National Politics

By Ella Nilsen, CNN The vast majority of critical minerals and rare earth elements that help power electric vehicles and wind turbines come from mining operations overseas. But a new initiative spearheaded by the US Department of Energy is looking for ways to extract them from fossil fuel waste. The Energy Department plans to build

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Democratic US Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia. Personal Birth date: February 26, 1958 Birth place: St. Paul, Minnesota Birth name: Timothy Michael Kaine Father: Albert Alexander Kaine Jr., ironworker Mother: Mary Kathleen (Burns) Kaine, teacher Marriage: Anne Holton (1984-present) Children: Nat, Woody and Annella Education:

By Katelyn Polantz and Chandelis Duster, CNN A conservative lawyer who worked with then-President Donald Trump has turned over thousands of pages of emails to the House select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection but is withholding thousands of others, according to a court filing Sunday. John Eastman, a law professor who helped craft Trump’s

By Rachel Janfaza, CNN Monday marks four years since the deadly shooting at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas high school in Parkland, Florida, and the nation remains plagued by the gun violence that the students-turned-activists who were in the building that day pledged to fight. In honor of the anniversary, those activists are hoping to pile

By Fredreka Schouten, CNN For Houston-area retiree Pam Gaskin, voting is a ritual that starts every January when she completes her application for an absentee mail ballot. This year, the 74-year-old printed the application on January 3, filled it out and mailed it to her local election office. Days later, a rejection letter arrived: The

By Paul LeBlanc, CNN President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed a new law that will overhaul the US Postal Service’s finances and allow the agency to modernize its service. The Postal Service Reform Act, which enjoyed a rare wave of bipartisan support in the House and Senate, bolsters an agency that is “as essential as

By Gregory Krieg, CNN Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders on Monday endorsed Jessica Cisneros’ bid to unseat Texas Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar, as early voting in the state begins ahead of the March 1 primary election. Cisneros, 28, fell narrowly short of defeating Cuellar in a 2020 primary decided by fewer than 3,000 votes. Cuellar, who

By Phil Mattingly, CNN A senior member of President Joe Biden’s communications team is set to leave in the coming weeks, a rare departure for a West Wing that has had limited staff turnover up this point. Mariel Saez, the White House director of broadcast media, will leave government for the private sector after serving

By Sarah Fortinsky, Paula Reid and Zachary Cohen, CNN Rudy Giuliani has been engaging with the House select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection through his lawyer about the scope of his subpoena and whether he may be able to comply with some requests. The panel is making clear that it still expects Giuliani, a

By Paul LeBlanc, CNN President Joe Biden waded into the controversy surrounding the NFL’s hiring practices in an interview that aired Sunday, stating it’s “just some generic decency” to ensure more head coaching opportunities for Black and minority candidates. “The whole idea that a league that is made up of so many athletes of color,

By Donald Judd The US is “actively working” for the release of an American citizen who was detained by the Taliban in Afghanistan in early December, national security adviser Jake Sullivan said Sunday. “This individual went to Afghanistan after the US drawdown had been completed,” Sullivan told CNN’s Jake Tapper on “State of the Union.”

By Devan Cole, CNN Republican Gov. Larry Hogan of Maryland criticized his party Sunday for being “focused on the wrong things,” saying its preoccupation with the results of the 2020 election is holding it back from having “a positive, hopeful vision for America.” The comments from Hogan, a moderate Republican who frequently speaks out against