Politics

By Hannah Rabinowitz and Holmes Lybrand, CNN The Justice Department obtained a second warrant to search the cell phone of right-wing lawyer John Eastman as part of a January 6-related criminal inquiry, prosecutors said in a court filing Wednesday. Investigators seized Eastman’s phone earlier this month in New Mexico after receiving a warrant to take

By Holmes Lybrand and Avery Lotz A January 6 rioter accused in the assault of Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick pleaded guilty on Wednesday to disorderly conduct and entering and remaining in a restricted area in connection to the US Capitol attack. George Tanios, who purchased two cans of bear spray and two cans of

By Evan Perez and Paul LeBlanc, CNN Former Trump White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson is cooperating with the Justice Department’s criminal investigation into the plots to subvert the 2020 election, a source with knowledge of the discussions confirmed to CNN. The extent of that cooperation, first reported by ABC News, isn’t clear. The Justice Department

By Kylie Atwood, Evan Perez and Jennifer Hansler, CNN After months of internal debate, the Biden administration has offered to exchange Viktor Bout, a convicted Russian arms trafficker serving a 25-year US prison sentence, as part of a potential deal to secure the release of two Americans held by Russia, Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan,

By Clare Foran and Ted Barrett, CNN The Senate voted Wednesday to pass a long-awaited bill aimed at boosting US semiconductor production in a bid to increase American competitiveness. It passed with broad bipartisan support, 64 to 33. The measure now goes to the House for approval before it can be sent to President Joe

By Daniella Diaz, CNN House Democrats will not vote on a series of gun and policing bills this week that would have included an assault weapons ban, according to a source familiar with the matter. This comes after the chamber had scheduled these bills in the wake of a wave of mass shootings across the

By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN Human smugglers frequently misrepresent immigration policies and conditions along the US-Mexico border in Facebook and WhatsApp social media posts targeting US-bound migrants, according to a report released Wednesday by a tech transparency group. Since taking office, President Joe Biden has faced an unprecedented number of migrants arriving at the US southern

By Edward-Isaac Dovere Seized by genuine panic about the prospect of Republicans winning control of Congress and governors’ mansions across the country, multiple Democratic leaders and candidates in some of the tightest races are calling on party leaders — including President Joe Biden — to focus on calling out Republicans as “extremists.” They don’t think

By Kevin Liptak, CNN When President Joe Biden tested positive for Covid last week, the dog stayed with him. The cat went with his wife. Biden’s long-anticipated, heavily-planned-for, how-has-it-not-happened-yet Covid infection turned the White House residence briefly into a sick ward for a single, high-profile patient who aides said spent the weekend going stir crazy