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Ron Klain testifies at a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on March 10, 2020.

White House chief of staff Ron Klain expected to step down in the weeks after State of the Union

CNN -- White House chief of staff Ron Klain, the powerful force at the center of Joe Biden’s first two years in office, is expected to step down in the weeks after the president’s State of the Union...

The AP Interview: Yellen says debt standoff risks ‘calamity’

Fatima Hussein, AP January 21, 2023

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said in an Associated Press interview Saturday she expects Congress will ultimately vote to raise America’s debt limit, but demands by...

A Leopard 2 A7 main battle tank is seen at a military training area in Munster, northern Germany (file photo).
Patrik Stollarz/AFP/Getty Images

Why Germany is struggling to stomach the idea of sending tanks to Ukraine

Luke McGee, CNN January 21, 2023

CNN-- The past 12 months has forced European leaders to seriously rethink their approach to national security. If Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has confirmed one thing, it’s that peace on the continent...

Elijah McClain, an unarmed Black man, died after a struggle with police in Colorado.

The officers and paramedics indicted in Elijah McClain’s death are being arraigned in separate trials

Alaa Elassar and Jeremy Harlan, CNN January 20, 2023

CNN— The three police officers and two paramedics involved in the August 2019 death of Elijah McClain, a 23-year-old Black man who was stopped by police while walking home from a store, placed in...

David Crosby, legendary singer and songwriter, dead at 81

Dan Heching and Alli Rosenbloom, CNN January 20, 2023

CNN— David Crosby, a folk rock pioneer and one of the founding members of The Byrds and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, has died, his family announced Thursday. He was 81. “It is with great sadness...

Home prices hit a record high last year

Anna Bahney, CNN January 20, 2023

CNN— The real estate market took a downward turn in 2022, as rising interest rates rapidly slowed the frenzied activity seen the year before — but home prices still hit a record high. The median...

Supreme Court issues report on Dobbs leak but says it hasn’t identified the leaker

CNN -- The Supreme Court issued an investigative report on Thursday, announcing that it has yet to determine who leaked a draft opinion overturning Roe v. Wade to the media last year, but at least 90...

Alec Baldwin and armorer to be charged with involuntary manslaughter after fatal shooting of Halyna Hutchins on the set of ‘Rust’

Travis Caldwell and Paul Vercammen, CNN January 19, 2023

CNN -- Alec Baldwin, the actor who fatally shot cinematographer Halyna Hutchins during a rehearsal for the Western movie “Rust” in 2021, and the film’s armorer will be charged with involuntary...

US hits debt ceiling, prompting Treasury to take extraordinary measures

Tami Luhby, CNN January 19, 2023

CNN -- The US hit the debt ceiling set by Congress on Thursday, forcing the Treasury Department to start taking extraordinary measures to keep the government paying its bills and escalating pressure on...

Trump criticizes evangelical leaders for not backing his 2024 presidential bid

 CNN— Just days before Donald Trump hosts his first 2024 event in South Carolina, a state whose evangelical population has long played a critical role in its presidential primary, the former president...

Climate activist Greta Thunberg released after being detained by German police at coal mine protest

CNN— Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg was released by German police on Tuesday evening after being detained earlier in the day at a protest over the expansion of a coal mine in the western village...

Biden sends condolences to Ukraine following helicopter crash

Betsy Klein, CNN January 18, 2023

CNN — US President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden in a statement Wednesday expressed their “deepest condolences” following the helicopter crash that killed at least 14 people in Ukraine. “Jill...