Politics Archives

Trump’s outcasts in the civil and foreign service may get a second chance under Biden

November 25, 2020 1:11 PM CNN

It’s been a hard four years for many career government servants. Their expertise was set aside for President Donald Trump’s flashy…

Coronavirus task force calls on states to ‘further accelerate mitigation’

November 25, 2020 1:01 PM CNN

The White House coronavirus task force is recommending a significant increase in testing as well as additional, accelerated mitigation measures in…

Biden appears to pour cold water on Warren and Sanders joining Cabinet

November 25, 2020 12:53 PM CNN

President-elect Joe Biden appeared to pour cold water on the idea of nominating Sens. Elizabeth Warren or Bernie Sanders to his Cabinet, suggesting…

Pandemic inauguration could cut the choir, standing-room-only parties and maybe the historic lunch

November 25, 2020 11:10 AM CNN

Outside President Donald Trump’s bedroom window on the north side of the White House is the sound of building: hammers, drills, the beep-beep…

Lara Trump eyes Senate bid in North Carolina: ‘It would be an incredible thing’

November 25, 2020 8:24 AM CNN

Amid rumblings that President Donald Trump could mount another presidential run in 2024, voters may see a Trump on the ballot before that. Lara…

White House considering lifting European travel restrictions, source says

November 25, 2020 7:17 AM CNN

The White House is strongly considering lifting sweeping restrictions on travel from the European Union and the United Kingdom, an administration…

Georgia secretary of state says Trump threw him under bus despite his support

November 25, 2020 6:34 AM CNN

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger on Wednesday lambasted President Donald Trump, saying that the commander in chief threw him under the…

DOJ set to execute 5 federal prisoners before Inauguration Day

November 25, 2020 4:03 AM CNN

With fewer than 60 days until President-elect Joe Biden takes office, the Trump administration has set an unprecedented record of scheduling the most…

White House has signed off on Joe Biden getting the President’s Daily Brief

November 25, 2020 1:55 AM CNN

Three weeks after the election, the White House has given formal approval for President-elect Joe Biden to receive the President’s Daily Brief,…

White House has signed off on Joe Biden getting the President’s Daily Brief

November 25, 2020 1:55 AM CNN

Three weeks after the election, the White House has given formal approval for President-elect Joe Biden to receive the President’s Daily Brief,…

Biden team inherits Trump’s ocean of troubles

November 25, 2020 1:46 AM CNN

President-elect Joe Biden’s new national security team will soon be swimming in an ocean of troubles. The world is in many ways a more…

City of El Paso seeks to hire outside lawyer, may sue Trump campaign for $569,000

November 24, 2020 9:55 PM KVIA ABC-7

EL PASO, Texas — The Trump campaign still owes the city of El Paso more than half a million dollars and local officials are looking for ways to…

Pardon for Michael Flynn under discussion at the White House

November 24, 2020 9:41 PM CNN

The White House has discussed a possible pardon for Michael Flynn, President Donald Trump’s first national security adviser, and others, three…

Pardon for Michael Flynn under discussion at the White House

November 24, 2020 9:41 PM CNN

The White House has discussed a possible pardon for Michael Flynn, President Donald Trump’s first national security adviser, and others, three…

‘It’s wild down here’ as Milwaukee County recount continues

November 24, 2020 9:10 PM CNN

The Milwaukee County recount in Wisconsin won’t be finished until after Thanksgiving after a slower-than-expected start, including several…

Key Democrat warns Biden not to nominate Mike Morell as CIA director

November 24, 2020 8:52 PM CNN

A key Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee is warning President-elect Joe Biden that he should avoid nominating a top contender for the job…

Key Democrat warns Biden not to nominate Mike Morell as CIA director

November 24, 2020 8:52 PM CNN

A key Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee is warning President-elect Joe Biden that he should avoid nominating a top contender for the job…

Biden says transition outreach from Trump administration has been ‘sincere’

November 24, 2020 7:44 PM CNN

President-elect Joe Biden said Tuesday that communication from the Trump administration to help with his transition has been “sincere”…

Biden becomes first presidential candidate to win more than 80 million votes

November 24, 2020 6:46 PM CNN

Joe Biden has become the first presidential candidate to win more than 80 million votes, with his record-breaking number of popular votes still…

Biden becomes first presidential candidate to win more than 80 million votes

November 24, 2020 6:46 PM CNN

Joe Biden has become the first presidential candidate to win more than 80 million votes, with his record-breaking number of popular votes still…

Here’s how Trump’s transition blockade finally ended

November 24, 2020 6:43 PM CNN

Two weeks after Joe Biden was projected to win the presidential election, General Services Administrator Emily Murphy was finally prepared to stop…

Biden’s intelligence chief pick promises to ‘speak truth to power’ in shift from Trump era

November 24, 2020 6:40 PM CNN

President-elect Joe Biden’s nominee to lead the US intelligence community, Avril Haines, made clear Tuesday that she intends to continue…

Biden’s intelligence chief pick promises to ‘speak truth to power’ in shift from Trump era

November 24, 2020 6:40 PM CNN

President-elect Joe Biden’s nominee to lead the US intelligence community, Avril Haines, made clear Tuesday that she intends to continue…

What the turkey pardon says about Trump’s transition

November 24, 2020 6:11 PM CNN

President Donald Trump made two rare post-Election Day appearances in front of TV cameras today — in both of which he touted stock market gains…

Biden taps longtime diplomat jettisoned under Trump as US ambassador to the UN

November 24, 2020 5:53 PM CNN

Linda Thomas-Greenfield grew up in Louisiana, “in a segregated town in which the KKK regularly would come on weekends and burn a cross in…

Almost all Navy installations across the US are raising their health protection level status due to Covid-19

November 24, 2020 5:13 PM CNN

Nearly all Navy installations in the continental US are having their health protection measures against Covid-19 tightened Tuesday to protect the…

US held dozens of children, including a 1-month-old, at border for several days in last 2 months

November 24, 2020 4:59 PM CNN

US Customs and Border Protection held more than five dozen children, some under the age of 1, in facilities along the US-Mexico border for over three…