Less than one month after taking office, President Joe Biden will participate in a CNN town hall in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, answering questions from Americans as the nation struggles to contain the coronavirus pandemic and jumpstart a troubled economy. The “CNN Presidential Town Hall with Joe Biden” will air live from the Pabst Theater on February
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi introduced legislation on Thursday to grant the Congressional Gold Medal to US Capitol Police officers and law enforcement personnel who protected the Capitol during the violent insurrection on January 6, the highest honor that Congress can bestow. “The outstanding heroism and patriotism of our heroes deserve and demand our deepest appreciation,”
Continue Reading When lead House impeachment manager Jamie Raskin introduced Stacey Plaskett at the Senate trial of former President Donald Trump, he highlighted the historic role she is playing as part of the prosecution. “This is a moment of special pride for me,” said the Democratic congressman from Maryland, noting that Plaskett is “the first delegate ever
Continue Reading The White House is holding a meeting with major airline executives on Friday amid industry uproar over the possibility of testing domestic travelers for coronavirus, multiple sources tell CNN. The virtual meeting is among the first the new administration has held with airlines, financially crippled by the pandemic and wary of new travel restrictions that
Continue ReadingA group of more than 100 former Republican officials have discussed the possibility of forming a “center right” party due to their unhappiness with the direction of the GOP under former President Donald Trump and the likelihood he’ll be acquitted at the end of his second impeachment trial, according to Republicans who participated in the
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden’s pledge to reopen most American schools within his first 100 days in office is in danger of going off the rails as teachers’ unions hold firm on their demands for new safety measures amid conflicting messages from the administration and public health leaders. White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Thursday said
Continue ReadingWhite House press secretary Jen Psaki said Thursday that President Joe Biden’s goal is to have schools open five days a week in-person, but stressed the administration would follow the guidance of science and medical experts on how to safely reopen. “The President will not rest until every school is open five days a week.
Continue ReadingThe Justice Department unsealed conspiracy charges against five people associated with the Proud Boys on Thursday in the latest and largest move against the far-right group’s coordinated role in the insurrection last month. In a criminal complaint, an FBI agent described how the group “moved closely to each other” inside the Capitol on January 6
Continue ReadingThe Biden administration is preparing plans for the gradual entry of migrants forced to remain in Mexico under a controversial Trump-era policy, according to three Homeland Security officials. President Joe Biden has committed to ending the policy, informally known as “remain in Mexico.” Over the last week, the administration has been in ongoing discussions about
Continue ReadingHouse Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy is defending his decision to attend his son’s wedding in California in early December amid the resurgence of Covid-19 cases in the state, writing in a Facebook post he didn’t regret the decision. In the post, he said the original plan for his son to have 300-guest wedding was ditched
Continue Reading Protections under the Fair Housing Act will now cover LGBTQ Americans, the Biden administration announced Thursday, a move that allows the federal government to investigate complaints of housing discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. The new policy by the Department of Housing and Urban Development represents one of the earliest federal anti-discrimination changes
Continue Reading The allegation of “incitement” is central to the impeachment case House Democrats are making against former President Donald Trump because it ties his words and actions to the January 6 insurrection on Capitol Hill. The article of impeachment passed by the House in January reads, in part: “Donald John Trump engaged in high Crimes and
Continue ReadingHouse impeachment managers will finish arguing their case on Thursday that former President Donald Trump incited an insurrection one day after they showed violent and disturbing video footage of the attack on the US Capitol as they urged senators to convict at the Senate trial. The managers plan to conclude their case against Trump by
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden spoke with China’s President Xi Jinping for two hours late Wednesday, their first call since Biden took office. “Last night, I was on the phone for two straight hours with Xi Jinping,” Biden said Thursday as he met with a bipartisan group of senators to discuss infrastructure in the Oval Office. “And
Continue ReadingThe House impeachment managers presented senators with videos of their colleagues fleeing a pro-Trump mob, which breached the US Capitol shouting “stop the steal.” They showed the rioters searching for then-Vice President Mike Pence and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and rummaging through the senators’ desks on the chamber floor. Some of the Trump supporters were
Continue Reading On January 5, as results came in from the Senate runoff election in Georgia, the texts between President-elect Joe Biden’s senior staff went late into the night and into the next morning. With the Senate majority on the line, and full control of Washington in their grasp, the outcome of the two Georgia races would
Continue Reading President Joe Biden on Thursday will meet with a bipartisan group of senators to discuss rebuilding America’s infrastructure, a show of how the White House looks to move ahead with its agenda despite former President Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial. The senators — whom the White House has so far declined to name — will
Continue Reading A group of more than 100 former Republican officials have discussed the possibility of forming a conservative party due to their unhappiness with the direction of the GOP under former President Donald Trump and the likelihood he’ll be acquitted at the end of his second impeachment trial, according to Republicans who participated in the conversation.
Continue Reading The State Department is planning Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s first international trips in mid-to-late March, two sources familiar with the preliminary conversations tell CNN. State Department officials are eyeing meetings with Blinken’s NATO counterparts in Brussels and a visit to the Asia Pacific as the secretary’s first stops, the source said. The order of
Continue ReadingAdvisers to former President Donald Trump say he still has not expressed remorse for the siege at the US Capitol, which could end up being important for Senate jurors to consider after House impeachment managers on Wednesday released new video of the violent mob’s assault on January 6. One of the new clips show then-Vice
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