GOP governor threatens to arrest Democrats who left state
CNN’s Kate Bolduan speaks with Texas state lawmaker Armando “Mando” Martinez after Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) threatened to arrest Democrats who left…
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‘Angry and affected’: Young voters in Texas protest restrictive new voting laws
By Rachel Janfaza, CNN Young voters and voting rights activists in Texas are protesting potential restrictive new voting laws in the state. Topping…
Continue Reading Republicans winning money race as they seek to take over House in 2022
By Alex Rogers and Manu Raju, CNN The National Republican Congressional Committee announced Wednesday that it had raised $45.4 million in the second…
Continue Reading Senate Democrats announce agreement on $3.5 trillion top line for sweeping budget package
By Ryan Nobles and Lauren Fox, CNN Senate Democrats on the Budget Committee announced late Tuesday they struck an agreement on a $3.5 trillion budget…
Continue Reading Abortion rights groups sue to block Texas law that allows citizens to enforce ‘heartbeat’ ban
By Devan Cole, CNN A group of abortion rights organizations and providers filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday seeking to block enforcement of a recently…
Continue Reading Diversity survey finds 38.3% of Democratic Senate staffers identify as non-Caucasian
By Daniella Diaz and Ali Zaslav, CNN More than 38% of Democratic Senate staffers identify as non-Caucasian, an increase from the survey in 2020,…
Continue Reading Senate negotiators remain far apart on security funding but they are talking
By Ryan Nobles and Ted Barrett, CNN With time running out, Republicans and Democrats remain at odds over how to move forward on a funding package…
Continue Reading Justice Clarence Thomas rejects longshot bid to disrupt Biden’s mask mandate for public transport
By Tierney Sneed, CNN Justice Clarence Thomas on Tuesday rejected an emergency request to block Biden administration’s Covid-19 mask…
Continue Reading Gun politics scrambles Democrats’ efforts to confirm Biden’s ATF nominee and craft background checks deal
By Manu Raju and Lauren Fox, CNN Top Democrats are quietly moving to lock down support for President Joe Biden’s imperiled nominee to head a…
Continue Reading Mitch McConnell responds to Trump’s ‘Old Crow’ insult: ‘It’s quite an honor’
By Manu Raju, CNN Chief Congressional Correspondent Former President Donald Trump took a whack at Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell last weekend,…
Continue Reading DHS begins administering J&J vaccine to immigrant detainees
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Department of Homeland Security is administering the Johnson & Johnson vaccine to immigrant detainees as part of…
Continue Reading Blinken lays out pillars for cyber diplomacy, says ‘our democratic values and way of life’ are at stake
By Jennifer Hansler, CNN US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke Tuesday of the importance of diplomacy in dealing with cybersecurity and…
Continue Reading CNN analyst on Biden’s speech: Oratory was brilliant, but he didn’t mention this …
In Pennsylvania, President Joe Biden spoke about voting restrictions pushed by Republican lawmakers as Biden urges Congress to pass federal voting…
Continue Reading Feds arrest 5 family members from Texas in new US Capitol riot case
By Hannah Rabinowitz Five members of a Texas family were arrested on Tuesday for entering the US Capitol together during the January 6 insurrection.…
Continue Reading Rioter who followed Capitol Police Officer Goodman away from Senate chamber released to home confinement
By Katelyn Polantz and Joe Beare, CNN A US Capitol insurrection defendant who chased a Black police officer up a staircase and away from government…
Continue Reading Why Democratic senators don’t approve of acting FDA head
President Joe Biden is in a standoff with senators in his own party over who should lead the US Food and Drug Administration, a key post in the fight…
Continue Reading A new poll shows why some vaccine-hesitant Americans decided to get the Covid-19 shot
By Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN Roughly one-fifth of Americans were initially hesitant about or squarely against getting the Covid-19 vaccine but have…
Continue Reading Biden in standoff with Democratic senators over who should lead FDA
By Kristen Holmes Nearly six months into a presidency fully engulfed in a battle against a global pandemic, President Joe Biden is in a standoff with…
Continue Reading Republicans take a swing in Georgia over All-Star Game’s relocation
By Eric Bradner, CNN Republicans are set to run ads during Tuesday night’s All-Star Game blaming Democrats for fans in Georgia having to catch…
Continue Reading CNN analyst on Biden’s speech: Oratory was brilliant, but he didn’t mention this …
In Pennsylvania, President Joe Biden spoke about voting restrictions pushed by Republican lawmakers as Biden urges Congress to pass federal voting…
Continue Reading Biden to nominate Jeff Flake as ambassador to Turkey
By Jeff Zeleny, Chief National Affairs Correspondent President Joe Biden is nominating former Arizona Republican Sen. Jeff Flake to serve as…
Continue Reading READ: Appeals court ruling on gun sales to people under 21
By CNN Federal regulations setting a minimum of 21 years old for purchasing handguns from licensed dealers violate the Second Amendment, a federal…
Continue Reading READ: Appeals court ruling on gun sales to people under 21
Federal regulations setting a minimum of 21 years old for purchasing handguns from licensed dealers violate the Second Amendment, a federal appeals…
Continue Reading Handgun sale ban to under 21-year-olds is unconstitutional, appeals court says
By Tierney Sneed, CNN Federal regulations setting a minimum age of 21 years old for purchasing handguns from licensed dealers violate the Second…
Continue Reading Senate Republican campaign arm raises $28 million in second quarter
By Ryan Nobles, CNN Republicans said they raked in a record $10.5 million in June for their fight to win back control of the US Senate in 2022, part…
Continue Reading Pop star Olivia Rodrigo coming to the White House to promote vaccines
By Betsy Klein, CNN Pop star and actress Olivia Rodrigo wants her fans to be “happy and healthy.” Rodrigo, singer of summer hits…
Continue Reading Biden to nominate Dr. Rahul Gupta to be next drug czar
By Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden will nominate Dr. Rahul Gupta to be his administration’s drug czar, a White House spokesperson…
Continue Reading Civil rights leaders say Biden fell short on outlining action steps to end filibuster
By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN While Black civil rights leaders lauded President Joe Biden for taking a strong stance against voter suppression in his…
Continue Reading Biden to participate in CNN town hall in Cincinnati Wednesday
By CNN President Joe Biden will participate in a CNN town hall on Wednesday, July 21 in Cincinnati, Ohio — a little more than six months after…
Continue Reading Hear why some Texas lawmakers are vowing to stay out of their state until August 7
Texas state House Democrats left the state in an effort to block Republicans from passing a restrictive new voting law in the remaining 27 days of…
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