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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 ]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 ]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 ]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 ]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 ]Analysis: How much trouble is Kyrsten Sinema really in?
Over the weekend, the Arizona Democratic Party voted to formally censure one of its own -- Sen. Kyrsten Sinema -- after she opposed changing the filibuster rules to allow major voting rights legislation to pass the Senate with just 50 votes.
[ cnn.com ]Rep. Bennie Thompson says the panel is asking Trump's daughter and then-adviser to talk, a major step for the panel closing in on the former President's inner circle
Democratic Rep. Bennie Thompson, chairman of the House select committee investigating the January 6 riot, told reporters on Thursday that the panel will be inviting former President Donald Trump's daughter and then-White House senior adviser Ivanka Trump to talk to the committee, a major step for the panel closing in on the former President's inner circle.
[ cnn.com ]Party leaders, officials and operatives say the White House is unresponsive even to basic requests for help or information heading into 2022 elections
President Joe Biden spotted Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney on the White House campus last June and called out to the House Democratic campaign chair loudly enough for several others to hear: "I really want to talk to you about the races!" he shouted.
[ cnn.com ]Two long-serving Democratic congressmen announce they won't seek reelection in 2022
• Analysis: Manchin and Sinema hand Senate Republicans a veto • Schumer starts debate on voting legislation, says 'eyes of the nation' are on the Senate • Stevie Wonder tells senators the 'filibuster doesn't work ... why won't you?'
[ cnn.com ]Analysis: Did Joe Biden go too far in his voting rights speech? This Democratic Senator thinks so.
President Joe Biden didn't mince words earlier this week in a speech announcing his support for changing the filibuster rules to allow a simple majority to pass new voting rights legislation.
[ cnn.com ]Opinion: What it will take to save American democracy
On the anniversary of January 6, as we think about the future of American democracy, it's useful to look around the world at what scholars have called a "democratic recession." From Hungary to Poland to Turkey to India, democratic norms, values and institutions are under stress.
[ cnn.com ]House Democrats lean into January 6-focused strategy ahead of midterms
House Democrats' campaign arm is leaning into a strategy of linking Republicans to the January 6 insurrection amid the one-year anniversary of the US Capitol riot, even as some in the Democratic Party debate how much to talk about the deadly attack on the campaign trail.
[ cnn.com ]Analysis: January 6 may be only a preview of a deeper democratic rupture
If January 6, 2021, was just one infamous day in history, its stain on the American story would still reverberate through generations.
[ cnn.com ]If Congress won't protect democracy, Americans must
As the world marks the first anniversary of the January 6 insurrection at the US Capitol, it's clear that what should have been a wakeup call about extremism and illiberalism in the United States instead showed that not even a violent attack on Congress could reorient the right away from radicalism. Rather, it seemed to reinforce the idea that there are no more guardrails on US politics, and that the future of democratic governance has become only more imperiled in the last year.
[ cnn.com ]Opinion: To honor Harry Reid's legacy, Democrats need to heed his warnings
Two months ago, I had the privilege of interviewing the late Democratic Sen.Harry Reid in what ended up being one of the toughest conversations I've ever had.
[ cnn.com ]Former Democratic leader Harry Reid dies at 82
[ cnn.com ]Harry Reid, longtime US senator and former Democratic leader, dies at 82
Harry Reid, the scrappy former Democratic Senate leader who spearheaded epic legislative battles through three decades in Congress, has died at the age of 82, according to a statement from his wife, Landra Reid.
[ cnn.com ]Opinion: How Democrats can keep Republicans out of power
As 2021 winds down, there is a growing consensus that 2022 is going to be a tough year for the Democratic Party. The momentary relief the party experienced at the start of the year when President Joe Biden was inaugurated, Americans began getting vaccinated and the economy seemed to be rebounding feels but a distant memory.
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