National Politics

By Kate Sullivan and Sam Fossum, CNN President Joe Biden criticized state Republican officials who have been sending migrants north this year to protest his administration’s immigration policies, accusing them of “playing politics with human beings.” “Instead of working with us on solutions, Republicans are playing politics with human beings, using them as props. What

By Zachary Cohen, Jeremy Herb and Evan Perez, CNN The Justice Department is seeking information about at least seven people in connection with a breach of a Colorado county’s voting system as part of efforts to subvert the 2020 election results, according to subpoena documents obtained by CNN that reveal new details about the breadth

By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN A Virginia man who was infamously photographed wearing a “Camp Auschwitz” sweatshirt and an “SS” t-shirt inside the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, was sentenced by a federal judge Thursday to more than two months in jail. Robert Packer pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor trespassing charge in January. Images of

By Jennifer Hansler and Kylie Atwood, CNN The US announced a slew of new sanctions on Thursday, including against five individuals for “supporting or enabling the theft of Ukraine’s grain” on behalf of Russia. “Today’s action includes the designation of 22 Russian proxy officials, including five that have overseen the seizure or theft of hundreds

By Ella Nilsen, CNN The Biden administration on Thursday announced several new initiatives to develop technology for massive, floating offshore wind turbines as part of the effort to launch offshore wind in California and elsewhere on the Pacific and Atlantic coasts. The administration said last year that it was moving to advance offshore wind power

By Manu Raju, Ted Barrett and Clare Foran, CNN The Senate will punt on a vote over same-sex marriage legislation until after the November midterm elections as negotiators ask for more time to lock down support — a move that could make it more likely the bill will ultimately pass the chamber. Sen. Tammy Baldwin,

By Kaitlan Collins, Kylie Atwood and Jennifer Hansler, CNN President Joe Biden on Friday will personally meet with the families of Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan at the White House, his press secretary said. This will be the first time he has met with them in person. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Biden

By Tierney Sneed, CNN Former President Donald Trump claimed on Hugh Hewitt’s radio show Thursday that he declassified the government records that were taken to Mar-a-Lago — an assertion that his attorneys have avoided making in the litigation around the FBI’s seizure of the materials. Hewitt asked Trump about an account given by his former