Biden: The first time they played ‘Hail to the Chief’ I asked, ‘Where is he?’
President Joe Biden cracked a joke while explaining to CNN’s Don Lemon how he is adjusting to life at the White House, saying the first time he heard…
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Biden: The first time they played ‘Hail to the Chief’ I asked, ‘Where is he?’
By Paul LeBlanc, CNN Joe Biden quipped Wednesday evening that the first time he heard “Hail to the Chief” as President he asked,…
Continue Reading CNN’s Don Lemon presses Joe Biden on his answer on the filibuster
Pressed by CNN’s Don Lemon, President Biden maintained that, despite the severity of the threat to voting rights, he would not support nuking the…
Continue Reading Biden slams attempts to curb voting rights but says he isn’t ready to call for an end of the filibuster
By Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden said Wednesday that he did not want to get “wrapped up” in arguments about the filibuster and…
Continue Reading 5 takeaways from President Joe Biden’s CNN town hall
By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden arrived in Ohio on Wednesday mindful the days for actual bipartisan governing in Washington are quickly…
Continue Reading Biden says he believes kids under 12 will be able to get Covid-19 vaccines ‘soon,’ but it’s up to scientists
By Devan Cole, CNN President Joe Biden said Wednesday that children under the age of 12 could be eligible to receive a Covid-19 vaccine…
Continue Reading Boosters, masks and mandates: Biden’s team sorts through options for containing Covid surge among unvaccinated Americans
President Biden joked about Fox News hosts who recently promoted the Covid-19 vaccines, but then ultimately said it’s…
Continue Reading Biden warns about conspiracies flourishing in the US: ‘The rest of the world’s wondering about us’
By Paul LeBlanc, CNN President Joe Biden on Wednesday raised the alarm about conspiracy theories flourishing in the US and dividing the nation,…
Continue Reading 5 takeaways from President Joe Biden’s CNN town hall
During a CNN town hall, President Joe Biden revealed what leaders around the world are asking him after four years of the Trump…
Continue Reading West Virginia’s anti-trans sports ban temporarily blocked by federal judge
By Devan Cole, CNN West Virginia must pause its enforcement of a new law that prohibits transgender women and girls from participating in public…
Continue Reading Monthly child tax credit payments may mean a big tax surprise in the spring for some parents
By Tami Luhby, CNN Many parents were thrilled to have hundreds of dollars suddenly land in their bank accounts last week, as the Internal Revenue…
Continue Reading Fact checking Rep. Jordan’s claim that Speaker Pelosi was responsible for US Capitol security on January 6
By Tara Subramaniam and Holmes Lybrand, CNN Republican Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio suggested Wednesday that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi had been…
Continue Reading Banks held call with the 1/6 committee chair on Tuesday. By Wednesday, he was off the panel.
By Melanie Zanona, CNN Indiana Republican Rep. Jim Banks was just about to send a letter to Democrats requesting a GOP witness for the January 6…
Continue Reading Judge forces US Capitol rioter to unlock laptop seized by FBI
By Hannah Rabinowitz and Marshall Cohen A federal judge forced a US Capitol rioter to unlock his laptop Wednesday after prosecutors argued that it…
Continue Reading Prosecutors had evidence last year to charge prominent Trump ally Tom Barrack
By Evan Perez, Erica Orden, Paula Reid and Katelyn Polantz, CNN Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn investigating Tom Barrack, a prominent ally to former…
Continue Reading Judge rules conservative radio host Larry Elder will be on ballot in recall election of California Gov. Gavin Newsom
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Conservative talk radio host Larry Elder will be a candidate in California’s upcoming recall election aimed at removing…
Continue Reading Federal judge temporarily blocks Arkansas’ ban on gender-affirming treatment for trans youth
By Devan Cole, CNN A federal judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked Arkansas’ ban on gender-affirming treatment for transgender youth from…
Continue Reading GOP blocks U.S. Senate debate on bipartisan infrastructure bill
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Senate Republicans rejected an effort Wednesday to begin debate on the big infrastructure deal that a bipartisan group…
Continue Reading Biden predicts restaurants and businesses will be ‘in a bind’ for some time due to labor shortages
By Maegan Vazquez and Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden conceded during a CNN town hall on Wednesday that certain businesses will remain…
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Abbott won’t impose new mask mandate despite increasing Texas virus cases
HOUSTON, Texas — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says he will not impose another statewide mask mandate, despite Covid-19 cases being on the rise…
Continue Reading US and Germany reach deal on controversial pipeline that Biden sees as a Russian ‘geopolitical project’
By Nicole Gaouette and Jennifer Hansler, CNN The US announced Wednesday that it has reached a deal with Germany that would allow completion of the…
Continue Reading Biden names ambassadors to Canada, Slovenia and Austria
By Kaitlan Collins and Fredreka Schouten, CNN President Joe Biden has selected another round of ambassadors, including choices for posts in Canada,…
Continue Reading Milley pressed on claims he was concerned Trump would attempt coup
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley said he wouldn’t comment on a recent book excerpt alleging he was so shaken that then-President…
Continue Reading Rep. McCarthy blasts Pelosi: She has ‘broken this institution’
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) announced the GOP is pulling all members from the January 6 select committee after Speaker Nancy Pelosi…
Continue Reading Blinken goes back to Sesame Street
By Jennifer Hansler, CNN Secretary of State Antony Blinken made his way back to where the air is sweet, reprising an appearance on Sesame Street this…
Continue Reading Milley pressed on claims he was concerned Trump would attempt coup
By Zachary Cohen and Michael Conte, CNN Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley said Wednesday he wouldn’t comment on a recent book…
Continue Reading Pelosi just made an unprecedented move. Here’s why
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy is pulling his five Republican members selected to join the House committee that’s investigating the January 6…
Continue Reading House GOP leader McCarthy threatens to boycott Jan. 6 panel after Pelosi blocks appointment of 2 Trump allies
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is rejecting two Trump allies tapped by House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy to sit on a committee…
Continue Reading McCarthy pulls his 5 GOP members from 1/6 committee after Pelosi rejects 2 of his picks
By Annie Grayer and Jeremy Herb, CNN House Republicans balked at participating in the House committee that’s investigating the January 6…
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