By Kevin Liptak, Kaitlan Collins and MJ Lee, CNN President Joe Biden and his administration health team have been canvassing outside health experts and others for weeks on how to best transition to a new phase of the pandemic. Yet as they deliberate, much of the country isn’t waiting for their guidance and some state
Continue Reading By Devan Cole, CNN Recent controversies over the certification of the Equal Rights Amendment and improper record-keeping of Trump-era documents have pushed the nation’s chief archivist, whose typical pro forma responsibilities render him unknown to all but the most knowledgeable Washingtonians, into the middle of several high-profile political dramas. David Ferriero, who’s set to retire
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By Evan Perez, CNN Justice Correspondent The National Archives has asked the Department of Justice to investigate former President Donald Trump‘s handling of White House records, according to a source familiar with the matter. The source said the Archives is seeking a review of whether Trump violated the Presidential Records Act, which requires that all
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By Clare Foran and Morgan Rimmer, CNN Democratic congressional negotiators announced Wednesday that they have reached agreement on a “framework” for government funding for fiscal year 2022. The development is a major step for an effort by lawmakers to craft and pass a sweeping spending package to fund the government through the rest of the
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By Manu Raju, Melanie Zanona and Ted Barrett, CNN Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell made clear this week that the deadly events on January 6, 2021, were a “violent insurrection” meant to stop the peaceful transfer of power — a comment prompting backlash from a number of House and Senate Republicans. “It was mostly a
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By Kelly Mena, CNN The Republican-led push to restrict voting continues this year as lawmakers around the country set their sights on changing election laws. Lawmakers in 12 states have already introduced or pre-filed 96 bills that would make changes to voting laws for the 2022 session, according to an analysis from the liberal-leaning Brennan
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By Ellie Kaufman, CNN A Black Hawk helicopter took its first autonomous flight without a pilot on board on Saturday at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. The helicopter flew for 30 minutes without any passengers on board first on Saturday and again on Monday, according to a release from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the
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By Michael Conte, CNN Former New York City mayor and Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg has been nominated to serve as the chair of the Defense Innovation Board, a Defense Department spokesperson announced Wednesday. “Mr. Bloomberg … will bring a wealth of experience in technology, innovation, business and government to the Defense Innovation Board,” said
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By Geneva Sands, CNN Law enforcement is on high alert ahead of Sunday’s Super Bowl and remains concerned about the sustained interest that international and domestic terrorists, as well as lone offenders have in targeting mass gatherings, according to a joint threat assessment obtained by CNN. But the multiple federal, state and local agencies that
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By Zachary Cohen, Annie Grayer and Ryan Nobles, CNN The House select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection issued a subpoena Wednesday to Peter Navarro, former President Donald Trump’s one-time trade adviser who following the US Capitol riot has consistently defended efforts to overturn the election. Navarro is just the latest former Trump official to
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By Clare Foran, CNN Speaker Nancy Pelosi indicated on Wednesday that House Democrats are looking into potential policy proposals to ban lawmaker stock trading and working to find a consensus so they can take action this year. Asked at her weekly news conference about the possibility of enacting a ban on lawmaker trading, Pelosi responded,
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By Ali Zaslav and Lauren Fox, CNN A bipartisan group of senators announced Wednesday they reached a deal to renew the Violence Against Women Act, marking a years-long effort to modernize the landmark legislation that expired in 2018. “I think we can almost let out a sigh of relief,” said Republican Sen. Joni Ernst, a
Continue Reading By Manu Raju, Melanie Zanona and Ted Barrett, CNN Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell made clear this week that the deadly events on January 6, 2021, were a “violent insurrection” meant to stop the peaceful transfer of power — a comment prompting backlash from a number of House and Senate Republicans. “It was mostly a
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By Shawna Mizelle, CNN Republican Rep. Greg Pence on Wednesday publicly defended his brother, former Vice President Mike Pence, who said former President Donald Trump was “wrong” in claiming that Pence had the right to overturn the 2020 election on January 6, 2021. The former vice president has been the subject of harsh criticism from
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By Betsy Klein, Kaitlan Collins and Phil Mattingly, CNN President Joe Biden will host Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats at the White House Thursday, a White House official confirmed to CNN, as he ramps up his courting of critical senators before selecting a successor to Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer. Biden, the official added, “has also
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By Gabby Orr and Michael Warren, CNN Mike Pence did not initially intend to admonish former President Donald Trump during a long-planned speech last week. But a pair of statements from Trump criticizing Pence’s actions on January 6, 2021, were the final straw, said two people close to the former vice president. He had to
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By Natasha Bertrand and Barbara Starr, CNN The White House has approved a plan presented by the Pentagon for the nearly 2,000 US troops in Poland to help Americans who may try to evacuate Ukraine if Russia invades, according to two US officials familiar with the matter. The US forces are not currently authorized to
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By Jeff Zeleny and Gabby Orr, CNN The three words about the US Capitol attack that have sparked a firestorm inside the Republican Party — “legitimate political discourse” — were not included in early drafts of the resolution to censure Reps. Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger, a person involved in the process tells CNN, but
Continue Reading By Jasmine Wright and Kate Sullivan, CNN Vice President Kamala Harris will attend the Munich Security Conference this month, a White House official confirmed to CNN on Wednesday. Harris’ latest high-profile foreign trip comes as the US has partnered with key allies in attempt to deter Russia from invading Ukraine. The vice president is expected
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By Jasmine Wright and Kate Sullivan, CNN Vice President Kamala Harris will attend the Munich Security Conference this month, a White House official confirmed to CNN on Wednesday. Harris’ latest high-profile foreign trip comes as the US has partnered with key allies in attempt to deter Russia from invading Ukraine. The vice president is expected
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