National Politics Archives

Former President Donald Trump files to run in 2024

November 15, 2022 5:59 PM CNN Newsource

Originally Published: 15 NOV 22 20:49 ETBy Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday…

Members of the House select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection are pictured. The House select committee is expected to postpone its hearing on September 28 due to Hurricane Ian.

Jan. 6 panel subpoenas Trump for testimony on Capitol attack

October 13, 2022 12:40 PM Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Jan. 6 committee voted Thursday to subpoena Donald Trump for testimony before the panel over the 2021 attack at the…

Ivana Trump, first wife of former president, dead at 73

July 14, 2022 1:15 PM Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — Ivana Trump, who formed half of a publicity power couple in the 1980s as the first wife of former President Donald Trump and mother…

Senate confirms Ketanji Brown Jackson to be first Black woman to sit on Supreme Court

April 7, 2022 11:21 AM CNN Newsource

In a final Senate vote, Ketanji Brown Jackson has been confirmed to the Supreme Court and will be the first Black woman on the high…

The midterms will decide the future of the January 6 investigation. Here’s how the race for the House looks today

April 3, 2022 9:57 AM CNN Newsource

The House committee investigating the January 6, 2021, insurrection at the US Capitol is racing against a political clock to get to the bottom of…

Bolton recalls Trump using term “burner phone”

March 29, 2022 9:35 PM Ricardo Tovar

Former national security advisor for the Trump administration, John Bolton, said he heard former President Donald Trump use the term “burner phones”…

New bill regarding catalytic convertor thefts headed to Senate

March 22, 2022 11:12 AM Joronica Vinluan

A new California Senate Bill 919 is aiming to help lower catalytic convertor…

The White House will roll out the next phase of Covid-19 response Wednesday. President Joe Biden is seen here at the White House on December 3

President Biden’s State of the Union address begins

March 1, 2022 6:00 PM Ricardo Tovar

WASHINGTON D.C. (KION-TV)– President Biden’s state of the Union has begun and he is expected to ban Russian aircraft from U.S. airspace in…

Russian President Vladimir Putin addresses media on February 22 at the Kremlin in Moscow

US, EU agree to freeze assets of Russia’s Putin, Lavrov

February 25, 2022 1:10 PM Ricardo Tovar

BRUSSELS (AP) — The Biden administration announced Friday that it will move to freeze the assets of President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister…

Ukrainian President declares martial law as Russian invasion commences

February 23, 2022 7:55 PM Ricardo Tovar

WASHINGTON D.C. (KION-TV) UPDATE Feb. 24, 2022 10:30 a.m. President Biden will deliver remarks announcing the further consequences the United States…

Putin recognizes separatist eastern Ukrainian regions

February 21, 2022 12:16 PM Associated Press

By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV, YURAS KARMANAU and LORNE COOK MOSCOW (Associated Press)– Russian President Vladimir Putin has recognized the independence of…

Donald Trump Fast Facts

May 5, 2021 6:56 AM CNN Newsource

Here’s a look at the life of Donald Trump, the 45th president of the United States. Personal Birth date: June 14, 1946 Birth place: New York,…

Tinder-owner Match Group and rival dating platform Bumble are creating relief funds for people affected by a Texas law that bans abortion from as early as six weeks into pregnancy.

Bumble and Match pledge to help people affected by Texas abortion law

September 3, 2021 2:01 PM CNN Newsource

By Charles Riley, CNN Business Bumble and the CEO of rival dating platform Match Group are creating relief funds for people affected by a Texas law…

Construction workers build the "Signature Bridge

Senate clears last hurdle before final vote on massive $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package

August 8, 2021 6:43 PM CNN Newsource

By Kristin Wilson, Ali Zaslav, Manu Raju and Clare Foran, CNN The Senate voted to cut off debate on the massive $1.2 trillion infrastructure package…

Biden announces new emissions standards, target that 50% of vehicles sold in US by 2030 are electric

August 5, 2021 2:28 PM CNN

President Joe Biden unveiled another component of his administration’s plan to fight the climate crisis on Thursday, announcing a new target that…

Pentagon is currently on lockdown following reports of shooting on bus platform outside

August 3, 2021 8:24 AM Max Tarlton

(CNN) – The Pentagon is locked down with no personnel allowed outside due to a “shooting event” that happened outside the building on a bus platform,…

McConnell says ‘highly unlikely’ he would let Biden fill a Supreme Court vacancy in 2024 if GOP wins back Senate

June 14, 2021 10:53 AM CNN Newsource

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Monday that if his party regains the majority in 2022 it’s “highly unlikely” he…

Trump-appointed head of DOJ’s national security division to leave at end of June

June 14, 2021 10:21 AM CNN Newsource

John Demers, the Trump-appointed head of the Justice Department’s national security division, is leaving at the end of the month as planned, a…

Exclusive: US assessing reported leak at Chinese nuclear power facility

June 14, 2021 10:20 AM CNN Newsource

The US government has spent the past week assessing a report of a leak at a Chinese nuclear power plant, after a French company that part owns and…

Justice Department to ‘strengthen’ rules regarding seeking congressional records, Garland says

June 14, 2021 10:08 AM CNN Newsource

The Justice Department will “strengthen” rules regarding seeking congressional records, Attorney General Merrick Garland said in a…