National Politics

By Sonnet Swire and Whitney Wild, CNN A US Capitol police officer injured on January 6, 2021, said Thursday that he is not leaving the force by choice, but “because they did that to me, the mob.” “It’s tough making that decision after 16 years. Almost half of my life I had dedicated to be

By Tami Luhby, CNN Congress has passed a bipartisan $858 billion defense bill that would give service members a hefty pay raise, bolster support for Ukraine and Taiwan, and rescind the US military’s Covid-19 vaccine mandate. The Senate voted Thursday to pass the massive National Defense Authorization Act, known as the NDAA, with bipartisan support.

By Kristen Holmes, CNN Donald Trump vowed Thursday that if he is elected president again, he would ban federal money from being used to label speech as misinformation or disinformation, fire federal officials who have engaged in what he characterized as “domestic censorship,” and punish universities engaging in “censorship activities” with cuts to federal funding.

By Eric Bradner, CNN House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is leaving Democratic leadership after Republicans won the majority. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is remaining at the helm of a chamber Democrats still control. But both said President Joe Biden should run for a second term in 2024 after what they described as an “excellent” first

By Clare Foran, Ted Barrett and Ali Zaslav, CNN The Senate voted on Thursday to pass sweeping legislation that would authorize $858 billion in national defense funding and rescind the US military’s Covid vaccine mandate. Now that it has passed the Senate, the measure is cleared for President Joe Biden’s signature. The House already approved

By Hannah Rabinowitz and Devan Cole, CNN A former Twitter manager convicted of spying for Saudi Arabia was sentenced on Wednesday to more than three years in prison. Ahmad Abouammo, a dual US-Lebanese citizen, was convicted earlier this year of six criminal counts, including acting as an agent for Saudi Arabia and trying to disguise

By Kit Maher, CNN New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu makes one thing clear: His vision for the future of the Republican Party does not include former President Donald Trump. In the latest episode of “Being…”, the GOP governor told CNN’s Dana Bash, “He’s done his time. He’s done his service. We’re moving on.” Taking it

By Phil Mattingly, CNN Throughout the legislative battles of President Joe Biden’s first two years in office, one Democratic priority served as a clear if quiet measure of methodical, consistent accomplishment: the pipeline of judicial confirmations to the federal bench. In the final days of the 117th Congress, the scale of that effort — and

By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden hailed cooperation with Africa and said he looked forward to visiting the continent soon as he endeavors to expand ties in a region where China and Russia have been making inroads. Speaking at the US-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington, Biden announced billions of dollars in new commitments on

By Annie Grayer and Melanie Zanona, CNN As frustration inside the House GOP has grown over a small band of anti-Kevin McCarthy lawmakers, an idea to strike back at the rebellious group has been floated among some Republicans: kicking these members off their committees, according to multiple members involved in the conversations. While discussions over

By Rosa Flores, CNN The Department of Homeland Security’s six-pillar plan for the scheduled end of Title 42 next week includes surging resources to the border, increasing processing efficiency, imposing consequences for unlawful entry, bolstering nonprofit capacity, targeting smugglers and working with international partners. The seven-page document, which states that DHS inherited a “broken and

By Kevin Liptak, CNN The United States added a major Chinese chipmaker and dozens of other Chinese companies to a trade blacklist Thursday as it works to restrict Beijing’s high-tech and artificial intelligence industries. Adding chipmaker YMTC to the list of restricted companies escalates Washington’s attempts to crack down on companies that could be used

By Tierney Sneed, CNN False election fraud claims that Rudy Giuliani made when he was representing former President Donald Trump’s campaign in 2020 should make the former New York mayor liable for professional sanctions, an attorney disciplinary committee said Thursday. The decision by the hearing committee for the DC Bar’s Board on Professional Responsibility is

By Gabby Orr, CNN Shortly before announcing her campaign against Republican National Committee chair Ronna McDaniel, Harmeet Dhillon, a well-connected conservative attorney, phoned an important ally to solicit his thoughts. In a brief conversation with Donald Trump — whom she has served as an on-again, off-again legal adviser — Dhillon said she planned to challenge

By Holmes Lybrand, CNN The Justice Department has brought federal charges against a Washington state man who allegedly made multiple threats against members of Congress, using antisemitic slurs and saying he would “murder” lawmakers. In announcing the charges, the department said Mark Leonetti, 48, left “more than 400 voicemails for members of Congress, several of

By Shawna Mizelle and Daniella Diaz, CNN The House on Wednesday passed by voice vote a bill that would replace a bust of former Chief Justice Roger Taney, the man who authored the majority opinion in the infamous Dred Scott case, in the Old Supreme Court Chamber of the US Capitol with one of Thurgood

By Kate Bennett, CNN First lady Jill Biden, despite being so worn out from a recent circuit of White House events that she lost her voice, is now seriously looking ahead to her husband running for reelection in 2024. That’s a tidal shift from her position just three months ago. Seven people familiar with Biden’s

By MJ Lee, CNN White House correspondent For Americans across the country preparing to gather and socialize with family and friends during the end-of-year holiday season, the White House has a clear warning: Covid-19 is not over, and you had better protect yourself. In an interview with CNN laying out the White House’s launch of