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Biden administration officials have privately voiced frustration with what they see as Colonial Pipeline’s weak security protocols and a lack of preparation that could have allowed hackers to pull off a crippling ransomware attack, officials familiar with the government’s initial investigation into the incident told CNN. Because their investigation is still ongoing, Colonial has yet

A sweeping elections and campaign finance overhaul sought by Democrats to blunt Republican state-level efforts to restrict voting access faced a contentious debate Tuesday in a key Senate committee. The clashes over its provisions underscore the steep odds Democrats face in enacting the far-reaching legislation, which touches on everything from rules for early voting to

GOP Rep. Elise Stefanik’s rise within the Republican Party and embrace of former President Donald Trump have met with a mixed reaction in the district she represents, which pivoted in the past from voting for former President Barack Obama to Trump. In interviews with CNN, some voters in New York’s 21st Congressional District, which Stefanik

The Biden administration announced Tuesday that it is moving forward with the nation’s first large-scale offshore wind project, a significant step toward achieving President Joe Biden’s goal of increasing US renewable energy production. The 800-megawatt Vineyard Wind project, set to be located about 12 nautical miles off the shore of Martha’s Vineyard, will include up

A bipartisan group of negotiators is stymied over a key issue in talks on overhauling policing practices nationwide: The standard for charging police officers with crimes. And now, the Justice Department is directly engaged in the talks to help resolve the stalemate and ease the path for a sweeping policing deal to be reached on

Senior cybersecurity officials testified before a key Senate committee on Tuesday after one of the nation’s largest pipeline operators was hit by an ongoing major ransomware attack that forced the company to shut down operations. CNN has learned that federal agencies and private cybersecurity firms are investigating the attack on Colonial Pipeline but lawmakers made

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey on Tuesday signed into law a controversial bill that could remove tens of thousands of voters from the state’s early mail-in voting list, shortly after the GOP-controlled state Senate passed the legislation. SB 1485 would revise the state’s permanent early voting list, which allows a voter to automatically receive a ballot

President Joe Biden will meet with Arizona Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema at the White House on Tuesday afternoon to talk about his infrastructure proposal, White House official said. Sinema, a moderate Democrat, is key to the President’s legislative agenda in an evenly split chamber where every Democratic vote is essential to pass Biden’s agenda. The

Two men accused of spraying police with chemical spray, including on Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, during the Capitol riot will stay in jail as they await trial, a federal judge ruled on Tuesday. The long-awaited ruling from Judge Thomas Hogan of the DC District Court comes in one of the most closely watched cases

President Joe Biden announced additional steps toward promoting vaccine accessibility, including free rides on Uber and Lyft to vaccination sites, to help meet the administration’s goal of 70% of adults getting at least one coronavirus shot by July 4. Uber and Lyft will provide free rides to and from vaccination sites until July 4 as

Five unaccompanied migrant children, ranging from as young as 11 months to 7 years old, were encountered along the Texas-Mexico border Sunday, according to US Customs and Border Protection. A Border Patrol agent responded to a call from a Maverick County constable concerning the children, the agency said. The agent responded and located five girls

A top Biden administration cybersecurity official warned that cyberattacks on the nation’s infrastructure are “growing more sophisticated, frequent and aggressive,” at a Tuesday hearing focused on a spate of recent incidents impacting the US. “Malicious cyber actors today are dedicating time and resources towards researching, stealing, and exploiting vulnerabilities, using more complex attacks to avoid

Federal investigators scrutinizing Rep. Matt Gaetz are seeking the cooperation of a former Capitol Hill intern who was once a girlfriend of the Florida Republican, sources familiar with the matter tell CNN. Investigators could also soon gain the formal cooperation of a second key witness, former Florida county tax collector Joel Greenberg, who is approaching

Senate Democrats are moving ahead this week with a sweeping proposal to rewrite US election laws — a longshot bid meant to counteract the voter restrictions Republicans have passed at the state level. The For the People Act, a version of which has already passed the Democrat-controlled House and is set for debate in the

President Joe Biden’s two individual meetings with key Senate Democrats on his infrastructure plan — the first in a series of high stakes meetings at the White House this week — were productive and revolved around shared goals, according to a White House official. Biden hosted Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia for nearly an