National Politics

By Holmes Lybrand, CNN A former officer of the Rocky Mount Police in Virginia who went inside the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, took the stand Wednesday to testify against his former sergeant, Thomas Robertson. Jacob Fracker told the jury how he, Robertson and Robertson’s neighbor had traveled to Washington together and how he

Compiled by Jon Passantino, CNN Republican-led states around the country have enacted a flurry of new restrictions on abortion, LGBTQ and transgender youth rights, and discussion of critical race theory. Here’s a look at some of the legislation that has passed this session, what’s next for the bills and what else is under consideration. The

By Shawna Mizelle, CNN Safi Rauf, an Afghan American naval reservist who was recently released from captivity under the Taliban, recounted his detainment on Wednesday and what it’s like to finally return home. “It’s an incredible feeling. It hasn’t settled in yet,” he told CNN’s Jake Tapper in an exclusive interview on “The Lead,” his

By Manu Raju, Alex Rogers and Melanie Zanona, CNN Despite her 13 years out of office, Sarah Palin immediately won an endorsement from former President Donald Trump in her campaign to represent Alaska in the US House. GOP hard-liners already plan to invite her to join their congressional caucus. And House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy

By Jeremy Herb, CNN Polish President Andrzej Duda said on Wednesday that it’s “hard to deny” that Russian forces are committing genocide in Ukraine following the horrific images that have emerged from cities like Bucha showing civilians brutally killed. “It is hard to deny this, of course. This is a crime which fulfills the features

By Morgan Rimmer and Manu Raju, CNN Senate cafeteria workers — who work long hours serving senators and staffers their meals on Capitol Hill — have been threatened with a round of layoffs, forcing Democratic lawmakers to scramble to help save the jobs of many struggling to make ends meet even as they walk the

By Paul LeBlanc, Jasmine Wright and Sam Fossum, CNN Two members of President Joe Biden’s Cabinet tested positive for Covid-19 on Wednesday, becoming some of the latest high-profile Washington figures to contract the virus in recent days. Attorney General Merrick Garland and Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo announced their positive diagnoses after having attended the elite

By Kelly Mena, CNN Arizona’s Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit by state Republicans that aimed to eliminate the state’s early voting system, which is used by the vast majority of Arizona voters. The court said in its order that it didn’t have original jurisdiction in the case and declined to hear the lawsuit.

By Clare Foran and Melissa Holzberg DePalo, CNN Ohio Republican Rep. Bob Gibbs said on Wednesday that he will not seek reelection and will instead retire as he expressed frustration with redistricting in his state. In a statement, Gibbs referenced what he described as “the circus redistricting has become in Ohio,” and went on to