National Politics

By Sean Lyngaas, CNN The US government is wary about the possibility of a Russian cyberattack on US critical infrastructure paired with Kremlin attempts to spread disinformation about any incident’s effects to sow panic among Americans, a top US cyber official told CNN. “All businesses, all critical infrastructure owners and operators need to assume that

By Arlette Saenz and Sam Fossum, CNN The White House is set to unveil a new minimum income tax for billionaires Monday as part of President Joe Biden’s budget proposal for FY2023, according to a White House document released Saturday. The “Billionaire Minimum Income Tax” would require households worth more than $100 million to pay

By Pete Muntean and Sonnet Swire, CNN The current chief of the Federal Aviation Administration will take over as the acting leader of the agency on April 1, the Biden administration announced on Saturday. “Billy Nolen has extensive expertise in aviation and a deep understanding of the vital role the FAA plays in ensuring the

By Daniella Diaz, CNN Republican Rep. Jeff Fortenberry of Nebraska, who was convicted earlier this week in regard to an investigation looking into illegal campaign contributions, will resign from Congress, he announced in a letter to supporters on Saturday. The resignation will be effective on March 31, per a letter Fortenberry attached to his email

By Kyle Blaine President Joe Biden on Saturday called Russian President Vladimir Putin a “butcher” after visiting with refugees in Warsaw, Poland, in an intense criticism of the Russian leader’s actions in Ukraine that have seen millions of refugees flee to neighboring countries. During the visit, Biden was asked by reporters what seeing the Ukrainian

By Gabby Orr and Michael Warren, CNN Donald Trump has raised an unprecedented sum of money in his post-presidency. He has maintained powerful alliances with top Republican leaders. And he has continued to attract large crowds as he holds rallies across the country. But all that could change next month, when the former President faces

By Kevin Liptak and Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden declared forcefully Saturday that Russian President Vladimir Putin should no longer remain in power, an unabashed challenge that came at the very end of a swing through Europe meant to reinforce Western unity. “For God’s sake, this man cannot remain in power,” Biden announced at

By Andy Rose, CNN Tyler Jacob, a native of Minnesota, was freed from detention in Russia on Friday, the office of Sen. Amy Klobuchar said. “I am relieved that Tyler is safely reunited with his wife and daughter,” Klobuchar, a Minnesota Democrat, said in a statement. “Over the last two weeks, my team and I

By Kara Scannell, CNN The General Services Administration has approved the buyer of the lease for the Trump Organization’s luxury hotel in Washington, paving the way for the deal to move forward. The GSA said it had contracted a third-party consultant to evaluate CGI Merchant Group and its partner Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc., which will

By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN There was a flurry of activity on the state level this week related to abortion legislation as a highly anticipated ruling from the Supreme Court expected later this year could have major implications for abortion in the US. Several Republican-led states advanced anti-abortion restrictions this week, including bills that were modeled

By Kara Scannell, CNN Former President Donald Trump and his two adult sons have agreed to sit for depositions in May and June as part of a class-action lawsuit alleging they collaborated with a fraudulent marketing company. The former President agreed to be deposed on June 16 while Eric Trump will sit for questioning on