Erin Burnett OutFront

"Radical" and "dangerous": questions mount over whether President Joe Biden's nominees of color are facing more scrutiny. Sen. Hawley has voted no on every Biden cabinet nominee so far, denying blanket policy on opposing all of Biden's picks despite no vote on every cabinet pick so far. Hawley takes no issue with former President Donald Trump's lie that he won the election, saying, "he's going to...

GOP Lawmakers cite "public health emergency" to vote remotely on COVID bill, but all are expected to attend CPAC.  House voting on $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill tonight, Democrat leaders say they can only afford to lose 3 democrat votes.  Biden won't punish Saudi crown prince for journalist's murder.  Ted Cruz at CPAC: Trump "aint going anywhere" To learn more about how CNN protects listener pri...

CNN presses more than two dozen House, Senate Republicans on Trump’s election lies, but many refuse to debunk them. Trump plans to repeat false election claims at CPAC. House Freedom Caucus members question Rep. Liz Cheney’s leadership after she said Trump shouldn’t play a role in GOP. Senate Parliamentarian rules against including minimum wage in Covid relief bill. NIH director: new variants coul...

A close ally of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene was among those in the January Capitol riot, according to Kfile. This contradicts claims that former President Donald Trump supporters were "fake." The source says "it was not ANTIFA... it was Trump supporters." Sen. Johnson doubles down on pushing debunked Capitol riot claims about "fake" Trump supporters. Johnson says that left-wing agitators were behi...

Authorities:Tiger Woods suffers serious injuries after car crash involving high rate of speed, several rollovers; Authorities says ax was used to pry Tiger Woods from rollover wreck; GOP senator uses hearing to push debunked conspiracy theories; Capitol officials say riot was planned, involved white supremacist; Capitol officials say they didn't see FBI report the day before riot that warned of vi...

Supreme court denies Trump's effort to shield tax returns; Supreme court, which includes three Trump picks, deal blow to Trump by allowing release of his tax returns to New York Prosecutor; Biden's attorney general pick vows to cast wide net in capitol riot probe; The United States surpasses 500,00 coronavirus deaths; To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Lea...

Winter storm death toll rises to at least 50; many deaths due to hypothermia or carbon monoxide poisoning.  Longtime Arkansas lawmaker leaving GOP cites Trump's rhetoric and says Capitol riot was "the final straw".  Senator Lindsay Graham heading to Mar-a-lago this weekend to meet Trump.  To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices....

Texans are fed up as the state grapples with food and water shortages. Power outages remain a “major concern”. Hundreds of thousands of people are still in the dark in Texas as power is back across neighboring Arkansas. Florida Governor Ron Desantis is under fire after vaccine drive is held in two rich zip codes. New York lawmakers are pushing forward with a bill to curtail Governor Andrew Cuomo’s...

The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) warns of a “cascading catastrophic blackout” if the right measures aren't taken. 21 million people are under a Winter weather alert; 7 million are impacted by boil water notices. Rollout on the new Johnson & Johnson vaccine will be slower than expected. White House: Teacher vaccinations are “not a requirement to reopen” schools. Studies suggest tha...

Biden heads to Wisconsin for CNN town hall, first official trip as president; Soon: Biden to make questions on fight against pandemic as United States COVID deaths top 487,000, mutations spark fear; Trump rips McConnell after senator blames him fpr riot; Trump declares war on GOP in take down of McConnell; warns republicans who stand by the minority leader To learn more about how CNN protects list...

Tonight: North Carolina voting on censuring Sen Burr  after voting to convict Trump. Republicans facing backlash after impeachment vote. NYT: Rep Kinzinger's own family shunning him, says he's in cahoots with "the devil's army" after voting to impeach Trump. GOP grapples with deep division over Trump's role in the party. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy...

As McCarthy urged Trump to call off rioters, Trump said, "I guess these people are more upset about the election than you are." "Who the f*ck do you think you are talking to:" McCarthy told Trump during a shouting match as capitol was under attack. GOP Lawmakers: Trump's call with McCarthy shows Trump had no intention of calling off rioters despite pleas.  To learn more about how CNN protects list...

Trump team arguments could be as short as 3 hours tomorrow. GOP senator says Trump's defense team needs to explain why he repeated lies that the election was stolen, says “that clearly had an impact”. Republican senator Tommy Tuberville won’t say if he’d back Trump for another presidential run. Trump was so sick with Covid, doctors weighed putting him on a ventilator. Trump wants to see more lawye...

House impeachment managers present their cases to convict former President Donald Trump, after the Jan. 6 insurrection. Impeachment managers lay out the timeline of the Capitol insurrection.  Impeachment managers lay out a damning case against Trump using his own words, tweets and chilling videos of the Capitol insurrection.  To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/pri...

Impeachment managers make their case with a chilling 13 minute video, and a personal plea. CNN reports that Trump was unhappy, and almost screaming over his lawyers presentation. 6 GOP Senators join Democrats to vote that the impeachment trial is constitutional. One of Trump's allies in the Senate says, Republican senators think Trump’s attorneys were “awful,” adds “no wonder the other guys quit.”...

The United States Capitol security is on high alert as former President Donald Trump's impeachment trial approaches. Democrats and Trump's team will have up to 16 hours, the the span of two days, to present their case. On the eve of the impeachment trial, Qanon believers remain convinced that Trump will be back in office within weeks.  Trump's team argues that when Trump said to "fight like hell"...

In a recent interview, President Biden proclaims "there is no need" for Trump to get intel briefings, citing his "erratic behavior".  Biden: $15 minimum wage likely won't make it into final relief bill. A former economist for Obama states that Biden's $1.9 trillion plan may be too big.  Rep. Majorie Taylor Greene mocks Congress less than 24 hours after she was stripped of committee assignments.  M...

Only 11 Republicans vote to punish Rep. Greene. Impeachment managers call on Trump to testify at his upcoming trial, but Trump refuses. It is still unclear whether he will be subpoenaed or not. A Texas woman is facing new charges in the Capitol riot; in a livestream, she allegedly detailed that Pelosi’s office door was broken down. Arrest records show 20+ women were charged in the Capitol riot. Se...

The House GOP has met to discuss a vote about Rep. Cheney. A vote on Cheney's fate could come tonight and a vote on Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene could come tomorrow.  McCarthy punts on punishing Qanon-Aligned Rep. Greene for her rhetoric and attacks Democrats instead, as Greene says, "I don't think I have anything to apologize for." Greene also says, "I'm going to push the [GOP] party to t...

The House GOP leader met with Qanon-Aligned Rep. Greene as 2019 comment has been unearthed. Green was recorded saying, "flood the Capitol building." Rep. Cheney's future is likely to be a topic at tomorrow's GOP meeting. One of former President Donald Trump's allies, Rep. Jim Jordan, does not think that McCarthy will strip Qanon-Aligned Rep. Greene of committees. McCarthy met with Greene as the GO...

President Joe Biden met with GOP senators to have the first major "unity" test. The GOP senators speak after the Biden meeting after the covid relief plan, where they all spoke about relief proposals. GOP Senator Collins calls the Biden meeting about covid relief plan "excellent," as new covid variants are spreading across the United States.  The CDC director warns that the United States isn't doi...

Lawmakers were told to "remain vigilant" as new security threats come to light. According to sources, police are being stationed outside some Lawmakers' homes.  New graphic bodycam video from Capitol attack shows rioters charging at police, over woman who was trampled and later died.  Video surfaces of QAnon-aligned member of the U.S. House of Representatives discussing "price of blood". House lea...

House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy meets with Trump after a source said that he was warned against “crawling back to Trump”. Trump ally Matt Gaetz goes to Wyoming to rail against Rep. Liz Cheney. Qanon-aligned GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene holds a town hall amid uproar, and falsely claims that the election was stolen. South Carolina detects the first U.S. cases of a variant first seen in South Afri...

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is facing backlash over disturbing comments. The Department of Homeland Security warns that extremists may commit violence over the election results, and “other perceived grievances fueled by false narratives”. The CDC forecast projects up to 514,000 deaths by February 20th. The White House task force warns that “it will be months” before everyone can get vaccine & that...

Sen. Leahy, who is set to preside over former President Donald Trump's second impeachment trial, has been hospitalized. Leahy was hospitalized the same day that he was sworn in to preside over the Trump impeachment trial.  According to CNN, house managers and democrats are prepping video evidence of the January 6 riot, which is undeterred by McConnell signaling that the Trump impeachment trial is...