White House wants OPEC to help stop rising gas prices
The White House wants the organization that oversees oil and gas policies to combat the rising prices in…
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Federal government sends ventilators to Florida as DeSantis says he’s unaware of shipment
The Biden administration sent hundreds of ventilators to Florida in recent days as the state responds to a dramatic new increase in Covid-19 cases…
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Stephen Colbert’s message for Andrew Cuomo: Don’t let the door hit you in the butt
CNN By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business The resignation of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo gave the late night shows plenty to talk about Tuesday. On NBC,…
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Senate GOP blocks Democratic effort to advance election bill
Senate Republicans blocked the latest attempt by Democrats to advance a sweeping voting overhaul bill early Wednesday…
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The 10 Senate seats most likely to flip
By Simone Pathe, CNN The passage of a sweeping infrastructure plan in the Senate on Tuesday gives both parties plenty of ammunition heading into a…
Continue Reading New York lawmakers suspend Cuomo impeachment investigation
CNN By Gregory Krieg and Lauren del Valle, CNN New York state lawmakers will halt the impeachment investigation against New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo,…
Continue Reading New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo will resign
By Gregory Krieg, CNN New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday that he will resign, relinquishing under extraordinary pressure his decade-long grip on…
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DOJ reviewing whether 9/11 info can be released
The U.S. Department of Justice will review whether previously withheld information related to the September 11th attacks can be disclosed to the…
Continue Reading Judge signs order temporarily blocking arrest of quorum-busting Texas Democrats
By Dianne Gallagher, Wesley Bruer and Jade Gordon, CNN Texas Democrats who left the state last month in an attempt to stop the passage of restrictive…
Continue Reading Widow of police officer who died by suicide after Capitol riot presses Biden for line of duty benefits
By Jessica Schneider, CNN As President Joe Biden welcomed the families of police officers who had defended the US Capitol on January 6 to the Rose…
Continue Reading Cuomo in ‘fighting mood’ even as aides try to convince him to resign
By Mark Morales, MJ Lee, Gregory Krieg and Devan Cole, CNN New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s closest confidants spent the weekend trying to convince…
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Senate clears final hurdle to infrastructure deal
In an unusual weekend of Senate action, lawmakers took up the massive $1.2 trillion infrastructure plan and ended with a 68 to 29 vote in…
Continue Reading Democrats release $3.5 trillion budget resolution, which doesn’t include an increase to the debt limit
By Ali Zaslav and Lauren Fox, CNN Senate Democrats released their budget resolution on Monday, which does not include an increase to the debt limit,…
Continue Reading Schumer sets up final vote on $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill for Tuesday
By Clare Foran, Ali Zaslav and Paul LeBlanc, CNN The massive $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package is poised for a final vote in the Senate…
Continue Reading Donald Trump opposes tax return release, lawyers urge to block it
Donald Trump’s lawyers are moving to block the Treasury Department from giving his tax returns over to…
Continue Reading Biden signs bill to award Congressional Gold Medal to police who responded to insurrection
By Maegan Vazquez and Donald Judd, CNN President Joe Biden signed a bill into law at the White House on Thursday to award congressional gold medals…
Continue Reading House select committee begins taking over January 6 investigation from other committee
By Ryan Nobles, Zachary Cohen and Whitney Wild, CNN The newly formed House select committee is taking the lead on investigating January 6 going…
Continue Reading Richard Trumka, head of powerful AFL-CIO labor federation, has died
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, the head of the most powerful labor organization in the country and a close ally of…
Continue Reading New York state impeachment investigation into Cuomo is ‘nearing completion’
By Lauren del Valle and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN A wide-ranging New York state impeachment investigation into various allegations of misconduct…
Continue Reading Biden’s ATF pick faces grim confirmation prospects as key Democrats withhold support
By Manu Raju, Lauren Fox and John Harwood, CNN President Joe Biden’s pick of David Chipman to serve as the head of the Bureau of Alcohol,…
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