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ACLU elects organization’s first Black president in its 101-year history

February 1, 2021 9:19 AM Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — Deborah Archer, a professor at New York University School of Law with expertise in civil rights and racial justice, has become the…

1 big thing we still don’t know about the GameStop rally

February 1, 2021 8:53 AM CNN

An army of amateur traders looking to run up the price of struggling stocks has jolted Wall Street and forced the world to pay attention. But as…

The utter weirdness of Donald Trump’s new impeachment trial legal team announcement

February 1, 2021 8:21 AM CNN

Less than 24 hours after CNN broke the news that Donald Trump’s legal team quit just a week before his second impeachment trial is set to…

Here’s what’s in the Biden and GOP stimulus proposals

February 1, 2021 8:15 AM CNN

President Joe Biden and a group of 10 Republican senators have very different ideas for the next coronavirus relief bill. The President last month…

Biden faces presidency-defining dilemma over Republican offer on Covid-19 rescue plan

February 1, 2021 7:33 AM CNN

President Joe Biden will on Monday meet with 10 Republican senators who have drawn up a smaller counter-proposal to his $1.9 trillion Covid-19 rescue…

IEA head: The world isn’t moving fast enough on clean energy

February 1, 2021 7:25 AM CNN

The global race to net-zero emissions has begun. But the world has much further to run. The European Union, Japan, the UK and many other major world…

Congress eyes a last-minute effort at bipartisanship over coronavirus relief

February 1, 2021 7:25 AM CNN

It’s a last-minute, last-ditch effort at bipartisanship coming just days before House and Senate Democrats were expected to move on the first…

Trump stockpiles millions in donations as he faces a second impeachment trial

February 1, 2021 7:09 AM CNN

Donald Trump’s new political committee took in more $30 million in the final weeks of 2020 as he made relentless and baseless claims of voter…

Department of Homeland Security stuck in neutral while awaiting confirmation vote for Mayorkas

February 1, 2021 6:37 AM CNN Newsource

The delay in confirming President Joe Biden’s Homeland Security secretary has left the department without clear direction as it confronts a…

Elizabeth Warren on GameStop: SEC should get off their duffs and do their jobs

February 1, 2021 6:00 AM CNN

Senator Elizabeth Warren doesn’t know who’s right and who’s wrong in the GameStop saga, and that’s driving her nuts.…

White House open to negotiation on Covid relief, but rejects GOP counter offer as insufficient

January 31, 2021 9:12 PM CNN Newsource

WASHINGTON, DC — President Joe Biden is open to some negotiation on his $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief package, a senior administration official…

What to know for this week in Washington: Stimulus and impeachment

January 31, 2021 8:49 PM CNN

President Joe Biden’s core pledge to promote national unity is headed for its first real challenge this week as his nascent administration…

Homeland Security gives TSA workers authority to enforce Biden’s mask mandate

January 31, 2021 7:33 PM CNN Newsource

The Department of Homeland Security said Sunday that Transportation Security Administration workers now have the authority to enforce President Joe…

Republican campaign committees ask FEC to allow lawmakers to use campaign donations for bodyguards

January 31, 2021 7:05 PM CNN Newsource

Amid heightened concern about lawmaker safety, officials with the Republican congressional campaign arms have asked federal election regulators…

Texas Republicans want to keep transgender girls, women out of school sports teams

January 31, 2021 6:21 PM Texas Tribune

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Republicans are again trying to limit the ways transgender youth can participate in athletics. Lawmakers have filed…

GOP senators offer Covid-19 relief counterproposal to force talks with White House back to middle

January 31, 2021 4:27 PM CNN Newsource

Ten Republican senators on Sunday announced plans to unveil a roughly $600 billion Covid-19 relief package, a counterproposal to President Joe…

GOP lawmaker launches new PAC to reclaim Republican Party after Trump

January 31, 2021 3:25 PM CNN Newsource

GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger on Sunday announced a new “movement” to push back on the Republican Party’s embrace of former President…

Biden steps into global scene upended by Trump’s ego-driven tumult

January 31, 2021 2:08 PM CNN Newsource

As President Joe Biden was ticking through a litany of grievances with his Russian counterpart on Tuesday, it wasn’t only his tone that made…

Two Republican senators vow to keep open mind in Trump’s second impeachment trial

January 31, 2021 1:25 PM CNN

Two Republican senators said Sunday they’ll remain fair jurors and listen to the evidence presented during former President Donald…

John Kerry says current goals under Paris climate agreement ‘inadequate’ to reduce Earth’s temperature

January 31, 2021 12:35 PM CNN Newsource

John Kerry, special presidential envoy for climate, said Sunday that the current goals under the Paris climate agreement are not enough to achieve…

InfoWars’ Alex Jones helped jumpstart January 6 rally organization efforts

January 31, 2021 11:53 AM CNN Newsource

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones helped jumpstart the organization efforts that eventually materialized into the “Stop the Steal” rally on…

GOP senator calls on Republican leaders to ‘stand up’ against Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s comments

January 31, 2021 11:45 AM CNN Newsource

Republican Sen. Rob Portman on Sunday said his party’s leaders “ought to stand up” against Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and that…

Sanders says Democrats have the votes to pass Covid-19 relief bill through reconciliation

January 31, 2021 9:53 AM CNN Newsource

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders said Sunday that he thinks there are enough Democratic votes to pass a massive Covid-19 relief package through a process…

Trump loses his impeachment team amid unfaltering loyalty from the GOP

January 31, 2021 9:33 AM CNN

Former President Donald Trump’s lies and his insistence that the November election was rigged against him may have turned out to be a bridge…

10 GOP senators propose $600B Covid relief counter offer, seek Biden’s support on compromise

January 31, 2021 7:51 AM CNN

WASHINGTON, DC — A group of 10 Republican senators on Sunday morning called on President Joe Biden to throw his support behind their own $600…

The first second gentleman couldn’t seem more normal

January 31, 2021 8:01 AM CNN Newsource

Doug Emhoff has now had a week and a half to adjust to being second gentleman of the United States. It’s been a ride. Emhoff recently had a…

Biden plans first major foreign policy speech on restoring ‘America’s place’

January 31, 2021 8:00 AM CNN Newsource

President Joe Biden plans to deliver his most substantive foreign policy remarks since becoming president on Monday, according to a senior…

Biden’s reversal of transgender military ban brings new hope to thousands

January 31, 2021 6:27 AM CNN Newsource

They dreamed of serving, and now they can after President Joe Biden lifted the Trump-era ban on most transgender Americans joining the US military.…

First on CNN: Trump’s impeachment defense team leaves less than two weeks before trial

January 31, 2021 5:34 AM CNN

Former President Donald Trump’s five impeachment defense attorneys have left a little more than a week before his trial is set to begin,…

Why Biden has a rare opportunity for early success

January 31, 2021 5:01 AM CNN

Over five decades in Washington, President Joe Biden has watched seven newly-elected presidents get started. Improbably, he has the chance for a…