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First on CNN: Rep. Ronny Jackson made sexual comments, drank alcohol and took Ambien while working as White House physician, Pentagon watchdog finds

March 3, 2021 7:04 AM CNN Newsource

The Department of Defense inspector general has issued a scathing review of Rep. Ronny Jackson during his time serving as the top White House…

Biden and his top officials slammed Trump’s lack of action against Saudi Arabia, MBS in years before taking office

March 3, 2021 6:43 AM CNN Newsource

In the years prior to taking office, President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, and many of their administration’s top officials…

Senate Democrats still finishing their Covid relief bill as time runs out this week

March 3, 2021 6:21 AM CNN Newsource

Senate Democrats are down to the wire. In a furious last-minute push, Democrats are scrambling to put their final touches on a $1.9 trillion Covid-19…

Washington Post: Top Pentagon official says approval for National Guard to Capitol riot was ‘sprint speed’

March 3, 2021 6:17 AM CNN Newsource

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley defended efforts to deploy the National Guard to the US Capitol during the insurrection and…

Jill Biden to visit two reopened schools as part of education focus

March 3, 2021 6:00 AM CNN Newsource

First lady Jill Biden will make a trip to Meriden, Connecticut, and Waterford, Pennsylvania, on Wednesday to visit two public schools that have…

Biden administration never considered MBS sanctions a viable option in response to Khashoggi report

March 3, 2021 5:49 AM CNN Newsource

The Biden administration never considered sanctions as a viable option against the powerful Saudi crown prince named as responsible for the murder of…

From confidence to a distraction: Inside Biden’s failed push for Neera Tanden

March 3, 2021 4:52 AM CNN Newsource

Standing onstage in December at the Queen Theater in Wilmington, Delaware, Joe Biden described his freshly nominated pick to run the White House…

Airbase hosting US troops in Iraq targeted in rocket attack, coalition says

March 3, 2021 4:51 AM CNN Newsource

An airbase hosting US, Iraqi and coalition forces in Iraq was targeted on Wednesday by at least 10 rockets, US coalition officials said. The Al-Asad…

House to vote on sweeping government, ethics and election bill

March 3, 2021 4:00 AM CNN

The House is expected to vote Wednesday on HR 1, a sweeping government, ethics and election bill that Democrats have made a signature legislative…

Biden urges patience on Covid as Republican governors go rogue on reopenings

March 3, 2021 3:56 AM CNN

President Joe Biden is barreling into his first science-vs.-politics showdown with powerful Southern Republican governors, one that could define the…

Lawmakers raise concerns over reports of National Guard troops being served ‘raw, moldy food’ at Capitol

March 3, 2021 3:14 AM CNN Newsource

A bipartisan group of members of Michigan’s congressional delegation sent the chief of the National Guard a letter Tuesday complaining about…

At the Supreme Court, even time is up to interpretation

March 3, 2021 3:00 AM CNN Newsource

“Life is short,” Chief Justice John Roberts said during a Supreme Court oral argument session in January. “They only have so much…

March 2 coronavirus news

March 3, 2021 12:11 AM CNN

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House Oversight Committee subpoenas Trump’s accounting firm Mazars again

March 2, 2021 10:07 PM CNN Newsource

The House Oversight Committee has issued a new subpoena to accounting firm Mazars USA for a wide swath of records related to former President Donald…

White House pulls Tanden nomination

March 2, 2021 10:05 PM CNN

The White House on Tuesday pulled Neera Tanden’s nomination to lead the Office of Management and Budget amid opposition from key senators,…

Biden administration unveils raft of sanctions on Russia over Navalny poisoning and imprisonment

March 2, 2021 7:54 PM CNN Newsource

The Biden administration imposed a raft of sanctions on Russian officials and entities on Tuesday in response to the poisoning and imprisonment of…

Pelosi’s office says 2 controversial projects will be pulled from Covid bill

March 2, 2021 7:43 PM CNN Newsource

Two big projects originally slated to be part of the Covid-19 relief bill but criticized as being unrelated to coronavirus relief will be pulled from…

John Roberts has another chance to diminish the Voting Rights Act

March 2, 2021 7:38 PM CNN Newsource

Chief Justice John Roberts has singlehandedly slowed a conservative revolution at the Supreme Court in recent years, but he has for even longer…

What’s happening in Texas and Mississippi has to stop

March 2, 2021 7:35 PM CNN

The historic winter storm that crippled Texas during the third week of February spotlighted the Lone Star State’s pervasive history of…

Cuomo made unwanted advance toward woman during 2019 wedding, witness says

March 2, 2021 7:20 PM CNN Newsource

Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo made an unwanted advance toward a woman at a 2019 wedding, The New York Times first reported on Monday evening…

Anatomy of a lie: How the myth that Antifa stormed the Capitol became a widespread belief among Republicans

March 2, 2021 7:17 PM CNN

FBI Director Christopher Wray was live on CNN and MSNBC when he told a Senate committee hearing on Tuesday morning that the FBI had not yet found any…

Conservative Supreme Court majority gets another crack at the Voting Rights Act

March 2, 2021 6:53 PM CNN Newsource

The Supreme Court is poised on Tuesday to hear a case that supporters of voting rights fear will lead the court’s new conservative majority to…

Military leaders are prepared to defend Pentagon response to Capitol riot at Senate hearing

March 2, 2021 6:29 PM CNN Newsource

The Pentagon is ready to defend itself if necessary at a Senate hearing Wednesday against accusations it delayed or hindered the deployment of the…

Republicans plot painful hours ahead for Democrats as they push to pass Covid relief

March 2, 2021 6:10 PM CNN Newsource

As President Joe Biden urges Democrats to remain united against poison pill amendments that may come up in an hours-long, overnight vote-a-rama later…

Two maps show why both sides are trying to change election rules ASAP

March 2, 2021 6:07 PM CNN

The 2024 presidential race is a long way off, but it’s being fought right now, not by candidates and not in front of voters, but with…

Hawley approves first Biden Cabinet nominee after defending opposition to all prior nominees

March 2, 2021 5:24 PM CNN Newsource

Republican Sen. Josh Hawley has voted to confirm Cecilia Rouse as chair of the Council of Economic Advisers on Tuesday, breaking a streak of…

Senate confirms Cecilia Rouse to be Biden’s top economist

March 2, 2021 5:09 PM CNN Newsource

The Senate confirmed President Joe Biden’s nomination of Cecilia Rouse to chair the Council of Economic Advisers. The vote on Tuesday was 95-4.…

Neera Tanden withdraws nomination to head White House budget office amid bipartisan opposition

March 2, 2021 4:49 PM Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s pick to head the Office of Management and Budget, Neera Tanden, has withdrawn her nomination after she…

Biden says vaccines for all adults by end of May, directs states to prioritize teachers

March 2, 2021 2:28 PM Associated Press

WASHINGTON, DC — President Joe Biden said Tuesday that the U.S. expects to take delivery of enough coronavirus vaccines for all adult Americans by…

Feds charge man who claimed he dressed up like Antifa and beat, stole gear from police during Capitol riot

March 2, 2021 4:28 PM CNN Newsource

South Carolinian William Robert Norwood III is facing federal charges after allegedly telling a family member he assaulted and stole gear from police…