National Politics

By Lauren Fox and Manu Raju, CNN Sen. Kevin Cramer had just arrived at the US Capitol on Monday night when he found Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on the floor of the Senate. His message to the GOP leader: Avoid a messy confirmation fight for President Joe Biden’s first Supreme Court pick. McConnell agreed.

By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN An ongoing feud over President Joe Biden’s immigration policies is escalating in Florida where Gov. Ron DeSantis is threatening to keep long-standing shelters from caring for migrant children, culminating in a heated back and forth unfolding in internal correspondence obtained by CNN. The Republican governor’s office and the Biden administration are

By Geneva Sands, CNN The federal coordinator for security at Super Bowl LVI said Wednesday he’s “cautiously optimistic and comfortable” about security plans leading up to the game at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, in less than two weeks, noting that “extensive manpower” is being deployed to protect the stadium and public. There are currently

By Katelyn Polantz, CNN Reporter, Crime and Justice Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes has been meeting with the House select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection for several hours and is answering some questions, according to one of his attorneys. “Stewart Rhodes is both answering many questions and taking the Fifth Amendment to other questions,”

By Betsy Klein, CNN The White House is ready to “hit the ground running” to vaccinate children aged six months to 5 years old as soon as Pfizer/BioNTech receives emergency use authorization for its Covid-19 vaccine for that age group. “Our message to parents and families is simple: We are doing everything we can to

By Manu Raju, Clare Foran, Ali Zaslav and Ted Barrett, CNN Democratic Sen. Ben Ray Luján, who recently suffered a stroke, will be back in the Senate in 4-6 weeks, “barring any complications,” according to a person close to the senator. If the New Mexico Democrat is back in Washington in that time frame, Democrats

By Geneva Sands, CNN President Joe Biden’s nominee to be Immigration and Customs Enforcement director, Ed Gonzalez, was advanced out of committee for a second time on Wednesday, despite GOP objection to his nomination. The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee voted along party lines to move Gonzalez for full Senate consideration. If confirmed,

By Kevin Liptak, CNN The White House says it will no longer describe a potential Russian invasion of Ukraine as “imminent,” suggesting the word sent an unintended message when officials used it last week. “I used that once. I think others have used that once. And then we stopped using it because I think it

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Nancy Pelosi, a US representative from California. Personal Birth date: March 26, 1940 Birth place: Baltimore, Maryland Birth name: Nancy Patricia D’Alesandro Father: Thomas D’Alesandro, Baltimore mayor and US congressman Mother: Annunciata (Lombardi) D’Alesandro Marriage: Paul F. Pelosi (1963-present) Children: Nancy, Christine, Jacqueline, Paul and

By Katelyn Polantz, CNN Retired Army Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, who served on the National Security Council and emerged as a star witness against then-President Donald Trump during the 2019 Ukraine impeachment, is suing Donald Trump Jr., Rudy Giuliani and former Trump White House staffers, alleging they conspired against him. Vindman, in a new lawsuit

By Katelyn Polantz, CNN Reporter, Crime and Justice The National Archives decided on Tuesday that it will turn over former Vice President Mike Pence’s records to the House Select Committee early next month, after former President Donald Trump said he wanted to keep secret more than 100 documents. This is the first set of records