Democrats drive toward a scaled back $1.75 trillion spending agreement
CNN By Phil Mattingly and Lauren Fox, CNN Listening mode is done. Informational meetings are over. Public posturing and private positioning are a…
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A key Cabinet role isn’t filled nine months into Biden’s presidency. Here’s why that matters
CNN, POOL, SENATETV, HOUSETV By Kate Sullivan, CNN Nine months after taking office, President Joe Biden still doesn’t have a permanent director…
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By Kaitlan Collins, CNN President Joe Biden recently held a call with Dr. Rob Califf, the former FDA commissioner, who is now under consideration to…
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McAuliffe, Abrams warn Virginians that commonwealth could look like Texas, Georgia with Youngkin win
By Dan Merica, CNN Stacey Abrams had a message for Democrats in Virginia on Sunday: If Republicans win on November 2, the commonwealth will begin…
Continue Reading Blumenthal says Facebook’s calls for regulation are the ‘height of disingenuousness’
By Allie Malloy, CNN Sen. Richard Blumenthal on Sunday balked at claims made by Facebook that it would support government regulation of social media…
Continue Reading Blumenthal says Facebook’s calls for regulation are the ‘height of disingenuousness’
CNN By Allie Malloy, CNN Sen. Richard Blumenthal on Sunday balked at claims made by Facebook that it would support government regulation of social…
Continue Reading The quotable words of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas
By Joan Biskupic, CNN legal analyst & Supreme Court biographer Justice Clarence Thomas‘ unconventional ideas, daring rhetoric and booming…
Continue Reading A key Cabinet role isn’t filled nine months into Biden’s presidency. Here’s why that matters
By Kate Sullivan, CNN Nine months after taking office, President Joe Biden still doesn’t have a permanent director of a critical agency in his…
Continue Reading Free community college is out of Biden’s plan, but a bigger Pell grant could still help cut costs
By Katie Lobosco, CNN President Joe Biden’s plan to make tuition free at community colleges is unlikely to make it into the final bill to…
Continue Reading Inflation to fall to acceptable levels in second half of 2022, Treasury secretary says
By Chandelis Duster, CNN US inflation levels are not expected to decrease to acceptable levels until the latter part of 2022, Treasury Secretary…
Continue Reading Inflation to fall to acceptable levels in second half of 2022, Treasury secretary says
CNN By Chandelis Duster, CNN US inflation levels are not expected to decrease to acceptable levels until the latter part of 2022, Treasury Secretary…
Continue Reading Pelosi floats Democrats acting alone as ‘one path’ to raising debt ceiling but still hopes for bipartisanship
By Veronica Stracqualursi and Daniella Diaz, CNN House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday suggested that the budget reconciliation process could be one…
Continue Reading Former Afghanistan envoy says he quit because debate wasn’t rooted in reality
By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden’s former Afghanistan envoy, Zalmay Khalilzad, said he quit the administration because internal debates…
Continue Reading Pelosi and Jayapal meeting as talks over Biden agenda hit critical moment
CNN By Annie Grayer and Clare Foran, CNN Progressives are warning that their priorities must not be left behind as Democratic leaders race to…
Continue Reading Pelosi says Democrats plan to have ‘agreement’ on spending bill and vote on bipartisan infrastructure bill in the next week
By Veronica Stracqualursi and Daniella Diaz, CNN House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Sunday Democrats are planning to have an “agreement” on…
Continue Reading Biden hosts Manchin in Delaware to discuss finalizing spending bill
By Phil Mattingly and Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden hosted critical moderate Sen. Joe Manchin and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer at his…
Continue Reading Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s anti-migrant plan: Many arrested, many detained, few prosecuted
By Rosa Flores, CNN The 27-year-old man tried to hold it together as he walked to his cell. It was weeks since he had been arrested. Weeks with no…
Continue Reading Biden pitches spending plans in New Jersey ahead of key week for Hill negotiations
CNN By Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden went to New Jersey to promote his economic agenda on Monday, amid a major week of negotiations with…
Continue Reading Trump pick’s messy personal life worries Senate Republicans desperate to hold on to Pennsylvania seat
By Michael Warren and Sara Murray, CNN Sean Parnell may have the backing of former President Donald Trump, but the Pennsylvania Republican also has…
Continue Reading Obama says New Jersey Republican gubernatorial candidate won’t be a ‘champion of democracy’
By Ross Levitt, Artemis Moshtaghian and Athena Jones, CNN Former President Barack Obama, stumping in Newark, New Jersey Saturday, took aim at…
Continue Reading Obama implores Virginia Democrats to wake up ahead of governor’s race
CNN By Dan Merica, CNN Former President Barack Obama urged voters to shake off their exhaustion with politics during his first in-person foray onto…
Continue Reading Obama implores Virginia Democrats to wake up ahead of governor’s race
By Dan Merica, CNN Former President Barack Obama urged voters to shake off their exhaustion with politics during his first in-person foray onto the…
Continue Reading US Rep. Glenn Thompson released from Walter Reed following Covid-19 diagnosis
By Rachel Janfaza and Daniella Diaz, CNN Rep. Glenn Thompson was released from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Friday evening…
Continue Reading White House makes massive change to resettlement program to help Afghan refugees
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Biden administration is taking an unprecedented step to resettle the 55,600 Afghan evacuees from the US military bases…
Continue Reading Buffalo’s India Walton won the Democratic primary for mayor. Now she has to defeat incumbent Byron Brown — again
By Gregory Krieg, CNN On paper, India Walton is a shoo-in to become Buffalo’s next mayor. The Democratic nominee, who defeated incumbent Mayor…
Continue Reading Virginia Democrats sue USPS over delayed delivery of election-related material
By Kiely Westhoff The Virginia Democratic Party filed a lawsuit against the US Postal Service on Friday, alleging local branches failed to deliver…
Continue Reading Biden’s early-presidency getaways so far outpace Trump’s
By Betsy Klein, CNN President Joe Biden decamped to Wilmington on Friday, escaping the White House he’s likened to a “gilded cage”…
Continue Reading January 6 defendant spoke at far-right rally attended by Proud Boys, despite court order against associating with the group
By Andrew Kaczynski, Marshall Cohen and Em Steck, CNN An Arizona political commentator charged in the US Capitol riot spoke at a small right-wing…
Continue Reading White House further postpones disclosure of JFK assassination documents, citing Covid
By Donald Judd The White House announced late Friday that it would further postpone the release of more documents related to the 1963 assassination…
Continue Reading US kills senior al Qaeda leader in Syria airstrike
By Barbara Starr, CNN Pentagon Correspondent An airstrike in northwest Syria Friday killed senior al Qaeda leader Abdul Hamid al-Matar, according to…
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