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President meets Democrats on Capitol Hill as pressure ramps up on infrastructure talks

July 14, 2021 2:45 PM CNN Newsource

By Arlette Saenz, John Harwood and Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden returned to Capitol Hill Wednesday to meet with Senate Democrats during…

The lone Republican on 1/6 panel so far, Liz Cheney vows to ‘stand for the truth’

July 14, 2021 6:02 AM CNN Newsource

By Melanie Zanona and Alex Rogers, CNN Rep. Liz Cheney has a strong admonition for House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy: any Republican still challenging…

First child tax credit payments have been sent. Here’s what you need to know

July 15, 2021 2:49 PM CNN Newsource

By Tami Luhby, CNN Tens of millions of families have been sent the first payment of the expanded child tax credit, the Internal Revenue Service and…

Biden administration looks to set up ‘red phone’ to China for emergency communications

July 14, 2021 8:09 PM CNN Newsource

By Kylie Atwood, CNN The Biden administration is examining the possibility of setting up an emergency hotline with the Chinese government similar to…

‘Angry and affected’: Young voters in Texas protest restrictive new voting laws

July 14, 2021 4:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Rachel Janfaza, CNN Young voters and voting rights activists in Texas are protesting potential restrictive new voting laws in the state. Topping…

GOP governor threatens to arrest Democrats who left state

July 16, 2021 4:26 AM CNN

CNN’s Kate Bolduan speaks with Texas state lawmaker Armando “Mando” Martinez after Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) threatened to arrest Democrats who left…

Republicans winning money race as they seek to take over House in 2022

July 14, 2021 9:48 AM CNN Newsource

By Alex Rogers and Manu Raju, CNN The National Republican Congressional Committee announced Wednesday that it had raised $45.4 million in the second…

Senate Democrats announce agreement on $3.5 trillion top line for sweeping budget package

July 13, 2021 9:11 PM CNN Newsource

By Ryan Nobles and Lauren Fox, CNN Senate Democrats on the Budget Committee announced late Tuesday they struck an agreement on a $3.5 trillion budget…

Abortion rights groups sue to block Texas law that allows citizens to enforce ‘heartbeat’ ban

July 13, 2021 7:42 PM CNN Newsource

By Devan Cole, CNN A group of abortion rights organizations and providers filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday seeking to block enforcement of a recently…

U.S. Senate Dems announce $3.5 trillion budget plan

July 13, 2021 7:23 PM Associated Press

WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Senate Democrats announced late Tuesday that they’d reached a budget agreement envisioning spending an enormous $3.5…

Diversity survey finds 38.3% of Democratic Senate staffers identify as non-Caucasian

July 13, 2021 6:54 PM CNN Newsource

By Daniella Diaz and Ali Zaslav, CNN More than 38% of Democratic Senate staffers identify as non-Caucasian, an increase from the survey in 2020,…

El Paso’s Blanco among 9 no-shows as Texas Senate passes voting restrictions bill

July 13, 2021 4:31 PM Texas Tribune

AUSTIN, Texas — As Democrats fled the state to avoid voting on a GOP priority elections bill that would restrict voting rights in the state, the…

Senate negotiators remain far apart on security funding but they are talking

July 13, 2021 5:56 PM CNN Newsource

By Ryan Nobles and Ted Barrett, CNN With time running out, Republicans and Democrats remain at odds over how to move forward on a funding package…

Justice Clarence Thomas rejects longshot bid to disrupt Biden’s mask mandate for public transport

July 13, 2021 5:37 PM CNN Newsource

By Tierney Sneed, CNN Justice Clarence Thomas on Tuesday rejected an emergency request to block Biden administration’s Covid-19 mask…

Gun politics scrambles Democrats’ efforts to confirm Biden’s ATF nominee and craft background checks deal

July 14, 2021 7:24 AM CNN Newsource

By Manu Raju and Lauren Fox, CNN Top Democrats are quietly moving to lock down support for President Joe Biden’s imperiled nominee to head a…

Mitch McConnell responds to Trump’s ‘Old Crow’ insult: ‘It’s quite an honor’

July 13, 2021 5:02 PM CNN Newsource

By Manu Raju, CNN Chief Congressional Correspondent Former President Donald Trump took a whack at Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell last weekend,…

DHS begins administering J&J vaccine to immigrant detainees

July 13, 2021 4:53 PM CNN Newsource

By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Department of Homeland Security is administering the Johnson & Johnson vaccine to immigrant detainees as part of…

Blinken lays out pillars for cyber diplomacy, says ‘our democratic values and way of life’ are at stake

July 13, 2021 4:31 PM CNN Newsource

By Jennifer Hansler, CNN US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke Tuesday of the importance of diplomacy in dealing with cybersecurity and…

CNN analyst on Biden’s speech: Oratory was brilliant, but he didn’t mention this …

July 13, 2021 4:11 PM CNN

In Pennsylvania, President Joe Biden spoke about voting restrictions pushed by Republican lawmakers as Biden urges Congress to pass federal voting…

Feds arrest 5 family members from Texas in new US Capitol riot case

July 13, 2021 4:58 PM CNN Newsource

By Hannah Rabinowitz Five members of a Texas family were arrested on Tuesday for entering the US Capitol together during the January 6 insurrection.…

Rioter who followed Capitol Police Officer Goodman away from Senate chamber released to home confinement

July 13, 2021 3:44 PM CNN Newsource

By Katelyn Polantz and Joe Beare, CNN A US Capitol insurrection defendant who chased a Black police officer up a staircase and away from government…

Why Democratic senators don’t approve of acting FDA head

July 14, 2021 7:25 AM CNN

President Joe Biden is in a standoff with senators in his own party over who should lead the US Food and Drug Administration, a key post in the fight…

A new poll shows why some vaccine-hesitant Americans decided to get the Covid-19 shot

July 13, 2021 4:41 PM CNN Newsource

By Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN Roughly one-fifth of Americans were initially hesitant about or squarely against getting the Covid-19 vaccine but have…

Biden in standoff with Democratic senators over who should lead FDA

July 14, 2021 6:21 AM CNN Newsource

By Kristen Holmes Nearly six months into a presidency fully engulfed in a battle against a global pandemic, President Joe Biden is in a standoff with…

Republicans take a swing in Georgia over All-Star Game’s relocation

July 13, 2021 2:29 PM CNN Newsource

By Eric Bradner, CNN Republicans are set to run ads during Tuesday night’s All-Star Game blaming Democrats for fans in Georgia having to catch…

CNN analyst on Biden’s speech: Oratory was brilliant, but he didn’t mention this …

July 13, 2021 4:11 PM CNN

In Pennsylvania, President Joe Biden spoke about voting restrictions pushed by Republican lawmakers as Biden urges Congress to pass federal voting…

Biden to nominate Jeff Flake as ambassador to Turkey

July 13, 2021 8:03 PM CNN Newsource

By Jeff Zeleny, Chief National Affairs Correspondent President Joe Biden is nominating former Arizona Republican Sen. Jeff Flake to serve as…

Biden declares GOP voting restrictions in Texas, other states to be ‘un-American’

July 13, 2021 1:30 PM Associated Press, ABC News

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania — President Joe Biden declared that preserving voting rights is “a test of our time” Tuesday as Texas Democrats took…

READ: Appeals court ruling on gun sales to people under 21

July 13, 2021 1:26 PM CNN Newsource

By CNN Federal regulations setting a minimum of 21 years old for purchasing handguns from licensed dealers violate the Second Amendment, a federal…

READ: Appeals court ruling on gun sales to people under 21

July 13, 2021 1:05 PM CNN Newsource

Federal regulations setting a minimum of 21 years old for purchasing handguns from licensed dealers violate the Second Amendment, a federal appeals…