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Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick tested positive last week for COVID-19 but didn’t tell Texas right away

January 3, 2022 2:17 PM Texas Tribune

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick is quarantining after testing positive for COVID-19 last week, his campaign said Monday. In a short news release, Patrick senior…

Martin O’Malley Fast Facts

January 3, 2022 12:33 PM CNN Newsource

CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of Martin O’Malley, former governor of Maryland. Personal Birth date: January 18, 1963 Birth…

NY AG subpoenas Ivanka Trump and Donald Trump, Jr. in civil investigation

January 3, 2022 11:57 AM CNN

CNN By Kara Scannell and Sonia Moghe, CNN The New York attorney general’s office has subpoenaed two of former President Donald Trump‘s…

Trump, Ivanka, Don Jr. subpoenaed in New York AG’s probe

January 3, 2022 10:18 AM Associated Press

By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s attorney general recently issued subpoenas to former President Donald Trump and…

Trumps move to quash subpoenas for their testimony in civil investigation

January 3, 2022 10:03 AM CNN Newsource

By Kara Scannell and Sonia Moghe, CNN The Trumps moved late Monday to quash subpoenas from the New York attorney general’s office to two of…

Schumer announces vote to change filibuster rules but faces resistance from Manchin and Sinema

January 3, 2022 9:55 AM CNN Newsource

By Ali Zaslav, CNN Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced Monday that the chamber will take a vote on whether to change the Senate’s…

White House investing $1 billion to boost competition in meat-processing industry and lower consumer prices

January 3, 2022 7:05 AM CNN Newsource

By Kate Sullivan and Maegan Vazquez, CNN The White House on Monday announced it would allocate $1 billion in funding from the American Rescue Plan to…

January 6 committee has ‘firsthand’ knowledge of Trump’s behavior during the riot from multiple sources

January 3, 2022 6:15 AM CNN Newsource

By Jamie Gangel, CNN The House select committee investigating the January 6 Capitol Hill insurrection has information from multiple sources with…

January 6 committee has ‘firsthand’ knowledge of Trump’s behavior during the riot from multiple sources

January 3, 2022 6:15 AM CNN

CNN By Jamie Gangel, CNN The House select committee investigating the January 6 Capitol Hill insurrection has information from multiple sources with…

Biden tells Ukrainian president US ‘will respond decisively if Russia further invades’

January 3, 2022 4:02 AM CNN

CNN By Allie Malloy and Paul LeBlanc, CNN President Joe Biden told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday that the US and its allies…

Former Democratic leader Harry Reid to lie in state at US Capitol on January 12

January 2, 2022 7:15 PM CNN Newsource

By Paul LeBlanc and Melanie Zanona, CNN Former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid will lie in state in the US Capitol Rotunda on January 12, according…

Defense Secretary Austin says he has tested positive for Covid-19

January 2, 2022 6:01 PM CNN Newsource

By Barbara Starr, CNN Pentagon Correspondent Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has tested positive for Covid-19 and is exhibiting “mild”…

Biden and Harris to deliver remarks on January 6 anniversary

January 2, 2022 5:14 PM CNN

CNN By Paul LeBlanc and Allie Malloy, CNN President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will deliver remarks on Thursday to mark the one-year…

Biden and Harris to deliver remarks on January 6 anniversary

January 2, 2022 5:14 PM CNN Newsource

By Paul LeBlanc and Allie Malloy, CNN President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will deliver remarks on Thursday to mark the one-year…

Biden tells Ukrainian president US ‘will respond decisively if Russia further invades’

January 2, 2022 3:27 PM CNN Newsource

By Allie Malloy, CNN President Joe Biden told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday that the US and its allies “will respond…

One of Marjorie Taylor Greene’s verified Twitter accounts permanently suspended from Twitter

January 2, 2022 1:33 PM CNN

CNN By Donie O’Sullivan and Daniel Dale, CNN Twitter has permanently suspended Georgia GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene‘s Twitter account…

34% of Americans say violence against government is sometimes justified, new poll finds

January 2, 2022 12:41 PM CNN Newsource

By Devan Cole, CNN Thirty-four percent of Americans think violent action against the government is sometimes justified, according to a new poll from…

Further clarification ‘coming very soon’ to CDC Covid-19 isolation guidelines

January 2, 2022 10:51 AM CNN Newsource

By Ben Tinker and Rachel Janfaza, CNN Dr. Anthony Fauci said he anticipates “further clarification” on the US Centers for Disease Control…

Twitter bans Rep. Greene’s personal account for COVID claims

January 2, 2022 9:49 AM Associated Press

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Twitter says it’s banned the personal account of far-right Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene for multiple violations of the…

January 6 committee chairman says panel has ‘significant testimony’ the White House ‘had been told to do something’ during insurrection

January 2, 2022 9:11 AM CNN

CNN By Daniella Diaz and Devan Cole, CNN The Democratic chairman of the House select committee investigating the Capitol insurrection said Sunday…

US education secretary warns of ‘bumps in the road’ as schools reopen amid Covid surge

January 2, 2022 8:46 AM CNN Newsource

By Kevin Liptak, CNN There will be “bumps in the road” as schools attempt to reopen in the new year amid a record surge in Covid-19…

January 6 committee chairman says panel has ‘significant testimony’ the White House ‘had been told to do something’ during insurrection

January 2, 2022 8:39 AM CNN

CNN By Daniella Diaz and Devan Cole, CNN The Democratic chairman of the House select committee investigating the Capitol insurrection said Sunday…

Cheney: January 6 committee has ‘firsthand testimony’ that Ivanka asked Trump to intervene during insurrection

January 2, 2022 8:39 AM CNN Newsource

By Daniella Diaz and Devan Cole, CNN Members of the House select committee investigating January 6 said Sunday that they have critical testimony…

One of Marjorie Taylor Greene’s verified Twitter accounts permanently suspended from Twitter

January 2, 2022 8:07 AM CNN Newsource

By Donie O’Sullivan, CNN Twitter has permanently suspended Georgia GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Twitter account @mtgreenee, the…

Elite Afghan military pilots resettled in US fear for family they had to leave behind

January 2, 2022 2:01 AM CNN Newsource

By Oren Liebermann, CNN Belal Khohestani wishes the United States would feel like home. The former pilot for the Afghan Special Mission Wing —…

‘It’s not a silver bullet’: Democrats weigh how to talk about January 6 on the 2022 campaign trail

January 1, 2022 10:30 PM CNN Newsource

By Dan Merica and Gregory Krieg, CNN The January 6 insurrection may be a year behind Rep. Jason Crow, but the Colorado Democrat — and many of…

Trump-appointed FDIC chair to resign

January 1, 2022 4:55 PM CNN Newsource

By Maegan Vazquez, CNN The Republican chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, who was appointed by former President Donald Trump, said on…

Trump endorses Rep. Mary Miller against Rep. Rodney Davis despite pleas from leadership not to get involved in primary

January 1, 2022 1:55 PM CNN Newsource

By Melanie Zanona Former President Donald Trump on Saturday endorsed freshman Rep. Mary Miller of Illinois against another sitting House Republican,…

Ex-New York City police commissioner Bernard Kerik provides documents to January 6 committee

January 1, 2022 8:54 AM CNN Newsource

By Paula Reid Bernard Kerik, the former New York City police commissioner, has agreed to a voluntary interview with the House select committee…

From minimum wage hikes to a ban on gas-powered leaf blowers, these new laws take effect in 2022

January 1, 2022 8:43 AM CNN Newsource

By Devan Cole, CNN The year 2021 marked by an innumerable number of rules tied to the coronavirus pandemic. As Americans navigated government and…