Fact-checking Jim Jordan’s letter to the Jan. 6 committee
By Tara Subramaniam In a letter sent Sunday responding to a request to meet with the House select committee investigating January 6, Republican Rep.…
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Body of ex-Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid lying in state in Capitol Rotunda
By Alex Rogers, CNN The body of former Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid is lying in state in the Rotunda of the US Capitol on Wednesday, a rare…
Continue Reading January 6 committee weighs options to get members of Congress to comply with their investigation
By Ryan Nobles, Annie Grayer and Zachary Cohen, CNN Members of the House select committee investigating the January 6 Capitol Hill insurrection are…
Continue Reading Biden administration will provide K-12 schools with additional 10 million Covid-19 tests per month
By Paul LeBlanc and Sam Fossum, CNN The Biden administration on Wednesday announced new initiatives to provide an additional 10 million Covid-19…
Continue Reading Civil rights leaders call for Biden to put ‘full weight’ behind voting rights
By Suzanne Malveaux and Chandelis Duster, CNN Civil rights leaders were pleased with President Joe Biden’s call on Tuesday to change Senate…
Continue Reading Fauci spars with GOP lawmakers during tense Omicron hearing
By Paul LeBlanc, CNN Dr. Anthony Fauci hit back at two Republican senators in a pair of tense exchanges Tuesday, accusing one of attacking him for…
Continue Reading Fauci spars with GOP lawmakers during tense Omicron hearing
CNN By Paul LeBlanc, CNN Dr. Anthony Fauci hit back at two Republican senators in a pair of tense exchanges Tuesday, accusing one of attacking him…
Continue Reading Fauci spars with GOP lawmakers during tense Omicron hearing
CNN By Paul LeBlanc, CNN Dr. Anthony Fauci hit back at two Republican senators in a pair of tense exchanges Tuesday, accusing one of attacking him…
Continue Reading 5 Guantanamo detainees cleared for release as prison marks 20 years
By Ellie Kaufman, CNN Five detainees who have been at the US detention facility in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, for more than a decade have been cleared for…
Continue Reading Man accused by January 6 truthers of being FBI infiltrator denies claim in interview with House select committee
By Marshall Cohen and Ryan Nobles, CNN The Arizona man that some right-wing figures baselessly claim was part of secret FBI plot to orchestrate the…
Continue Reading Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick will win Florida special election to replace the late Alcee Hastings, CNN projects
By Steve Contorno, CNN Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, a progressive Democrat who campaigned on sending Americans a monthly $1,000 check, will win a…
Continue Reading Court upholds North Carolina Republicans’ redistricting plan, but appeal to state Supreme Court is next
By Tierney Sneed and Dianne Gallagher, CNN A state court in North Carolina refused on Tuesday to disturb the state legislative and US congressional…
Continue Reading Georgia takes center stage as Biden’s visit kicks off year of political battles
By Eric Bradner, CNN Georgia has become the center of the political landscape — and it’s likely to stay there for the remainder of 2022.…
Continue Reading Medicare proposes to cover controversial Alzheimer’s drug with restrictions
By Tami Luhby, CNN Medicare has proposed covering the controversial and costly Alzheimer’s drug Aduhelm only for those enrolled in qualifying…
Continue Reading Top Republicans stand up for Rounds after Trump’s attack: He ‘told the truth’
CNN By Manu Raju, CNN Chief Congressional Correspondent Senior Republicans are closing ranks behind Sen. Mike Rounds after he endured a scathing…
Continue Reading Biden calls on Senate to change filibuster rules to pass voting rights bills in forceful speech: ‘I’m tired of being quiet’
By Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden painted a dire picture for the nation’s future elections during a major speech on voting rights…
Continue Reading 80 Americans still want to leave Afghanistan but evacuation flights remain grounded
By Kylie Atwood and Jeremy Herb, CNN There are currently about 80 Americans in Afghanistan who want to leave the country, but evacuation flights have…
Continue Reading January 6 panel subpoenas former White House official who helped draft Trump speech
By Zachary Cohen, Annie Grayer and Ryan Nobles, CNN The House select committee investigating the January 6 riot issued a new round of subpoenas…
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Maryland mayor facing revenge porn charges resigns
CAMBRIDGE, Md. (AP) — A mayor in Maryland has resigned weeks after he was charged with distributing revenge porn online. The City of Cambridge…
Continue Reading January 6 panel subpoenas former White House official who helped draft Trump speech
CNN By Zachary Cohen, Annie Grayer and Ryan Nobles, CNN The House select committee investigating the January 6 riot issued a new round of subpoenas…
Continue Reading Top Republicans stand up for Rounds after Trump’s attack: He ‘told the truth’
By Manu Raju, CNN Chief Congressional Correspondent Senior Republicans are closing ranks behind Sen. Mike Rounds after he endured a scathing attack…
Continue Reading Biden vowed to fix testing. But he didn’t plan for Omicron.
By Kevin Liptak and Jeremy Diamond, CNN As President Joe Biden was spending his holidays with family at the White House and in Delaware, he was…
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Senate hearing on pandemic gets testy: ‘What a moron’
WASHINGTON (AP) — Dr. Anthony Fauci, the U.S. government’s top infectious disease expert, angrily accused a senator Tuesday of making false…
Continue Reading Lawyers for Trump and niece Mary Trump spar over lawsuit alleging she was defrauded in family settlement
By Kara Scannell Lawyers for former President Donald Trump and his niece Mary Trump sparred in court Tuesday over whether her lawsuit alleging she…
Continue Reading DeSantis draws contrast with federal government and Democratic-led states in State of the State address
By Steve Contorno, CNN Painting himself and his state as the antidote to closed schools, government mandates and Big Tech overreach, Florida Gov. Ron…
Continue Reading Breyer phoned in to Supreme Court oral arguments Tuesday due to a false positive Covid test
By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter Justice Stephen Breyer participated in oral arguments remotely on Tuesday after a “false…
Continue Reading Stacey Abrams and Biden blame scheduling issue for voting rights speech absence
By Dan Merica, CNN Both President Joe Biden and Georgia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams are citing a scheduling issue to explain why…
Continue Reading Capitol Police and House sergeant-at-arms working to identify officers with extremist views
By Whitney Wild, CNN US Capitol Police Chief Tom Manger and House Sergeant at Arms William Walker are working to identify officers with extremist…
Continue Reading House Democrats grapple with how to unstick a Manchin-blocked agenda
By Lauren Fox, CNN House Democrats are in limbo. Members say they need moderate Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia to make it clear what he…
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Mexican president says his COVID-19 case is ‘like a cold’
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said he was hoarse and had a sore throat after testing positive for COVID-19.…
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