Democratic lawmakers introduce a resolution to amend the 13th Amendment to end forced prison labor
By Scottie Andrew, CNN Congressional Democrats want to amend a section of the 13th Amendment, which abolished slavery, to end what they refer to as another form of slavery — forced prison labor.
White House communications director Alyssa Farah resigns
By Jeremy Diamond and Maegan Vazquez, CNN Alyssa Farah has resigned from her role as the White House communications director.
'An attempt to sabotage': Trump's potential purge of career employees casts pall across federal government
By Kristen Holmes, CNN Federal career employees across the Trump administration are fearful of losing their job protections and potentially their jobs, as agencies begin to implement a recent executive order signed by…
Southwest warns 6,800 employees of impending layoffs, a first for the airline
By Pete Muntean and Gregory Wallace, CNN Southwest Airlines warned 6,800 employees Thursday they may be furloughed in the spring, the airline told CNN.
With Trump and allies headed to the Supreme Court, elections cases still dead on arrival
By Katelyn Polantz, CNN After more than 30 defunct lawsuits in 30 days, attempts by President Donald Trump and his backers to overturn the election of Joe Biden as the next president have failed in court —
Plotting the future: Trump kids even look to profit from their father's fallen legacy
By Kate Bennett, CNN It was Thanksgiving, but instead of being seated at an elaborate table dressed with gold silverware, expensive china and a buffet of chilled seafood, turkey and beef tenderloin, waited on by household…
Trump praised QAnon during meeting about keeping the Senate
By Manu Raju and Sam Fossum, CNN President Donald Trump brought up Rep.-elect Marjorie Taylor Greene's support for the dangerous QAnon conspiracy theory during a meeting on keeping the Senate with Majority Leader Mitch…
Forget bitcoin. These cryptocurrencies are surging even more
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business The dramatic rise in bitcoin may seem overly speculative. Yet bitcoin has actually lagged the surges for some other cryptocurrencies.
House Democrats elect Sean Patrick Maloney as DCCC chairman
By Alex Rogers, CNN House Democrats elected Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York to serve as the chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, giving him the difficult task of protecting their slim majority…
Supreme Court sides with California religious ministry against state Covid restrictions
By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter The Supreme Court on Thursday sided with a California ministry that argued the state's Covid-related restrictions on indoor services violated its religious liberty rights,…