Schumer says Senate will take up voting rights Tuesday as Democrats face grim odds
By Clare Foran, CNN Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Thursday evening the Senate will delay its scheduled January recess and take up voting…
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Democrats embrace hardball judicial nomination tactics GOP adopted under Trump
By Tierney Sneed, CNN Former President Donald Trump and Republicans broke with previous Senate tradition to confirm 17 federal appeals court nominees…
Continue Reading Biden says his administration will make free high-quality face masks available to all Americans
By Jeremy Diamond, Paul LeBlanc, Kate Sullivan, Kaitlan Collins and Betsy Klein, CNN President Joe Biden on Thursday announced his administration…
Continue Reading Biden administration will meet with big tech firms Thursday over national security concerns in software
By Sean Lyngaas, CNN Biden administration officials will meet with key software developers and major tech firms like Apple and Google on Thursday to…
Continue Reading Cheney says McCarthy ‘clearly trying to cover up what happened’ on January 6
By Morgan Rimmer, CNN Rep. Liz Cheney, the vice chairwoman of the House select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection, on Wednesday did…
Continue Reading McCarthy says he will not cooperate with January 6 committee probe
CNN By Zachary Cohen, Annie Grayer and Ryan Nobles, CNN House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said he will not cooperate with a request from the House…
Continue Reading Obama backs Biden’s call to change Senate rules to pass voting rights in op-ed
By Rashard Rose and Shawna Mizelle, CNN Former President Barack Obama is calling on the Senate to “do the right thing” and pass voting…
Continue Reading Top Democrat concedes Biden may have gone ‘a little too far’ in comparing some lawmakers to segregationists
By Shawna Mizelle, CNN Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin on Wednesday said President Joe Biden may have gone “a little too far in his…
Continue Reading GOP lawmaker compares DC vaccine protocols to Nazi Germany
By Brian Rokus and Annie Grayer, CNN Republican Rep. Warren Davidson of Ohio is drawing condemnation from his House colleagues for his comparison of…
Continue Reading Trump allies’ fake Electoral College certificates offer fresh insights about plot to overturn Biden’s victory
CNN By Zachary Cohen and Marshall Cohen, CNN In the weeks after the 2020 election, then-President Donald Trump’s allies sent fake certificates…
Continue Reading Trump allies’ fake Electoral College certificates offer fresh insights about plot to overturn Biden’s victory
By Zachary Cohen and Marshall Cohen, CNN In the weeks after the 2020 election, then-President Donald Trump’s allies sent fake certificates to…
Continue Reading GOP senators take aim at judicial nominee’s ‘rap sheet’ of decade-old traffic citations
CNN By Tierney Sneed At a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Wednesday, Republicans brought up three traffic tickets — all a decade or more old…
Continue Reading GOP senators take aim at judicial nominee’s ‘rap sheet’ of decade-old traffic citations
By Tierney Sneed At a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Wednesday, Republicans brought up three traffic tickets — all a decade or more old…
Continue Reading Former White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany met with January 6 committee, sources say
CNN, KABC, WRAL By Annie Grayer and Ryan Nobles, CNN Former White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany on Wednesday appeared before the House…
Continue Reading Schumer says Senate will take up voting rights Tuesday as Democrats face grim odds
CNN By Clare Foran, CNN Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Thursday evening the Senate will delay its scheduled January recess and take up…
Continue Reading GOP Rep. Trey Hollingsworth announces he won’t seek reelection to Indiana seat
By Melissa Holzberg DePalo and Morgan Rimmer GOP Rep. Trey Hollingsworth of Indiana announced on Wednesday he will not seek a fourth term in…
Continue Reading US imposes sanctions on North Korean and Russian individuals tied to North Korea’s missile programs
By Kylie Atwood, Devan Cole, Katie Bo Lillis and Barbara Starr, CNN The US on Wednesday announced sanctions on eight North Korean and Russian…
Continue Reading US sanctions 5 North Koreans and 1 entity tied to regime’s missile programs
CNN By Kylie Atwood, Devan Cole, Katie Bo Lillis and Barbara Starr, CNN The US on Wednesday announced sanctions on five North Koreans and one entity…
Continue Reading Former White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany met with January 6 committee, sources say
By Annie Grayer and Ryan Nobles, CNN Former White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany on Wednesday appeared before the House select committee…
Continue Reading McCarthy says he will not cooperate with January 6 committee probe
By Zachary Cohen, Annie Grayer and Ryan Nobles, CNN House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said he will not cooperate with a request from the House…
Continue Reading US military links prolific hacking group to Iranian intelligence
By Sean Lyngaas, CNN The US military’s Cyber Command on Wednesday detailed multiple hacking tools that officials say Iran’s Ministry of…
Continue Reading IRS is in ‘crisis,’ facing massive backlog as new tax season starts
CNN, SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE, POOL, IRS By Katie Lobosco, CNN The Internal Revenue Service had more than 11 million unprocessed tax returns left…
Continue Reading IRS is in ‘crisis,’ facing massive backlog as new tax season starts
By Katie Lobosco, CNN The Internal Revenue Service had more than 11 million unprocessed tax returns left over from the “most challenging…
Continue Reading Fact check: Right-wing figures falsely describe CDC director’s comments about Covid-19 deaths
CNN By Daniel Dale Prominent right-wing figures have been falsely describing a comment the director of the US Centers for Disease Control and…
Continue Reading Fact check: Right-wing figures falsely describe CDC director’s comments about Covid-19 deaths
By Daniel Dale Prominent right-wing figures have been falsely describing a comment the director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
Continue Reading Gaetz’s ex-girlfriend enters Florida courthouse where grand jury investigating the congressman meets
CNN By David Shortell, Paula Reid and John Couwels, CNN An ex-girlfriend of Rep. Matt Gaetz, who is seen as a key witness in the ongoing…
Continue Reading Mitch McConnell calls Biden’s speech ‘incoherent’ and ‘beneath his office’
By Alex Rogers, CNN Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell blasted President Joe Biden’s speech pushing for the Senate to change its filibuster…
Continue Reading Senate Democrats on brink of defeat on voting legislation despite frantic push
By Clare Foran and Manu Raju, CNN Senate Democrats are desperately searching for a way to pass voting legislation amid pressure from President Joe…
Continue Reading Gaetz’s ex-girlfriend testifies before grand jury investigating the Florida congressman
By David Shortell, Paula Reid and John Couwels, CNN An ex-girlfriend of Rep. Matt Gaetz, who is seen as a key witness in the investigation into…
Continue Reading Biden administration ‘actively exploring’ boosting supply of higher-quality N95, KN95 masks
By Betsy Klein, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has not changed its guidance on mask usage, but the Biden administration is…
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