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Harris and Pelosi to make history as the first women to lead House and Senate during presidential address to Congress

April 28, 2021 12:41 PM CNN Newsource

The imagery of President Joe Biden’s address to a joint session of Congress will be notable Wednesday evening for what it will not include,…

Supreme Court grapples with First Amendment rights of schoolchildren in cheerleader case

April 28, 2021 11:58 AM CNN Newsource

The Supreme Court grappled on Wednesday with the First Amendment claims of a former high school cheerleader who argued that she could not be punished…

Biden’s pick to serve on powerful DC-based appellate says her experience as a Black jurist ‘might be valuable’ if confirmed

April 28, 2021 11:31 AM CNN Newsource

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Joe Biden’s pick to fill a vacancy on a powerful DC-based appellate court, said at a Senate hearing…

Republicans won’t provide official Spanish response to President’s address

April 28, 2021 11:19 AM CNN

Republicans will not provide an official Spanish response to President Joe Biden’s speech to Congress on Wednesday night, breaking a modern…

Joe Biden isn’t going to take away your burgers

April 28, 2021 11:01 AM CNN

First things first: Joe Biden isn’t going to take away your hamburgers. There’s a bizarre rumor going around in right-wing circles…

New York Post temporarily deletes, then edits false story that claimed Harris’ book was given out in migrant ‘welcome kits’

April 28, 2021 10:38 AM CNN Newsource

The New York Post temporarily deleted, and then edited and republished, a debunked article that falsely claimed that copies of Vice President Kamala…

Feds execute search warrant at Rudy Giuliani’s New York home

April 28, 2021 10:21 AM Associated Press

NEW YORK, NY — A law enforcement official tells the Associated Press that federal investigators have executed a search warrant at Rudy Giuliani’s…

DOJ repeals Trump ban on grants to ‘sanctuary cities’

April 28, 2021 9:51 AM CNN Newsource

The Justice Department has repealed a policy put in place during the Trump administration that restricted so-called sanctuary cities from receiving…

Why Biden’s speech to Congress is technically not a State of the Union address

April 28, 2021 8:27 AM CNN

President Joe Biden will deliver his first address to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday night, but since this is his first address, it’s…

Budd launches North Carolina Senate bid by aligning himself with Trump in growing primary field

April 28, 2021 8:01 AM CNN Newsource

Rep. Ted Budd launched his North Carolina Senate campaign on Wednesday, aligning himself with former President Donald Trump in a 2022 bid for the…

Justice Department backs off opposition to releasing videos of attack on Capitol Police officer

April 28, 2021 7:27 AM CNN Newsource

The Justice Department told a court it is backing down from its unwillingness to share with media outlets videos of the alleged chemical spray…

Man who put his feet on desk in Pelosi’s office during Capitol riot to be released from jail pending trial

April 28, 2021 7:23 AM CNN Newsource

Richard Barnett, the man who put his feet on a desk in House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office and left her an insulting note during the Capitol…

How the Biden presidency looks from one pivotal Pennsylvania county, 100 days in

April 28, 2021 5:41 AM CNN

Carol Erker vividly remembers the emotion that washed over her after Joe Biden won the 2020 election. Even as she worried about the pandemic and the…

CNN Poll: Majority of Americans approve of Biden and his priorities in first 100 days

April 28, 2021 5:30 AM CNN Newsource

On the cusp of the 100-day mark of Joe Biden’s presidency, a new CNN Poll conducted by SSRS finds 53% of Americans approve of the way he is…

‘Not an easy transition’: Inside Trump’s unconventional first months out of office

April 28, 2021 5:17 AM CNN Newsource

Most Mondays and Tuesdays, former President Donald Trump skips golf to confer with aides about the week ahead. Together they decide which Republican…

Internal emails reveal Capitol security officials dismissed warnings about troubling social media posts before January 6 riot

April 28, 2021 4:16 AM CNN Newsource

Newly revealed internal emails show an outside group warned Capitol security officials one day before the January 6 insurrection about a series of…

Tim Scott’s Republican rebuttal comes as his role in policing bill negotiation is also in the spotlight

April 28, 2021 4:03 AM CNN

Sen. Tim Scott, a key player in the bipartisan congressional effort to overhaul policing, will step into the national spotlight Wednesday, handpicked…

Former New York AG Eric Schneiderman’s law license has been suspended for a year over allegations of abuse

April 28, 2021 3:47 AM CNN Newsource

Disgraced former New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, who resigned from his post in 2018 after multiple women accused him of abuse, will not…

Idaho GOP governor signs ‘heartbeat’ abortion ban into law

April 27, 2021 10:38 PM CNN Newsource

Idaho on Tuesday became the second state this week to enact a so-called heartbeat ban — a law barring most abortions at the onset of a fetal…

Biden will announce new CDC mask guidance Tuesday, sources say

April 27, 2021 10:28 PM CNN Newsource

President Joe Biden is expected to announce Tuesday that the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has updated its guidance for wearing masks…

DC police officer: ‘It’s been very difficult’ seeing elected officials trying to whitewash brutal insurrection

April 27, 2021 10:17 PM CNN Newsource

A DC Metropolitan Police officer who was brutally assaulted while defending the US Capitol during the January 6 insurrection said Tuesday evening…

Former Obama White House adviser arrested for allegedly stealing over $200,000 from charter schools he founded

April 27, 2021 8:30 PM CNN Newsource

A former White House senior adviser for the Obama administration who helped found a network of charter schools is accused of allegedly stealing…

US Capitol rioters charged in Sicknick case were armed with bear spray but only used pepper spray, prosecutors say

April 27, 2021 6:53 PM CNN Newsource

The Justice Department on Tuesday abandoned the idea that pro-Trump rioters had used bear spray against US Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick…

Biden set to announce $200 billion for universal pre-K in sweeping new proposal

April 27, 2021 5:48 PM CNN Newsource

President Joe Biden is set to announce $200 billion in education funding as part of his sweeping spending package he will unveil prior to his…

Critics of California governor gather enough signatures to force recall election

April 27, 2021 5:26 PM CNN

Critics of California Gov. Gavin Newsom have met the state’s threshold with enough validated signatures to force a recall election of the…

Biden pushes new CDC mask guidance as a reason why all Americans should get vaccinated

April 27, 2021 5:20 PM CNN Newsource

President Joe Biden on Tuesday urged all eligible Americans to get vaccinated against the coronavirus, saying that new guidance from the US Centers…

Bipartisan talks on infrastructure heat up as Biden prepares for big push

April 27, 2021 5:19 PM CNN Newsource

As the White House intensifies conversations with key Republicans on infrastructure, a small, bipartisan group of senators is in the early stages of…

First to CNN: Ilhan Omar reintroduces policing legislation as progressives eye ongoing bipartisan talks

April 27, 2021 5:00 PM CNN Newsource

Progressive Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota is reintroducing three policing bills she hopes will be incorporated into the bipartisan package…

Murkowski challenger wrote in support of ‘ex-gay’ organization and posts on evils of ‘addictive’ witchcraft and ‘Twilight’

April 27, 2021 4:54 PM CNN Newsource

Kelly Tshibaka, a Republican Senate candidate seeking to challenge Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski in 2022, once wrote in support of an…

Justice Department has charged at least 400 people in Capitol riot so far

April 27, 2021 4:43 PM CNN Newsource

The Justice Department has charged at least 400 people in connection with the January 6 insurrection at the US Capitol, according to CNN’s…