National Politics Archives

Senate confirms Tom Vilsack to serve again as agriculture secretary

February 23, 2021 1:11 PM CNN Newsource

The Senate confirmed Tom Vilsack as President Joe Biden’s agriculture secretary, sending the former Iowa governor to the same Cabinet position he…

Biden honors the half million US lives lost to coronavirus

February 22, 2021 4:06 PM CNN Newsource, Brandon Mejia

President Joe Biden honored the 500,000 American lives lost to coronavirus on Monday, speaking of the collective grief of a nation and in personal…

Biden administration rolls back Trump-era citizenship civics test

February 23, 2021 7:03 AM CNN Newsource, Dominique Newland

The Biden administration is rolling back the controversial Trump-era naturalization civics test, reverting to a prior version of the exam, according…

Supreme Court allows release of Trump tax returns to NY prosecutor

February 22, 2021 12:11 PM CNN

The Supreme Court cleared the way for a New York prosecutor to obtain former President Donald Trump’s tax returns, dealing a massive loss to Trump…

Biden administration rolls out new rules placing stricter enforcement parameters on ICE

February 18, 2021 1:40 PM CNN Newsource

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement is rolling out new guidelines that would curtail enforcement measures, focusing more narrowly on immigrants…

Cruz travels to Cancun, Mexico, as Texans remain without power amid historic winter storm

February 18, 2021 2:03 PM CNN Newsource

Sen. Ted Cruz and his family flew to Cancun, Mexico, he confirmed in a statement to CNN, as a winter disaster in his home state left millions without…

Rush Limbaugh dead at 70

February 17, 2021 10:35 AM Lisa Sturgis, Brandon Mejia

Controversial conservative radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh lost his long battle with lung cancer Wednesday. Limbaugh was…

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…