By Daniel Dale Michigan’s Republican primary for governor has been marred by a scandal over fake signatures on five candidates’ nomination petitions. Now a new campaign ad from Kevin Rinke, a businessman who is not among the five candidates facing disqualification, begins with a false claim about voter fraud and Democrats. “Why is it that
Continue Reading By Daniella Diaz, Betsy Klein and Brenda Goodman, CNN The infant formula shortage has affected millions of families across the country and left the Biden administration scrambling to figure out what went wrong after clear miscommunication and mishandling by the US Food and Drug Administration. President Joe Biden conceded Wednesday he didn’t understand how big
Continue Reading By Rob Frehse, CNN New York state lawmakers passed several bills on Thursday to tighten state gun laws, including a bill that would raise the minimum age to 21 to buy a semiautomatic rifle. Lawmakers also passed a bill that would ban civilians from purchasing bullet-resistant vests, unless the individuals worked in law enforcement or
Continue Reading By Zachary Cohen, Kara Scannell and Paula Reid, CNN Several close allies of Steve Bannon have been subpoenaed to testify before a New York state grand jury investigating his fundraising for a private border wall effort, people familiar with the investigation tell CNN. The subpoenas were sent to several witnesses in recent weeks, requiring them
Continue Reading By Zachary B. Wolf, CNN President Joe Biden tried to turn a string of horrific mass shootings into momentum Thursday night, imploring 10 Republican senators to join Democrats on some — any — new gun-related legislation. The speech, which compared dead American children to US casualties in war, came on a night when fellow Democrats
Continue Reading By CNN President Joe Biden delivered remarks Thursday from the White House on gun violence in America in the wake of several mass shootings. Read his speech as released by the White House below: On Memorial Day this past Monday, Jill and I visited Arlington National Cemetery. As we entered those hallowed grounds, we saw
Continue Reading By Kevin Liptak and Kaitlan Collins, CNN President Joe Biden issued a fervent appeal Thursday for stricter gun laws — including a ban on assault weapons, tougher background check laws and a higher minimum age of purchase — as a spate of gun massacres have left the nation shaken and prompted new discussions on Capitol
Continue Reading By Zachary B. Wolf, CNN President Joe Biden tried to turn a string of horrific mass shootings into momentum Thursday night, imploring 10 Republican senators to join Democrats on some — any — new gun-related legislation. The speech, which compared dead American children to US casualties in war, came on a night when fellow Democrats
Continue Reading By Kevin Liptak and Kaitlan Collins, CNN President Joe Biden issued a fervent appeal Thursday for stricter gun laws — including a ban on assault weapons, tougher background check laws and a higher minimum age of purchase — as a spate of gun massacres have left the nation shaken and prompted new discussions on Capitol
Continue Reading By Shawna Mizelle, CNN President Joe Biden issued a proclamation this week recognizing June as Black Music Appreciation Month, celebrating the music as “intricately woven into the tapestry of our Nation.” “Perhaps no music has had as profound and powerful an impact in shaping America’s musical score as Black music,” Biden said in the proclamation
Continue Reading By Kevin Liptak and Kaitlan Collins, CNN President Joe Biden issued a fervent appeal Thursday for stricter gun laws — including a ban on assault weapons, tougher background check laws and a higher minimum age of purchase — as a spate of gun massacres have left the nation shaken and prompted new discussions on Capitol
Continue Reading By Zachary Cohen and Ryan Nobles, CNN The House select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection of the US Capitol formally announced Thursday that its first public hearing will take place on June 9 at 8 p.m. ET. The advisory does not list any witnesses for the hearing but says additional details will be released
Continue Reading By Zachary Cohen and Ryan Nobles, CNN The House select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection of the US Capitol formally announced Thursday that its first public hearing will take place on June 9 at 8 p.m. ET. The advisory does not list any witnesses for the hearing but says additional details will be released
Continue Reading By Manu Raju, CNN Chief Congressional Correspondent Senate Democrats are ready to drop some of their most pressing demands to restrict access to guns amid the nationwide onslaught of massacres. But even that may not be enough to reach a deal with Republicans. “I’m certainly prepared for failure,” Sen. Chris Murphy, the Connecticut Democrat helping
Continue Reading By Zachary B. Wolf, CNN When the Department of Education announced massive loan forgiveness for former students of the for-profit Corinthian Colleges system on Wednesday, it was the largest single effort by the Biden administration to help Americans pay down their student debt. The administration’s actions so far have largely focused on students who were
Continue Reading By Phil Mattingly, CNN President Joe Biden’s director of rapid response will soon depart the White House for the Treasury Department, becoming the latest West Wing aide to shift to a more senior role in another part of the administration. Mike Gwin, an Ohio native who would inevitably end up in a key communications role
Continue Reading By Jamie Gangel, Jeremy Herb and Elizabeth Stuart, CNN Within minutes of the US Capitol breach on January 6, 2021, messages began pouring into the cell phone of White House chief of staff Mark Meadows. Among those texting were Republican members of Congress, former members of the Trump administration, GOP activists, Fox personalities — even
Continue Reading By Natasha Bertrand, Kevin Liptak, MJ Lee and Alex Marquardt, CNN President Joe Biden and Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, are planning to meet later this month after two key deals were reached on Thursday following months of diplomatic heavy lifting by the US. Speaking Friday, Biden confirmed a meeting
Continue Reading By Nikki Carvajal, CNN Covid-19 vaccination shots for the youngest Americans could begin as soon as June 21, the White House said on Thursday. The vaccination program for children younger than 5 would come more than 18 months after vaccines were first authorized for adults. Dr. Ashish Jha, White House coronavirus response coordinator, laid out
Continue Reading By Tami Luhby, CNN Americans will stop receiving their full Social Security benefits in about 13 years if lawmakers don’t act to address the pending shortfall, according to an annual report released Thursday by the Social Security and Medicare trustees. That’s when the combined Social Security trust funds — which help support payouts for the
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