National Politics

By Donald Judd and Jeremy Herb, CNN The White House on Wednesday detailed a new slate of economic measures levied against Russia and its ally Belarus, condemning Belarus for “enabling (Russian President Vladimir) Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.” Among Wednesday’s actions are new restrictions extending export control policies to Belarus and preventing diversion of tech and

By Kevin Liptak and Betsy Klein, CNN Russia is intentionally targeting Ukrainian civilians in its attack on the country, the US President alleged Wednesday, adding to mounting Western warnings of Moscow’s brutality as the human toll of the seven-day war creeps higher. Despite the accusation, President Joe Biden stopped short of formally saying Moscow is

By Betsy Klein and Kate Sullivan, CNN The White House on Wednesday unveiled a plan to move the nation to a new stage of the pandemic where Covid-19 “does not disrupt our daily lives,” while also preparing the nation for any new variants that may emerge. The National Covid-19 Preparedness Plan, which will require additional

By Evan Perez, CNN Justice Correspondent The Justice Department said Wednesday it is launching a special unit to help enforce sanctions against Russian government officials and oligarchs, targeting their yachts, jets, real estate and other assets. The new Task Force KleptoCapture is part of the effort by the US, the European Union and other allies

By Jeff Zeleny, CNN Confirmation hearings for the Supreme Court nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson will begin on March 21, the Senate Judiciary Committee announced Wednesday, with Democratic leaders setting a goal of reaching a final Senate vote by April 8. “There’s no reason to wait on this,” said Sen. Dick Durbin, an Illinois

By Betsy Klein and Devan Cole, CNN The White House on Wednesday appeared to downplay its openness to sanctioning Russian oil as a means of punishing Russian President Vladimir Putin. The administration declined to rule it out entirely but said doing so was not in US strategic interests, citing disruptions to the global oil supply

By Maegan Vazquez and Donald Judd, CNN President Joe Biden visited Minnesota and Wisconsin on Wednesday, making a stop a dilapidated bridge that connects the two states to highlight how his administration will improve America’s infrastructure. But in his prepared remarks, Biden started off by praising the strength of the Ukrainian people in the face

By Eric Bradner, CNN Two of the biggest names in Texas politics could be headed to overtime in their efforts to fend off primary challengers. Texas kicked off the nation’s 2022 midterm election calendar Tuesday, holding the nation’s first primaries. Republican Gov. Greg Abbott easily defeated two vocal but poor-performing rivals and is now set

By CNN Staff President Joe Biden delivered his first State of the Union address on Tuesday — using the occasion to condemn the Russian invasion of Ukraine, promote his first year in the White House as a success story and attempt to revive his domestic legislative agenda. Here is a fact check of some of

By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden took to his biggest stage of the year Tuesday amid the most consequential stretch of his presidency so far. Confronting a war in Europe at the same moment he works to improve his political prospects, Biden sought to rally a divided and weary country behind a revamped domestic

By Betsy Klein, CNN Top Biden administration officials, including President Joe Biden himself, are hitting the road in the days after the State of the Union address, fanning out across the country to amplify aspects of his agenda highlighted in the speech, the White House told CNN exclusively. “They will travel to red states, blue