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Mike Pence is in a weird spot

January 3, 2021 6:19 am CNN

“And now for something completely different,” John Cleese routinely intoned between absurdist sketches on “Monty Python’s…

More people are moving to Georgia than ever before. Many are bringing their Democratic politics with them

January 3, 2021 3:30 am CNN Newsource

Andrew Lu moved to Georgia in 2017. By 2018, he was canvassing for Stacey Abrams’ gubernatorial campaign. The 35-year-old, who was working in…

Appeals court dismisses Gohmert case asking Pence to interfere in Electoral College vote count

January 3, 2021 3:28 am CNN Newsource

A federal court on Saturday dismissed an appeal from Texas Rep. Louie Gohmert in his lawsuit to force Vice President Mike Pence to interfere in the…

Homes of McConnell and Pelosi are vandalized

January 2, 2021 7:10 pm CNN

The homes of the two highest-ranking members of Congress — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell — have been…

The Sunrise Movement is an early winner in the Biden transition. Now comes the hard part.

January 2, 2021 5:26 pm CNN Newsource

The Sunrise Movement, a youth-led climate activist group, has quickly announced itself as one of the most influential progressive forces in the…

Concern mounts over government cyber agency’s struggle to respond to hack fallout

January 2, 2021 2:44 pm CNN Newsource

With Microsoft acknowledging for the first time this past week that suspected Russian hackers behind a massive government security breach also gained…

Nearly a dozen Republican senators announce plans to vote against counting electoral votes

January 2, 2021 2:35 pm CNN

Nearly a dozen Republican senators and senators-elect announced Saturday they will vote against counting electoral votes next week when Congress is…

Trump attacks No. 2 Senate Republican as the President turns on allies in his final days in office

January 2, 2021 2:29 pm CNN

President Donald Trump is spending his final days in office attacking leadership within his own party, this time the second-highest ranking…

Trump and Hawley set off Republican meltdown with Georgia elections looming

January 2, 2021 2:16 pm CNN

President Donald Trump is stoking division in the Republican ranks days before control of the Senate — and the balance of power in Washington…

Why Donald Trump poses an existential threat to the future of the Republican Party

January 2, 2021 11:55 am CNN

On the first day of 2021, President Donald Trump signaled the war to come within the Republican Party. “I hope to see the great Governor of…

Delayed AG pick raises pressure on Biden to field a diverse leadership team at Justice Department

January 2, 2021 9:45 am CNN Newsource

The longer that President-elect Joe Biden takes to select his pick for US attorney general, the more pressure builds on him to staff his Justice…

‘Everything is at stake’: How abortion became a key issue in the Georgia Senate runoffs

January 2, 2021 7:16 am CNN Newsource

Both opponents and supporters of abortion rights are investing heavily in the Georgia Senate runoff election next week, underscoring in their…

These are the volunteers who drove across the country to register voters in the Georgia runoff

January 2, 2021 4:09 am CNN Newsource

It took one text from a friend to convince Graco Hernandez to drive thousands of miles to help in Georgia’s election. The recent political…

Federal judge throws out Gohmert lawsuit asking Pence to interfere in Electoral College count

January 1, 2021 11:29 pm CNN

A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit from Rep. Louie Gohmert of Texas and several Arizona Republicans seeking to force Vice President Mike Pence…

Virginia state senator dies at age 60 after contracting Covid-19

January 1, 2021 10:43 pm CNN Newsource

Virginia state Sen. Ben Chafin Jr. has died after contracting Covid-19, according to a statement from his office. He was 60 years old. “State…

Execution date for the only woman on federal death row is reinstated

January 1, 2021 6:06 pm CNN Newsource

A group of three judges on the DC Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Friday that a lower court judge was wrong when he vacated an execution date for Lisa…

READ: Ruling dismissing Gohmert’s lawsuit against Pence

January 1, 2021 6:00 pm CNN Newsource

Federal Judge Jeremy Kernodle on Friday threw out a lawsuit from Republican Rep. Louie Gohmert of Texas and several Arizona Republicans seeking to…

US and Iran ratchet up military activity as concerns increase ahead of Soleimani killing anniversary

January 1, 2021 3:01 pm CNN Newsource

The US and Iran charged each other with ratcheting up tensions in the Persian Gulf as concerns about potential conflict build days before Iran marks…

Former Pennsylvania Gov. and US Attorney General Dick Thornburgh dead at 88

January 1, 2021 2:59 pm CNN Newsource

Richard “Dick” Thornburgh, a former Republican governor of Pennsylvania who went on to serve as US attorney general under two presidents,…

Senate Democrats push for $2,000 stimulus checks as clock winds down on 116th Congress

January 1, 2021 1:38 pm CNN Newsource

Senate Democrats and independent Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont pushed, without success, for a Senate vote on $2,000 stimulus checks Friday as the…