Politics

By Katelyn Polantz, CNN Reporter, Crime and Justice Four people who staffed the pro-Trump rally at the Ellipse that preceded the deadly Capitol attack on January 6 are suing to block House investigators from obtaining their phone records. The plaintiffs also reveal in the lawsuit that they and other witnesses have answered extensive questions from

By Kylie Atwood, CNN The Biden administration is lifting some restrictions on the types of aid that humanitarian organizations can provide to Afghanistan which will enable support for educational programs, including paying teachers’ salaries, the Treasury Department and two senior administration officials announced on Wednesday. This move comes as the Biden administration has faced mounting

By Kate Sullivan and Nikki Carvajal, CNN President Joe Biden on Wednesday touted progress his administration has made in alleviating supply chain issues that have spurred shortages of consumer products, raised prices for Americans and contributed significantly to historic levels of inflation in the United States. “We brought together business and labor leaders to solve problems

By Katie Lobosco, CNN President Joe Biden announced Wednesday he is extending the pause on student loan payments until May 1. The payments, which were set to restart on February 1, have been paused since the beginning of the pandemic. Biden pointed to the ongoing Covid-19 crisis in the country as the reason for the

By Matt Egan, CNN Congress has committed nearly $6 trillion since early 2020 to fight Covid-19 and cushion the economic blow from a once-in-century pandemic. The vast majority of those emergency funds have already been spent on everything from lifelines to small businesses and stimulus checks to bailouts for airlines. There is no money left

By Dan Merica, CNN To Democrats eager to become senators in 2023, the Senate is plainly broken and West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin’s power over President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better plan is proof. The moderate Democrat’s announcement on Sunday that he would be a no vote on Biden’s sweeping economic and social spending package

By Paul LeBlanc, CNN A Harvard University professor was convicted by a federal jury on Tuesday of lying to the US about his involvement with China’s government, the Justice Department announced. Dr. Charles Lieber, 62, the former chair of Harvard’s Chemistry and Chemical Biology Department, was found guilty of two counts of making false statements

By Maeve Reston, CNN The heavily partisan process of redrawing congressional districts ahead of the 2022 elections has resulted in a drop in competitive seats nationwide as the parties in power draw lines to protect their incumbents. But California will stand as a notable exception as the final maps drawn by an independent commission are

By Maegan Vazquez and Nikki Carvajal, CNN President Joe Biden on Tuesday gave credit to the Trump administration for the development of the Covid-19 vaccine and praised his predecessor, Donald Trump, for getting a booster shot — marking a rare moment where the two men have found common ground since Inauguration Day. “I got my

By Nikki Carvajal President Joe Biden said Tuesday that he is “considering” whether to lift the US’ travel ban on South Africa and seven other southern African countries that was put in place as the Omicron variant of the coronavirus began to spread. The ban has come under increasing scrutiny as the strain is already