GOP Sen. Ron Johnson mouths to GOP luncheon that climate change is ‘bullsh*t’
By Em Steck, Andrew Kaczynski and Drew Myers, CNN Sen. Ron Johnson insisted again last week that he is not a climate change denier, but CNN’s…
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Senate hopeful J.D. Vance apologizes for criticizing Trump as ‘reprehensible’ in deleted tweets
By Michael Warren, Em Steck and Andrew Kaczynski, CNN J.D. Vance, a venture capitalist and best-selling author who last week entered the Republican…
Continue ReadingLawmaker donates suit he wore to clean up Capitol riot to Smithsonian, 6 months after deadly insurrection
By Annie Grayer, CNN Around 11 p.m. ET on January 6, Rep. Andy Kim was walking around the US Capitol with a trash bag in hand, trying to clean up…
Continue ReadingBiden predicts US to reach 160 million fully vaccinated Americans by the end of this week
By Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden announced on Tuesday that the United States is projected to reach the mark of 160 million fully vaccinated…
Continue Reading‘One of the greatest American success stories’: Dr. Reiner on Covid fight
Dr. Jonathan Reiner discusses the progress the US has made combating Covid-19 and what work still needs to be…
Continue ReadingProblem Solvers Caucus backs bipartisan infrastructure deal, calls for ‘expeditious, stand-alone vote in the House’
By Clare Foran, Annie Grayer and Ryan Nobles, CNN The House Problem Solvers Caucus, a group of Democratic and Republican lawmakers, on Tuesday…
Continue ReadingDramatic Capitol riot videos used in court tell a harrowing story
The Department of Justice is releasing more of the video evidence it is using against Capitol rioters in court. Here’s what we are learning from this…
Continue Reading‘They need a radical restructure’: Six months after January 6, Capitol Police struggling to adapt to threats
By Whitney Wild, Jeremy Herb, Zachary Cohen, Jamie Gangel and Katie Bo Williams, CNN Amid mounting concern about a fresh wave of pro-Trump violence…
Continue ReadingRepublican policy guru wants to end California’s ‘one-party monopoly’
By Maeve Reston, CNN California Republicans have been struggling in the political wilderness, failing to capture a single statewide office since 2006…
Continue ReadingJ.D. Vance apologizes for saying anything bad about Trump
Author J.D. Vance has joined the race for an Ohio Senate seat. The author of ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ has gone from criticizing Donald Trump to praising…
Continue ReadingHillbilly Elegy author enters large, pro-Trump GOP field for Ohio Senate seat
By Michael Warren, Dan Merica and Alex Rogers, CNN The Republican primary for Ohio’s open Senate seat got even more crowded Thursday with the…
Continue ReadingRepublicans consider dividing up Nashville district to gain US House seat
By Alex Rogers, CNN Rep. Jim Cooper has represented Nashville in the House for nearly 20 years, and a nearby district before that for another dozen,…
Continue ReadingMaricopa County supervisor on rejecting calls from Trump allies: ‘Whatever needed to be said, needed to be said in a courtroom’
By Devan Cole, CNN A Republican official from a key Arizona county said Monday that he had rejected calls from President Donald Trump’s White…
Continue ReadingArizona election official on why he rejected calls from Trump allies
Clint Hickman, the then-Chair of the Board of Supervisors of Arizona’s Maricopa County, spoke with CNN’s Michael Smerconish on why he didn’t return…
Continue ReadingProgressive Capitol Hill duo has worked on family issues for nearly 30 years — and they aren’t done yet
CNN’s Dana Bash sits down with Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) and Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) to discuss their decades-long efforts to advance legislation to…
Continue ReadingProgressive Capitol Hill duo has worked on family issues for nearly 30 years — and they aren’t done yet
By Dana Bash and Abbie Sharpe, CNN When Rep. Rosa DeLauro first introduced legislation to expand the child tax credit 18 years ago, even her fellow…
Continue ReadingPaul Whelan returns to Russian labor camp after being sent to medical facility
By Jennifer Hansler, CNN Paul Whelan, an American detained in Russia, returned to his labor camp last Wednesday after spending nearly three weeks in…
Continue ReadingHow much money could Biden raise for infrastructure through tougher IRS enforcement? It’s not clear
By Katie Lobosco, CNN President Joe Biden wants to raise money for his ambitious economic agenda by ramping up enforcement at the Internal Revenue…
Continue ReadingCORONAVIRUS WRAP: DELTA VARIANT CASES ON THE RISE
Delta variant is behind California’s Covid-19 positivity rate…
Continue ReadingThe 10 Senate seats most likely to flip in 2022
By Simone Pathe, CNN Congress is out of session with lawmakers back home for the holiday recess — a traditional time for fireworks, parades,…
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