Politics

By Gregory Wallace and Pete Muntean, CNN Airline passengers are bringing guns to the airport in numbers never seen before, and it is a “huge problem,” the Transportation Security Administration chief told CNN. Security and law enforcement officials are at the same time dealing with an unprecedented surge in belligerent passengers who are straining the

By Whitney Wild, CNN All members of the US Capitol Police Department’s division responsible for protecting lawmakers must be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 by December 6 or they’ll be reassigned, according to an internal memo reviewed by CNN. “Agents with our Dignitary Protection Division are frequently in tight spaces with groups of people for extended

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Michael Dukakis, three-term governor of Massachusetts. Personal Birth date: November 3, 1933 Birth place: Brookline, Massachusetts Birth name: Michael Stanley Dukakis Father: Panos Dukakis, an obstetrician Mother: Euterpe (Boukis) Dukakis, a teacher Marriage: Katharine “Kitty” (Dickson) Dukakis (June 20, 1963-present) Children: Kara,1968; Andrea, 1965; Adopted:

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Hillary Clinton, 2016 Democratic nominee for President. The first woman in American history to be nominated by a major party, Clinton is also a former secretary of state. Personal Birth date: October 26, 1947 Birth place: Chicago, Illinois Birth name: Hillary Diane Rodham Father: Hugh

By Marshall Cohen Two cousins with extensive criminal records were sentenced Wednesday to 45 days in jail for storming the US Capitol during the pro-Trump insurrection on January 6. Edward Hemenway of Virginia and Robert Bauer of Kentucky asked for probation, but District Judge Tanya Chutkan said incarceration in this case was the only way

By Ellie Kaufman, CNN A Marine who posted videos criticizing the US military’s handling of the US withdrawal from Afghanistan plans to plead guilty to six charges later this week during a special court martial at Camp Lejeune, according to the Marine’s attorney Tim Parlatore. Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller was charged with six counts, including

By Melanie Zanona and Manu Raju, CNN Nine months after the attack on the US Capitol, Republicans in Congress are defending Donald Trump’s role on January 6 in some of their strongest terms yet — and signaling he’d have widespread backing from the party if he ran for president again in 2024. Republicans from across

By John Harwood, CNN Nine months into Joe Biden’s presidency, a White House suddenly beset on all sides feels a growing sense of urgency. The coronavirus pandemic Biden thought he had tamed this spring continues to deny Americans a return to normal life and is disrupting the economic recovery by crimping job growth, even as

By Zachary Cohen, Ryan Nobles, Annie Grayer, Whitney Wild and Kristen Holmes, CNN As the committee investigating January 6 enters a key week of subpoena and deposition deadlines, committee members were unified on Tuesday in stating that criminal contempt should be the next step for anyone who defies their subpoena. And soon. While lawmakers have