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Updated Jun 22, 2021 - Politics & Policy

Pelosi to decide this week whether House will create Jan. 6 commission

Nancy Pelosi

Van Jones documentary on prison reform to screen at AFI Docs

CNN commentator Van Jones talks on the phone in his apartment in front of skyscappers.
Jun 22, 2021 - Health

Top FDA officials thought scant evidence was enough to approve Alzheimer's drug

The blue FDA logo and sign outside of its headquarters building.

Senate Republicans block Democrats' sweeping voting rights bill

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) walking through the U.S. Capitol on June 21.
Jun 22, 2021 - World

China's COVID vaccine fail

Nurse in China administers a vaccine dose to an elderly man

Interior to investigate "lasting consequences" of Indian boarding schools

Photo of Deb Haaland with a hand raised to her cheek
Jun 22, 2021 - Economy

Xbox executive calls for more diversity in gaming

Xbox executive Sarah Bond.

Biden taps Russia expert for key Pentagon job

US Department of Defense portrait of Celeste A. Wallander, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Russia/Ukraine/Eurasia
Jun 22, 2021 - World

Scoop: After U.S. pressure, Israel joins statement criticizing China

Jun 22, 2021 - Podcasts

Ex-CDC director: “COVID is here to stay”

Jun 22, 2021 - Economy

Warby Parker files to go public

Updated Jun 22, 2021 - Health

White House acknowledges U.S. will miss July 4 vaccination goal

Fireworks in NYC
Jun 22, 2021 - Economy

Exclusive: Quartz, NYT vets launch new media company about work

Biden endorses bill to end sentencing disparity for crack and powder cocaine

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about the nation's COVID-19 response.
Jun 22, 2021 - Economy

Blackstone Group wants to be America's landlord again

Illustration of a house glowing in yellow.
Jun 22, 2021 - Technology

Why Windows needs a reboot

Jun 22, 2021 - Economy

Trending on earnings calls: Inflation

Jun 22, 2021 - Technology

EU launches antitrust investigation into Google's ad tech practices

Margrethe Vestager
Jun 22, 2021 - Sports

The NCAA model is unraveling

S patch unraveling
Jun 22, 2021 - Economy

The age of the career-jumpers

Illustration of a service worker holding a tray with a question mark

Top White House officials heading to Senate for infrastructure talks

President Joe Biden with Republican Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) in the Oval Office at the White House February 01, 2021 in Washington, DC.
Jun 22, 2021 - Science

Another billionaire space battle is brewing

Photo illustration of Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos in astronaut helmets facing off against a space background.

Climate coverage booms, but still pales compared to weather

Australia opposes UN report warning Great Barrier Reef is "in danger"

A green sea turtle is flourishing among the corals at lady Elliot island in the Great Barrier Reef, off the coast of Queensland, Australia, in 2019

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema: Abolishing filibuster would weaken "democracy's guardrails"

Sen. Kirsten Sinema (D-AZ) heads back to a bipartisan meeting on infrastructure in the basement of the U.S. Capitol building

Court blocks California assault weapons ban repeal

A TPM Arms LLC California-legal featureless AR-15 style rifle is displayed at the Crossroads of the West Gun Show at the Orange County Fairgrounds on June 5, 2021 in Costa Mesa, California.

Trump Organization sues New York City for canceling contracts

Former U.S. President Donald Trump addresses the NCGOP state convention on June 5, 2021 in Greenville, North Carolina.

Voting rights — and filibuster — in spotlight Tuesday

Sen. Joe Manchin is seen with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer.
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