Clyburn’s message to Joe Manchin on voting rights
House Democratic Whip Rep. James Clyburn tells CNN’s Dana Bash that Senate Democrats should sidestep the filibuster to pass a sweeping election law…
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Biden and Harris to focus on voting rights Thursday, expand DNC program
By Dan Merica, CNN President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will hold separate events Thursday to focus attention on Democratic efforts…
Continue Reading White House racing to finalize strategy to deter ransomware attacks
By Natasha Bertrand, CNN The White House is racing to finalize a government-wide strategy on how to respond to ransomware attacks that will deter…
Continue Reading Kaseya: The massive ransomware attack compromised up to 1,500 businesses
Software vendor Kaseya says that between 800 and 1,500 businesses have been compromised by the recent ransomware attack. CNN’s Clare Sebastian…
Continue Reading In reversal, US military allows Navy football captain to delay service to try to play in NFL
By Devan Cole and Oren Liebermann, CNN The captain of the US Navy football team will be allowed to try to play in the National Football League after…
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Assemblymember Kevin Kiley announces run for California Governor
Assemblymember Kevin Kiley has announced that he is running for Governor in the upcoming recall…
Continue Reading Maryland extends pandemic unemployment benefits after court order. Indiana does not.
By Tami Luhby, CNN Maryland is paying its jobless residents pandemic unemployment benefits — including the $300 federal supplement — for…
Continue Reading GOP Sen. Ron Johnson mouths to GOP luncheon that climate change is ‘bullsh*t’
By Em Steck, Andrew Kaczynski and Drew Myers, CNN Sen. Ron Johnson insisted again last week that he is not a climate change denier, but CNN’s…
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San Benito County seeks applications for appointment to Board of Supervisors
The Office of the Governor is accepting applications for appointments to the vacant San Benito County Supervisor for District 1 position, according…
Continue Reading Senate hopeful J.D. Vance apologizes for criticizing Trump as ‘reprehensible’ in deleted tweets
By Michael Warren, Em Steck and Andrew Kaczynski, CNN J.D. Vance, a venture capitalist and best-selling author who last week entered the Republican…
Continue Reading Lawmaker donates suit he wore to clean up Capitol riot to Smithsonian, 6 months after deadly insurrection
By Annie Grayer, CNN Around 11 p.m. ET on January 6, Rep. Andy Kim was walking around the US Capitol with a trash bag in hand, trying to clean up…
Continue Reading ‘One of the greatest American success stories’: Dr. Reiner on Covid fight
Dr. Jonathan Reiner discusses the progress the US has made combating Covid-19 and what work still needs to be…
Continue Reading Biden predicts US to reach 160 million fully vaccinated Americans by the end of this week
By Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden announced on Tuesday that the United States is projected to reach the mark of 160 million fully vaccinated…
Continue Reading Problem Solvers Caucus backs bipartisan infrastructure deal, calls for ‘expeditious, stand-alone vote in the House’
By Clare Foran, Annie Grayer and Ryan Nobles, CNN The House Problem Solvers Caucus, a group of Democratic and Republican lawmakers, on Tuesday…
Continue Reading Dramatic Capitol riot videos used in court tell a harrowing story
The Department of Justice is releasing more of the video evidence it is using against Capitol rioters in court. Here’s what we are learning from this…
Continue Reading ‘They need a radical restructure’: Six months after January 6, Capitol Police struggling to adapt to threats
By Whitney Wild, Jeremy Herb, Zachary Cohen, Jamie Gangel and Katie Bo Williams, CNN Amid mounting concern about a fresh wave of pro-Trump violence…
Continue Reading Republican policy guru wants to end California’s ‘one-party monopoly’
By Maeve Reston, CNN California Republicans have been struggling in the political wilderness, failing to capture a single statewide office since 2006…
Continue Reading J.D. Vance apologizes for saying anything bad about Trump
Author J.D. Vance has joined the race for an Ohio Senate seat. The author of ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ has gone from criticizing Donald Trump to praising…
Continue Reading Republicans consider dividing up Nashville district to gain US House seat
By Alex Rogers, CNN Rep. Jim Cooper has represented Nashville in the House for nearly 20 years, and a nearby district before that for another dozen,…
Continue Reading Arizona election official on why he rejected calls from Trump allies
Clint Hickman, the then-Chair of the Board of Supervisors of Arizona’s Maricopa County, spoke with CNN’s Michael Smerconish on why he didn’t return…
Continue Reading Maricopa County supervisor on rejecting calls from Trump allies: ‘Whatever needed to be said, needed to be said in a courtroom’
By Devan Cole, CNN A Republican official from a key Arizona county said Monday that he had rejected calls from President Donald Trump’s White…
Continue Reading This Capitol Hill duo has worked on family issues for nearly 30 years
CNN’s Dana Bash sits down with Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) and Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) to discuss their decades-long efforts to advance legislation to…
Continue Reading Paul Whelan returns to Russian labor camp after being sent to medical facility
By Jennifer Hansler, CNN Paul Whelan, an American detained in Russia, returned to his labor camp last Wednesday after spending nearly three weeks in…
Continue Reading How much money could Biden raise for infrastructure through tougher IRS enforcement? It’s not clear
By Katie Lobosco, CNN President Joe Biden wants to raise money for his ambitious economic agenda by ramping up enforcement at the Internal Revenue…
Continue Reading CORONAVIRUS WRAP: DELTA VARIANT CASES ON THE RISE
Delta variant is behind California’s Covid-19 positivity rate…
Continue Reading The 10 Senate seats most likely to flip in 2022
By Simone Pathe, CNN Congress is out of session with lawmakers back home for the holiday recess — a traditional time for fireworks, parades,…
Continue Reading Biden administration still weighing CIA drone strike policy amid Afghanistan withdrawal
By Zachary Cohen, Natasha Bertrand and Katie Bo Williams, CNN As President Joe Biden’s withdrawal from Afghanistan nears completion, his…
Continue Reading AFGHANISTAN WITHDRAWAL COULD LEAD TO VIOLENCE
The U.S. wants to make sure the Afghans who helped the U.S. will be safe after troops withdraw from the…
Continue Reading Top US general in Afghanistan says ‘we should be concerned’ about Taliban
By Veronica Stracqualursi, Nicky Robertson, Alison Main and Jennifer Hansler, CNN Army Gen. Austin Scott Miller, the top US military official…
Continue Reading Western governors make bipartisan plea as states battle record heat and drought
By Chandelis Duster, CNN A pair of governors on Sunday called on the federal government for help and pushed for solutions as their states grapple…
Continue Reading Donald Rumsfeld Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of former US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld. Personal Birth date: July 9, 1932 Death…
Continue Reading Biden touts US coronavirus progress at July 4 White House event: ‘America is coming back together’
By Kate Sullivan, Kate Bennett and Paul LeBlanc, CNN President Joe Biden touted the nation’s progress against the coronavirus pandemic Sunday…
Continue Reading See Trump’s response to the charges against his company
At a rally in Florida, former President Donald Trump condemned the investigation and charges brought against the Trump Organization and its chief…
Continue Reading Trump seemingly acknowledges facts of prosecutors’ case against Trump Organization while criticizing charges over ‘fringe benefits’
By Eric Bradner, CNN Former President Donald Trump appeared to acknowledge the core facts in New York prosecutors’ case against the Trump…
Continue Reading New Woodward book to cover last days of Trump presidency
By Elizabeth Stuart and Jamie Gangel, CNN Legendary investigative journalist Bob Woodward has already covered fear and rage within the Trump White…
Continue Reading Clyburn ‘absolutely’ open to ID requirement in voting rights bill
By Chandelis Duster, CNN James Clyburn, a member of House Democratic leadership, said Sunday he was “absolutely” open to West Virginia…
Continue Reading Clyburn wants ‘equitable ID’ to vote instead of a photo ID
House Minority Whip James Clyburn (D-SC) explains why he’s against a photo identification requirement to vote while saying that he is for an…
Continue Reading This Capitol Hill duo has worked on family issues for nearly 30 years
CNN’s Dana Bash sits down with Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) and Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) to discuss their decades-long efforts to advance legislation to…
Continue Reading Clyburn doesn’t want a former president testifying before select committee but says Trump should ‘if it comes to that’
By Daniella Diaz, CNN House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn said Sunday he doesn’t want to see a former president testify before the House select…
Continue Reading ‘If that’s what it takes’: Clyburn on if Trump should testify
House Minority Whip James Clyburn (D-SC) says that he doesn’t want former President Donald Trump to testify before a Congressional hearing, but he…
Continue Reading Progressive Capitol Hill duo has worked on family issues for nearly 30 years — and they aren’t done yet
By Dana Bash and Abbie Sharpe, CNN When Rep. Rosa DeLauro first introduced legislation to expand the child tax credit 18 years ago, even her fellow…
Continue Reading Biden’s Fourth of July celebrations clouded by a gnawing concern over the Delta variant of Covid-19
By Kevin Liptak and Kaitlan Collins, CNN When President Joe Biden welcomed 1,000 essential workers and military personnel on the South Lawn this…
Continue Reading Biden on Sha’Carri Richardson’s suspension for positive drug test: ‘The rules are the rules’
By Jason Hoffman, Rachel Janfaza and Homero De la Fuente, CNN President Joe Biden said he was “really proud of the way” US track and…
Continue Reading US track star speaks out after positive marijuana test
US track star Sha’Carri Richardson could miss the Tokyo Olympic Games after testing positive for marijuana. Richardson spoke out about the positive…
Continue Reading US updating evacuation plans for embassy in Afghanistan amid concerns for potential of escalating violence
By Kylie Atwood and Barbara Starr, CNN US officials are actively updating emergency evacuation plans for the US embassy in Kabul, as concerns grow…
Continue Reading ‘Tell all your TikTok buddies to get vaccinated’: Fauci finds a new way to fight Covid-19
By Rachel Janfaza, CNN There’s a new TikTok star, and his name is Dr. Anthony Fauci. “Tell all of your TikTok buddies to get…
Continue Reading Vaccine hesitancy continues among young Americans despite risks
Some younger Americans are still hesitant to get vaccinated against Covid-19, despite knowing the risks. CNN’s Amara Walker…
Continue Reading Biden travels to Michigan to celebrate progress in Covid-19 fight
By Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden travels on Saturday to Traverse City, Michigan, as part of July Fourth celebrations that the White House is…
Continue Reading US airports expect long lines and high stress for July 4th travel
CNN’s Pete Muntean reports that the Fourth of July weekend is expected to be one of the busiest days for US airports since the start of the…
Continue Reading More jobless Americans are suing to get their pandemic unemployment benefits back
By Tami Luhby, CNN Jobless residents of Maryland and Texas have filed lawsuits in state courts seeking to force their governors to reinstate pandemic…
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