National Politics

By Daniella Diaz, CNN Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema strongly rebuked the House of Representatives’ lack of a vote on the bipartisan infrastructure bill in a statement Saturday, calling the delay “inexcusable and deeply disappointing for communities across our country.” Sinema’s statement came after a dramatic week in the House when Speaker Nancy Pelosi delayed the

By Sarah Fortinsky Federal agency and department heads can begin enforcing President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandates for its employees early next month, according to new guidance from the US Office of Personnel Management. In order to be considered fully vaccinated by the November 22 deadline, federal employees must receive their final vaccine dose by November

By Jennifer Hansler, CNN They had enrolled at the American University of Afghanistan because they saw it as an opportunity, a pathway to a better future. But now, in the words of one student, “I do not dream and hope for my future. My future is not safe in Afghanistan, and it looks very dark

By Dan Merica, CNN There is possibly no Democrat outside of Washington, DC, who is more closely watching the chaotic negotiations playing out on Capitol Hill than Virginia Democratic gubernatorial nominee Terry McAuliffe. The messy machinations of Congress rarely play a role in off-year races, but Virginia is the notable exception. Not only are the

By Daniella Diaz, CNN President Joe Biden on Saturday signed into law the temporary extension of the Highway Trust Fund, ensuring 3,700 federal employees will not be furloughed after the House failed to pass a larger bipartisan infrastructure bill which would have addressed the funding. The extension passed in the Senate by unanimous consent earlier

By Katelyn Polantz, CNN Reporter, Crime and Justice An English-speaking narrator of ISIS recruitment videos is in custody in the US and charged with conspiring to help the terrorist organization, the Justice Department announced Saturday. Mohammed Khalifa, a 38-year-old Saudi-born Canadian citizen, was captured by Syrian Democratic Forces in January 2019 following a firefight in

By Kate Bennett, CNN During her five years working in various roles as a senior aide to Donald and Melania Trump, Stephanie Grisham had perhaps the most intimate vantage point of their time in the White House. Grisham outlines those takeaways in detail in her upcoming memoir, “I’ll Take Your Questions Now.” The book, of

By Jeremy Herb, Kevin Liptak, Phil Mattingly, Lauren Fox and Melanie Zanona, CNN President Joe Biden didn’t travel to Capitol Hill on Friday to close the deal, or to rally the troops through a final legislative gantlet. There was nothing cinematic — or dramatic — about the trip down Pennsylvania Avenue for the 36-year Senate

By Maeve Reston, CNN South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem said in a new video Friday that she never asked for “special treatment” from the state for her daughter as she was seeking to become a state-certified real estate appraiser, and that her daughter completed the same requirements as every other applicant seeking that job. But

By Rebekah Riess and Devon M. Sayers, CNN Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed into law Friday a number of prison infrastructure bills that will use coronavirus relief funds to build new prisons in the state, calling it a “pivotal moment for the trajectory of our state’s criminal justice system.” Ivey, a Republican, had convened a

By Lauren Dezenski, CNN This week, all eyes were on Capitol Hill as constantly shifting negotiations highlighted the split between moderates and progressives in the Democratic caucus, all amid efforts to pass a bipartisan infrastructure package and a budget bill that includes many of Biden’s signature policies.  Monday US government working to help about 100

By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter Justice Sonia Sotomayor on Friday denied a request from a group of New York City teachers to block the city’s vaccine mandate for public school employees. Sotomayor did not refer the request to the other Supreme Court justices, or comment on her action, likely signaling they agreed

By Geneva Sands, CNN An internal review of the Department of Homeland Security intelligence branch revealed an unprepared and ill-trained workforce was thrown into assisting with intelligence collection amid the civil unrest in Portland, Oregon, in summer 2020, contributing to the gathering and dissemination of intelligence on US journalists there. Insufficient supervision, improper collection tradecraft