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Law enforcement ramps up security efforts ahead of 1-year anniversary of Capitol attack

January 4, 2022 6:42 PM CNN Newsource

By Geneva Sands and Whitney Wild, CNN Law enforcement and federal authorities in the Washington area are stepping up security efforts in anticipation…

January 6 Committee chairman wants to speak directly with Mike Pence

January 4, 2022 5:49 PM CNN

CNN By Ryan Nobles and Annie Grayer, CNN Rep. Bennie Thompson, chairman of select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection, wants to hear…

January 6 Committee chairman wants to speak directly with Mike Pence

January 4, 2022 7:00 PM CNN Newsource

By Ryan Nobles and Annie Grayer, CNN Rep. Bennie Thompson, chairman of select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection, wants to hear…

Texas Gov. Abbott sues Biden over requirement that National Guard be vaccinated

January 4, 2022 5:03 PM CNN Newsource

By Tierney Sneed, CNN Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott sued President Joe Biden and other members of the administration on Tuesday over the…

Trump cancels Florida press conference scheduled for Jan. 6

January 4, 2022 4:30 PM Associated Press

By JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has canceled a press conference he had planned to hold in Florida on…

Jan. 6 panel seeks interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity

January 4, 2022 4:01 PM Associated Press

By FARNOUSH AMIRI and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A House committee investigating the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol insurrection has…

Fact check: Five enduring lies about the Capitol insurrection

January 4, 2022 4:12 PM CNN Newsource

By Daniel Dale and Marshall Cohen, CNN The Capitol insurrection was based on a lie about the 2020 election. And for a whole year now, the…

Trump hit with two new lawsuits from police officers attacked by rioters on January 6

January 4, 2022 3:21 PM CNN

CNN By Tierney Sneed Former President Donald Trump was hit with two new federal lawsuits Tuesday from law enforcement officers who were at the US…

Trump hit with two new lawsuits from police officers attacked by rioters on January 6

January 4, 2022 3:21 PM CNN Newsource

By Tierney Sneed Former President Donald Trump was hit with two new federal lawsuits Tuesday from law enforcement officers who were at the US Capitol…

US conducts strikes in Syria after indirect fire threatens troops

January 4, 2022 2:57 PM CNN Newsource

By Barbara Starr and Oren Liebermann, CNN The US military conducted strikes in Syria after indirect fire posed what a US-led coalition official…

Virginia senator recounts being stuck on I-95 for more than 20 hours after winter storm

January 4, 2022 2:39 PM CNN

CNN, TWITTER @TIMKAINE By Chandelis Duster and Paul LeBlanc, CNN Sen. Tim Kaine on Tuesday recounted his hours-long journey on a Washington-area…

January 6 committee seeks cooperation from Fox News’ Hannity and releases texts between host and White House

January 4, 2022 2:38 PM CNN Newsource

By Ryan Nobles, Annie Grayer, Paula Reid, Angelica Grimaldi and Alex Rogers, CNN Fox News host Sean Hannity was concerned about former President…

Manchin delivers blow to Democrats as he signals opposition to changing Senate rules to advance voting bill

January 4, 2022 12:02 PM CNN Newsource

By Clare Foran and Manu Raju, CNN Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia, the pivotal Senate swing vote, made clear on Tuesday that he remains deeply…

Virginia senator recounts being stuck on I-95 for more than 20 hours after winter storm

January 4, 2022 2:07 PM CNN Newsource

By Chandelis Duster and Paul LeBlanc, CNN Sen. Tim Kaine on Tuesday recounted his hours-long journey on a Washington-area highway after a winter…

Virginia senator recounts being stuck on I-95 for more than 20 hours after winter storm

January 4, 2022 2:07 PM CNN

CNN, TWITTER @TIMKAINE By Chandelis Duster and Paul LeBlanc, CNN Sen. Tim Kaine on Tuesday recounted his hours-long journey on a Washington-area…

All nine Supreme Court justices have received a Covid-19 booster shot

January 4, 2022 2:03 PM CNN Newsource

By Devan Cole and Ariane de Vogue, CNN All nine Supreme Court justices have received a Covid-19 booster shot, the court said Tuesday. The…

Albany DA declines to prosecute former Gov. Andrew Cuomo on forcible touching charge

January 4, 2022 1:12 PM CNN

CNN, SPECTRUM NEWS ALBANY, STATE OF NY, GETTY IMAGES, CBS NEWS, TIMES UNION, CBS News/Times Union By Kristina Sgueglia, Melanie Schuman, Eric Bradner…

Biden’s infrastructure czar urges governors to appoint their own infrastructure implementation coordinators

January 4, 2022 11:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden’s infrastructure czar Mitch Landrieu sent letters to all the nation’s governors on Tuesday…

Albany DA declines to prosecute former Gov. Andrew Cuomo on forcible touching charge

January 4, 2022 10:52 AM CNN Newsource

By Kristina Sgueglia and Melanie Schuman, CNN The Albany district attorney will not prosecute former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on a misdemeanor sex…

Prosecutor drops groping charge against former NY Gov. Cuomo

January 4, 2022 9:25 AM Associated Press

By MICHAEL HILL and MARINA VILLENEUVE ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo won’t face criminal prosecution over an allegation…

Biden announces US will double its order of Pfizer’s antiviral pill to treat Covid-19

January 4, 2022 10:34 AM CNN Newsource

By Maegan Vazquez and Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced that the federal government is doubling the US’ order for…

Biden set to meet with Covid-19 team and deliver remarks

January 4, 2022 10:34 AM CNN

CNN, WFOR By Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden will receive a briefing from his Covid-19 response team and deliver remarks on the Omicron…

Here’s what a subpoena is — and what happens if you ignore one

January 4, 2022 9:52 AM CNN Newsource

By Paul LeBlanc, CNN Subpoenas have been at the center of some of the highest profile inquiries in Washington and beyond — including the House…

Melania Trump to auction white hat and other items for $250,000 minimum bid

January 4, 2022 8:55 AM CNN Newsource

By Kate Bennett, CNN Melania Trump announced Tuesday morning that she is holding an auction of the white hat she wore during the visit of the French…

Illinois lawmaker Bobby Rush’s retirement marks 2 dozen Democrats leaving the House

January 4, 2022 9:08 AM CNN Newsource

By Ethan Cohen Rep. Bobby Rush of Illinois told the Chicago Sun-Times in an interview published Monday that he won’t run for a 16th term in the…

Hackers breached Florida health care system, potentially exposing data on 1.3 million people

January 4, 2022 8:51 AM CNN Newsource

By Sean Lyngaas, CNN Hackers breached the computer networks of a southeast Florida health care system in October and may have accessed sensitive…

Devin Nunes officially resigns from Congress

January 4, 2022 7:24 AM CNN Newsource

By Chandelis Duster, CNN Devin Nunes, a Republican who has represented California since 2003, has officially resigned from Congress, ending a nearly…

Update to CDC’s Covid-19 isolation guidance is imminent, source says

January 4, 2022 7:10 AM CNN Newsource

By Kaitlan Collins, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is expected to update its guidance on the recommended isolation period…

Update to CDC’s Covid-19 isolation guidance is imminent, source says

January 4, 2022 6:46 AM CNN

CNN By Kaitlan Collins, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is expected to update its guidance on the recommended isolation period…

Biden will make ‘brief remarks’ Tuesday on rapid spread of the Omicron variant

January 3, 2022 7:01 PM CNN Newsource

By Kaitlan Collins, CNN President Joe Biden on Tuesday will make brief remarks addressing the rapid spread of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus…