Politics Archives

The Republican Party is at war with itself as it charts its post-Trump future

January 26, 2021 9:22 AM CNN Newsource

A cold war is underway within the Republican Party as its members begin to navigate how former President Donald Trump and his legacy fit into the…

Biden plans to reopen Obamacare enrollment

January 26, 2021 9:09 AM CNN Newsource

President Joe Biden is expected to reopen enrollment on the federal Affordable Care Act exchanges on Thursday as part of a series of executive…

Senate to vote on confirmation of Biden secretary of state pick Antony Blinken

January 26, 2021 9:04 AM CNN Newsource

The Senate will vote on whether to confirm Antony Blinken as the new US secretary of state Tuesday. Blinken, a longtime aide to President Joe Biden,…

Airport police officer identifies man charged in Capitol riot after he was kicked off flight for ‘continuously’ yelling ‘Trump 2020’

January 26, 2021 8:16 AM CNN Newsource

Federal prosecutors have charged a man in connection to the riot and insurrection at the Capitol on January 6, after a Washington, DC, airport police…

Biden to impose moratorium on new oil, gas leasing on federal lands

January 26, 2021 8:12 AM Jim Parker

WASHINGTON, DC — President Joe Biden this week will impose a moratorium on new oil and gas leasing on federal lands and waters, both the Washington…

Fact-checking 7 statistical claims from Biden’s (quite factual) economic speech

January 26, 2021 7:31 AM CNN Newsource

President Joe Biden recited a flurry of figures in a Friday speech in which he urged Congress to pass the $1.9 trillion pandemic relief package he…

McConnell allows Senate power-sharing deal to advance after fight with Democrats over filibuster

January 26, 2021 6:35 AM CNN Newsource

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell announced Monday that he will allow the 50-50 Senate to officially organize so Democrats can take control of…

Arizona Republicans wrestle with their party’s future

January 26, 2021 6:31 AM CNN

C.J. Diegel scrolled down the Arizona Secretary of State’s website until he saw the box for “no party affiliation.” He clicked it,…

Fact check: Hawley makes misleading denial on post-election efforts

January 26, 2021 6:27 AM CNN Newsource

One of the few US senators who led the effort to object to the electoral college results on January 6, Josh Hawley is now claiming that he was never…

Biden staffing up swiftly at Homeland Security to reverse Trump’s immigration policies

January 26, 2021 5:18 AM CNN Newsource

The Department of Homeland Security, largely hollowed out over the last four years, is moving with urgency to staff agencies with people who had…

Biden tells CNN Trump’s impeachment trial ‘has to happen’

January 26, 2021 5:17 AM CNN Newsource

President Joe Biden on Monday offered his most extensive comments since taking office on former President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial,…

Schumer navigates landmines from the left and the right as he assumes top Senate job

January 26, 2021 5:15 AM CNN Newsource

It hasn’t even been a week since Chuck Schumer assumed his long-sought goal of becoming Senate majority leader. But he’s already been in…

John Roberts ducks the spotlight by skipping the second Trump impeachment trial

January 26, 2021 5:13 AM CNN

Chief Justice John Roberts has long been a student of history, but this is one part of history — presiding at the second trial of Donald Trump…

5 things to know for January 26: Covid, White House, impeachment, India, Puerto Rico

January 26, 2021 4:18 AM CNN

It’s been a year since Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna and seven others were killed in a helicopter crash, and teammates and loved ones are…

CNN survey shows some of America’s biggest companies still grappling with response to deadly US Capitol riot

January 26, 2021 4:02 AM CNN Newsource

Despite the vocal pledges from some companies to take bold action following the deadly January 6 siege on the US Capitol, many of America’s…

In the nearly 232-year history of the US Senate there have only been 11 Black senators

January 25, 2021 9:42 PM CNN Newsource

Congress set a new diversity record this year with its highest-ever number of women and racial minorities, including 60 Black lawmakers. But…

Could Trump derail his impeachment trial?

January 25, 2021 8:58 PM CNN

Once again, Donald Trump has thrown the legal and political system into uncharted waters. This time, the novel question is this: Can the US Senate…

Trump begins speaking with impeachment lawyer, even as he scrambles to build defense team

January 25, 2021 8:27 PM CNN

Former President Donald Trump is still working to assemble a full legal team for his Senate impeachment trial, people familiar with the matter told…

Sarah Sanders’ run for Arkansas governor to test value of ties to Trump

January 25, 2021 7:43 PM CNN Newsource

Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Monday became the first of what could be a wave of Republicans from former President Donald Trump’s inner circle to…

Biden reinstates Covid-19-related travel restrictions lifted by Trump

January 25, 2021 7:41 PM CNN Newsource

President Joe Biden on Monday reinstated the Covid-19 travel restrictions on non-US citizens who have been in Brazil, Ireland, the United Kingdom and…

U.S. House sends impeachment article to Senate, triggering trial

January 25, 2021 10:39 AM CNN Newsource, ABC News

UPDATE: WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. House impeachment case against Donald Trump has been delivered to the Senate for his upcoming trial. House…

Election technology company Dominion sues Giuliani for $1.3 billion over ‘Big Lie’ about election fraud

January 25, 2021 7:19 PM CNN Newsource

An election technology company that has been the focus of consistent conspiracy theories by Donald Trump and his allies has sued the former…

Supreme Court dismisses emoluments cases against Trump

January 25, 2021 7:14 PM CNN Newsource

The Supreme Court declined on Monday to hear a case concerning whether former President Donald Trump violated provisions of the Constitution that bar…

Senior Senate Republicans voice new optimism that a power-sharing deal could be within reach

January 25, 2021 6:34 PM CNN Newsource

Senior Senate Republicans expressed new optimism that the two parties could be within reach of a power-sharing agreement to allow the 50-50 Senate to…

Why the Supreme Court didn’t want to hear the Trump emoluments cases and what it means going forward

January 25, 2021 6:24 PM CNN Newsource

Early in the Trump administration, a novel dispute arose concerning whether the President had violated the Constitution by illegally profiting from…

House delivers impeachment article to Senate, triggering only 4th impeachment trial of a president in US history

January 25, 2021 6:24 PM CNN Newsource

The House impeachment managers formally triggered the start of former President Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial Monday evening after…

‘Carrying Tommy in my heart’: Amid personal tragedy, Raskin leads House’s impeachment case

January 25, 2021 6:20 PM CNN Newsource

Rep. Jamie Raskin fled the House chamber on January 6 alongside his colleagues as a mob was gaining on the Capitol, but his mind was focused on the…

Biden raises the bar on vaccines and suggests US will get to 1.5 million a day

January 25, 2021 6:12 PM CNN Newsource

President Joe Biden said Monday that he expects that the US will soon be able to vaccinate 1.5 million people a day, raising the bar by roughly…

What Rob Portman’s retirement really tells us

January 25, 2021 5:43 PM CNN

Nothing in American politics happens in a vacuum. That includes the surprise retirement announcement by Ohio Republican Sen. Rob Portman on Monday.…

California paid $11 billion in bogus jobless claims last year, investigating possible fraud involving $20 billion more

January 25, 2021 5:35 PM Associated Press

LOS ANGELES (AP) — California officials say hackers, identity thieves and overseas criminal rings stole an estimated $11.4 billion in unemployment…