McCarthy’s stumbles reveal Trump’s diminished influence over GOP
By Gabby Orr, CNN In the weeks since former President Donald Trump launched his third presidential campaign, few political moments have underscored…
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McCarthy’s stumbles reveal Trump’s diminished influence over GOP
By Gabby Orr, CNN In the weeks since former President Donald Trump launched his third presidential campaign, few political moments have underscored…
Continue Reading Biden honors January 6 democracy defenders: ‘History will remember your names’
By Phil Mattingly, Betsy Klein and Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden on Friday commemorated two years since the January 6, 2021, insurrection…
Continue Reading Pennsylvania Gov.-elect Shapiro taps Republican targeted by Trump for top state elections job
By Gregory Krieg, CNN Democrat Josh Shapiro, the incoming Pennsylvania governor, announced Thursday that he has selected Republican Al Schmidt, a…
Continue Reading US to send Bradley vehicles to Ukraine as part of new aid package
By Kevin Liptak, CNN The United States will supply Ukraine with Bradley fighting vehicles as part of a new security assistance package to the country…
Continue Reading How the speaker impasse is impacting US national security
By Natasha Bertrand, CNN The House’s inability to select a speaker is impacting US national security, Republican and Democratic lawmakers and…
Continue Reading Capitol Police ramp up security ahead of protests planned on two-year anniversary of January 6 insurrection
By Whitney Wild, CNN The US Capitol Police is ramping up its security posture and monitoring online chatter about planned protests set to occur on…
Continue Reading South Carolina’s six-week abortion ban struck down by state Supreme Court
By Tierney Sneed and Devan Cole, CNN The South Carolina state Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the state’s six-week ban on abortion violates…
Continue Reading Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson set to publish ‘Lovely One’ memoir
By Devan Cole, CNN Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson is planning to release a memoir on her life titled “Lovely One,” the…
Continue Reading Biden announces new migration programs as he prepares to visit the border on Sunday
By Kevin Liptak and Priscilla Alvarez, CNN President Joe Biden on Thursday announced he is expanding a program to accept up to 30,000 migrants per…
Continue Reading Democratic senators say Navy response to suicides on board aircraft carrier is unacceptable
By Oren Liebermann, CNN The Navy’s response to a series of suicides on board a US aircraft carrier was unacceptable, according to two…
Continue Reading The clerk presiding during the speaker vote is no stranger to turbulent times in the House
By Chandelis Duster, CNN Cheryl Johnson, the House clerk who has presided over the contentious votes taking place this week during the speakership…
Continue Reading First on CNN: Biden to honor 12 people with Presidential Citizens Medal on two-year anniversary of January 6 insurrection
By MJ Lee, Senior White House correspondent President Joe Biden on Friday plans to mark the two-year anniversary of the January 6, 2021, insurrection…
Continue Reading Michigan Sen. Debbie Stabenow won’t seek reelection in 2024
By Shania Shelton, CNN Sen. Debbie Stabenow will not seek reelection in 2024, the longtime Michigan Democrat said Thursday, opening up a Senate seat…
Continue Reading House adjourns for third day without picking a speaker in longest contest in 164 years
By Clare Foran, Manu Raju, Melanie Zanona, Annie Grayer and Kristin Wilson, CNN The House has adjourned for the third day without electing a new…
Continue Reading House adjourns for third day without picking a speaker in longest contest in 164 years
By Clare Foran, Manu Raju, Melanie Zanona, Annie Grayer and Kristin Wilson, CNN The House has adjourned for the third day without electing a new…
Continue Reading The lack of a new speaker has ground House business to a halt
By Jack Forrest, CNN House Republicans’ failure to elect a speaker after days of voting has frozen business in the chamber — and some GOP…
Continue Reading Jill Biden to undergo procedure for skin lesion
By Kate Bennett, CNN First lady Jill Biden will undergo a procedure next week to remove a lesion that was found during a routine skin cancer…
Continue Reading Special counsel Jack Smith gets trove of new documents from local election officials
By Zachary Cohen, CNN Special counsel Jack Smith has received a trove of new documents from local election officials in Wisconsin and Nevada who were…
Continue Reading Byron Donalds: Who is the hard-right’s new nominee for speaker?
By Jack Forrest, CNN The far-right of the House Republican Party nominated Rep. Byron Donalds from Florida for speaker as the floor fight over the…
Continue Reading Brazilian clerk allegedly defrauded by George Santos calls him ‘a professional liar’
By Julia Jones, AnneClaire Stapleton, Gregory Krieg, Marcia Reverdosa and Camilo Rocha, CNN A Brazilian former shop clerk allegedly defrauded out of…
Continue Reading A quarter of US service members have been food insecure, new report finds
By Haley Britzky, CNN Just over a quarter of US service members have experienced food insecurity in recent years, according to a new report from the…
Continue Reading First on CNN: McCarthy proposes key concessions after House adjourns for second day without electing a speaker
By Clare Foran, Melanie Zanona, Manu Raju and Lauren Fox, CNN After suffering yet another stinging defeat on Wednesday, in which he lost a sixth…
Continue Reading Biden says he intends to visit US-Mexico border during next week’s trip
By Phil Mattingly, Sam Fossum and Priscilla Alvarez, CNN President Joe Biden said on Wednesday he intends to visit the US-Mexico border when he…
Continue Reading Biden says he intends to visit US-Mexico border during next week’s trip
By Phil Mattingly, Sam Fossum and Priscilla Alvarez, CNN President Joe Biden said on Wednesday he intends to visit the US-Mexico border when he…
Continue Reading FBI, ATF and DC police increase reward for information on pipe bombs found near RNC and DNC headquarters to $500,000
By Hannah Rabinowitz, Devan Cole and Holmes Lybrand, CNN The FBI, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Washington, DC,…
Continue Reading The lawmaker trying to unite Republicans around McCarthy’s speakership bid
By Chandelis Duster, CNN As House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy struggles to secure votes within his party to secure speakership of the chamber, he has…
Continue Reading Rep.-elect George Santos admitted to using stolen checks in Brazil in 2008, documents show
By AnneClaire Stapleton, Julia Vargas Jones and Marcia Reverdosa, CNN Republican Rep.-elect George Santos admitted to stealing a man’s…
Continue Reading Rep.-elect George Santos admitted to using stolen checks in Brazil in 2008, documents show
By AnneClaire Stapleton, Julia Vargas Jones and Marcia Reverdosa, CNN Republican Rep.-elect George Santos admitted to stealing a man’s…
Continue Reading Biden and McConnell show off their bipartisan bonafides in Kentucky
By MJ Lee, Kevin Liptak and Sam Fossum, CNN A rare scene unfolded Wednesday in Covington, Kentucky: President Joe Biden stood alongside Senate…
Continue Reading Hakeem Jeffries makes history as the first Black lawmaker to lead a party in Congress
By Shawna Mizelle, CNN Hakeem Jeffries made history as the first Black lawmaker to lead a party in Congress, addressing the 118th Congress for the…
Continue Reading CNN Exclusive: A single Iranian attack drone found to contain parts from more than a dozen US companies
By Natasha Bertrand Parts made by more than a dozen US and Western companies were found inside a single Iranian drone downed in Ukraine last fall,…
Continue Reading Rep.-elect George Santos admitted to using stolen checks in Brazil in 2008, documents show
By AnneClaire Stapleton, Julia Vargas Jones and Marcia Reverdosa, CNN Republican Rep.-elect George Santos admitted to stealing a man’s…
Continue Reading The lack of a new speaker has ground House business to a halt
By Jack Forrest, CNN House Republicans’ failure to elect a speaker after days of voting has frozen business in the chamber — and some GOP…
Continue Reading Here are the 20 House Republicans who voted against McCarthy for speaker on the third ballot
By Annie Grayer, Clare Foran, Kristin Wilson, Jessica Dean and Sonnet Swire, CNN Republican leader Kevin McCarthy suffered a third rebuke for speaker…
Continue Reading FDA to allow pharmacies to dispense abortion pills to patients
By Katherine Dillinger and Evan Perez, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration is allowing certified pharmacies to dispense the abortion medication…
Continue Reading Here are the 20 House Republicans who voted against McCarthy for speaker on the third ballot
By Annie Grayer, Clare Foran, Kristin Wilson, Jessica Dean and Sonnet Swire, CNN Republican leader Kevin McCarthy suffered a third rebuke for speaker…
Continue Reading Supreme Court asked to step in on New York concealed carry firearm law
By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter New York Attorney General Letitia James asked the Supreme Court on Tuesday to allow a new state law…
Continue Reading US had ‘direct conversations’ with Russia on Paul Whelan since Griner’s release, State Department says
By Jennifer Hansler, CNN US officials “have had direct conversations with Russian officials regarding Paul Whelan,” an American…
Continue Reading Jim Jordan nominated for speaker by conservative hardliners amid GOP infighting for House leadership
By Sonnet Swire, CNN Conservative hardliners nominated Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio on Tuesday to be speaker of the House during the chamber’s…
Continue Reading 4 big student loan forgiveness questions loom
By Katie Lobosco, CNN Federal student loan borrowers are facing a lot of uncertainty about their future payments. The fate of President Joe…
Continue Reading House adjourns after chaotic day without electing a speaker as McCarthy fails to lock down votes
By Clare Foran, Annie Grayer, Melanie Zanona and Kristin Wilson, CNN The new House GOP majority is locked in a chaotic once-in-a-century fight to…
Continue Reading Two charged with attacks on four power substations in Washington state
By Holmes Lybrand and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN Two men were arrested on New Year’s Eve for allegedly shutting down four Washington state power…
Continue Reading House adjourns without a speaker as McCarthy fails to lock down votes
By Clare Foran, Melanie Zanona, Annie Grayer and Kristin Wilson, CNN The House of Representatives moved to adjourn until Wednesday after Republican…
Continue Reading Kevin McCarthy, the view from home
By Kyung Lah, CNN The young man smiling in the last Bakersfield High School student newspaper for the 1983 school year was captioned —…
Continue Reading Andy Biggs: Meet the long-shot conservative challenger for speaker
By Jack Forrest, CNN Hard-right Arizona Republican Rep. Andy Biggs mounted a long-shot bid against GOP leader Kevin McCarthy on Tuesday in the race…
Continue Reading No. 2 House Republican on GOP’s radar as party gears up for speakership fight
By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN All eyes are on a number of top House Republicans, including Louisiana Rep. Steve Scalise, after Tuesday’s…
Continue Reading Florida Gov. DeSantis begins second term with spotlight on presidential ambitions
By Gregory Krieg and Jeff Zeleny, CNN Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis swore an oath to a second term in office on Tuesday, trumpeting the state under his…
Continue Reading George Santos set to be sworn in to Congress amid mounting scrutiny and condemnation
By Kate Sullivan, CNN Rep.-elect George Santos of New York is scheduled to be sworn in to Congress on Tuesday as he faces mounting scrutiny and…
Continue Reading For freshman members of Congress, January 3 feels a bit like first day of school
By Jessica Dean and Clare Foran, CNN The 118th Congress will officially get underway Tuesday — and for freshman lawmakers, the transition can…
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