Politics Archives

Pay attention to nightmare election scenarios. One might come true

September 24, 2020 5:57 AM CNN

Republicans have shown themselves this week to care not a whit about hypocrisy when there’s a Supreme Court justice on the line. What they said…

Trump won’t commit to peaceful transfer of power if he loses: ‘There won’t be a transfer’

September 23, 2020 6:35 PM ABC News

WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump declined to commit to a peaceful transfer of power following November’s election during a press…

A ‘distressed’ Birx questions how long she can remain on White House task force, sources say

September 23, 2020 6:15 PM CNN

Once a fixture at the administration’s coronavirus briefings, Dr. Deborah Birx has confided to aides and friends that she has become so unhappy…

Senate resolution to honor Ruth Bader Ginsburg blocked after partisan fighting over language

September 23, 2020 4:21 PM CNN

The US Senate failed to agree on language for a resolution honoring the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a sign of how divided the chamber is over…

Missouri Republican Gov. Mike Parson, opponent of mandatory masks, tests positive for Covid-19

September 23, 2020 2:55 PM Associated Press

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson, a Republican who has steadfastly refused to require residents to wear masks, tested…

Rep. Ilhan Omar on Trump’s racist attack: ‘He spreads the disease of hate’

September 23, 2020 2:03 PM CNN

Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar hit back at President Donald Trump, calling him “racist” after he disparaged her Tuesday during a campaign…

Cindy McCain crosses party lines, formally endorses Joe Biden for president

September 23, 2020 1:22 PM ABC News

WASHINGTON, DC — Cindy McCain, the widow of Sen. John McCain, has crossed party lines to offer her endorsement of Joe Biden, the Democratic nominee…

Judge sets deadline before presidential election for Eric Trump to meet with NY investigators probing family business

September 23, 2020 12:42 PM Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — Eric Trump must testify in a New York investigation into the family’s businesses before the November presidential election, a…

California governor orders state regulators to end sales of new gas-powered passenger cars and trucks by 2035

September 23, 2020 11:30 AM Associated Press

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California will halt sales of new gasoline-powered passenger cars and trucks by 2035, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced…

Fact check: Eric Trump posts video that falsely claims Joe Biden used teleprompter in Telemundo interview

September 23, 2020 9:02 AM CNN

Eric Trump, son of President Donald Trump, tweeted a video on Wednesday that falsely claimed to show Joe Biden being “caught-red handed using a…

Cindy McCain endorses Joe Biden

September 23, 2020 8:37 AM CNN

Cindy McCain, the widow of longtime Republican Sen. John McCain of Arizona, said Tuesday night on Twitter that she endorses Democratic presidential…

Watch LIVE: Mourners pay respects to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg at U.S. Supreme Court

September 23, 2020 7:52 AM ABC News, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, DC — Three days of public mourning for Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, regarded as a champion of equality and women’s rights, began…

Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s army of clerks to stand guard at the Supreme Court

September 23, 2020 8:21 AM CNN

When Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg returns for the final time to the Supreme Court on Wednesday, an army of more than a hundred of her former clerks…

Congressional candidate’s apparent ascent to Congress could be a ‘bellwether’ for QAnon

September 23, 2020 4:51 AM CNN

The apparent inevitable ascent to Congress of a Georgia Republican who has promoted the outlandish conspiracy theories of QAnon could be a bellwether…

5 things to know for September 23: Covid-19, Breonna Taylor, UN, domestic violence

September 23, 2020 3:59 AM CNN

As the US passes a sobering milestone, Covid-19 survivors have a message for those who view the pandemic as politics: The virus is not a hoax.…

President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus has assumed his sixth term following an unexpected inauguration ceremony

September 23, 2020 2:41 AM Associated Press

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus was sworn in Wednesday to his sixth term in office at an inaugural ceremony that was…

Trump’s former national security adviser: The President is ‘making it easy’ for Putin by promoting election conspiracies

September 22, 2020 6:59 PM CNN

President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser H.R. McMaster said Tuesday that the President and other lawmakers are “making…

U.S. House easily passes stopgap funding bill, averting gov’t shutdown

September 22, 2020 6:17 PM Associated Press

WASHINGTON, DC — In a sweeping bipartisan vote that takes a government shutdown off the table, the U.S. House passed a temporary government-wide…

Kanye West’s campaign has hired GOP operative with history of controversial work

September 22, 2020 4:31 PM CNN

Kanye West’s presidential campaign has shelled out nearly $1.5 million to a secretive consulting firm in Arizona — a brand new one,…

First Trump-Biden debate to focus on Supreme Court, coronavirus and race

September 22, 2020 3:41 PM CNN

The first presidential debate between President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden will focus on a number of topics, including the…

Trump’s ex-Russia adviser Fiona Hill: US increasingly seen as ‘object of pity’

September 22, 2020 2:38 PM CNN

President Donald Trump’s former top Russia adviser said Tuesday that the United States is increasingly seen as “an object of pity”…

Mitt Romney backing of Supreme Court vote paves way for election-year confirmation

September 22, 2020 12:15 PM CNN

GOP Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah signaled on Tuesday that he is on board with the Senate’s taking up a new Supreme Court nominee during the current…

Why Florida will be so pivotal once again

September 22, 2020 12:03 PM CNN

We’re now less than 45 days until the election, so it shouldn’t surprise you that we’re talking about the state of Florida. The…

Court papers say woman wrote ‘give up’ in ricin note to Trump; linked to 6 other ricin notes in Texas

September 22, 2020 11:37 AM Associated Press

WASHINGTON, DC — A Canadian woman accused of mailing a package containing ricin to the White House included a threatening letter in which she told…

Washington Post: CIA assessment says Putin ‘probably directing’ efforts to interfere in 2020 election against Biden

September 22, 2020 11:27 AM CNN

The CIA assessed in August that Russian President Vladimir Putin and his top aides “are aware of and probably directing Russia’s…

Julia Louis-Dreyfus really, really wants you to vote

September 22, 2020 11:16 AM CNN

Julia Louis-Dreyfus joked “the apocalypse is great” during CNN’s CITIZEN event on Tuesday. “It’s rough, it’s…

Here’s how utterly dumb the mask-wearing debate has become

September 22, 2020 11:11 AM CNN

On Monday night in Ohio, Lt. Gov. Jon Husted was warming up the crowd for President Donald Trump — and trying to sell some campaign…

Voting safely: How to protect yourself from Covid-19 while casting your ballot

September 22, 2020 11:06 AM CNN

Are you ready to make your mark on history? When you exercise your right to vote on November 3, you will have done something that no American has…

Mitch McConnell is going to win (again)

September 22, 2020 10:52 AM CNN

We won’t even know who President Donald Trump’s pick to replace the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court will be until late this…

Maine Supreme Court decision allows use of ranked choice voting for 1st time in presidential race after failed GOP bid

September 22, 2020 9:31 AM Associated Press

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Ranked choice voting will be used for the first time in a presidential race in the U.S. under a ruling Tuesday by the Maine…