Politics

By Clare Foran and Jeremy Herb, CNN The House select committee investigating the deadly January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol by a pro-Trump mob presented a series of significant revelations during a hearing on Thursday about conservative Trump attorney John Eastman. The revelations provide new insight into Eastman’s role as a central figure

By Kevin Liptak and Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden said Americans are “down” after years of pandemic-era disruptions, telling the Associated Press in an interview on Thursday that mental health struggles are on the rise. “People are really, really down,” Biden said in the interview, which the news service said lasted 30 minutes. “They’re

By Lauren Fox and Ted Barrett, CNN Sen. Rand Paul refused to speak Thursday with a federal judge whose son was shot by a man who ambushed their New Jersey home almost two years. US District Judge Esther Salas, whose 20-year-old son, Daniel, was killed in the attack, carried out by a disgruntled attorney who

By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter As the Supreme Court prepares for the end of the most tumultuous term in decades, and the justices race to issue opinions on highly divisive issues, Justice Sonia Sotomayor appeared before a liberal audience in Washington on Thursday and discussed her relationship with her ideological opposite: Justice

By Maegan Vazquez and Sam Fossum, CNN President Joe Biden on Thursday signed the Ocean Shipping Reform Act into law, celebrating a bipartisan win aimed at boosting the supply chain amid sky-high inflation and fears of a recession. The President also attacked “foreign owned” shipping companies, saying, “They raked in the profits and the costs

By Shawna Mizelle and Tierney Sneed, CNN House January 6 committee Chair Bennie Thompson on Thursday said the panel investigating the US Capitol attack has sent a letter to Virginia “Ginni” Thomas asking her to speak with them about her role in the effort to overturn the 2020 electoral results. Thomas, a conservative activist and

By Tierney Sneed The drip-drip-drip of revelations concerning Supreme Court spouse Virginia “Ginni” Thomas’ support of former President Donald Trump’s election reversal gambits have created an unrelenting ethics scandal around the court. Thomas, a political activist, has long advocated for conservative causes that touch on cases before the court on which her husband, Justice Clarence

By Kara Scannell Disgraced attorney Michael Avenatti pleaded guilty Thursday to embezzling millions of dollars from four of his clients, taking another step closer toward resolving a flurry of federal charges against him. Avenatti pleaded guilty in Santa Ana, California, to four counts of wire fraud for each client he stole from and one count

By Whitney Wild, CNN Leading police organizations and leaders are increasingly calling for action on gun policy in the wake of several recent mass shootings, which is notable advocacy from a wider community that has often been split on how to respond to gun violence. The calls for action range from more incremental steps, such

By Barbara Starr, CNN Pentagon Correspondent Russia warned the US military earlier this week that it was going to conduct airstrikes against local fighters allied with the US in southeastern Syria, according to two US defense officials. That led the US to quickly warn the fighters to move their positions and also ensure that no

By Daniel Dale, CNN Many of former President Donald Trump‘s own officials knew that his false claims about the 2020 election were false. In some cases, they told him to his face that his information was wrong. Testimony to the House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol has revealed