First on CNN: Trump’s impeachment defense team leaves less than two weeks before trial
Former President Donald Trump’s five impeachment defense attorneys have left a little more than a week before his trial is set to begin,…
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Why Biden has a rare opportunity for early success
Over five decades in Washington, President Joe Biden has watched seven newly-elected presidents get started. Improbably, he has the chance for a…
Continue ReadingCapitol Police deny request to allow sledding, citing security concerns and Covid-19
The US Capitol Police have denied a request to allow sledding on the west side of the complex ahead of an expected snowstorm in the area.…
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First on CNN: Five of Trump’s impeachment defense attorneys leave team less than two weeks before trial
Five of former President Donald Trump’s impeachment defense team attorneys have stepped aside a little more than a week before his Senate trial…
Continue ReadingTwo of Trump’s impeachment defense attorneys leave team less than two weeks before trial
With a little more than a week before his impeachment trial is set to begin, President Trump’s legal team is in tumult. Butch Bowers and…
Continue ReadingTwo of Trump’s attorneys no longer on impeachment defense team
With a little more than a week before his impeachment trial is set to begin, President Trump’s legal team is in tumult. Butch Bowers and…
Continue ReadingFrom building the wall to bringing back coal: Some of Trump’s more notable broken promises
While Donald Trump’s first campaign for president was all about change, his argument for re-election was based on the premise that he had…
Continue Reading‘People are angry’: House Republicans who voted to impeach Trump face backlash at home
The 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach former President Donald Trump are facing a wave of anger at home, with Republican officials, donors and…
Continue ReadingPlan to vaccinate Guantanamo Bay detainees against Covid-19 has been paused
An earlier plan to give Guantanamo Bay detainees the Covid-19 vaccine has been paused as of Saturday, according to a US Pentagon official. Pentagon…
Continue ReadingMassachusetts Democratic congressman, vaccinated for Covid-19, tests positive for virus
Democratic Rep. Stephen Lynch of Massachusetts, who has been vaccinated for Covid-19, tested positive for the virus on Friday afternoon and remains…
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McConnell and McCarthy crawl back to Trump’s side
The country is still traumatized by the January 6 riot at the Capitol. The five whose lives were taken are still being grieved, among them Brian…
Continue ReadingCovering Obama, then Trump, now Biden: What’s changed?
We’re now more than a week out of the Trump era and a week into the Biden era. CNN’s What Matters newsletter talked to CNN reporter Kevin…
Continue ReadingRepublican operatives sweat Trump’s role in upcoming Senate primaries
Republicans tasked with taking back the Senate in 2022 are preparing for a contentious primary season, fearful that former President Donald Trump…
Continue ReadingFact check: No, Biden didn’t say that signing lots of executive orders makes you a dictator
President Joe Biden has signed more than 35 executive orders, actions and memorandums in his first week-and-a-half in the Oval Office. And some of…
Continue ReadingGeorge W. Bush to thank Dick Cheney, father of Liz Cheney, ‘for his daughter’s service’
Former President George W. Bush is making it clear that he supports Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming, the No. 3 Republican in the House, who voted to…
Continue ReadingUS spent $200 million sending 8,722 ventilators around the world and can’t find many now, watchdog finds
The Trump administration spent $200 million sending thousands of ventilators around the world, starting weeks after President Donald Trump touted…
Continue ReadingTwo members of the Proud Boys face conspiracy charges in US Capitol riot
The Justice Department on Friday announced conspiracy charges against two members of the far-right Proud Boys who allegedly participated in the…
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Senate Republicans say Trump should be held accountable for riot — but not by them
To Senate Minority Whip John Thune, former President Donald Trump’s actions ahead of the deadly Capitol riot are totally indefensible.…
Continue Reading2 Fort Bliss soldiers in ICU, 9 others hospitalized after ingesting chemical used in antifreeze
Two soldiers at Fort Bliss received treatment at the intensive care unit of a local hospital Friday for ethylene glycol poisoning, a chemical often…
Continue ReadingKevin McCarthy to meet with Marjorie Taylor Greene next week
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy will meet with controversial freshman Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene next week, his spokesperson told CNN on…
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