Pandemic inauguration could cut the choir, standing-room-only parties and maybe the historic lunch
By Kate Bennett and Lauren Fox, CNN Outside President Donald Trump's bedroom window on the north side of the White House is the sound of building: hammers, drills, the beep-beep of trucks backing up and metal planks…
How Cholula plans to get more Americans hooked on its hot sauce
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business For the $800 million it's spending to buy it, Cholula's new owner needs it to punch above its weight.
Biden appears to pour cold water on Warren and Sanders joining Cabinet
By Kate Sullivan, CNN President-elect Joe Biden appeared to pour cold water on the idea of nominating Sens. Elizabeth Warren or Bernie Sanders to his Cabinet, suggesting he would instead like to keep them in the US
Trump's outcasts in the civil and foreign service may get a second chance under Biden
By Michael Warren It's been a hard four years for many career government servants. Their expertise was set aside for President Donald Trump's flashy political appointees, and their fellow professionals were…
Lara Trump eyes Senate bid in North Carolina: 'It would be an incredible thing'
By Betsy Klein, CNN Amid rumblings that President Donald Trump could mount another presidential run in 2024, voters may see a Trump on the ballot before that. Lara Trump, the president's daughter-in-law and campaign…
Melissa McCarthy had lunch with Elon Musk to prepare for new movie 'Superintelligence'
Melissa McCarthy talks to USA TODAY’s Bryan Alexander about having lunch with Elon Musk to prepare for the new HBO Max film “Superintelligence.”
White House considering lifting European travel restrictions, source says
By Jeremy Diamond, CNN The White House is strongly considering lifting sweeping restrictions on travel from the European Union and the United Kingdom, an administration official confirmed on Wednesday.
National Dog Show 2020 photos: One of these good girls or boys is the Best In Show
Even in 2020, the National Dog Show must go on! See the breed winners who made it to the group judging ring in the event that airs on Thanksgiving.
Another 778,000 Americans filed first-time unemployment claims last week
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business The recovery in the American job market is still painfully slow. Another 778,000 people filed for first-time unemployment benefits last week on a seasonally adjusted basis.
Dow 30,000: How the market rally defied a pandemic
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Markets have reached a new milestone in the middle of a bruising pandemic, another sign that investors have been more than willing to look past short-term pain toward better days ahead.