National Politics Archives

Glad-handing Biden begins foreign diplomacy with the telephone

January 22, 2021 2:45 PM CNN Newsource

President Joe Biden had been inside the White House for only two hours on Wednesday before finding an opportunity to recall one of his many intimate…

Idaho’s Republican governor blasts his own party’s efforts to end his Covid-19 emergency declaration

January 22, 2021 2:42 PM CNN Newsource

Republican Idaho Gov. Brad Little issued sharp criticism of the state Legislature’s efforts to repeal a Covid-19 emergency declaration in a…

America’s trio of unforgettable Wednesdays

January 22, 2021 2:13 PM CNN Newsource

Three Wednesdays that changed America. A deadly insurrection, a historic impeachment and the inauguration of Joseph R. Biden Jr. as the 46th…

Prospects to convict Trump erode as GOP grows vocal against Senate impeachment proceedings

January 22, 2021 2:04 PM CNN Newsource

The path in the Senate to convict Donald Trump is extremely slim, with a growing number of Republicans expressing confidence that the party will…

Texas attorney general sues Biden administration over deportation pause

January 22, 2021 1:11 PM CNN Newsource

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Friday sued the Biden administration over its 100-day deportation pause, citing an…

Biden readies moves to get checks and food aid to low-income Americans — plus a federal pay raise

January 22, 2021 11:47 AM CNN Newsource

President Joe Biden is expected to sign two more executive orders on Friday — one focused on expanding food assistance and delivering stimulus…

The White House contact form now lets people choose their personal pronouns

January 22, 2021 10:33 AM CNN Newsource

A new feature on the relaunched White House website contact form allows people to choose their own pronouns, reflecting the new…

Reaction to Churchill bust removal muted for Biden after outrage for Obama

January 22, 2021 10:23 AM CNN Newsource

It had once been a transatlantic art scandal — or at least various actors of questionable intent would have you believe it was. Overheated,…

Fact check: Biden falsely claims journalists had all said his vaccination goal was impossible to meet

January 22, 2021 9:45 AM CNN Newsource

President Joe Biden delivered a factually accurate Thursday speech about the coronavirus pandemic. But then, after he signed a series of executive…

Schumer says House will send impeachment article to Senate on Monday

January 22, 2021 9:20 AM CNN Newsource

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said that the House’s article of impeachment will be delivered to the Senate on Monday, triggering the…

Here are the 30 executive orders and actions Biden will sign in his first three days

January 22, 2021 8:39 AM CNN Newsource

President Joe Biden is signing a flurry of executive orders, actions and memorandums aimed at rapidly addressing the coronavirus pandemic and…

National Guard allowed back into Capitol complex after lawmakers erupt at banishment to parking garage

January 22, 2021 8:20 AM CNN Newsource

Members of the National Guard have been allowed back into the Capitol Complex after a slate of lawmakers voiced their outrage at guardsmen being…

Democrats eye arcane legislative tool to pass parts of Covid relief bill

January 22, 2021 7:46 AM CNN Newsource

Senate Democrats are laying the groundwork now to use a rare procedural tactic known as reconciliation to pass major parts of President Joe…

Biden to sign executive orders expanding aid to low-income Americans

January 22, 2021 6:29 AM CNN Newsource

President Joe Biden is expected to sign two more executive orders on Friday — one focused on expanding assistance to Americans in need and the…

Fauci says lack of candor from Trump administration ‘very likely’ cost lives

January 22, 2021 6:27 AM CNN Newsource

Dr. Anthony Fauci said Friday that the lack of truthfulness from the Trump administration regarding the Covid-19 pandemic “very likely”…

The Senate is stalled as Schumer and McConnell work out power sharing

January 22, 2021 5:51 AM CNN Newsource

A Senate stalled. That’s how we start the day and end the week. The talks of bipartisanship are quickly getting ensnared by must-move Senate…

3 reasons Americans need more federal aid

January 22, 2021 5:16 AM CNN Newsource

Congress has approved trillions in relief funds for Americans suffering because of the pandemic recession, but President Joe Biden thinks the country…

Biden to sign orders that include moves toward $15 minimum wage for federal workers and contractors

January 22, 2021 5:13 AM CNN Newsource

President Joe Biden is expected to sign two more executive orders on Friday — one focused on raising the minimum wage to $15 for the federal…

Inside Joe Biden’s newly decorated Oval Office

January 22, 2021 5:10 AM CNN Newsource

The press got its first glimpse of President Joe Biden’s Oval Office on Wednesday, showing how in a matter of hours the office has visibly…

Senate to vote on confirmation of Biden defense secretary pick Lloyd Austin

January 22, 2021 4:39 AM CNN Newsource

The Senate will hold a confirmation vote on Friday for President Joe Biden’s defense secretary pick retired Gen. Lloyd Austin. Austin, who…

Experts say Biden administration’s vaccine strategy could benefit from good timing

January 22, 2021 3:04 AM CNN Newsource

As President Joe Biden takes steps to try to ramp up vaccine production, experts say the biggest boon to his administration’s vaccine strategy…

Abbott recalls Texas troops as National Guardsmen banished to Capitol parking garage

January 21, 2021 9:03 PM CNN Newsource, KVIA ABC-7

UPDATE: AUSTIN, Texas — Following word that National Guard units from across the nation had been banished to a parking garage near the U.S. Capitol…

Biden unveils Covid-19 plan based on ‘science not politics’ as he signs new initiatives

January 21, 2021 8:25 PM CNN Newsource

President Joe Biden’s first full day in office on Thursday focused on rolling out his national strategy to get the coronavirus pandemic under…

Democrats frustrated as fight over filibuster stalls power-sharing agreement in Senate

January 21, 2021 8:13 PM CNN Newsource

Senate Democrats are refusing to buckle to demands from Senate Republicans that they agree not to weaken filibusters against legislation, something…

As expected, Biden intends to keep FBI director in his post, an official says

January 21, 2021 8:02 PM CNN Newsource

President Joe Biden intends to keep FBI Director Christopher Wray in his post, a senior administration official tells CNN, a sign of confidence for…

Washington Post: DOJ watchdog investigating Atlanta US attorney’s resignation

January 21, 2021 7:58 PM CNN Newsource

The Justice Department inspector general is investigating the sudden departure of former Atlanta US Attorney Byung “BJay” Pak, who…

McConnell proposes delaying impeachment trial until February so Trump team can prepare

January 21, 2021 7:55 PM CNN Newsource

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is proposing that the Senate give former President Donald Trump’s legal team two weeks to prepare for…

Army changes account of key phone call on response to Capitol riot

January 21, 2021 7:17 PM CNN Newsource

The US Army has changed its account of a key phone call that took place on January 6 as rioters stormed the US Capitol. More than two weeks after the…

Army now acknowledges the brother of Michael Flynn was a part of Army response to Capitol riot

January 21, 2021 7:16 PM CNN Newsource

The Army is now acknowledging that Lt. Gen. Charles Flynn, the brother of President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser Michael…

Biden’s DOJ must confront what to do with outstanding cases in which it is defending Trump. The first test could come Friday.

January 21, 2021 7:11 PM CNN Newsource

As the Biden administration begins to take shape, one key question President Joe Biden’s Justice Department must confront is whether to…