Top US government officials are considering requiring everyone who enters the US to be tested for Covid-19 the day before their flight and having all travelers — including US citizens and permanent residents — be tested again after returning home, regardless of vaccination status, sources familiar with the thinking have told CNN. Officials were deliberating…… MORE
The Supreme Court hears oral arguments Wednesday in a case that could result in the repeal of Roe v. Wade, the decision legalizing abortion nationwide that’s been at the center of American politics for nearly 50 years. Here are the key details: How to listen and follow along Arguments begin at 10 a.m. ET. The…… MORE
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger spoke with the House select committee investigating the January 6 Capitol Hill riot for roughly four hours on Tuesday, according to his office and an aide working for the House panel. “I spoke to the January 6th committee to ensure they included the full record of how stolen election…… MORE
The main reason absentee ballot requests were rejected for Georgia’s fall elections were because they arrived too late under a new deadline imposed as part of a restrictive voting law passed in March. About 52% of the rejections were because voters had missed requesting absentee ballots before the cutoff, 11 days before the election, according…… MORE
The Biden administration has suffered three major court losses since Monday morning, with orders freezing key federal government Covid-19 vaccine rules in certain parts of the country and, in one case, nationwide. The latest blow came from a federal judge in Louisiana, whose order Tuesday afternoon halted across the country the administration’s mandate requiring that…… MORE
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin warned on Tuesday that unvaccinated members of the National Guard won’t be paid and won’t be allowed to participate in training, drills and deployments. In a memo to the Joint Chiefs chairman, the service secretaries and the head of the National Guard Bureau, Austin wrote that Pentagon funds cannot be used…… MORE
An appeals court hearing Tuesday on former President Donald Trump’s claim to keep January 6 documents from his presidency private showed that Trump faces an uphill battle to keep the documents out of the hands of House investigators. The case is before the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit, after a federal judge…… MORE
President Joe Biden said Tuesday that his “heart goes out” to the families affected by a school shooting in southeast Michigan, which left three dead and six others injured. “I was informed after the tour, I learned about a school shooting in Michigan. As we learn the full details my heart goes out to the…… MORE
The Biden administration is coordinating with Covid-19 vaccine manufacturers to develop contingency plans in the event future coronavirus vaccines need to be modified, including to fight the Omicron variant, the White House’s Covid-19 response coordinator said Tuesday. In the first briefing from the White House’s Covid-19 team since the variant was identified, coordinator Jeff Zients…… MORE
Robert B. Downing has been named as the new chief usher of the White House, according to a White House source. Downing previously worked for Maryland-based Susan Gage Caterers, and before that he worked in the Reagan administration. The chief usher of the White House manages the residence and works closely with the first lady…… MORE
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