Former Afghanistan envoy says he quit because debate wasn’t rooted in reality
By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden’s former Afghanistan envoy, Zalmay Khalilzad, said he quit the administration because internal debates…
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Pelosi says Democrats plan to have ‘agreement’ on spending bill and vote on bipartisan infrastructure bill in the next week
By Veronica Stracqualursi and Daniella Diaz, CNN House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Sunday Democrats are planning to have an “agreement” on…
Continue ReadingBiden to detail core elements of $1.75 trillion economic and climate package in effort to jumpstart action on the Hill
CNN By Clare Foran, Daniella Diaz, Phil Mattingly, Kevin Liptak and Jeremy Diamond, CNN President Joe Biden will lay out long-awaited details of his…
Continue ReadingBiden hosts Manchin in Delaware to discuss finalizing spending bill
By Phil Mattingly and Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden hosted critical moderate Sen. Joe Manchin and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer at his…
Continue ReadingBiden pitches spending plans in New Jersey ahead of key week for Hill negotiations
CNN By Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden went to New Jersey to promote his economic agenda on Monday, amid a major week of negotiations with…
Continue ReadingTrump pick’s messy personal life worries Senate Republicans desperate to hold on to Pennsylvania seat
By Michael Warren and Sara Murray, CNN Sean Parnell may have the backing of former President Donald Trump, but the Pennsylvania Republican also has…
Continue ReadingObama says New Jersey Republican gubernatorial candidate won’t be a ‘champion of democracy’
By Ross Levitt, Artemis Moshtaghian and Athena Jones, CNN Former President Barack Obama, stumping in Newark, New Jersey Saturday, took aim at…
Continue ReadingObama implores Virginia Democrats to wake up ahead of governor’s race
By Dan Merica, CNN Former President Barack Obama urged voters to shake off their exhaustion with politics during his first in-person foray onto the…
Continue ReadingObama implores Virginia Democrats to wake up ahead of governor’s race
CNN By Dan Merica, CNN Former President Barack Obama urged voters to shake off their exhaustion with politics during his first in-person foray onto…
Continue ReadingUS Rep. Glenn Thompson released from Walter Reed following Covid-19 diagnosis
By Rachel Janfaza and Daniella Diaz, CNN Rep. Glenn Thompson was released from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Friday evening…
Continue ReadingWhite House makes massive change to resettlement program to help Afghan refugees
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Biden administration is taking an unprecedented step to resettle the 55,600 Afghan evacuees from the US military bases…
Continue ReadingBuffalo’s India Walton won the Democratic primary for mayor. Now she has to defeat incumbent Byron Brown — again
By Gregory Krieg, CNN On paper, India Walton is a shoo-in to become Buffalo’s next mayor. The Democratic nominee, who defeated incumbent Mayor…
Continue ReadingVirginia Democrats sue USPS over delayed delivery of election-related material
By Kiely Westhoff and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN The Virginia Democratic Party filed a lawsuit against the US Postal Service Friday, alleging local…
Continue ReadingBiden’s early-presidency getaways so far outpace Trump’s
By Betsy Klein, CNN President Joe Biden decamped to Wilmington on Friday, escaping the White House he’s likened to a “gilded cage”…
Continue ReadingJanuary 6 defendant spoke at far-right rally attended by Proud Boys, despite court order against associating with the group
By Andrew Kaczynski, Marshall Cohen and Em Steck, CNN An Arizona political commentator charged in the US Capitol riot spoke at a small right-wing…
Continue ReadingWhite House further postpones disclosure of JFK assassination documents, citing Covid
By Donald Judd, CNN The White House announced late Friday that it would further postpone the release of more documents related to the 1963…
Continue ReadingUS kills senior al Qaeda leader in Syria airstrike
By Barbara Starr, CNN Pentagon Correspondent An airstrike in northwest Syria Friday killed senior al Qaeda leader Abdul Hamid al-Matar, according to…
Continue ReadingTexas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick pays out $25,000 to Democrat who reported Republican voter fraud
By Kelly Mena, CNN A week after the 2020 election, Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick announced that he was offering up to $1 million — paid from his…
Continue ReadingJustice Sonia Sotomayor criticizes colleagues for allowing Texas abortion ban to remain in effect
By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter Justice Sonia Sotomayor sent a strong reminder Friday that she is not a justice looking to carve out…
Continue ReadingUS nearing a formal agreement to use Pakistan’s airspace to carry out military operations in Afghanistan
By Natasha Bertrand, Oren Liebermann, Zachary Cohen and Ellie Kaufman, CNN The Biden administration has told lawmakers that the US is nearing a…
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