National Politics Archives

South Carolina GOP censures Rep. Tom Rice after his vote to impeach Trump

January 30, 2021 11:59 AM CNN Newsource

The South Carolina Republican Party voted Saturday to formally censure Rep. Tom Rice, who represents the state’s 7th Congressional District, for his…

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene boasts of ‘great’ conversation with Trump amid calls for her ouster

January 30, 2021 12:16 PM CNN Newsource

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene announced Saturday she had spoken with former President Donald Trump amid calls for her expulsion from Congress, saying…

Biden’s Supreme Court commission set to launch as some liberals are eager to pack the court

January 30, 2021 10:03 AM CNN Newsource

President Joe Biden will soon reveal the membership and agenda of a commission that would take the first modern-day look at reforming the Supreme…

NY judge orders Trump Organization’s tax firm to hand over more documents to state attorney general

January 29, 2021 3:46 PM CNN Newsource

A New York state judge on Friday ordered a tax firm that has worked with former President Donald Trump to turn over more documents to New York…

Florida town conducting legal review of Trump’s residency at Mar-a-Lago

January 29, 2021 3:38 PM CNN Newsource

The use of Mar-a-Lago as former President Donald Trump’s permanent home is under legal review by the town of Palm Beach and the arrangement may be…

Hawley now says objection to Biden’s win wasn’t intended to keep Trump in office

January 28, 2021 5:13 PM CNN Newsource

A defiant Sen. Josh Hawley insisted on Thursday that he never intended to overturn the presidential election by objecting to President Joe Biden’s…

Jim Jordan won’t run for Ohio US Senate seat in 2022

January 28, 2021 2:18 PM CNN Newsource

Rep. Jim Jordan, an Ohio Republican and a fierce Trump defender, won’t run for the US Senate next year to fill the seat of the retiring GOP Sen. Rob…

McCarthy and Trump discuss Republicans’ plans to win House majority at Florida meeting Thursday

January 28, 2021 2:27 PM CNN Newsource

Former President Donald Trump and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy met Thursday at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, where the…

Biden administration takes cautious approach as it touts using Defense Production Act

January 27, 2021 4:34 PM CNN Newsource

The Biden administration has repeatedly touted its plans to aggressively use the Defense Production Act as it combats the coronavirus pandemic, but…

Most House Republicans silent over violent Marjorie Taylor Greene comments as Democrats condemn them

January 27, 2021 5:08 PM CNN Newsource

Most House Republicans were silent on Wednesday after CNN’s KFile reported that Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene repeatedly indicated support…

Trump to meet with McCarthy in Florida on Thursday

January 27, 2021 3:13 PM CNN Newsource

Former President Donald Trump is expected to meet with House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy in Florida on Thursday, a source connected to the former…

McCarthy tells GOP to stop attacking each other: ‘Cut that crap out’

January 27, 2021 3:33 PM CNN Newsource

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy privately made a blunt appeal to his colleagues in the aftermath of the divisive fight to impeach former…

Biden signed two executive orders and a memorandum Wednesday. Here’s what they do

January 27, 2021 2:42 PM CNN

President Joe Biden on Wednesday continued his executive action blitz with a package of orders aimed at addressing the climate crisis along with a…

GOP threatens filibuster for Mayorkas nomination to be DHS secretary

January 27, 2021 2:31 PM CNN Newsource

Senate Republicans plan to object to any efforts to quickly confirm Alejandro Mayorkas as secretary of Homeland Security, further delaying his…

Blinken to State Dept. staff: ‘It’s a new day for America; it’s a new day for the world’

January 27, 2021 2:29 PM CNN Newsource

Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke to his workforce for the first time as top US diplomat Wednesday, telling them that “it’s a new day for…

Biden administration pauses arms sales to Saudi Arabia and UAE

January 27, 2021 3:30 PM CNN Newsource

The Biden administration has paused arms sales to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates as it conducts a wider review of agreements worth…

Biden administration pauses arms sales to Saudi Arabia and UAE, sources say

January 27, 2021 1:15 PM CNN Newsource

The Biden administration has paused arms sales to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates as it conducts a wider review of agreements worth…

First lady Jill Biden expected to take active role in immigrant family reunification

January 27, 2021 12:35 PM CNN Newsource

The Biden administration’s planned task force aimed at reuniting children who were separated from their parents at the border under the Trump-era…

Biden plans to reopen Obamacare enrollment

January 26, 2021 9:09 AM CNN Newsource, Christian Galeno

President Joe Biden is expected to reopen enrollment on the federal Affordable Care Act exchanges on Thursday as part of a series of executive…

Several hundred White House officials have been vaccinated for Covid-19

January 26, 2021 6:06 PM CNN

Several hundred White House employees had been vaccinated for Covid-19 as of Tuesday, two Biden administration officials told CNN, with more expected…