Biden becomes first president to issue proclamation marking Indigenous Peoples’ Day
By Donald Judd President Joe Biden issued a proclamation commemorating Indigenous Peoples’ Day on Friday, becoming the first US president to do…
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NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio could owe city big bucks for NYPD security work on his 2020 presidential campaign
By Gregory Krieg, CNN New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s short run for president cost him politically back in 2019. Now, following the…
Continue Reading Biden undoes Trump’s cuts to Bears Ears, Grand Staircase-Escalante, and Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine national monuments
By Donald Judd President Joe Biden on Friday announced the expansion of three national monuments — Bears Ears, Grand Staircase-Escalante, and…
Continue Reading Biden refuses to assert privilege over Trump documents sought by January 6 committee
By Evan Perez and Zachary Cohen, CNN The White House has informed the National Archives that it is not asserting executive privilege on an initial…
Continue Reading Blinken, Garland and Mayorkas stress US-Mexico ties as they unveil new security pact
By Nicole Gaouette and Jennifer Hansler, CNN Three top Biden officials stressed the importance of the US-Mexico relationship Friday and the…
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Biden refuses to assert privilege over Trump documents sought by January 6 committee
The committee investigating January 6th has subpoenaed four former Trump aides. If they don’t cooperate voluntarily by October 7, what will the panel…
Continue Reading The facts around an IRS proposal some claim would allow ‘spying’ on Americans’ bank accounts
By Holmes Lybrand Recently, the Internal Revenue Service has gotten a lot of attention on social media — specifically, an obscure proposal by…
Continue Reading GOP senators who voted to convict Trump say it’s too soon to worry that he could undermine 2024 election
CNN’s John Avlon looks at the Republican response to the Senate Judiciary Report “Subverting Justice” and how they continually bury their heads in…
Continue Reading GOP senators who voted to convict Trump say it’s too soon to worry that he could undermine 2024 election
By Jeremy Herb, CNN Seven Senate Republicans defied former President Donald Trump by voting to convict him for inciting an insurrection after losing…
Continue Reading Why it matters that Supreme Court justices can look each other in the eye again
By Joan Biskupic, CNN legal analyst & Supreme Court biographer Supreme Court justices are talking to each other again. For the first time since…
Continue Reading Biden signs bill that will give victims of mysterious ‘Havana syndrome’ better medical care
By Katie Bo Lillis President Joe Biden on Friday signed into law long-delayed legislation to provide support to victims of the mysterious…
Continue Reading Biden points to Covid as a reason for disappointing jobs report, but argues progress is being made
By Betsy Klein and Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden on Friday attributed the disappointing September jobs report to the ongoing Covid-19…
Continue Reading Trump DC hotel incurred more than $70 million in losses while Trump was president, documents show
By Katelyn Polantz, Veronica Stracqualursi and Kristen Holmes, CNN Former President Donald Trump racked up more than $70 million in losses over a…
Continue Reading Bannon to defy subpoena from January 6 committee, citing Trump’s ‘direction’
By Sara Murray, Katelyn Polantz and Ryan Nobles, CNN Steve Bannon will not cooperate with the House select committee investigating January 6, his…
Continue Reading Oklahoma State Superintendent Joy Hofmeister switches parties, enters 2022 gubernatorial race
By Andrew Millman, CNN Oklahoma’s two-term State Superintendent of Public Instruction Joy Hofmeister announced on Thursday that she is…
Continue Reading Independents aren’t a unified political bloc. Here’s what they really think
President Biden’s 2020 victory was in large part due to his ability to win the center, emerging with a 13-point win with independent voters. CNN’s…
Continue Reading Youngkin walks fine line on ‘election integrity’
By Dan Merica, CNN Glenn Youngkin is trying to walk a tightrope on so-called election integrity. The Virginia GOP gubernatorial nominee, who has…
Continue Reading Independents aren’t a unified political bloc. Here’s what they really think
By Ariel Edwards-Levy and Jennifer Agiesta, CNN Political independents are among the most heavily scrutinized groups in American politics.…
Continue Reading Controversy follows Noem in South Dakota as she eyes national stage
CNN’s Lucy Kafanov looks into controversy surrounding South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem over a July 2020 meeting that she held with members of her staff,…
Continue Reading Here are the 11 Senate Republicans who joined Democrats to break the debt limit deal filibuster
By Paul LeBlanc, CNN Eleven Senate Republicans broke ranks Thursday evening to vote with all Democrats to overcome a filibuster so that the debt…
Continue Reading Controversy follows Noem in South Dakota as she eyes national stage
By Maeve Reston, Lucy Kafanov and Jason Kravarik, CNN South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem has emerged as a lightning rod within the field of potential GOP…
Continue Reading Treasury secretary on debt ceiling debate: ‘It’s flirting with a self-inflicted crisis’
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told CNN’s Erin Burnett it would be “enormously damaging” if the Senate cannot reach a deal to extend the nation’s…
Continue Reading Treasury secretary on debt ceiling debate: ‘It’s flirting with a self-inflicted crisis’
By Donald Judd and Paul LeBlanc, CNN Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Thursday that the debate over the US debt ceiling amounts to…
Continue Reading McConnell’s shift on debt ceiling fight puts GOP in a bind
Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) is facing push back from members of his own party after he agreed to a deal with Democrats to extend the debt ceiling…
Continue Reading McConnell’s shift on debt ceiling fight puts GOP in a bind
By Melanie Zanona, Manu Raju and Lauren Fox, CNN The debt ceiling deal proposed by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell put his GOP conference in a…
Continue Reading Have your pandemic unemployment benefits expired? What has that meant for you?
By CNN staff When the coronavirus pandemic struck in March 2020, Congress approved an unprecedented expansion of the nation’s unemployment…
Continue Reading Woman charged with stealing a laptop from Pelosi’s office during US Capitol riot
By Hannah Rabinowitz Nine months after the US Capitol riot, a Pennsylvania woman has been formally charged with stealing and then selling or…
Continue Reading Inside the Manchin-Sanders feud that has Democrats nervous about Biden’s agenda
By Manu Raju, CNN Chief Congressional Correspondent Rep. Ro Khanna had a suggestion for President Joe Biden on a private conference call earlier this…
Continue Reading Bannon to defy subpoena from January 6 committee as Trump urges defiance, sources say
The Senate Judiciary Committee released a sweeping report detailing how President Donald Trump tried to overturn the 2020 presidential election.…
Continue Reading US submarine hits underwater object in South China Sea
A US nuclear powered submarine struck an object underwater in the South China Sea on Saturday, according to two defense officials. CNN Oren…
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