National Politics Archives

Federal judge rejects GOP attempt to invalidate nearly 127,000 drive-thru votes in Dem-leaning Houston

November 2, 2020 1:54 PM CNN

HOUSTON, Texas — A federal judge in Texas rejected a GOP-led challenge Monday seeking to invalidate nearly 127,000 drive-thru ballots cast in…

Lady Gaga and John Legend to join Joe Biden and Kamala Harris for final campaign events

November 1, 2020 5:21 PM CNN

Superstars Lady Gaga and John Legend will join Joe Biden and Kamala Harris for their final respective events on the campaign trail on the eve of…

Federal judge sets hearing Monday on challenge to ballots from drive-thru voting in Texas’ largest county

October 31, 2020 3:44 PM CNN

HOUSTON, Texas — A federal judge set a hearing for Monday morning to hear a challenge to drive-thru voting in Harris County, Texas, the largest…

Bruce Springsteen narrates new Biden ad about hometown of Scranton

October 31, 2020 12:47 PM CNN

Joe Biden’s presidential campaign will air a new campaign ad featuring Bruce Springsteen during Saturday night’s nationally televised…

Biden if elected will form task force to reunite 545 separated immigrant children with family, campaign says

October 29, 2020 8:03 AM CNN

Joe Biden is pledging that if he’s elected president, he will sign an executive order to form a task force that will focus on reuniting the 545…

Texas landowners facing coronavirus pandemic and land seizures for border wall

October 29, 2020 3:27 AM CNN

RIO GRANDE VALLEY, Texas — Within the last six months, as the coronavirus pandemic gripped the U.S., the Trump administration filed 75 lawsuits…

‘Seinfeld’ cast members reunite to raise money for Texas Dems as part of stars coming together across the nation

October 27, 2020 4:50 PM CNN

AUSTIN, Texas —Stars from several fondly remembered television shows and movies have come together in recent weeks to not only offer…

Ex-Homeland Security chief of staff revealed as ‘Anonymous’ author of book & essay critical of Trump

October 28, 2020 2:27 PM CNN

The anonymous senior Trump administration official who wrote a 2018 New York Times op-ed and a subsequent book critical of President Donald Trump is…

Texas Supreme Court sides with governor on rule requiring just 1 ballot drop box per county

October 27, 2020 6:13 PM CNN

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled in favor of Republican Gov. Greg Abbott’s order to limit mail-in ballot drop box…

Amy Coney Barrett joins the Supreme Court in unprecedented times

October 27, 2020 3:09 AM CNN

She is only 48 and could easily serve more than three decades on the Supreme Court. But no matter how long Justice Amy Coney Barrett sits on the…

U.S. embassy in Turkey warns of potential terror attack threat in Istanbul

October 23, 2020 1:30 PM CNN

The US Mission in Turkey issued a warning to American citizens Friday of a potential terror attack threat in Istanbul and elsewhere in the country.…

Experts project increase in migrants at U.S.-Mexico border as pandemic devastates Latin America

October 21, 2020 8:59 AM CNN

WASHINGTON, DC — Immigration experts are expecting an increase in the number of migrants journeying to the US-Mexico border in the coming…

Parents of 545 children separated at U.S. border still can’t be found

October 20, 2020 8:55 PM CNN

SAN DIEGO, California — Lawyers have not been able to reach the parents of 545 children who had been separated from their families by U.S.…