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…
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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…
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Texas House GOP votes to track down absent Dems, arrest them
AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas House voted Tuesday morning to send law enforcement to track down Democrats who left the state a day earlier in protest of…
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Lawsuit targets Texas law using citizens to enforce abortion ban
AUSTIN, Texas — Abortion rights groups filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday seeking to block a new Texas law empowering individuals to sue anyone…
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 ‘We’re buying some time’: Texas Democrats heap pressure on Biden, Congress for voting rights action
By Eric Bradner, CNN Texas House Democrats said Tuesday they can only hold off Republicans’ push for restrictive new voting laws for weeks, as…
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…
Continue Reading Banker found guilty of bribery for Manafort bank loans in chase for Trump administration job
By Lauren del Valle A former Chicago bank executive was found guilty Tuesday of charges alleging he conspired with onetime Donald Trump campaign…
Continue Reading Biden administration taps EPA scientist Allison Crimmins to lead key climate report
By Ella Nilsen, CNN The Biden administration has chosen longtime Environmental Protection Agency scientist Allison Crimmins to lead the next National…
Continue Reading AMID RARE PROTESTS, BIDEN PONDERS CUBA POLICY (3:30pmET)
President Biden taking a look at relations with Cuba amid widespread, rare…
Continue Reading Trump wanted ‘leaker’ of bunker story executed, book says
Then-President Donald Trump told a number of his advisers in 2020 that whoever leaked information about his stay in the White House bunker during…
Continue Reading Biden tries to hold the center as Democrats clash over police and public safety
By Greg Krieg, CNN President Joe Biden convened a small summit of local leaders in late June to discuss his plans to combat nationwide surge in…
Continue Reading Trump wanted ‘leaker’ of bunker story executed, book says
Then-President Donald Trump told a number of his advisers in 2020 that whoever leaked information about his stay in the White House bunker during…
Continue Reading Cheney announces big fundraising amid removal from leadership
By David Wright, CNN Rep. Liz Cheney announced Tuesday that her campaign raised nearly $1.9 million in second quarter 2021, setting what her office…
Continue Reading Biden’s review of Trump’s restrictive Cuba policies still underway
By Kaitlan Collins, Kate Sullivan and Natasha Bertrand, CNN President Joe Biden’s review of former President Donald Trump’s restrictive…
Continue Reading Jill Biden will travel to Japan for the Olympics
By Betsy Klein, CNN First lady Jill Biden will travel to Tokyo later this month for the 2021 Olympic Summer Games, her office announced Tuesday after…
Continue Reading Trump said whoever ‘leaked’ info on his White House bunker stay should be ‘executed,’ new book claims
By Devan Cole, CNN Then-President Donald Trump told a number of his advisers in 2020 that whoever leaked information about his stay in the White…
Continue Reading Biden gives an angry cry for action on voting rights but stops short of calling for filibuster reform
By Kevin Liptak, Paul LeBlanc and Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden issued a dire and angry warning Tuesday that the very underpinnings of…
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Texas Dems fly out of state to halt GOP vote bill in Legislature
AUSTIN, Texas — Democrats in the Texas Legislature on Monday afternoon bolted for Washington, D.C., and said they were ready to remain there for…
Continue Reading Biden forced to pivot foreign policy focus to crises in neighboring nations
By Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden has staked his presidency on America’s return — a return to normalcy amid the coronavirus…
Continue Reading California judge denies Newsom’s request to be listed as Democrat on recall ballot
By Paul LeBlanc and Alexandra Meeks, CNN A California judge on Monday denied Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom’s request to have his party…
Continue Reading Judge grills lawyers on thin election fraud claims at Michigan hearing on possible sanctions
By Katelyn Polantz, CNN A judge in Michigan pinned down lawyers in a marathon video court hearing Monday on whether they had done due diligence…
Continue Reading Biden’s bipartisan infrastructure deal could face key Senate GOP defections
By Manu Raju, Lauren Fox and Ted Barrett, CNN Several GOP senators who initially endorsed a bipartisan infrastructure deal are warning they may…
Continue Reading Nationally syndicated conservative radio host Larry Elder enters California recall election targeting Gov. Gavin Newsom
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Conservative talk show host Larry Elder is entering the California recall election aimed at removing Democratic Gov. Gavin…
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Iowa troopers going to patrol border at ‘no cost to Texas’
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Agreements released Monday show Iowa is donating the use of state troopers and their equipment at “no cost to Texas” to fight…
Continue Reading Biden administration says states can restart pandemic unemployment benefits as lawsuits mount
By Tami Luhby, CNN States that have terminated pandemic unemployment benefits early can restart the programs, but there may be a break in payments…
Continue Reading Toobin: Trump Organization can try to pretend this is Weisselberg problem
The Trump Organization has removed Allen Weisselberg, its chief financial officer, from officer positions at several of its subsidiaries, including…
Continue Reading DHS cybersecurity chief confirmed amid fallout from another ransomware attack
By Geneva Sands, CNN The Senate on Monday unanimously confirmed Jen Easterly to lead the Department of Homeland Security’s cybersecurity…
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