US diplomats draft memo calling on Pompeo to denounce Trump
US diplomats are calling on Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to denounce President Donald Trump’s role in the violent insurrection attempt on the…
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Officials say man seen in viral photograph at Nancy Pelosi’s desk arrested
The man photographed sitting at House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s desk during Wednesday’s riots in the US Capitol has been arrested and…
Continue Reading White House counsel considering resigning, source says
White House counsel Pat Cipollone is considering resigning, sources familiar with his thinking tell CNN. Since the election, he had considered it…
Continue Reading Biden to take train to Washington for inauguration, moving forward to ‘not be deterred’ by violence or virus
Joe Biden will begin his new journey as the 46th President of the United States in a familiar way: riding Amtrak from Wilmington to Washington. A day…
Continue Reading Pompeo meeting with Biden’s secretary of state pick for first time
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is meeting with Antony Blinken, President-elect Joe Biden’s nominee to be his successor, for the first time on…
Continue Reading Read: Pelosi’s letter on speaking with the chairman of the Joint Chiefs about Trump and the nuclear codes
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told her members in a letter Friday that she spoke to Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Mark Milley about President…
Continue Reading Obama and Clinton will join Bush at Biden’s inauguration
Former Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton will attend President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration, officials say, joining former President…
Continue Reading House Democrats consider mid-next week for possible vote on Trump’s second impeachment
House Democrats are furious at President Donald Trump and are quickly building momentum to move on impeachment of Trump in the next several days…
Continue Reading Trump tweets he is skipping Biden’s inauguration
President Donald Trump said he would not attend his successor’s swearing-in, a day after his top aides cajoled him into releasing a video…
Continue Reading What you need to know about Biden’s nominees
President-elect Joe Biden has moved swiftly to build out his administration, naming his choices for Cabinet posts such as secretary of state,…
Continue Reading Biden to introduce commerce and labor secretary nominees Friday
President-elect Joe Biden on Friday will introduce his nominees for commerce and labor secretary and other members of his economic and jobs team at…
Continue Reading Exclusive: Biden will release all available vaccine doses in break from Trump administration policy of holding back stock for second dose
President-elect Joe Biden will aim to release every available dose of the coronavirus vaccine when he takes office, a break with the Trump…
Continue Reading Trump, pressured into video concession, faces uncertain final stretch
President Donald Trump’s top aides delivered a blunt warning to him Thursday as he sat sullenly in the West Wing and watched as his Republican…
Continue Reading Former Trump communications director says President lied about 2020 election and should consider resigning
Former White House communications director Alyssa Farah said Friday that President Donald Trump lied to the American people about the 2020…
Continue Reading Brad Raffensperger intends to certify results of Georgia’s Senate runoffs by January 20 but can’t say for sure
Georgia’s top elections official will certify the results of runoffs that will tip the power balance of the Senate to Democrats as soon as…
Continue Reading House Democrats eye quick impeachment vote if Pence rebuffs attempt to remove Trump from office
Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her leadership team are considering a lightning-quick impeachment process if Vice President Mike Pence and the Cabinet…
Continue Reading West Virginia state GOP lawmaker participated in insurrection at US Capitol
A West Virginia state lawmaker was among pro-Donald Trump rioters who stormed the US Capitol in Wednesday’s deadly insurrection. Republican…
Continue Reading With Merrick Garland pick, Biden signals stark contrast with Trump on Justice Department
President Donald Trump declared nearly a year ago, “I am actually, I guess, the chief law enforcement officer,” as he tried to assert…
Continue Reading US Capitol Police confirm death of officer after pro-Trump riot
The US Capitol Police confirmed the death of one of their officers late Thursday from injuries suffered when a mob of President Donald Trump’s…
Continue Reading Loeffler concedes Georgia Senate runoff to Warnock
Georgia Sen. Kelly Loeffler, the Republican incumbent, conceded her Senate runoff to Democratic Sen.-elect Raphael Warnock on Thursday — two…
Continue Reading Second Cabinet member announces resignation over Trump’s response to riot
Two of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet secretaries — Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos —…
Continue Reading Prosecutors ‘looking at all actors,’ including Trump, as charges are filed against Capitol rioters
Federal investigators are looking at everyone involved in the unrest at the US Capitol on Wednesday, including the role President Donald Trump played…
Continue Reading Trump’s Education Secretary Betsy DeVos submits resignation
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has submitted her resignation, saying President Donald Trump’s role in spurring the mob that breached the US…
Continue Reading Trump publicly acknowledges he won’t serve a second term a day after inciting mob
President Donald Trump conceded publicly for the first time Thursday that he will not serve a second term, stopping short of congratulating…
Continue Reading Law enforcement missed key signs ahead of riot on US Capitol
Despite weeks of planning between federal and local police agencies ahead of Wednesday’s Trump rally—including tracking social…
Continue Reading Capitol Police officer on life support after pro-Trump riot, union official says
A Capitol Police officer is on life support Thursday night after a mob of President Donald Trump’s supporters stormed the US Capitol a day…
Continue Reading Trump’s ex-White House chief of staff John Kelly supports using 25th Amendment to remove the President
Former White House chief of staff John Kelly said Thursday that if he were a member of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet he would support using…
Continue Reading Several Cabinet secretaries informally discuss invoking 25th Amendment but Pence ‘highly unlikely’ to pursue
Inquiries about invoking the 25th Amendment have been coming into Vice President Mike Pence’s advisers and those discussions have been under…
Continue Reading US Capitol Police chief to resign after Wednesday’s riots
US Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund is resigning amid criticism over an apparent lack of preparedness to deal with Wednesday’s violent mob on…
Continue Reading Trump asking aides and lawyers about self-pardon power
President Donald Trump has been asking aides and lawyers, including White House counsel Pat Cipollone, about his self-pardon power, multiple sources…
Continue Reading Trump publicly acknowledges he won’t serve a second term day after inciting mob
President Donald Trump conceded publicly for the first time Thursday that he will not serve a second term, stopping short of congratulating…
Continue Reading US Capitol Police officer has died following pro-Trump riot
A US Capitol Police officer has died from events stemming from Wednesday’s riot at the Capitol, three sources confirm to CNN, in which a mob of…
Continue Reading ‘His entire legacy was wiped out yesterday’: Hill Republicans ready to move on from Trump
Congressional Republicans are done with Donald Trump. Reeling from the one-two punch of losing the two Georgia Senate seats on Tuesday and what can…
Continue Reading Lawyer for Trump campaign withdraws after saying election cases were used to commit crime
A Pennsylvania lawyer who represented the Trump campaign in one of its early election challenges told a federal judge Thursday “the client has…
Continue Reading Calls grow in Congress for Trump to be removed by impeachment or the 25th Amendment
A growing number of lawmakers — including from Democratic leadership — are calling for President Donald Trump to be removed from office…
Continue Reading Biden’s pick for defense secretary will face first confirmation test before Inauguration Day
President-elect Joe Biden’s pick for Defense Secretary, retired Gen. Lloyd Austin, will face his first test on the path to confirmation when he…
Continue Reading Here’s what reporting on the Capitol rioting was like for journalists who were there
Reporters, producers and photojournalists were our eyes and ears on Wednesday — showing the world what was happening as a group of Trump…
Continue Reading A day after inciting a mob, Trump attempts his version of normalcy
President Donald Trump attempts a surreal return to normalcy a day after inciting a mob of his supporters to riot, culminating in the first breach…
Continue Reading Trump pressured Pence to engineer a coup, then put the VP in danger, source says
President Donald Trump and top White House officials did little to check in on Vice President Mike Pence while he and members of his family were…
Continue Reading Michelle Obama reflects on US Capitol breach: ‘I hurt for our country’
Former first lady Michelle Obama said Thursday, “I hurt for our country” in a statement reflecting on Wednesday’s US Capitol breach…
Continue Reading State Department tells diplomats to affirm Biden’s victory after Capitol riot
The State Department on Thursday issued guidance to diplomatic posts on the language they should use to attempt to reassure the world of the strength…
Continue Reading Pence planning to attend Biden inauguration but awaiting invitation, source says
Vice President Mike Pence is planning to attend the inauguration of Joe Biden but is waiting on an invitation, a source close to him confirmed to CNN…
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White House to hold news conference
Kayleigh McEnany to hold a news conference in the briefing…
Continue Reading Biden assails different treatment of pro-Trump mob and Black Lives Matter protesters
President-elect Joe Biden on Thursday slammed police for their different treatment of Wednesday’s pro-Donald Trump mob and Black Lives Matter…
Continue Reading Some Trump administration officials resign while others stay to prevent chaos
President Donald Trump’s top national security officials received calls in the hours following a mob attack on the US Capitol urging them not…
Continue Reading Pelosi calls for the resignation of the US Capitol Police chief
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday called for the resignation of the US Capitol Police chief and said the House Sergeant at Arms has told her he…
Continue Reading US flies two bombers to Middle East in another Iran deterrence mission
The US military flew two B-52 bombers to the Middle East Thursday from their base in the United States — the fourth such deployment and show of…
Continue Reading Biden poised to tap Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo to lead Commerce Department
President-elect Joe Biden is expected to nominate Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo as commerce secretary, two people familiar with the matter say, in…
Continue Reading Biden to tap Boston Mayor Marty Walsh as labor secretary
President-elect Joe Biden is expected to tap Boston Mayor Marty Walsh as labor secretary, two sources familiar with the decision tell CNN. Walsh is a…
Continue Reading State Department political appointee fired by White House after tweeting Trump was unfit for office
A State Department political appointee was fired by the White House Thursday after tweeting on Wednesday evening that President Donald Trump is unfit…
Continue Reading Elaine Chao to resign as transportation secretary in wake of riot
Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao said in a statement Thursday that she is resigning, becoming the first Cabinet member to leave the…
Continue Reading Read: Schumer calls for Trump’s removal using the 25th Amendment, says he ‘should not hold office one day longer’
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer on Thursday released a statement calling for President Donald Trump to be removed from office one day after a…
Continue Reading Biden condemns Trump for ‘inciting a mob’ to storm the Capitol
President-elect Joe Biden said Thursday that President Donald Trump is directly responsible for “one of the darkest days in the history of our…
Continue Reading Elaine Chao resigns as transportation secretary in wake of riot
Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao is resigning, a White House official and a person familiar with the situation tell CNN. She’s the first…
Continue Reading Acting Homeland Security secretary criticizes Trump’s response but says he’ll stay on the job
Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf urged President Donald Trump and all elected officials to condemn the violence on Capitol Hill in a…
Continue Reading Nearly 6,200 National Guard are being mobilized to provide security to DC following Capitol riot
A handful of states and the District of Columbia are mobilizing approximately 6,200 National Guard members to Washington to provide security to the…
Continue Reading Facing criticism, US Capitol Police leadership details response to violent mob, 14 suspects arrested and 50 officers injured
US Capitol Police, facing criticism over an apparent lack of preparedness to deal with Wednesday’s violent mob on Capitol Hill, provided first…
Continue Reading Angry Republican leaders float removing Trump from office
After violent pro-Trump protesters stormed the US Capitol on Wednesday, a growing number of Republican leaders and Cabinet officials told CNN that…
Continue Reading Federal law enforcement agencies push for arrests and charges after Wednesday’s Capitol riot
The FBI and other federal law enforcement agencies are planning a push to make arrests and bring charges against those who led the insurrection at…
Continue Reading Facing criticism, US Capitol Police details response to violent mob, 14 suspects arrested and 50 officers injured
US Capitol Police, facing criticism over an apparent lack of preparedness to deal with Wednesday’s violent mob on Capitol Hill, provided first…
Continue Reading Biden to introduce Merrick Garland as attorney general pick and other key justice nominees Thursday
President-elect Joe Biden will introduce federal appeals court Judge Merrick Garland as his pick for attorney general and other key justice nominees…
Continue Reading Pence took lead as Trump initially resisted sending National Guard to Capitol
Vice President Mike Pence, not President Donald Trump, helped facilitate the decision to mobilize members of the DC National Guard Wednesday when…
Continue Reading Georgia election wins give Biden a mandate — and mounting expectations
The Democratic sweep of Georgia’s Senate seats has ushered in a heady new reality for President-elect Joe Biden, who will take office in two…
Continue Reading Trump’s ‘We love you’ to Capitol rioters is more of the same
President Donald Trump’s history of offering a wink and a nod, if not outright support, to his far-right base is well-documented. Since he…
Continue Reading Lawmakers detail chaos at the Capitol Wednesday
The day after supporters of President Donald Trump attempted to thwart Congress’ certification of President-elect Joe Biden’s Electoral…
Continue Reading Idaho and Wyoming politicians respond to Capitol riots
Idaho political leaders are beginning to speak out about the assault that happened Wednesday in the Washington D.C. Capitol…
Continue Reading Mulvaney and others resign Trump administration in protest
Former White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney, who still had an administration job as special envoy to Northern Ireland, told CNBC in an interview…
Continue Reading Isolated Trump reluctantly pledges ‘orderly’ transition after inciting mob
President Donald Trump’s dark-of-night statement vowing an “orderly transition” was issued in part to stanch a wave of resignations…
Continue Reading Mulvaney joins others in resigning as special envoy to Northern Ireland
Former White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney, who still had an administration job as special envoy to Northern Ireland, told CNBC in an interview…
Continue Reading Trump pledges ‘orderly’ transition after riot and Biden win certification
President Donald Trump on Thursday finally pledged to an orderly transfer of power to President-elect Joe Biden while repeating false claims about…
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