National Politics

By Whitney Wild “Stop the Steal” leader Ali Alexander has handed over to the House Select Committee investigating January 6 thousands of text messages and communication records that include his interactions with members of Congress and former President Donald Trump’s inner circle leading up to the riot, according to a court document submitted late Friday

By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN The US Senate overnight confirmed more than three dozen of President Joe Biden’s nominees to ambassador posts, ending a months-long Republican-led blockade on quick consideration of the diplomatic nominations. Rahm Emanuel, the former mayor of Chicago and White House chief of staff for President Barack Obama, was confirmed early Saturday as

By Jasmine Wright, CNN Vice President Kamala Harris said the Biden administration “didn’t see,” either Delta or Omicron coronavirus variants coming, appearing to reinforce the perception that the federal response was caught flat-footed by the more severe Delta variant that swept over the country in the summertime. “We didn’t see Delta coming. I think most

By Kevin Liptak and Jeremy Diamond, CNN President Joe Biden’s top health officials came to an afternoon briefing at the White House Thursday with a warning — and a request. Sitting at the head of his long conference table surrounded by top members of his Covid response team, Biden listened intently as the officials laid

By Jasmine Wright, CNN Vice President Kamala Harris forcefully defended President Joe Biden when recently asked whether he or Sen. Joe Manchin is the president of the United States, as Biden’s agenda remains stalled in part because of the West Virginia Democrat. “So, who is the real president of this country, is it Joe Manchin

By Tierney Sneed, CNN The Biden administration scored a significant victory Friday in its court battles to enforce various federal Covid-19 vaccine mandates, with an appeals court ruling that the government can enforce its vaccine-or-testing rule for companies with more than 100 employees. Soon after the order came down, those challenging the mandate said that

By Oren Liebermann, CNN The Marine Corps has discharged 103 service members for refusing to take the Covid-19 vaccine, as the military begins carrying out enforcement actions for its vaccine mandate. As of this week, 95% of active duty Marines are vaccinated, according to the latest data from the Marine Corps released Thursday, but the

By Rachel Janfaza, CNN Herschel Walker’s campaign for Senate removed a false claim — which inaccurately said the Republican candidate graduated from the University of Georgia — from a website for his Senate bid, the Atlanta Journal Constitution reported. Walker’s campaign deleted the claim, which said that the former football star had “graduated from UGA