National Politics Archives

A suspected Chinese surveillance balloon floats over Billings

Why the US hasn’t shot down the suspected Chinese surveillance balloon, according to officials

February 3, 2023 12:03 PM CNN Newsource

By Haley Britzky, CNN As the US and its Canadian partners continue to monitor a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon floating above the northern…

GOP Rep. Victoria Spartz announces she won’t run for any office in 2024

February 3, 2023 11:58 AM CNN Newsource

By David Wright and Clare Foran, CNN GOP Rep. Victoria Spartz of Indiana announced Friday that she will not run for any office in 2024, opting out of…

Families of US detainees in China urge Blinken to make them ‘number one’ priority

February 3, 2023 11:36 AM CNN

By Jennifer Hansler and Kylie Atwood, CNN Harrison Li and Katherine Swidan both worry they may never see their loved ones again. Kai Li —…

Families of US detainees in China urge Blinken to make them ‘number one’ priority

February 3, 2023 11:36 AM CNN

By Jennifer Hansler and Kylie Atwood, CNN Harrison Li and Katherine Swidan both worry they may never see their loved ones again. Kai Li —…

From MAGA flamethrower to powerful committee chair: Jim Jordan’s effort to rebrand draws skepticism on Capitol Hill

February 3, 2023 11:02 AM CNN Newsource

By Annie Grayer, Sara Murray, Alayna Treene and Zachary Cohen, CNN Rep. Jim Jordan, one of the GOP’s most vocal partisans and now the chair of…

The Biden administration has no plans to punish Saudi Arabia

‘There is only so much patience one can have’: Biden appears to back off vow to punish Saudi Arabia

February 3, 2023 11:01 AM CNN Newsource

By MJ Lee and Kevin Liptak, CNN Several months after President Joe Biden promised Saudi Arabia would suffer “consequences” after the…

First on CNN: House Foreign Affairs chair to highlight plight of Afghan women by bringing former ambassador to SOTU

February 3, 2023 8:30 AM CNN Newsource

By Alayna Treene, CNN House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Mike McCaul has invited former Afghanistan Ambassador to the US Roya Rahmani to be his…

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has postponed his upcoming trip to China in response to the flying of a suspected Chinese spy balloon over the United States

Blinken postpones trip to Beijing after Chinese spy balloon spotted over US, officials say

February 3, 2023 8:16 AM CNN Newsource

By Jennifer Hansler, Kevin Liptak, Jeremy Herb, Kylie Atwood, Jim Sciutto and Oren Liebermann, CNN US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has postponed…

Pentagon tracking suspected Chinese spy balloon over the US

February 3, 2023 5:03 AM CNN

By Oren Liebermann, Haley Britzky, Michael Conte and Nectar Gan, CNN The US is tracking a suspected Chinese high-altitude surveillance balloon over…

Families of US detainees in China urge Blinken to make them ‘number one’ priority

February 3, 2023 5:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Jennifer Hansler and Kylie Atwood, CNN Harrison Li and Katherine Swidan both worry they may never see their loved ones again. Kai Li —…

Many students who have received forgiveness have been misled by for-profit colleges

First on CNN: Biden administration makes it easier for borrowers misled by for-profit colleges to apply for student loan forgiveness

February 3, 2023 4:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Katie Lobosco, CNN The Biden administration is making it a little easier for borrowers who were misled by their for-profit college to apply for…

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan is seen here during a committee meeting on the state of the Southern US Border in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill on February 1.

Why House Republicans kicked off their ‘weaponization’ probe by interviewing a little-known retired FBI official

February 2, 2023 6:25 PM CNN Newsource

By Marshall Cohen, Sara Murray and Annie Grayer, CNN House Republicans investigating what they believe are political abuses inside the Justice…

Democrats in Connecticut want to ban state agencies from using ‘Latinx’

February 2, 2023 6:03 PM CNN

By Harmeet Kaur, CNN Several state Democratic lawmakers in Connecticut are seeking to ban state agencies from using “Latinx,” — the…

A group of Connecticut lawmakers recently introduced a bill that would ban state agencies from using the term "Latinx."

Democrats in Connecticut want to ban state agencies from using ‘Latinx’

February 2, 2023 5:53 PM CNN Newsource

By Harmeet Kaur, CNN Several state Democratic lawmakers in Connecticut are seeking to ban state agencies from using “Latinx,” — the…

A suspected Chinese high altitude balloon floats over Billings

Pentagon tracking suspected Chinese spy balloon over the US

February 2, 2023 4:37 PM CNN Newsource

By Oren Liebermann, Haley Britzky, Michael Conte and Nectar Gan, CNN The US is tracking a suspected Chinese high-altitude surveillance balloon over…

A federal law that prohibits people subject to domestic violence restraining orders from possessing firearms is unconstitutional

Law barring people with domestic violence restraining orders from having guns is unconstitutional, court rules

February 2, 2023 3:35 PM CNN Newsource

By Tierney Sneed, CNN A federal law that prohibits people subject to domestic violence restraining orders from possessing firearms is…

President Joe Biden speaks at a meeting with his Competition Council on the economy and prices in the East Room of the White House on February 1.

US expected to announce $2.2 billion Ukraine aid package that includes longer-range missiles

February 2, 2023 3:32 PM CNN Newsource

By Oren Liebermann and Kevin Liptak, CNN The US is expected to announce a new Ukraine security package worth approximately $2.2 billion that includes…

US expected to announce $2.2 billion Ukraine aid package that includes longer-range missiles

February 2, 2023 3:32 PM CNN

By Oren Liebermann and Kevin Liptak, CNN The US is expected to announce a new Ukraine security package worth approximately $2.2 billion that includes…

F-16 Fighting Falcons from Eglin Air Force Base fly over a high school football game in Niceville

Senators call on Biden to delay F-16 jet sale to Turkey until Finland and Sweden allowed into NATO

February 2, 2023 2:55 PM CNN Newsource

By Haley Britzky, CNN A bipartisan group of senators urged President Joe Biden to delay the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey until Turkey agrees…

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a press conference with Egypt's Foreign Minister (not pictured) in Cairo

Blinken under pressure to push China on role in lethal fentanyl trade when he visits Beijing

February 2, 2023 1:58 PM CNN Newsource

By Kylie Atwood and Jennifer Hansler, CNN Members of Congress are urging Secretary of State Antony Blinken to pressure China to do more to curb the…