National Politics Archives

McConnell rejects Democrats’ effort to get GOP to back raising the nation’s debt limit

August 5, 2021 8:58 AM CNN Newsource

By Kristin Wilson, Manu Raju and Lauren Fox, CNN Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said Thursday that Democrats should expect zero help from…

Justice Department IG couldn’t find evidence of FBI Clinton probe leaks to Giuliani

August 5, 2021 9:53 AM CNN Newsource

By Tierney Sneed, CNN The Justice Department inspector general could not find evidence that FBI employees leaked non-public information to Rudy…

White House touts more than 864,000 vaccinations in last 24 hours, highest rate since early July

August 5, 2021 10:16 AM CNN Newsource

By Betsy Klein, CNN The White House touted progress in vaccinations in recent days, noting that over the past 24 hours, the US recorded more than…

Landlords’ lawyers ask court to block eviction moratorium

August 5, 2021 7:58 AM CNN, Cole Johnson

A group of landlords and real estate companies are suing over the Biden Administration’s new eviction moratorium…

U.S. Border Agents begin using body cameras

August 5, 2021 7:54 AM CNN, Cole Johnson

U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents have started using body cameras after years of…

Biden announces new emissions standards, target that 50% of vehicles sold in US by 2030 are electric

August 5, 2021 2:19 PM CNN Newsource

By Ella Nilsen, CNN President Joe Biden unveiled another component of his administration’s plan to fight the climate crisis on Thursday,…

Biden administration developing plan to require almost all foreign visitors to be vaccinated

August 4, 2021 3:44 PM CNN Newsource, Adonis Albright

By Kaitlan Collins and Maegan Vazquez, CNN The Biden administration is developing a plan to mandate vaccinations for almost all foreign visitors to…

Lawyers sanctioned for ‘conspiracy theory’ election fraud lawsuit

August 4, 2021 11:12 AM CNN Newsource

By Katelyn Polantz, CNN Reporter, Crime and Justice Lawyers who attempted a class action lawsuit claiming voter fraud in the 2020 election were…

Cuomo’s lieutenant governor walks fine line as boss’s political future is in doubt

August 10, 2021 10:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Veronica Stracqualursi and Mark Morales, CNN In March, when New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo was facing intense public pressure from fellow Democrats to…

‘If you aren’t going to help, please get out of the way’: Biden turns up the pressure on GOP governors as Delta spreads

August 3, 2021 7:32 PM CNN Newsource

By Kate Sullivan and Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden on Tuesday ratcheted up pressure on some Republican governors to do more for their…

White House mourns recent suicides among officers who responded to Capitol insurrection: ‘A sad reminder’ of January 6 attack

August 3, 2021 4:46 AM CNN

Former Army veteran Paul Rieckhoff calls for better mental health care after four officers who were at the Capitol on January 6 have died by suicide.…

Obama to host Covid-compliant 60th birthday party amid rising virus concerns, source says

August 2, 2021 3:20 PM CNN Newsource

By Allie Malloy, CNN Former President Barack Obama will celebrate his 60th birthday this weekend with a party in Martha’s Vineyard, with many…

Lindsey Graham tests positive for Covid-19 and has had ‘flu-like symptoms’ despite being vaccinated

August 2, 2021 1:29 PM CNN

Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham has tested positive for Covid-19 after being fully vaccinated and has experienced “flu-like…

Lindsey Graham tests positive for Covid-19 and has had ‘flu-like symptoms’ despite being vaccinated

August 2, 2021 4:10 PM CNN Newsource

By Clare Foran, Ali Zaslav and Manu Raju, CNN Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina announced Monday that he has tested positive for…

FBI used ‘provocative photos’ of female office staff to catch sexual predators, watchdog says

August 2, 2021 12:19 PM CNN Newsource

By Marshall Cohen FBI agents posted provocative photos of female coworkers online without formal authorization as part of sting operations against…

Biden’s Justice Department says IRS ‘must’ hand over Trump tax returns to Congress

July 30, 2021 2:26 PM CNN Newsource

By Lauren Fox and Tierney Sneed, CNN The Justice Department told the Treasury Department that it “must” turn over former President Donald…

Manchin backs taking first step on Biden’s multi-trillion-dollar agenda as Democratic leaders grow more confident

July 29, 2021 10:51 AM CNN Newsource

By Manu Raju and Clare Foran, CNN Senate Democratic leaders are growing increasingly confident that they will lock down support for the crucial first…