Politics Archives

Kinzinger says ‘a lot’ of Republicans have privately conveyed support for his January 6 stance

July 28, 2021 6:57 PM CNN Newsource

By Paul LeBlanc, CNN Rep. Adam Kinzinger, one of just two Republicans on the House select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection, said…

New Mexico House majority leader under investigation for racketeering, money laundering

July 28, 2021 6:05 PM Associated Press

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico — Authorities are investigating longtime New Mexico legislator Sheryl Williams Stapleton’s possibly illegal connections…

Subpoena fight looms over Trump as House committee plots extensive January 6 probe

July 28, 2021 5:47 PM CNN Newsource

By Manu Raju and Jeremy Herb, CNN Investigators on the House’s January 6 select committee, vowing a deep dive into the attack on the US…

U.S. Senate votes to start work on $1T infrastructure bill

July 28, 2021 9:48 AM Associated Press

UPDATE: WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Senate has voted to start work on a nearly $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package. The vote came together…

Blinken meets with WHO director to reaffirm US support for second probe into Covid outbreak

July 28, 2021 4:42 PM CNN Newsource

By Nicole Gaouette, CNN Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with the director-general of the World Health Organization Wednesday and underscored US…

White House works behind the scenes to prepare labor leaders for federal employee vaccine requirement

July 28, 2021 4:22 PM CNN Newsource

By Phil Mattingly, CNN White House officials have reached out to key union representatives over the last two days to lay the groundwork for President…

Maine church asks Supreme Court to block state from enforcing Covid restrictions due to Delta

July 28, 2021 4:15 PM CNN Newsource

By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter A church in Maine is asking the Supreme Court to block the state from enforcing or reinstating any…

Here’s what’s in the bipartisan infrastructure package

August 5, 2021 6:11 PM CNN Newsource

By Katie Lobosco and Tami Luhby, CNN President Joe Biden signed a $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill into law Monday, finalizing a key part of his…

Republican Rep. Andrew Clyde evading House fines, GOP colleague says

July 30, 2021 6:24 PM CNN Newsource

By Melanie Zanona, CNN Rep. Andrew Clyde, the Georgia Republican who compared scenes from January 6 to a “tourist visit,” has found a way…

Fact checking claims January 6 was not an armed insurrection

July 28, 2021 3:23 PM CNN Newsource

By Holmes Lybrand The question of whether rioters were armed on January 6 has been among the most debated issues surrounding the insurrection —…

Liberals may end up liking much of Garland’s Justice Department after all

July 28, 2021 3:06 PM CNN Newsource

By Evan Perez, CNN Justice Correspondent Attorney General Merrick Garland’s effort to restore public trust in the Justice Department quietly…

Jared Kushner is starting an investment firm and leaving politics for the foreseeable future

July 28, 2021 2:55 PM CNN Newsource

By Kate Bennett, CNN Jared Kushner — former senior adviser to, and son-in-law of, ex-President Donald Trump — intends to start a…

House Republicans revolt over reimposed mask mandate

July 28, 2021 5:32 PM CNN Newsource

By Annie Grayer, Daniella Diaz and Melanie Zanona, CNN The drama over mask wearing on Capitol Hill is back and in full force. One day after Capitol…

Officers who testified at 1/6 hearing call for police union to publicly denounce insurrection

July 28, 2021 2:26 PM CNN Newsource

By Zachary Cohen and Josh Campbell, CNN Still grappling with physical and mental trauma from the January 6 insurrection, several police officers who…

Sinema says she does not support $3.5 trillion reconciliation package Democrats plan to pass along party lines

July 28, 2021 6:12 PM CNN Newsource

By Ryan Nobles, Ali Zaslav and Devan Cole, CNN Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona announced Wednesday that she does not support a $3.5…

House Republicans revolt over reimposed mask mandate

July 28, 2021 5:32 PM CNN

An Atlanta restaurant owner defends his decision to impose a vaccine mandate for customers and employees after Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene attacked…

Biden stays close to home as he plots blue-collar focused presidential travel

July 28, 2021 1:36 PM CNN Newsource

By Kevin Liptak, CNN Want to see President Joe Biden in person? Consider a move to Pennsylvania. That is where the President visited again Wednesday,…

Ex-cop who stormed US Capitol is jailed after buying 37 guns and posting that ‘violence’ is better than ‘peaceful protest’

July 28, 2021 9:13 PM CNN Newsource

By Marshall Cohen A Virginia police officer who was fired after storming the US Capitol was jailed Wednesday by a federal judge because he ordered a…

McAuliffe attacks Youngkin by tying him to Trump’s election lies

July 28, 2021 5:57 PM CNN Newsource

By Dan Merica, CNN Virginia’s Terry McAuliffe, in an effort to tie his gubernatorial opponent, Glenn Youngkin, to all things Donald Trump, is…

Senate negotiators reach deal on $2 billion Capitol security funding bill in wake of January 6 insurrection

July 28, 2021 12:37 PM CNN Newsource

By Clare Foran, CNN The top Democrat and Republican on the Senate Appropriations Committee have reached a deal on a roughly $2 billion Capitol Hill…

McCarthy jokes ‘it will be hard not to hit’ Pelosi with gavel if he becomes House speaker

August 1, 2021 1:29 PM CNN

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi addressed her comment where she called Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy a “moron” after hearing that McCarthy said…

US and Russia hold ‘substantive’ strategic stability talks as Moscow raps Biden for comments

July 28, 2021 12:27 PM CNN Newsource

By Nicole Gaouette and Kylie Atwood, CNN US and Russian officials had “professional and substantive talks” on strategic stability in…

Biden meets with Belarusian opposition leader at the White House

July 28, 2021 12:41 PM CNN Newsource

By Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden met with Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya Wednesday morning, as part of her larger…

Biden proposes strengthening Buy American rules to boost manufacturing

July 28, 2021 11:58 AM CNN, ABC News

LEHIGH VALLEY, Pennsylvania — President Joe Biden on Wednesday proposed strengthening the federal government’s Buy American rules in an attempt to…

California Gov. Gavin Newsom pulls his children from summer camp over mask policy

July 28, 2021 11:33 AM CNN

Is the staff vaccinated? Are masks required? Dr. Leana Wen tells you what you need to know before sending your kids to summer…

A third of eligible people aren’t vaccinated. Here’s what we know about them

July 28, 2021 11:14 AM CNN Newsource

By Zachary B. Wolf, CNN We’ve been referring a lot to “the unvaccinated” vs. “the vaccinated” in very general terms…

A third of eligible people aren’t vaccinated. Here’s what we know about them

July 28, 2021 11:14 AM CNN

CNN’s Harry Enten analyzes data from the Axios/Ipsos tracking poll comparing vaccination rates of the Fox News audience to people who get their news…

Biden administration issues new sanctions on Syria

July 28, 2021 10:58 AM CNN Newsource

By Kylie Atwood, CNN The US sanctioned Syrian prisons, Assad regime officials and militia leaders on Wednesday, marking the first time the Biden…

Senate opens debate on trillion-dollar infrastructure bill after bipartisan group strikes deal

July 29, 2021 8:25 AM CNN Newsource

By Alex Rogers, Ali Zaslav, Phil Mattingly and Lauren Fox, CNN The Senate voted Wednesday to begin debate on a roughly $1 trillion infrastructure…

Justice Department puts states on notice about post-election audits and election law changes

July 28, 2021 10:21 AM CNN Newsource

By Tierney Sneed The Justice Department on Wednesday put states and local officials on notice of their federal obligations when conducting…