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Banks held call with the 1/6 committee chair on Tuesday. By Wednesday, he was off the panel.

July 21, 2021 5:45 PM CNN Newsource

By Melanie Zanona, CNN Indiana Republican Rep. Jim Banks was just about to send a letter to Democrats requesting a GOP witness for the January 6…

Judge forces US Capitol rioter to unlock laptop seized by FBI

July 21, 2021 5:09 PM CNN Newsource

By Hannah Rabinowitz and Marshall Cohen A federal judge forced a US Capitol rioter to unlock his laptop Wednesday after prosecutors argued that it…

Prosecutors had evidence last year to charge prominent Trump ally Tom Barrack

July 21, 2021 7:33 PM CNN Newsource

By Evan Perez, Erica Orden, Paula Reid and Katelyn Polantz, CNN Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn investigating Tom Barrack, a prominent ally to former…

Judge rules conservative radio host Larry Elder will be on ballot in recall election of California Gov. Gavin Newsom

July 21, 2021 3:48 PM Associated Press

LOS ANGELES (AP) – Conservative talk radio host Larry Elder will be a candidate in California’s upcoming recall election aimed at removing…

Federal judge temporarily blocks Arkansas’ ban on gender-affirming treatment for trans youth

July 21, 2021 6:45 PM CNN Newsource

By Devan Cole, CNN A federal judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked Arkansas’ ban on gender-affirming treatment for transgender youth from…

GOP blocks U.S. Senate debate on bipartisan infrastructure bill

July 21, 2021 1:53 PM Associated Press

WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Senate Republicans rejected an effort Wednesday to begin debate on the big infrastructure deal that a bipartisan group…

Biden predicts restaurants and businesses will be ‘in a bind’ for some time due to labor shortages

July 22, 2021 6:49 AM CNN Newsource

By Maegan Vazquez and Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden conceded during a CNN town hall on Wednesday that certain businesses will remain…

Abbott won’t impose new mask mandate despite increasing Texas virus cases

July 21, 2021 2:40 PM Texas Tribune

HOUSTON, Texas — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says he will not impose another statewide mask mandate, despite Covid-19 cases being on the rise…

US and Germany reach deal on controversial pipeline that Biden sees as a Russian ‘geopolitical project’

July 21, 2021 9:09 PM CNN Newsource

By Nicole Gaouette and Jennifer Hansler, CNN The US announced Wednesday that it has reached a deal with Germany that would allow completion of the…

Biden names ambassadors to Canada, Slovenia and Austria

July 21, 2021 2:19 PM CNN Newsource

By Kaitlan Collins and Fredreka Schouten, CNN President Joe Biden has selected another round of ambassadors, including choices for posts in Canada,…

Milley pressed on claims he was concerned Trump would attempt coup

July 21, 2021 1:49 PM CNN

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley said he wouldn’t comment on a recent book excerpt alleging he was so shaken that then-President…

Rep. McCarthy blasts Pelosi: She has ‘broken this institution’

July 21, 2021 1:55 PM CNN

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) announced the GOP is pulling all members from the January 6 select committee after Speaker Nancy Pelosi…

Blinken goes back to Sesame Street

July 21, 2021 12:43 PM CNN Newsource

By Jennifer Hansler, CNN Secretary of State Antony Blinken made his way back to where the air is sweet, reprising an appearance on Sesame Street this…

Milley pressed on claims he was concerned Trump would attempt coup

July 21, 2021 1:49 PM CNN Newsource

By Zachary Cohen and Michael Conte, CNN Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley said Wednesday he wouldn’t comment on a recent book…

Pelosi just made an unprecedented move. Here’s why

July 21, 2021 5:45 PM CNN

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy is pulling his five Republican members selected to join the House committee that’s investigating the January 6…

House GOP leader McCarthy threatens to boycott Jan. 6 panel after Pelosi blocks appointment of 2 Trump allies

July 21, 2021 11:16 AM Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is rejecting two Trump allies tapped by House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy to sit on a committee…

McCarthy pulls his 5 GOP members from 1/6 committee after Pelosi rejects 2 of his picks

July 21, 2021 1:55 PM CNN Newsource

By Annie Grayer and Jeremy Herb, CNN House Republicans balked at participating in the House committee that’s investigating the January 6…

Federal judge temporarily blocks enforcement of Arkansas ban on gender confirming treatment for transgender youth

July 21, 2021 11:00 AM Associated Press

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A federal judge has temporarily blocked Arkansas’ ban on gender confirming treatments for transgender youth while a…

Speaker Pelosi rejects 2 Republicans tapped by GOP leader to serve on panel investigating Jan. 6 riot at Capitol

July 21, 2021 10:35 AM Associated Press

WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is rejecting two Republicans tapped by House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy to sit on a committee…

Official tells lawmakers US, Germany have reached deal allowing completion of Russian pipeline without new sanctions

July 21, 2021 10:29 AM Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — A senior State Department official says the U.S. and Germany have reached a deal that will allow the completion of a…

US extends Covid-19 travel restrictions with Canada and Mexico through August 21

July 21, 2021 11:27 AM CNN Newsource

By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Biden administration is extending non-essential travel restrictions for the US northern and southern borders until…

McConnell says GOP will not vote to raise debt ceiling, setting up clash in Congress

July 21, 2021 9:22 PM CNN Newsource

By Daniella Diaz, Manu Raju, Lauren Fox and Ted Barrett, CNN Republicans will not vote to increase the federal borrowing limit, Senate Minority…

Ex-Army Ranger weaponized military training during Capitol riot, judge says

July 21, 2021 11:10 AM CNN

A federal judge ordered Capitol rioter and ex-Army Ranger Robert Morss to remain in jail before trial, and criticized him for using his training to…

Ex-Army Ranger weaponized military training to aid Capitol rioters, judge says

July 21, 2021 11:10 AM CNN Newsource

By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN A federal judge on Tuesday ordered Capitol rioter and ex-Army Ranger Robert Morss to remain in jail before trial, ruling…

Ad hoc extremist groups come into focus in post-January 6 criminal charges

July 21, 2021 10:36 AM CNN Newsource

By Katelyn Polantz, CNN When officers arrested Robert Morss of Pennsylvania on charges related to the January 6 Capitol riot, they found in his car a…

See what Ted Cruz is doing to frustrate Republicans and Democrats

July 21, 2021 5:50 AM CNN

Ted Cruz is facing resistance for pressuring the Biden administration to look over a policy on Russia which is blocking diplomats from being…

Personal threats, election lies and punishing new laws rattle election officials, raising fears of a mass exodus

July 21, 2021 5:02 AM CNN Newsource

By Fredreka Schouten, CNN Maribeth Witzel-Behl had run elections in Madison, Wisconsin, for 15 years when the 2020 election arrived, bringing…

Biden and Schumer working fast to confirm judges and counter Trump’s reshaping of the federal bench

July 21, 2021 5:38 AM CNN Newsource

By Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden and the Democrat-led Senate are working quickly to appoint judges from a broad range of backgrounds to the…

Michael Avenatti, newly sentenced for extortion, faces trial this week for allegedly defrauding clients

July 21, 2021 5:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Erica Orden, CNN Michael Avenatti, the celebrity lawyer who rose to fame as an antagonist of former President Donald Trump, faces opening…

Ted Cruz is blocking diplomats from being confirmed, and it has nothing to do with their qualifications

July 21, 2021 5:50 AM CNN Newsource

By Kylie Atwood and Nicole Gaouette, CNN An extraordinary effort by Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas to block nominees from being confirmed to vital…