By Tierney Sneed and Sonia Moghe, CNN Tom Barrack, a longtime ally of former President Donald Trump and chairman of the Trump 2016 Inaugural Committee, pleaded not guilty through his attorney on Monday to illegal foreign lobbying charges unveiled by the Justice Department last week. Barrack entered his plea at a federal courthouse in Brooklyn,
Continue Reading During a CNN town hall, President Joe Biden said he is confident the Senate will vote to move forward with a bipartisan infrastructure deal.
Continue Reading By Kevin Liptak and Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden agreed on Monday to formally conclude the US combat mission in Iraq by the end of the year, another step toward winding down the two prolonged military engagements that began in the years following the September 11 terror attacks. Biden told reporters in the Oval
Continue Reading By Annie Grayer, Lauren Fox and Sarah Fortinsky, CNN Nearly half of House Republicans still won’t say publicly whether they are vaccinated against Covid-19, even as new cases rise nationwide. Some of the 97 Republicans who aren’t sharing their vaccination status told CNN they don’t have a responsibility to model behavior to their constituents. “I
Continue Reading By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon will not advance President Joe Biden’s pick to lead US Customs and Border Protection until he receives more answers about the agency’s role in the Portland unrest last year, delaying a key nominee as the administration reevaluates border restrictions. “Six months into the new administration,
Continue Reading By Rachel Janfaza, CNN When Joe Biden campaigned for the presidency, he called himself a bridge to a new generation of leaders in the Democratic Party. While some frustrations remain, young leaders are saying the President Biden’s administration is making good progress on Candidate Biden’s pledge. Advocates say that the youth-focused proposals in Biden’s “Build
Continue Reading By Priscilla Alvarez and Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden is facing increasing pressure from US allies and the travel industry to lift pandemic-era restrictions barring entry to the country, leading to tense conversations among administration officials over the health and political risks of opening up too soon. A tangled web of Covid-19 border restrictions
Continue Reading By Kristen Holmes and Kaitlan Collins, CNN Top Biden health officials and some White House officials are holding preliminary conversations on revising mask recommendations for vaccinated Americans as the Delta variant spreads throughout the US, according to multiple sources familiar with discussions. Officials have weighed whether guidance should be revisited after the US Centers for
Continue Reading Pressed by CNN’s Don Lemon, President Biden maintained that, despite the severity of the threat to voting rights, he would not support nuking the legislative filibuster.
Continue Reading By Maegan Vazquez and Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden conceded during a CNN town hall on Wednesday that certain businesses will remain “in a bind for a little while” with labor shortages, part of a major set of problems that’s unfurling as his six-month-old presidency reaches a critical juncture. Covid cases are rising, a
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After the attack on Capitol Hill in January, there has been an investigation into every aspect of security.
Continue Reading Ted Cruz is facing resistance for pressuring the Biden administration to look over a policy on Russia which is blocking diplomats from being confirmed and frustrating both parties. CNN’s Kylie Atwood reports.
Continue Reading A federal judge ordered Capitol rioter and ex-Army Ranger Robert Morss to remain in jail before trial, and criticized him for using his training to help organize a mob during the January 6 Capitol riot.
Continue Reading By Katelyn Polantz, CNN When officers arrested Robert Morss of Pennsylvania on charges related to the January 6 Capitol riot, they found in his car a notebook with a page titled, “Step by Step to Create Hometown Militia.” Beneath it Morss allegedly scribbled bullet point reminders, fleshing out the idea of forming a violent cell
Continue Reading By Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden and the Democrat-led Senate are working quickly to appoint judges from a broad range of backgrounds to the federal bench as they counter Republican efforts to reshape the bench over the previous four years. The push comes after former President Donald Trump, working with then-Senate Majority Leader Mitch
Continue Reading By Alex Rogers and Manu Raju, CNN Senate Republicans blocked a vote Wednesday to start debate on a $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill, as they push for more time to strike a deal with Democrats and write the legislation. The vote was 49-51, short of the 60 votes needed to advance the measure. But lawmakers
Continue Reading By Erica Orden, CNN Tom Barrack, a former adviser to former President Donald Trump, was charged Tuesday with illegal foreign lobbying on behalf of the United Arab Emirates for what federal prosecutors in Brooklyn described as an effort to influence the foreign policy positions of both the 2016 Trump presidential campaign and the subsequent incoming
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Five House Republicans have been chosen for the spec ial committee that will investigate the deadly attack on Capitol Hill.
Continue Reading By Marshall Cohen A man who pleaded guilty to breaching the Senate chamber during the US Capitol insurrection was sentenced Monday to eight months in prison in a closely watched case that could influence how hundreds of other rioters charged with the same felony are punished. Paul Hodgkins, a 38-year-old Floridian, is now the first
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The Department of Energy is moving to reverse a rollback of water efficiency standards that took place during former President Donald Trump’s final days in office.
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