By Betsy Klein and Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden‘s Covid-19 symptoms “have improved,” his physician said Friday, but the President has taken additional medications to address his temperature and cough. Dr. Kevin O’Connor said in a letter that Biden had a temperature of 99.4 degrees Thursday evening, which was treated with Tylenol. His temperature
Continue Reading By Sam Woodward, CNN On Thursday, the House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol concluded its first series of hearings where it heard from witnesses including top ex-Trump officials, election workers, those who took part in the attack, and many others. Through live testimony, video depositions, and never-before-seen material,
Continue Reading By Marshall Cohen, Jeremy Herb and Zachary Cohen, CNN The January 6 committee, in its final public hearing until the fall, presented damning new evidence Thursday highlighting then-President Donald Trump‘s three-hour refusal to publicly condemn the unfolding insurrection at the US Capitol or to call off the violent mob. The primetime session — the eighth
Continue Reading By Marshall Cohen, Jeremy Herb and Zachary Cohen, CNN The January 6 committee, in its final public hearing until the fall, presented damning new evidence Thursday highlighting then-President Donald Trump‘s three-hour refusal to publicly condemn the unfolding insurrection at the US Capitol or to call off the violent mob. The primetime session — the eighth
Continue Reading By Marshall Cohen, Jeremy Herb and Zachary Cohen, CNN The January 6 committee, in its final public hearing until the fall, presented damning new evidence Thursday highlighting then-President Donald Trump‘s three-hour refusal to publicly condemn the unfolding insurrection at the US Capitol or to call off the violent mob. The primetime session — the eighth
Continue Reading By Marshall Cohen, Jeremy Herb and Zachary Cohen, CNN The January 6 committee, in its final public hearing until the fall, presented damning new evidence Thursday highlighting then-President Donald Trump‘s three-hour refusal to publicly condemn the unfolding insurrection at the US Capitol or to call off the violent mob. The primetime session — the eighth
Continue Reading By Jeremy Herb, CNN The House select committee investigating the Capitol Hill insurrection concluded its series of eight hearings this week with a presentation intended to be the final piece of its narrative puzzle that painted former President Donald Trump as responsible for the violent attack on the US Capitol — and more broadly, American
Continue Reading By Eric Bradner, CNN Former President Donald Trump and former vice president Mike Pence held dueling events Friday in Arizona, turning the state’s upcoming Republican primary for governor into a proxy fight between the two former allies as they inch toward what could be a 2024 showdown. The Arizona race is the latest test of
Continue Reading By Paul LeBlanc, CNN US Rep. Lee Zeldin, the Republican nominee for New York governor, narrowly escaped harm Thursday night after he was attacked onstage at a campaign event. Zeldin was delivering a speech in Fairport, New York, when a man climbed on stage “and attempted to stab” Zeldin, a statement from the campaign said.
Continue Reading By Marshall Cohen, Jeremy Herb and Zachary Cohen, CNN The January 6 committee, in its final public hearing until the fall, presented damning new evidence Thursday highlighting then-President Donald Trump‘s three-hour refusal to publicly condemn the unfolding insurrection at the US Capitol or to call off the violent mob. The primetime session — the eighth
Continue Reading By Jeremy Harlan, Andy Rose and Paul LeBlanc, CNN A Colorado judge on Thursday issued an arrest warrant for Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters, a leading election denier who lost last month’s Republican primary for secretary of state, after she allegedly violated the terms of her bond for a second time. Peters turned herself in
Continue Reading By Marshall Cohen, Jeremy Herb and Zachary Cohen, CNN The January 6 committee, in its final public hearing until the fall, presented damning new evidence Thursday highlighting then-President Donald Trump‘s three-hour refusal to publicly condemn the unfolding insurrection at the US Capitol or to call off the violent mob. The primetime session — the eighth
Continue Reading By Jason Morris, Preston Fore, Celeste Noraian and Dan Berman, CNN An Atlanta judge says he will ensure a report from the special grand jury investigating former President Donald Trump‘s efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election in Georgia won’t be an “October surprise.” Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney, in a hearing Thursday,
Continue Reading By Clare Foran, Ted Barrett and Morgan Rimmer, CNN The Senate is on track to move to final passage as soon as next week on a long-awaited bill aimed at boosting US semiconductor production in a bid to increase American competitiveness. The legislation is aimed at addressing a semiconductor chip shortage and making the US
Continue Reading By Manu Raju, CNN Chief Congressional Correspondent As he was walking on an elevator on Wednesday, GOP Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida told CNN that a vote on a bill to codify same-sex marriage was a “stupid waste of time.” But when he said that, there was another senator on the elevator who heard him:
Continue Reading By Ryan Nobles, Zachary Cohen, Annie Grayer and Jamie Gangel, CNN The House committee investigating the insurrection plans to show footage at Thursday’s hearing of then-President Donald Trump having difficulty working through efforts to tape a message to his supporters on January 7, 2021, the day after the Capitol riot, sources familiar with the committee’s
Continue Reading By Manu Raju, CNN Chief Congressional Correspondent As he was walking on an elevator on Wednesday, GOP Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida told CNN that a vote on a bill to codify same-sex marriage was a “stupid waste of time.” But when he said that, there was another senator on the elevator who heard him:
Continue Reading By Chandelis Duster, Kristin Wilson and Kit Maher, CNN The House voted Thursday to pass a bill that would guarantee access to contraception by protecting the right to buy and use contraceptives without government restriction. The final vote was 228-195. Eight Republicans crossed over to vote with Democrats. Reps. Liz Cheney of Wyoming, Nancy Mace
Continue Reading By Natasha Bertrand and Jim Sciutto, CNN The chief of Britain’s foreign intelligence service believes that Russia is losing steam in its invasion of Ukraine, and has lost its ability to spy in Europe “by half” following the expulsion of more than 400 Russian intelligence officers from cities across Europe and the arrest of several
Continue Reading By Fredreka Schouten, Marshall Cohen, Devan Cole, Hannah Rabinowitz and Zachary Cohen, CNN Former President Donald Trump’s political committees have paid nearly $2.2 million this year to six law firms whose attorneys have represented witnesses before the House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, insurrection, a CNN review of new campaign filings shows. The
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