National Politics

By Betsy Klein and Kate Sullivan, CNN White House domestic policy adviser Susan Rice has tested positive for Covid-19, she announced Monday, becoming the latest high-ranking Biden administration official to contract the coronavirus. Rice said she last saw President Joe Biden five days before her diagnosis but was masked and is not considered a close

By Jasmine Wright and Kate Sullivan, CNN Vice President Kamala Harris has hired White House staffer Erin Wilson to become her new deputy chief of staff, a White House official told CNN on Monday, amid the latest personnel shakeup in the vice president’s office. Wilson is slated to start May 31 and will replace Michael

By Kaitlan Collins, CNN President Joe Biden recently told his top national security officials that leaks about US intelligence sharing with Ukrainians aren’t helpful and need to stop, according to an official familiar with the conversation. Last week, after the White House denied providing direct intelligence to Ukrainians “with the intent to kill Russian generals,”

By Jeremy Diamond and Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden will deliver remarks and participate in a global Covid-19 summit convened by his administration on Thursday, two senior administration officials told CNN. The summit is aimed at urging other wealthy countries to ramp up their coronavirus relief efforts aimed at poorer countries, but it comes

By Kylie Atwood and Jennifer Hansler, CNN Vladimir Putin “has recognized he has no victory to celebrate,” US Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield told CNN in response to the lack of a major escalatory announcement in the Russian President’s “Victory Day” speech Monday. But the Russian leader also gave no indication that he

By Betsy Klein, CNN The White House on Monday condemned “violence, threats, or vandalism” after protesters held demonstrations outside the homes of conservative Supreme Court Justices over the weekend. White House press secretary Jen Psaki reiterated the Biden administration’s support for the right to protest but said the justices should not feel that their safety

By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Abortion rights advocates in Michigan are raising alarms about a restrictive abortion ban put in place in 1931 before the US Supreme Court’s 1973 landmark decision in Roe v. Wade. That law was invalidated by the decision in Roe v. Wade, but it’s still on the state’s books. Michigan Democratic Gov.

By Katelyn Polantz, Hannah Rabinowitz, Evan Perez and Andrew Millman, CNN Top leaders in the Oath Keepers, the far-right extremist group, have been turning over phones and digital files and sitting for interviews with the FBI — and detailing how they worked to benefit Donald Trump’s campaign and communicated with others in the former President’s

By Donald Judd, Paul LeBlanc and Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden on Monday announced that 20 of the nation’s internet providers have committed to lowering costs for low-income households, a step the administration says will increase access to high-speed internet for 48 million households nationwide. “Over the last few months, my administration has worked

By Paul LeBlanc, CNN Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves on Sunday hedged when asked if his state would consider banning certain forms of birth control if the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, only offering that it’s “not what we are focused on at this time.” “And while I’m sure there will be conversations around

By Arlette Saenz and Paul LeBlanc, CNN President Joe Biden will deliver remarks on inflation Tuesday, a White House official said, as his administration looks to further address one of the key economic concerns for voters heading into November’s midterm elections. “He’ll detail his plan to fight inflation and lower costs for working families, and