National Politics

By Evan Perez and Zachary Cohen, CNN Matthew Pottinger, who served on former President Donald Trump’s National Security Council before resigning in the immediate aftermath of January 6, 2021, will testify publicly at Thursday’s prime-time hearing held by the House select committee investigating the US Capitol attack, according to multiple sources familiar with the plans.

By Kate Bennett, CNN First lady Jill Biden‘s favorability rating is narrowly positive, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS. Thirty-four percent of Americans hold a favorable opinion of her, 29% an unfavorable opinion and 37% are unsure. Her husband, President Joe Biden, has a favorability rating of 36%, but his unfavorable rating

By Barbara Starr, CNN Pentagon Correspondent The most senior US general has ordered a comprehensive review of US military interactions with Chinese forces over the last five years as concerns about Beijing’s assertive behavior in the Indo-Pacific region increases, according to three defense officials. By launching the review, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

By Jennifer Hansler, Kylie Atwood and Priscilla Alvarez, CNN There are tens of thousands of Afghans who have applied for Special Immigrant Visas (SIV) whose applications are still being processed nearly a year after the botched US withdrawal from Afghanistan, a senior administration official said Monday, adding that the process will now be entirely overseen

By Ellie Kaufman and Barbara Starr, CNN The Blue Angels, the US Navy’s elite flight demonstration squadron, has selected the first female fighter jet demonstration pilot for their upcoming season. Lt. Amanda Lee was selected to be a F/A-18E/F demonstration pilot along with Lt. Cmdr. Thomas Zimmerman, a release from the Blue Angels states. While

By Jeremy Diamond and Maegan Vazquez, CNN Dr. Anthony Fauci plans to retire by the end of President Joe Biden’s current term in office, the government’s top infectious disease expert told CNN on Monday. Fauci, who serves as Biden’s chief medical adviser and has served as the director of the National Institute of Allergy and

By Alex Rogers and Melanie Zanona, CNN The cost of consumer goods has jumped to its highest point in four decades. But in some of the most important battleground races in the country, the situation is even more dire for Democrats, who saw their constituents hit with price increases that were higher than the national

By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden and his team were enthusiastic Saturday when they boarded Air Force One in Saudi Arabia, congratulating each other on what they viewed as a successful four-day swing through the Middle East. The political environment Biden returned to in Washington appears far less inspiring. While he was gone, his

By Paul LeBlanc, CNN Arizona Republican Gov. Doug Ducey on Sunday warned voters in his state against Kari Lake, the far-right, gubernatorial candidate endorsed by former President Donald Trump. “Kari Lake’s misleading voters with no evidence,” Ducey, who co-chairs the Republican Governors Association, told CNN’s Dana Bash on “State of the Union” when asked about

By Devan Cole, CNN The Biden administration must pause its enforcement of federal guidance seeking to protect transgender students and workers in 20 states, a federal judge ruled Friday, siding with Republican-led states fighting to enforce anti-trans policies on their books. The order issued late Friday allows the 20 states to continue enforcing controversial laws