Mitch McConnell responds to Trump’s ‘Old Crow’ insult: ‘It’s quite an honor’
By Manu Raju, CNN Chief Congressional Correspondent Former President Donald Trump took a whack at Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell last weekend,…
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DHS begins administering J&J vaccine to immigrant detainees
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Department of Homeland Security is administering the Johnson & Johnson vaccine to immigrant detainees as part of…
Continue Reading Blinken lays out pillars for cyber diplomacy, says ‘our democratic values and way of life’ are at stake
By Jennifer Hansler, CNN US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke Tuesday of the importance of diplomacy in dealing with cybersecurity and…
Continue Reading CNN analyst on Biden’s speech: Oratory was brilliant, but he didn’t mention this …
In Pennsylvania, President Joe Biden spoke about voting restrictions pushed by Republican lawmakers as Biden urges Congress to pass federal voting…
Continue Reading Feds arrest 5 family members from Texas in new US Capitol riot case
By Hannah Rabinowitz Five members of a Texas family were arrested on Tuesday for entering the US Capitol together during the January 6 insurrection.…
Continue Reading Rioter who followed Capitol Police Officer Goodman away from Senate chamber released to home confinement
By Katelyn Polantz and Joe Beare, CNN A US Capitol insurrection defendant who chased a Black police officer up a staircase and away from government…
Continue Reading Why Democratic senators don’t approve of acting FDA head
President Joe Biden is in a standoff with senators in his own party over who should lead the US Food and Drug Administration, a key post in the fight…
Continue Reading A new poll shows why some vaccine-hesitant Americans decided to get the Covid-19 shot
By Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN Roughly one-fifth of Americans were initially hesitant about or squarely against getting the Covid-19 vaccine but have…
Continue Reading Biden in standoff with Democratic senators over who should lead FDA
By Kristen Holmes Nearly six months into a presidency fully engulfed in a battle against a global pandemic, President Joe Biden is in a standoff with…
Continue Reading Republicans take a swing in Georgia over All-Star Game’s relocation
By Eric Bradner, CNN Republicans are set to run ads during Tuesday night’s All-Star Game blaming Democrats for fans in Georgia having to catch…
Continue Reading CNN analyst on Biden’s speech: Oratory was brilliant, but he didn’t mention this …
In Pennsylvania, President Joe Biden spoke about voting restrictions pushed by Republican lawmakers as Biden urges Congress to pass federal voting…
Continue Reading Biden to nominate Jeff Flake as ambassador to Turkey
By Jeff Zeleny, Chief National Affairs Correspondent President Joe Biden is nominating former Arizona Republican Sen. Jeff Flake to serve as…
Continue Reading Biden declares GOP voting restrictions in Texas, other states to be ‘un-American’
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania — President Joe Biden declared that preserving voting rights is “a test of our time” Tuesday as Texas Democrats took…
Continue Reading READ: Appeals court ruling on gun sales to people under 21
By CNN Federal regulations setting a minimum of 21 years old for purchasing handguns from licensed dealers violate the Second Amendment, a federal…
Continue Reading READ: Appeals court ruling on gun sales to people under 21
Federal regulations setting a minimum of 21 years old for purchasing handguns from licensed dealers violate the Second Amendment, a federal appeals…
Continue Reading Handgun sale ban to under 21-year-olds is unconstitutional, appeals court says
By Tierney Sneed, CNN Federal regulations setting a minimum age of 21 years old for purchasing handguns from licensed dealers violate the Second…
Continue Reading Senate Republican campaign arm raises $28 million in second quarter
By Ryan Nobles, CNN Republicans said they raked in a record $10.5 million in June for their fight to win back control of the US Senate in 2022, part…
Continue Reading Pop star Olivia Rodrigo coming to the White House to promote vaccines
By Betsy Klein, CNN Pop star and actress Olivia Rodrigo wants her fans to be “happy and healthy.” Rodrigo, singer of summer hits…
Continue Reading Biden to nominate Dr. Rahul Gupta to be next drug czar
By Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden will nominate Dr. Rahul Gupta to be his administration’s drug czar, a White House spokesperson…
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Texas House GOP votes to track down absent Dems, arrest them
AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas House voted Tuesday morning to send law enforcement to track down Democrats who left the state a day earlier in protest of…
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Lawsuit targets Texas law using citizens to enforce abortion ban
AUSTIN, Texas — Abortion rights groups filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday seeking to block a new Texas law empowering individuals to sue anyone…
Continue Reading Civil rights leaders say Biden fell short on outlining action steps to end filibuster
By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN While Black civil rights leaders lauded President Joe Biden for taking a strong stance against voter suppression in his…
Continue Reading Biden to participate in CNN town hall in Cincinnati Wednesday
By CNN President Joe Biden will participate in a CNN town hall on Wednesday, July 21 in Cincinnati, Ohio — a little more than six months after…
Continue Reading ‘We’re buying some time’: Texas Democrats heap pressure on Biden, Congress for voting rights action
By Eric Bradner, CNN Texas House Democrats said Tuesday they can only hold off Republicans’ push for restrictive new voting laws for weeks, as…
Continue Reading Hear why some Texas lawmakers are vowing to stay out of their state until August 7
Texas state House Democrats left the state in an effort to block Republicans from passing a restrictive new voting law in the remaining 27 days of…
Continue Reading Banker found guilty of bribery for Manafort bank loans in chase for Trump administration job
By Lauren del Valle A former Chicago bank executive was found guilty Tuesday of charges alleging he conspired with onetime Donald Trump campaign…
Continue Reading Biden administration taps EPA scientist Allison Crimmins to lead key climate report
By Ella Nilsen, CNN The Biden administration has chosen longtime Environmental Protection Agency scientist Allison Crimmins to lead the next National…
Continue Reading AMID RARE PROTESTS, BIDEN PONDERS CUBA POLICY (3:30pmET)
President Biden taking a look at relations with Cuba amid widespread, rare…
Continue Reading Trump wanted ‘leaker’ of bunker story executed, book says
Then-President Donald Trump told a number of his advisers in 2020 that whoever leaked information about his stay in the White House bunker during…
Continue Reading Biden tries to hold the center as Democrats clash over police and public safety
By Greg Krieg, CNN President Joe Biden convened a small summit of local leaders in late June to discuss his plans to combat nationwide surge in…
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