The US reported more than 4,000 Covid-19 deaths in one day for the first time ever
The US reported more than 4,000 Covid-19 deaths Thursday — the most virus-related deaths the country has reported in one day since the…
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Loeffler concedes Georgia Senate runoff to Warnock
Georgia Sen. Kelly Loeffler, the Republican incumbent, conceded her Senate runoff to Democratic Sen.-elect Raphael Warnock on Thursday — two…
Continue ReadingSecond Cabinet member announces resignation over Trump’s response to riot
Two of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet secretaries — Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos —…
Continue ReadingProsecutors ‘looking at all actors,’ including Trump, as charges are filed against Capitol rioters
Federal investigators are looking at everyone involved in the unrest at the US Capitol on Wednesday, including the role President Donald Trump played…
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Trump’s Education Secretary Betsy DeVos submits resignation
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has submitted her resignation, saying President Donald Trump’s role in spurring the mob that breached the US…
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Trump publicly acknowledges he won’t serve a second term a day after inciting mob
President Donald Trump conceded publicly for the first time Thursday that he will not serve a second term, stopping short of congratulating…
Continue ReadingInside the mob that swarmed the US Capitol
They came to Washington to protest an election they think has been stolen, and when violence began at the US Capitol, mob logic took over. CNN spoke…
Continue ReadingLaw enforcement missed key signs ahead of riot on US Capitol
Despite weeks of planning between federal and local police agencies ahead of Wednesday’s Trump rally—including tracking social…
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Trump’s ex-White House chief of staff John Kelly supports using 25th Amendment to remove the President
Former White House chief of staff John Kelly said Thursday that if he were a member of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet he would support using…
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Several Cabinet secretaries informally discuss invoking 25th Amendment but Pence ‘highly unlikely’ to pursue
Inquiries about invoking the 25th Amendment have been coming into Vice President Mike Pence’s advisers and those discussions have been under…
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Trump asking aides and lawyers about self-pardon power
President Donald Trump has been asking aides and lawyers, including White House counsel Pat Cipollone, about his self-pardon power, multiple sources…
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US marks deadliest day of Covid-19 pandemic as experts mull expanding vaccine distribution
The United States reported 3,865 Covid-19 deaths on Wednesday, the highest number of deaths reported in a single day since the pandemic began. The…
Continue ReadingWhat we know about the 4 deaths in the pro-Trump mob that stormed the Capitol
One woman was fatally shot by police and three people died of apparent medical emergencies Wednesday when a mob of President Trump’s supporters…
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Trump publicly acknowledges he won’t serve a second term day after inciting mob
President Donald Trump conceded publicly for the first time Thursday that he will not serve a second term, stopping short of congratulating…
Continue ReadingWorld leaders condemn ‘horrifying’ riot at US Capitol building
As America’s allies issued strong condemnations of rioters who stormed the US Capitol building in Washington on Wednesday, the nation’s…
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US Capitol Police officer has died following pro-Trump riot
A US Capitol Police officer has died from events stemming from Wednesday’s riot at the Capitol, three sources confirm to CNN, in which a mob of…
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A Confederate flag at the Capitol summons America’s demons
The American Capitol has long known violence in its halls. In 1814, the British stormed and burned it. In 1856, southern slaveholding Rep. Preston…
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‘His entire legacy was wiped out yesterday’: Hill Republicans ready to move on from Trump
Congressional Republicans are done with Donald Trump. Reeling from the one-two punch of losing the two Georgia Senate seats on Tuesday and what can…
Continue ReadingLawyer for Trump campaign withdraws after saying election cases were used to commit crime
A Pennsylvania lawyer who represented the Trump campaign in one of its early election challenges told a federal judge Thursday “the client has…
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Calls grow in Congress for Trump to be removed by impeachment or the 25th Amendment
A growing number of lawmakers — including from Democratic leadership — are calling for President Donald Trump to be removed from office…
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