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Why Republicans are still in charge of some key Senate proceedings as Schumer and McConnell work on power-sharing

January 22, 2021 10:41 AM CNN

A Senate stalled. That’s how we start the day and end the week. The talks of bipartisanship are quickly getting ensnared by must-move Senate…

The White House contact form now lets people choose their personal pronouns

January 22, 2021 10:33 AM CNN Newsource

A new feature on the relaunched White House website contact form allows people to choose their own pronouns, reflecting the new…

Reaction to Churchill bust removal muted for Biden after outrage for Obama

January 22, 2021 10:23 AM CNN Newsource

It had once been a transatlantic art scandal — or at least various actors of questionable intent would have you believe it was. Overheated,…

Fact check: Biden falsely claims journalists had all said his vaccination goal was impossible to meet

January 22, 2021 9:45 AM CNN Newsource

President Joe Biden delivered a factually accurate Thursday speech about the coronavirus pandemic. But then, after he signed a series of executive…

Schumer says House will send impeachment article to Senate on Monday

January 22, 2021 9:20 AM CNN Newsource

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said that the House’s article of impeachment will be delivered to the Senate on Monday, triggering the…

Senate confirms retired Gen. Lloyd Austin as nation’s 1st Black secretary of defense

January 22, 2021 9:05 AM Associated Press

WASHINGTON, DC — Lloyd J. Austin, a West Point graduate who rose to the Army’s elite ranks and marched through racial barriers in a 41-year…

Here are the 30 executive orders and actions Biden will sign in his first three days

January 22, 2021 8:39 AM CNN Newsource

President Joe Biden is signing a flurry of executive orders, actions and memorandums aimed at rapidly addressing the coronavirus pandemic and…

Why Republicans are still in charge of some key Senate proceedings as Schumer and McConnell work out power-sharing

January 22, 2021 8:32 AM CNN

A Senate stalled. That’s how we start the day and end the week. The talks of bipartisanship are quickly getting ensnared by must-move Senate…

National Guard allowed back into Capitol complex after lawmakers erupt at banishment to parking garage

January 22, 2021 8:20 AM CNN Newsource

Members of the National Guard have been allowed back into the Capitol Complex after a slate of lawmakers voiced their outrage at guardsmen being…

Democrats eye arcane legislative tool to pass parts of Covid relief bill

January 22, 2021 7:46 AM CNN Newsource

Senate Democrats are laying the groundwork now to use a rare procedural tactic known as reconciliation to pass major parts of President Joe…

Biden to sign executive orders expanding aid to low-income Americans

January 22, 2021 6:29 AM CNN Newsource

President Joe Biden is expected to sign two more executive orders on Friday — one focused on expanding assistance to Americans in need and the…

Fauci says lack of candor from Trump administration ‘very likely’ cost lives

January 22, 2021 6:27 AM CNN Newsource

Dr. Anthony Fauci said Friday that the lack of truthfulness from the Trump administration regarding the Covid-19 pandemic “very likely”…

The Senate is stalled as Schumer and McConnell work out power sharing

January 22, 2021 5:51 AM CNN Newsource

A Senate stalled. That’s how we start the day and end the week. The talks of bipartisanship are quickly getting ensnared by must-move Senate…

3 reasons Americans need more federal aid

January 22, 2021 5:16 AM CNN Newsource

Congress has approved trillions in relief funds for Americans suffering because of the pandemic recession, but President Joe Biden thinks the country…

Biden to sign orders that include moves toward $15 minimum wage for federal workers and contractors

January 22, 2021 5:13 AM CNN Newsource

President Joe Biden is expected to sign two more executive orders on Friday — one focused on raising the minimum wage to $15 for the federal…

Inside Joe Biden’s newly decorated Oval Office

January 22, 2021 5:10 AM CNN Newsource

The press got its first glimpse of President Joe Biden’s Oval Office on Wednesday, showing how in a matter of hours the office has visibly…

Senate to vote on confirmation of Biden defense secretary pick Lloyd Austin

January 22, 2021 4:39 AM CNN Newsource

The Senate will hold a confirmation vote on Friday for President Joe Biden’s defense secretary pick retired Gen. Lloyd Austin. Austin, who…

Experts say Biden administration’s vaccine strategy could benefit from good timing

January 22, 2021 3:04 AM CNN Newsource

As President Joe Biden takes steps to try to ramp up vaccine production, experts say the biggest boon to his administration’s vaccine strategy…

‘The Simpsons’ seemed to get it right again — by predicting part of the inauguration

January 22, 2021 12:01 AM CNN Newsource

First things first: No, “The Simpsons” cannot actually predict the future. Yet, as the longest-running sitcom in US history, the timeless…

Biden order halts border wall work after Trump surge

January 21, 2021 11:26 PM Associated Press

WASHINGTON, DC — President Joe Biden has ordered a “pause” on all border wall construction within a week, one of 17 executive orders issued on…

The huge stakes of Biden’s new Covid-19 plan

January 21, 2021 10:02 PM CNN

President Joe Biden is so far as good as his word to “manage the hell” out of the pandemic, driven by urgency to revive a sickened,…

The Kamala Harris you don’t know

January 21, 2021 9:11 PM CNN

On Wednesday, Kamala Harris became the 49th vice president of the United States, the first woman, first Black and first South Asian person to hold…

Abbott recalls Texas troops as National Guardsmen banished to Capitol parking garage

January 21, 2021 9:03 PM CNN Newsource, KVIA ABC-7

UPDATE: AUSTIN, Texas — Following word that National Guard units from across the nation had been banished to a parking garage near the U.S. Capitol…

Biden unveils Covid-19 plan based on ‘science not politics’ as he signs new initiatives

January 21, 2021 8:25 PM CNN Newsource

President Joe Biden’s first full day in office on Thursday focused on rolling out his national strategy to get the coronavirus pandemic under…

Democrats frustrated as fight over filibuster stalls power-sharing agreement in Senate

January 21, 2021 8:13 PM CNN Newsource

Senate Democrats are refusing to buckle to demands from Senate Republicans that they agree not to weaken filibusters against legislation, something…

As expected, Biden intends to keep FBI director in his post, an official says

January 21, 2021 8:02 PM CNN Newsource

President Joe Biden intends to keep FBI Director Christopher Wray in his post, a senior administration official tells CNN, a sign of confidence for…

Washington Post: DOJ watchdog investigating Atlanta US attorney’s resignation

January 21, 2021 7:58 PM CNN Newsource

The Justice Department inspector general is investigating the sudden departure of former Atlanta US Attorney Byung “BJay” Pak, who…

McConnell proposes delaying impeachment trial until February so Trump team can prepare

January 21, 2021 7:55 PM CNN Newsource

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is proposing that the Senate give former President Donald Trump’s legal team two weeks to prepare for…

Bernie Sanders, Gaga’s outfit and other meme-able Inauguration moments. (But mostly Bernie)

January 21, 2021 7:30 PM CNN

WASHINGTON, DC — It’s time to admit that making jokes about sacred historical moments like inaugurations is just part of our way of…

Army changes account of key phone call on response to Capitol riot

January 21, 2021 7:17 PM CNN Newsource

The US Army has changed its account of a key phone call that took place on January 6 as rioters stormed the US Capitol. More than two weeks after the…