Martha Ackmann

(CNN) — The House has passed a bipartisan bill to avert a government shutdown just hours ahead of a midnight deadline, setting up a Senate vote over funding the US federal government for another 45 days. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy…
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(CNN) — Federal agencies are making final preparations with the government on the brink of a shutdown and congressional lawmakers racing against Saturday&#’;s critical midnight deadline – as House Speaker Kevin McCarthy mounts a…
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By Lisa Mascaro, Kevin Freking and Stephen Groves | Associated Press WASHINGTON — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s last-ditch plan to keep the federal government temporarily open collapsed on Friday as hard-right holdouts rejected the…
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By Zachary Cohen, Jason Morris and Nick Valencia | CNN One of former President Donald Trump’s co-defendants has pleaded guilty to five counts in the 2020 election subversion case in Georgia. Bail bondsman Scott Hall, 59, is the first…
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By Mark Thiessen | Associated Press Footage from deep in the Pacific Ocean has given the first detailed look at three World War II aircraft carriers that sank in the pivotal Battle of Midway and could help solve mysteries about the…
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By Hannah Rabinowitz and Evan Perez | CNN Federal prosecutors announced charges Friday against a contractor with the Internal Revenue Service who allegedly stole the tax returns of a high-ranking government official. A source familiar with…
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By Melanie Zanona, Annie Grayer, Lauren Fox and Manu Raju | CNN With the clock ticking down toward a government shutdown, Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz approached a Democratic lawmaker on the House floor this week with a surprising pitch.…
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By Tom Krisher and David Koenig | Associated Press DETROIT — The United Auto Workers union expanded its strikes against Detroit automakers Friday, ordering 7,000 more workers to walk off the job in Illinois and Michigan to put more pressure…
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Damaging downpours dumped more than 5 inches of rain across New York City early Friday, snarling travel on land and at the airports with the nasty weather expected to last all day. Gov. Kathy Hochul declared New York City was in a state of…
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By Peter Valdes-Dapena | CNN The United States government’s Equal Employment Opportunity Commission sued Tesla Thursday alleging the automaker allowed repeated and overt displays of racism toward Black employees in its Fremont factory.…
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