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McConnell’s plan to deal with Trump: Ignore him

February 17, 2021 3:54 PM CNN Newsource

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell had an instant reaction when seeing the lengthy attack he endured from former President Donald Trump. He…

Austin tells NATO allies US is reengaged but warns of Russian threat

February 17, 2021 3:27 PM CNN Newsource

In his first appearance on the world stage meeting NATO allies, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin wasted no time telling them that the Trump era of…

Tennessee lawmakers are proposing a bill that would let biological fathers petition to stop abortions

February 17, 2021 2:54 PM CNN Newsource

In another anti-abortion push by Republican lawmakers, lawmakers in Tennessee have introduced a bill that would allow a person to stop a woman who is…

Biden speaks with Netanyahu after delay raised questions

February 17, 2021 2:44 PM CNN Newsource

President Joe Biden spoke Wednesday with his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu, ending what had been a lengthy stretch without a call after…

Guns, knives, bombs and bear spray: Here are the weapons Trump supporters brought to DC on the day of the Capitol attack

February 17, 2021 2:31 PM CNN Newsource

Supporters of then-President Donald Trump brought dozens of weapons to Washington on the day of the insurrection, according to the Justice…

New York Times: Trump Pentagon officials delayed promotions of female generals due to fear over Trump’s reaction

February 17, 2021 2:30 PM CNN Newsource

Promotions of two female generals were delayed by Pentagon officials until after the 2020 presidential election out of fear of “turmoil”…

GOP state lawmakers and election officials launch commission to examine voting laws

February 17, 2021 2:26 PM CNN Newsource

Republican state legislators and secretaries of state on Wednesday announced the creation of a commission that will look at election laws amid a push…

Lowering Covid-19 cases is the best way to improve odds that vaccines will continue working, expert says

February 17, 2021 2:13 PM CNN

Lowering Covid-19 cases across the US is critical not only to preventing another surge fueled by variants — but it also makes vaccines more…

Conservative radio icon Rush Limbaugh dead at 70

February 17, 2021 10:46 AM ABC News

PALM BEACH, Florida — Rush Limbaugh, the talk radio host whose unflinching brashness helped shape American conservative politics and media, while…

Pelosi’s plan for commission to probe Capitol riot faces GOP resistance

February 17, 2021 1:36 PM CNN Newsource

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s plan to create a 9/11-style commission to investigate the January 6 US Capitol riot is facing skepticism and…

Federal prosecutors charge three North Korean hackers accused of conspiring to steal more than $1.3 billion

February 17, 2021 1:31 PM CNN Newsource

Federal prosecutors charged three North Korean hackers with conspiring to steal more than $1.3 billion from banks and companies around the world, the…

U.S. Homeland Security seizes roughly 10 million phony N95 masks

February 17, 2021 1:01 PM Associated Press

WASHINGTON, DC — Federal agents have seized more than 10 million fake N95 masks in recent weeks. It’s the result of an ongoing investigation into…

Biden administration says investigation into SolarWinds hack is likely to take “several months”

February 17, 2021 12:37 PM CNN Newsource

The US government’s probe into the devastating SolarWinds breach is likely to take “several months” at least, according to the top…

Former top State Department official is Biden’s leading contender to be US ambassador to China

February 17, 2021 12:19 PM CNN Newsource

Nicholas Burns, a former US ambassador and senior State Department official, is the leading contender for US ambassador to China, according to two…

For Trump, accountability is still possible and necessary

February 17, 2021 11:23 AM CNN

The second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump may have ended with an acquittal on Saturday, but Trump’s trials and tribulations…

IRS says all $600 stimulus payments from December bill have been sent

February 17, 2021 11:00 AM CNN Newsource

The Internal Revenue Service has sent out $600 payments from the December stimulus package to all of the eligible taxpayers it has on file as…

White House says teacher vaccinations are ‘not a requirement to reopen’

February 17, 2021 10:41 AM CNN Newsource

White House officials affirmed Wednesday that they do not believe teacher vaccinations should be mandatory for schools to reopen, though they do…

Rush Limbaugh, bombastic talk radio host and voice of American conservatism, has died

February 17, 2021 10:33 AM Associated Press

PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Rush Limbaugh, the talk radio host who became the voice of American conservatism, has died. His death Wednesday at the age…

U.S. charges 3 North Korean hackers with $1.3B bank theft attempt

February 17, 2021 9:30 AM Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Justice Department has charged three North Korean computer programmers in a broad range of global hacks, including a…

Beto O’Rourke rips Gov. Abbott over claims blaming Texas blackouts on renewable energy

February 17, 2021 9:25 AM KVIA ABC-7, Associated Press

EL PASO, Texas — Former El Paso congressman Beto O’Rourke, who has hinted at a run for Texas’ chief executive position, ripped into Gov. Greg Abbott…

Blinken says US intends to pay contributions to World Health Organization by end of month

February 17, 2021 9:23 AM CNN Newsource

Secretary of State Tony Blinken said Wednesday that the United States “intends to pay over $200 million in assessed and current…

Biden brings compassion, centrism and a big-time vaccine promise at CNN town hall

February 17, 2021 7:54 AM CNN

As he gently told a traumatized 8-year-old girl, “Don’t be scared, honey. Don’t be scared,” Joe Biden showed that the days of…

Hopes for DC statehood rise with Democrats back in power

February 17, 2021 6:31 AM CNN Newsource

Advocates fighting for Washington, DC, to become the 51st state are more hopeful than ever that they’ll achieve statehood with Joe Biden in the…

Explainer: What is the Ku Klux Klan Act cited in lawsuit against Trump

February 17, 2021 6:30 AM CNN Newsource

The Democratic chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee has filed a lawsuit against former President Donald Trump that cites a little-known…

These voters pressed Biden on key issues. Here’s what they said about his answers.

February 17, 2021 6:27 AM CNN

President Joe Biden was pressed on a range of issues Tuesday evening as he fielded questions from voters during a CNN town hall in Milwaukee. The…

Biden reassures 2nd grader afraid of getting Covid-19: ‘Don’t be scared, honey’

February 17, 2021 6:01 AM CNN Newsource

President Joe Biden at a Tuesday CNN town hall sought to reassure a second grader worried about getting Covid-19, telling her that young children are…