Politics

By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter Mississippi’s attorney general told the Supreme Court on Thursday that Roe v. Wade was “egregiously wrong” and should be overturned as she urged the justices to allow a controversial law that bars most abortions after 15 weeks to go into effect. “The conclusion that abortion is a

By Ali Zaslav, Paul LeBlanc and Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN Rep. Hank Johnson was arrested by Capitol Police on Thursday during a protest on “Senate inaction on voting rights legislation,” according to a video posted on Twitter. Johnson can be seen in the video with his hands restrained behind his back while still participating in

By Donald Judd, CNN President Joe Biden celebrated what he called “a day of hope” Thursday before signing the VOCA Fix to Sustain the Crime Victims Fund Act of 2021, a bipartisan bill that aims to provide assistance for crime victims, including counseling expenses, medical bills and lost wages. Biden thanked lawmakers of both parties

By Oren Liebermann and Ellie Kaufman, CNN Two Iranian ships that once appeared to be headed to Venezuela are now in the Baltic Sea approaching the Russian city of St. Petersburg, according to MarineTraffic, a website that tracks ships. The position of the ships, including the floating military base called the Makran, indicate they are

By Daniel Dale and Tara Subramaniam, CNN President Joe Biden participated Wednesday in the second CNN town hall of his presidency, taking questions from anchor Don Lemon and local residents in Cincinnati. As he did at his February town hall, Biden made a number of false or misleading claims. We haven’t been able to look

By Dan Merica, CNN The Democratic National Committee announced Thursday that it plans to spend at least $5 million in Virginia ahead of the key off-year elections in the commonwealth, a significant investment that signals how critical Democrats view the November contests. The investment in Virginia — which committee operatives said would fund and develop

By Annie Grayer, Lauren Fox and Sarah Fortinsky, CNN Nearly half of House Republicans still won’t say publicly​ whether they are vaccinated against Covid-19, even as new cases rise nationwide. Some of the 97 Republicans who aren’t sharing their vaccination status told CNN they don’t have a responsibility to model behavior to their constituents. “I

By Betsy Klein, CNN The Biden administration is taking additional steps to stem the spread of Covid-19 with additional resources aimed particularly at helping rural communities slow the spread and vaccinate more people as cases rise nationwide, White House Covid-19 senior adviser Jeff Zients announced Thursday. “Today we are announcing that we are sending $100

By Kylie Atwood, Patrick Oppmann and Jennifer Hansler, CNN The Biden administration sanctioned a key Cuban official and a government special forces unit known as the Boinas Negras for human rights abuses in the wake of historic protests on the island. President Joe Biden said in a statement that Thursday’s actions were “just the beginning–the

By Jeremy Herb, CNN The House on Thursday approved legislation to expand and streamline a visa program for Afghan translators and other personnel who worked with the US military and are now trying to leave the country as the Taliban threatens to retake control of Afghanistan. The House passed the legislation sponsored by Rep. Jason

By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN A Capitol rioter who captured Ashli Babbitt’s death on video became the 20th person to plead guilty for his involvement in the deadly January 6 insurrection. Andrew Bennett of Maryland pleaded guilty Thursday in DC District Court to illegally demonstrating inside the US Capitol. He got the same deal as other

By Sunlen Serfaty and Betsy Klein, CNN Hunter Biden is expected to meet with potential buyers at two of his art shows after the White House formed an agreement with the gallery to address ethics concerns. Biden is set to attend art shows in Los Angeles and New York City, with Georges Bergès Gallery spokeswoman

By Rachel Janfaza, CNN Bob Dole, the longtime US senator from Kansas and 1996 Republican presidential nominee, said that while he is still “a Trumper,” he is “sort of Trumped out,” in an interview published Thursday by USA Today. Dole also said he believes former President Donald Trump lost the 2020 presidential election and noted

By Fredreka Schouten, CNN Eighteen states have enacted 30 new laws that make it harder to vote, according to a new tally by the liberal-leaning Brennan Center for Justice that tracks state activity through July 14. Among the most common provisions, according to Brennan’s researchers: Measures in seven states that either expand officials’ ability to

By Dan Merica, CNN Coronavirus rates are climbing in Florida, with the latest data showing Florida’s current seven-day average of new daily Covid-19 cases is by far the highest in the nation. But Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, who is up for reelection in 2022 and has long been rumored as a possible presidential candidate in

By Melanie Zanona and Manu Raju, CNN House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is weighing new ways to help beef up the bipartisan credibility of an investigation into the deadly Capitol riots — an issue that has taken on renewed importance after the GOP walked out on the January 6 select committee. With extra seats on the

By Dan Merica, CNN Former Iowa Rep. Abby Finkenauer on Thursday announced she is running for Senate, becoming the highest-profile Democrat vying to possibly take on seven-term incumbent Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley. “I’m running for Senate because Democracy is worth fighting for and Iowa is worth fighting for,” Finkenanuer said in a statement. “I believe