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Senate trims weekly unemployment benefits boost but adds a month of payments in stimulus bill

March 5, 2021 11:27 AM CNN Newsource

Jobless Americans will get a smaller weekly boost to unemployment benefits but will receive those payments for an additional month under a…

CNN analysis: Georgia’s proposed weekend voting restrictions would strike at Black voters

March 5, 2021 11:27 AM CNN Newsource

Black Georgians disproportionately cast their ballots on the weekend days that Republican lawmakers want to eliminate as options in future elections,…

GOP lawmakers facing backlash after misleading House about skipping votes to attend CPAC

March 5, 2021 11:26 AM CNN Newsource

As he darted down to Florida last week and skipped crucial House votes, Republican Rep. Paul Gosar of Arizona neglected to tell GOP Rep. Ann Wagner…

U.S. Senate trims weekly jobless benefits from $400 to $300 in virus relief bill

March 5, 2021 10:00 AM Associated Press

WASHINGTON, DC — Democrats agreed Friday to pare back emergency jobless benefits but extend them for an extra month, bidding to solidify support as…

Charlotte Bennett says she thought Gov. Cuomo was trying to sleep with her

March 5, 2021 7:33 AM CNN Newsource

Charlotte Bennett, the second woman to go public with sexual harassment allegations against Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, says she thought…

The last hours of the relief bill tick down in the US Senate

March 5, 2021 7:29 AM CNN Newsource

In a matter of hours (big caveat on how many hours exactly), the Senate will vote to pass President Joe Biden’s first major legislative agenda…

Senate preparing for series of politically tough votes amid Covid relief push

March 5, 2021 7:26 AM CNN Newsource

The Senate is bracing for a series of politically tough amendment votes Friday that could stretch late into the night and into the early hours of…

House impeachment manager Eric Swalwell sues Trump and close allies over Capitol riot in second major insurrection lawsuit

March 5, 2021 7:17 AM CNN Newsource

Former House impeachment manager Eric Swalwell has sued former President Donald Trump, his son Donald Trump Jr., Rudy Giuliani and Republican Rep. Mo…

On a frozen Minnesota lake, political antagonisms melt away

March 5, 2021 7:09 AM CNN Newsource

I took a walk on a frozen lake recently, worried less about thin ice and more about defrosting people, but I’m happy to report I was wrong. In…

DEA suspends agent for standing outside the Capitol during the insurrection

March 5, 2021 6:37 AM CNN Newsource

A US Drug Enforcement Administration agent was suspended this week for his participation in the US Capitol riot, though he insists he never went…

READ: Rep. Eric Swalwell’s lawsuit against Trump, Trump Jr., Giuliani and Mo Brooks

March 5, 2021 6:15 AM CNN Newsource

Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell has sued former President Donald Trump, his son Donald Trump, Jr., Rudy Giuliani and Republican Rep. Mo Brooks in a…

NY Attorney General Letitia James takes charge of Andrew Cuomo probe

March 5, 2021 5:41 AM CNN Newsource

New York Attorney General Letitia James was only a few months into her second term as New York City’s public advocate when, over a few hours…

With Congress poised to give states and local governments $350 billion, pandemic budget hit for many was smaller than predicted

March 5, 2021 5:02 AM CNN Newsource

When the coronavirus pandemic was declared nearly a year ago, the future for state and local government finances looked grim. Millions of people had…

Organization founded by LeBron James and other Black athletes turns focus to fighting GOP-backed bills restricting voter access

March 5, 2021 5:01 AM CNN Newsource

The political organization founded by NBA superstar LeBron James and a host of other Black athletes and artists will kick off its post-2020 work with…

Ronny Jackson under Obama and Trump: From ‘tremendous asset’ to ‘tyrant’

March 5, 2021 4:59 AM CNN Newsource

An inspector general report detailing allegations of “sexual and denigrating” comments made by former White House physician Rep. Ronny…

The most important exception the Senate can make

March 4, 2021 10:15 PM CNN

Senators who vehemently defend the Senate’s 60-vote threshold for legislation are nonetheless about to accept a simple majority of 51 votes…

Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s first majority written opinion limits reach of FOIA

March 4, 2021 9:28 PM CNN Newsource

Justice Amy Coney Barrett penned her first Supreme Court majority opinion on Thursday, writing a 7-2 decision that will shield federal agencies from…

Biden DOJ urges Supreme Court to dismiss ‘sanctuary city’ cases

March 4, 2021 8:39 PM CNN Newsource

The Biden administration told the Supreme Court on Thursday that it should dismiss pending cases concerning “sanctuary cities,” which…

‘I think she’s lovely and I wouldn’t mess with her’: NY Attorney General Letitia James takes charge of Andrew Cuomo probe

March 4, 2021 8:30 PM CNN Newsource

New York Attorney General Letitia James was only a few months into her second term as New York City’s public advocate when, over a few hours…

Once omnipresent Kushner now MIA from Trump’s political pack

March 4, 2021 7:32 PM CNN Newsource

As Donald Trump plotted his Conservative Political Action Conference appearance last week, and a broader, more-robust plan to return to politics as…

In 1st legislative session since El Paso massacre, Moody aims to target gun access

March 4, 2021 4:55 PM Stephanie Valle

EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso state lawmaker is intent on changing gun regulations in the first legislative session since the deadly mass shooting at…

Fact-checking Republican critiques of the Covid-relief package

March 4, 2021 7:05 PM CNN Newsource

Ahead of the Senate debate on the stimulus bill, Republican Senate leadership criticized the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package during a news…

Alabama governor says she won’t extend mask mandate past April 9

March 4, 2021 5:59 PM CNN

Alabama’s statewide mask mandate to curb the coronavirus is being extended to April 9 — but it won’t be extended after that, Gov.…

US infrastructure gets slightly better grade on engineers’ report card: C-

March 4, 2021 5:49 PM CNN Newsource

America’s infrastructure received an overall grade of C- from the American Society of Civil Engineers, according to the group’s 2021…

North Dakota House expels lawmaker accused of threatening and sexually harassing women at the Capitol

March 4, 2021 3:58 PM Associated Press

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The North Dakota House has expelled a lawmaker accused of threatening and sexually harassing women at the Capitol. The…

Senior diplomatic security official removed from Afghanistan role after declaring ‘death of America’ when Trump lost election

March 4, 2021 3:17 PM CNN Newsource

The top State Department diplomatic security official in Afghanistan was removed from his role for declaring the “death of America” and…

Abbott blames migrants for spreading Covid, but stalls federal testing offer

March 4, 2021 3:06 PM CNN Newsource

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is stalling efforts by the Biden administration to provide federal funds for Covid-19 tests for migrants…

Mississippi moves one step closer to banning transgender athletes from women’s sports

March 4, 2021 2:57 PM CNN Newsource

Mississippi moved one step closer to banning transgender athletes from participating in women’s sports after the state House approved a bill on…

West Virginia man charged with stealing C-SPAN employee equipment during Capitol riot

March 4, 2021 2:50 PM CNN Newsource

Federal prosecutors have charged Eric Gene Barber of West Virginia in connection to the Capitol riot, alleging he stole C-SPAN employee equipment…

Investigators examine communication between lawmakers, Capitol rioters

March 4, 2021 2:37 PM CNN Newsource

WASHINGTON, DC — Federal investigators are examining records of communications between members of Congress and the pro-Trump mob that attacked…