National Politics

By Jake Tapper, Anchor and Chief Washington Correspondent The Afghan Adjustment Act will not be included in the omnibus spending bill, a source familiar told CNN. Sen. Chuck Grassley, an Iowa Republican, continued to oppose the act at the committee level, the source said. CNN previously reported that roughly two dozen former leaders of the

By Manu Raju and Ted Barrett, CNN Lawmakers reached an agreement to include in must-pass legislation a measure aimed at making it harder to overturn a certified presidential election, marking the first legislative response to the US Capitol insurrection and then-President Donald Trump‘s relentless pressure campaign to stay in power despite his 2020 loss. Several

By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts on Monday put a temporary hold on the termination of a controversial Trump-era immigration policy known as Title 42 that was set to end on December 21, leaving it in place for now. But in a brief order Roberts signaled that

By Sean Lyngaas, CNN Domestic unrest in Iran and Russia’s war in Ukraine may have distracted Tehran and Moscow from making more of an effort to influence or interfere in the 2022 US midterm election, a top US military cyberofficial said Monday. “We collectively saw much less focus from foreign adversaries, particularly the Russians” in

By Tierney Sneed, Sara Murray, Zachary Cohen, Annie Grayer and Marshall Cohen, CNN The House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol has concluded that former President Donald Trump was ultimately responsible for the insurrection, laying out for the public and the Justice Department a trove of evidence for why

By Jeremy Herb, Zachary Cohen and Marshall Cohen, CNN The January 6 committee used its final public meeting Monday to summarize its 17-month investigation with a simple closing statement: All roads lead to Donald Trump. Members focused on how the former president’s direct involvement in efforts to overturn the 2020 election makes him responsible for

By Holmes Lybrand, CNN At least 3,000 minors, mostly boys, have been targeted by financial “sextortion” schemes this year, a dramatic increase from previous years, the Justice Department announced in a public safety alert on Monday. Using social media platforms, predators will, in some cases, start communicating with the targeted minor before moving the conversation

By Em Steck and Chandelis Duster, CNN Republican Rep.-elect George Santos may have misrepresented parts of his resume, a CNN review of his public statements confirms. The New York Times on Monday, citing public documents and court records, first reported that key parts of Santos’ biography were either contradicted or not supported by evidence. A

By MJ Lee and Phil Mattingly, CNN One of President Joe Biden’s top advisers is underscoring the president’s political durability and touting a “strong jolt of momentum” as Biden heads into the second half of his term. That’s according to a memo from Mike Donilon, a senior adviser to Biden who wrote the note that

By Manu Raju and Lauren Fox, CNN The GOP fight for House speaker intensified on Monday with a group of incoming chairmen demanding that their party fall in line behind House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy — and his conservative critics pushing back. McCarthy, who lacks the 218 votes to become speaker on January 3 amid

By Priscilla Alvarez, Kevin Liptak, MJ Lee and Phil Mattingly, CNN The Biden administration is finalizing its response to Wednesday’s anticipated end of a Trump-era border restriction known as Title 42, according to officials familiar with the planning. Officials said the plans, which may include the revival of a controversial asylum policy, could be announced

Jack Forrest, CNN The House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, insurrection will hold its final public meeting on Monday, when it’s expected to announce criminal referrals to the Justice Department. Chairman Bennie Thompson, a Mississippi Democrat, has said the panel will approve its final report at the meeting, but it won’t be made

By Hannah Rabinowitz and Holmes Lybrand, CNN Leaders of the right-wing extremist Proud Boys will face trial starting Monday for their alleged conspiracy to stop Joe Biden from assuming the presidency, another test for the Justice Department’s effort to punish the far-right political movement connected to fierce allies of former President Donald Trump. Federal prosecutors

By Ella Nilsen, CNN The Biden administration is unveiling a new proposed rule that, if enacted, would effectively phase out compact fluorescent light bulbs and move the US light bulb markets decisively to more energy-efficient LEDs. The Department of Energy is proposing the rule on Monday with the aim to finalize it by the end