National Politics

By Tami Luhby and Lauren Fox, CNN House Democrats want to increase taxes on wealthy Americans and corporations to pay for their sweeping $3.5 trillion budget package. President Joe Biden and congressional Democrats have long made it clear that they intend to pay for their wish-list by raising taxes on the rich and big businesses.

By Tami Luhby and Katie Lobosco, CNN After months of negotiations, the House passed the Democrats’ sweeping $1.9 trillion budget reconciliation package on Friday. The bill, which now goes to the Senate, would transform the nation’s social safety net despite being whittled down to roughly half its original size amid infighting between the party’s moderate

By Devan Cole, CNN New York Rep. Joe Morelle announced Sunday that he has tested positive for Covid-19, stressing that his vaccination against the virus has prevented him from having a severe infection. “After experiencing mild symptoms, I have tested positive for COVID-19. I have followed all guidance from the Center for Disease Control &

By Ellie Kaufman Sixty years after the United States’ failed Bay of Pigs invasion, the remnants of the US and Cuba’s fractured relationship are tucked away in a small neighborhood of the US Naval base at Guantánamo Bay. Nineteen Cubans still live on the base almost 60 years after the base closed its borders with

By Gregory Lemos and Devan Cole, CNN Arkansas’ Republican governor said Sunday that he thinks President Joe Biden’s newly announced Covid-19 vaccine mandate “hardens the resistance” some people have to getting one. “We have to overcome resistance,” Gov. Asa Hutchinson told NBC’s “Meet The Press.” “This is a very serious, deadly virus and we’re all

By Daniella Diaz, Devan Cole and Chandelis Duster, CNN Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin said Sunday he will not support the $3.5 trillion price tag for the economic bill that would expand the nation’s social safety net and that “there’s no way” Congress can meet the timeline set by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to pass it.

By Nicole Gaouette, Jake Tapper and Jessica Small, CNN US commanders who led the war in Afghanistan are wrestling with the country’s collapse to the Taliban, with some ruing the “pretty horrible mistakes” the US military made along the way and one of them flatly declaring America’s longest war was not worth the price. “The

By Ariel Edwards-Levy and Jennifer Agiesta, CNN Most Republicans want former President Donald Trump to remain their party’s leader, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS. But differing views about Trump’s role in the party — and his strength as a future presidential nominee — highlight divides within the GOP. Republicans and Republican-leaning

By Evan Perez, CNN Justice Correspondent The Federal Bureau of Investigation on Saturday released the first of what is expected to be several documents related to its investigation of the 9/11 terrorist attacks and suspected Saudi government support for the hijackers, following an executive order by President Joe Biden. The newly declassified document, which is

By Sonnet Swire The United States Capitol Police (USCP) announced that disciplinary action has been recommended in six cases against officers following internal investigations into the January 6 attack on the US Capitol. Violations sustained include three cases for conduct unbecoming, one for failure to comply with directives, one for improper remarks, and one for

By Rachel Janfaza Former Secretary of Defense and CIA Director Leon Panetta on Saturday said he’s “pleased” with President Joe Biden’s decision to order a declassification review of documents related to the FBI’s investigation of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, but he doubts victims’ families will gain “satisfactory answers” about the role Saudi Arabia played. “I