By Ella Nilsen, CNN Several climate and conservation groups are suing the US Department of the Interior to get more information about the department’s November review of its oil and gas leasing program — a report that was widely criticized for sidestepping the program’s impact on the climate crisis. Represented by the Western Environmental Law
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By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN A US Capitol riot suspect who fled the United States has been granted refugee status in Belarus, according to Belarusian state-owned television BelTA. The California man, Evan Neumann, went to Europe after being charged in connection with the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol. Neumann initially settled in Ukraine,
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By Ella Nilsen, CNN The Biden administration announced Tuesday that it will allocate more than $1.7 billion in recovery funds to disaster-weary Louisiana after two deadly hurricane seasons in a row. Parts of the state were devastated by Hurricanes Laura and Delta in 2020, followed by Hurricane Ida in 2021. In the aftermath of those
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By Jennifer Hansler and Kate Bennett, CNN Four Ukrainian children were transported to the United States for cancer treatment with the help of the US State Department and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, State Department spokesperson Ned Price said Tuesday, and they will meet with first lady Jill Biden on Friday. According to Price, the
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By Eric Bradner, CNN Democratic Party officials charged with setting the party’s 2024 presidential nominating process are circulating a draft plan that would place up to five states at the front of the calendar and would prioritize diverse battleground states that hold primaries, not caucuses. That would effectively end Iowa’s status as the first state
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By Sean Lyngaas, CNN Hackers associated with Russian internet addresses have been scanning the networks of five US energy companies in a possible prelude to hacking attempts, the FBI said in a March 18 advisory to US businesses obtained by CNN. The FBI issued the notice days before President Joe Biden publicly warned that Kremlin-linked
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By Kaitlan Collins and Maegan Vazquez, CNN White House press secretary Jen Psaki announced on Tuesday that she has tested positive for Covid-19 for a second time and is experiencing mild symptoms, less than one day before President Joe Biden is scheduled to depart for his trip to Brussels and Warsaw. Psaki, 43, confirmed the
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By Holmes Lybrand, Hannah Rabinowitz and Katelyn Polantz, CNN A federal judge on Tuesday found Couy Griffin, a founder of Cowboys for Trump and the second January 6 defendant to go on trial as part of the Justice Department’s massive prosecution, guilty of trespassing on US Capitol grounds while Vice President Mike Pence was there.
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By Kelly Mena and Fredreka Schouten, CNN A version of this story appeared in the CITIZEN BY CNN newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. With less than eight months to go before the November midterms, Republican lawmakers around the country are racing to change election laws. In 14 states,
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By Shawna Mizelle and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson has emphasized her family and faith as part of her introduction to lawmakers during her Supreme Court confirmation hearings. “Even prior to today, I can honestly say that my life had been blessed beyond measure,” Jackson said on Monday before expressing gratitude to and
Continue Reading By Shawna Mizelle and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson has emphasized her family and faith as part of her introduction to lawmakers during her Supreme Court confirmation hearings. “Even prior to today, I can honestly say that my life had been blessed beyond measure,” Jackson said on Monday before expressing gratitude to and
Continue Reading By Katie Bo Lillis and Zachary Cohen, CNN The US has been unable to determine if Russia has designated a military commander responsible for leading the country’s war in Ukraine, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter — something that current and former defense officials say is likely a key contributor to the apparent
Continue Reading By Clare Foran and Alex Rogers, CNN President Joe Biden’s Supreme Court nominee, Ketanji Brown Jackson, defended her judicial record Tuesday as she faced intense questioning from Republican senators during the second day of her historic confirmation hearings. Republicans attempted to portray the nominee as weak on crime by zeroing in on some of her
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By Devan Cole and Jenn Selva, CNN The governors of Indiana and Utah vetoed anti-trans sports bans in their states this week, bucking GOP lawmakers in rare moments of public disapproval of the controversial measures by Republican state leaders. Explanations for the vetoes — of bills that sought to prohibit transgender women and girls from
Continue Reading By Tami Luhby, CNN Nearly 52 million workers — or almost one-third of the nation’s labor force — earn less than $15 an hour, according to a study released Tuesday by Oxfam America, an anti-poverty advocacy group. These workers, whose annual income is less than $31,200, are disproportionately women and people of color, the study
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By Ariane de Vogue and Tierney Sneed, CNN A group of retired federal judges — including two Republican appointees — told the Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday night that Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson‘s record on child pornography sentencing is “entirely consistent” with the records of other judges across the country, rejecting criticism from Missouri GOP
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By Joan Biskupic, CNN legal analyst & Supreme Court biographer The Republican grievances run deep. On the first day of hearings for President Joe Biden’s Supreme Court nominee, Ketanji Brown Jackson, GOP senators went beyond complaints about the 2018 Brett Kavanaugh and 2020 Amy Coney Barrett hearings. They dredged up the 1987 Robert Bork and
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By Holmes Lybrand, CNN A US Secret Service inspector who helped coordinate then-Vice President Mike Pence’s trip to the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, testified on Monday that Pence spent several hours in a loading dock underneath the building during the riot. The revelation — during the second trial for a defendant charged in
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By Tierney Sneed and Lauren Fox, CNN Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court confirmation hearings kicked off Monday with more than four hours of speeches from senators, introductions of Jackson by two of her colleagues and remarks from the nominee herself. Jackson’s opening statement touched on her humble background and the gratitude she felt toward
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By Donald Judd, CNN The White House said Monday that — absent additional funding approval from Congress — the administration is “simply out” of funding for Covid-19 testing, treatment and vaccines. Congress has been embroiled in a months-long stalemate over new funding to fight the pandemic, with House Democrats stripping additional Covid-relief money from a
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