National Politics Archives

As Biden raises money for his virtual inauguration, lobbyists prepare for a scaled-down schmooze-fest

January 9, 2021 6:44 PM CNN

Presidential inaugurations — and the swirl of festivities that surround them — usually offer prime schmoozing opportunities: Lobbyists…

Republican Sen. Pat Toomey says he thinks Trump ‘committed impeachable offenses’

January 9, 2021 5:48 PM CNN

Republican Sen. Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania said Saturday he thinks President Donald Trump “committed impeachable offenses,” but said he…

Wall Street Journal: White House pressured Georgia federal prosecutor to resign

January 9, 2021 5:38 PM CNN

White House officials pressured a top Georgia federal prosecutor to resign ahead of the state’s high stakes Senate runoff elections because…

Trump considering Giuliani and Dershowitz for impeachment defense team

January 9, 2021 5:36 PM CNN

President Donald Trump is considering having Rudy Giuliani and Alan Dershowitz defend him if he faces another impeachment trial, two sources familiar…

Trump would be only the 4th president to boycott his successor’s inauguration

January 9, 2021 5:30 PM CNN

President Donald Trump announced Friday that he won’t attend President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration on January 20. If he follows…

Members of Congress to get increased security while traveling through airports

January 9, 2021 5:17 PM CNN

Members of Congress will be getting increased security while traveling through airports in the aftermath of the attack on the US Capitol Wednesday…

West Virginia GOP state lawmaker who allegedly stormed US Capitol has resigned

January 9, 2021 4:29 PM CNN

Derrick Evans, the West Virginia state lawmaker who was allegedly among the rioters who stormed the US Capitol on Wednesday, resigned Saturday.…

Feds say police found a pickup truck full of bombs and guns near Capitol insurrection as wide-ranging investigation unfurls

January 9, 2021 4:28 PM CNN

An Alabama man allegedly parked a pickup truck packed with 11 homemade bombs, an assault rifle and a handgun two blocks from the US Capitol building…

Democratic National Committee eyes new mandate in post-Trump era

January 9, 2021 3:23 PM CNN

The Democratic National Committee is on the precipice of a dramatic change, shifting its role from oppositional force challenging Donald Trump at…

Illinois Republican congresswoman apologizes for invoking Hitler as she faces calls to resign

January 9, 2021 1:47 PM CNN

Republican US Rep. Mary Miller of Illinois issued an apology Friday after invoking Adolf Hitler during a speech earlier in the week — comments…

Republican members of Congress refuse to wear masks during Capitol insurrection

January 9, 2021 1:46 PM CNN

Six House Republicans were captured on video refusing masks offered by a colleague during the US Capitol insurrection on Wednesday. Rep. Lisa Blunt…

Pope Francis says violence at the US Capitol must be ‘condemned’

January 9, 2021 1:14 PM CNN

Pope Francis said in a recent interview that the violence that broke out at the United States Capitol building on Wednesday “must be…

Trump pressured Georgia elections investigator to ‘find the fraud’ in 2020 election

January 9, 2021 12:23 PM CNN

President Donald Trump last month urged the chief investigator for the Georgia secretary of state’s office to “find the fraud” in…

Pentagon and DC officials trade barbs over handling of Capitol riot as Army considers giving weapons to National Guard

January 9, 2021 5:50 AM CNN

As a mob of Trump supporters invaded the Capitol in Washington and breached the American legislature for the first time since 1814, efforts to…

Exclusive: Biden will release nearly all available vaccine doses in break from Trump administration policy of holding back stock for second dose

January 8, 2021 9:05 PM CNN

President-elect Joe Biden will aim to release nearly every available dose of the coronavirus vaccine when he takes office, a break with the Trump…

Federal judge blocks Trump administration asylum rule from taking effect

January 8, 2021 8:21 PM CNN

A federal judge on Friday blocked a sweeping asylum rule that had been scheduled to take effect nationwide in a matter of days, issuing yet another…

Feds say police found a truck full of bombs and guns near Capitol insurrection as wide-ranging investigation unfurls

January 8, 2021 7:41 PM CNN

An Alabama man allegedly parked a pickup truck packed with 11 homemade bombs, an assault rifle and a handgun two blocks from the US Capitol building…

Democratic momentum builds for potential fast-track impeachment next week

January 8, 2021 7:41 PM CNN

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday Democrats are prepared to move forward with impeachment next week if President Donald Trump doesn’t…

As riot raged at Capitol, Trump tried to call senators to overturn election

January 8, 2021 7:30 PM CNN

President Donald Trump and his attorney Rudy Giuliani both mistakenly made calls to Republican Sen. Mike Lee as deadly riots were unfolding at the US…

White House warned governors about ‘USA variant’ of Covid-19, but no such discovery has been made

January 8, 2021 7:12 PM CNN

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shot down reports from the White House coronavirus task force that warned states of a more…

Americans watched the Capitol riot in ‘horror’ and ‘disgust.’ Here’s what they told us.

January 8, 2021 6:04 PM CNN

Sadness, fear and outrage. Calls to “lock them up,” and yet … also “heartbreak” at the state of the nation. Comparisons…

Trump administration strikes parting blow at Medicaid with Tennessee block grant

January 8, 2021 5:08 PM CNN

Just days before leaving office, the Trump administration took a step toward fulfilling a long-held Republican dream of curbing Medicaid costs and…

The week in 19 headlines

January 8, 2021 4:34 PM CNN

Trying to condense all that took place this week into a few headlines is a near impossible task. So much happened. Democrats will take control of the…

Murkowski becomes first GOP senator to call on Trump to resign

January 8, 2021 4:04 PM CNN

Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski is calling on President Donald Trump to resign following the riots at the Capitol on Wednesday, making her the first…

David Perdue concedes Georgia Senate race to Jon Ossoff

January 8, 2021 3:57 PM CNN

Georgia Sen. David Perdue has conceded the Georgia US Senate runoff race to Jon Ossoff, he announced Friday, making it official that Democrats will…

Federal murder investigation to be opened in Capitol Police officer’s death

January 8, 2021 3:51 PM CNN

Prosecutors in the US Attorney’s office plan to open a federal murder investigation into the death of Brian D. Sicknick, a US Capitol Police…

Multiple Republicans are considering supporting impeachment, sources say

January 8, 2021 3:44 PM CNN

A growing number of Republicans want President Donald Trump to leave office before January 20, with some top lawmakers telling CNN they are…

Lehigh University has rescinded Trump’s honorary degree

January 8, 2021 3:36 PM CNN

Lehigh University, a private college in Pennsylvania, has revoked the honorary degree it awarded President Donald Trump more than 30 years ago. The…

Fact checking Republicans’ unsubstantiated claims that Antifa infiltrated Capitol riot

January 8, 2021 3:08 PM CNN

In the wake of pro-Trump supporters storming the Capitol Wednesday, several Republican allies of the President are attempting to shift blame to…

Dominion Voting sues Trump lawyer Powell for defamation, seeking $1.3 billion in damages

January 8, 2021 2:53 PM CNN

Dominion Voting Systems has filed suit against Sidney Powell, the lawyer who pushed false election claims for the Trump campaign, claiming defamation…