National Politics

By Paul LeBlanc, Maggie Fox and Elizabeth Cohen, CNN The Delta coronavirus variant surging across the United States appears to cause more severe illness and spread as easily as chickenpox, according to an internal document from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The document — a slide presentation — outlines unpublished data that

By Phil Mattingly and Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden reiterated his support for a Democratic effort to include immigration policy in his multi-trillion anti-poverty package, assuring a group of lawmakers on Thursday that he would stand by them in their push to see a pathway to citizenship for millions signed into law. “He knows

By Tierney Sneed, CNN Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott kicked his war against the Biden administration’s immigration policies up a notch with an executive order Wednesday targeting the transportation of migrants released from custody. The order is framed as a public health measure to address Covid-19, which is surging in Texas amid Abbott’s opposition to

By Devan Cole, CNN Democratic Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee said she was arrested on Thursday by Capitol Police during a protest on voting rights, becoming the third lawmaker to be arrested in recent weeks while participating in a pro-voting rights demonstration in Washington. “Yes, I engaged in civil disobedience in front of the Hart (Senate

By Jessica Dean, CNN The fate of a bipartisan deal overhauling policing looks increasingly dim with the August recess looming in just a matter of days. The two sides have traded offers for months and so far there is no indication they are any closer to a deal than when they announced a framework just

By Barbara Starr and Paul LeBlanc, CNN The US Navy has charged a sailor in connection with the 2020 fire that destroyed the USS Bonhomme Richard amphibious warship while it was in port in San Diego, a Navy spokesperson said Thursday. The charges are based on evidence found during the criminal investigation into the fire,

By CNN Attorney General Merrick Garland on Thursday threatened legal action over Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s executive order targeting migrants and urged the governor to immediately rescind it. Read the letter here: cnn.com/2021/07/29/politics/garland-letter-abbott-texas-migrants/index.html The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2021 Cable News Network, Inc., a WarnerMedia Company. All rights reserved.

Attorney General Merrick Garland on Thursday threatened legal action over Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s executive order targeting migrants and urged the governor to immediately rescind it. Read the letter here: The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2021 Cable News Network, Inc., a WarnerMedia Company. All rights reserved.

By Barbara Starr, CNN Pentagon Correspondent A Pentagon watchdog report on Afghanistan warns that the country’s government could face an “existential crisis” and offered a highly critical assessment of the US’s strategy and conduct throughout the nearly 20-year war, just weeks before the withdrawal of American troops is due to be completed. John Sopko, the

By Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden on Thursday announced a number of new steps his administration will take to try to get more Americans vaccinated and slow the spread of coronavirus, including requiring that all federal employees must attest to being vaccinated against Covid-19 or face strict protocols. The new measures come amid a

By Ella Nilsen and Cheri Mossburg, CNN President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will meet with seven governors on Friday to talk about how states are responding to a devastating Western wildfire season — and how the federal government can assist. According to exclusive details shared with CNN, the virtual meeting will last

By Rachel Janfaza, CNN President Joe Biden on Thursday highlighted the responsibility that college students have to ensure their campuses are safe not just from the Covid-19 pandemic, but also “safe from a threat of abuse and assault as well,” in remarks to young people at a summit hosted by It’s On Us, the college

By Jeremy Diamond, CNN National security adviser Jake Sullivan reminded senior White House staff on Thursday of the stakes of passing the burgeoning $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill, framing its passage as an “urgent national security imperative for the United States.” The Senate is expected to vote Friday morning on the motion to proceed to

By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN Attorney General Merrick Garland threatened legal action against Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s executive order targeting migrants in a Thursday letter, calling it “both dangerous and unlawful” and urging the governor to immediately rescind it. On Wednesday, Abbott issued an executive order restricting ground transportation of migrants “who pose a risk of

By Ali Zaslav, CNN Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell is taking his coronavirus vaccine plea directly to his constituents. The Kentucky Republican is airing an ad across 100 radio stations in his state urging people to get vaccinated, as the highly contagious Delta variant of Covid-19 ravages parts of the country, particularly red states with

By Clare Foran, Jeremy Herb and Annie Grayer, CNN The House voted 416 to 11 on Thursday to approve a roughly $2 billion Capitol Hill security spending bill in response to the deadly January 6 insurrection, clearing the measure for President Joe Biden’s signature. The House vote came shortly after the Senate voted unanimously to

By Manu Raju and Clare Foran, CNN Senate Democratic leaders are growing increasingly confident that they will lock down support for the crucial first step to advancing President Joe Biden’s multi-trillion dollar economic package after West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin signaled on Thursday that he is in favor of pressing forward. Manchin told CNN that