House sends debt limit hike to Biden, staving off default
Members of the House have approved a short-term hike to the nation’s debt limit.…
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Details from U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham’s visit to Yuma
After touring the U.S./Mexico border, U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham took the time to listen to not only our local leaders but also non-profit…
Continue Reading Senate dodges US debt disaster, voting to extend borrowing
The Senate has dodged a U.S. debt disaster by approving legislation to lift the federal limit on new borrowing by nearly a half-trillion dollars.…
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Treasury secretary on debt ceiling debate: ‘It’s flirting with a self-inflicted crisis’
By Donald Judd and Paul LeBlanc, CNN Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Thursday that the debate over the US debt ceiling amounts to…
Continue Reading Trump indicates he will try to assert executive privilege to prevent House investigators from getting information
By Ryan Nobles, Katelyn Polantz, Evan Perez and Paul LeBlanc, CNN Former President Donald Trump indicated on Thursday that he will try to assert…
Continue Reading Trump’s former press secretary says she didn’t vote for him in 2020
By Kate Bennett and Kate Sullivan, CNN President Donald Trump’s former press secretary admitted Tuesday that she didn’t vote for him in…
Continue Reading US default would trigger ‘significant volatility’ and ‘breakages’ in financial system, SEC Chairman warns
Gary Gensler, the chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, warned lawmakers Tuesday that a US default would likely set off historic stress…
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Biden reverses and lifts abortion referral ban from a Trump-era restriction
The Biden Administration is reversing a ban on abortion referrals by federally funded family planning…
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Biden signs bill to avert partial government shutdown
With only hours to spare, President Joe Biden has signed legislation that would avoid a partial federal shutdown and keep the government funded…
Continue Reading Pelosi delays vote on trillion-dollar infrastructure bill after hours of negotiations
By Alex Rogers, Melanie Zanona and Daniella Diaz, CNN House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ruled against putting a $1 trillion infrastructure bill on the floor…
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Congress reaches deal to avert government shutdown
With just hours to go before a midnight shutdown deadline, lawmakers came together around a short-term save to fund the government through…
Continue Reading Olympic gold medalist pleads guilty in Capitol riot and will help prosecutors in future cases
By Hannah Rabinowitz and Marshall Cohen Olympic gold medalist Klete Keller pleaded guilty Wednesday to a felony charge of obstructing the Electoral…
Continue Reading January 6 committee targets organizers of Stop the Steal rally in latest batch of subpoenas
By Annie Grayer, Ryan Nobles, Whitney Wild and Zachary Cohen, CNN The select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection has issued its second…
Continue Reading Trump campaign loses NDA case it brought in arbitration against Omarosa Manigault Newman for tell-all book
By Tierney Sneed, Paula Reid and Katelyn Polantz, CNN Former Trump campaign and White House aide Omarosa Manigault Newman has defeated an arbitration…
Continue Reading Debt limit showdown escalates on Capitol Hill with no clear solution
By Annie Grayer, Clare Foran and Ali Zaslav, CNN Congress is barreling toward a mid-October deadline to raise the national debt limit, but Democrats…
Continue Reading Obama breaks ground on presidential library in Chicago
By Allie Malloy, CNN Former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama broke ground on the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago on…
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Donald Trump addresses election audit in Arizona, claims “we won”
The most closely watched attempt by Republicans to examine the 2020 Presidential election in a battleground states has been the Arizona audit.…
Continue Reading Biden decides it would be inappropriate to assert executive privilege in January 6 investigation
By Kevin Liptak and Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden generally does not expect to assert executive privilege to shield Trump-era records from…
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Biden decides it would be inappropriate to assert executive privilege in January 6 investigation
CNN By Kevin Liptak and Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden generally does not expect to assert executive privilege to shield Trump-era records…
Continue Reading Democratic leaders tout ‘framework’ to pay for Biden plan, but lack of details makes clear more work is needed
By Manu Raju, CNN Chief Congressional Correspondent House and Senate Democratic leaders say they’ve reached a deal with the Biden…
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