The quotable words of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas
By Joan Biskupic, CNN legal analyst & Supreme Court biographer Justice Clarence Thomas‘ unconventional ideas, daring rhetoric and booming…
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A key Cabinet role isn’t filled nine months into Biden’s presidency. Here’s why that matters
By Kate Sullivan, CNN Nine months after taking office, President Joe Biden still doesn’t have a permanent director of a critical agency in his…
Continue ReadingFree community college is out of Biden’s plan, but a bigger Pell grant could still help cut costs
By Katie Lobosco, CNN President Joe Biden’s plan to make tuition free at community colleges is unlikely to make it into the final bill to…
Continue ReadingInflation to fall to acceptable levels in second half of 2022, Treasury secretary says
By Chandelis Duster, CNN US inflation levels are not expected to decrease to acceptable levels until the latter part of 2022, Treasury Secretary…
Continue ReadingInflation to fall to acceptable levels in second half of 2022, Treasury secretary says
CNN By Chandelis Duster, CNN US inflation levels are not expected to decrease to acceptable levels until the latter part of 2022, Treasury Secretary…
Continue ReadingPelosi floats Democrats acting alone as ‘one path’ to raising debt ceiling but still hopes for bipartisanship
By Veronica Stracqualursi and Daniella Diaz, CNN House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday suggested that the budget reconciliation process could be one…
Continue ReadingFormer Afghanistan envoy says he quit because debate wasn’t rooted in reality
By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden’s former Afghanistan envoy, Zalmay Khalilzad, said he quit the administration because internal debates…
Continue ReadingPelosi says Democrats plan to have ‘agreement’ on spending bill and vote on bipartisan infrastructure bill in the next week
By Veronica Stracqualursi and Daniella Diaz, CNN House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Sunday Democrats are planning to have an “agreement” on…
Continue ReadingBiden to detail core elements of $1.75 trillion economic and climate package in effort to jumpstart action on the Hill
CNN By Clare Foran, Daniella Diaz, Phil Mattingly, Kevin Liptak and Jeremy Diamond, CNN President Joe Biden will lay out long-awaited details of his…
Continue ReadingBiden hosts Manchin in Delaware to discuss finalizing spending bill
By Phil Mattingly and Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden hosted critical moderate Sen. Joe Manchin and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer at his…
Continue ReadingBiden pitches spending plans in New Jersey ahead of key week for Hill negotiations
CNN By Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden went to New Jersey to promote his economic agenda on Monday, amid a major week of negotiations with…
Continue ReadingTrump pick’s messy personal life worries Senate Republicans desperate to hold on to Pennsylvania seat
By Michael Warren and Sara Murray, CNN Sean Parnell may have the backing of former President Donald Trump, but the Pennsylvania Republican also has…
Continue ReadingObama says New Jersey Republican gubernatorial candidate won’t be a ‘champion of democracy’
By Ross Levitt, Artemis Moshtaghian and Athena Jones, CNN Former President Barack Obama, stumping in Newark, New Jersey Saturday, took aim at…
Continue ReadingObama implores Virginia Democrats to wake up ahead of governor’s race
By Dan Merica, CNN Former President Barack Obama urged voters to shake off their exhaustion with politics during his first in-person foray onto the…
Continue ReadingObama implores Virginia Democrats to wake up ahead of governor’s race
CNN By Dan Merica, CNN Former President Barack Obama urged voters to shake off their exhaustion with politics during his first in-person foray onto…
Continue ReadingUS Rep. Glenn Thompson released from Walter Reed following Covid-19 diagnosis
By Rachel Janfaza and Daniella Diaz, CNN Rep. Glenn Thompson was released from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Friday evening…
Continue ReadingWhite House makes massive change to resettlement program to help Afghan refugees
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Biden administration is taking an unprecedented step to resettle the 55,600 Afghan evacuees from the US military bases…
Continue ReadingBuffalo’s India Walton won the Democratic primary for mayor. Now she has to defeat incumbent Byron Brown — again
By Gregory Krieg, CNN On paper, India Walton is a shoo-in to become Buffalo’s next mayor. The Democratic nominee, who defeated incumbent Mayor…
Continue ReadingVirginia Democrats sue USPS over delayed delivery of election-related material
By Kiely Westhoff and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN The Virginia Democratic Party filed a lawsuit against the US Postal Service Friday, alleging local…
Continue ReadingBiden’s early-presidency getaways so far outpace Trump’s
By Betsy Klein, CNN President Joe Biden decamped to Wilmington on Friday, escaping the White House he’s likened to a “gilded cage”…
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