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President Biden’s economic and climate package is expected to head towards a more moderate compromise with the removal of key provisions like paid family leave, free tuition for community college, and marginal tax rate increases. Can democrats compromise before Biden heads to the United Nations soon?  Four years after the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville exposed racism and anti-semitism, a...

Vaccine advisers to the FDA voted 17-0 to recommend emergency use authorization of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine in children ages 5-11.  As the FDA takes the committee’s vote under consideration, emergency use authorization for young children will likely be given in the next several days. Biden is seeking unification amongst congressional democrats for his $1.72 trillion economic and climate package i...

Whistleblower documents reveal damning picture of Facebook’s role in the January 6 insurrection. Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen testified before the UK Parliament on Monday to discuss how Facebook allowed misinformation to be shared in the days leading up to the 2020 election and how such misinformation may have helped spark the January 6th insurrection as well as fanned flames of sectarian...

Actor Alec Baldwin discharged a prop weapon on the set of an upcoming film which has resulted in the death of Halyna Hutchins, 42, the film's director of photography, according to investigators. Many questions remain as authorities continue to investigate.   Ex DOJ official Jeffrey Clark is expected to testify in front of the Jan 6. select committee next week, making him the first trump administra...

A critical milestone today as the House approved the Jan. 6 committee’s report recommending Steve Bannon face criminal charges for defying a subpoena. The Justice Department’s Attorney General Merrick Garland will now make the final decision on whether to prosecute. Will other Trump-aligned witnesses now cooperate? Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff, who serves on the House committee, joins to discuss Ba...

“There is so much at stake, so much at stake.” President Biden urged democrats in congress to unify in order to pass his multi-trillion economic package. From his hometown of Scranton, Biden outlined democratic spending including universal pre-K, Medicare and Medicaid expansion, child tax credit, clean energy incentives, and more. Can Biden win the requisite number of votes? The President sits dow...

The clash between executive and legislative powers continues as the January 6th Committee is set to vote on whether to hold Steve Bannon in criminal contempt for defying a subpoena. Congress is looking for documents and records of conversations Bannon had with Trump in the days leading up to the capitol riots but Bannon is yet to provide them. The details of Bannon’s claims and more are examined t...

News of former Secretary of State Colin Powell’s death prompted an outpouring of grief that reflects the profound admiration of a statesman unique in so may ways. President Biden said Powell will be remembered as one of our great Americans. Bob Woodward joins to remember the “reluctant warrior."  Steve Bannon refuses to comply with the January 6th Select Committee’s subpoena. The committee will vo...

Biden promotes agenda in Connecticut as Dems are still struggling to reach a final deal, FDA advisers recommend all adult J&J vaccine recipients get a second dose at least two months after the first, Bill Clinton to stay another night in hospital for treatment To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adc...

January 6 2021 panel moves to hold Steve Bannon in criminal contempt;FDA vaccine advises unanimously recommend Monderna boosters; New union strike adding to economic pressure on Biden; January 6 panel now moving to hold Steve Bannon in criminal contempt as Trump ally defies subpoena deadline: Trump urges Republicans not to vote in 2022 and 2024 if his bogus election fraud claims aren't solved; To...

The January 6 committee has subpoenaed former Department of Justice official Jeffrey Clark, who aided in Former President Donald Trump's attempted coup. Clark was key to Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election. CNN reports that ex-acting Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen, who pushed back on Trump's bid to overturn the election, is meeting with the January 6 committee. Ex-Trump aides Steve Banno...

Brooklyn Nets bench Kyrie Irving until he’s vaccinated. Any moment: House vote on short term extension of debt limit. Coroner: Gabby Petito’s cause of death was strangulation. Jan. 6th committee feels “urgency” to move to criminal contempt if subpoena targets don’t comply. Raiders coach resigns after homophobic, racist, misogynistic emails. Kim Jong Un vows to build “invincible” military while fla...

President Joe Biden is struggling to unify this party and salvage his agenda as the clock ticks and his public approval fades.  The FDA has been asked by Merck to authorize the first pill to treat Covid-19. Merck says that the experimental pill cuts the covid death risk in half. However cases, deaths and hospitalizations are starting to decline as the United States may be turning the corner in the...

Biden on defensive over economy, blames Covid-19 for disappointing jobs report, Police say they're not in possession of phones Petito and Laundrie used on their road trip, U.S. averaging under 100,000 new Coronavirus cases for first time since August To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Report: Trump lawyer tells allies not comply with subpoenas; Senate to vote soon on short-term extension of debt limit; Pfizer asks FDA authorize COVID vaccine for kids ages 5-11 Washington Post: Trump lawyer tells allies not to comply with subpoenas from January 6 committee; 4 Trump Loyalist appears poised to defy subpoenas in January 6 probe as Trump indicates he'll exert executive privilege; To...

The Senate Democrats say that they'll accept a GOP compromise about the debt limit to end the standoff. This will temporarily avert the catastrophic default on the United States debt. According to a source, Mitch McConnell floated an offer to break stalemate amid fears that Democrats Manchin and Sinema may flip under pressure and agree to gut the filibuster.  The White House downplays the GOP offe...

Facebook whistle blower unleashes damning revelations; Biden hits the road to sell stalled agenda; Brain Laundrie's sister speaks out Facebook whistleblower testifies on capitol hill, claims company harms children, weakens democracy; Whistleblower compares Facebook to cigarettes, opioids; To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices....

President Joe Biden says that a debt default "would take our economy over a cliff." The United States is barreling towards a debt default as congress deadlocks and experts warn of an economic catastrophe. Biden says that he can't guarantee that a debt limit disaster will be averted and "that's up to Mitch McConnell." Biden also slams "hypocritical, dangerous and disgraceful" congressional Republic...

Pelosi gambling on Biden agenda, plan to move forward with infrastructure vote tonight as progressives threaten to tank it; Soon Biden to sign bill averting government shutdown after congress passed it just hours ahead on deadline; House majority leader: Infrastructure vote still on for tonight, won't take place until after 9pm; Key democrat Sen Manchin firm on 1.5 trillion as top price tag for Bi...

Gen. Milley contradicts President Joe Biden again and speaks about former President Donald Trump's final days. Milley was not consulted when Trump initially ordered a total troop withdrawal from Afghanistan by mid-January 2021. Top generals again contradict Biden in testimony and say that they wanted 2,500 troops to stay in Afghanistan.  Judge suspends Britney Spears' father as her conservator and...

Senators grill top United States military leaders on chaotic Afghanistan exit and the military leaders contradict President Joe Biden. They say that they thought 2,500 troops should stay in Afghanistan. Military leaders acknowledge missteps in Afghanistan exit.  Centcom chief warns War on Terror isn't over.  A top United States general defends China and calls in former President Donald Trump's fin...

Four Trump loyalists hit with first subpoenas for witness testimony by January 6 committee, CDC director backs boosters for at-risk, frontline workers after vaccine advisers recommend against it, Biden says democrats are at a "stalemate" as his economic agenda hangs in the balance To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit p...

The Biden Administration ramps up Haitian migrants deportation flights amid backlash. According to the Department of Homeland Security, 12 flights have returned 1,400 migrants to Haiti. CNN gets the Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and Haitian Ambassadors reaction to the United States migrant policy. The Department of Homeland Security has temporarily suspended the use of horse patro...

Now: Biden meets with progressives, capping day of talks with warring Dems at critical moment for his agenda. Biden administration scrambling to contain fallout amid bipartisan criticism. DHS releases some Haitian migrants into U.S. as crisis deepens. Trump sues niece, NYT for $100 million over disclosure of tax documents as he faces a barrage of other legal battles. CDC advisers will wait for FDA...

Progressive democrats dig in and threaten to tank President Joe Biden's agenda. Rep. Jayapal says she told Nancy Pelosi that progressives haven't changed their view and will vote "no" on Biden's infrastructure bill. The key house vote is a make-or-break moment for Biden's agenda, is happening soon. The house vote on the bill is to avert the government shutdown and to suspend debt limit as democrat...