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CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of US Representative John Lewis (D-Ga.), a civil rights leader. Personal Birth date: February 21, 1940 Death date: July 17, 2020 Birth place: Troy, Alabama Birth name: John Robert Lewis Father: Eddie Lewis, sharecropper Mother: Willie Mae (Carter) Lewis Marriage: Lillian Miles Lewis (December 21, 1968-December

By Gabby Orr, CNN Members of the Republican National Committee’s resolution committee unanimously passed a motion on Thursday to formally censure GOP Reps. Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger over their service on the House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, riot at the US Capitol. The resolution will advance to the full 168-member voting

By Melanie Zanona, Gabby Orr and Alex Rogers, CNN Donald Trump recently extended an enticing offer to Vernon Jones: drop your flailing gubernatorial bid to run for a US House seat in Georgia, and you’ll earn the former President’s endorsement. Jones is still debating whether to stick with the uphill race against former Sen. David

By Paradise Afshar, CNN Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin is asking a circuit court for one of the state’s most populous counties to allow him to join in a lawsuit filed by a group of parents who oppose their local school board’s mask mandate. It’s the latest effort by the recently inaugurated Republican governor to roll

By Natasha Bertrand and Jennifer Hansler, CNN US officials alleged Thursday that Russia has been preparing to “fabricate a pretext for an invasion” of Ukraine by creating “a very graphic propaganda video” that would depict a fake attack by Ukraine against Russia. The US’ disclosure of the alleged plot is the latest in a series

By Ella Nilsen, CNN The White House and Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday blasted the US Postal Service for its decision to replace the vast majority of its aging vehicle fleet with gas-powered trucks, rather than electric vehicles. A top House lawmaker is calling for Postmaster General Louis DeJoy‘s resignation over the issue, though the

By Kevin Liptak, Natasha Bertrand and Nikki Carvajal, CNN President Joe Biden watched in real time Wednesday as US commandos landed in Syria to raid a three-story home, surrounded by olive trees, where the top leader of ISIS was living with his wife and members of his family. From the head of the Situation Room

By Shawna Mizelle, CNN The US Army will begin discharging soldiers who refuse to be vaccinated against the coronavirus, unless the service member has an approved exemption or pending request. “Army readiness depends on Soldiers who are prepared to train, deploy, fight and win our nation’s wars,” Army Secretary Christine Wormuth said in a statement

By Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden on Thursday stressed the importance of unifying the country at a “moment of great division,” as he delivered remarks at the National Prayer Breakfast at the US Capitol. “As I stand in this citadel of democracy that was attacked one year ago, the issue is, for us, is

By Tami Luhby, CNN Medicare will start paying for home Covid-19 tests purchased at participating pharmacies and retailers, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services told CNN on Wednesday. It anticipates the option will be available in the early spring. As part of its effort to contend with the pandemic, the Biden administration last month

Simone Pathe, CNN There’s nothing like a Supreme Court vacancy to get people in Washington talking about the Senate. It’s less clear, however, whether the voters who will decide control of the Senate nine months from now are attuned to that conversation, especially since the ideological makeup of the court is not in the balance.

By Lauren Fox and Manu Raju, CNN Sen. Kevin Cramer had just arrived at the US Capitol on Monday night when he found Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on the floor of the Senate. His message to the GOP leader: Avoid a messy confirmation fight for President Joe Biden’s first Supreme Court pick. McConnell agreed.