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Capitol Police deny request to allow sledding, citing security concerns and Covid-19

January 30, 2021 10:18 PM CNN Newsource

The US Capitol Police have denied a request to allow sledding on the west side of the complex ahead of an expected snowstorm in the area.…

5 of Trump’s impeachment defense attorneys leave team less than 2 weeks before trial

January 30, 2021 7:59 PM CNN Newsource

WASHINGTON, DC — Five of former President Donald Trump’s impeachment defense team attorneys have stepped aside a little more than a week…

Two of Trump’s impeachment defense attorneys leave team less than two weeks before trial

January 30, 2021 6:34 PM CNN Newsource

With a little more than a week before his impeachment trial is set to begin, President Trump’s legal team is in tumult. Butch Bowers and…

Two of Trump’s attorneys no longer on impeachment defense team

January 30, 2021 6:23 PM CNN Newsource

With a little more than a week before his impeachment trial is set to begin, President Trump’s legal team is in tumult. Butch Bowers and…

South Carolina GOP censures Rep. Tom Rice after his vote to impeach Trump

January 30, 2021 6:13 PM CNN Newsource

The South Carolina Republican Party voted Saturday to formally censure Rep. Tom Rice for his vote to impeach former President Donald Trump in the…

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene boasts of ‘great’ conversation with Trump amid calls for her ouster

January 30, 2021 3:59 PM CNN Newsource

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene announced Saturday she had spoken with former President Donald Trump amid calls for her expulsion from Congress, saying…

From building the wall to bringing back coal: Some of Trump’s more notable broken promises

January 30, 2021 3:38 PM CNN Newsource

While Donald Trump’s first campaign for president was all about change, his argument for re-election was based on the premise that he had…

‘People are angry’: House Republicans who voted to impeach Trump face backlash at home

January 30, 2021 3:06 PM CNN Newsource

The 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach former President Donald Trump are facing a wave of anger at home, with Republican officials, donors and…

Plan to vaccinate Guantanamo Bay detainees against Covid-19 has been paused

January 30, 2021 2:14 PM CNN Newsource

An earlier plan to give Guantanamo Bay detainees the Covid-19 vaccine has been paused as of Saturday, according to a US Pentagon official. Pentagon…

Massachusetts Democratic congressman, vaccinated for Covid-19, tests positive for virus

January 30, 2021 1:15 PM CNN Newsource

Democratic Rep. Stephen Lynch of Massachusetts, who has been vaccinated for Covid-19, tested positive for the virus on Friday afternoon and remains…

Arizona GOP chair Kelli Ward rejects calls for audit of party elections

January 30, 2021 1:10 PM CNN

Kelli Ward on Friday rejected calls for an audit into her recent reelection as the chair of the Arizona Republican Party and other party races,…

McConnell and McCarthy crawl back to Trump’s side

January 30, 2021 12:44 PM CNN

The country is still traumatized by the January 6 riot at the Capitol. The five whose lives were taken are still being grieved, among them Brian…

Proposal to build permanent fence around the Capitol meets resistance

January 30, 2021 10:13 AM CNN Newsource

A recommendation from the acting chief of the US Capitol Police for permanent fencing and other enhanced security measures around the US Capitol in…

Biden’s Supreme Court commission set to launch as some liberals are eager to pack the court

January 30, 2021 10:03 AM CNN Newsource

President Joe Biden will soon reveal the membership and agenda of a commission that would take the first modern-day look at reforming the Supreme…

‘Cowboys for Trump’ leader held in solitary confinement on charge stemming from U.S. Capitol riot

January 30, 2021 9:07 AM Associated Press

WASHINGTON, DC — The jailed leader of Cowboys for Trump has been held in solitary isolation for two weeks as he refuses to take a coronavirus test…

Ohio lawmakers seek to create ‘President Donald J. Trump Day’ holiday on June 14

January 30, 2021 7:26 AM ABC News

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WTVG/ABC-13) — Two state lawmakers in Ohio want June 14 recognized as “President Donald J. Trump Day”, according to a report in…

Covering Obama, then Trump, now Biden: What’s changed?

January 30, 2021 7:17 AM CNN Newsource

We’re now more than a week out of the Trump era and a week into the Biden era. CNN’s What Matters newsletter talked to CNN reporter Kevin…

Republican operatives sweat Trump’s role in upcoming Senate primaries

January 30, 2021 7:00 AM CNN Newsource

Republicans tasked with taking back the Senate in 2022 are preparing for a contentious primary season, fearful that former President Donald Trump…

Fact check: No, Biden didn’t say that signing lots of executive orders makes you a dictator

January 30, 2021 4:48 AM CNN

President Joe Biden has signed more than 35 executive orders, actions and memorandums in his first week-and-a-half in the Oval Office. And some of…

George W. Bush to thank Dick Cheney, father of Liz Cheney, ‘for his daughter’s service’

January 29, 2021 8:59 PM CNN

Former President George W. Bush is making it clear that he supports Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming, the No. 3 Republican in the House, who voted to…

Biden seeks to intensify public lobbying for Covid-19 relief bill amid the pandemic

January 29, 2021 8:43 PM CNN Newsource

When President Joe Biden intensifies his attention next week to selling Republicans and Democrats on his coronavirus relief bill, he won’t be…

US spent $200 million sending 8,722 ventilators around the world and can’t find many now, watchdog finds

January 29, 2021 8:28 PM CNN Newsource

The Trump administration spent $200 million sending thousands of ventilators around the world, starting weeks after President Donald Trump touted…

2 members of the Proud Boys face conspiracy charges in U.S. Capitol riot

January 29, 2021 8:09 PM CNN Newsource

The Justice Department on Friday announced conspiracy charges against two members of the far-right Proud Boys who allegedly participated in the…

Senate Republicans say Trump should be held accountable for riot — but not by them

January 29, 2021 7:05 PM CNN Newsource

To Senate Minority Whip John Thune, former President Donald Trump’s actions ahead of the deadly Capitol riot are totally indefensible.…

2 Fort Bliss soldiers in ICU, 9 others hospitalized after ingesting chemical used in antifreeze

January 29, 2021 6:52 PM CNN Newsource

Two soldiers at Fort Bliss received treatment at the intensive care unit of a local hospital Friday for ethylene glycol poisoning, a chemical often…

Feds charge woman allegedly heard during Capitol riot saying she was looking for Pelosi ‘to shoot her in the friggin’ brain’

January 29, 2021 6:51 PM CNN Newsource

Federal prosecutors charged a woman in connection to the January 6 riot at the US Capitol in Washington who they say can be heard on video making…

Kevin McCarthy to meet with Marjorie Taylor Greene next week

January 29, 2021 6:42 PM CNN Newsource

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy will meet with controversial freshman Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene next week, his spokesperson told CNN on…

NY judge orders Trump Organization’s tax firm to hand over more documents to state attorney general

January 29, 2021 5:48 PM CNN Newsource

A New York state judge on Friday ordered a tax firm that has worked with former President Donald Trump to turn over more documents to New York…

Federal appeals court allows U.S. border officials to swiftly return unaccompanied migrant children under Trump-era policy

January 29, 2021 5:31 PM CNN Newsource

A federal appeals court ruled Friday that the federal government can quickly return unaccompanied migrant children apprehended at the US-Mexico…

Cori Bush says she is moving offices to get away from Marjorie Taylor Greene after mask altercation

January 29, 2021 5:16 PM CNN

Democratic Rep. Cori Bush of Missouri announced Friday that she will be moving her office away from GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia,…