The week in 15 headlines
By Lauren Dezenski, CNN This week, Democratic leaders grappled internally with how to pass President Biden’s agenda with a pared-down price…
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Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick pays out $25,000 to Democrat who reported Republican voter fraud
By Kelly Mena, CNN A week after the 2020 election, Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick announced that he was offering up to $1 million — paid from his…
Continue Reading Former DOJ official Jeffrey Clark, who pushed baseless election fraud claims, expected to testify before January 6 committee
By Katelyn Polantz, Ryan Nobles, Paula Reid and Zachary Cohen, CNN The House select committee investigating the US Capitol insurrection is planning…
Continue Reading What comes next now that the House has referred Steve Bannon to the Justice Department
By Tierney Sneed and Katelyn Polantz, CNN The criminal contempt referral from the House of Representatives against right-wing agitator Steve Bannon…
Continue Reading US recorded more than 1.6 million southern border arrests last year, highest on record
By Geneva Sands, CNN US Border Patrol made nearly 1.66 million arrests for unlawful crossings on the US-Mexico border over the past year, the highest…
Continue Reading US Rep. Glenn Thompson tests positive for Covid-19 and is being treated at Walter Reed hospital
By Morgan Rimmer Rep. Glenn Thompson has tested positive for Covid-19, according to a statement released on Twitter, and is being treated at Walter…
Continue Reading White House says Biden drove by the border in 2008
CNN By Betsy Klein, CNN President Joe Biden drove by the US-Mexico border more than a decade ago, White House press secretary Jen Psaki told…
Continue Reading White House says Biden drove by the border in 2008
By Betsy Klein, CNN President Joe Biden drove by the US-Mexico border more than a decade ago, White House press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters…
Continue Reading Lev Parnas found guilty on campaign finance charges
CNN By Lauren del Valle Rudy Giuliani‘s former associate Lev Parnas was convicted on six counts related to “influence buying”…
Continue Reading Lev Parnas found guilty on campaign finance charges
By Lauren del Valle Rudy Giuliani‘s former associate Lev Parnas was convicted on six counts related to “influence buying” campaign…
Continue Reading McAuliffe dismissed Northam yearbook photo as youthful mistake at 2019 event months after calling it racist ‘at any age’
By Andrew Kaczynski and Em Steck, CNN After publicly condemning Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam’s decades-old racist yearbook photo in February…
Continue Reading Liberals express concerns over concessions to Manchin and Sinema as Democrats struggle to close deal
By Clare Foran and Manu Raju, CNN Democrats are once again on track to miss a self-imposed deadline to reach a deal on President Joe Biden’s…
Continue Reading Harris to travel to Paris next month and meet with Macron
By Maegan Vazquez, Jasmine Wright and Nikki Carvajal, CNN Vice President Kamala Harris will travel to Paris and meet with French President Emmanuel…
Continue Reading Justice Clarence Thomas: the Supreme Court’s influencer
CNN By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas took his seat on the far end of the bench in 1991 feeling…
Continue Reading West Virginia governor says he would welcome three Maryland counties with ‘open arms’ after GOP legislators ask to join his state
By Mitchell McCluskey, Eric Bradner and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice said Friday that he would welcome three western…
Continue Reading Supreme Court lets Texas 6-week abortion ban stay in place and will hear oral arguments November 1
CNN By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter The Supreme Court allowed a Texas law that bars most abortions after six weeks to remain in place…
Continue Reading U.S. Supreme Court doesn’t block Texas abortion law, but will hear case
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Supreme Court is not immediately blocking the Texas law that bans most abortions, but has agreed to hear arguments in the…
Continue Reading Supreme Court lets Texas 6-week abortion ban stay in place and will hear oral arguments November 1
By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter The Supreme Court allowed a Texas law that bars most abortions after six weeks to remain in place for…
Continue Reading READ: Supreme Court’s order on Texas abortion law and Sotomayor dissent
The Supreme Court allowed a Texas law that bars most abortions after six weeks to remain in place for now. Read the court’s order and partial…
Continue Reading China’s latest missile test raises the stakes for Biden’s nuclear weapons review
By Natasha Bertrand China’s test of a nuclear-capable hypersonic missile has given new fuel to critics of President Joe Biden’s ambitious…
Continue Reading House investigators target the money trail behind January 6 rally
By Jamie Gangel, Whitney Wild, Zachary Cohen, Ryan Nobles and Kristen Holmes, CNN The House select committee is setting its sights on the financing…
Continue Reading Close to 200 Americans are still seeking to leave Afghanistan, State Department tells congressional staff
By Jennifer Hansler, CNN The State Department informed congressional staff Thursday that it is in touch with 363 US citizens in Afghanistan, 176 of…
Continue Reading ‘We’re getting all kinds of threats’: Judge says defiant US Capitol rioters are fueling threats from Trump supporters
By Marshall Cohen and Holmes Lybrand, CNN A federal judge said Friday that defiant US Capitol rioters, who are still defending their role in the…
Continue Reading Marjorie Taylor Greene confronts Liz Cheney and Jamie Raskin as tensions rise during contempt vote
CNN By Annie Grayer, Kristin Wilson and Melanie Zanona, CNN Drama on the House floor developed when Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene confronted Reps.…
Continue Reading Neera Tanden named White House staff secretary
By Kevin Liptak and Jeremy Diamond, CNN Neera Tanden was named White House staff secretary on a morning staff call on Friday, a person familiar with…
Continue Reading Biden pushes private talks into the open as the White House keeps its foot on the gas
By Phil Mattingly and Lauren Fox, CNN For weeks White House officials have deliberately avoided delving into the details of President Joe…
Continue Reading Fact-checking Biden’s CNN town hall in Baltimore
By Daniel Dale President Joe Biden participated Thursday in a CNN town hall in Baltimore, taking questions from anchor Anderson Cooper and local…
Continue Reading Takeaways from Merrick Garland’s hearing with the House Judiciary Committee
CNN, POOL, EASTERN CARVER CO. SCHOOLS, WUSA, GETTY IMAGES By Tierney Sneed The House Judiciary Committee, known for its combativeness, had the…
Continue Reading Why Virginia is the biggest test yet for whether Trump still motivates Democrats
By Dan Merica, CNN Terry McAuliffe may be running against Glenn Youngkin, but his ultimate rhetorical opponent in the closing days of…
Continue Reading Justice Clarence Thomas: the Supreme Court’s influencer
By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas took his seat on the far end of the bench in 1991 feeling…
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