Virginia state senator dies at age 60 after contracting Covid-19
By Ganesh Setty, CNN Virginia state Sen. Ben Chafin Jr. has died after contracting Covid-19, according to a statement from his office. He was 60 years old.
READ: Ruling dismissing Gohmert's lawsuit against Pence
By CNN Federal Judge Jeremy Kernodle on Friday threw out a lawsuit from Republican Rep. Louie Gohmert of Texas and several Arizona Republicans seeking to force Vice President Mike Pence to help throw the election to…
Federal judge throws out Gohmert lawsuit asking Pence to interfere in Electoral College count
By Dan Berman, CNN A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit from Rep. Louie Gohmert of Texas and several Arizona Republicans seeking to force Vice President Mike Pence to help throw the election to President Donald
Execution date for the only woman on federal death row is reinstated
By Christina Carrega A group of three judges on the DC Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Friday that a lower court judge was wrong when he vacated an execution date for Lisa Montgomery, the only woman on
US and Iran ratchet up military activity as concerns increase ahead of Soleimani killing anniversary
By Nicole Gaouette, CNN The US and Iran charged each other with ratcheting up tensions in the Persian Gulf as concerns about potential conflict build days before Iran marks one year since the US assassinated its most…
Senate Democrats push for $2,000 stimulus checks as clock winds down on 116th Congress
By Clare Foran and Ali Zaslav, CNN Senate Democrats and independent Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont pushed, without success, for a Senate vote on $2,000 stimulus checks Friday as the clock winds down on the 116th Congress.
Trump attacks No. 2 Senate Republican as the President turns on allies in his final days in office
By Betsy Klein, Ted Barrett and Ali Zaslav, CNN President Donald Trump is spending his final days in office attacking leadership within his own party, this time the second-highest ranking Republican in the Senate, offering…
Senate votes to override Trump's veto on defense bill
By Clare Foran, Ted Barrett and Ali Zaslav, CNN The Senate voted on Friday to override President Donald Trump's veto of the sweeping defense bill known as the National Defense Authorization Act, delivering a bipartisan…
With Trump a no-show, Mar-a-Lago guests left to party maskless with Rudy Giuliani and Vanilla Ice
By Kevin Liptak, CNN Guests who paid four-figures for tickets to President Donald Trump's annual New Year's Eve party were left to party with his personal attorney Rudy Giuliani, his two adult sons and various…
A new year brings same problems with delayed vaccine distribution
By Jeremy Herb and Kristen Holmes, CNN The Trump administration enters 2021 well short of its goal to vaccinate 20 million people by January 1, leaving state health officials across the country scrambling to ramp up a…
