How a group of senators in 1975 came up with a rule that changed the chamber forever
By Zachary B. Wolf, CNN Democrats failed spectacularly this week to change filibuster rules in the Senate. The end results are twofold: The total…
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Sinema censured by Arizona Democrats over filibuster stance that blocked voting rights legislation
CNN By Veronica Stracqualursi, Daniella Diaz and Ethan Cohen, CNN The Arizona Democratic Party’s executive board announced Saturday that it…
Continue Reading Former Trump campaign adviser acknowledges being part of 2020 fake electors plot
CNN By Sonnet Swire Boris Epshteyn, an adviser for former President Donald Trump’s 2020 presidential campaign, acknowledged Friday that he was…
Continue Reading Sinema censured by Arizona Democrats over filibuster stance that blocked voting rights legislation
By Veronica Stracqualursi, Daniella Diaz and Ethan Cohen, CNN The Arizona Democratic Party’s executive board announced Saturday that it…
Continue Reading Former Trump campaign adviser acknowledges being part of 2020 ‘alternate electors’ plot
By Sonnet Swire Boris Epshteyn, an adviser for former President Donald Trump’s 2020 presidential campaign, acknowledged Friday that he was part…
Continue Reading What the fallout from the Supreme Court’s Texas abortion ruling means for the future of Roe
By Tierney Sneed As the Roe v. Wade ruling celebrates its 49th anniversary on Saturday, the vast majority of abortions have been outlawed for nearly…
Continue Reading Videos show “Stop the Steal” rally organizer saying he would work with extremist groups
CNN By Andrew Kaczynski and Em Steck, CNN An organizer of the “Stop the Steal” rallies that preceded the attack on the US Capitol a year…
Continue Reading Videos show ‘Stop the Steal’ rally organizer saying he would work with extremist groups
By Andrew Kaczynski and Em Steck, CNN An organizer of the “Stop the Steal” rallies that preceded the attack on the US Capitol a year ago…
Continue Reading How Americans think Joe Biden has done on their most important priorities after one year
By Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden entered office promising to end the Covid-19 pandemic, boost a lagging economy, get Americans back to…
Continue Reading US Embassy in Kyiv asks State Dept. to authorize departure of nonessential personnel
By Matthew Chance, Natasha Bertrand and Kylie Atwood, CNN The US Embassy in Kyiv has requested that the State Department authorize the departure of…
Continue Reading First US shipment of recently directed security assistance arrives in Ukraine
By Jennifer Hansler and Jeremy Herb, CNN The first US shipment of recently directed security assistance has arrived in Ukraine, the US Embassy in…
Continue Reading First US shipment of recently directed security assistance arrives in Ukraine
CNN By Jennifer Hansler and Jeremy Herb, CNN The first US shipment of recently directed security assistance has arrived in Ukraine, the US Embassy in…
Continue Reading US Embassy in Kyiv asks State Dept. to authorize departure of nonessential personnel
CNN By Matthew Chance, Natasha Bertrand and Kylie Atwood, CNN The US Embassy in Kyiv has requested that the State Department authorize the departure…
Continue Reading Black lawmakers walk out as Mississippi Senate passes legislation described as a critical race theory bill
By Sharif Paget, CNN Black members of Mississippi’s Senate walked out of the chamber in protest Friday before a vote on a bill described as a…
Continue Reading January 6 committee has been talking with ex-attorney general William Barr, chairman says
CNN By Daniella Diaz and Chandelis Duster, CNN The House select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection has been having conversations with…
Continue Reading Law enforcement and businesses prepare for vaccine mandate protest in nation’s capital
By Whitney Wild and Geneva Sands, CNN Law enforcement officials and businesses in the nation’s capital are preparing for an influx of…
Continue Reading This grandmother has overseen dozens of elections in her city. And after 2020, she carries a gun
By Kyung Lah and Kim Berryman, CNN Janice Winfrey doesn’t like how the gun feels in her hand. The 22 caliber pistol fits in the pocket of her…
Continue Reading This grandmother has overseen dozens of elections in her city. And after 2020, she carries a gun
CNN By Kyung Lah and Kim Berryman, CNN Janice Winfrey doesn’t like how the gun feels in her hand. The 22 caliber pistol fits in the pocket of…
Continue Reading University of Rhode Island revokes honorary degrees for Flynn and Giuliani
By Rob Frehse and Shawna Mizelle, CNN Retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani had their honorary degrees revoked…
Continue Reading Politico: Draft Trump executive order in December 2020 would’ve directed Pentagon to seize voting machines and hunt for fraud
By Marshall Cohen and Zachary Cohen, CNN A draft executive order that then-President Donald Trump considered signing in December 2020 would’ve…
Continue Reading Right-wing lawyer Sidney Powell ‘is cooperating’ with federal criminal probe into fundraising
By Katelyn Polantz, CNN Reporter, Crime and Justice A lawyer for Sidney Powell, a well-known, Trump-connected attorney, acknowledged that her…
Continue Reading DOJ seeks to block subpoena for Trump deposition
CNN By Evan Perez, CNN Justice Correspondent The Justice Department is seeking to block, for now, a subpoena to depose former President Donald Trump…
Continue Reading DOJ seeks to block subpoena for Trump deposition
By Evan Perez, CNN Justice Correspondent The Justice Department is seeking to block, for now, a subpoena to depose former President Donald Trump in a…
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March for Life anti-abortion activists ready for the ‘tipping point’ of a Supreme Court ruling gutting Roe
CNN By Tierney Sneed, CNN Attendees of Friday’s March for Life, an annual anti-abortion march in Washington that marks the anniversary of the…
Continue Reading March for Life anti-abortion activists ready for the ‘tipping point’ of a Supreme Court ruling gutting Roe
By Tierney Sneed, CNN Attendees of Friday’s March for Life, an annual anti-abortion march in Washington that marks the anniversary of the…
Continue Reading House January 6 committee now has all the White House records Trump tried to block
CNN By Annie Grayer and Zachary Cohen, CNN The House select committee investigating January 6 has received all 700-plus pages from the National…
Continue Reading McConnell defends civil rights record after ‘inadvertent’ comment sparks backlash
By Ali Zaslav and Ted Barrett, CNN Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell defended himself against what he called a “deeply offensive” and…
Continue Reading Igor Fruman, an ex-Giuliani associate, gets one year in prison in campaign finance case
By Kara Scannell Igor Fruman, one of Rudy Giuliani’s former associates, was sentenced to one year and one day in prison on Friday for his role…
Continue Reading Republican Rep. Madison Cawthorn cleans gun during virtual House hearing
By Annie Grayer, CNN Republican Rep. Madison Cawthorn was cleaning his gun during a virtual Veteran Affairs committee hearing, an aide to a…
Continue Reading House January 6 committee now has all the White House records Trump tried to block
By Annie Grayer and Zachary Cohen, CNN The House select committee investigating January 6 has received all 700-plus pages from the National Archives…
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