Blanco fails to halt GOP redistrict map that splits El Paso, Ft. Bliss
AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Senate approved a GOP redistricting map Friday which alters El Paso’s two congressional districts. The proposed map…
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US delegation meets with Taliban representatives in Doha
By Jennifer Hansler, CNN A US delegation was set to meet with “senior Taliban representatives from Kabul” in Doha, Qatar, this weekend, a…
Continue Reading McConnell tells Biden he won’t cooperate with Democrats to raise debt ceiling again
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) criticized the speech Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) delivered after 10 GOP senators joined Democrats in voting…
Continue Reading McConnell tells Biden he won’t cooperate with Democrats to raise debt ceiling again
By Rachel Janfaza and Kaitlan Collins, CNN Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell on Friday warned President Joe Biden he should not expect…
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Biden refuses to assert privilege over Trump documents sought by January 6 committee
CNN By Evan Perez and Zachary Cohen, CNN The White House has informed the National Archives that it is not asserting executive privilege on an…
Continue Reading $750,000 settlement reached with DC attorney general in case involving funds used in 2017 Trump inauguration
CNN By Kara Scannell, CNN The Trump Organization and the Presidential Inaugural Committee will pay a total of $750,000 to settle with the Washington,…
Continue Reading The week in 14 headlines
By Lauren Dezenski, CNN This week, an urgent showdown over the debt ceiling was averted — for now — as Republicans cut a deal that pushed…
Continue Reading Biden administration canceling more border wall contracts
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Biden administration is canceling another slate of border wall contracts — this time, in the Laredo and Rio…
Continue Reading Bannon to defy subpoena from January 6 committee, citing Trump’s ‘direction’
Steve Bannon will not cooperate with the House select committee investigating January 6, his lawyer said in an email obtained by CNN that cites…
Continue Reading US Capitol rioter who downplayed the attack is sentenced to three months in jail
By Hannah Rabinowitz A federal judge on Friday sentenced one of the US Capitol rioters to three months in jail, saying that the punishment should be…
Continue Reading FEC won’t take action against RNC for its spending on Trump’s Russia probe lawyers
By Tierney Sneed, CNN The Federal Election Commission won’t take action against the Republican National Committee for how it paid for the…
Continue Reading Biden becomes first president to issue proclamation marking Indigenous Peoples’ Day
By Donald Judd President Joe Biden issued a proclamation commemorating Indigenous Peoples’ Day on Friday, becoming the first US president to do…
Continue Reading NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio could owe city big bucks for NYPD security work on his 2020 presidential campaign
By Gregory Krieg, CNN New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s short run for president cost him politically back in 2019. Now, following the…
Continue Reading Biden undoes Trump’s cuts to Bears Ears, Grand Staircase-Escalante, and Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine national monuments
By Donald Judd President Joe Biden on Friday announced the expansion of three national monuments — Bears Ears, Grand Staircase-Escalante, and…
Continue Reading Biden refuses to assert privilege over Trump documents sought by January 6 committee
By Evan Perez and Zachary Cohen, CNN The White House has informed the National Archives that it is not asserting executive privilege on an initial…
Continue Reading Blinken, Garland and Mayorkas stress US-Mexico ties as they unveil new security pact
By Nicole Gaouette and Jennifer Hansler, CNN Three top Biden officials stressed the importance of the US-Mexico relationship Friday and the…
Continue Reading Biden refuses to assert privilege over Trump documents sought by January 6 committee
The committee investigating January 6th has subpoenaed four former Trump aides. If they don’t cooperate voluntarily by October 7, what will the panel…
Continue Reading The facts around an IRS proposal some claim would allow ‘spying’ on Americans’ bank accounts
By Holmes Lybrand Recently, the Internal Revenue Service has gotten a lot of attention on social media — specifically, an obscure proposal by…
Continue Reading GOP senators who voted to convict Trump say it’s too soon to worry that he could undermine 2024 election
By Jeremy Herb, CNN Seven Senate Republicans defied former President Donald Trump by voting to convict him for inciting an insurrection after losing…
Continue Reading GOP senators who voted to convict Trump say it’s too soon to worry that he could undermine 2024 election
CNN’s John Avlon looks at the Republican response to the Senate Judiciary Report “Subverting Justice” and how they continually bury their heads in…
Continue Reading Why it matters that Supreme Court justices can look each other in the eye again
By Joan Biskupic, CNN legal analyst & Supreme Court biographer Supreme Court justices are talking to each other again. For the first time since…
Continue Reading Biden signs bill that will give victims of mysterious ‘Havana syndrome’ better medical care
By Katie Bo Lillis President Joe Biden on Friday signed into law long-delayed legislation to provide support to victims of the mysterious…
Continue Reading Biden points to Covid as a reason for disappointing jobs report, but argues progress is being made
By Betsy Klein and Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden on Friday attributed the disappointing September jobs report to the ongoing Covid-19…
Continue Reading Trump DC hotel incurred more than $70 million in losses while Trump was president, documents show
By Katelyn Polantz, Veronica Stracqualursi and Kristen Holmes, CNN Former President Donald Trump racked up more than $70 million in losses over a…
Continue Reading Bannon to defy subpoena from January 6 committee, citing Trump’s ‘direction’
By Sara Murray, Katelyn Polantz and Ryan Nobles, CNN Steve Bannon will not cooperate with the House select committee investigating January 6, his…
Continue Reading Oklahoma State Superintendent Joy Hofmeister switches parties, enters 2022 gubernatorial race
By Andrew Millman, CNN Oklahoma’s two-term State Superintendent of Public Instruction Joy Hofmeister announced on Thursday that she is…
Continue Reading Independents aren’t a unified political bloc. Here’s what they really think
President Biden’s 2020 victory was in large part due to his ability to win the center, emerging with a 13-point win with independent voters. CNN’s…
Continue Reading Youngkin walks fine line on ‘election integrity’
By Dan Merica, CNN Glenn Youngkin is trying to walk a tightrope on so-called election integrity. The Virginia GOP gubernatorial nominee, who has…
Continue Reading Independents aren’t a unified political bloc. Here’s what they really think
By Ariel Edwards-Levy and Jennifer Agiesta, CNN Political independents are among the most heavily scrutinized groups in American politics.…
Continue Reading Controversy follows Noem in South Dakota as she eyes national stage
CNN’s Lucy Kafanov looks into controversy surrounding South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem over a July 2020 meeting that she held with members of her staff,…
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