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DOJ closes insider trading investigation into Sen. Richard Burr

January 19, 2021 6:28 pm CNN Newsource

The Justice Department has notified Republican Sen. Richard Burr of North Carolina that it has closed the insider trading investigation into him.…

Key takeaways from the first confirmation hearings for Biden nominees

January 19, 2021 5:33 pm CNN Newsource

With just one day left until President-elect Joe Biden takes office, five of his Cabinet nominees faced Senate panels as part of the first step of…

Members of extremist Oath Keepers group planned attack on US Capitol, prosecutors say

January 19, 2021 5:28 pm CNN

Prosecutors on Tuesday filed the first significant conspiracy charge in the US Capitol attack, alleging that three members of the so-called Oath…

Sen. Hawley blocks quick consideration of Biden’s Homeland Security nominee

January 19, 2021 5:15 pm CNN Newsource

Sen. Josh Hawley blocked quick consideration of President-elect Joe Biden’s Homeland Security nominee, Alejandro Mayorkas, on Tuesday, leaving…

Biden’s State Department pick reaches out for GOP allies as he promises policy shifts

January 19, 2021 5:00 pm CNN

Antony Blinken, President-elect Joe Biden’s pick to lead the State Department, indicated to Congress Tuesday that he plans to emphatically…

DOJ closes insider trading investigation into Sen. Richard Burr, source says

January 19, 2021 4:53 pm CNN Newsource

The Justice Department has notified Republican Sen. Richard Burr of North Carolina that it has closed the insider trading investigation into him, a…

US Army soldier allegedly attempted to help plan attack on soldiers abroad and 9/11 Memorial

January 19, 2021 4:30 pm CNN Newsource

A US Army soldier was arrested Tuesday on terrorism charges after federal prosecutors said he allegedly attempted to assist ISIS’ efforts to…

Biden’s daughter Ashley on not having traditional hand-off at White House on Inauguration Day: ‘I think we’re all OK with it’

January 19, 2021 4:21 pm CNN

President-elect Joe Biden‘s daughter, Ashley Biden, did her first network television interview with another member of the small club of…

Trump talked out of pardoning kids and Republican lawmakers

January 19, 2021 4:12 pm CNN

President Donald Trump received an unsettling warning on his final Saturday night in the White House. Huddled for a lengthy meeting with his legal…

Joe Biden grieves Covid victims on eve of his inauguration: ‘To heal, we must remember’

January 19, 2021 4:04 pm CNN

One of the great tragedies of the past year, as some 400,000 Americans lost their lives to Covid-19, was not only that many victims died alone…

Tiffany Trump announces engagement on her father’s final full day in office

January 19, 2021 2:53 pm CNN Newsource

Tiffany Trump, the youngest daughter of President Donald Trump, announced her engagement to Michael Boulos Tuesday. Her happy news — which…

Joe Biden arrives in Washington on eve of inauguration

January 19, 2021 2:17 pm CNN

President-elect Joe Biden arrived in Washington, DC, on Tuesday for the start of his inaugural ceremonies at a dark and solemn moment in American…

Biden transition finds culture of coronavirus denial throughout Trump’s federal government

January 19, 2021 2:01 pm CNN Newsource

Joe Biden’s transition team found a culture of coronavirus skepticism within Donald Trump’s federal government as they prepared to take…

Biden announces Rachel Levine as pick for assistant secretary at HHS, would be first transgender Senate-confirmed federal official

January 19, 2021 1:53 pm CNN Newsource

President-elect Joe Biden has nominated Dr. Rachel Levine to serve as assistant health secretary, and she would make history as the first out,…

Bitter, Trump skips chance to say splashy, high-profile farewell

January 19, 2021 1:46 pm CNN Newsource

A president’s most valuable commodity is time and Donald Trump is out of it. With a day remaining in his term, Trump was still consumed with…

Pompeo attacks multiculturalism, saying it is ‘not who America is’

January 19, 2021 1:39 pm CNN Newsource

With one day left in his tenure, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo took to his taxpayer-funded Twitter account and denounced multiculturalism, saying it…

Avril Haines, Biden’s DNI pick, pledges to keep politics out of intelligence after Trump’s wars with intelligence community

January 19, 2021 1:30 pm CNN Newsource

Avril Haines, President-elect Joe Biden’s nominee to be director of national intelligence, pledged Tuesday to turn the corner after President…

Joe Biden lands at Joint Base Andrews on the eve of his inauguration

January 19, 2021 1:24 pm CNN

President-elect Joe Biden landed at Joint Base Andrews outside Washington Tuesday for the start of his inaugural ceremonies at a dark and solemn…

12 Army National Guard members removed from inauguration duty

January 19, 2021 12:51 pm CNN

Twelve Army National Guard members have been removed from inauguration duty in Washington, DC, as part of the security vetting process initiated, in…

Biden’s pick to lead State Department to emphasize new direction at confirmation hearing

January 19, 2021 12:41 pm CNN Newsource

President-elect Joe Biden’s pick to lead the State Department indicated to Congress Wednesday that he plans to emphatically redirect the…