Politics

By Sam Fossum and Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden on Friday said the high-profile summer hearings of the House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, insurrection are “about democracy itself,” stressing that it’s important for Americans to understand what transpired. “It’s important the American people understand what truly happened and to understand that

By Clare Foran, CNN GOP Rep. Liz Cheney wore a pin to honor US Capitol Police and had a “protector” figurine with her during Thursday’s high-profile hearing convened by the House committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. Cheney, a Wyoming Republican, serves as vice chair of the committee and played a

By Arlette Saenz, CNN Former President Donald Trump’s proposed paint scheme for Air Force One is no longer under consideration due to cost and engineering concerns, an administration official confirmed to CNN. “The Trump paint scheme is not being considered because it could drive additional engineering, time and cost,” the official told CNN. Politico was

By Natasha Bertrand and Alex Marquardt, CNN Senior US officials have conveyed to Saudi Arabia that the US is prepared to move forward with a “reset” of the relationship, and effectively move on from the 2018 murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi in order to repair ties with the key Middle East ally, senior

By Tierney Sneed Supreme Court Justices Neil Gorsuch and Amy Coney Barrett received six-figure book advances last year for upcoming book projects, financial disclosure forms made public Thursday revealed. The disclosure filings of Barrett — the court’s newest member — shows she received a $425,000 advance from the literary agent Javelin Group, which has represented

By Kaitlan Collins, CNN The Biden administration is expected to announce Friday that the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will lift its requirement for travelers to test negative for Covid-19 before entering the US, according to a senior administration official and a US Centers For Disease Control and Prevention official. The move, which

By Barbara Starr, CNN Pentagon Correspondent An active-duty member of the US military based in Stuttgart, Germany has been identified as having the military’s first known case of monkeypox, a US European Command spokesperson told CNN in a statement. The service member “recently tested positive for monkeypox,” Captain William Speaks, USN, said in a statement.

By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Biden administration has launched an “unprecedented” operation to disrupt human smuggling networks amid an ongoing influx of migrants at the US-Mexico border, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas exclusively told CNN. The operation — which includes deploying hundreds of personnel throughout Latin America and a multi-million-dollar investment — comes as the

By Paul LeBlanc, Jeremy Herb and Katelyn Polantz, CNN The Democratic chairman of the House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol said Thursday that the panel will present witnesses describing conversations between extremist groups and members of former President Donald Trump’s orbit. Asked by CNN’s Jake Tapper whether there