrule precedent that has long allowed consideration…
House Freedom Caucus members question Liz Cheney's leadership again after her latest Trump comments
By Daniella Diaz, CNN House Freedom Caucus members questioned GOP conference chairwoman Liz Cheney's leadership — again — at a news conference Thursday after the Wyoming Republican congresswoman's comments that she…
 
				 
								