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When will you get your stimulus payment, and how?

January 5, 2021 6:39 am CNN Newsource

A second round of stimulus payments are on the way and many eligible families are expected to receive the money this month. The first payments…

The final Trump loyalty test for Congress is coming

January 5, 2021 6:07 am CNN Newsource

The test for what the Republican Party will be in the wake of Donald Trump’s presidency is coming in a little over 24 hours and on the heels of…

As Georgia votes, Trump tries to destroy America’s faith in democracy

January 5, 2021 5:54 am CNN Newsource

Desperate, deluded and dangerous, President Donald Trump drove America deeper into a political abyss on Monday night in his zeal to steal an election…

Trump’s call could put the President in jeopardy, legal experts say

January 5, 2021 4:57 am CNN Newsource

Experienced prosecutors, election lawyers and some public officials have piled on calling for criminal investigations into whether President Donald…

The courage of Brad Raffensperger

January 5, 2021 3:30 am CNN Newsource

The hour-long recording of the President of the United States, defeated and desperate, begging Georgia’s secretary of state over the phone to…

Proud Boys leader arrested for allegedly burning Black Lives Matter banner at DC church

January 5, 2021 3:24 am CNN Newsource

The leader of the Proud Boys, Henry “Enrique” Tarrio, was arrested Monday in Washington, DC, for allegedly burning a Black Lives Matter…

5 things to know for January 5: Senate runoffs, Covid, transition, Jacob Blake, Iran

January 5, 2021 3:23 am CNN Newsource

Still waiting for the latest stimulus check? Find out when and how it’s coming your way. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed…

Georgia election will advance this fundamental change in US Senate

January 4, 2021 10:03 pm CNN Newsource

The one sure bet from Tuesday’s US Senate runoff elections in Georgia is that they will produce a Senate precariously balanced between the two…

Trump says he hopes Pence ‘comes through’ while he rallies for Georgia senators

January 4, 2021 8:50 pm CNN Newsource

President Donald Trump appeared zeroed-in on the vice president’s role in certifying the 2020 presidential election results as a potential Hail…

Get ready to watch Georgia count, again

January 4, 2021 8:32 pm CNN Newsource

The twin US Senate runoffs in Georgia mean everything in American government for the next two years. President-elect Joe Biden will either have a…

Federal judge hints at possible discipline against lawyer after another GOP election lawsuit is tossed

January 4, 2021 8:27 pm CNN Newsource

A federal judge in Washington, DC, suggested on Monday that lawyers representing the Wisconsin Voters Alliance and other groups, which have backed…

In majority-Black Georgia county, voting in Senate runoffs is more about fight to vote than right to vote

January 4, 2021 7:04 pm CNN Newsource

Johnny Thornton stood on his sprawling catfish farm, once a symbol of empowerment in this majority Black county, and explained how the local election…

Rep. Jamie Raskin honors late son in emotional tribute: ‘A radiant light in this broken world’

January 4, 2021 6:31 pm CNN Newsource

Rep. Jamie Raskin and his wife, Sarah, published an emotional tribute to their late son, Tommy, who died by suicide at 25 years old last week,…

Biden says electing Georgia’s Ossoff and Warnock would lead to $2,000 stimulus checks

January 4, 2021 5:53 pm CNN Newsource

President-elect Joe Biden said electing Democrats Jon Ossoff and Rev. Raphael Warnock in Tuesday’s runoff elections would end the gridlock in…

Pentagon approves DC mayor’s request to deploy National Guard for upcoming demonstrations

January 4, 2021 5:52 pm CNN Newsource

Acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller on Monday approved a request from the mayor of Washington to deploy DC National Guard forces to the city…

‘It’s a dark place’: Trump’s call a window into a President consumed

January 4, 2021 5:42 pm CNN Newsource

President Donald Trump had been trying for weeks to get Georgia’s secretary of state on the phone. Aghast at the thought he lost a state…

Kelly Loeffler says she will object to the certification of Biden’s Electoral College win

January 4, 2021 4:57 pm CNN Newsource

Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler of Georgia will oppose the certification of the Electoral College results on Wednesday, she said in a statement…

Georgia election official shoots down Trump’s election conspiracy theories

January 4, 2021 4:44 pm CNN Newsource

A top Georgia election official said Monday that “everybody’s vote did count” in the state’s November elections as he shot…

House Republicans rush to Trump’s defense over Georgia call as Democrats prep censure resolution

January 4, 2021 3:20 pm CNN Newsource

Many conservative House Republicans defended President Donald Trump in the aftermath of his phone call demanding Georgia Secretary of State Brad…

Trump’s hospital price transparency rule is now in effect. Here’s what that means.

January 4, 2021 2:46 pm CNN Newsource

Hospitals now have to disclose the rates they privately negotiate with insurers under a Trump administration rule that took effect Friday. While…