President and first lady thank National Guard after troops leave US Capitol
By Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden on Monday thanked the National Guard troops who were deployed at the US Capitol…
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Republican accuses China of ‘worst cover-up in human history’
Texas Rep. Michael McCaul, a top Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, claimed the origins of the coronavirus pandemic are “the worst…
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Christian diet guru and ‘Tarzan’ actor are among 7 presumed dead in plane crash near Nashville
By Claudia Dominguez and Joe Sutton, CNN Seven people are presumed to have died in Saturday’s crash of a small jet into a Tennessee lake,…
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Department of Justice to appeal order on Mueller memo
The Biden Administration does not want to comply with a federal judge’s order to release a memo about whether former President Donald Trump…
Continue Reading Justin Amash questions why Liz Cheney didn’t speak out about Trump sooner
Justin Amash, a former Republican congressman, argued that propping up GOP Rep. Liz Cheney as “some sort of hero” for breaking with her…
Continue Reading Biden dramatically scales up the pressure on Netanyahu as decades-long relationship faces its most consequential moment
President Joe Biden on Wednesday dramatically escalated his public pressure on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to end the fighting with…
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All eyes on how many GOP defections will there be as House set to vote on bill to create January 6 commission
The House is set to vote Wednesday on legislation to establish an independent commission that would investigate the violent insurrection on January 6…
Continue Reading Blinken and Lavrov to hold first high-level meeting of Biden’s presidency as US-Russia tensions simmer
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is set to meet Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov Wednesday, the first high-level encounter between the US…
Continue Reading Republicans fear January 6 probe could undercut 2022 midterm message
Senior Republicans are making clear they have little interest in moving forward with a sweeping January 6 investigation in part because a detailed…
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Biden wants to bring the economy from relief to recovery
A labor shortage may signal trouble for those plans Patti Eisenbraun had been anxiously waiting for the pandemic to subside so the dining room and…
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McCarthy won’t support January 6 commission and sides with Republicans downplaying the insurrection
House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy announced Tuesday he opposed an inquiry to investigate the January 6 attack on the Capitol, siding with…
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Biden team moves swiftly to tackle pipeline political peril
The Biden administration swung aggressively into action after a primary gasoline pipeline fell prey to a cyberattack — understanding that the…
Continue Reading Biden administration expands effort to identify vulnerable migrant families in Mexico for entry into US
The Biden administration plans to coordinate with nongovernmental organizations to identify vulnerable migrant families in Mexico and allow them to…
Continue Reading Gaetz ally plans to plead guilty and cooperate with prosecutors
The ex-Florida tax collector with close ties to Rep. Matt Gaetz is planning to plead guilty on Monday in a federal court in Florida, according to a…
Continue Reading Elise Stefanik faces increased conservative headwinds in rise to leadership
GOP leaders are moving swiftly to install Rep. Elise Stefanik as the No. 3 Republican in the House on Friday in a rapid effort to unify the party,…
Continue Reading Ex-WH counsel McGahn to testify behind closed doors about Trump efforts to obstruct Russia investigation
Former Trump White House counsel Don McGahn will testify before the House Judiciary Committee behind closed doors about then-President Donald…
Continue Reading George Conway says GOP lawmakers ‘trying to memory hole’ Capitol insurrection
Conservative lawyer George Conway said Wednesday that GOP lawmakers are “trying to memory hole” the US Capitol insurrection, after House…
Continue Reading Biden speaks with Netanyahu as Israeli and Palestinian violence pulls US focus back to Middle East
Entering office, President Joe Biden hoped to shift US foreign policy away from the Middle East and toward areas he thought of as more modern-day…
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Inhofe tells EPA nominee, ‘if you don’t behave, I’m going to talk to your daddy’
Republican Sen. Jim Inhofe told a female Environmental Protection Agency nominee on Wednesday that if she did not “behave,” then…
Continue Reading The GOP just handed Liz Cheney a megaphone
Finally. It took a strong woman and a House Republican conference that threatened her. It took GOP leadership more interested in regaining power than…
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