By Jeremy Herb, Katie Bo Lillis, Barbara Starr and Sean Lyngaas, CNN It might be a cyberattack targeting Ukraine’s energy grid. Or the movement of Russian battalions and tanks along the border and into firing range. Or perhaps even a long-range missile attack. They’re all potential signs US and European officials are closely monitoring that
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By Chandelis Duster, CNN Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said he’s looking to a new commission that will examine the US Department of Agriculture’s policies and programs for factors that have contributed to historic discrimination against farmers of color for an “outside look” to identify disparities, inequity and discrimination across the agency and recommend action. The
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By Tierney Sneed, CNN A federal appeals court said Wednesday it would not reinstate President Joe Biden‘s Covid-19 vaccine mandate for federal employees while it reviews a lower court’s order putting the requirement on hold — potentially setting the stage for the case to go to the Supreme Court. The 5th US Circuit Court of
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By Elle Reeve, Samantha Guff and Deborah Brunswick, CNN Keith Scott says January 6, 2021, was “the greatest day” of his life. The 49-year-old had arrived in Washington, DC, as a member of the “Stop the Steal” movement, which believes former President Donald Trump’s lies that the 2020 election was stolen from him, and marched
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By Ellie Kaufman and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN The US Navy said Wednesday that it has discharged 240 service members for refusing to get the Covid-19 vaccine as required by the Pentagon’s vaccine mandate. A majority of the service members, 217, were active duty, and one was a US Navy Reserve member, according to a Navy
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By Elle Reeve, Samantha Guff and Deborah Brunswick, CNN Keith Scott says January 6, 2021, was “the greatest day” of his life. The 49-year-old had arrived in Washington, DC, as a member of the “Stop the Steal” movement, which believes former President Donald Trump’s lies that the 2020 election was stolen from him, and marched
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By Geneva Sands, CNN The Department of Homeland Security is warning law enforcement across the country that a convoy of truckers protesting Covid-19 vaccine mandates, similar to recent protests in Ottawa, Canada, could soon begin in the US — with the potential to affect Sunday’s Super Bowl in the Los Angeles area and cause other
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By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Three Republican senators are calling on the Archivist of the United States David Ferriero to commit to not certifying the Equal Rights Amendment as part of the Constitution, as ERA advocates demand Ferriero publish the amendment before he retires. In a letter dated February 8, Sens. Rob Portman of Ohio, Ron
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It’s Super Bowl week and last year, over 23 million Americans wagered a record $4.3 billion on the Super Bowl, but none of that happened in the state of Missouri.
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By Kevin Liptak, Kaitlan Collins and MJ Lee, CNN President Joe Biden and his administration health team have been canvassing outside health experts and others for weeks on how to best transition to a new phase of the pandemic. Yet as they deliberate, much of the country isn’t waiting for their guidance and some state
Continue Reading By Kevin Liptak, Kaitlan Collins and MJ Lee, CNN President Joe Biden and his administration health team have been canvassing outside health experts and others for weeks on how to best transition to a new phase of the pandemic. Yet as they deliberate, much of the country isn’t waiting for their guidance and some state
Continue Reading By Devan Cole, CNN Recent controversies over the certification of the Equal Rights Amendment and improper record-keeping of Trump-era documents have pushed the nation’s chief archivist, whose typical pro forma responsibilities render him unknown to all but the most knowledgeable Washingtonians, into the middle of several high-profile political dramas. David Ferriero, who’s set to retire
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By Evan Perez, CNN Justice Correspondent The National Archives has asked the Department of Justice to investigate former President Donald Trump‘s handling of White House records, according to a source familiar with the matter. The source said the Archives is seeking a review of whether Trump violated the Presidential Records Act, which requires that all
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By Clare Foran and Morgan Rimmer, CNN Democratic congressional negotiators announced Wednesday that they have reached agreement on a “framework” for government funding for fiscal year 2022. The development is a major step for an effort by lawmakers to craft and pass a sweeping spending package to fund the government through the rest of the
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By Manu Raju, Melanie Zanona and Ted Barrett, CNN Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell made clear this week that the deadly events on January 6, 2021, were a “violent insurrection” meant to stop the peaceful transfer of power — a comment prompting backlash from a number of House and Senate Republicans. “It was mostly a
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By Kelly Mena, CNN The Republican-led push to restrict voting continues this year as lawmakers around the country set their sights on changing election laws. Lawmakers in 12 states have already introduced or pre-filed 96 bills that would make changes to voting laws for the 2022 session, according to an analysis from the liberal-leaning Brennan
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By Ellie Kaufman, CNN A Black Hawk helicopter took its first autonomous flight without a pilot on board on Saturday at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. The helicopter flew for 30 minutes without any passengers on board first on Saturday and again on Monday, according to a release from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the
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By Michael Conte, CNN Former New York City mayor and Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg has been nominated to serve as the chair of the Defense Innovation Board, a Defense Department spokesperson announced Wednesday. “Mr. Bloomberg … will bring a wealth of experience in technology, innovation, business and government to the Defense Innovation Board,” said
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By Geneva Sands, CNN Law enforcement is on high alert ahead of Sunday’s Super Bowl and remains concerned about the sustained interest that international and domestic terrorists, as well as lone offenders have in targeting mass gatherings, according to a joint threat assessment obtained by CNN. But the multiple federal, state and local agencies that
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By Zachary Cohen, Annie Grayer and Ryan Nobles, CNN The House select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection issued a subpoena Wednesday to Peter Navarro, former President Donald Trump’s one-time trade adviser who following the US Capitol riot has consistently defended efforts to overturn the election. Navarro is just the latest former Trump official to
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