By Oren Liebermann, CNN The Pentagon stands by its investigation into the suicide bombing that killed 13 US service members and scores of Afghans last summer after a CNN investigation raised questions about whether some may have been hit by gunfire. US and coalition service members said they opened fire minutes after the attack, but
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Republican from Kentucky. Personal Birth date: February 20, 1942 Birth place: Colbert County, Alabama Birth name: Addison Mitchell McConnell Jr. Father: Addison Mitchell McConnell Mother: Julia (Shockley) McConnell Marriages: Elaine Chao (1993-present); Sherrill Redmon (1968-1980, divorced) Children: with
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By Chandelis Duster, CNN Montana Sen. Jon Tester criticized fellow Democrats for not appealing to Middle America more and said Democrats need to “show up” in those places if they want to win elections. “I honestly don’t think the Democratic Party can be a majority party unless we start appealing to Middle America a lot
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By Phil Mattingly, CNN President Joe Biden on Thursday will spend the second straight day focused on components of the $1.75 trillion economic and climate package that serves as the cornerstone of his domestic agenda. But as Biden is set to travel to Virginia to talk about the Build Back Better Act, a constant refrain
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By Ali Zaslav and Jessica Dean, CNN The Senate passed one of the largest workplace reforms in decades, freeing victims of sexual harassment and sexual assault to seek justice in court when they had previously been bound to a closed, often-secretive legal proceeding commonly used in these types of cases by employers. The bipartisan legislation
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By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter Midway through one of the most significant terms in decades, Supreme Court justices are publicly clinging to collegiality and protecting the institution of the court as they wade through the bitterest of political issues. “We must work together,” Justice Sonia Sotomayor said recently during a podcast with
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By Jeremy Herb, Katie Bo Lillis, Barbara Starr and Sean Lyngaas, CNN It might be a cyberattack targeting Ukraine’s energy grid. Or the movement of Russian battalions and tanks along the border and into firing range. Or perhaps even a long-range missile attack. They’re all potential signs US and European officials are closely monitoring that
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By Chandelis Duster, CNN Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said he’s looking to a new commission that will examine the US Department of Agriculture’s policies and programs for factors that have contributed to historic discrimination against farmers of color for an “outside look” to identify disparities, inequity and discrimination across the agency and recommend action. The
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By Tierney Sneed, CNN A federal appeals court said Wednesday it would not reinstate President Joe Biden‘s Covid-19 vaccine mandate for federal employees while it reviews a lower court’s order putting the requirement on hold — potentially setting the stage for the case to go to the Supreme Court. The 5th US Circuit Court of
Continue Reading By Elle Reeve, Samantha Guff and Deborah Brunswick, CNN Keith Scott says January 6, 2021, was “the greatest day” of his life. The 49-year-old had arrived in Washington, DC, as a member of the “Stop the Steal” movement, which believes former President Donald Trump’s lies that the 2020 election was stolen from him, and marched
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By Ellie Kaufman and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN The US Navy said Wednesday that it has discharged 240 service members for refusing to get the Covid-19 vaccine as required by the Pentagon’s vaccine mandate. A majority of the service members, 217, were active duty, and one was a US Navy Reserve member, according to a Navy
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By Elle Reeve, Samantha Guff and Deborah Brunswick, CNN Keith Scott says January 6, 2021, was “the greatest day” of his life. The 49-year-old had arrived in Washington, DC, as a member of the “Stop the Steal” movement, which believes former President Donald Trump’s lies that the 2020 election was stolen from him, and marched
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By Geneva Sands, CNN The Department of Homeland Security is warning law enforcement across the country that a convoy of truckers protesting Covid-19 vaccine mandates, similar to recent protests in Ottawa, Canada, could soon begin in the US — with the potential to affect Sunday’s Super Bowl in the Los Angeles area and cause other
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By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Three Republican senators are calling on the Archivist of the United States David Ferriero to commit to not certifying the Equal Rights Amendment as part of the Constitution, as ERA advocates demand Ferriero publish the amendment before he retires. In a letter dated February 8, Sens. Rob Portman of Ohio, Ron
Continue Reading By Kevin Liptak, Kaitlan Collins and MJ Lee, CNN President Joe Biden and his administration health team have been canvassing outside health experts and others for weeks on how to best transition to a new phase of the pandemic. Yet as they deliberate, much of the country isn’t waiting for their guidance and some state
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By Kevin Liptak, Kaitlan Collins and MJ Lee, CNN President Joe Biden and his administration health team have been canvassing outside health experts and others for weeks on how to best transition to a new phase of the pandemic. Yet as they deliberate, much of the country isn’t waiting for their guidance and some state
Continue Reading By Devan Cole, CNN Recent controversies over the certification of the Equal Rights Amendment and improper record-keeping of Trump-era documents have pushed the nation’s chief archivist, whose typical pro forma responsibilities render him unknown to all but the most knowledgeable Washingtonians, into the middle of several high-profile political dramas. David Ferriero, who’s set to retire
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By Evan Perez, CNN Justice Correspondent The National Archives has asked the Department of Justice to investigate former President Donald Trump‘s handling of White House records, according to a source familiar with the matter. The source said the Archives is seeking a review of whether Trump violated the Presidential Records Act, which requires that all
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By Clare Foran and Morgan Rimmer, CNN Democratic congressional negotiators announced Wednesday that they have reached agreement on a “framework” for government funding for fiscal year 2022. The development is a major step for an effort by lawmakers to craft and pass a sweeping spending package to fund the government through the rest of the
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By Manu Raju, Melanie Zanona and Ted Barrett, CNN Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell made clear this week that the deadly events on January 6, 2021, were a “violent insurrection” meant to stop the peaceful transfer of power — a comment prompting backlash from a number of House and Senate Republicans. “It was mostly a
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