The quotable words of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas
By Joan Biskupic, CNN legal analyst & Supreme Court biographer Justice Clarence Thomas‘ unconventional ideas, daring rhetoric and booming…
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A key Cabinet role isn’t filled nine months into Biden’s presidency. Here’s why that matters
By Kate Sullivan, CNN Nine months after taking office, President Joe Biden still doesn’t have a permanent director of a critical agency in his…
Continue Reading Free community college is out of Biden’s plan, but a bigger Pell grant could still help cut costs
By Katie Lobosco, CNN President Joe Biden’s plan to make tuition free at community colleges is unlikely to make it into the final bill to…
Continue Reading Inflation to fall to acceptable levels in second half of 2022, Treasury secretary says
By Chandelis Duster, CNN US inflation levels are not expected to decrease to acceptable levels until the latter part of 2022, Treasury Secretary…
Continue Reading Pelosi floats Democrats acting alone as ‘one path’ to raising debt ceiling but still hopes for bipartisanship
By Veronica Stracqualursi and Daniella Diaz, CNN House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday suggested that the budget reconciliation process could be one…
Continue Reading Former Afghanistan envoy says he quit because debate wasn’t rooted in reality
By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden’s former Afghanistan envoy, Zalmay Khalilzad, said he quit the administration because internal debates…
Continue Reading Inflation to fall to acceptable levels in second half of 2022, Treasury secretary says
By Chandelis Duster, CNN US inflation levels are not expected to decrease to acceptable levels until the latter part of 2022, Treasury Secretary…
Continue Reading Biden to detail core elements of $1.75 trillion economic and climate package in effort to jumpstart action on the Hill
By Clare Foran, Daniella Diaz, Phil Mattingly, Kevin Liptak and Jeremy Diamond, CNN President Joe Biden will lay out long-awaited details of his…
Continue Reading Pelosi says Democrats plan to have ‘agreement’ on spending bill and vote on bipartisan infrastructure bill in the next week
By Veronica Stracqualursi and Daniella Diaz, CNN House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Sunday Democrats are planning to have an “agreement” on…
Continue Reading Biden hosts Manchin in Delaware to discuss finalizing spending bill
By Phil Mattingly and Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden hosted critical moderate Sen. Joe Manchin and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer at his…
Continue Reading Biden pitches spending plans in New Jersey ahead of key week for Hill negotiations
By Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden went to New Jersey to promote his economic agenda on Monday, amid a major week of negotiations with…
Continue Reading Trump pick’s messy personal life worries Senate Republicans desperate to hold on to Pennsylvania seat
By Michael Warren and Sara Murray, CNN Sean Parnell may have the backing of former President Donald Trump, but the Pennsylvania Republican also has…
Continue Reading Obama says New Jersey Republican gubernatorial candidate won’t be a ‘champion of democracy’
By Ross Levitt, Artemis Moshtaghian and Athena Jones, CNN Former President Barack Obama, stumping in Newark, New Jersey Saturday, took aim at…
Continue Reading Obama implores Virginia Democrats to wake up ahead of governor’s race
By Dan Merica, CNN Former President Barack Obama urged voters to shake off their exhaustion with politics during his first in-person foray onto the…
Continue Reading Obama implores Virginia Democrats to wake up ahead of governor’s race
By Dan Merica, CNN Former President Barack Obama urged voters to shake off their exhaustion with politics during his first in-person foray onto the…
Continue Reading US Rep. Glenn Thompson released from Walter Reed following Covid-19 diagnosis
By Rachel Janfaza and Daniella Diaz, CNN Rep. Glenn Thompson was released from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Friday evening…
Continue Reading White House makes massive change to resettlement program to help Afghan refugees
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Biden administration is taking an unprecedented step to resettle the 55,600 Afghan evacuees from the US military bases…
Continue Reading Buffalo’s India Walton won the Democratic primary for mayor. Now she has to defeat incumbent Byron Brown — again
By Gregory Krieg, CNN On paper, India Walton is a shoo-in to become Buffalo’s next mayor. The Democratic nominee, who defeated incumbent Mayor…
Continue Reading Virginia Democrats sue USPS over delayed delivery of election-related material
By Kiely Westhoff and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN The Virginia Democratic Party filed a lawsuit against the US Postal Service Friday, alleging local…
Continue Reading Biden’s early-presidency getaways so far outpace Trump’s
By Betsy Klein, CNN President Joe Biden decamped to Wilmington on Friday, escaping the White House he’s likened to a “gilded cage”…
Continue Reading January 6 defendant spoke at far-right rally attended by Proud Boys, despite court order against associating with the group
By Andrew Kaczynski, Marshall Cohen and Em Steck, CNN An Arizona political commentator charged in the US Capitol riot spoke at a small right-wing…
Continue Reading White House further postpones disclosure of JFK assassination documents, citing Covid
By Donald Judd, CNN The White House announced late Friday that it would further postpone the release of more documents related to the 1963…
Continue Reading US kills senior al Qaeda leader in Syria airstrike
By Barbara Starr, CNN Pentagon Correspondent An airstrike in northwest Syria Friday killed senior al Qaeda leader Abdul Hamid al-Matar, according to…
Continue Reading US nearing a formal agreement to use Pakistan’s airspace to carry out military operations in Afghanistan
By Natasha Bertrand, Oren Liebermann, Zachary Cohen and Ellie Kaufman, CNN The Biden administration has told lawmakers that the US is nearing a…
Continue Reading US recorded more than 1.6 million southern border arrests last year, highest on record
By Geneva Sands, CNN US Border Patrol made nearly 1.66 million arrests for unlawful crossings on the US-Mexico border over the past year, the highest…
Continue Reading The week in 15 headlines
By Lauren Dezenski, CNN This week, Democratic leaders grappled internally with how to pass President Biden’s agenda with a pared-down price…
Continue Reading Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick pays out $25,000 to Democrat who reported Republican voter fraud
By Kelly Mena, CNN A week after the 2020 election, Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick announced that he was offering up to $1 million — paid from his…
Continue Reading Justice Sonia Sotomayor criticizes colleagues for allowing Texas abortion ban to remain in effect
By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter Justice Sonia Sotomayor sent a strong reminder Friday that she is not a justice looking to carve out…
Continue Reading Former DOJ official Jeffrey Clark, who pushed baseless election fraud claims, expected to testify before January 6 committee
By Katelyn Polantz, Ryan Nobles, Paula Reid and Zachary Cohen, CNN The House select committee investigating the US Capitol insurrection is planning…
Continue Reading What comes next now that the House has referred Steve Bannon to the Justice Department
By Tierney Sneed and Katelyn Polantz, CNN The criminal contempt referral from the House of Representatives against right-wing agitator Steve Bannon…
Continue Reading US recorded more than 1.6 million southern border arrests last year, highest on record
By Geneva Sands, CNN US Border Patrol made nearly 1.66 million arrests for unlawful crossings on the US-Mexico border over the past year, the highest…
Continue Reading US Rep. Glenn Thompson tests positive for Covid-19 and is being treated at Walter Reed hospital
By Morgan Rimmer Rep. Glenn Thompson has tested positive for Covid-19, according to a statement released on Twitter, and is being treated at Walter…
Continue Reading White House says Biden drove by the border in 2008
By Betsy Klein, CNN President Joe Biden drove by the US-Mexico border more than a decade ago, White House press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters…
Continue Reading White House says Biden drove by the border in 2008
By Betsy Klein, CNN President Joe Biden drove by the US-Mexico border more than a decade ago, White House press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters…
Continue Reading McAuliffe dismissed Northam yearbook photo as youthful mistake at 2019 event months after calling it racist ‘at any age’
By Andrew Kaczynski and Em Steck, CNN After publicly condemning Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam’s decades-old racist yearbook photo in February…
Continue Reading Lev Parnas found guilty on campaign finance charges
By Lauren del Valle Rudy Giuliani‘s former associate Lev Parnas was convicted on six counts related to “influence buying” campaign…
Continue Reading Lev Parnas found guilty on campaign finance charges
By Lauren del Valle Rudy Giuliani‘s former associate Lev Parnas was convicted on six counts related to “influence buying” campaign…
Continue Reading Liberals express concerns over concessions to Manchin and Sinema as Democrats struggle to close deal
By Clare Foran and Manu Raju, CNN Democrats are once again on track to miss a self-imposed deadline to reach a deal on President Joe Biden’s…
Continue Reading Harris to travel to Paris next month and meet with Macron
By Maegan Vazquez, Jasmine Wright and Nikki Carvajal, CNN Vice President Kamala Harris will travel to Paris and meet with French President Emmanuel…
Continue Reading The quotable words of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas
By Joan Biskupic, CNN legal analyst & Supreme Court biographer Justice Clarence Thomas‘ unconventional ideas, daring rhetoric and booming…
Continue Reading Supreme Court lets Texas 6-week abortion ban stay in place and will hear oral arguments November 1
By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter The Supreme Court allowed a Texas law that bars most abortions after six weeks to remain in place for…
Continue Reading West Virginia governor says he would welcome three Maryland counties with ‘open arms’ after GOP legislators ask to join his state
By Mitchell McCluskey, Eric Bradner and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice said Friday that he would welcome three western…
Continue Reading READ: Supreme Court’s order on Texas abortion law and Sotomayor dissent
The Supreme Court allowed a Texas law that bars most abortions after six weeks to remain in place for now. Read the court’s order and partial…
Continue Reading China’s latest missile test raises the stakes for Biden’s nuclear weapons review
By Natasha Bertrand China’s test of a nuclear-capable hypersonic missile has given new fuel to critics of President Joe Biden’s ambitious…
Continue Reading Supreme Court lets Texas 6-week abortion ban stay in place and will hear oral arguments November 1
By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter The Supreme Court allowed a Texas law that bars most abortions after six weeks to remain in place for…
Continue Reading House investigators target the money trail behind January 6 rally
By Jamie Gangel, Whitney Wild, Zachary Cohen, Ryan Nobles and Kristen Holmes, CNN The House select committee is setting its sights on the financing…
Continue Reading Close to 200 Americans are still seeking to leave Afghanistan, State Department tells congressional staff
By Jennifer Hansler, CNN The State Department informed congressional staff Thursday that it is in touch with 363 US citizens in Afghanistan, 176 of…
Continue Reading ‘We’re getting all kinds of threats’: Judge says defiant US Capitol rioters are fueling threats from Trump supporters
By Marshall Cohen and Holmes Lybrand, CNN A federal judge said Friday that defiant US Capitol rioters, who are still defending their role in the…
Continue Reading Marjorie Taylor Greene confronts Liz Cheney and Jamie Raskin as tensions rise during contempt vote
By Annie Grayer, Kristin Wilson and Melanie Zanona, CNN Drama on the House floor developed when Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene confronted Reps. Jamie…
Continue Reading Neera Tanden named White House staff secretary
By Kevin Liptak and Jeremy Diamond, CNN Neera Tanden was named White House staff secretary on a morning staff call on Friday, a person familiar with…
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