By Nicole Gaouette and Jennifer Hansler, CNN American journalist Danny Fenster arrived in the United States on Tuesday after almost six months in a Myanmar prison and expressed thanks to everyone involved in securing his release. “I just have so much gratitude right now for everything everyone’s done. I think every, every action everyone’s taken,
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By Kaitlan Collins, CNN The Biden administration plans to purchase 10 million doses of Pfizer’s experimental antiviral Covid-19 pill and is finalizing the contract now, according to a source familiar with the plans. The announcement could come as soon as this week. The administration had initially planned to purchase about 5 million doses, but after
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By Katelyn Polantz, CNN Reporter, Crime and Justice Former President Donald Trump‘s attorneys are framing his attempt to keep secret records from his presidency as a clash between the executive and legislative branches that could give Congress lopsided power, according to Trump’s argument brief in the major court case related to the House’s January 6
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By Manu Raju, Lauren Fox and Phil Mattingly, CNN The White House and top Democrats are expecting a highly anticipated estimate from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office to show that their sweeping plan to expand the social safety net will fail to meet President Joe Biden’s promise to not add to the federal deficit. But
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By Kevin Liptak, CNN The Biden administration is still weighing how to approach the upcoming Beijing Winter Olympic Games, including the possibility of a diplomatic boycott, but hasn’t reached a final conclusion, officials familiar with the matter said Tuesday. The issue did not arise during a highly anticipated virtual summit between President Joe Biden and
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By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN American citizen Trevor Reed, who has been detained and jailed in Russia for more than two years, ended a days-long hunger strike last week, saying that he has “lost a lot of weight” and is “very sick now.” In a statement dated November 9, Reed said he stopped eating food on
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By Ellie Kaufman, CNN A US Air Force team based in Africa rescued a British citizen who had suffered a heart attack on board an American cargo ship in the Indian Ocean this weekend, according to the US military. The Warfighting Recovery Network received an “urgent request” on Saturday for a mariner “experiencing symptoms of
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By Melanie Zanona and Manu Raju, CNN House Republicans are mostly shrugging off violent rhetoric within their ranks and vicious threats directed at some of their own members, as Democrats prepare to punish one GOP lawmaker over a graphic video depicting violence against a colleague. Democratic leaders are actively discussing ways to reprimand Rep. Paul
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By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter Challenges to the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate targeting employers with more than 100 employees will be consolidated and heard by the Ohio-based 6th US Circuit Court of Appeals after it was chosen Tuesday by a ping-pong ball lottery. The conservative-leaning appeals court could help determine the ultimate
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By Kate Sullivan and Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden traveled to New Hampshire on Tuesday to sell his new infrastructure law, standing on what the state calls a “structurally deficient” bridge to deliver remarks outlining how the $1.2 trillion package will help repair the nation’s roads and bridges. “Thanks to the infrastructure law, we’re
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By Tami Luhby, CNN When the US Food and Drug Administration approved a costly new drug for Alzheimer’s disease, Aduhelm, earlier this year, experts warned that all of Medicare’s more than 63 million enrollees could wind up paying the price. That’s exactly what is happening. Aduhelm, which is priced at $56,000 a year, is one
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By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN A majority of Americans support the US Supreme Court upholding its landmark decision in Roe v. Wade guaranteeing a constitutional right to abortion, according to a new ABC News/Washington Post poll. The poll finds that 60% percent of Americans say Roe v. Wade should be upheld, while 27% say it should
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By Gregory Krieg, CNN New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams announced on Tuesday he is running for governor, joining a Democratic primary that already includes Gov. Kathy Hochul, who replaced Andrew Cuomo following his resignation this summer, and New York Attorney General Letitia James. Williams, who was re-elected to his current post two weeks
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By Annie Grayer and Ethan Cohen, CNN California Democratic Rep. Jackie Speier said Tuesday she would not seek reelection, the latest high-profile Democrat to announce plans to leave Congress as the party faces a steep climb to hold onto their narrow majority in the House in next year’s midterms. Speier, who was first elected to
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By Paul LeBlanc, CNN The Wyoming Republican Party voted over the weekend to no longer recognize Rep. Liz Cheney as a member of the party, the Casper Star-Tribune reported, a new instance of GOP blowback as Cheney continues to speak out against former President Donald Trump. The resolution, which does not strip Cheney of any
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By Ella Nilsen, CNN Around $50 billion of President Joe Biden’s infrastructure package is marked for climate resilience — replacing roads to withstand extreme rainfall, treating forests to prevent wildfires and shoring up reservoirs that sank to new lows this year amid incredible drought. As climate disasters become more costly, federal officials say they are
Continue Reading By Ella Nilsen, CNN Around $50 billion of President Joe Biden’s infrastructure package is marked for climate resilience — replacing roads to withstand extreme rainfall, treating forests to prevent wildfires and shoring up reservoirs that sank to new lows this year amid incredible drought. As climate disasters become more costly, federal officials say they are
Continue Reading By Kevin Liptak, CNN When Chinese President Xi Jinping beamed into the White House on Monday evening for a virtual summit with President Joe Biden, the two men needed no introduction. “We’ve spent an awful lot of time talking to one another, and I hope we can have a candid conversation tonight as well,” Biden
Continue Reading By Kylie Atwood, Jim Sciutto, Kristin Fisher and Nicole Gaouette, CNN The US strongly condemned a Russian anti-satellite test on Monday that forced crew members on the International Space Station to scramble into their spacecraft for safety, calling it “a reckless and dangerous act” and saying that it “won’t tolerate” behavior that puts international interests
Continue Reading By Devan Cole, CNN Former New Jersey Republican Gov. Chris Christie opened up about the attacks on his weight that have hounded him throughout his political career, saying that while he used to find them hurtful, they have made him “tougher.” Christie, whose appearance as an overweight politician has long been the subject of jokes
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