By Jennifer Hansler and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN The US State Department on Tuesday confirmed the death of an American citizen in Ukraine whose obituary said he died in mid-May while fighting in the war there. “We can confirm the death of U.S. citizen Stephen Zabielski in Ukraine,” a State Department spokesperson said. “We have been
Continue Reading By Kate Sullivan and Jasmine Wright, CNN President Joe Biden will appoint Marilynn Malerba as treasurer of the United States, making the lifetime chief of the Mohegan Tribe the first Native American to hold the position, the White House announced on Tuesday. The appointment means that for the first time in US history a Native
Continue Reading By Marshall Cohen, Jeremy Herb and Zachary Cohen, CNN The latest hearing before the House select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection revealed new details Tuesday about how former President Donald Trump pressured state officials to help him overturn the 2020 presidential election. The panel featured testimony from three Republican officials who were all on
Continue Reading By Eric Bradner, CNN Alabama Republican voters sided with the Senate candidate who had former President Donald Trump‘s endorsement in a primary runoff Tuesday over one of Trump’s earlier and most loyal supporters, settling a feud that has roiled the political and right-wing media world in recent weeks. In neighboring Georgia, though, Republican voters once
Continue Reading By Natasha Bertrand and Katie Bo Lillis, CNN President Joe Biden is under increasing pressure from the US’ key Middle East allies to come up with a viable plan to constrain Iran, with hopes for reviving the 2015 nuclear deal fading as Biden prepares for his first trip as President to Israel and Saudi Arabia
Continue Reading By Eric Bradner and Gregory Krieg, CNN Alabamians voting in Tuesday’s runoff for the Republican Senate nomination will decide between the establishment candidate former President Donald Trump has endorsed in Katie Britt and the conservative who has long embraced Trump’s brand of politics even though he is now at odds with the former President, US
Continue Reading By Jeremy Herb, Zachary Cohen, Annie Grayer and Ryan Nobles, CNN The House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol turns its attention Tuesday to the campaign to pressure state-level officials to overturn the 2020 election results. The hearing will focus in particular on then-President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn
Continue Reading By Jeremy Herb, Zachary Cohen, Annie Grayer and Ryan Nobles, CNN The House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol turns its attention Tuesday to the campaign to pressure state-level officials to overturn the 2020 election results. The hearing will focus in particular on then-President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn
Continue Reading By Jennifer Hansler, CNN A State Department spokesperson said Monday that they “deeply regret that Brittney Griner was unable to speak with her wife because of a logistical error” after a report that the detained WNBA star‘s multiple attempts to connect by phone with her wife went unanswered by the US Embassy in Moscow. Cherelle
Continue Reading By Zachary Cohen, Annie Grayer and Jeremy Herb, CNN The House select committee investigating the January 6 riot is set to hear live testimony from four witnesses during Tuesday’s hearing that will focus on how former President Donald Trump and his allies pressured state-level officials to overturn the 2020 election results. The committee will also
Continue Reading By Jennifer Hansler, CNN An American who has been detained in Venezuela for nearly two years has attempted suicide, his family said in a statement shared with CNN. Matthew Heath, a Marine veteran who was arrested in September 2020 and is considered wrongfully detained by the US State Department, “was rushed to a military hospital
Continue Reading By Arlette Saenz President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will visit a Washington, DC, vaccine clinic offering Covid-19 vaccinations to children under the age of 5 on Tuesday, a White House official told CNN, in an effort to highlight the rollout of the newly authorized vaccines for the youngest Americans. The White House
Continue Reading By Arlette Saenz President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will visit a Washington, DC, vaccine clinic offering Covid-19 vaccinations to children under the age of 5 on Tuesday, a White House official told CNN, in an effort to highlight the rollout of the newly authorized vaccines for the youngest Americans. The White House
Continue Reading By Gabby Orr, CNN Mo Brooks tried everything to win back Donald Trump‘s endorsement after his calls to move past the 2020 election cost him the former President’s support this spring, but nothing seemed to work. Now, on the eve of Tuesday’s runoff contest, “MAGA Mo” — as he refers to himself in campaign literature
Continue Reading By Zachary Cohen, Annie Grayer and Jeremy Herb, CNN The House select committee investigating the January 6 riot is set to hear live testimony from four witnesses during Tuesday’s hearing that will focus on how former President Donald Trump and his allies pressured state-level officials to overturn the 2020 election results. The committee will also
Continue Reading By Allie Malloy and Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden said Monday he is “not likely” to visit Ukraine when he travels to Europe for the Group of Seven summit and a meeting of NATO leaders later on this week. The President told reporters a stop in Ukraine is “not likely” on the upcoming trip,
Continue Reading By Chandelis Duster, CNN The Republican Party of Texas over the weekend adopted a resolution at its state convention that rejects President Joe Biden as the winner of the 2020 election, further aligning the state party establishment with former President Donald Trump in pushing false election claims. “We reject the certified results of the 2020
Continue Reading By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden said Monday he hopes to decide soon whether to support a temporary pause in the federal gasoline tax and is nearing a decision on student loan relief as he looks to ease the burden of high prices on Americans. “I hope to have a decision based on the
Continue Reading By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden said Monday he hopes to decide soon whether to support a temporary pause in the federal gasoline tax and is nearing a decision on student loan relief as he looks to ease the burden of high prices on Americans. “I hope to have a decision based on the
Continue Reading By Allie Malloy and Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden said Monday he is “not likely” to visit Ukraine when he travels to Europe for the Group of Seven summit and a meeting of NATO leaders later on this week. The President told reporters a stop in Ukraine is “not likely” on the upcoming trip,
Continue Reading