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By Devan Cole, CNN Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Sunday defended his decision to approve a statewide ban on face mask mandates earlier this year,…

By Daniella Diaz, Melanie Zanona and Aaron Pellish, CNN House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Sunday she has appointed GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger to the…

By Jeremy Herb and Marshall Cohen, CNN When Donald Trump accepted the Republican nomination for president in 2016, a little-known businessperson…

By Jeremy Herb, CNN A National Security Agency review of its intercepts did not find any evidence that Fox News host Tucker Carlson’s…

By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Deployed to Iraq in 2003, US Marine Corps field radio operator Joanna Sweatt took cover in tight-spaced bunkers for…

By Sunlen Serfaty and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN The Department of Justice will not open a civil investigation into the Covid-19 response in state…

By Kevin Liptak, CNN The Biden administration is debating a series of steps to further contain the Covid-19 pandemic, which, after 18 months, is…

By Ryan Nobles and Natasha Bertrand, CNN David Buckley, the newly named staff director for the House Select Committee investigating the January 6…

By Rachel Janfaza, CNN In his first day on the job, Tom Manger — the new chief of the US Capitol Police — said Friday that he would be…

By Marshall Cohen Yet another US Capitol suspect was caught this week, all thanks to his Bumble match. Prosecutors say Andrew Taake of Texas used the…

By Oren Liebermann and Ellie Kaufman, CNN The Department of Defense has experienced about 2,000 breakthrough Covid-19 cases among its more than 2…

By Sonnet Swire, CNN This week, Senate Republicans blocked a key vote to start debate on a $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill long sought by President…

By Oren Liebermann, Ellie Kaufman and Jeremy Herb, CNN The Nebraska National Guard has begun canceling training events as other Guard units across…

By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter Florida’s attorney general asked the Supreme Court on Friday to step in on an emergency basis to…

By Erica Orden, CNN A federal magistrate judge on Friday ordered Tom Barrack, a longtime associate of former President Donald Trump who was indicted…

By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN US Customs and Border Protection is terminating two border wall contracts in the Laredo sector that cover approximately 31…

By Nicole Gaouette and Jeff Zeleny, CNN President Joe Biden is poised to nominate Caroline Kennedy to serve as ambassador to Australia, three people…

By Dan Merica, CNN President Joe Biden made a forceful return to the campaign trail on Friday night in Virginia, stumping for gubernatorial candidate…

By Betsy Klein and Naomi Thomas, CNN The Biden administration purchased an additional 200 million doses of Pfizer-BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine…

By Erica Orden Two Democratic members of Congress are asking the Justice Department’s inspector general to open an investigation into whether…

By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Alabama Republican Gov. Kay Ivey on Thursday called out “the unvaccinated folks” for the rise in Covid-19…

By Jennifer Hansler, CNN The US State Department on Wednesday evening temporarily suspended an online booking system used for urgent appointments…

By Bob Ortega, CNN Investigates Oklahoma pastor Jackson Lahmeyer’s quest to win a seat in the US Senate in his home state recently led him to…

By Katie Bo Williams and Natasha Bertrand, CNN The CIA inspector general is carrying out a review into the agency’s handling of officers…

By Pete Muntean and Chandelis Duster, CNN America’s infrastructure has taken a beating from extreme weather events in recent weeks spurred by…

By Arlette Saenz and Jasmine Wright, CNN Vice President Kamala Harris is making voting rights her top public focus, elevating a long-shot battle as…

By Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden’s drug czar pick, Dr. Rahul Gupta, spent nine months last year working as an adviser to a…

By Paul LeBlanc, CNN The US Capitol Police Board announced Thursday the selection of Tom Manger as chief of the United States Capitol Police…

By Tami Luhby, CNN Missouri must expand Medicaid to low-income residents, the state Supreme Court ruled unanimously on Thursday, finding that a state…

By Kevin Liptak and Kaitlan Collins, CNN Biden administration officials acknowledged Thursday the pandemic that appeared to be waning a month ago has…

By Manu Raju and Melanie Zanona, CNN House GOP leaders are strongly signaling that they are unlikely to punish Rep. Liz Cheney for accepting Speaker…

By Daniel Dale On Tuesday, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell did what he has been doing for seven months: he called on Americans to get…

By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter The FBI disclosed that it received more than 4,500 tips on a phone line in 2018 as part of a…

By Oren Liebermann, CNN The US military carried out two strikes against the Taliban overnight in support of Afghan forces in the Kandahar province,…

By CNN Mississippi’s attorney general told the Supreme Court on Thursday that Roe v. Wade was “egregiously wrong” and urged the…

By Shawna Mizelle, CNN While the Texas Legislature remains embroiled in a battle over election laws, Republican senators have advanced a bill that…

By Ali Zaslav, Paul LeBlanc and Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN Rep. Hank Johnson was arrested by Capitol Police on Thursday during a protest on…

By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter Mississippi’s attorney general told the Supreme Court on Thursday that Roe v. Wade was…

By Donald Judd, CNN President Joe Biden celebrated what he called “a day of hope” Thursday before signing the VOCA Fix to Sustain the…

By Oren Liebermann and Ellie Kaufman, CNN Two Iranian ships that once appeared to be headed to Venezuela are now in the Baltic Sea approaching the…

By Daniel Dale and Tara Subramaniam, CNN President Joe Biden participated Wednesday in the second CNN town hall of his presidency, taking questions…

By Dan Merica, CNN The Democratic National Committee announced Thursday that it plans to spend at least $5 million in Virginia ahead of the key…

By Kylie Atwood, Patrick Oppmann and Jennifer Hansler, CNN The Biden administration sanctioned a key Cuban official and a government special forces…

By Annie Grayer, Lauren Fox and Sarah Fortinsky, CNN Nearly half of House Republicans still won’t say publicly​ whether they are vaccinated…

By Betsy Klein, CNN The Biden administration is taking additional steps to stem the spread of Covid-19 with additional resources aimed particularly…

By Jeremy Herb, CNN The House on Thursday approved legislation to expand and streamline a visa program for Afghan translators and other personnel who…

By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN A Capitol rioter who captured Ashli Babbitt’s death on video became the 20th person to plead guilty for his…

By Sunlen Serfaty and Betsy Klein, CNN Hunter Biden is expected to meet with potential buyers at two of his art shows after the White House formed an…

By Rachel Janfaza, CNN Bob Dole, the longtime US senator from Kansas and 1996 Republican presidential nominee, said that while he is still “a…

By Fredreka Schouten, CNN Eighteen states have enacted 30 new laws that make it harder to vote, according to a new tally by the liberal-leaning…

By Dan Merica, CNN Coronavirus rates are climbing in Florida, with the latest data showing Florida’s current seven-day average of new daily…

By Melanie Zanona and Manu Raju, CNN House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is weighing new ways to help beef up the bipartisan credibility of an investigation…

By Dan Merica, CNN Former Iowa Rep. Abby Finkenauer on Thursday announced she is running for Senate, becoming the highest-profile Democrat vying to…

By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon will not advance President Joe Biden’s pick to lead US Customs and Border…

By Rachel Janfaza, CNN When Joe Biden campaigned for the presidency, he called himself a bridge to a new generation of leaders in the Democratic…

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Jim McGreevey, former governor of New Jersey. Personal Birth date: August 6, 1957 Birth…

By Christina Carrega, Priya Krishnakumar, Omar Jimenez and Evan Perez, CNN Attorney General Merrick Garland plans to travel to Chicago on Thursday to…

By Priscilla Alvarez and Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden is facing increasing pressure from US allies and the travel industry to lift…

By Melanie Zanona, CNN Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell says he’s “perplexed” why so many people in the country still…

By Paul LeBlanc, CNN Former President Donald Trump in March called the crowd that had gathered for his speech before the deadly US Capitol…

By Kristen Holmes and Kaitlan Collins, CNN Top Biden health officials and some White House officials are holding preliminary conversations on…

By Paul LeBlanc, CNN Joe Biden quipped Wednesday evening that the first time he heard “Hail to the Chief” as President he asked,…

By Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden said Wednesday that he did not want to get “wrapped up” in arguments about the filibuster and…

By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden arrived in Ohio on Wednesday mindful the days for actual bipartisan governing in Washington are quickly…

By Devan Cole, CNN President Joe Biden said Wednesday that children under the age of 12 could be eligible to receive a Covid-19 vaccine…

By Paul LeBlanc, CNN President Joe Biden on Wednesday raised the alarm about conspiracy theories flourishing in the US and dividing the nation,…

By Devan Cole, CNN West Virginia must pause its enforcement of a new law that prohibits transgender women and girls from participating in public…

By Tami Luhby, CNN Many parents were thrilled to have hundreds of dollars suddenly land in their bank accounts last week, as the Internal Revenue…

By Tara Subramaniam and Holmes Lybrand, CNN Republican Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio suggested Wednesday that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi had been…

By Melanie Zanona, CNN Indiana Republican Rep. Jim Banks was just about to send a letter to Democrats requesting a GOP witness for the January 6…

By Hannah Rabinowitz and Marshall Cohen A federal judge forced a US Capitol rioter to unlock his laptop Wednesday after prosecutors argued that it…

By Evan Perez, Erica Orden, Paula Reid and Katelyn Polantz, CNN Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn investigating Tom Barrack, a prominent ally to former…

By Devan Cole, CNN A federal judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked Arkansas’ ban on gender-affirming treatment for transgender youth from…

By Maegan Vazquez and Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden conceded during a CNN town hall on Wednesday that certain businesses will remain…

By Nicole Gaouette and Jennifer Hansler, CNN The US announced Wednesday that it has reached a deal with Germany that would allow completion of the…

By Kaitlan Collins and Fredreka Schouten, CNN President Joe Biden has selected another round of ambassadors, including choices for posts in Canada,…

By Jennifer Hansler, CNN Secretary of State Antony Blinken made his way back to where the air is sweet, reprising an appearance on Sesame Street this…

By Zachary Cohen and Michael Conte, CNN Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley said Wednesday he wouldn’t comment on a recent book…

By Annie Grayer and Jeremy Herb, CNN House Republicans balked at participating in the House committee that’s investigating the January 6…

By Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden is set to face key questions on how his administration will handle some of the most pressing issues facing…

By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Biden administration is extending non-essential travel restrictions for the US northern and southern borders until…