Politics

By Jasmine Wright and Maegan Vazquez, CNN The White House is warning individuals to be “really careful” when using phone apps that track users’ menstrual cycles over fears that the data could be used against them if they seek abortions following the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. “I wouldn’t say we’re directing

By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN Four Border Patrol agents involved in an aggressive confrontation with Haitian migrants last year near Del Rio, Texas, were referred for discipline and are on administrative duties after a months-long investigation, senior US Customs and Border Protection officials said Friday. The incident garnered national attention last September when photos surfaced of

By Sean Lyngaas, CNN Pro-Russia hackers claimed responsibility for a cyberattack that briefly interrupted access to a website for US Congress on Thursday night. Access to Congress.gov was intermittently disrupted from around 9 p.m. ET Thursday until the website was restored to normal operation “just after” 11 p.m. ET, April Slayton, director of communications for

By Fredreka Schouten, CNN The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Friday barred the use of most ballot drop boxes and ruled that no one can return a ballot in person on behalf of another voter — dealing a blow to Democrats ahead of crucial contests in this perennial battleground state. Voting rights groups and Democrats had

By Barbara Starr, CNN Pentagon Correspondent A test rocket carrying a component for a future US nuclear armed intercontinental ballistic missile blew up 11 seconds after takeoff Wednesday night from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, according to a statement from the base. An investigation is underway and the debris only affected the immediate launch

By Daniel Dale, CNN A false claim that President Joe Biden placed a Medal of Honor “backwards” around the neck of a Vietnam War hero has gone viral on social media — with some conservatives citing the invented tale as supposed evidence of Biden experiencing mental decline. A grainy video with the caption “Biden puts

By Daniel Dale, CNN The liberal website Salon has changed a headline that had falsely said a bill signed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis forces Florida’s students and professors to register their political views with the state. The 2021 law does require public colleges and universities in Florida to administer annual surveys on the subject

By Chandelis Duster President Joe Biden on Friday said he was “stunned, outraged and deeply saddened by the news that my friend Abe Shinzo, former Prime Minister of Japan, was shot and killed while campaigning.” Abe, 67, died after being shot during a speech in Nara, Japan. “Above all, [Abe] cared deeply about the Japanese

By Annie Grayer, Zachary Cohen and Ryan Nobles, CNN The House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, insurrection has concluded its closed-door interview Friday with Trump White House counsel Pat Cipollone during which it had been expected to ask about what he witnessed in the waning days of Donald Trump’s administration when the former

By Taylor Romine, CNN Brooke Jenkins, a former prosecutor in the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office and a vocal opponent of Chesa Boudin, has been named as the new district attorney to replace him. Boudin was recalled during California’s June 7 primary election with 55% of voters choosing to remove him amid claims that his

By Betsy Klein, CNN Approximately 300,000 children under the age of 5 in the US — about 2% of that age group — have received at least one shot of the Covid-19 vaccine since it was recommended by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last month, a senior White House official told CNN