By Maegan Vazquez and Sam Fossum, CNN President Joe Biden on Wednesday blamed Russia’s invasion of Ukraine for domestic price hikes and global food supply shortages, praising American farmers for being the “breadbasket of democracy” amid the war. “America is fighting on two fronts,” Biden said during a speech in a barn in Kankakee, Illinois.
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By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN Right-wing internet personality Anthime Gionet, who goes by the pseudonym “Baked Alaska,” was supposed to plead guilty on Wednesday to illegally protesting in the Capitol on January 6, 2021. But the hearing took a turn when Gionet told the judge he was “innocent.” “I’m never going to force someone to plead
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By Daniella Diaz, CNN The House Committee on Natural Resources is referring an investigation involving “potentially criminal conduct” about a policy reversal involving former Trump administration officials to the Department of Justice, according to a letter obtained by CNN. Committee Chairman Raúl Grijalva, along with chairwoman of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Katie Porter,
Continue Reading By Kylie Atwood and Jennifer Hansler, CNN Vladimir Putin “has recognized he has no victory to celebrate,” US Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield told CNN in response to the lack of a major escalatory announcement in the Russian President’s “Victory Day” speech Monday. But the Russian leader also gave no indication that he
Continue Reading By Kylie Atwood and Jennifer Hansler, CNN Vladimir Putin “has recognized he has no victory to celebrate,” US Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield told CNN in response to the lack of a major escalatory announcement in the Russian President’s “Victory Day” speech Monday. But the Russian leader also gave no indication that he
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By Steve Contorno, CNN A Florida circuit court judge signaled Wednesday that a new congressional map championed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis is likely unconstitutional, siding with Democrats and voting rights groups who said the map would illegally suppress Black voters in northern Florida. Judge J. Layne Smith, a DeSantis appointee to the 2nd Circuit
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Mike Pence, the 48th vice president of the United States. Personal Birth date: June 7, 1959 Birth place: Columbus, Indiana Birth name: Michael Richard Pence Father: Edward Pence, gas station owner Mother: Nancy Pence-Fritsch Marriage: Karen Pence (1985-present) Children: Michael, Charlotte and Audrey Education: Hanover
Continue Reading By Annie Grayer, Ryan Nobles and Zachary Cohen, CNN The House select committee investigating the January 6 attack on the US Capitol is taking the extraordinary step of sending subpoenas to House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy and four other Republican lawmakers who have rejected the panel’s requests to voluntarily cooperate. In addition to McCarthy, the
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By Kara Scannell, CNN A New York judge on Wednesday set several conditions former President Donald Trump must meet to avoid a civil contempt finding being restored against him, including paying $110,000 in fines and explaining how his namesake company handled Post-it notes. Judge Arthur Engoron said he wanted sworn statements describing the Trump Organization’s
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By Annie Grayer, Ryan Nobles, Jamie Gangel and Zachary Cohen, CNN A month before it kicks off a series of high-profile public hearings, the House select committee investigating January 6 is still finalizing its witness list and preparing to reach out to people it wants to testify publicly. The first hearing, set for June 9,
Continue Reading By Gregory Krieg, Jeff Zeleny and Dan Merica, CNN Tuesday’s Republican primaries in Nebraska and West Virginia were a test with mixed results for former President Donald Trump‘s endorsement power. Trump suffered his first big loss of 2022 in Nebraska, where his chosen candidate for governor in the Republican primary lost to the state party’s
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of former Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords who was seriously wounded in a mass shooting in 2011. Personal Birth date: June 8, 1970 Birth place: Tucson, Arizona Birth name: Gabrielle Dee Giffords Father: Spencer Giffords, El Campo Tire executive and a district school board member Mother: Gloria
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By Tami Luhby, CNN Low-income parents now have another chance to get the enhanced 2021 child tax credit without filing full tax returns. The Biden administration is relaunching its efforts to reach families whose incomes are so low they don’t have to file taxes and direct them to an online portal where they can submit
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By Betsy Klein, CNN The White House is convening leaders from across President Joe Biden’s administration, the private sector, academia and the health care industry on Wednesday for a Cancer Moonshot Goals Forum, highlighting efforts toward reducing cancer-related deaths and improving patient outcomes overall. The issue is personal to Biden, who launched the Cancer Moonshot
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By Chandelis Duster, CNN Republican Sen. Susan Collins called the police over the weekend after an abortion rights message was written on a sidewalk outside her Maine home. Collins, a moderate, has drawn particular scrutiny — and anger — over her votes to confirm several Supreme Court justices who appear poised to overturn Roe v.
Continue Reading By Maegan Vazquez, CNN The White House is struggling to answer questions about a baby formula shortage in the United States as the scope of the crisis becomes clearer and store shelves remain bare. After announcing a series of limited steps the Biden administration is taking to address the shortage, White House press secretary Jen
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By Dan Merica, CNN To Kathy Barnette and her ardent supporters in Pennsylvania’s Republican Senate primary, former President Donald Trump made a mistake. It’s not that Barnette and her supporters don’t still support the former President. They do, and many of her backers remain Trump’s most fervent defenders. But when the former President endorsed celebrity
Continue Reading By Jeffrey Toobin, CNN For Justice Clarence Thomas, these are glory days. As Thomas settles into his fourth decade on the Supreme Court, his influence, even his control, is ascendant. Thomas began his career as a justice as a near outcast — an ideological fringe figure and a scarred veteran of a brutal confirmation fight.
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By Jessica Schneider and Tierney Sneed, CNN News that the Supreme Court is on the cusp of overturning Roe v. Wade is sounding alarms for an unexpected part of the population: people looking to get pregnant and the doctors who are helping them. The conservative justices, according to a draft majority opinion disclosed last week,
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By Kristen Holmes, CNN Two current and one former Republican governor will campaign for Gov. Brian Kemp in Georgia ahead of the state’s primary later this month, which has turned into a proxy fight between the establishment and Donald Trump wings of the GOP. The governors — Pete Ricketts of Nebraska and Doug Ducey of
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