Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher, known as ‘Joe the Plumber,’ dies at 49
By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher, who became known as “Joe the Plumber” after pushing then-Sen. Barack…
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Biden marks 60th anniversary of March on Washington in wake of Jacksonville shooting: ‘We’re not going to remain silent’
By Donald Judd, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Monday marked the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington while issuing a stark warning…
Continue ReadingBiden administration makes the case for organized labor with potential autoworkers strike looming
By Sam Fossum (CNN) — The Biden administration made its most detailed argument to date on the benefits of organized labor with a potential…
Continue ReadingTakeaways from a busy and significant day in the Donald Trump criminal cases
By Jeremy Herb, Hannah Rabinowitz, Holmes Lybrand, Katelyn Polantz and Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — A trial date was set Monday for former…
Continue ReadingFormer Trump adviser Peter Navarro’s testimony in contempt case is ‘weak sauce,’ judge says
By Devan Cole, CNN Washington (CNN) — The federal judge overseeing Peter Navarro’s contempt of Congress criminal case on Monday called his…
Continue ReadingBiden traveling to Vietnam following G-20 summit next month
By Sam Fossum (CNN) — President Joe Biden will travel to Hanoi, Vietnam, on September 10 following the Group of 20 summit in India to meet with…
Continue ReadingFEMA announces $3 billion for climate resiliency as time runs low for Congress to replenish its disaster fund
By Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — In a record-breaking year of disasters, the Federal Emergency Management Agency is announcing nearly $3 billion…
Continue ReadingSchools got $190 billion in pandemic aid, but the funds haven’t reversed learning loss
By Katie Lobosco, CNN Washington (CNN) — America’s K-12 schools received the largest-ever infusion of federal aid to help them address…
Continue ReadingMcCarthy starts to plot Biden impeachment strategy while GOP skeptics remain
By Melanie Zanona, CNN (CNN) — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and top Republicans have begun to strategize about how to move forward with an…
Continue ReadingWho is Steve Jones, the judge who’ll decide whether to move Fulton County defendants’ cases to federal court?
By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — Federal district Judge Steve Jones of the Northern District of Georgia will hear requests from three…
Continue ReadingTrump’s federal election subversion trial to begin one day before Super Tuesday primary
By Hannah Rabinowitz, Holmes Lybrand and Devan Cole, CNN Washington (CNN) — The federal criminal trial of Donald Trump on charges he sought to…
Continue ReadingDeSantis leaves campaign trail and returns to Florida amid crises
By Steve Contorno, CNN (CNN) — With a tropical storm intensifying in the Gulf of Mexico and Florida’s largest city reeling from a racially…
Continue ReadingVivek Ramaswamy has Iowa voters curious, but not yet committed, after standout debate
CNN By Aaron Pellish, CNN Urbandale, Iowa (CNN) — At the conclusion of Vivek Ramaswamy’s second campaign stop here on Saturday – his sixth…
Continue ReadingVivek Ramaswamy has Iowa voters curious, but not yet committed, after standout debate
By Aaron Pellish, CNN Urbandale, Iowa (CNN) — At the conclusion of Vivek Ramaswamy’s second campaign stop here on Saturday – his sixth…
Continue ReadingThe Fulton County charges against Donald Trump face a major test Monday. Here’s what to watch for
CNN By Tierney Sneed and Jeremy Herb, CNN (CNN) — Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis will lay out the first details of her sprawling…
Continue ReadingThe Fulton County charges against Donald Trump face a major test Monday. Here’s what to watch for
By Tierney Sneed and Jeremy Herb, CNN (CNN) — Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis will lay out the first details of her sprawling…
Continue ReadingBiden spent August trying to escape Washington. But September realities await him
By Kevin Liptak, CNN The end of a presidential summer vacation makes for some abrupt trade-offs. The beach for budget battles. Pilates for politics.…
Continue ReadingTrump campaign says it has raised $7.1 million since Atlanta mug shot
By Kristen Holmes, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump’s campaign says it has raised $7.1 million since the former president was processed at an Atlanta…
Continue ReadingDeSantis super PAC pumps more than $12 million into major ad buy
By David Wright, CNN (CNN) — Never Back Down, the super PAC backing Ron DeSantis’ presidential campaign, made major additions to its…
Continue ReadingAbortion politics take center stage after Biden campaign capitalizes on GOP debate rift
By Arit John, CNN (CNN) — More than a year after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, Republican candidates remain split over how to move…
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