National Politics

By Kevin Liptak, CNN The Biden administration is still weighing how to approach the upcoming Beijing Winter Olympic Games, including the possibility of a diplomatic boycott, but hasn’t reached a final conclusion, officials familiar with the matter said Tuesday. The issue did not arise during a highly anticipated virtual summit between President Joe Biden and

By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN American citizen Trevor Reed, who has been detained and jailed in Russia for more than two years, ended a days-long hunger strike last week, saying that he has “lost a lot of weight” and is “very sick now.” In a statement dated November 9, Reed said he stopped eating food on

By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter Challenges to the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate targeting employers with more than 100 employees will be consolidated and heard by the Ohio-based 6th US Circuit Court of Appeals after it was chosen Tuesday by a ping-pong ball lottery. The conservative-leaning appeals court could help determine the ultimate

By Kate Sullivan and Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden traveled to New Hampshire on Tuesday to sell his new infrastructure law, standing on what the state calls a “structurally deficient” bridge to deliver remarks outlining how the $1.2 trillion package will help repair the nation’s roads and bridges. “Thanks to the infrastructure law, we’re

By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN A majority of Americans support the US Supreme Court upholding its landmark decision in Roe v. Wade guaranteeing a constitutional right to abortion, according to a new ABC News/Washington Post poll. The poll finds that 60% percent of Americans say Roe v. Wade should be upheld, while 27% say it should

By Gregory Krieg, CNN New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams announced on Tuesday he is running for governor, joining a Democratic primary that already includes Gov. Kathy Hochul, who replaced Andrew Cuomo following his resignation this summer, and New York Attorney General Letitia James. Williams, who was re-elected to his current post two weeks

By Ella Nilsen, CNN Around $50 billion of President Joe Biden’s infrastructure package is marked for climate resilience — replacing roads to withstand extreme rainfall, treating forests to prevent wildfires and shoring up reservoirs that sank to new lows this year amid incredible drought. As climate disasters become more costly, federal officials say they are

By Devan Cole, CNN Former New Jersey Republican Gov. Chris Christie opened up about the attacks on his weight that have hounded him throughout his political career, saying that while he used to find them hurtful, they have made him “tougher.” Christie, whose appearance as an overweight politician has long been the subject of jokes

By Ryan Nobles and Annie Grayer, CNN The House select committee investigating the January 6 attack on the US Capitol had yet to come to a consensus as of Monday night on dealing with former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows’ lack of compliance. Multiple members of the committee tell CNN that while

By Melanie Zanona, CNN The conservative House Freedom Caucus has elected GOP Rep. Scott Perry to be its next leader, elevating an original member and noted ally of former President Donald Trump to the group’s top post. “For the past six years, I have stood shoulder to shoulder with the men and women of the