National Politics Archives

Feds investigated Roger Stone ties to Proud Boys as part of possible threat to judge

February 17, 2021 4:48 PM CNN Newsource

Federal prosecutors investigated some of the Proud Boys, including their leader Enrique Tarrio, and their ties to longtime Trump confidant Roger…

McConnell’s plan to deal with Trump: Ignore him

February 17, 2021 3:54 PM CNN Newsource

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell had an instant reaction when seeing the lengthy attack he endured from former President Donald Trump. He…

Former top State Department official is Biden’s leading contender to be US ambassador to China

February 17, 2021 12:19 PM CNN Newsource

Nicholas Burns, a former US ambassador and senior State Department official, is the leading contender for US ambassador to China, according to two…

Fight over Rush Limbaugh’s true legacy began immediately after his death

February 17, 2021 12:22 PM CNN Newsource

Reactions to Rush Limbaugh’s death immediately devolved into arguments on social media on Wednesday — reflecting the fact that Limbaugh was always…

Cuomo said ‘he can destroy me’: NY assemblyman alleges governor threatened him over nursing homes scandal

February 17, 2021 12:09 PM CNN Newsource

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has been pleading with lawmakers for support and even threatening political retribution against Democrats who have…

Rush Limbaugh, conservative media icon, dead at 70 following battle with cancer

February 17, 2021 11:33 AM CNN Newsource

Rush Limbaugh, the conservative media icon who for decades used his perch as the king of talk-radio to shape the politics of both the Republican…

Key GOP senators push Trump’s lawyers to explain ex-President’s actions as Pence was endangered

February 12, 2021 5:36 PM CNN

The Senate’s second impeachment trial of Donald Trump raced toward a conclusion on Friday, with the former President’s legal team quickly finishing…

Fact check: Trump lawyers make multiple false claims in impeachment defense

February 12, 2021 5:36 PM CNN

Former President Donald Trump’s lawyers mounted an aggressive defense Friday in Trump’s second impeachment trial — and made multiple false and…

Lincoln Project under fire over handling of sexual harassment allegations against co-founder

February 12, 2021 5:40 PM CNN Newsource

The Lincoln Project says it is retaining an “outside professional” to review the tenure of co-founder John Weaver amid allegations that he has a…

Democrats debate whether to move on from Trump or seek another form of punishment after impeachment trial

February 12, 2021 10:39 AM CNN

Congressional Democrats are torn over whether to try to punish Donald Trump by censure or move on completely from the former President after the…

What will Mitch McConnell do?

February 12, 2021 11:33 AM CNN

The second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump has been a riveting and disturbing drama — even as we know it will almost certainly…

Trump’s lawyers at impeachment trial look to equate Trump’s speech with Democrats’

February 12, 2021 12:25 PM CNN

Donald Trump’s legal team on Friday sought to equate the former President’s speech with that of Democrats, showing lengthy montages of Democratic…

Three GOP senators meet with Trump’s lawyers on eve of impeachment defense presentation

February 11, 2021 5:55 PM CNN Newsource

A trio of Republican senators allied with former President Donald Trump met with his defense team Thursday evening, in the middle of an impeachment…

Trump’s defense team expected to finish its arguments in one day

February 11, 2021 5:40 PM CNN Newsource

Former President Donald Trump’s defense team expects to finish its arguments in the Senate’s impeachment trial by Friday night, two sources tell…

Biden declares there will be enough vaccines for 300 million Americans by end of July

February 11, 2021 4:48 PM CNN Newsource

President Joe Biden on Thursday announced that the United States will have enough coronavirus vaccines for 300 million Americans by the end of July,…

House Democrats wrap up case against former president

February 11, 2021 5:05 PM NBC News

In their final arguments, house managers Thursday accused former President Donald Trump of condoning violence among his supporters. They also…

Inside the Senate chamber: Sketches of senators and empty desks during Day 3 of the impeachment trial

February 11, 2021 2:44 PM CNN Newsource

The energy level in the Senate was reserved Thursday as the House managers wrapped up their second full day of arguments in the impeachment trial of…

5 takeaways from Day 3 of Donald Trump’s impeachment trial

February 11, 2021 2:50 PM CNN

On Thursday, the House impeachment managers wrapped up their case for the conviction of Donald Trump for inciting the US Capitol riot on January 6,…

Impeachment managers conclude their case and urge Senate to convict Trump for inciting insurrection

February 11, 2021 2:53 PM CNN Newsource

House impeachment managers concluded their case against Donald Trump on Thursday, urging the Senate to convict the former President for inciting the…

House Democrats lay out core of case against Donald Trump

February 10, 2021 7:13 PM NBC News

The Senate floor belonged to House Impeachment managers Wednesday as they laid out a detailed case of what the former president said on January 6th,…