House Republicans finalize deal on short-term funding bill, but major hurdles remain to avoid shutdown
Washington CNN — House Republicans are moving ahead with a plan to temporarily fund the government while beefing up border security – a proposal that is dead on arrival in…
GOP presidential hopefuls court Christian conservative voters at Iowa event
Des Moines, Iowa CNN — With roughly four months until the Iowa caucuses, Republican presidential hopefuls spent Saturday courting the state’s conservative evangelical activists, an influential voting bloc in the…
Biden seeks to preempt GOP attempts to slash federal workforce
Washington CNN — The Biden administration is seeking to strengthen protections for federal workers as a host of Republican candidates, including frontrunner Donald Trump, make reducing and altering the federal…
Special counsel seeks court order limiting Trump’s public statements
CNN — Justice Department prosecutors want US District Judge Tanya Chutkan to reel in Donald Trump’s public statements in the federal 2020 election interference case against him, asking her to…
Third Republican presidential primary debate will be in Miami, sources say
CNN — The third Republican presidential primary debate will be held in Miami in early November, sources familiar with the event tell CNN. NBC News and Salem Media are in…
Biden walks a fine line as possible UAW strike looms
CNN — President Joe Biden is trying to walk a fine line as the clock ticks toward a looming deadline for a possible UAW strike of the Big Three automakers,…
Trump’s access to classified information restricted as he heads to trial in documents case, federal judge rules
CNN — Former President Donald Trump will be restricted on how and when he can look at, and talk about, classified information, a judge decided Wednesday after a sealed hearing…
Poverty rate jumps in 2022 after end of enhanced child tax credit
CNN — The share of Americans, particularly children, in poverty rose significantly last year, in large part because Congress did not renew a Covid-19 pandemic enhancement to the child tax…
Iran prisoners: Biden admin takes step advancing deal to free Americans held in Iran by issuing waiver for transfer of restricted Iranian funds to Qatar
CNN — The Biden administration has issued a waiver to allow banks to transfer $6 billion in restricted Iranian funds to Qatar without fear of sanctions – a key step…
Bijan Kian: Justice Department drops Mueller-era case against Michael Flynn’s ex-lobbying partner
CNN — The Justice Department is dropping its five-year-old criminal case against Bijan Kian, the former lobbying partner of Michael Flynn whom prosecutors had accused of illicit lobbying for Turkey…