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Biden introduces key members of White House science team

January 16, 2021 1:29 PM CNN Newsource

President-elect Joe Biden on Saturday introduced key members of his White House science team, including his nominee for director of the Office of…

Joe Biden and Kamala Harris drop a playlist for your inauguration watch party

January 16, 2021 12:00 PM CNN Newsource

President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris have dropped a playlist to keep your at-home celebration in tune with the upcoming…

HHS Secretary Alex Azar complains of tarnished legacy in resignation letter to Trump

January 16, 2021 11:50 AM CNN Newsource

President Donald Trump‘s “actions and rhetoric” have tarnished the administration’s legacy, Health and Human Services…

Youth poet laureate crafting ‘message of joining together’ for inauguration

January 16, 2021 11:35 AM CNN Newsource

Amanda Gorman was about halfway through writing the poem that she’ll deliver at President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration next week when…

Giuliani uses unfounded ‘Antifa’ argument to defend Trump

January 16, 2021 9:58 AM CNN Newsource

President Donald Trump’s personal attorney Rudy Giuliani has been working to bolster conspiratorial claims that left-wing agitators played a…

FBI releases photos of suspect who crushed Capitol officer in doorway

January 16, 2021 9:29 AM ABC News

WASHINGTON, DC — The D.C. Metropolitan Police Department and FBI Washington Field Office are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying the…

Terrifying scope of Capitol attack becoming clearer as Washington locks down for Biden’s inauguration

January 16, 2021 9:29 AM CNN Newsource

Federal authorities are piecing together a chilling picture of the January 6 insurrection that reveals major security and intelligence failures,…

Trump finishes with worst first term approval rating ever

January 16, 2021 8:40 AM CNN

Poll of the week: A new Quinnipiac University poll finds that President Donald Trump’s approval rating stands at 33%, while his disapproval is…

Supreme Court’s liberal justices lash out at unprecedented ‘rush’ of executions as Trump leaves office

January 16, 2021 7:36 AM CNN Newsource

As the country focused on the aftermath of riots in the US Capitol and the unprecedented second impeachment of President Donald Trump, the liberal…

Biden to introduce key members of White House science team Saturday

January 16, 2021 6:30 AM CNN Newsource

President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will introduce key members of their White House science team on Saturday afternoon…

Trump’s final full week in office ends with the nation in disarray

January 16, 2021 4:22 AM CNN

The final full week of Donald Trump’s presidency ended with a nation in disarray — fearful about the threats surrounding Inauguration Day…

German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s party has chosen Armin Laschet as its new leader

January 16, 2021 3:29 AM Associated Press

BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Angela Merkel’s center-right party has elected the pragmatic governor of Germany’s most populous state, as its new…

U.S. carries out 13th and final execution during Trump administration, most for any presidency in more than 120 years

January 15, 2021 11:26 PM Associated Press

TERRE HAUTE, Indiana — The Trump administration has carried out its 13th and final federal execution, five days before President-elect Joe Biden is…

Key arrests so far from the Capitol riot

January 15, 2021 9:07 PM CNN Newsource

Authorities are investigating hundreds of people in connection with the deadly pro-Trump riot at the US Capitol. Some of the defendants are accused…

Washington Post: Capitol Police intelligence report warned of violence targeting ‘Congress itself’ three days before attack

January 15, 2021 8:22 PM CNN

An internal Capitol Police intelligence report produced three days before rioters breached the US Capitol cautioned that violent supporters of…

MyPillow CEO hints at scrapped plan to replace CIA director with Trump loyalist

January 15, 2021 7:57 PM CNN Newsource

A Trump ally’s notes visible as he visited the West Wing on Friday revealed a suggestion to replace the current CIA director with the current…

Despite Trump administration promise, government has no more ‘reserve’ 2nd vaccine doses

January 15, 2021 6:36 PM CNN Newsource

Hopes of a surge in Covid-19 vaccine shipments under a new policy to release second doses held in reserve appear to be evaporating — with the…

Pentagon authorizes 25,000 National Guard members for inauguration

January 15, 2021 6:32 PM CNN

The Pentagon has authorized up to 25,000 National Guard members for President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration, the National Guard Bureau said in…

275 cases open in Capitol riot investigation, US prosecutors say

January 15, 2021 6:30 PM CNN

US investigators have opened 275 criminal cases and charged roughly 98 individuals in connection to last week’s pro-President Donald Trump riot…

Washington Post: Pence closer than initially known to the violent mob during US Capitol storming

January 15, 2021 5:32 PM CNN

Vice President Mike Pence came closer than initially known to the mob of pro-Trump rioters who stormed the US Capitol on January 6, according to new…

US takes back its assertion that Capitol rioters wanted to ‘capture and assassinate’ officials

January 15, 2021 5:18 PM CNN

Justice Department prosecutors have formally walked back their assertion in a court filing that said Capitol rioters sought to “capture and…

The world will take away a tragic truth from Biden’s inauguration

January 15, 2021 4:23 PM CNN

There’ll be no arguments about crowd size at Joe Biden’s inauguration — because there won’t be a crowd. In an extraordinary move…

Despite Trump administration promise, there appear to be no more ‘reserve’ 2nd vaccine doses to release

January 15, 2021 4:06 PM CNN Newsource

Hopes of a surge in Covid-19 vaccine shipments under a new policy to release second doses held in reserve appear to be evaporating — with the…

Biden elevates White House science post to Cabinet level

January 15, 2021 3:49 PM CNN Newsource

President-elect Joe Biden is elevating the director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy to a Cabinet-level position, a move…

Biden outlines plan to administer Covid-19 vaccines to Americans

January 15, 2021 3:46 PM CNN Newsource

President-elect Joe Biden on Friday outlined a plan to administer Covid-19 vaccines to the US population that includes opening up eligibility to get…

Trump’s Pentagon chief says he ‘cannot wait to leave’ his job

January 15, 2021 3:39 PM CNN Newsource

Acting Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller, who will leave office in less than a week. stated that he ‘cannot wait to leave this…

House Democrat says lawmakers bringing guns to Capitol would be ‘a danger to the other members’

January 15, 2021 3:18 PM CNN Newsource

Rep. John Garamendi said Friday that he was concerned that fellow representatives who want to be armed at the Capitol were a threat to him and other…

House Democrat says armed lawmakers ‘a danger to the other members of the Congress’

January 15, 2021 2:59 PM CNN Newsource

Rep. John Garamendi said Friday that he was concerned that fellow representatives who want to be armed at the Capitol were a threat to him and other…

A combat veteran thrust back into action during the Capitol attack grapples with what’s next

January 15, 2021 2:49 PM CNN Newsource

Rep. Jason Crow didn’t expect to vote to impeach a US President twice in when he came to Congress. The Colorado Democrat certainly didn’t…

Manhattan DA expands criminal investigation into Trump Organization finances to include family compound in Westchester County

January 15, 2021 2:48 PM CNN Newsource

The Manhattan district attorney’s office has expanded its criminal investigation into the Trump Organization’s finances to include the…