National Politics

By Zachary Cohen, Katelyn Polantz and Ryan Nobles, CNN The House select committee investigating January 6 has postponed its request for dozens of pages of records from the Trump White House even though the documents were determined by the current White House counsel to be relevant to its probe. While the exact nature of these

By Veronica Stracqualursi and Christina Carrega, CNN Attorney General Merrick Garland confirmed Wednesday that the Justice Department has “new evidence” in its ongoing review of the decision not to prosecute two former FBI officials who were accused of mishandling the investigation into former USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar. Earlier this month, Deputy Attorney General Lisa

By Rachel Janfaza, CNN Former New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof announced Wednesday that he is running for governor of Oregon. “I’ve never run for political office in my life, but I have spent a lifetime shining a light in the darkest corners of the globe, and it broke my heart when I returned from

By Kate Bennett and Kate Sullivan, CNN The White House said Wednesday it would not be hosting a traditional Halloween celebration this year due to President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden’s overseas travel. Michael La Rosa, the first lady’s press secretary, says the annual trick-or-treating on the South Lawn, which is typically attended

By Chandelis Duster, CNN The State Department has issued the first US passport with an “X” gender marker as it seeks to implement gender-inclusive polices, the department announced Wednesday. The department announced in June it would update its procedures to allow applicants to self-select their sex marker for passports and that it “will no longer

By Phil Mattingly and Lauren Fox, CNN Democrats seemed to move further apart over the course of the last 24 hours, laying bare the very real risk that President Joe Biden will fall short in his effort to secure an agreement before he arrives on the global stage later this week. In private meetings from

By Michael Warren and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell is backing former football star Herschel Walker’s Senate bid in Georgia, the latest sign that the Republican establishment is aligning behind Walker despite having serious doubts about the GOP candidate’s viability. “I am happy to endorse Herschel Walker for U.S. Senate in Georgia,”

By Dan Merica, CNN President Joe Biden on Tuesday excoriated Virginia Republican Glenn Youngkin during his final event with Democrat Terry McAuliffe ahead of next week’s election, repeatedly comparing the gubernatorial candidate to former President Donald Trump. Biden’s remarks were a point-by-point upbraiding of both Youngkin and Trump, building on a campaign-long strategy by McAuliffe

By Zachary Cohen and Ryan Nobles, CNN The House select committee investigating the US Capitol insurrection plans to subpoena John Eastman, a conservative lawyer who had worked with then-President Donald Trump’s legal team and tried to convince then-Vice President Mike Pence that he could overturn the election results on January 6, a committee aide told

By Devan Cole, CNN The Senate on Tuesday confirmed Cindy McCain as the US ambassador to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture, securing a longtime Republican ally of President Joe Biden for a spot in his administration. McCain — the widow of GOP Sen. John McCain of Arizona, whose relationship with Biden has

By Sean Lyngaas, CNN The Biden administration on Tuesday announced that Kim Wyman, Washington state’s Republican secretary of state, will lead the Department of Homeland Security’s efforts to protect elections from domestic and foreign interference. Wyman, who has repeatedly refuted former President Donald Trump’s false claims of election fraud, will be the federal liaison to

By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN The House of Representatives on Monday unanimously passed a bill that would posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal to the 13 US service members killed in the August terrorist attack outside Kabul’s airport during the US evacuation from Afghanistan. The bill now heads to the US Senate for approval before it

By Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden announced on Tuesday that he’s nominating Jessica Rosenworcel to lead the Federal Communications Commission, which would make her the first woman to serve in the role if she’s confirmed by the Senate. “It’s the honor of a lifetime to be designated to serve as FCC Chair,” Rosenworcel tweeted