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January 6 rioter who said she looked for Pelosi ‘to shoot her in the friggin’ brain’ pleads guilty to misdemeanor for illegally protesting

September 28, 2021 4:01 PM CNN Newsource

By Marshall Cohen, CNN A Pennsylvania woman who stormed the US Capitol on January 6 and said she had been looking for Nancy Pelosi “to shoot…

Trump campaign loses NDA case it brought in arbitration against Omarosa Manigault Newman for tell-all book

September 28, 2021 3:55 PM CNN Newsource

By Tierney Sneed, Paula Reid and Katelyn Polantz, CNN Former Trump campaign and White House aide Omarosa Manigault Newman has defeated an arbitration…

Former first daughter Barbara Bush welcomes first child

September 28, 2021 3:41 PM CNN Newsource

By Shawna Mizelle, CNN Barbara Bush, the daughter of former President George W. Bush, has welcomed her first child into the world. Cora Georgia Coyne…

Trump’s former press secretary details his mysterious 2019 hospital visit in behind-the-scenes look at his White House

September 28, 2021 3:16 PM CNN

Former President Donald Trump’s secret visit to Walter Reed in 2019 appeared to be for a routine colonoscopy, according to Stephanie Grisham, Trump’s…

Obama breaks ground on presidential library in Chicago

September 28, 2021 2:50 PM CNN Newsource

By Allie Malloy, CNN Former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama broke ground on the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago on…

Leading Democratic group to launch $1.7 million ad blitz to push early voting in Virginia and Pennsylvania

September 28, 2021 2:19 PM CNN Newsource

By Fredreka Schouten, CNN A leading Democratic advocacy group is launching a $1.7 million digital advertising campaign this week to mobilize voters…

‘A constitutional amendment and a time machine’: Fact-checking calls to decertify the 2020 election

September 28, 2021 2:14 PM CNN

CNN’s Brianna Keilar rolls the tape on Arizona Republican Rep. Paul Gosar’s continued efforts to push conspiracy theories that the 2020 presidential…

‘A constitutional amendment and a time machine’: Fact-checking calls to decertify the 2020 election

September 28, 2021 2:14 PM CNN Newsource

By Holmes Lybrand and Tara Subramaniam, CNN A partisan report reviewing millions of ballots cast in Arizona’s Maricopa County during the 2020…

‘Every day there’s irreparable harm’: Civic organizations sound alarms about impact of GOP-backed voting bills on registering new voters

September 28, 2021 1:16 PM CNN Newsource

By Rachel Janfaza, CNN As voting rights groups look to register new voters on National Voter Registration Day, some organizers are sounding alarms…

GOP enthusiasm for prosecuting Capitol rioters has fallen, Pew poll finds

September 28, 2021 12:01 PM CNN

Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren, a Democrat from California and member of the January 6th committee, tells CNN’s Pamela Brown that if the four subpoenaed…

GOP enthusiasm for prosecuting Capitol rioters has fallen, Pew poll finds

September 28, 2021 12:01 PM CNN Newsource

By Marshall Cohen and Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN Republicans’ appetite for seeing January 6 rioters prosecuted has fallen sharply over the course…

Liberals revolt at Pelosi’s plan to hold infrastructure vote without social safety net bill

September 28, 2021 11:14 AM CNN Newsource

By Alex Rogers, Manu Raju and Annie Grayer, CNN Liberals in the House Democratic Caucus revolted over Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s plan to hold a…

Liberals recoil at Pelosi’s plan to hold infrastructure vote without social safety net bill

September 28, 2021 11:14 AM CNN

Democratic Rep. Josh Gottheimer of New Jersey tells CNN’s Jake Tapper that he expects the bipartisan infrastructure bill to come to the House floor…

Milley says he personally informed senior Trump officials of call with Chinese counterpart

September 28, 2021 10:40 AM CNN

Top US General Mark Milley offered a full-throated defense of his behavior during the last days of the Trump administration, including a phone…

Trump’s former press secretary details his mysterious 2019 hospital visit in behind-the-scenes look at his White House

September 28, 2021 9:56 AM CNN Newsource

By Kate Bennett, CNN Former President Donald Trump’s secret visit to Walter Reed in 2019 appeared to be for a routine colonoscopy, according to…

Debt limit showdown escalates on Capitol Hill with no clear solution

September 28, 2021 9:11 AM CNN Newsource

By Annie Grayer and Clare Foran, CNN Congress is barreling toward a mid-October deadline to raise the national debt limit, but Democrats and…

Two American siblings allowed to return from China after three years following lifting of exit ban

September 28, 2021 8:08 AM CNN Newsource

By Chandelis Duster and Jennifer Hansler, CNN Two American siblings prevented from leaving China since 2018 have now been allowed to travel back to…

Milley defends Trump-era calls to Chinese counterpart in congressional Afghanistan hearing

September 28, 2021 7:31 AM CNN Newsource

By Zachary Cohen, Oren Liebermann and Ellie Kaufman, CNN Top US General Mark Milley offered a full-throated defense of his behavior during the last…

Biden and Democrats face dual front battle and have only 48 hours left

September 28, 2021 6:37 AM CNN

House Progressive Caucus Chairwoman Rep. Pramila Jayapal tells CNN’s Jake Tapper that progressives need agreement from the House and Senate on the…

Biden and Democrats face dual front battle and have only 48 hours left

September 28, 2021 6:37 AM CNN Newsource

By Phil Mattingly and Lauren Fox, CNN President Joe Biden and Democratic leaders are in a stare down with Republicans over funding the government.…

Oregon approves the nation’s first new congressional map

September 28, 2021 6:31 AM CNN Newsource

By Chandelis Duster, CNN Oregon Gov. Kate Brown signed the state’s redistricting bills Monday, hours before a deadline that would’ve…

Fact check: 3 times internal docs contradicted Facebook’s public stance

September 28, 2021 6:13 AM CNN Newsource

By Tara Subramaniam, CNN Over the past few years, Facebook has repeatedly come under fire, criticized for everything from how the company’s…

Trump’s spiteful support for Abrams over Kemp sparks midterms fear from Georgia Republicans

September 28, 2021 5:37 AM CNN

At a rally in Perry, Georgia, former President Donald Trump suggested that Democrat Stacey Abrams would make a better governor than Republican Gov.…

Democrats say a Civilian Climate Corps will create jobs. Here’s how it could work.

September 28, 2021 5:02 AM CNN Newsource

By Rachel Ramirez and Ella Nilsen, CNN When he met with governors this summer from Western states wracked by wildfires and drought, President Joe…

Democrats say a Civilian Climate Corps will create jobs. Here’s how it could work.

September 28, 2021 5:02 AM CNN

Seven late-night hosts focused their shows on climate change during Climate Week NYC, a summit to promote climate…

Trump’s spiteful support for Abrams over Kemp sparks midterms fear from Georgia Republicans

September 28, 2021 5:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Michael Warren, CNN Donald Trump is escalating his fight against Republican Gov. Brian Kemp of Georgia, and state Republicans fear it will give…

GOP blocks bill to keep government going; new try ahead

September 26, 2021 10:22 PM Associated Press

By LISA MASCARO and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican senators have blocked a bill to keep the U.S. government funded and…

Obama tells ABC News: U.S. ‘desperately needs’ Biden’s $3.5T infrastructure plan

September 27, 2021 5:28 PM ABC News

WASHINGTON, DC — President Biden’s far-reaching multitrillion-dollar domestic agenda, in peril because of Democratic infighting, is getting a…

Senate Republicans block bill to suspend debt limit and avert shutdown in key vote

September 27, 2021 5:24 PM CNN

Senate Republicans blocked a House-passed bill to suspend the debt limit and avert a government shutdown from advancing in the Senate. The move comes…

‘We won’: Trump and his allies barrel ahead with election lies despite Arizona review confirming his loss

September 27, 2021 4:45 PM CNN Newsource

By Jeremy Herb and Fredreka Schouten, CNN The Cyber Ninjas failed to prove fraud in the Arizona 2020 election, but former President Donald…