Biden promises Afghan leaders ‘we’re going to stick with you’ as US pulls troops out
By Kevin Liptak and Kylie Atwood, CNN President Joe Biden met Afghanistan’s leaders at the White House on Friday at a precarious moment for…
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Nikki Haley tests the Iowa waters while the base yearns for Trump
By Maeve Reston, CNN Nikki Haley took top billing at the Republican Party of Iowa’s Lincoln Day dinner Thursday night, decrying what she called…
Continue Reading Pence contradicts Trump on January 6, calling plan to decertify 2020 election ‘un-American’
By Michael Warren, CNN Former Vice President Mike Pence rebuked former President Donald Trump on Thursday night on the question of overturning the…
Continue Reading Giuliani and Powell pushed election fraud so they could hobnob in DC, Dominion Voting Systems argues in court
By Katelyn Polantz and Dan Berman, CNN Dominion Voting Systems on Thursday accused right-wing lawyers Sidney Powell and Rudy Giuliani of coming to…
Continue Reading Anthony Scaramucci testifies that he helped get bank executive who loaned millions to Manafort an interview for Trump administration job
By Lauren del Valle, CNN Former President Donald Trump staffer Anthony Scaramucci took the stand Thursday in a federal case against a former Chicago…
Continue Reading White House offers details of VP Harris’ Friday visit to El Paso
WASHINGTON, DC — The White House provided the first details late Thursday of Vice President Kamala Harris’ planned Friday visit to the Borderland as…
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Biden staffers, ex-state lawmaker sue ‘Trump Train’ members in dangerous Texas highway incident
New video from inside a Biden-Harris campaign bus shows the 2020 incident where Trump supporters surrounded the bus, and allegedly collided with one…
Continue Reading ‘Just shoot them’: New book reports what Trump said about protesters
A new book by reporter Michael Bender reports that President Donald Trump wanted the military to “beat the f*** out” of protesters in the aftermath…
Continue Reading ‘Racist’ shouted at GOP congressman while he pressed education secretary on critical race theory
By Lauren Hakimi, CNN A GOP congressman was called “racist” during a House Committee on Education and Labor virtual hearing Thursday, as…
Continue Reading Biden pushes more Americans to get Covid-19 vaccine in North Carolina speech
By Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden highlighted the importance of getting vaccinated against Covid-19 and kicked off a community canvassing…
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Abbott’s border wall project receives $459K in donations so far
AUSTIN, Texas — Over the span of about a week, Texas received $459,000 in private donations for the state’s planned wall at the southern border,…
Continue Reading Top US general rejected Trump suggestions military should ‘crack skulls’ during protests last year, new book claims
By Zachary Cohen, CNN The top US general repeatedly pushed back on then-President Donald Trump’s argument that the military should intervene…
Continue Reading Justice Department announces first charges for assault on news media at US Capitol riot
By Devan Cole, CNN The Justice Department announced Thursday that it has charged a US Capitol riot suspect with assaulting a cameraman during the…
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U.S. to keep 650 troops in Afghanistan after withdrawal in 2 weeks
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. officials tell The Associated Press that about 650 U.S. troops are expected to be kept in Afghanistan to provide security…
Continue Reading As federal voting legislation falters, state Republicans push to exert new powers over elections
By Fredreka Schouten, CNN In Kansas, the secretary of state now needs the approval of a legislative committee to settle election-related lawsuits. In…
Continue Reading From bagels to burritos, White House announces new incentives to boost youth vaccination rates
By Rachel Janfaza, CNN The White House on Thursday announced a number of new incentives from the private sector as it looks to increase Covid-19…
Continue Reading See Biden’s ultimatum on infrastructure compromise
President Joe Biden told reporters he wouldn’t sign the bipartisan infrastructure bill unless key provisions that are not in the plan are addressed…
Continue Reading Biden campaign workers and ex-state lawmaker sue ‘Trump Train’ members involved in dangerous Texas highway incident
By Natasha Bertrand, CNN A White House staffer and former Texas state representative are among those suing several participants of a “Trump…
Continue Reading Here’s what we know so far about the bipartisan infrastructure deal
By Katie Lobosco and Tami Luhby, CNN Congress still has a long way to go before they get to a vote on infrastructure, but President Joe Biden said…
Continue Reading Pelosi: House won’t take up the bipartisan bill until Senate votes on reconciliation
By Daniella Diaz and Clare Foran, CNN House Speaker Nancy Pelosi made clear on Thursday that the House won’t take up the bipartisan…
Continue Reading Biden announces an infrastructure deal has been made
President Joe Biden said he has agreed to a deal on infrastructure with a bipartisan group of senators after White House officials and the senators…
Continue Reading Giuliani’s ‘stunning fall’ continues, says Honig
Donald Trump’s lawyer and former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani had his law license suspended in the state of New York. CNN’s Elie Honig explains…
Continue Reading New polls show GOP willingness to subvert 2020 election
By Marshall Cohen, CNN New polls released Thursday show just how far Republicans were willing to go to support then-President Donald Trump’s…
Continue Reading Biden, bi-partisan senators have $953B infrastructure ‘deal’
WASHINGTON, DC — President Joe Biden announced on Thursday that “we have a deal,” signaling a bipartisan agreement on a $953 billion…
Continue Reading US Ambassador to Russia returns to Moscow
By Jennifer Hansler, CNN US Ambassador to Russia John Sullivan arrived back in Moscow Thursday, days after the Russian ambassador to the US resumed…
Continue Reading Pelosi announces House will establish January 6 insurrection probe
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced she will create a select committee to investigate the January 6 attack on the Capitol after Republicans blocked…
Continue Reading Rudy Giuliani suspended from practicing law in New York state
By Katelyn Polantz, CNN Rudy Giuliani, the former personal lawyer for former President Donald Trump, has been suspended from practicing law in New…
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Rudy Giuliani’s law license suspended for false election claims
NEW YORK, NY — An appeals court has suspended Rudy Giuliani from practicing law in New York because he made false statements while trying to get…
Continue Reading Florida judge blocks USDA debt relief payments to farmers of color
By Chandelis Duster, CNN Debt relief payments to farmers of color from the US Department of Agriculture were blocked nationwide Wednesday by a…
Continue Reading Pelosi announces the House will establish a select committee to investigate Capitol riot
By Jeremy Herb, Clare Foran and Ryan Nobles, CNN House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Thursday she will create a select committee to investigate the…
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