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By Kevin Liptak, Phil Mattingly and Jeff Zeleny, CNN Joe Biden’s presidency is only six months old, but the mood inside the White House can often feel like a race against time. “The clock is running. We all know that,” a senior adviser to Biden said, speaking on condition of anonymity. “The President certainly knows

By Paul LeBlanc, CNN The illegal foreign lobbying charges brought against Tom Barrack on Tuesday punctuate a winding business and political career defined by his unique staying power in former President Donald Trump’s constantly shifting orbit of advisers. A Southern California businessman and a former chairman of Trump’s inaugural committee, Barrack is charged in a

By Caroline Kelly and Rebekah Riess, CNN US District Judge Kristine G. Baker on Tuesday temporarily blocked an Arkansas ban on nearly all abortions from going into effect while a lawsuit against the measure proceeds, an early victory for abortion rights supporters as many of the restrictions that advanced in states this spring are expected

By Lauren Fox, Melanie Zanona and Manu Raju, CNN Republicans on the House’s new investigative committee are gearing up for a protracted clash with Democrats over former President Donald Trump’s role in the January 6 attack, with the GOP looking to turn the focus into the Capitol’s lack of preparedness, Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s actions and

By John Harwood, CNN President Joe Biden soon faces the same decision his most recent Democratic predecessors did: whether to reappoint a Federal Reserve chair put in that job by a Republican. He hasn’t revealed his thinking, and aides say he has not begun the formal process of determining whether to seek a second term

By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN A former Drug Enforcement Administration special agent who previously claimed he had been fired for being at the US Capitol during the January 6 insurrection is now facing federal charges after prosecutors say he brought his service weapon onto Capitol grounds and lied to the FBI about what he had done

By Annie Grayer, CNN Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar is leading a group of Democratic lawmakers in calling on Secretary of State Antony Blinken to create a special envoy to combat Islamophobia, as instances of anti-Muslim hate crimes continue to rise worldwide. Omar, one of three Muslims serving in Congress, is sending a letter to Blinken

By Jessica Dean and Annie Grayer, CNN As the Delta variant emerges as the dominant strain of Covid across the country, the Capitol attending physician is warning Congress about the variant’s presence on Capitol Hill. “The Delta variant virus has been detected in Washington, DC and in the Capitol buildings,” Capitol Attending Physician Brian Monahan

By Geneva Sands, CNN A key US senator is launching an investigation into the connection between cryptocurrencies and ransomware attacks in the wake of several recent high-profile attacks. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Chairman Gary Peters announced Tuesday on CNN’s “New Day” that the bipartisan investigation will seek to better understand how cryptocurrency emboldens

By Katie Lobosco, CNN A small provision tucked into a massive federal budget proposal put forth by the House Appropriations Committee would cut money for charter schools by $40 million and could potentially limit many charter schools from receiving federal funds altogether. The National Alliance for Public Charters Schools is calling the cut “particularly egregious”

By Alex Rogers and Manu Raju, CNN Senate Republicans are expected to block a vote Wednesday advancing a massive bipartisan infrastructure bill since they have not yet struck a deal with Democrats to draft the legislation. But lawmakers said that even with the expected failure of Wednesday’s vote, talks would continue to intensify over the

By CNN Tom Barrack, a onetime adviser to former President Donald Trump, and two others were charged Tuesday with illegal foreign lobbying on behalf of the United Arab Emirates. Read the indictment here: cnn.com/2021/07/20/politics/tom-barrack-indictment-read/index.html The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2021 Cable News Network, Inc., a WarnerMedia Company. All rights reserved.

By Rachel Janfaza, CNN Dr. Anthony Fauci and Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky erupted in a contentious debate over the origins of the coronavirus during a hearing Tuesday on Capitol Hill, prompting the nation’s top infectious disease expert to once again rebuke Paul. At issue were Paul’s unfounded claims that the National Institutes of

By Jeremy Herb, CNN A bipartisan trio of senators unveiled new legislation Tuesday to try to claw back war powers from the executive branch, an effort to reassert Congress’ powers to authorize war and to provide a stronger check on foreign arms sales. The legislation faces long odds of becoming law, but it represents the