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Bismack Biyombo to donate full NBA salary from this season to build hospital in DR Congo and honor late father
Bismack Biyombo will donate his NBA seasonal salary to build a hospital in his native Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and honor his late father, the Phoenix Suns star said Friday. The 29-year-old returned to the NBA in January, signing a contract for the duration of the season with the Suns having not played since the close of the 2020-21 campaign last fall. According to the Spotrac website, Biyombo's contract with the Suns is worth $1.3 million.
[ cnn.com ]Analysis: Why Joe Biden picked Ketanji Brown Jackson for the Supreme Court
President Joe Biden's decision to nominate Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, as CNN first reported, kills two birds with one stone: It satisfies -- and Biden hopes energizes -- liberals while also giving Senate Democrats a nominee they can confirm without much fanfare (and maybe even with a few Republican votes).
[ cnn.com ]See Michael Smerconish's reaction to the political earthquake in San Francisco
San Francisco voters' resounding recall of three school board members is seen as a harbinger for national Democrats, but CNN's Michael Smerconish says there is more to the story.
[ cnn.com ]If Vladimir Putin orders tanks into Russia's smaller, democratic neighbor, he would trigger one of the most dangerous national security crises since the Cold War
President Joe Biden spent the weekend leading what is looking like an increasingly desperate final effort to forestall a Russian invasion of Ukraine -- an incursion that could have grave consequences for his own political standing.
[ cnn.com ]A lot of voters want alternatives to Biden and Trump in 2024, CNN poll shows
A significant number of both Democrats and Republicans currently hope to see their parties find alternatives to President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump in the next presidential election, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS. But very few have specific candidates in mind, underscoring how distant -- and potentially mutable -- the 2024 race remains.
[ cnn.com ]GOP Senate candidate runs ad featuring armed 'showdown' with Dems
CNN's Jim Acosta talks to Fred Guttenberg, father of Parkland victim Jaime Guttenberg, about Republican Arizona Senate candidate Jim Lamon's campaign ad depicting him in a gunslinging "showdown" with various Democrats.
[ cnn.com ]Hit by realities of 50-50 Senate, Democrats turn focus to bipartisanship
Democrats on Capitol Hill are pivoting away from talking about what was once was a cornerstone of their agenda -- the Build Back Better Act -- to focusing on a batch of smaller, bipartisan proposals that they hope can show voters that even a 50-50 Senate can work.
[ cnn.com ]CNN Poll: Americans' votes in 2022 may come down to two things
Voters begin the midterm year primarily focused on economic issues, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS in January and February. The survey also showed that Democrats are suffering an early deficit in enthusiasm about voting, a dynamic that could be compounded by voters' concerns over the economy.
[ cnn.com ]Biden calls reporter a 'wise guy' for asking about inflation rates
New CNN poll shows trouble ahead for Democrats in the midterm election as President Joe Biden's numbers fall. CNN senior political analyst Ron Brownstein reports.
[ cnn.com ]Vulnerable Democrats feel inflation squeeze and call for more White House action
American consumers are feeling the squeeze from inflation -- as are Senate Democrats facing voters in nine months.
[ cnn.com ]Analysis: Here's the real problem with Joe Biden's approval rating
It is, without question, bad news for President Joe Biden -- and the broader Democratic Party -- that 41% of Americans approve of his job performance and 58% disapprove in the new CNN national poll.
[ cnn.com ]The quickly evolving situation is sparking yet another controversy over whether the desperation to end Covid is being driven by science or politics
A rush of moves by Democratic states laying out timelines to lift mask mandates is leaving a cautious White House behind and hiking pressure on top government health officials to codify an Omicron endgame.
[ cnn.com ]Connecticut, New Jersey and Delaware as well as Oregon's health department have set timelines for the end of their states' school mask mandates
The Democratic governors of Connecticut, New Jersey and Delaware as well as Oregon's health department have set timelines for the end of their states' school mask mandates in a sign of the receding wave of Covid-19 and the country's move toward a "new normal."
[ cnn.com ]Analysis: Why GOP increasingly casts White people as racism's victims
Early barbs for President Joe Biden's Supreme Court selection process have helped crystallize a rising Republican line of attack against Democrats.
[ cnn.com ]Manchin and Murkowski will endorse each other
Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin and Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski said Sunday they would endorse one another in upcoming elections during a rare bipartisan interview on CNN.
[ cnn.com ]Democrats call for Biden officials to limit US natural gas exports because of rising home heating costs
Nearly a dozen US Senators are calling for the Biden administration to curb overseas shipments of natural gas as Americans struggle with home heating sticker shock this winter.
[ cnn.com ]Opinion: Trump's growing recklessness is a ticking time bomb
Rep. Pete Aguilar of California, a Democrat who is a member of the House select committee investigating the January 6 attack, accused former President Donald Trump of tampering with witnesses by floating the possibility of pardoning those who took part in the insurrection.
[ cnn.com ]The comments from Rep. Pete Aguilar, a Democrat, come as the House committee continues to hone its investigation into the Capitol riot
• Analysis: Democratic senator's stroke exposes fragility of Senate • Analysis: The massive miscalculation Republicans made on the Jan. 6 committee
[ cnn.com ]A sudden reminder of mortality in any workplace is unsettling. Given the political implications, such shocks especially reverberate on Capitol Hill.
As if their stalled and tattered agenda wasn't proof enough, Democrats just got a poignant reminder of the precarious nature of life in a 50-50 Senate majority, especially ahead of an impending Supreme Court nomination
[ cnn.com ]Analysis: How to stop insurrection 2.0
Out of the ashes of Democrats' failed effort to set a national voting rights standard may come a targeted bipartisan bill to ward against insurrection 2.0.
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