Politics Archives

Fact-checking 7 statistical claims from Biden’s (quite factual) economic speech

January 26, 2021 6:31 am CNN Newsource

President Joe Biden recited a flurry of figures in a Friday speech in which he urged Congress to pass the $1.9 trillion pandemic relief package he…

McConnell allows Senate power-sharing deal to advance after fight with Democrats over filibuster

January 26, 2021 5:35 am CNN Newsource

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell announced Monday that he will allow the 50-50 Senate to officially organize so Democrats can take control of…

Arizona Republicans wrestle with their party’s future

January 26, 2021 5:31 am CNN Newsource

C.J. Diegel scrolled down the Arizona Secretary of State’s website until he saw the box for “no party affiliation.” He clicked it,…

Fact check: Hawley makes misleading denial on post-election efforts

January 26, 2021 5:27 am CNN Newsource

One of the few US senators who led the effort to object to the electoral college results on January 6, Josh Hawley is now claiming that he was never…

Biden staffing up swiftly at Homeland Security to reverse Trump’s immigration policies

January 26, 2021 4:18 am CNN Newsource

The Department of Homeland Security, largely hollowed out over the last four years, is moving with urgency to staff agencies with people who had…

Biden tells CNN Trump’s impeachment trial ‘has to happen’

January 26, 2021 4:17 am CNN Newsource

President Joe Biden on Monday offered his most extensive comments since taking office on former President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial,…

Schumer navigates landmines from the left and the right as he assumes top Senate job

January 26, 2021 4:15 am CNN Newsource

It hasn’t even been a week since Chuck Schumer assumed his long-sought goal of becoming Senate majority leader. But he’s already been in…

John Roberts ducks the spotlight by skipping the second Trump impeachment trial

January 26, 2021 4:13 am CNN Newsource

Chief Justice John Roberts has long been a student of history, but this is one part of history — presiding at the second trial of Donald Trump…

5 things to know for January 26: Covid, White House, impeachment, India, Puerto Rico

January 26, 2021 3:18 am CNN Newsource

It’s been a year since Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna and seven others were killed in a helicopter crash, and teammates and loved ones are…

CNN survey shows some of America’s biggest companies still grappling with response to deadly US Capitol riot

January 26, 2021 3:02 am CNN Newsource

Despite the vocal pledges from some companies to take bold action following the deadly January 6 siege on the US Capitol, many of America’s…

Redmond councilors to consider allowing recreational marijuana sales

January 25, 2021 10:59 pm KTVZ

Recreational marijuana is legal across Oregon, but the city of Redmond has never authorized dispensaries within city limits.…

Could Trump derail his impeachment trial?

January 25, 2021 7:58 pm CNN Newsource

Once again, Donald Trump has thrown the legal and political system into uncharted waters. This time, the novel question is this: Can the US Senate…

Trump begins speaking with impeachment lawyer, even as he scrambles to build defense team

January 25, 2021 7:27 pm CNN Newsource

Former President Donald Trump is still working to assemble a full legal team for his Senate impeachment trial, people familiar with the matter told…

Sarah Sanders’ run for Arkansas governor to test value of ties to Trump

January 25, 2021 6:43 pm CNN Newsource

Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Monday became the first of what could be a wave of Republicans from former President Donald Trump’s inner circle to…

Biden reinstates Covid-19-related travel restrictions lifted by Trump

January 25, 2021 6:41 pm CNN Newsource

President Joe Biden on Monday reinstated the Covid-19 travel restrictions on non-US citizens who have been in Brazil, Ireland, the United Kingdom and…

Election technology company Dominion sues Giuliani for $1.3 billion over ‘Big Lie’ about election fraud

January 25, 2021 6:19 pm CNN Newsource

An election technology company that has been the focus of consistent conspiracy theories by Donald Trump and his allies has sued the former…

Supreme Court dismisses emoluments cases against Trump

January 25, 2021 6:14 pm CNN Newsource

The Supreme Court declined on Monday to hear a case concerning whether former President Donald Trump violated provisions of the Constitution that bar…

Senior Senate Republicans voice new optimism that a power-sharing deal could be within reach

January 25, 2021 5:34 pm CNN Newsource

Senior Senate Republicans expressed new optimism that the two parties could be within reach of a power-sharing agreement to allow the 50-50 Senate to…