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117th Congress sworn in Sunday amid pandemic

January 3, 2021 5:00 PM CNN

The 117th Congress was officially sworn in on Sunday, bringing an influx of new lawmakers to Capitol Hill amid the ongoing pandemic. The Constitution…

Biden’s inaugural committee hosting ‘virtual parade across America’ on Inauguration Day

January 3, 2021 4:39 PM CNN

President-elect Joe Biden’s inaugural committee on Sunday announced there would be a virtual parade after the swearing-in ceremony on…

Nancy Pelosi reelected speaker Sunday despite narrower majority

January 3, 2021 4:16 PM CNN

Speaker Nancy Pelosi won a fourth non-consecutive term to lead the House of Representatives, suffering a handful of defections in a narrow vote after…

Nancy Pelosi appears on track to be reelected speaker Sunday despite narrower majority

January 3, 2021 2:50 PM CNN

Members of Congress returned to Washington on Sunday to officially usher in a new session and elect their speaker, where House Speaker Nancy Pelosi…

Washington Post: In call, Trump demands Georgia officials ‘find’ votes to tilt election

January 3, 2021 2:20 PM CNN

President Donald Trump pushed Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to “find” votes to overturn the election results after his…

Nancy Pelosi must count carefully ahead of House speakership vote Sunday

January 3, 2021 2:16 PM CNN

Members of Congress returned to Washington on Sunday to officially usher in a new session and elect their speaker. Speaker Nancy Pelosi is running…

Trump’s push to overturn election result tears through GOP

January 3, 2021 2:12 PM CNN

President Donald Trump is tearing the Republican Party apart on his way out the door, forcing Republicans to choose sides as they wrestle with the…

Georgia’s GOP secretary of state to Trump: ‘What you’re saying is not true’

January 3, 2021 1:34 PM CNN

Just days before the crucial Georgia runoffs that will determine control of the US Senate, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger delivered a…

Electoral College objection serves as another example of Trump putting Loeffler and Perdue in tight spot

January 3, 2021 1:13 PM CNN

Republican Sens. David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler have spent the entire Georgia Senate runoffs running as close as they can to Donald Trump, while at…

Graham criticizes Cruz’s bid to dispute election: ‘Zero chance of becoming reality’

January 3, 2021 12:06 PM Associated Press

WASHINGTON, DC — Republican U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham is calling the effort by Sen. Ted Cruz and other Republican senators to overturn the…

How Georgia got to the center of the US political universe

January 3, 2021 11:45 AM CNN

Georgia may feel teleported to the center of the US political universe, but its emergence as a swing state has been a long time coming. That…

117th Congress being sworn in Sunday amid pandemic

January 3, 2021 11:35 AM CNN

The 117th Congress is officially being sworn in on Sunday, bringing an influx of new lawmakers to Capitol Hill amid the ongoing pandemic. The…

117th Congress: Breaking down the historic numbers

January 3, 2021 11:29 AM CNN

The 117th Congress, being sworn in Sunday, is historically diverse, with record-setting numbers of women, Black and Latino members and members who…

117th Congress to be sworn in Sunday amid pandemic

January 3, 2021 10:08 AM CNN

The 117th Congress will officially be sworn in on Sunday, bringing an influx of new lawmakers to Capitol Hill in the midst of the ongoing pandemic.…

Pence ‘welcomes’ congressional Republicans’ bid to challenge electoral votes

January 3, 2021 9:26 AM CNN

Vice President Mike Pence on Saturday signaled his support for a bid by Republicans lawmakers to challenge electoral votes when Congress is expected…

US surgeon general contradicts Trump on Covid-19 death toll

January 3, 2021 9:07 AM CNN

US Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams on Sunday said he has “no reason to doubt” the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s…

US surgeon general: ‘No reason to doubt’ Covid-19 death toll number after Trump claims deaths ‘exaggerated’

January 3, 2021 8:39 AM CNN

US Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams on Sunday said he has “no reason to doubt” the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s…

More people are moving to Georgia than ever before. Many are bringing their Democratic politics with them

January 3, 2021 4:30 AM CNN

Andrew Lu moved to Georgia in 2017. By 2018, he was canvassing for Stacey Abrams’ gubernatorial campaign. The 35-year-old, who was working in…

Appeals court dismisses Gohmert case asking Pence to interfere in Electoral College vote count

January 3, 2021 4:28 AM CNN

A federal court on Saturday dismissed an appeal from Texas Rep. Louie Gohmert in his lawsuit to force Vice President Mike Pence to interfere in the…

Homes of McConnell and Pelosi are vandalized

January 2, 2021 8:10 PM CNN

The homes of the two highest-ranking members of Congress — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell — have been…

The Sunrise Movement is an early winner in the Biden transition. Now comes the hard part.

January 2, 2021 6:26 PM CNN

The Sunrise Movement, a youth-led climate activist group, has quickly announced itself as one of the most influential progressive forces in the…

Concern mounts over government cyber agency’s struggle to respond to hack fallout

January 2, 2021 3:44 PM CNN

With Microsoft acknowledging for the first time this past week that suspected Russian hackers behind a massive government security breach also gained…

Trump attacks No. 2 Senate Republican as the President turns on allies in his final days in office

January 2, 2021 3:29 PM CNN

President Donald Trump is spending his final days in office attacking leadership within his own party, this time the second-highest ranking…

Trump and Hawley set off Republican meltdown with Georgia elections looming

January 2, 2021 3:16 PM CNN

President Donald Trump is stoking division in the Republican ranks days before control of the Senate — and the balance of power in Washington…

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s home vandalized with graffiti: ‘Where’s my money’

January 2, 2021 1:49 PM CNN

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky — U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s Louisville house has been vandalized with graffiti. The words “were’s my…

Texas’ Ted Cruz among 11 GOP senators who plan to vote against counting electoral votes

January 2, 2021 12:51 PM CNN

WASHINGTON, DC — Nearly a dozen Republican senators and senators-elect announced Saturday they will vote against counting electoral votes next…

Delayed AG pick raises pressure on Biden to field a diverse leadership team at Justice Department

January 2, 2021 10:45 AM CNN

The longer that President-elect Joe Biden takes to select his pick for US attorney general, the more pressure builds on him to staff his Justice…

‘Everything is at stake’: How abortion became a key issue in the Georgia Senate runoffs

January 2, 2021 8:16 AM CNN

Both opponents and supporters of abortion rights are investing heavily in the Georgia Senate runoff election next week, underscoring in their…

These are the volunteers who drove across the country to register voters in the Georgia runoff

January 2, 2021 5:09 AM CNN

It took one text from a friend to convince Graco Hernandez to drive thousands of miles to help in Georgia’s election. The recent political…

Federal judge throws out Gohmert’s Texas lawsuit asking Pence to interfere in Electoral College count

January 2, 2021 12:29 AM CNN

A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit from U.S. Rep. Louie Gohmert of Texas and several Arizona Republicans seeking to force Vice President Mike…