Shaun White

Two lifelines for America

Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN Two different Americas are waiting on lifelines. For part of the country, it’s a literal shot in the arm — the vaccine. For the other it’s a metaphorical shot — the new stimulus package that will help keep them going while we’re stuck in the Covid economy. Tuesday’s CNN

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TOPSHOT - US President Donald Trump speaks to supporters from The Ellipse near the White House on January 6, 2021, in Washington, DC. - Thousands of Trump supporters, fueled by his spurious claims of voter fraud, are flooding the nation's capital protesting the expected certification of Joe Biden's White House victory by the US Congress. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP) (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

Leading House Democrat sues Donald Trump under a post-Civil War law for conspiracy to incite US Capitol riot

By Jessica Schneider, CNN Former President Donald Trump and attorney Rudy Giuliani are being accused of conspiring with the far-right groups Proud Boys and Oath Keepers to incite the January 6 insurrection in a civil lawsuit filed Tuesday in federal court by the Democratic chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee. The suit cites a

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6 TAKEAWAYS FROM JOE BIDEN’S CNN TOWN HALL

Analysis by Chris Cillizza, CNN Editor-at-large President Joe Biden took part in his first town hall since entering the White House last month, answering questions from CNN’s Anderson Cooper (and audience members) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. I watched, took notes and have some thoughts about what mattered most — and why. My takeaways are below. 1.

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A healthcare worker from the Medical University of South Carolina holds a bio-hazard bag for a Covid-19 test at a site in a parking lot between Edmund's Oast and Butcher & Bee restaurants in Charleston, South Carolina, U.S., on Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021. With Covid-19 cases rising and straining local hospitals, the city of Charleston moved to a heightened level of pandemic response Monday that further restricts public gatherings and access to city offices, the Post and Courier reports. Photographer: Micah Green/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Lowering Covid-19 cases is the best thing US can do to improve chances that vaccines will continue working, expert says

By Christina Maxouris, CNN Lowering Covid-19 cases across the US isn’t only critical to helping prevent another surge fueled by variants — it also makes vaccines more likely to continue working effectively against mutations, one expert says. “The best thing we could possibly do to improve the chances that the vaccine will continue working as

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‘Young Rock’ and ‘Kenan’ give NBC a just-so-so comedy tag team

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN NBC puts together a high-profile tag team in “Young Rock” and “Kenan,” comedies featuring Dwayne Johnson and Kenan Thompson. While the former feels a tad overinflated in its biographical dive into the star’s early life, the latter crafts a pretty conventional series around the “Saturday Night Live” star, all the

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Here’s what’s in the House Democrats’ stimulus relief plan

By Tami Luhby and Katie Lobosco, CNN House Democrats were busy last week advancing a wide range of coronavirus relief provisions, all part of President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion stimulus package. This coming week, the House Budget Committee will assemble a final bill based off the measures approved by at least nine committees. Most of

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Ramona Pouncy

Black leaders want targeted federal funds for Black businesses hit hard by pandemic

By Nicquel Terry Ellis and Adrienne Broaddus, CNN Civil rights activists and business leaders have asked President Joe Biden’s administration to include targeted funding for Black-owned businesses in the next Covid-19 relief package. They also say that without the federal aid many businesses could be forced to close their doors in the next 90 days.

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For movie awards season, February is beginning to look a lot like Christmas

Analysis by Brian Lowry, CNN The pandemic has upended the calendar in a variety of ways, and the movie awards “season” is no exception. That explains why this year, February is beginning to look a lot like Christmas. It’s around Christmas, traditionally, when studios and smaller distributors release their award contenders, hoping to be fresh

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