By Jasmine Wright, Maegan Vazquez, Betsy Klein, Kevin Liptak and Ted Barrett, CNN Vice President Kamala Harris tested positive for Covid-19 on Tuesday after returning from a weeklong trip to California. “Today I tested positive for COVID-19. I have no symptoms, and I will continue to isolate and follow CDC guidelines. I’m grateful to be
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By Kelly Mena and 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. A new map signed into law last week by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis will eliminate two Black-led congressional districts in Florida. On the chopping block:
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By Zachary Cohen, Ellie Kaufman and Michael Conte, CNN Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley told CNN’s Jim Sciutto on Tuesday that the entire “global international security order” put in place after World War II is at stake if Russia gets away “cost-free” following its invasion of Ukraine. The top US
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By Devan Cole, CNN Attorney General Merrick Garland said Tuesday that he supports efforts to allow some of the proceeds from assets the Justice Department seizes from Russian oligarchs to go “directly to Ukraine.” “The government — we would support legislation that would allow some of that money to go directly to Ukraine,” Garland told
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By Kristen Holmes, Aaron Pellish and Paul LeBlanc, CNN Four candidates vying for the Republican nomination in Pennsylvania’s US Senate race said during a GOP debate Monday evening that it’s not yet time for their party to move on from the 2020 election. The candidates — Mehmet Oz, David McCormick, Carla Sands and Kathy Barnette
Continue Reading By Ariane de Vogue and Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Supreme Court grappled on Tuesday with whether the Biden administration can terminate a Trump-era border policy known as “Remain in Mexico” in a case that will test the White House’s ability to set immigration policy. Some conservatives on the court asked tough questions of the administration
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By Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN The Biden administration’s plans to lift Title 42 have been raising concerns in border communities and sparking fierce debate in Washington. Politicians have been sparring over whether it’s the right time to repeal the pandemic public health restrictions. And a federal judge’s decision may have thrown another wrench in the
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By Ariane de Vogue and Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Supreme Court grappled on Tuesday with whether the Biden administration can terminate a Trump-era border policy known as “Remain in Mexico” in a case that will test the White House’s ability to set immigration policy. Some conservatives on the court asked tough questions of the administration
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By Donald Judd, CNN President Joe Biden will mark “Second Chance Month” at the White House on Tuesday, commuting the sentences of 75 people serving time for nonviolent drug offenses, issuing full pardons for three individuals who the administration says have worked toward rehabilitation and unveiling new actions aimed at easing the transition back to
Continue Reading By Donald Judd and Paul LeBlanc, CNN The Biden administration has secured the purchase of 20 million treatment courses of Paxlovid, Pfizer’s antiviral Covid-19 pill, a senior administration official told CNN on Monday. The administration will work with the manufacturer to accelerate production and delivery of the new drug to pharmacies across the country, the
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By Donald Judd and Paul LeBlanc, CNN The Biden administration has secured the purchase of 20 million treatment courses of Paxlovid, Pfizer’s antiviral Covid-19 pill, a senior administration official told CNN on Monday. The administration will work with the manufacturer to accelerate production and delivery of the new drug to pharmacies across the country, the
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By Jessica Dean, CNN A new bipartisan investigation by a Senate panel alleges one of the nation’s largest military housing companies put the health and safety of military families at risk even after the housing company, Balfour Beatty Communities, pleaded guilty in December 2021 to committing fraud against the United States from 2013 to 2019.
Continue Reading By Kristen Holmes, Aaron Pellish and Paul LeBlanc, CNN Four candidates vying for the Republican nomination in Pennsylvania’s US Senate race said during a GOP debate Monday evening that it’s not yet time for their party to move on from the 2020 election. The candidates — Mehmet Oz, David McCormick, Carla Sands and Kathy Barnette
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By Joan Biskupic, CNN legal analyst & Supreme Court biographer For more than a decade, the Supreme Court has consistently ruled for religious conservatives, requiring public spending at church schools, allowing Christian prayer before local government meetings and permitting broad religious exemptions from Obamacare’s contraceptive coverage mandate. During a tense two hours of arguments Monday
Continue Reading By Natasha Bertrand, Kylie Atwood, Kevin Liptak and Alex Marquardt, CNN As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has transformed into a grinding war of attrition with no meaningful peace deal in sight, the US and its allies have begun to convey a new, longer-term goal for the war: to defeat Russia so decisively on the battlefield
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By Natasha Bertrand, Kylie Atwood, Kevin Liptak and Alex Marquardt, CNN As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has transformed into a grinding war of attrition with no meaningful peace deal in sight, the US and its allies have begun to convey a new, longer-term goal for the war: to defeat Russia so decisively on the battlefield
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By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter The Supreme Court cleared the way for the admissions policy of an elite public high school in Virginia to remain in effect Monday, even though critics say it discriminates against Asian American students. The court denied a request from a coalition of parents to block the program
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By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN A federal judge in Louisiana temporarily blocked the Biden administration from ending a Trump-era pandemic restriction on the US-Mexico border. The Biden administration had been on track to end the public health authority, known as Title 42, on May 23, a decision that has been criticized by Republicans and Democrats alike.
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By Andrew Kaczynski and Em Steck, CNN Since-deleted videos from Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s social media contradict comments the GOP congresswoman made at a court hearing on Friday downplaying her ties to a YouTuber and conservative activist who participated in the January 6, 2021, mob that broke into the US Capitol. Speaking at her
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By Fredreka Schouten, CNN Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday signed a sweeping voting overhaul bill that establishes a new election police force — giving his administration a new way to probe election crimes. With the GOP governor’s signature, Florida has become one of the first states in the country with a unit focused on
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