National Politics

By Marshall Cohen and Ethan Cohen, CNN The North Carolina State Board of Elections said on Monday that it has the power to block GOP Rep. Madison Cawthorn from running for reelection over his role in the January 6 insurrection — an open legal question at the center of liberal-backed efforts to disqualify him from

By Maegan Vazquez and Steve Contorno, CNN President Joe Biden on Tuesday took the rare step of weighing in on a controversial Florida bill that would ban certain discussions about sexual orientation and gender identity in the classroom, telling LGBTQ kids that he has their back. “I want every member of the LGBTQI+ community —

By Paul LeBlanc, Manu Raju and Morgan Rimmer, CNN Democratic Rep. Joyce Beatty of Ohio said Tuesday that Republican Rep. Hal Rogers of Kentucky poked her in the back and told her “kiss my ass” after she asked him to wear a mask before boarding the US Capitol’s subway system. Beatty, who chairs the Congressional

By Donald Judd The Biden administration’s senior director for global health security and biodefense on the White House National Security Council will depart her post this spring, CNN has learned. As part of her portfolio with the NSC, Dr. Beth Cameron was one of the White House officials tasked with fighting the Covid-19 pandemic. Cameron

By Kelly Mena, CNN Less than a year after Republican lawmakers pushed through a restrictive voting bill in Texas, election officials there are facing mounting challenges in implementing new voting procedures in time for the upcoming primaries. Officials are conducting their first election under SB 1, a sweeping overhaul that, among other provisions, restricts the

By Holmes Lybrand and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN As the first trial for a January 6 US Capitol riot defendant approaches, prosecutors are laying out a strategy that includes calling a member of former Vice President Mike Pence’s security detail and the defendant’s two children to the stand. The trial of Guy Reffitt, a Texas Three

By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN The top two Republican leaders in Congress were at odds Tuesday over the Republican National Committee’s recent resolution that formally censured GOP Reps. Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger for serving on the House select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, pressed by CNN’s Manu Raju on

By Kelly Mena Texas’ March 1 primary is only a few weeks away, and it’s the Lone Star State’s first election to be conducted under a new law that made major changes to voting procedures. Among the changes are: Instituting new ID requirements for voting by mail. Limiting early voting hours to 6 a.m. to

By Maegan Vazquez, Jasmine Wright, Whitney Wild and Kyle Blaine, CNN Second gentleman Doug Emhoff is safe after being ushered out of a room at a Washington, DC, high school by the Secret Service following a bomb threat to the building, his spokesperson said. “U.S. Secret Service was made aware of a security threat at

By Michael Warren, CNN Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan announced Tuesday that he will not be a candidate for US Senate, following a quiet campaign by Republican leaders to convince the term-limited governor to run. Hogan made the announcement at the end of a press conference Tuesday, noting that he appreciates “the people who have been

By Kelly Mena and Fredreka Schouten, CNN The Supreme Court took action this week in one state’s redistricting case that could have broad repercussions for the voting rights of African Americans and other minorities across the country. The court on Monday reinstated an Alabama congressional map that a lower court had said diluted the political