White House having early discussions about Biden traveling to Europe
By Kaitlan Collins, Kevin Liptak and Kate Sullivan, CNN White House officials are having early discussions about having President Joe Biden travel to…
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Ukrainian President Zelensky will give virtual address to members of Congress
By Clare Foran, CNN Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will deliver a virtual address Wednesday to members of Congress, House Speaker Nancy…
Continue Reading Republican donors line up behind Liz Cheney as she takes on Trump
By Michael Warren, CNN Bobbie and Bill Kilberg were expecting a few dozen people for their fundraiser Monday for GOP Rep. Liz Cheney, an intimate…
Continue Reading House Democrats to Biden: Use climate action to restart negotiations on a spending bill
By Ella Nilsen, CNN A group of 89 House Democrats, including progressives and moderates, sent a letter to President Joe Biden Monday morning urging…
Continue Reading Zelensky pressed Biden for more sanctions during their latest call
By Kaitlan Collins and Kate Sullivan, CNN Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky pressed US President Joe Biden during their latest call for more…
Continue Reading Former Atlanta Mayor Sam Massell dies at 94
By Melissa Alonso, CNN Former Atlanta Mayor Sam Massell, who led the city from 1970 to 1974, has died at 94, the city announced on Sunday. “I…
Continue Reading Bipartisan group of senators push Mayorkas for details on US readiness for a Russian cyberthreat
By Eva McKend, CNN A bipartisan group of senators is sharing concern with the Biden administration about the potential of widespread Russian…
Continue Reading China has expressed some openness to providing military and financial aid to Russia, US cable suggests
By Kevin Liptak, Natasha Bertrand, Katie Bo Lillis, Kylie Atwood and Jennifer Hansler, CNN The US has information suggesting China has expressed some…
Continue Reading Former President Barack Obama tests positive for Covid-19
By Arlette Saenz, CNN Former President Barack Obama announced Sunday that he has tested positive for Covid-19. “I’ve had a scratchy…
Continue Reading Dr. Oz supported health insurance mandates and promoted Obamacare before Senate run
By Em Steck, Drew Myers and Sam Woodward, CNN Before jumping into the Republican race for US Senate in Pennsylvania, Dr. Mehmet Oz regularly…
Continue Reading An ‘excruciating year’: Climate activists reset with Biden’s agenda on life support
By Gregory Krieg and Ella Nilsen, CNN In a year weighted by disappointment for the US climate movement, the lowest low of 2021 might have taken…
Continue Reading Russia has requested military and economic assistance from China, US officials say
By Jim Sciutto, Sam Fossum, Kaitlan Collins and Kylie Atwood, CNN Russia has asked China for military support, including drones, as well as economic…
Continue Reading Fact Check: 5 times official Russian statements conflicted with intelligence and on the ground actions
By Tara Subramaniam, CNN As its troops fight on the ground in Ukraine, Russia is waging a parallel war of misinformation. Even before Russian forces…
Continue Reading ‘They got what they ordered, right?’: Democrats search for a midterm message at party gatherings
By Eric Bradner, CNN At gatherings in Washington and Philadelphia this week, President Joe Biden sought to rally Democrats around a midterm message…
Continue Reading Florida state legislature leads the charge on a number of GOP priorities
By Rachel Janfaza, Steve Contorno, Devan Cole and Fredreka Schouten, CNN Florida legislators have had a busy week, taking action on a number of GOP…
Continue Reading Biden administration ends Trump-era border policy for unaccompanied migrant children
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Biden administration partially pulled back a controversial Trump-era border policy early Saturday after a Texas court…
Continue Reading The 4 pillars to convicting alleged January 6 US Capitol rioters
By Katelyn Polantz, CNN Reporter, Crime and Justice Federal prosecutors walked out of court this week with new confidence — that a Washington,…
Continue Reading Fact check: How a false story about Leonardo DiCaprio donating $10 million to Ukraine spread around the world
By Daniel Dale, CNN A false story that actor Leonardo DiCaprio made a $10 million donation to Ukraine was repeated this week by media outlets around…
Continue Reading Georgia state Senate passes bill targeting ‘divisive concepts’ in schools
By Alta Spells and Chris Youd, CNN The Georgia state Senate on Friday passed a bill that prohibits teaching certain concepts related to race and…
Continue Reading DNC officials discuss demoting Iowa and changing early-voting state mix in presidential nominating calendars
By Eric Bradner and Ethan Cohen, CNN Democratic Party officials charged with setting the presidential nominating calendar argued Friday for major…
Continue Reading Families of ‘Citgo 6’ see release of one member as a hopeful sign for the rest
By Jennifer Hansler, CNN Gustavo Cárdenas’ years-long “nightmare” came to an end Tuesday night when he and another American…
Continue Reading No diplomatic off-ramp in sight for Russia’s war in Ukraine
By Kylie Atwood, Jennifer Hansler and Jeremy Herb, CNN With Russia’s war in Ukraine now in its third week, US and European officials have…
Continue Reading Report finds ‘significant gaps’ in DHS’ ability to detect violent extremism in its ranks
By Geneva Sands, CNN The Department of Homeland Security has uncovered “significant gaps” in its ability to detect potential domestic…
Continue Reading Barr says he stands by his pre-election comments raising unsubstantiated concerns over voter fraud
By Tierney Sneed, CNN Former Attorney General William Barr on Friday stood by his widely criticized comments before the 2020 election that mail…
Continue Reading Nearly 1 in 5 mail-in ballots in Houston area were rejected because of Texas voting law, election officials say
By Kelly Mena, CNN Thousands of mail-in ballots were rejected in Texas’ most populous county for the March primary because they did not meet…
Continue Reading Barr says he stands by his pre-election comments raising unsubstantiated concerns over voter fraud
By Tierney Sneed, CNN Former Attorney General William Barr on Friday stood by his widely criticized comments before the 2020 election that mail…
Continue Reading Iran nuclear talks are paused after Russia makes late demands
By Jennifer Hansler and Jeremy Herb, CNN Talks to salvage the Iranian nuclear deal broke off Friday without an agreement, as negotiators left Vienna…
Continue Reading Harris avoids public discord in one of the most intense moments of her vice presidency
By Kevin Liptak, CNN As Vice President Kamala Harris was jetting to Poland this week, she got a mid-flight call from the White House. It was…
Continue Reading Biden warns Russia will pay a ‘severe price’ if it uses chemical weapons in Ukraine
By Sam Fossum and Betsy Klein, CNN President Joe Biden warned on Friday that Russia will pay a “severe price” if the country uses…
Continue Reading GOP lawmaker calls Zelensky a ‘thug’ and Ukrainian government ‘incredibly evil’
By Alex Rogers, CNN North Carolina Republican Rep. Madison Cawthorn recently called Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky a “thug” and…
Continue Reading White House is briefing social media creators on Russia and Ukraine
By Betsy Klein and Rachel Janfaza, CNN The Biden administration is doing outreach on Ukraine and Russia to popular digital creators from platforms…
Continue Reading Biden warns Russia will pay a ‘severe price’ if it uses chemical weapons in Ukraine
By Sam Fossum and Betsy Klein, CNN President Joe Biden warned on Friday that Russia will pay a “severe price” if the country uses…
Continue Reading US officials eye Russian reliance on unsophisticated but brutal heavy weaponry in Ukraine
By Katie Bo Lillis and Jim Sciutto, CNN Russia has relied far more heavily on less sophisticated, so-called “dumb” bombs than it has on…
Continue Reading Texas Supreme Court further limits challenges to state’s restrictive abortion law
By Tierney Sneed The Texas Supreme Court on Friday issued a ruling that effectively foreclosed the last avenue abortion clinics had to challenge the…
Continue Reading Judge rejects Trump’s attempt to countersue accuser E. Jean Carroll, calling it a delay tactic
By Kara Scannell A federal judge on Friday denied Donald Trump‘s request to countersue magazine writer E. Jean Carroll for violating New…
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Biden warns Russia will pay a ‘severe price’ if it uses chemical weapons in Ukraine
By Sam Fossum and Betsy Klein, CNN President Joe Biden warned on Friday that Russia will pay a “severe price” if the country uses…
Continue Reading Biden warns Russia will pay a ‘severe price’ if it uses chemical weapons in Ukraine
By Sam Fossum and Betsy Klein, CNN President Joe Biden warned on Friday that Russia will pay a “severe price” if the country uses…
Continue Reading Immigration arrests in the US plunge under Biden administration, data show
By Priscilla Alvarez and Geneva Sands, CNN Immigration arrests in the United States have plunged under President Joe Biden compared to his…
Continue Reading Some states want to give drivers a gas tax holiday. But that might not be a wise move.
By Tami Luhby, CNN As Americans reel from skyrocketing gasoline prices, a growing number of states are looking to provide residents with a little…
Continue Reading Biden touts one-year anniversary of American Rescue Plan in Philadelphia
By Jasmine Wright and Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden marked the one-year anniversary of signing the American Rescue Plan into law with a…
Continue Reading Biden touts one-year anniversary of American Rescue Plan in Philadelphia
By Jasmine Wright and Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden marked the one-year anniversary of signing the American Rescue Plan into law with a…
Continue Reading How the Biden admin is quietly eyeing Saudi Arabia and UAE relations to offset surging oil prices
By Phil Mattingly and Kylie Atwood, CNN An intense, closely guarded diplomatic effort by a core team of Biden energy and national security officials…
Continue Reading Harris says US commitment to NATO is ‘ironclad’ as she aims to reassure its Romanian allies
By Kevin Liptak, CNN Even as Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday described the United States’ commitment to defending NATO members as…
Continue Reading Biden calls for suspending normal trade relations with Russia and will ban imports of vodka and seafood
By Kaitlan Collins, Manu Raju, Kate Sullivan, MJ Lee and John Harwood, CNN President Joe Biden on Friday called for suspending normal trade relations…
Continue Reading Michael Flynn pleads the Fifth in deposition with January 6 committee
By Katelyn Polantz and Paul LeBlanc, CNN Michael Flynn, former President Donald Trump‘s onetime national security adviser, invoked his Fifth…
Continue Reading Intelligence: Russia has taken to trying to jam NATO plane’s radar
By Natasha Bertrand Russia has been using Belarus as a springboard for many of its air operations in Ukraine, according to intelligence collected by…
Continue Reading Drones flying into NATO territory have forced the alliance to decide how to respond — if at all — to incidents inside its borders
By Jeremy Herb, Natasha Bertrand and Barbara Starr, CNN Last week, a drone flew more than 350 miles beyond Ukraine’s western border before…
Continue Reading Parents of former US Marine detained in Russia say his health has deteriorated
By Jennifer Hansler, CNN The parents of Trevor Reed, a US citizen detained in Russia, said Thursday that his health has taken a further turn for the…
Continue Reading Parents of former US Marine detained in Russia say his health has deteriorated
By Jennifer Hansler, CNN The parents of Trevor Reed, a US citizen detained in Russia, said Thursday that his health has taken a further turn for the…
Continue Reading Durham investigation: Judge pans filing that fueled right-wing firestorm
By Marshall Cohen A federal judge on Thursday panned a recent court filing from special counsel John Durham, chastising him for including unnecessary…
Continue Reading GOP lawmaker calls Zelensky a ‘thug’ and Ukrainian government ‘incredibly evil’
By Alex Rogers, CNN North Carolina Republican Rep. Madison Cawthorn recently called Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky a “thug” and…
Continue Reading Bipartisan pressure mounts for US to do more in Ukraine amid frustration over Polish jets
By Lauren Fox and Jeremy Herb, CNN After two weeks of unity surrounding the Biden administration’s swift and sweeping response to…
Continue Reading Bipartisan pressure mounts for US to do more in Ukraine amid frustration over Polish jets
By Lauren Fox and Jeremy Herb, CNN After two weeks of unity surrounding the Biden administration’s swift and sweeping response to…
Continue Reading US ambassador to UN says Russia’s actions in Ukraine ‘constitute war crimes’
By Jennifer Hansler, Sonnet Swire and Jeremy Herb, CNN US Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield said Thursday that actions…
Continue Reading US ambassador to UN says Russia’s actions in Ukraine ‘constitute war crimes’
By Jennifer Hansler, Sonnet Swire and Jeremy Herb, CNN US Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield said Thursday that actions…
Continue Reading US assesses North Korea launches constitute use of new ICBM system
By Betsy Klein and Maegan Vazquez, CNN The United States has assessed that North Korea tested a new intercontinental ballistic missile system in two…
Continue Reading Ukrainian family allowed into US after being stopped at US-Mexico border
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN A Ukrainian woman and her three children crossed into the United States on Thursday after being turned away at the…
Continue Reading These are the missile defense systems the US sent to Poland
By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN The two missile defense systems that the US delivered to Poland this week are part of a weapons system upon which the…
Continue Reading Jill Biden serves as her husband’s emotional emissary over Ukraine
By Kate Bennett, CNN In her hotel suite at the Intercontinental in San Francisco last weekend, Jill Biden spontaneously scrapped a prepared…
Continue Reading Former Vice President Pence visits Ukraine-Poland border and meets with Ukrainian refugees
By Michael Warren, CNN Former Vice President Mike Pence visited the Ukraine-Poland border on Thursday, meeting with refugees from Ukraine escaping…
Continue Reading Florida Senate passes GOP-backed ban on teaching students to ‘feel guilt’ for history
By Steve Contorno, CNN The Florida Senate voted Thursday to ban public schools and private businesses from teaching people to feel guilty for…
Continue Reading Biden suggests Putin and Russia’s war in Ukraine responsible for soaring inflation in new report
By Betsy Klein, CNN President Joe Biden on Thursday suggested the new consumer price index report showing soaring inflation reflected the pinch…
Continue Reading Biden suggests Putin and Russia’s war in Ukraine responsible for soaring inflation in new report
By Betsy Klein, CNN President Joe Biden on Thursday suggested the new consumer price index report showing soaring inflation reflected the pinch…
Continue Reading Senate passes government funding bill with $13.6 billion in Ukraine aid
By Clare Foran, Ali Zaslav and Ted Barrett, CNN The Senate voted on a bipartisan basis Thursday evening to pass a massive $1.5 trillion government…
Continue Reading Harris avoids public discord in one of the most intense moments of her vice presidency
By Kevin Liptak, CNN As Vice President Kamala Harris was jetting to Poland this week, she got a mid-flight call from the White House. It was…
Continue Reading Why record-high gas prices won’t be solved by drilling more oil in the US
By Ella Nilsen, CNN As US oil and gasoline prices skyrocket, politicians in both parties have called for a seemingly easy solution: Drill our way out…
Continue Reading First on CNN: Biden administration set to extend travel mask mandate for another month
By Pete Muntean, Gregory Wallace and Betsy Klein, CNN The Transportation Security Administration is set to extend the federal public transportation…
Continue Reading Fact check: How a false story about Leonardo DiCaprio donating $10 million to Ukraine spread around the world
By Daniel Dale, CNN A false story that actor Leonardo DiCaprio made a $10 million donation to Ukraine was repeated this week by media outlets around…
Continue Reading Fact check: Pro-Russia social media accounts spread false claims that old videos show Ukrainian ‘crisis actors’
By Daniel Dale Pro-Russia accounts on social media are trying to convince the public not to believe accurate news reports about Ukrainians suffering…
Continue Reading AG Merrick Garland says avoiding politically sensitive cases could ‘undermine’ the rule of law
By Tierney Sneed Attorney General Merrick Garland said Thursday that when it comes to politically sensitive investigations, the Justice Department…
Continue Reading Murkowski on tough Supreme Court choice: ‘This is a different game’
By Manu Raju and Alex Rogers, CNN Last year, Sen. Lisa Murkowski was one of just three Republicans who voted to elevate Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson…
Continue Reading Inside the effort to disbar attorneys who backed bogus election lawsuits
By Tierney Sneed, CNN Lawyers who backed former President Donald Trump’s bogus election reversal gambits are facing fresh opposition for their…
Continue Reading US will designate Colombia as a major non-NATO ally, Biden says
By Sam Fossum and Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden announced during a meeting with Colombian President Iván Duque on Thursday that the United…
Continue Reading 1 out of 5 local election officials say they could quit before 2024 presidential election, new report finds
By Fredreka Schouten, CNN About 1 in 5 local election officials included in a new survey say they are likely to leave their jobs before the 2024…
Continue Reading Harris says US and Poland are united, despite fighter jets episode
By Kevin Liptak and Maegan Vazquez, CNN Vice President Kamala Harris sought to reinforce cooperative ties between the United States and Poland as she…
Continue Reading RNC sues January 6 committee to block subpoena of Salesforce records
By Holmes Lybrand, Annie Grayer and Katelyn Polantz, CNN The Republican National Committee on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against the House select…
Continue Reading House passes ban on Russian oil, natural gas and coal
By Kristin Wilson and Annie Grayer, CNN The House voted with a wide bipartisan majority Wednesday to pass a ban on importing Russian oil, natural gas…
Continue Reading House passes ban on Russian oil, natural gas and coal
By Kristin Wilson and Annie Grayer, CNN The House voted with a wide bipartisan majority Wednesday to pass a ban on importing Russian oil, natural gas…
Continue Reading First on CNN: DC police officer’s suicide days after Capitol attack declared line-of-duty death after months-long fight by widow
By Jessica Schneider, CNN The widow of Metropolitan Police Officer Jeffrey Smith has won a months-long fight to have her husband’s death…
Continue Reading As Democrats try to unify, a messy spending fight leaves emotions raw
By Manu Raju, Melanie Zanona and Annie Grayer, CNN Nancy Pelosi was not happy. The House speaker had cut a hard-fought deal with Republicans to fund…
Continue Reading What’s in the government spending law
By Katie Lobosco and Tami Luhby, CNN A massive spending bill that will fund the federal government through September — as well as provide $13.6…
Continue Reading North Carolina Rep. Madison Cawthorn charged with driving with revoked license
By Dianne Gallagher, CNN North Carolina Rep. Madison Cawthorn is facing a charge of driving with a revoked license for the second time since 2017.…
Continue Reading Colorado county election officials indicted by grand jury in security breach investigation
By Jeremy Harlan, CNN Tina Peters, the county clerk in Mesa County, Colorado, and her deputy clerk, Belinda Knisley, have been indicted by a county…
Continue Reading Trump refinances mortgage on Trump Tower with $100 million loan
By Kara Scannell, CNN Former President Donald Trump refinanced the mortgage on Trump Tower with a $100 million loan from California-based Axos Bank,…
Continue Reading Florida House passes bill creating election police force
By Fredreka Schouten, CNN The Republican-controlled Florida House on Wednesday night passed a voting overhaul bill that would create a new security…
Continue Reading North Carolina GOP Senate hopeful says Trump-backed primary rival ‘excused’ Putin’s actions
By Michael Warren and Terence Burlij, CNN North Carolina Senate candidate Pat McCrory is going after his top rival in the Republican primary,…
Continue Reading Colorado county election officials indicted by grand jury in security breach investigation
By Jeremy Harlan, CNN Tina Peters, the county clerk in Mesa County, Colorado, and her deputy clerk, Belinda Knisley, have been indicted by a county…
Continue Reading How the US is trying to help Ukraine without triggering a wider war with Russia
By Jeremy Herb, Jeremy Diamond, Kevin Liptak, Natasha Bertrand and Lauren Fox, CNN The swift US rejection of a Polish plan to get MiG-29 fighter jets…
Continue Reading Federal judge to personally review 111 documents former Trump attorney John Eastman wants to keep secret
By Katelyn Polantz, Annie Grayer and Ryan Nobles, CNN A federal judge said Wednesday that he will review emails about the 2020 presidential election…
Continue Reading Florida lawmakers are poised to pass a bill that would create an election police force. What would it do?
By Kelly Mena, CNN The GOP-led Florida state House is set on Wednesday to give final passage to a bill that aims to change election laws in the…
Continue Reading White House bracing for Thursday inflation report
By Betsy Klein, CNN The White House is bracing for a new inflation report coming out Thursday that it expects will show continued high prices for…
Continue Reading White House bracing for Thursday inflation report
By Betsy Klein, CNN The White House is bracing for a new inflation report coming out Thursday that it expects will show continued high prices for…
Continue Reading Trump remains undecided on whether he should endorse in Ohio’s crowded GOP Senate primary
By Gabby Orr, CNN Less than two months out from the Ohio Senate primary, aides and allies of former President Donald Trump tell CNN he is still…
Continue Reading Judge throws out challenge from Republican lawmakers against House mask mandate
By Katelyn Polantz and Tierney Sneed, CNN A federal judge has ruled that the House’s mask mandate didn’t violate the First Amendment and…
Continue Reading Here’s what’s in the $13.6 billion Ukraine aid package
By Katie Lobosco, CNN A massive spending bill signed into law by President Joe Biden Tuesday provides for a one-time $13.6 billion infusion of…
Continue Reading Judge dismisses Democratic lawmaker’s January 6 civil conspiracy lawsuit against Mo Brooks
By Tierney Sneed and Katelyn Polantz, CNN A federal judge dismissed on Wednesday a January 6 lawsuit brought against Rep. Mo Brooks that had alleged…
Continue Reading EPA officially reinstates California’s authority to craft its own vehicle emissions standards
By Corinne Dorsey, CNN The Environmental Protection Agency has restored California’s authority to implement its own greenhouse gas emission…
Continue Reading Stephen Miller sues to block January 6 committee’s subpoena for his phone records
By Holmes Lybrand, Katelyn Polantz and Tierney Sneed, CNN Former White House senior adviser Stephen Miller filed a lawsuit Wednesday seeking to block…
Continue Reading US steps up intelligence and surveillance efforts on North Korea following multiple missile launches
By Ellie Kaufman and Barbara Starr, CNN The United States is increasing its readiness in the Indo-Pacific region against North Korea, intensifying…
Continue Reading Why the US rejected Poland’s plan to send fighter jets to Ukraine
By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN The Pentagon said Wednesday that it is bluntly opposed to a Polish plan to provide fighter jets to Ukraine. US…
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