National Politics

By Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden on Thursday dismissed fears that the US is in a recession after a government report showed the US economy shrunk again in the second quarter, arguing there are “signs of economic progress,” including in the labor market and consumer spending. The President said slower growth was expected compared

By Melanie Zanona, CNN Former acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney was seen by reporters leaving his interview Thursday with the House select committee investigating January 6, 2021. Mulvaney resigned from his position as special envoy to Northern Ireland in the aftermath of the January 6 attack on the US Capitol. He previously

By Betsy Klein, Manu Raju, Alex Rogers and Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden on Thursday urged congressional Democrats to quickly pass the surprise agreement on a health care and energy spending bill that has breathed new life into his legislative agenda. “This bill is far from perfect. It’s a compromise. But it’s often how

By Daniella Diaz, CNN House Democratic leadership will announce legislation next month that would ban lawmakers, their spouses and senior staff from trading stocks, a source familiar with the plan tells CNN. The proposal would force lawmakers to choose between putting their stocks in a qualified blind trust or completely divesting their investment portfolios. The

By Kristin Wilson, Clare Foran and Melanie Zanona, CNN The House of Representatives on Thursday passed a long-awaited bill aimed at boosting US semiconductor production in a bid to increase American competitiveness, a bipartisan achievement that will send tens of billions of dollars into American manufacturing and scientific research. The final vote was 243-187 with

By Jennifer Hansler, Chandelis Duster, Darya Tarasova, Kylie Atwood and Kaitlan Collins, CNN Biden administration officials are frustrated that Moscow has yet to respond in a meaningful way to their proposal to return convicted Russian arms trafficker Viktor Bout as part of a deal to secure the release of US citizens Brittney Griner and Paul

By Michael Warren, CNN The top controversies upending both the sporting world and international relations are coming together this week at Donald Trump’s New Jersey golf club, with the former President stepping right in the middle of the drama. Starting Friday, Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster will host the third event for LIV Golf,

By Maegan Vazquez, CNN The Biden administration on Thursday announced it would be directing more than $400 million in loans and grants to support high-speed internet projects for rural communities — funding which is expected to reach about 31,000 families and businesses across 11 states. “Rural communities are the backbone of our nation and have

By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping held a lengthy and candid discussion about Taiwan on Thursday as tensions mount between Washington and Beijing, despite Biden’s onetime hope of stabilizing the world’s most important country-to-country relationship. The two leaders did agree to begin arrangements for a face-to-face summit, their

By Jessica Dean, Morgan Rimmer and Ted Barrett, CNN A procedural vote to advance legislation aimed at helping millions of veterans exposed to toxic burn pits failed on Wednesday afternoon, in a surprise move that the Senate Veterans’ Affairs chairman warned could cost veterans’ lives. With 60 votes needed to advance, the vote was 55-42

By Ryan Nobles, Annie Grayer and Zachary Cohen, CNN The House select committee investigating January 6, 2021, has been engaging with former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, and he could sit for a closed-door deposition with the panel as soon as this week, multiple sources familiar with the committee’s schedule tell CNN. Pompeo’s potential appearance

By Holmes Lybrand and Tierney Sneed, CNN In the weeks before traveling to the Washington, DC area, the man accused of attempting to murder Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh researched how to assassinate individuals and said he would be “shooting for 3” justices, according to a search warrant application from the FBI. Nicholas Roske, who