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What to know for this week in Washington: Stimulus and impeachment

January 31, 2021 8:49 PM CNN

President Joe Biden’s core pledge to promote national unity is headed for its first real challenge this week as his nascent administration…

Homeland Security gives TSA workers authority to enforce Biden’s mask mandate

January 31, 2021 7:33 PM CNN Newsource

The Department of Homeland Security said Sunday that Transportation Security Administration workers now have the authority to enforce President Joe…

Republican campaign committees ask FEC to allow lawmakers to use campaign donations for bodyguards

January 31, 2021 7:05 PM CNN Newsource

Amid heightened concern about lawmaker safety, officials with the Republican congressional campaign arms have asked federal election regulators…

Texas Republicans want to keep transgender girls, women out of school sports teams

January 31, 2021 6:21 PM Texas Tribune

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Republicans are again trying to limit the ways transgender youth can participate in athletics. Lawmakers have filed…

GOP senators offer Covid-19 relief counterproposal to force talks with White House back to middle

January 31, 2021 4:27 PM CNN Newsource

Ten Republican senators on Sunday announced plans to unveil a roughly $600 billion Covid-19 relief package, a counterproposal to President Joe…

GOP lawmaker launches new PAC to reclaim Republican Party after Trump

January 31, 2021 3:25 PM CNN Newsource

GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger on Sunday announced a new “movement” to push back on the Republican Party’s embrace of former President…

Biden steps into global scene upended by Trump’s ego-driven tumult

January 31, 2021 2:08 PM CNN Newsource

As President Joe Biden was ticking through a litany of grievances with his Russian counterpart on Tuesday, it wasn’t only his tone that made…

Two Republican senators vow to keep open mind in Trump’s second impeachment trial

January 31, 2021 1:25 PM CNN

Two Republican senators said Sunday they’ll remain fair jurors and listen to the evidence presented during former President Donald…

John Kerry says current goals under Paris climate agreement ‘inadequate’ to reduce Earth’s temperature

January 31, 2021 12:35 PM CNN Newsource

John Kerry, special presidential envoy for climate, said Sunday that the current goals under the Paris climate agreement are not enough to achieve…

InfoWars’ Alex Jones helped jumpstart January 6 rally organization efforts

January 31, 2021 11:53 AM CNN Newsource

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones helped jumpstart the organization efforts that eventually materialized into the “Stop the Steal” rally on…

GOP senator calls on Republican leaders to ‘stand up’ against Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s comments

January 31, 2021 11:45 AM CNN Newsource

Republican Sen. Rob Portman on Sunday said his party’s leaders “ought to stand up” against Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and that…

Sanders says Democrats have the votes to pass Covid-19 relief bill through reconciliation

January 31, 2021 9:53 AM CNN Newsource

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders said Sunday that he thinks there are enough Democratic votes to pass a massive Covid-19 relief package through a process…

Trump loses his impeachment team amid unfaltering loyalty from the GOP

January 31, 2021 9:33 AM CNN

Former President Donald Trump’s lies and his insistence that the November election was rigged against him may have turned out to be a bridge…

10 GOP senators propose $600B Covid relief counter offer, seek Biden’s support on compromise

January 31, 2021 7:51 AM CNN

WASHINGTON, DC — A group of 10 Republican senators on Sunday morning called on President Joe Biden to throw his support behind their own $600…

The first second gentleman couldn’t seem more normal

January 31, 2021 8:01 AM CNN Newsource

Doug Emhoff has now had a week and a half to adjust to being second gentleman of the United States. It’s been a ride. Emhoff recently had a…

Biden plans first major foreign policy speech on restoring ‘America’s place’

January 31, 2021 8:00 AM CNN Newsource

President Joe Biden plans to deliver his most substantive foreign policy remarks since becoming president on Monday, according to a senior…

Biden’s reversal of transgender military ban brings new hope to thousands

January 31, 2021 6:27 AM CNN Newsource

They dreamed of serving, and now they can after President Joe Biden lifted the Trump-era ban on most transgender Americans joining the US military.…

First on CNN: Trump’s impeachment defense team leaves less than two weeks before trial

January 31, 2021 5:34 AM CNN

Former President Donald Trump’s five impeachment defense attorneys have left a little more than a week before his trial is set to begin,…

Why Biden has a rare opportunity for early success

January 31, 2021 5:01 AM CNN

Over five decades in Washington, President Joe Biden has watched seven newly-elected presidents get started. Improbably, he has the chance for a…

Capitol Police deny request to allow sledding, citing security concerns and Covid-19

January 30, 2021 10:18 PM CNN Newsource

The US Capitol Police have denied a request to allow sledding on the west side of the complex ahead of an expected snowstorm in the area.…

5 of Trump’s impeachment defense attorneys leave team less than 2 weeks before trial

January 30, 2021 7:59 PM CNN Newsource

WASHINGTON, DC — Five of former President Donald Trump’s impeachment defense team attorneys have stepped aside a little more than a week…

Two of Trump’s impeachment defense attorneys leave team less than two weeks before trial

January 30, 2021 6:34 PM CNN Newsource

With a little more than a week before his impeachment trial is set to begin, President Trump’s legal team is in tumult. Butch Bowers and…

Two of Trump’s attorneys no longer on impeachment defense team

January 30, 2021 6:23 PM CNN Newsource

With a little more than a week before his impeachment trial is set to begin, President Trump’s legal team is in tumult. Butch Bowers and…

South Carolina GOP censures Rep. Tom Rice after his vote to impeach Trump

January 30, 2021 6:13 PM CNN Newsource

The South Carolina Republican Party voted Saturday to formally censure Rep. Tom Rice for his vote to impeach former President Donald Trump in the…

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene boasts of ‘great’ conversation with Trump amid calls for her ouster

January 30, 2021 3:59 PM CNN Newsource

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene announced Saturday she had spoken with former President Donald Trump amid calls for her expulsion from Congress, saying…

From building the wall to bringing back coal: Some of Trump’s more notable broken promises

January 30, 2021 3:38 PM CNN Newsource

While Donald Trump’s first campaign for president was all about change, his argument for re-election was based on the premise that he had…

‘People are angry’: House Republicans who voted to impeach Trump face backlash at home

January 30, 2021 3:06 PM CNN Newsource

The 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach former President Donald Trump are facing a wave of anger at home, with Republican officials, donors and…

Plan to vaccinate Guantanamo Bay detainees against Covid-19 has been paused

January 30, 2021 2:14 PM CNN Newsource

An earlier plan to give Guantanamo Bay detainees the Covid-19 vaccine has been paused as of Saturday, according to a US Pentagon official. Pentagon…

Massachusetts Democratic congressman, vaccinated for Covid-19, tests positive for virus

January 30, 2021 1:15 PM CNN Newsource

Democratic Rep. Stephen Lynch of Massachusetts, who has been vaccinated for Covid-19, tested positive for the virus on Friday afternoon and remains…

Arizona GOP chair Kelli Ward rejects calls for audit of party elections

January 30, 2021 1:10 PM CNN

Kelli Ward on Friday rejected calls for an audit into her recent reelection as the chair of the Arizona Republican Party and other party races,…