10 Senate Democrats joined Republicans on a key procedural vote to advance a bill that will avert a government shutdown. Final vote 62-38 Dem yes votes: Schumer  Durbin Schatz  Gillibrand Hassan Cortez Masto Fetterman  Peters  Shaheen King (I)

News: Top Rs were so anxious about FL-06 that Trump’s own team and House GOP leaders personally intervened A top Trump adviser warned Fine to get his house in order. Hudson and Emmer each told Fine to “get his sh*t together” sources tell me & Steve Contorno cnn.com/2025/03/27/pol…

“Pope Francis will be remembered as one of the most consequential leaders of our time and I am better for having known him,” Joe Biden says on the passing of Pope Francis. “And above all, he was a Pope for everyone. He was the People's Pope - a light of faith, hope, and love.”

A good read from Kevin Liptak on Pope Francis' dynamic with Trump and other US presidents cnn.com/2025/04/21/pol…

Former President Joe Biden and former First Lady Dr. Jill Biden will attend Pope Francis' funeral on Saturday, a spokesperson for Biden says

NEW from Arlette Saenz Fredreka Schouten and me: the good news Democrats see from Trump's first 100 days is how quickly he's moved in so many ways that have riled people up. That's also the bad news they see. Here's how they're retooling for day 101 and beyond: cnn.com/2025/04/28/pol…

.Joe Biden: Francis was a pope for our time, when so many leaders embraced cruelty. He stood for compassion...Now I fear with his passing, the world will be colder and less just. Which means that all of us who loved Francis need to step up. usatoday.com/story/opinion/…

We spoke with several young Democrats challenging longtime House incumbents, a sign of the generational divide playing out in the party. Story w/Eric Bradner Arit John cnn.com/2025/05/01/pol…

End of an era in San Antonio: Gregg Popovich steps down as San Antonio Spurs head coach and is moving to team’s front office as president cnn.com/2025/05/02/spo…

Judge Jefferson Griffin, a Republican North Carolina judge, says he will not appeal a federal court’s ruling ordering that the state Supreme Court election be certified in his Democratic opponent’s favor. Story via Dianne Gallagher Tierney Sneed cnn.com/2025/05/07/pol…

Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander returns to Israel after Hamas release cnn.com/2025/05/12/mid…

From free planes to crypto meme coins, Democrats seize on Trump’s deals to raise corruption concerns w/ Arit John cnn.com/2025/05/15/pol…

After his cancer diagnosis was made public, former President Joe Biden's allies used a common word to describe him: Fighter. A look at his history of loss & resilience and the diagnosis that came two weeks before the 10 year anniversary of Beau's passing cnn.com/2025/05/19/pol…

Former President Joe Biden comments on his cancer diagnosis for the first time, saying "Cancer touches us all" and thanking those who have offered support

Former President Joe Biden is expected to speak at a Memorial Day service in New Castle, Delaware shortly, a source familiar with the plans says. It’s his first public remarks since receiving his cancer diagnosis two weeks ago & comes on the 10 year anniversary of Beau’s passing

Joe Biden struck an optimistic tone when discussing his cancer diagnosis, saying, “We’re going to be able to beat this” Biden said he has started treatment in the form of a pill. More from our exchange with him in Delaware today. Story w/David Wright cnn.com/2025/05/30/pol…

Joe Biden on Trump's call for investigation into his actions & autopen use “I made the decisions during my presidency. I made the decisions about the pardons, executive orders, legislation, and proclamations. Any suggestion that I didn’t is ridiculous and false." Full statement

The bodies of two Israeli-American hostages abducted by Hamas on October 7th - Judy Weinstein-Haggai and Gadi Haggai - were recovered from southern Gaza during a military operation. cnn.com/2025/06/05/mid…

“People are going to take cues from what happens in New Jersey,” Newark Mayor Ras Baraka says in New Brunswick, NJ two days out from the Dem primary for governor. “The best way to fight against Donald Trump is to prove him a liar, to show him that he’s wrong.”

It's primary day in New Jersey! Here's what you need to know on the GOP & Democratic primaries for governor as 11 candidates are vying for the job cnn.com/2025/06/10/pol…