Politics

By Kristin Wilson, Clare Foran and Melanie Zanona, CNN The House of Representatives on Thursday passed a long-awaited bill aimed at boosting US semiconductor production in a bid to increase American competitiveness, a bipartisan achievement that will send tens of billions of dollars into American manufacturing and scientific research. The final vote was 243-187 with

By Jennifer Hansler, Chandelis Duster, Darya Tarasova, Kylie Atwood and Kaitlan Collins, CNN Biden administration officials are frustrated that Moscow has yet to respond in a meaningful way to their proposal to return convicted Russian arms trafficker Viktor Bout as part of a deal to secure the release of US citizens Brittney Griner and Paul

By Michael Warren, CNN The top controversies upending both the sporting world and international relations are coming together this week at Donald Trump’s New Jersey golf club, with the former President stepping right in the middle of the drama. Starting Friday, Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster will host the third event for LIV Golf,

By Maegan Vazquez, CNN The Biden administration on Thursday announced it would be directing more than $400 million in loans and grants to support high-speed internet projects for rural communities — funding which is expected to reach about 31,000 families and businesses across 11 states. “Rural communities are the backbone of our nation and have

By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping held a lengthy and candid discussion about Taiwan on Thursday as tensions mount between Washington and Beijing, despite Biden’s onetime hope of stabilizing the world’s most important country-to-country relationship. The two leaders did agree to begin arrangements for a face-to-face summit, their

By Jessica Dean, Morgan Rimmer and Ted Barrett, CNN A procedural vote to advance legislation aimed at helping millions of veterans exposed to toxic burn pits failed on Wednesday afternoon, in a surprise move that the Senate Veterans’ Affairs chairman warned could cost veterans’ lives. With 60 votes needed to advance, the vote was 55-42

By Ryan Nobles, Annie Grayer and Zachary Cohen, CNN The House select committee investigating January 6, 2021, has been engaging with former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, and he could sit for a closed-door deposition with the panel as soon as this week, multiple sources familiar with the committee’s schedule tell CNN. Pompeo’s potential appearance

By Holmes Lybrand and Tierney Sneed, CNN In the weeks before traveling to the Washington, DC area, the man accused of attempting to murder Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh researched how to assassinate individuals and said he would be “shooting for 3” justices, according to a search warrant application from the FBI. Nicholas Roske, who

By Shawna Mizelle Trevor Reed, an American citizen and former US Marine freed earlier this year after two years imprisoned in Russia, said Wednesday that he thinks detained Americans Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan “have a really good chance” of being released amid revelations the US has presented a “substantial proposal” to Moscow for an

By Barbara Starr and Devan Cole, CNN The Pentagon is developing a security plan to use ships and aircraft to keep House Speaker Nancy Pelosi safe should she decide to lead a congressional delegation to Taiwan, according to several Defense officials. The plan, which is being developed by John Aquilino, the head of the US

By Manu Raju, Ella Nilsen and Tami Luhby, CNN Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Sen. Joe Manchin on Wednesday announced a deal on an energy and health care bill, representing a breakthrough after more than a year of negotiations that have collapsed time and again. But it will face furious GOP opposition. The deal