Why Biden has a rare opportunity for early success
Over five decades in Washington, President Joe Biden has watched seven newly-elected presidents get started. Improbably, he has the chance for a…
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Capitol Police deny request to allow sledding, citing security concerns and Covid-19
The US Capitol Police have denied a request to allow sledding on the west side of the complex ahead of an expected snowstorm in the area.…
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First on CNN: Five of Trump’s impeachment defense attorneys leave team less than two weeks before trial
Five of former President Donald Trump’s impeachment defense team attorneys have stepped aside a little more than a week before his Senate trial…
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Two of Trump’s impeachment defense attorneys leave team less than two weeks before trial
With a little more than a week before his impeachment trial is set to begin, President Trump’s legal team is in tumult. Butch Bowers and…
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Two of Trump’s attorneys no longer on impeachment defense team
With a little more than a week before his impeachment trial is set to begin, President Trump’s legal team is in tumult. Butch Bowers and…
Continue ReadingSouth Carolina GOP censures Rep. Tom Rice after his vote to impeach Trump
The South Carolina Republican Party voted Saturday to formally censure Rep. Tom Rice for his vote to impeach former President Donald Trump in the…
Continue ReadingRep. Marjorie Taylor Greene boasts of ‘great’ conversation with Trump amid calls for her ouster
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene announced Saturday she had spoken with former President Donald Trump amid calls for her expulsion from Congress, saying…
Continue Reading From building the wall to bringing back coal: Some of Trump’s more notable broken promises
While Donald Trump’s first campaign for president was all about change, his argument for re-election was based on the premise that he had…
Continue Reading‘People are angry’: House Republicans who voted to impeach Trump face backlash at home
The 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach former President Donald Trump are facing a wave of anger at home, with Republican officials, donors and…
Continue ReadingPlan to vaccinate Guantanamo Bay detainees against Covid-19 has been paused
An earlier plan to give Guantanamo Bay detainees the Covid-19 vaccine has been paused as of Saturday, according to a US Pentagon official. Pentagon…
Continue ReadingMassachusetts Democratic congressman, vaccinated for Covid-19, tests positive for virus
Democratic Rep. Stephen Lynch of Massachusetts, who has been vaccinated for Covid-19, tested positive for the virus on Friday afternoon and remains…
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Arizona GOP chair Kelli Ward rejects calls for audit of party elections
Kelli Ward on Friday rejected calls for an audit into her recent reelection as the chair of the Arizona Republican Party and other party races,…
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McConnell and McCarthy crawl back to Trump’s side
The country is still traumatized by the January 6 riot at the Capitol. The five whose lives were taken are still being grieved, among them Brian…
Continue ReadingProposal to build permanent fence around the Capitol meets resistance
A recommendation from the acting chief of the US Capitol Police for permanent fencing and other enhanced security measures around the US Capitol in…
Continue ReadingBiden’s Supreme Court commission set to launch as some liberals are eager to pack the court
President Joe Biden will soon reveal the membership and agenda of a commission that would take the first modern-day look at reforming the Supreme…
Continue Reading Covering Obama, then Trump, now Biden: What’s changed?
We’re now more than a week out of the Trump era and a week into the Biden era. CNN’s What Matters newsletter talked to CNN reporter Kevin…
Continue Reading Republican operatives sweat Trump’s role in upcoming Senate primaries
Republicans tasked with taking back the Senate in 2022 are preparing for a contentious primary season, fearful that former President Donald Trump…
Continue ReadingFact check: No, Biden didn’t say that signing lots of executive orders makes you a dictator
President Joe Biden has signed more than 35 executive orders, actions and memorandums in his first week-and-a-half in the Oval Office. And some of…
Continue ReadingGeorge W. Bush to thank Dick Cheney, father of Liz Cheney, ‘for his daughter’s service’
Former President George W. Bush is making it clear that he supports Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming, the No. 3 Republican in the House, who voted to…
Continue Reading US spent $200 million sending 8,722 ventilators around the world and can’t find many now, watchdog finds
The Trump administration spent $200 million sending thousands of ventilators around the world, starting weeks after President Donald Trump touted…
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