White House strategy on government funding meets serious test this week
CNN — President Joe Biden and his top aides at the White House plan to hammer away at a blunt message as the US government [more…]
GOP shutdown politics rock Washington as Trump and Biden head for a swing-state showdown
CNN — President Joe Biden and his Oval Office predecessor, Donald Trump, are about to wage the most direct showdown yet of their possible rematch [more…]
Former Trump White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson defends herself in first post-testimony TV interview
CNN — Cassidy Hutchinson, the former Trump White House aide who delivered bombshell testimony to the House committee investigating the January 6 insurrection, defended the [more…]
Bipartisan House caucus leaders working to force vote as government shutdown looms
CNN — With government funding slated to run out September 30, the leaders of the bipartisan House Problem Solvers Caucus told CNN on Sunday that [more…]
Why New Hampshire is the most likely state where Trump could lose a primary
CNN — Former President Donald Trump is a heavy favorite to win the 2024 Republican nomination. He’s getting over 60% in a number of national [more…]
McCarthy works through weekend but no progress on short-term fix with just one week until shutdown
CNN — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Saturday he still lacks support from a handful of GOP hardliners to put a Republican stopgap measure on [more…]
McCarthy ally dares critics to push vote ousting speaker, blasts hardliners over possible shutdown
CNN — Rep. Garret Graves, one of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s closest allies, told CNN that he’s fed up with conservative critics dangling the threat [more…]
Rep. Andy Kim announces he’ll run against NJ Sen. Bob Menendez in wake of his indictment
CNN — New Jersey Democratic Rep. Andy Kim announced on Saturday a 2024 Senate challenge to Sen. Bob Menendez in the wake of the senator’s [more…]
Sen. Bob Menendez was indicted again. Do Republicans or Democrats get prosecuted more?
A version of this story appears in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. CNN — Democratic [more…]
New Jersey governor calls on Sen. Menendez, a fellow Democrat, to resign
CNN — New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy and other top Garden State Democrats are calling on Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez to resign – a sign [more…]