National Politics

House Freedom Caucus members question Liz Cheney’s leadership again after her latest Trump comments

February 25, 2021 9:21 AM CNN Newsource

House Freedom Caucus members questioned GOP conference chairwoman Liz Cheney‘s leadership — again — at a news conference Thursday after the Wyoming Republican congresswoman’s comments that she believes former President Donald Trump shouldn’t play a role in the Republican Party. The reaction highlights the divide within House Republicans about the former president as GOP leadership

Harris addresses vaccine hesitancy in DC pharmacy visit

February 25, 2021 8:34 AM CNN Newsource

Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday visited a local pharmacy in Washington, DC, to highlight the Biden administration’s retail pharmacy vaccination program and combat vaccine hesitancy. Harris stressed the importance of all Americans, particularly those in communities of color hesitant about getting the vaccine, signing up for it as soon as it becomes available. The

Harris highlights vaccine hesitancy in DC pharmacy visit

February 25, 2021 8:18 AM CNN Newsource

Trump’s tax returns and related records turned over to Manhattan district attorney

February 25, 2021 7:04 AM CNN Newsource

Tax records that former President Donald Trump tried to keep secret for years are now in the hands of the New York district attorney. Prosecutors obtained the records on Monday, just hours after the US Supreme Court denied Trump’s last-ditch effort to keep the records private, a spokesperson for the district attorney said. The millions

Tom Vilsack Fast Facts

February 25, 2021 6:17 AM CNN Newsource

Here’s a look at the life of US Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack. Personal Birth date: December 13, 1950 Birth place: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Full name: Thomas James Vilsack Father: Bud Vilsack Mother: Dolly Vilsack Marriage: Christie (Bell) Vilsack (1973-present) Children: Jess and Doug Education: Hamilton College, B.A., 1972; Albany Law School J.D., 1975 Other Facts

Rick Perry Fast Facts

February 25, 2021 6:14 AM CNN Newsource

Here is a look at the life of former US Secretary of Energy and former Texas Governor Rick Perry. Personal Birth date: March 4, 1950 Birth place: Paint Creek, Texas Birth name: James Richard Perry Father: Joseph Ray Perry, a farmer Mother: Amelia (Holt) Perry Marriage: Anita (Thigpen) Perry (November 6, 1982-present) Children: Sydney and

Miscalculating Sinema and Manchin could end up costing Biden

February 25, 2021 5:28 AM CNN

The message emblazoned on the bright pink sweater Sen. Kyrsten Sinema wore presiding over the Senate this week may not have been intended specifically for the White House, but the words could still offer fair warning to the West Wing. “DANGEROUS CREATURE,” the Arizona Democrat’s sweater blared in all-capital letters. The sartorial choice might have

Pennsylvania GOP meeting ends with no resolution on whether to censure Toomey

February 25, 2021 4:39 AM CNN Newsource

A Pennsylvania Republican state committee meeting Wednesday night concluded with no resolution on whether to censure Pennsylvania GOP Sen. Pat Toomey over his impeachment vote to convict former President Donald Trump. A source on the meeting’s Zoom call told CNN that the more than four-hour meeting was hobbled by technical problems counting votes, and it’s

Trump plots future — and revenge — from sunny Florida links

February 25, 2021 4:31 AM CNN

In a South Florida war room, occupied most days by a party of one, a former President of the United States is plotting his return — and his revenge. He typically spends mornings on his nearby golf course, making and taking calls from a golf cart that doubles as his mobile, and self-driven, office. The

Congressional Republicans risk backlash as they unite against Biden’s Covid relief plan

February 25, 2021 4:30 AM CNN

Democrats and Republicans tangled over the size and scope of Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief plan Wednesday, despite the broad public support for the package and a new push by business leaders to get it passed — a sign of the difficulties facing the new President, who had hoped to be a bridge beyond

White House lifts Trump order that temporarily banned certain immigrant visas during pandemic

February 25, 2021 4:05 AM CNN Newsource

President Joe Biden on Wednesday revoked a Trump-era executive order that temporarily banned some immigrant visas during the coronavirus pandemic. The move opens up legal avenues to migrate to the US that former President Donald Trump had closed off, arguing at the time that it was in the best interest of the economy in the

Senate panel to consider Rachel Levine’s historic nomination for HHS assistant secretary

February 25, 2021 3:01 AM CNN Newsource

A Senate confirmation hearing will take place on Thursday for President Joe Biden’s pick to serve as assistant health secretary, Dr. Rachel Levine, who would make history as the first out transgender federal official to be confirmed by the Senate. The hearing before the Senate Health, Education Labor and Pensions Committee will also consider the

Democratic women poised to shake up male-dominated industry with new political media firm

February 25, 2021 2:03 AM CNN Newsource

Recent success stories about women in politics are about candidates breaking barriers. There’s a female vice president. More women than ever before serve in Congress. But when it comes to the people who help get them elected — specifically the people who tell their stories in the still wildly influential form of TV advertising —

‘Top Secret’ Saudi documents show Khashoggi assassins used company seized by Saudi crown prince

February 25, 2021 1:39 AM CNN Newsource

The two private jets used by a Saudi Arabian assassination squad that killed and allegedly dismembered journalist Jamal Khashoggi were owned by a company that less than a year prior had been seized by the Kingdom’s powerful crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, according to recently filed court documents seen by CNN. The documents, filed as

Pentagon chief urges service members to get vaccinated after it was revealed one-third are opting out

February 24, 2021 7:54 PM CNN Newsource

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin urged military service members to get vaccinated against the coronavirus in a video statement released Wednesday after it was revealed last week that approximately one-third have opted out of receiving doses. “If you believe, as I did, that (being vaccinated is) the right thing for you … I hope that

Democrats and GOP at odds over scope of commission to investigate Capitol riot

February 24, 2021 7:24 PM CNN Newsource

A brewing political fight over the creation of an independent commission to investigate the January 6 riot at the Capitol is focused not only on the partisan makeup of the panel but also over the scope of the probe and how the commission would examine domestic extremism. Republicans are balking at a plan put forward

What Mitt Romney gets exactly right about Donald Trump

February 24, 2021 7:18 PM CNN

Mitt Romney is no fan of Donald Trump. In fact, the Utah Republican senator may be the single most prominent critic of the 45th President within the GOP. Mitt Romney is also a political realist. Which is why he said this of Trump at a New York Times “Dealbook” event earlier this week: “He has

Pentagon report reveals disturbing details about White supremacists in the ranks

February 24, 2021 7:10 PM CNN

A Pentagon report on extremism obtained by CNN gives disturbing insight into how White supremacists are active in the military and offers recommendations to better identify domestic extremists and prevent them from serving. It details an instance of a former National Guardsman who is a member of a dangerous neo-Nazi group bragging about openly discussing

Why Ron Johnson’s fringe conspiracy theories are so alarming

February 24, 2021 7:03 PM CNN

It’s tempting to laugh at ridiculous conspiracy theories. In fact, we should laugh at them, but we must also take them seriously when they move from the fringes into the mainstream and then, most disturbingly, into the halls of power. It would be OK, for example, to guffaw at Republican Sen. Ron Johnson, after he

Donald Trump Jr. deposed by DC attorney general as part of inaugural funds lawsuit

February 24, 2021 6:14 PM CNN Newsource

Donald Trump Jr. was deposed as part of the Washington, DC, attorney general’s lawsuit alleging the misuse of Trump inaugural funds, according to a new court filing, the latest investigation in which the former President’s children have surfaced. In a court document dated Tuesday, DC Attorney General Karl Racine’s office revealed the former President’s son