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Political upheaval alters strategies in US abortion debate
Anti-abortion leaders across America were elated a year ago when Donald Trump became the first sitting U.S. president to appear in person at their highest-profile annual event, the March for Life held every January. The mood is more sober now
Supporters’ words may haunt Trump at impeachment trial
President Donald Trump speaks during a rally protesting the electoral college certification of Joe Biden as President in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021. | Evan Vucci/AP The words of Donald Trump supporters who are accused of participating in the deadly
Loyal Texas Trump voters want Biden to be less divisive
Donald Trump got over 96% of the vote in Roberts County, Texas, during the 2020 presidential election. CNN’s Gary Tuchman spoke with some of the residents there to find out what they want to see from President Joe Biden. #CNN
Giuliani concedes that an associate did ask for $20,000 a day to help Trump post-election.
Rudolph W. Giuliani, former President Donald J. Trump’s personal lawyer, conceded on Friday night that an associate had sent an email to campaign officials asking that Mr. Giuliani be paid $20,000 a day for his work after the Nov. 3
Trump’s Last-Minute Pardon Frees Man Still Facing Accusations of Violence
President Donald J. Trump’s late-night commutation of a 10-year prison sentence being served by a drug smuggler named Jonathan Braun made the action sound almost routine. The White House said only that upon his release, Mr. Braun would “seek employment
Senate Leaders Agree on Impeachment Trial Delay, Giving Biden Breathing Room
WASHINGTON — Senate leaders struck a deal on Friday to delay former President Donald J. Trump’s impeachment trial for two weeks, giving President Biden time to install his cabinet and begin moving a legislative agenda before they begin a historic
Trump impeachment trial to begin week of Feb. 8: Schumer
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will send the article of impeachment against Donald Trump to the Senate on Monday. | AP Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced the schedule late Friday after reaching an agreement with Republicans. WASHINGTON — Opening arguments
Who is Butch Bowers? Trump’s New Impeachment Lawyer
Former President Donald J. Trump’s new impeachment lawyer, Butch Bowers, is a South Carolina-based attorney who was arranged through Senator Lindsey Graham and has a long history of representing politicians in his home state. Mr. Bowers will lead Mr. Trump’s
McConnell proposes delaying impeachment trial
Mitch McConnell (R-KY) proposed that the Senate delay President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial by two weeks so his legal team has time to prepare, according to multiple GOP senators. #CNN #News
Will Trump go down as the worst president in history?
Donald Trump is no longer president. But while his term is over, the analysis of where he will rank among our best and worst presidents is just starting. In this latest episode of The Point, CNN’s Chris Cillizza explains where
California on Inauguration Day
Good morning. Former President Donald J. Trump had already left the White House by the time many Californians woke up on Wednesday. And by 9 a.m. on the West Coast, the nation had a new president, Joseph R. Biden Jr.,
Trump Departs Vowing, ‘We Will Be Back in Some Form’
JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. — President Donald J. Trump left Washington aboard Air Force One for a final time on Wednesday, the iconic plane creeping along the runway so the liftoff was timed to the closing strains of Frank Sinatra’s
Donald Trump got kicked off social media. What’s next?
Donald Trump has been kicked off of most major social media platforms. What effect does deplatforming tend to have on the spread of misinformation? Producers: Janelle Gonzalez, Richa Naik, Moss Cohen Supervising Producer: Logan Whiteside #CNN #Business #DonaldTrump CNN Business
Trump bids farewell to Washington, hints of comeback
His term at an end, President Donald Trump said farewell to Washington on Wednesday but also hinted about a comeback despite a legacy of chaos, tumult and bitter divisions in the country he led for four years. “So just a
Trump leaves White House, says ‘It’s been a great honor’
President Donald Trump gestures as he boards Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, in Washington. | AP Four years after standing on stage at his own inauguration and painting a dire picture of “American
The Trump legacy of new American carnage
CNN’s Gloria Borger looks back at President Donald Trump’s legacy as he prepares to leave office.
WATCH LIVE: Farewell ceremony for President Donald Trump
A farewell ceremony is being held for President Donald Trump Wednesday morning at Joint Base Andrews. The ceremony begins at 8 a.m.
A Capital Under Siege
Want to get The Morning by email? Here’s the sign-up. Good morning. It’s Donald Trump’s final day as president — and Joe Biden’s first. A presidential inauguration in the United States is usually a celebration of democracy. Hundreds of thousands
Trump’s last-minute pardons include Steve Bannon, Lil Wayne and scores of others
President Donald Trump issued a raft of 11th-hour pardons and commutations early Wednesday that included his onetime political strategist, a former top fundraiser and two well-known rappers. #CNN #News
Trump pardons ex-strategist Steve Bannon, dozens of others
Steve Bannon, President Donald Trump’s former chief strategist. | J. Scott Applewhite/AP file photo There are pardons and commutations for 143 people. WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has pardoned former chief strategist Steve Bannon as part of a late flurry
Trump expected to pardon former strategist Bannon
Steve Bannon, President Donald Trump’s former chief strategist. | J. Scott Applewhite/AP file photo Trump is expected to offer pardons and commutations to as many as 100 people in the hours before he leaves office at noon Wednesday, according to
Trump offers ‘best wishes’ to new administration in farewell address
President Donald Trump released a farewell message video on his last full day as President, describing his accomplishments and offering luck and "best wishes" to the incoming Biden administration. #CNN #News
‘He is actually worried’: Collins reports on Trump pardon meeting
CNN’s Kaitlan Collins reports on a White House meeting about President Donald Trump’s potential pardons in his final days in office. #CNN #News
EXPLAINER: Election claims, and why it’s clear Biden won
As Democrat Joe Biden is sworn in Wednesday as the nation’s 46th president, Donald Trump’s most ardent supporters still believe Biden was not legitimately elected after Trump continues to argue the election was stolen. There is no evidence of the
Trump wishes new administration luck in farewell video
Trying to repair his tarnished legacy, President Donald Trump trumpeted his administration’s accomplishments and wished his successor luck in a farewell video as he spent his final full day in office preparing to issue a flurry of pardons in a
Trump wishes Biden luck without naming him in farewell video
In this Saturday, Dec. 5, 2020, file photo, President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally for Senate Republican candidates Sen. Kelly Loeffler, R-Ga., and Sen. David Perdue, R-Ga., at Valdosta Regional Airport, in Valdosta, Ga. | AP “This week
Tiffany Trump announces engagement on dad’s final full day
Tiffany Trump and Eric Trump listen as President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at Kenosha Regional Airport, Monday, Nov. 2, 2020, in Kenosha, Wis. | AP The 27-year-old recent Georgetown law school graduate announced her good news on
Screen Actors Guild may discipline, expel Donald Trump
In this file photo US President Donald Trump holds an umbrella as he speaks to the media under the rain prior to departing from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, September 17, 2020. Hollywood’s actors union
‘Shameful’: US virus deaths top 400K as Trump leaves office
As President Donald Trump entered the final year of his term last January, the U.S. recorded its first confirmed case of COVID-19. Not to worry, Trump insisted, his administration had the virus “totally under control.” Now, in his final hours