National Politics Archives

Gillibrand calls on Schumer to bring vote on bill to change how military sexual assault cases are prosecuted

May 30, 2021 4:52 PM CNN Newsource

Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand on Sunday called on Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to bring to the floor a vote on a bipartisan bill that…

Biden says he will bring up human rights abuses with Putin during meeting next month

May 30, 2021 10:23 AM CNN Newsource

President Joe Biden said Sunday that he will discuss human rights abuses with Russian President Vladimir Putin when they meet in Switzerland next…

Buttigieg: There needs to be ‘a clear direction’ on infrastructure talks by June 7

May 30, 2021 8:51 AM CNN Newsource

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said Sunday that there needs to be “a clear direction” on infrastructure talks by the time…

For Biden, the White House is ‘a Monday-through-Friday kind of place’

May 30, 2021 6:54 AM CNN Newsource

Beginning in 1973, when he was a United States Senator from Delaware, Joe Biden had a ritual: nearly every evening he would hop a train back to…

Education Department rescinds Trump-era policy restricting state oversight of student loan servicing companies and debt collectors

May 29, 2021 12:15 PM CNN Newsource

The Department of Education under the Biden administration is rescinding a Trump-era policy that restricted states’ access to records and…

Rising crime in New York has gripped the mayoral race. Eric Adams says he alone can fix it.

May 29, 2021 9:52 AM CNN Newsource

For the first few months of New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary, the campaign seemed to be trundling along in search of a defining…

New Covid-19 origination intelligence push aimed at elevating scientific analysis

May 29, 2021 6:00 AM CNN Newsource

The intelligence community’s push to uncover the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic has largely relied on traditional intelligence-gathering…

Marjorie Taylor Greene may be politically safe, but her conservative Georgia constituents have concerns about her tactics

May 29, 2021 4:44 AM CNN Newsource

Marjorie Taylor Greene has turned herself into one of the most visible Republicans in the country — stoking an endless stream of controversies…

Longtime White House butler retiring after 47 years of service

May 28, 2021 7:49 PM CNN Newsource

After four decades, William “Buddy” Carter — one of the longest serving White House butlers — is set to retire at the end of…

American detained in Russia with Covid-19 has not been able to speak to family, they say

May 28, 2021 7:06 PM CNN Newsource

The parents of Trevor Reed, an American imprisoned in Russia who recently tested positive for Covid-19, said Friday that neither they nor the US…

Border arrests show no sign of slowing in May, preliminary data indicate

May 28, 2021 6:35 PM CNN Newsource

US Customs and Border Protection has continued to encounter around 40,000 migrants a week at the US-Mexico border, continuing a pace similar to that…

Idaho governor rescinds ban on mask mandates issued while he was out of state

May 28, 2021 5:42 PM CNN Newsource

Idaho Gov. Brad Little on Friday repealed an executive order banning mask mandates by state entities that Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin had issued a day…

Judge Amy Berman Jackson strikes again

May 28, 2021 5:14 PM CNN Newsource

Trial-level federal Judge Amy Berman Jackson has handled some of the most politically significant court cases of the Trump era and its aftermath and…

Postal Service wants to raise cost of mailing a letter to 58 cents

May 28, 2021 5:00 PM CNN Newsource

The US Postal Service on Friday proposed raising the cost of mailing a letter to 58 cents, an increase that’s within the range of recent years…

State Department calls for release of US journalist detained in Myanmar

May 28, 2021 4:49 PM CNN Newsource

The State Department on Friday called on Myanmar’s military regime to release Danny Fenster, an American journalist based in Myanmar who was…

‘These attacks are despicable’: Biden condemns rise in anti-Semitic incidents

May 28, 2021 4:35 PM CNN Newsource

President Joe Biden on Friday condemned the rise in anti-Semitic attacks across the country in recent weeks, saying the incidents are…

Exclusive: ‘All talk and no action’: Sicknick’s mother and girlfriend say they were disappointed by GOP senators

May 28, 2021 3:27 PM CNN Newsource

The mother of fallen US Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick says she was disappointed that Senate Republicans blocked a bill Friday to create a…

Biden has released his $6 trillion budget. Here’s what’s in it.

May 28, 2021 3:05 PM CNN Newsource

President Joe Biden on Friday proposed a $6 trillion budget for fiscal year 2022, laying out details of a proposed dramatic increase in federal…

‘All talk and no action’: Sicknick’s mother and girlfriend say they were disappointed by GOP senators in CNN exclusive interview

May 28, 2021 2:53 PM CNN Newsource

The mother of fallen US Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick says she was disappointed that Senate Republicans blocked a bill Friday to create a…

Defense Secretary says US has ‘offensive options’ to respond to cyberattacks

May 28, 2021 1:54 PM CNN Newsource

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told CNN the United States has “offensive options” to respond to cyberattacks following another major…

Biden signs order establishing White House initiative on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders

May 28, 2021 1:15 PM CNN Newsource

President Joe Biden signed an executive order on Friday renewing a White House initiative charged with advancing “equity, justice, and…

Biden touts progress on the state of pandemic ahead of Memorial Day weekend

May 28, 2021 1:02 PM CNN Newsource

President Joe Biden on Friday delivered a message of hope and optimism on the declining number of Covid-19 cases and increased vaccination rates…

Former Shelby aide expected to run for Senate in Alabama as GOP eyes an alternative to Brooks

May 28, 2021 12:53 PM CNN Newsource

Katie Boyd Britt, the president and CEO of the Business Council of Alabama, is expected to jump into the Alabama Senate race next month as some…

Homeland Security says commemorations of Tulsa race massacre could be target for White supremacists, but there is no specific threat

May 28, 2021 12:06 PM CNN Newsource

The Department of Homeland Security issued a bulletin warning that events associated with the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa race massacre could be…

Judge grants federal prosecutor’s request for a ‘special master’ to review materials seized during Giuliani raid

May 28, 2021 9:45 AM CNN Newsource

A federal judge granted a request by prosecutors in New York to appoint an independent person to review materials seized from Rudy Giuliani‘s…

Senate expected to block January 6 commission in key vote Friday

May 28, 2021 9:30 AM CNN Newsource

A crucial Senate vote on a bill to create an independent inquiry to investigate the deadly January 6 Capitol Hill riot is under way Friday, but the…

Biden administration plans to speed up court cases for migrant families

May 28, 2021 8:58 AM CNN Newsource

The Biden administration plans to speed up court cases for recently arrived migrant families who are seeking asylum, the Department of Homeland…

Harris to become first female US Naval Academy commencement speaker

May 28, 2021 7:29 AM CNN Newsource

Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday will become the first woman to give the commencement speech at the United States Naval Academy when she…

Senate vote delayed for January 6 commission after Republicans bog down the floor

May 28, 2021 7:28 AM CNN Newsource

A crucial Senate vote on a bill to create an independent inquiry to investigate the deadly January 6 Capitol Hill riot has been delayed due to…

Biden to deliver hopeful message on state of pandemic ahead of Memorial Day weekend

May 28, 2021 7:05 AM CNN Newsource

President Joe Biden on Friday will deliver a message of hope and optimism on the declining number of Covid-19 cases and increased vaccination rates…