Milley pressed on claims he was concerned Trump would attempt coup
By Zachary Cohen and Michael Conte, CNN Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley said Wednesday he wouldn’t comment on a recent book…
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House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy is pulling his five Republican members selected to join the House committee that’s investigating the January 6…
Continue ReadingMcCarthy pulls his 5 GOP members from 1/6 committee after Pelosi rejects 2 of his picks
By Annie Grayer and Jeremy Herb, CNN House Republicans balked at participating in the House committee that’s investigating the January 6…
Continue Reading5 things to watch during CNN’s town hall with Joe Biden
By Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden is set to face key questions on how his administration will handle some of the most pressing issues facing…
Continue ReadingUS extends Covid-19 travel restrictions with Canada and Mexico through August 21
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Biden administration is extending non-essential travel restrictions for the US northern and southern borders until…
Continue ReadingMcConnell says GOP will not vote to raise debt ceiling, setting up clash in Congress
By Daniella Diaz, Manu Raju, Lauren Fox and Ted Barrett, CNN Republicans will not vote to increase the federal borrowing limit, Senate Minority…
Continue ReadingEx-Army Ranger weaponized military training to aid Capitol rioters, judge says
By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN A federal judge on Tuesday ordered Capitol rioter and ex-Army Ranger Robert Morss to remain in jail before trial, ruling…
Continue ReadingEx-Army Ranger weaponized military training during Capitol riot, judge says
A federal judge ordered Capitol rioter and ex-Army Ranger Robert Morss to remain in jail before trial, and criticized him for using his training to…
Continue ReadingAd hoc extremist groups come into focus in post-January 6 criminal charges
By Katelyn Polantz, CNN When officers arrested Robert Morss of Pennsylvania on charges related to the January 6 Capitol riot, they found in his car a…
Continue ReadingSee what Ted Cruz is doing to frustrate Republicans and Democrats
Ted Cruz is facing resistance for pressuring the Biden administration to look over a policy on Russia which is blocking diplomats from being…
Continue ReadingPersonal threats, election lies and punishing new laws rattle election officials, raising fears of a mass exodus
By Fredreka Schouten, CNN Maribeth Witzel-Behl had run elections in Madison, Wisconsin, for 15 years when the 2020 election arrived, bringing…
Continue ReadingBiden and Schumer working fast to confirm judges and counter Trump’s reshaping of the federal bench
By Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden and the Democrat-led Senate are working quickly to appoint judges from a broad range of backgrounds to the…
Continue ReadingMichael Avenatti, newly sentenced for extortion, faces trial this week for allegedly defrauding clients
By Erica Orden, CNN Michael Avenatti, the celebrity lawyer who rose to fame as an antagonist of former President Donald Trump, faces opening…
Continue ReadingTed Cruz is blocking diplomats from being confirmed, and it has nothing to do with their qualifications
By Kylie Atwood and Nicole Gaouette, CNN An extraordinary effort by Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas to block nominees from being confirmed to vital…
Continue ReadingHow to watch the Biden CNN town hall
By Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden will participate in a CNN town hall on Wednesday in Cincinnati, Ohio, just over six months after taking…
Continue ReadingRepublicans block vote on bipartisan infrastructure bill, pushing for more time to write it
By Alex Rogers and Manu Raju, CNN Senate Republicans blocked a vote Wednesday to start debate on a $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill, as…
Continue ReadingJill Biden heads to Tokyo amid growing concern about Covid and the Olympics
By Kate Bennett, CNN Jill Biden departs Wednesday morning for a five-day international trip to Tokyo, Japan, her first solo trip abroad as first lady…
Continue ReadingCalifornia businessman indicted on lobbying charges has counted Trump among his ‘closest friends’
By Paul LeBlanc, CNN The illegal foreign lobbying charges brought against Tom Barrack on Tuesday punctuate a winding business and political career…
Continue ReadingFederal judge blocks Arkansas’ near-total abortion ban
By Caroline Kelly and Rebekah Riess, CNN US District Judge Kristine G. Baker on Tuesday temporarily blocked an Arkansas ban on nearly all abortions…
Continue ReadingHouse Republicans sharpen plan of attack on Democrats’ January 6 probe
By Lauren Fox, Melanie Zanona and Manu Raju, CNN Republicans on the House’s new investigative committee are gearing up for a protracted clash…
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