DOJ announces charges against man carrying Pelosi’s podium and others in US Capitol riot
Federal prosecutors have charged three men and the FBI arrested another on Saturday in connection with Wednesday’s riot at the US Capitol,…
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Pence will attend Biden’s inauguration
Vice President Mike Pence will attend the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden, according to a source familiar with the plans. CNN previously…
Continue Reading Pence has not ruled out 25th Amendment, source says
Vice President Mike Pence has not ruled out an effort to invoke the 25th Amendment and wants to preserve the option in case President Donald Trump…
Continue Reading As Biden raises money for his virtual inauguration, lobbyists prepare for a scaled-down schmooze-fest
Presidential inaugurations — and the swirl of festivities that surround them — usually offer prime schmoozing opportunities: Lobbyists…
Continue Reading Republican Sen. Pat Toomey says he thinks Trump ‘committed impeachable offenses’
Republican Sen. Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania said Saturday he thinks President Donald Trump “committed impeachable offenses,” but said he…
Continue Reading Wall Street Journal: White House pressured Georgia federal prosecutor to resign
White House officials pressured a top Georgia federal prosecutor to resign ahead of the state’s high stakes Senate runoff elections because…
Continue Reading Trump considering Giuliani and Dershowitz for impeachment defense team
President Donald Trump is considering having Rudy Giuliani and Alan Dershowitz defend him if he faces another impeachment trial, two sources familiar…
Continue Reading Trump would be only the 4th president to boycott his successor’s inauguration
President Donald Trump announced Friday that he won’t attend President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration on January 20. If he follows…
Continue Reading Members of Congress to get increased security while traveling through airports
Members of Congress will be getting increased security while traveling through airports in the aftermath of the attack on the US Capitol Wednesday…
Continue Reading West Virginia GOP state lawmaker who allegedly stormed US Capitol has resigned
Derrick Evans, the West Virginia state lawmaker who was allegedly among the rioters who stormed the US Capitol on Wednesday, resigned Saturday.…
Continue Reading Feds say police found a pickup truck full of bombs and guns near Capitol insurrection as wide-ranging investigation unfurls
An Alabama man allegedly parked a pickup truck packed with 11 homemade bombs, an assault rifle and a handgun two blocks from the US Capitol building…
Continue Reading Democratic National Committee eyes new mandate in post-Trump era
The Democratic National Committee is on the precipice of a dramatic change, shifting its role from oppositional force challenging Donald Trump at…
Continue Reading Illinois Republican congresswoman apologizes for invoking Hitler as she faces calls to resign
Republican US Rep. Mary Miller of Illinois issued an apology Friday after invoking Adolf Hitler during a speech earlier in the week — comments…
Continue Reading Republican members of Congress refuse to wear masks during Capitol insurrection
Six House Republicans were captured on video refusing masks offered by a colleague during the US Capitol insurrection on Wednesday. Rep. Lisa Blunt…
Continue Reading Pope Francis says violence at the US Capitol must be ‘condemned’
Pope Francis said in a recent interview that the violence that broke out at the United States Capitol building on Wednesday “must be…
Continue Reading Trump pressured Georgia elections investigator to ‘find the fraud’ in 2020 election
President Donald Trump last month urged the chief investigator for the Georgia secretary of state’s office to “find the fraud” in…
Continue Reading Pentagon and DC officials trade barbs over handling of Capitol riot as Army considers giving weapons to National Guard
As a mob of Trump supporters invaded the Capitol in Washington and breached the American legislature for the first time since 1814, efforts to…
Continue Reading Exclusive: Biden will release nearly 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 nearly every available dose of the coronavirus vaccine when he takes office, a break with the Trump…
Continue Reading Federal judge blocks Trump administration asylum rule from taking effect
A federal judge on Friday blocked a sweeping asylum rule that had been scheduled to take effect nationwide in a matter of days, issuing yet another…
Continue Reading Feds say police found a truck full of bombs and guns near Capitol insurrection as wide-ranging investigation unfurls
An Alabama man allegedly parked a pickup truck packed with 11 homemade bombs, an assault rifle and a handgun two blocks from the US Capitol building…
Continue Reading Democratic momentum builds for potential fast-track impeachment next week
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday Democrats are prepared to move forward with impeachment next week if President Donald Trump doesn’t…
Continue Reading As riot raged at Capitol, Trump tried to call senators to overturn election
President Donald Trump and his attorney Rudy Giuliani both mistakenly made calls to Republican Sen. Mike Lee as deadly riots were unfolding at the US…
Continue Reading White House warned governors about ‘USA variant’ of Covid-19, but no such discovery has been made
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shot down reports from the White House coronavirus task force that warned states of a more…
Continue Reading Americans watched the Capitol riot in ‘horror’ and ‘disgust.’ Here’s what they told us.
Sadness, fear and outrage. Calls to “lock them up,” and yet … also “heartbreak” at the state of the nation. Comparisons…
Continue Reading Trump administration strikes parting blow at Medicaid with Tennessee block grant
Just days before leaving office, the Trump administration took a step toward fulfilling a long-held Republican dream of curbing Medicaid costs and…
Continue Reading The week in 19 headlines
Trying to condense all that took place this week into a few headlines is a near impossible task. So much happened. Democrats will take control of the…
Continue Reading Murkowski becomes first GOP senator to call on Trump to resign
Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski is calling on President Donald Trump to resign following the riots at the Capitol on Wednesday, making her the first…
Continue Reading David Perdue concedes Georgia Senate race to Jon Ossoff
Georgia Sen. David Perdue has conceded the Georgia US Senate runoff race to Jon Ossoff, he announced Friday, making it official that Democrats will…
Continue Reading Federal murder investigation to be opened in Capitol Police officer’s death
Prosecutors in the US Attorney’s office plan to open a federal murder investigation into the death of Brian D. Sicknick, a US Capitol Police…
Continue Reading Multiple Republicans are considering supporting impeachment, sources say
A growing number of Republicans want President Donald Trump to leave office before January 20, with some top lawmakers telling CNN they are…
Continue Reading Lehigh University has rescinded Trump’s honorary degree
Lehigh University, a private college in Pennsylvania, has revoked the honorary degree it awarded President Donald Trump more than 30 years ago. The…
Continue Reading Fact checking Republicans’ unsubstantiated claims that Antifa infiltrated Capitol riot
In the wake of pro-Trump supporters storming the Capitol Wednesday, several Republican allies of the President are attempting to shift blame to…
Continue Reading Dominion Voting sues Trump lawyer Powell for defamation, seeking $1.3 billion in damages
Dominion Voting Systems has filed suit against Sidney Powell, the lawyer who pushed false election claims for the Trump campaign, claiming defamation…
Continue Reading SolarWinds hackers gave themselves top administrative privileges to spy on victims undetected, DHS says
The Russia-linked hackers behind a devastating breach of US government and commercial networks gave themselves top administrative privileges,…
Continue Reading White House in ‘crisis management’ mode: lawyers being consulted about potential impeachment
Outside lawyers are being sought for consultation by the White House about the prospect of a last minute, rapid impeachment of President Donald…
Continue Reading Brad Raffensperger intends to certify results of Georgia’s Senate runoffs by January 20
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 West Virginia GOP state lawmaker who stormed US Capitol faces criminal charge
A West Virginia Republican state lawmaker who recorded himself storming the US Capitol during a deadly riot there earlier this week is facing a…
Continue Reading Biden touts gender parity and diversity of his Cabinet
President-elect Joe Biden on Friday introduced key nominees for his economic and jobs team, including Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo for commerce…
Continue Reading Pelosi says she spoke to Gen. Milley about Trump and the nuclear codes
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told House Democrats in a letter on Friday that she spoke with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley…
Continue Reading Biden says Trump skipping inauguration is ‘a good thing’
President-elect Joe Biden said President Donald Trump’s decision to skip his inauguration is “one of the few things he and I have ever…
Continue Reading Biden introduces commerce and labor secretary nominees
President-elect Joe Biden on Friday introduced key nominees for his economic and jobs team, including Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo for commerce…
Continue Reading Nikki Haley says Trump’s post-election actions will be ‘judged harshly by history’
Former UN ambassador Nikki Haley distanced herself from her onetime boss, President Donald Trump, in a closed-door speech on Thursday night, telling…
Continue Reading Pompeo met with Biden’s secretary of state pick for first time
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with Antony Blinken, President-elect Joe Biden’s nominee to be his successor, for the first time since he…
Continue Reading Josh Hawley’s ploy to be a pro-Trump hero results in withering blowback
Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley offered pro-Trump demonstrators who stood outside the Capitol a raised fist salute as he walked into the Senate early on…
Continue Reading Pelosi tells caucus there’s more Democratic support for impeachment than in 2019
House Democrats are furious at President Donald Trump and are quickly building momentum to move on impeachment in the next several days — as…
Continue Reading White House task force says there could be a fast-spreading ‘USA variant’ of coronavirus
The US may have its own version of a more transmissible coronavirus and that might be helping fuel the already aggressive spread of the virus, the…
Continue Reading 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…
Continue Reading 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…
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