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Ted Cruz is facing resistance for pressuring the Biden administration to look over a policy on Russia which is blocking diplomats from being…
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Personal threats, election lies and punishing new laws rattle election officials, raising fears of a mass exodus
By Fredreka Schouten, CNN Maribeth Witzel-Behl had run elections in Madison, Wisconsin, for 15 years when the 2020 election arrived, bringing…
Continue Reading Biden and Schumer working fast to confirm judges and counter Trump’s reshaping of the federal bench
By Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden and the Democrat-led Senate are working quickly to appoint judges from a broad range of backgrounds to the…
Continue Reading Michael Avenatti, newly sentenced for extortion, faces trial this week for allegedly defrauding clients
By Erica Orden, CNN Michael Avenatti, the celebrity lawyer who rose to fame as an antagonist of former President Donald Trump, faces opening…
Continue Reading Ted Cruz is blocking diplomats from being confirmed, and it has nothing to do with their qualifications
By Kylie Atwood and Nicole Gaouette, CNN An extraordinary effort by Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas to block nominees from being confirmed to vital…
Continue Reading How to watch the Biden CNN town hall
By Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden will participate in a CNN town hall on Wednesday in Cincinnati, Ohio, just over six months after taking…
Continue Reading Republicans block vote on bipartisan infrastructure bill, pushing for more time to write it
By Alex Rogers and Manu Raju, CNN Senate Republicans blocked a vote Wednesday to start debate on a $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill, as…
Continue Reading Jill Biden heads to Tokyo amid growing concern about Covid and the Olympics
By Kate Bennett, CNN Jill Biden departs Wednesday morning for a five-day international trip to Tokyo, Japan, her first solo trip abroad as first lady…
Continue Reading California businessman indicted on lobbying charges has counted Trump among his ‘closest friends’
By Paul LeBlanc, CNN The illegal foreign lobbying charges brought against Tom Barrack on Tuesday punctuate a winding business and political career…
Continue Reading Federal judge blocks Arkansas’ near-total abortion ban
By Caroline Kelly and Rebekah Riess, CNN US District Judge Kristine G. Baker on Tuesday temporarily blocked an Arkansas ban on nearly all abortions…
Continue Reading House Republicans sharpen plan of attack on Democrats’ January 6 probe
By Lauren Fox, Melanie Zanona and Manu Raju, CNN Republicans on the House’s new investigative committee are gearing up for a protracted clash…
Continue Reading Biden faces key decision on whether to reappoint Federal Reserve Chair Powell
By John Harwood, CNN President Joe Biden soon faces the same decision his most recent Democratic predecessors did: whether to reappoint a Federal…
Continue Reading Trump ally charged with acting as agent of foreign nation
Tom Barrack, a former adviser to former President Donald Trump, was charged with illegal foreign lobbying on behalf of the United Arab Emirates as an…
Continue Reading Ex-DEA agent charged with bringing gun to Capitol grounds on January 6 and lying to FBI
By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN A former Drug Enforcement Administration special agent who previously claimed he had been fired for being at the US Capitol…
Continue Reading ‘The clock is running’: Biden and his White House sharpen their strategy to confront epic challenges
By Kevin Liptak, Phil Mattingly and Jeff Zeleny, CNN Joe Biden’s presidency is only six months old, but the mood inside the White House can…
Continue Reading First on CNN: Ilhan Omar leads group calling for special envoy to combat Islamophobia
By Annie Grayer, CNN Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar is leading a group of Democratic lawmakers in calling on Secretary of State Antony Blinken to create…
Continue Reading Am I a danger to my own child? Cooper presses Surgeon General on Covid-19 transmission
CNN’s Anderson Cooper presses US Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy on his risk of transmitting Covid-19 to his child, who is too young to be…
Continue Reading Delta variant detected on Capitol Hill prompting recommendation to mask up
By Jessica Dean and Annie Grayer, CNN As the Delta variant emerges as the dominant strain of Covid across the country, the Capitol attending…
Continue Reading Key senator launches investigation into cryptocurrency role in ransomware attacks
By Geneva Sands, CNN A key US senator is launching an investigation into the connection between cryptocurrencies and ransomware attacks in the wake…
Continue Reading House Democrats call for cutting federal funding for charter schools
By Katie Lobosco, CNN A small provision tucked into a massive federal budget proposal put forth by the House Appropriations Committee would cut money…
Continue Reading Senate Republicans poised to block vote on infrastructure bill Wednesday but negotiations will continue
By Alex Rogers and Manu Raju, CNN Senate Republicans are expected to block a vote Wednesday advancing a massive bipartisan infrastructure bill since…
Continue Reading READ: Indictment of Tom Barrack in foreign lobbying case
By CNN Tom Barrack, a onetime adviser to former President Donald Trump, and two others were charged Tuesday with illegal foreign lobbying on behalf…
Continue Reading Sean Hannity makes an unexpected statement live on Fox News
Fox News host Sean Hannity encouraged his audience to consult with their doctors about the Covid-19 vaccines and even said he believes in vaccine…
Continue Reading Fauci and Rand Paul have terse exchange: ‘You do not know what you are talking about’
By Rachel Janfaza, CNN Dr. Anthony Fauci and Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky erupted in a contentious debate over the origins of the…
Continue Reading ‘You do not know what you’re talking about’: Fauci excoriates Rand Paul
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) and Dr. Anthony Fauci got into another heated exchange at a Senate hearing over Dr. Fauci’s past testimony over…
Continue Reading Senators aim to reclaim war powers from executive branch
By Jeremy Herb, CNN A bipartisan trio of senators unveiled new legislation Tuesday to try to claw back war powers from the executive branch, an…
Continue Reading Tom Barrack charged by federal prosecutors
Tom Barrack, a former adviser to former President Donald Trump, was charged with illegal foreign lobbying on behalf of the United Arab Emirates for…
Continue Reading READ: Indictment of Tom Barrack in foreign lobbying case
Tom Barrack, a onetime adviser to former President Donald Trump, and two others were charged Tuesday with illegal foreign lobbying on behalf of the…
Continue Reading Pentagon watchdog to review ‘nuclear football’ safety procedures after January 6 incident
By Barbara Starr and Ellie Kaufman, CNN The Department of Defense inspector general is launching a review of the Pentagon’s and White…
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