By Oren Liebermann, CNN The US expects more announcements of weapons and equipment packages to be sent to Ukraine to help in its fight against Russia at a meeting of nearly 50 countries in Brussels on Wednesday, according to a senior US defense official. Ukrainian officials have warned that Russia is gaining ground in the
Continue Reading By Oren Liebermann, CNN The US expects more announcements of weapons and equipment packages to be sent to Ukraine to help in its fight against Russia at a meeting of nearly 50 countries in Brussels on Wednesday, according to a senior US defense official. Ukrainian officials have warned that Russia is gaining ground in the
Continue Reading By Fredreka Schouten, CNN A version of this story appeared in the CITIZEN BY CNN newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. Republican voters in Nevada on Tuesday picked a vocal proponent of false fraud claims about the 2020 election as their party’s choice to oversee the 2024 elections in
Continue Reading By Kate Sullivan, CNN A fired-up President Joe Biden spoke to a friendly crowd of union supporters Tuesday, hoping to put a positive spin on his economic record amid inflation not seen in decades and blame Republicans for blocking his domestic agenda. Speaking to the AFL-CIO convention in Philadelphia, Biden sought to reassure the American
Continue Reading By Barbara Starr and Chandelis Duster, CNN The US Air Force has concluded that a C-17 aircraft crew operating out of Kabul’s airport in Afghanistan during the chaotic evacuation of American forces acted appropriately in departing the airport even though human remains were discovered in the wheel well when the plane landed in Qatar. The
Continue Reading By Rachel Janfaza and Andrew Menezes, CNN Voters in Nevada, South Carolina, Maine and North Dakota pick their general election nominees Tuesday, including in several races that could be key to determining control of the US House this fall. And a special election for a US House seat in South Texas could offer an early
Continue Reading By Annie Grayer, CNN The House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, riot at the US Capitol has postponed its hearing scheduled for Wednesday. The next hearing is scheduled for Thursday afternoon at 1 p.m. ET. The committee also announced Tuesday, that it would have two hearings next week — one on June 21
Continue Reading By Kate Bennett, CNN Kathleen Buhle, the ex-wife of Hunter Biden, said in an interview Tuesday that she had no control over her finances when she was married, and that she allowed Hunter Biden to make their financial decisions. “This was one of the harder parts for me to write, and to acknowledge,” Buhle told
Continue Reading By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden will visit Saudi Arabia next month, the White House announced Tuesday, a foreign policy trade-off that completes the reversal of his campaign pledge to make the kingdom a “pariah.” The trip, set for mid-July, will also include Biden’s first stop in Israel as President as well as a
Continue Reading By Michael Warren and Jeff Zeleny, CNN Donald Trump on Tuesday will have his first real shot at taking revenge on one of the House Republicans known as the “impeachment 10.” While some of the members who voted to impeach the then-President in January 2021 have chosen to retire or have primaries later in the
Continue Reading By Sara Murray and Jason Morris, CNN Investigators probing efforts to meddle with the 2020 election results in Georgia have sought testimony from a former publicist to R. Kelly and Kanye West who allegedly pressured a local election worker, according to court documents obtained by CNN. The publicist, Trevian Kutti, made headlines last year when
Continue Reading By Eric Bradner and Gregory Krieg, CNN Two South Carolina Republicans will attempt to hold on to their seats in primaries Tuesday after breaking with former President Donald Trump over his lies about the 2020 election and his role in the January 6, 2021, insurrection at the US Capitol. Nevada, meanwhile, showcases Trump’s effort to
Continue Reading By Eric Bradner and Gregory Krieg, CNN Two South Carolina Republicans will attempt to hold on to their seats in primaries Tuesday after breaking with former President Donald Trump over his lies about the 2020 election and his role in the January 6, 2021, insurrection at the US Capitol. Nevada, meanwhile, showcases Trump’s effort to
Continue Reading By Fredreka Schouten, CNN A version of this story appeared in the CITIZEN BY CNN newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. Republican voters in Nevada will decide Tuesday whether a vocal proponent of false fraud claims about the 2020 election will become their party’s choice to oversee the 2024
Continue Reading By Kevin Liptak, CNN US national security adviser Jake Sullivan met in Luxembourg on Monday with the top Chinese diplomat for a “candid, substantive, and productive discussion” at a tense moment between their two countries, according to the White House. The talks, which hadn’t been announced beforehand, ran four-and-a-half hours. They came as a potential
Continue Reading By Donald Judd, CNN White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre dismissed concerns Monday that President Joe Biden‘s age or stamina might pose a challenge for his reelection bid, saying, “That is not a question that we should be even asking.” “Oh, my gosh, he’s the President of the United States, you know, he — I
Continue Reading By Donald Judd, CNN White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre dismissed concerns Monday that President Joe Biden‘s age or stamina might pose a challenge for his reelection bid, saying, “That is not a question that we should be even asking.” “Oh, my gosh, he’s the President of the United States, you know, he — I
Continue Reading By Paul LeBlanc, CNN Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia on Monday defended a newly reached bipartisan gun deal as a pragmatic step forward that won’t threaten gun owners’ Second Amendment rights. “It’s based around children. It’s based around prevention and intervention. That’s what it’s based about. So we have to take what we
Continue Reading By Zachary Cohen, CNN Kimberly Guilfoyle, a former member of the Donald Trump presidential campaign, was paid a $60,000 speaking fee for introducing Donald Trump Jr., her fiancé, at the “Stop the Steal” rally on the Ellipse that acted as a precursor to the US Capitol riot, a member of the House select committee that’s
Continue Reading By Katelyn Polantz and Kara Scannell, CNN While the House January 6 committee is making its case to the American public that then-President Donald Trump ripped off donors with false fundraising pitches after the 2020 election, prosecutors would face higher hurdles if they were to pursue a criminal fraud case in court. “Is it a
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