Politics

By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN At least 650 people died attempting to cross the US-Mexico border this year, more than any other year since an international agency began documenting deaths in 2014. The International Organization for Migration — the agency documenting the deaths — didn’t specify the reason for the deaths but crossing the US southern

By Hannah Rabinowitz, Jamie Gangel, Annie Grayer and Zachary Cohen, CNN Kash Patel, a former chief of staff to then-acting Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller, met with the House committee investigating January 6, according to a source familiar with the matter. CNN spotted Patel on Thursday walk into a room with a team of lawyers

By Gregory Krieg and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN New York Attorney General Letitia James announced Thursday that she is ending her bid for governor of the state and instead running for reelection. “I have come to the conclusion that I must continue my work as attorney general,” James said in a statement Thursday. “There are a

By Jamie Gangel and Zachary Cohen, CNN Former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows provided the House select committee investigating the January 6 riot with text messages and emails that show he was “exchanging with a wide range of individuals while the attack was underway,” according to a source with knowledge of the communications.

By Kara Scannell and Sonia Moghe, CNN The New York attorney general subpoenaed former President Donald Trump for his testimony as part of a civil fraud investigation into the Trump Organization, according to people familiar with the matter. Letitia James, the New York attorney general, has set a deadline for the deposition by January 7,

By Annie Grayer and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN “Stop the Steal” leader Ali Alexander, who helped organize the rally that preceded the Capitol attack, on Thursday appeared in front of the House select committee investigating January 6 and told reporters he will cooperate. “I’m going to go in there and cooperate where I can, where I

By Jennifer Hansler, CNN Biden administration officials on Thursday warned that the United States is prepared to turn to “other options” should diplomatic efforts to return to mutual compliance with the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran fail. As negotiations resumed in Vienna, Austria, the administration also confirmed it will dispatch an interagency delegation to the

By Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden and top congressional leaders on Thursday honored the late Republican Sen. Bob Dole of Kansas at a congressional tribute ceremony as Dole lay in state at the United States Capitol. “We meet here in the very heart of American democracy — the Capitol of the United States of

By Oren Liebermann and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN The commander of the US Navy’s SEAL Team 8 died Tuesday from injuries sustained in a training accident in Virginia Beach over the weekend, the Navy said. Cmdr. Brian Bourgeois, 43, died Tuesday at Norfolk Sentara General Hospital in Norfolk, Virginia, the Navy announced in a statement Wednesday.

By Whitney Wild, Manu Raju, Daniella Diaz and Melanie Zanona, CNN The Longworth House Office Building of the US Capitol complex was put on a shelter-in-place order after a Capitol staffer brought a gun into the building, multiple sources told CNN. United States Capitol Police said in a statement this morning that officers “spotted the

By Manu Raju and Melanie Zanona, CNN Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and Rep. James Comer were sitting near each other at Cardinal Stadium late last month, watching Kentucky and Louisville’s home-state football rivalry turn into a one-sided affair. And one topic came up: Kevin McCarthy. The two Bluegrass State lawmakers spoke at length about

By Tami Luhby, CNN Americans are flocking to the Affordable Care Act exchanges to sign up for coverage for 2022. The interest, which comes after a record number of people enrolled in 2021 Obamacare policies, is being spurred by the generous subsidies enacted earlier this year as part of the American Rescue Plan, the Centers

By Ella Nilsen, CNN President Joe Biden‘s Federal Emergency Management Agency is putting climate front and center in its new four-year strategic planning document, after the Trump administration erased all mention of climate from its previous plan. Addressing climate resilience is one of three main goals outlined in FEMA’s plan for 2022-2026, which directs how

By Joan Biskupic, CNN legal analyst & Supreme Court biographer The conservative Supreme Court led by Chief Justice John Roberts has long wanted to diminish racial remedies in American life and may now be headed toward a far-reaching decision on university affirmative action. The court is likely to decide in upcoming weeks whether to hear

By Clare Foran, Ali Zaslav and Lauren Fox, CNN The Senate voted on Thursday to pass a bill to create a fast-track process that will allow Democrats to raise the federal debt limit without votes from Republicans, a crucial next step as lawmakers race the clock to avert a catastrophic debt default. The vote was

By Maegan Vazquez and Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden on Thursday took the next step in his plans to promote democracy against rising autocracies when he convened a virtual “Summit for Democracy,” which hosted more than 100 participants representing governments, civil society and private-sector leaders. “In the face of sustained and alarming challenges to