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GOP senator calls on Republican leaders to ‘stand up’ against Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s comments

January 31, 2021 11:45 AM CNN Newsource

Republican Sen. Rob Portman on Sunday said his party’s leaders “ought to stand up” against Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and that…

Sanders says Democrats have the votes to pass Covid-19 relief bill through reconciliation

January 31, 2021 9:53 AM CNN Newsource

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders said Sunday that he thinks there are enough Democratic votes to pass a massive Covid-19 relief package through a process…

Trump loses his impeachment team amid unfaltering loyalty from the GOP

January 31, 2021 9:33 AM CNN

Former President Donald Trump’s lies and his insistence that the November election was rigged against him may have turned out to be a bridge…

10 GOP senators propose $600B Covid relief counter offer, seek Biden’s support on compromise

January 31, 2021 7:51 AM CNN

WASHINGTON, DC — A group of 10 Republican senators on Sunday morning called on President Joe Biden to throw his support behind their own $600…

The first second gentleman couldn’t seem more normal

January 31, 2021 8:01 AM CNN Newsource

Doug Emhoff has now had a week and a half to adjust to being second gentleman of the United States. It’s been a ride. Emhoff recently had a…

Biden plans first major foreign policy speech on restoring ‘America’s place’

January 31, 2021 8:00 AM CNN Newsource

President Joe Biden plans to deliver his most substantive foreign policy remarks since becoming president on Monday, according to a senior…

Biden’s reversal of transgender military ban brings new hope to thousands

January 31, 2021 6:27 AM CNN Newsource

They dreamed of serving, and now they can after President Joe Biden lifted the Trump-era ban on most transgender Americans joining the US military.…

First on CNN: Trump’s impeachment defense team leaves less than two weeks before trial

January 31, 2021 5:34 AM CNN

Former President Donald Trump’s five impeachment defense attorneys have left a little more than a week before his trial is set to begin,…

Why Biden has a rare opportunity for early success

January 31, 2021 5:01 AM CNN

Over five decades in Washington, President Joe Biden has watched seven newly-elected presidents get started. Improbably, he has the chance for a…

Capitol Police deny request to allow sledding, citing security concerns and Covid-19

January 30, 2021 10:18 PM CNN Newsource

The US Capitol Police have denied a request to allow sledding on the west side of the complex ahead of an expected snowstorm in the area.…

5 of Trump’s impeachment defense attorneys leave team less than 2 weeks before trial

January 30, 2021 7:59 PM CNN Newsource

WASHINGTON, DC — Five of former President Donald Trump’s impeachment defense team attorneys have stepped aside a little more than a week…

Two of Trump’s impeachment defense attorneys leave team less than two weeks before trial

January 30, 2021 6:34 PM CNN Newsource

With a little more than a week before his impeachment trial is set to begin, President Trump’s legal team is in tumult. Butch Bowers and…

Two of Trump’s attorneys no longer on impeachment defense team

January 30, 2021 6:23 PM CNN Newsource

With a little more than a week before his impeachment trial is set to begin, President Trump’s legal team is in tumult. Butch Bowers and…

South Carolina GOP censures Rep. Tom Rice after his vote to impeach Trump

January 30, 2021 6:13 PM CNN Newsource

The South Carolina Republican Party voted Saturday to formally censure Rep. Tom Rice for his vote to impeach former President Donald Trump in the…

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene boasts of ‘great’ conversation with Trump amid calls for her ouster

January 30, 2021 3:59 PM CNN Newsource

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene announced Saturday she had spoken with former President Donald Trump amid calls for her expulsion from Congress, saying…

From building the wall to bringing back coal: Some of Trump’s more notable broken promises

January 30, 2021 3:38 PM CNN Newsource

While Donald Trump’s first campaign for president was all about change, his argument for re-election was based on the premise that he had…

‘People are angry’: House Republicans who voted to impeach Trump face backlash at home

January 30, 2021 3:06 PM CNN Newsource

The 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach former President Donald Trump are facing a wave of anger at home, with Republican officials, donors and…

Plan to vaccinate Guantanamo Bay detainees against Covid-19 has been paused

January 30, 2021 2:14 PM CNN Newsource

An earlier plan to give Guantanamo Bay detainees the Covid-19 vaccine has been paused as of Saturday, according to a US Pentagon official. Pentagon…

Massachusetts Democratic congressman, vaccinated for Covid-19, tests positive for virus

January 30, 2021 1:15 PM CNN Newsource

Democratic Rep. Stephen Lynch of Massachusetts, who has been vaccinated for Covid-19, tested positive for the virus on Friday afternoon and remains…

Arizona GOP chair Kelli Ward rejects calls for audit of party elections

January 30, 2021 1:10 PM CNN

Kelli Ward on Friday rejected calls for an audit into her recent reelection as the chair of the Arizona Republican Party and other party races,…

McConnell and McCarthy crawl back to Trump’s side

January 30, 2021 12:44 PM CNN

The country is still traumatized by the January 6 riot at the Capitol. The five whose lives were taken are still being grieved, among them Brian…

Proposal to build permanent fence around the Capitol meets resistance

January 30, 2021 10:13 AM CNN Newsource

A recommendation from the acting chief of the US Capitol Police for permanent fencing and other enhanced security measures around the US Capitol in…

Biden’s Supreme Court commission set to launch as some liberals are eager to pack the court

January 30, 2021 10:03 AM CNN Newsource

President Joe Biden will soon reveal the membership and agenda of a commission that would take the first modern-day look at reforming the Supreme…

‘Cowboys for Trump’ leader held in solitary confinement on charge stemming from U.S. Capitol riot

January 30, 2021 9:07 AM Associated Press

WASHINGTON, DC — The jailed leader of Cowboys for Trump has been held in solitary isolation for two weeks as he refuses to take a coronavirus test…

Ohio lawmakers seek to create ‘President Donald J. Trump Day’ holiday on June 14

January 30, 2021 7:26 AM ABC News

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WTVG/ABC-13) — Two state lawmakers in Ohio want June 14 recognized as “President Donald J. Trump Day”, according to a report in…

Covering Obama, then Trump, now Biden: What’s changed?

January 30, 2021 7:17 AM CNN Newsource

We’re now more than a week out of the Trump era and a week into the Biden era. CNN’s What Matters newsletter talked to CNN reporter Kevin…

Republican operatives sweat Trump’s role in upcoming Senate primaries

January 30, 2021 7:00 AM CNN Newsource

Republicans tasked with taking back the Senate in 2022 are preparing for a contentious primary season, fearful that former President Donald Trump…

Fact check: No, Biden didn’t say that signing lots of executive orders makes you a dictator

January 30, 2021 4:48 AM CNN

President Joe Biden has signed more than 35 executive orders, actions and memorandums in his first week-and-a-half in the Oval Office. And some of…

George W. Bush to thank Dick Cheney, father of Liz Cheney, ‘for his daughter’s service’

January 29, 2021 8:59 PM CNN

Former President George W. Bush is making it clear that he supports Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming, the No. 3 Republican in the House, who voted to…

Biden seeks to intensify public lobbying for Covid-19 relief bill amid the pandemic

January 29, 2021 8:43 PM CNN Newsource

When President Joe Biden intensifies his attention next week to selling Republicans and Democrats on his coronavirus relief bill, he won’t be…