National Politics

By Fredreka Schouten and David Wright, CNN Some of the country’s biggest corporations have resumed political giving to the Republicans who objected to certifying Joe Biden’s White House victory — underscoring the fleeting nature of their well-publicized donation boycotts, along with their growing interest in swaying policy on Capitol Hill. Texas-based American Airlines — which

By Manu Raju and Alex Rogers, CNN Former President Donald Trump made his return to campaign politics last month by trekking to northern Ohio to take revenge on one of the 10 Republicans who voted to impeach him: Rep. Anthony Gonzalez. But new campaign finance filings released this week show that Gonzalez narrowly outraised his

By Tami Luhby, CNN Indiana once again began paying pandemic unemployment benefits — including the $300 weekly supplement — on Friday after the state Court of Appeals earlier this week denied the state’s attempt keep them halted. Some 25,000 claimants have already received more than $33 million, said Regina Ashley, chief unemployment insurance officer at

By Betsy Klein, CNN Top White House officials are meeting Friday with stakeholders from the homebuilding industry, officials confirm, which comes amid soaring home prices and inflation concerns. Attendees, per a White House official, include Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, Housing and Urban Development Secretary Marcia Fudge, National Economic Council Director Brian Deese, domestic policy adviser

By Kaitlan Collins, Kevin Liptak and Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden will name Jane Hartley as his ambassador to the United Kingdom after a lengthy search, a person familiar with the decision told CNN. Hartley, the former US ambassador to France, has not been officially named as Biden’s choice for ambassador to the Court

By Jennifer Hansler, CNN The Biden administration sanctioned seven Chinese officials Friday amid continued crackdowns in Hong Kong by the Chinese government. It also warned US businesses in an advisory issued Friday of the “growing risks” posed by the governments in Beijing and Hong Kong. The release of the advisory and sanctions are likely to

By Kristen Holmes and Kate Sullivan, CNN The Department of Energy is moving to reverse a Trump-era rule that rolled back water efficiency standards for showerheads, an administration official confirmed to CNN on Friday. The Trump-era showerhead rule took aim at the 2.5-gallon-per-minute maximum flow rate set by Congress in the 1990s. During the Obama

By Katelyn Polantz, CNN Federal authorities have arrested two men in California who allegedly wanted to start a movement to overthrow the government and discussed blowing up the Democratic headquarters in Sacramento in a new, major case of would-be domestic terrorists motivated by former President Donald Trump‘s election defeat. Five days before the presidential inauguration

By Jim Sciutto, Zachary Cohen and Kylie Atwood, CNN US Intelligence assessments paint an increasingly bleak picture of the Taliban’s quickening advance across Afghanistan and the potential threat it poses to the capital of Kabul, warning the militant group could soon have a stranglehold on much of the country in the wake of the US

By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Sen. Lindsey Graham this week injected himself into a dispute at the University of Notre Dame, where some students briefly opposed an effort to open a Chick-fil-A over its owners’ religious positions, in the Republican senator’s latest effort to seize upon a culture war issue to score points with his party’s

By Melanie Zanona, CNN The House GOP’s plan to win back power is becoming increasingly centered on one man: Donald J. Trump. On Thursday, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy became the latest in a parade of Republicans to make the pilgrimage to a Trump-owned property seeking the former President’s support, while scores of GOP candidates

By Paul LeBlanc, CNN Texas Democrats’ dramatic trip to Washington, DC, this week stemmed from uniform opposition to two voting bills being pushed by state GOP lawmakers: Senate Bill 1 and House Bill 3. Even as some controversial provisions in earlier legislation have been dropped, either bill would still bring a raft of new voting

By Christina Carrega, CNN The FBI has agreed to consider modifying its criminal background check system after the Justice Department’s inspector general found the system did not cross check the buyer’s age with legal requirements of their home state, according to a report released on Thursday. Under federal law, customers are not allowed to buy

By Whitney Wild, CNN The US Secret Service tracked groups planning to hold events at the US Capitol or the White House to support then-President Trump on January 6 but concluded there was no indication of possible civil disobedience, according to newly released documents obtained by the watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in

By Kaitlan Collins and Donie O’Sullivan, CNN US Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy warned Thursday health misinformation is “a serious threat to public health,” as administration officials grow increasingly concerned about misleading claims about coronavirus vaccines, leading to a confrontation with social media giant Facebook. “I am urging all Americans to help slow the spread