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Read former President Trump’s response to the article of impeachment against him

February 2, 2021 10:42 AM CNN Newsource

Lawyers for former President Donald Trump filed a 14-page response to the House’s impeachment manager’s case on Tuesday, in its first…

Biden wants millions of clean-energy related jobs. Can it happen?

February 2, 2021 10:37 AM CNN Newsource

Last week, President Joe Biden reaffirmed his commitment to addressing climate change by creating green energy jobs, building out a “modern and…

Trump’s lawyers deny Dems claims that he incited Capitol riot, call impeachment trial unconstitutional

February 2, 2021 10:23 AM Associated Press

WASHINGTON, DC — Donald Trump endangered the lives of all members of Congress when he aimed a mob of supporters “like a loaded cannon” at the…

Democrats are moving ahead without Republicans on Covid relief

February 2, 2021 10:22 AM CNN Newsource

Democrats are moving now to fast-track a Covid relief package. If Republicans want to come along, great. Democrats are arguing Republicans can vote…

Biden administration expected to announce direct vaccine shipments to pharmacies

February 2, 2021 10:02 AM CNN Newsource

The Biden administration is set to announce it will soon begin direct shipments of coronavirus vaccines to retail pharmacies, according to an…

Andrew Yang tests positive for Covid-19

February 2, 2021 10:01 AM CNN Newsource

Andrew Yang, the former Democratic candidate for president who is currently running for mayor of New York City, tested positive for Covid-19 Tuesday,…

Exclusive: Elizabeth Warren wants answers on Robinhood’s ties to large hedge funds

February 2, 2021 9:54 AM CNN

Senator Elizabeth Warren is demanding answers from Robinhood co-CEO Vlad Tenev over potential conflicts of interest caused by the free trading…

Lindsey Graham defends Liz Cheney amid attacks from Trump allies

February 2, 2021 9:53 AM CNN Newsource

Sen. Lindsey Graham, a South Carolina Republican, became the latest high-profile GOP elected official to defend Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming amid…

Andrew Yang Fast Facts

February 2, 2021 9:42 AM CNN Newsource

Here is a look at the life of Andrew Yang, entrepreneur and former 2020 Democratic presidential candidate. Personal Birth date: January 13, 1975…

Democrats’ impeachment filing: Trump ‘threatened the constitutional system’

February 2, 2021 9:33 AM CNN Newsource

The House impeachment managers charge that former President Donald Trump is “singularly responsible” for inciting the insurrection at the…

Senate set to confirm Buttigieg and Mayorkas

February 2, 2021 8:32 AM CNN Newsource

The Senate is on track to confirm Pete Buttigieg as transportation secretary and Alejandro Mayorkas as Homeland Security secretary on Tuesday.…

Read: Democrats’ impeachment trial brief

February 2, 2021 8:29 AM CNN Newsource

The House impeachment managers provided a detailed legal analysis in their pre-trial legal brief, filed Tuesday, about the constitutionality of…

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says she’s a survivor of sexual assault while describing trauma of Capitol insurrection

February 2, 2021 8:07 AM CNN Newsource

Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said during an Instagram Live broadcast Monday night that she is a survivor of sexual assault. Ocasio-Cortez…

READ: Excerpts from Democrats’ impeachment trial brief

February 2, 2021 8:02 AM CNN Newsource

The House impeachment managers provided a detailed legal analysis in their pre-trial legal brief, filed Tuesday, about the constitutionality of…

Dems trial brief: Trump aimed ‘loaded cannon’ at Capitol with mob; says must convict, bar from office

February 2, 2021 8:00 AM Associated Press

WASHINGTON, DC — Donald Trump endangered the lives of all members of Congress when he aimed a mob of supporters “like a loaded cannon” at the…

Biden administration debating whether to call military takeover in Myanmar a ‘coup’

February 2, 2021 7:26 AM CNN Newsource

The Biden administration is engaged in an internal debate over whether to call the military takeover in Myanmar a coup, a designation that would have…

Comparing the Biden and GOP stimulus plans

February 2, 2021 6:14 AM CNN Newsource

President Joe Biden and a group of 10 Republican senators have very different ideas for the next coronavirus relief bill. The President last month…

5 things to know for February 2: Covid-19, stimulus, White House, GameStop, Myanmar

February 2, 2021 4:18 AM CNN

Happy Groundhog Day! Will we get more winter? Will we get an early spring? Will we ever spell “Punxsutawney Phil” correctly on the first…

When will Biden ask the Supreme Court to uphold Obamacare?

February 2, 2021 4:09 AM CNN Newsource

President Joe Biden has been in office for less than two weeks, but a looming question is when, not whether, his Justice Department will change the…

House Democrats move swiftly to strip Marjorie Taylor Greene of committee assignments

February 2, 2021 2:40 AM CNN

House Democrats are moving expeditiously to remove GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene from her committee assignments, a decisive step that comes as they…

The pandemic is still dwarfing the size of Washington’s efforts to fight it

February 1, 2021 11:14 PM CNN

The long war against Covid-19, ever more daunting in the dispiriting months of winter, is now posing a fundamental question over whether the US has…

House Democrats to accuse Trump of intentionally inciting rioters with months-long campaign to subvert voters

February 1, 2021 9:16 PM CNN

House impeachment managers are preparing a case for next week’s Senate impeachment trial to argue former President Donald Trump acted…

McConnell: Marjorie Taylor Greene’s views are a ‘cancer’ for the GOP

February 1, 2021 8:30 PM CNN Newsource

Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell on Monday issued a tacit rebuke of controversial Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, slamming the Georgia…

An estimated 29 million people would lose out on stimulus payments under GOP proposal

February 1, 2021 8:30 PM CNN Newsource

The Republican counterproposal on coronavirus relief unveiled Monday would potentially leave out 29 million middle- and upper-income earners who…

Investigators recommend no charges for Capitol Police officer accused of killing pro-Trump rioter

February 1, 2021 7:58 PM CNN Newsource

WASHINGTON, DC — Investigators have recommended that prosecutors decline to bring charges against a U.S. Capitol Police officer in the shooting…

Congressional Democrats view bipartisan plan as low priority for Covid-19 relief

February 1, 2021 7:28 PM CNN Newsource

Democrats on Capitol Hill are willing to give President Joe Biden the opportunity to secure Republican support for his broad Covid-19 relief package,…