By Clare Foran, CNN Speaker Nancy Pelosi indicated on Wednesday that House Democrats are looking into potential policy proposals to ban lawmaker stock trading and working to find a consensus so they can take action this year. Asked at her weekly news conference about the possibility of enacting a ban on lawmaker trading, Pelosi responded,
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By Ali Zaslav and Lauren Fox, CNN A bipartisan group of senators announced Wednesday they reached a deal to renew the Violence Against Women Act, marking a years-long effort to modernize the landmark legislation that expired in 2018. “I think we can almost let out a sigh of relief,” said Republican Sen. Joni Ernst, a
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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 Shawna Mizelle, CNN Republican Rep. Greg Pence on Wednesday publicly defended his brother, former Vice President Mike Pence, who said former President Donald Trump was “wrong” in claiming that Pence had the right to overturn the 2020 election on January 6, 2021. The former vice president has been the subject of harsh criticism from
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By Betsy Klein, Kaitlan Collins and Phil Mattingly, CNN President Joe Biden will host Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats at the White House Thursday, a White House official confirmed to CNN, as he ramps up his courting of critical senators before selecting a successor to Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer. Biden, the official added, “has also
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By Gabby Orr and Michael Warren, CNN Mike Pence did not initially intend to admonish former President Donald Trump during a long-planned speech last week. But a pair of statements from Trump criticizing Pence’s actions on January 6, 2021, were the final straw, said two people close to the former vice president. He had to
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By Natasha Bertrand and Barbara Starr, CNN The White House has approved a plan presented by the Pentagon for the nearly 2,000 US troops in Poland to help Americans who may try to evacuate Ukraine if Russia invades, according to two US officials familiar with the matter. The US forces are not currently authorized to
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By Jeff Zeleny and Gabby Orr, CNN The three words about the US Capitol attack that have sparked a firestorm inside the Republican Party — “legitimate political discourse” — were not included in early drafts of the resolution to censure Reps. Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger, a person involved in the process tells CNN, but
Continue Reading By Jasmine Wright and Kate Sullivan, CNN Vice President Kamala Harris will attend the Munich Security Conference this month, a White House official confirmed to CNN on Wednesday. Harris’ latest high-profile foreign trip comes as the US has partnered with key allies in attempt to deter Russia from invading Ukraine. The vice president is expected
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By Jasmine Wright and Kate Sullivan, CNN Vice President Kamala Harris will attend the Munich Security Conference this month, a White House official confirmed to CNN on Wednesday. Harris’ latest high-profile foreign trip comes as the US has partnered with key allies in attempt to deter Russia from invading Ukraine. The vice president is expected
Continue Reading By Paul LeBlanc, Manu Raju and Morgan Rimmer, CNN Democratic Rep. Joyce Beatty of Ohio said Tuesday that Republican Rep. Hal Rogers of Kentucky poked her in the back and told her “kiss my ass” after she asked him to wear a mask before boarding the US Capitol’s subway system. Beatty, who chairs the Congressional
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By Geneva Sands, CNN US Citizenship and Immigration Services changed its mission statement again, four years after the Trump administration removed the phrase “nation of immigrants” from the agency’s statement, a move that prompted backlash from immigrant rights groups and others. Under the Biden administration, the agency is taking a different approach, using words like
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By Daniel Dale, CNN Canadian protests against vaccine mandates, Covid-19 restrictions and the Liberal government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau have captured attention in the US and abroad — and prompted a flurry of misinformation, including a false claim that was promoted by prominent podcaster Joe Rogan and on Fox. We’ll debunk some of that
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By Katie Lobosco, CNN “It turned out to be a horrible day,” Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said, recalling his first day of kindergarten as a 5-year-old still learning English. His mom had to pick up her overwhelmed son early that day, but Cardona eventually found Connecticut’s public school system to be a place of ample
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By Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden on Wednesday is turning his focus to making new commitments to elect more Democratic governors, a Biden adviser told CNN, following on his pledge to be deeply involved in this year’s midterm elections. Democrats are defending 16 governors’ seats and Republicans are defending 20. Not all of these
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State senators started talking around 6 p.m. on Monday about the proposals to redraw Missouri’s eight U.S. Congressional districts.
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By Kylie Atwood, CNN The Biden administration believes it has until the end of February to salvage the Iran nuclear agreement, otherwise the US will have to change tack and launch aggressive efforts to prevent Tehran from obtaining a nuclear weapon, according to three administration officials. “This session is the critical one,” a senior administration
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The Missouri Department of Transportation is backing a bill that would ban cellphone use while driving unless you have a hands-free device.
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The city has three maps it’s considering.
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By Gregory Wallace and Pete Muntean, CNN The most dangerous way to travel in the United States became even more deadly during the coronavirus pandemic. Roadway deaths soared at the highest rate in recorded history. Road safety advocates say the numbers match their experience along Maryland Route 210, a six-lane, largely straight stretch with busy
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