Politics

By Zachary Cohen, CNN North Korea appears to have resumed construction at a long-dormant nuclear reactor in recent weeks that, if completed, would dramatically increase its capacity to produce plutonium for nuclear weapons, according to new satellite images obtained by CNN and a source familiar with recent US intelligence reporting on the matter. The satellite

By Daniel Dale, CNN The official White House Twitter account tweeted Thursday about the sharp decline in the unemployment rate during President Joe Biden‘s tenure — but the tweet began with a false claim about Covid-19 vaccinations. “When President Biden took office, millions were unemployed and there was no vaccine available,” the tweet said. On

By Oren Liebermann, CNN US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin spoke with his Russian counterpart for the first time since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Pentagon announced on Friday. The call lasted approximately an hour and was at the request of Austin, who used the first call between the two in 84 days to

By MJ Lee and Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden on Friday defended the White House’s response to a months-long shortage of infant formula in the United States and dismissed the idea that his administration should have acted sooner, saying they “moved as quickly as a problem became apparent to us.” Following remarks in the

By Maegan Vazquez, CNN Labor Secretary Marty Walsh met with companies on Friday to discuss how the private sector can improve job quality, as a record number of employees in the United States are quitting their jobs largely in search for better opportunities. Walsh met with a handful of companies across different industries to highlight

By Daniella Diaz, CNN A nationwide shortage of baby formula has spurred a response from several House committees in an effort to figure out what’s caused the issue and how the government can ease the problems causing the shortages. Two House committees announced this week they are looking into the issue, with a spokesperson telling

By Chandelis Duster, CNN Former Vice President Mike Pence will rally support for Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp as the Republican incumbent seeks to fend off a May 24 primary challenge from Donald Trump-backed former Sen. David Perdue. The decision by Pence to campaign for one of Trump’s top GOP targets marks yet another break with

By Daniel Dale, CNN A prominent Republican, Sen. Rick Scott of Florida, is still falsely describing what his own tax proposal says. President Joe Biden, meanwhile, is attacking Scott’s proposal by misleadingly describing a key number from a think tank’s analysis — an analysis based on rough assumptions about what Scott might mean — as