Jim Jordan loses first vote for House speaker amid GOP defections | CNN Politics ( www.cnn.com )
Conservative Republican Rep. Jim Jordan fell significantly short of winning the House speaker’s gavel on a first ballot Tuesday, leaving the House in paralysis after 20 Republicans opposed the Ohio Republican.
Michael Imperioli forbids 'bigots and homophobes' from watching his work following Supreme Court ruling ( www.cnn.com )
Actor Michael Imperioli has something to say about the Supreme Court’s Friday ruling in favor of a Christian web designer who refuses to create websites to celebrate same-sex weddings.
Live updates: Another shockingly good jobs report shows America's economy is booming ( www.cnn.com )
The US economy added a whopping 353,000 jobs last month, far more than the 176,500 jobs expected. It's yet another data point that underlines the country's economic strength, even in the face of 11 rate hikes from the Federal Reserve.
News: McConnell says he's 'fine' after freezing during news conference | CNN Politics ( www.cnn.com )
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell told reporters that he’s “fine,” after freezing during a news conference on Wednesday.
The 4-day workweek was a longshot. The UAW isn’t giving up ( www.cnn.com )
These cities are ending fares on transit. Here's why ( www.cnn.com )
What’s interesting about this article is what it leaves out. It cites experts who claim this is “diverts scarce resources from more pressing priorities: transit service and quality” yet that was far from the case in one of the cities cited in the introduction....
Biden admin again bypasses Congress to sell military equipment to Israel ( www.cnn.com )
The world’s best airline is paying staff a bonus of 8 months’ salary after record annual net profit of $1.98 billion ( www.cnn.com )
Harsh penalties approved for Florida state college employees who use restrooms that don't correspond with gender assigned at birth | CNN ( www.cnn.com )
Trump attorney Sidney Powell pleads guilty in Georgia election subversion case ( www.cnn.com )
[CNN] Texas is separating families at the border in apparent 'harsh and cruel' shift in policy, immigration attorney says ( www.cnn.com )
The absurdity of the return-to-office movement ( www.cnn.com )
Woman who threw bowl of food at Chipotle worker sentenced to work 2 months in fast food job ( www.cnn.com )
Vice to lay off hundreds of staffers, stop publishing content on its website | CNN Business ( www.cnn.com )
Sorry! Didn’t know where else to post this! Anybody surprised by this one?
New York judge finds Donald Trump liable for fraud | CNN Politics ( www.cnn.com )
A New York judge has found Donald Trump and his adult sons liable for fraud, saying the Trumps provided false financial statements for roughly a decade....
Clarence Thomas officially discloses private trips on GOP donor Harlan Crow's plane | CNN Politics ( www.cnn.com )
Justice Clarence Thomas disclosed Thursday that Republican megadonor Harlan Crow paid for private jet trips for Thomas in 2022 to attend a speech in Texas and a vacation at Crow’s luxurious New York estate, as ethics questions continue to rock the Supreme Court....
News: Barr obliterates Trump's defense: 'He knew well that he had lost the election' ( www.cnn.com )
Former Attorney General Bill Barr on Wednesday undermined a key pillar of his old boss’ defense in the special counsel’s probe into 2020 election interference, telling CNN’s Kaitlan Collins that Donald Trump “knew well he lost the election.”
Senate aide out of job after purported sex tape apparently filmed in Senate hearing room | CNN Politics ( www.cnn.com )
A Texas judge ruled that a pregnant woman who sued the state seeking an abortion can legally terminate her pregnancy ( www.cnn.com )
Trump attorney Sidney Powell pleads guilty in Georgia election subversion case | CNN Politics ( www.cnn.com )
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Judge: Starbucks violated federal labor law by withholding pay hikes from unionized workers | CNN Business ( www.cnn.com )
Starbucks violated federal labor law when it increased wages and offered new perks and benefits only to non-union employees, a National Labor Relations Board judge found Thursday.
Army Corps of Engineers to barge 36 million gallons of freshwater a day as saltwater intrusion threatens New Orleans-area drinking water | CNN ( www.cnn.com )
The US Army Corps of Engineers is planning to barge 36 million gallons of freshwater daily into the lower Mississippi River near New Orleans as saltwater intrusion from the Gulf of Mexico continues to threaten drinking water supply, officials said Friday....
A net of justice is tightening around 2020 election deniers and may be closing in on Trump | CNN Politics ( www.cnn.com )
[News] House Judiciary Committee expected to launch inquiry into Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis ( www.cnn.com )
The Republican-led House Judiciary Committee is expected to open a congressional investigation into Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis as soon as Thursday, a source tells CNN – the same day former President Donald Trump is slated to surrender at the county jail after being charged for participating in schemes to...