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Anti-abortion activists say Trump will still need to win them over in 2024

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CNN — Anti-abortion proponents who believe Donald Trump’s crowning achievement was the overturning of Roe v. Wade say the newly declared 2024 contender will still have to earn their support in the upcoming Republican presidential primary – and he may be off to a rocky start. In his more-than-hour-long speech announcing his candidacy, the former …

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Former evangelical activist claims he knew of 2014 Supreme Court decision before it was released

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CNN — A former evangelical activist claimed in a letter to the Chief Justice of the United States that he knew about the outcome of a 2014 Supreme Court decision involving contraception and the Affordable Care Act by the court prior to the formal announcement, according to The New York Times . Rev. Rob Schenck …

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Biden administration asks Supreme Court to let student debt relief program go forward

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CNN — The Biden administration asked the Supreme Court on Friday to allow its controversial student loan debt relief program to go into effect while legal challenges play out across the country. The program promises to deliver up to $20,000 of debt relief for millions of borrowers, but has been on hold after lower courts …

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Judge weighs ‘urgent’ decision on whether to allow early voting in Georgia runoff on Saturday after Thanksgiving

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CNN — A Georgia judge acknowledged on Friday that “time was of the essence” as he decides whether to allow early voting on Saturday, November 26, in the state’s US Senate run-off election, though he did not give a specific timeframe for when he will issue a ruling. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Thomas Cox …

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First on CNN: Incoming GOP chair investigating Biden family businesses won’t subpoena President Biden

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CNN — The top House Republican poised to investigate the Biden family said Thursday he’s not planning to subpoena President Joe Biden despite being prepared to issue one to his son, Hunter. “There’s no plans to subpoena Joe Biden. There are plans to subpoena Hunter Biden,” GOP Rep. Jim Comer told CNN in a sit-down …

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Biden’s 80th, Pelosi’s exit and Trump’s return put the spotlight on the leaders of the future

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CNN — On Sunday, America will experience a unique moment in its history – when a sitting president turns 80. Administration aides would surely prefer that the other big family celebration at the White House this weekend – the wedding of President Joe Biden’s granddaughter, Naomi – gets most of the headlines. The political sensitivities …

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How student loan borrowing, college costs and grant aid have changed over time

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Washington CNN — The cost of college is not skyrocketing — at least for now, when factoring in the average amount of grant aid students receive. Most schools offer grants, money that students don’t have to pay back, making the actual amount they pay for college, known as the “net cost,” lower than the published …

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Questions remain after police close case into how a Michigan voting machine wound up for sale on eBay

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CNN — Michigan police have closed the case of a missing voting machine and believe the device was accidentally donated to a thrift store before it wound up for sale online – though questions remain about who donated the device in the first place. CNN first reported in September that a cybersecurity expert based in …

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Justice Department signals it plans to ask the Supreme Court to reinstate Biden’s student debt relief program

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CNN — The Justice Department indicated in a court filing Thursday that it plans to ask the Supreme Court to reinstate the Biden administration’s student debt relief program. “The government will be filing an application with the Supreme Court to vacate a separate injunction against the Secretary’s action entered by the Eighth Circuit earlier this …

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Biden to sit down with business, labor leaders to highlight inflation progress

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CNN Business — President Joe Biden will sit down Friday with business executives and labor leaders to highlight recent progress in combating inflation and steadying the economy, a White House official told CNN. Biden will sit down in person and virtually with the top executives at Ford, Kaiser Permanente and Carrier as well as the …

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