George P. Bush campaigns in El Paso in bid for Texas Attorney General
EL PASO, Texas — One Republican candidate for Texas attorney general is not relying on a vast political dynasty to pull out a win. George P. Bush is…
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‘I’m trying to stay apolitical.’ Top US general faces wave of GOP attacks over Trump-era actions
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley and head of US Central Command Gen. Frank McKenzie were…
Continue Reading January 6 committee targets organizers of Stop the Steal rally in latest batch of subpoenas
By Annie Grayer, Ryan Nobles, Whitney Wild and Zachary Cohen, CNN The select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection has issued its second…
Continue Reading ‘I’m trying to stay apolitical.’ Top US general faces wave of GOP attacks over Trump-era actions
By Zachary Cohen, CNN Top US General Mark Milley appeared before Congress this week to defend Pentagon decision making in Afghanistan but instead…
Continue Reading A warning sign for Texas Gov. Greg Abbott
By Lauren Dezenski, CNN A new poll finds cause for concern for Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, who is seeking reelection in 2022. A historic job approval…
Continue Reading House votes to suspend debt ceiling again though unlikely to pass Senate
By Kristin Wilson, CNN The House on Wednesday voted 219-212 to suspend the nation’s debt limit until December 2022, with just weeks to go…
Continue Reading Olympic gold medalist pleads guilty in Capitol riot and will help prosecutors in future cases
By Hannah Rabinowitz and Marshall Cohen Olympic gold medalist Klete Keller pleaded guilty Wednesday to a felony charge of obstructing the Electoral…
Continue Reading Two Capitol riot defendants not accused of violence are sentenced to jail time
By Hannah Rabinowitz and Olanma Mang, CNN Two men who spent 40 minutes in the US Capitol during the January 6 insurrection were each sentenced to 45…
Continue Reading Biden puts ‘closer’ role to the test with his entire agenda on the line
By Kevin Liptak and Phil Mattingly, CNN President Joe Biden isn’t pitching in Wednesday’s night’s Congressional Baseball Game,…
Continue Reading Biden puts ‘closer’ role to the test with his entire agenda on the line
In this week’s episode of Unfiltered, SE Cupp gives her take on how Democrats should approach Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, who has vocally opposed her…
Continue Reading House Republican leaders mount all-out campaign to sink infrastructure
By Melanie Zanona and Lauren Fox, CNN House Republican leaders are launching an all-out campaign to sink a bipartisan infrastructure bill, as…
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Texas attorney general says state’s abortion ban is ‘stimulating’ interstate commerce
By Tierney Sneed In briefs filed Wednesday in the Justice Department’s challenge to Texas’ abortion ban, Texas Attorney General Ken…
Continue Reading Alabama governor defends plan to use Covid-19 relief funds to build prisons
By Chandelis Duster and Nick Valencia, CNN Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey is defending her proposal to use the state’s allotment of coronavirus relief…
Continue Reading Justice Sonia Sotomayor: ‘There is going to be a lot of disappointment in the law, a huge amount’
By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter Days before the start of a tumultuous term, and after the Supreme Court justices divided bitterly over…
Continue Reading Vaccine requirements for large private companies still weeks away, White House says
By Nikki Carvajal, CNN The White House believes vaccine requirements for large private companies are still weeks away from being implemented, weeks…
Continue Reading USDA sends schools $1.5 billion to relieve student lunch crunch
By Katie Lobosco and Tami Luhby, CNN The US Department of Agriculture is sending $1.5 billion to schools struggling to serve students healthy lunches…
Continue Reading Senate parliamentarian rejects Democrats’ second attempt to include immigration in economic bill
By Daniella Diaz and Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Senate Parliamentarian on Wednesday rejected Democrats’ second attempt to try to include a…
Continue Reading House lawmakers seek explanation from FBI’s Wray over ransomware response
By Sean Lyngaas, CNN Leaders of the House Oversight and Reform Committee are questioning the FBI’s handling of a July ransomware attack on a…
Continue Reading Senate Democrats approve $3.5 trillion budget resolution in key step toward passing major economic package without GOP votes
AGF Investments chief US policy strategist Greg Valliere breaks down how the showdown in Congress over raising the debt limit could affect the…
Continue Reading Expanding the child tax credit was a Democratic dream come true — but it could be on the chopping block
By Jessica Dean, Ali Zaslav and Tami Luhby, CNN When Democrats passed a one-year expansion of the child tax credit in their Covid relief bill earlier…
Continue Reading Expanding the child tax credit was a Democratic dream come true — but it could be on the chopping block
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Continue Reading ABC News poll finds confidence eroding for Biden on key issues
NEW YORK, NY — As President Joe Biden faces a critical moment for his agenda, Americans’ confidence in his handling of a range of issues is…
Continue Reading Manchin rejects Pelosi’s call for deal on economic package ahead of key Thursday vote
By Daniella Diaz, Manu Raju and Morgan Rimmer, CNN House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Wednesday that Democrats need to have legislative text on the…
Continue Reading Nearly a dozen states enacted laws this year that could subvert the results of future elections, analysis finds
By Fredreka Schouten, CNN Nearly a dozen states have enacted laws this year that pave the way for election subversion, and additional proposals are…
Continue Reading Schumer announces Senate will vote Thursday on stopgap bill to avert shutdown
By Ali Zaslav and Clare Foran, CNN Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced Wednesday night that Democrats had reached an agreement with…
Continue Reading About 4,600 Haitians have been expelled from the US since September 19, DHS says
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN Approximately 4,600 Haitians have been removed from the United States on repatriation flights from Texas to Haiti since…
Continue Reading Fact Check: Military testimony on Afghanistan appears to contradict Biden’s previous statements on troop levels
President Joe Biden says his military advisers did not recommend that he keep troops in Afghanistan. His military advisers say they…
Continue Reading ‘Nobody wants to blink:’ A canceled trip, deal-less meetings and 24 hours to thread the needle
By Phil Mattingly and Lauren Fox, CNN In a moment when President Joe Biden and Democratic leaders sought to create desperately needed momentum to…
Continue Reading Matthew Dowd, former Bush strategist, announces Democratic bid for Texas lieutenant governor
By Terence Burlij, CNN Matthew Dowd, a former strategist for George W. Bush’s presidential reelection campaign, announced Wednesday he would…
Continue Reading ‘Nobody wants to blink:’ A canceled trip, deal-less meetings and 24 hours to thread the needle
Progressive Democrats say they will not vote for President Biden’s $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill unless they get a $3.5 trillion…
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