Politics

By Paul LeBlanc, CNN Virginia “Ginni” Thomas’ attendance at the January 6, 2021, rally that preceded the violent attack on the US Capitol has touched off a series of questions about the connection between her activism and the work of her husband, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. Thomas told The Washington Free Beacon that while

By Liz Stark, CNN The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s funeral assistance program has disbursed more than $2 billion to those who have lost loved ones to Covid-19 since the application process began almost a year ago, the agency announced Tuesday. The funds were distributed to more than 300,000 applicants, according to FEMA, with the average

By Fredreka Schouten and Kelly Mena, CNN The Republican-controlled Georgia state House on Tuesday night passed a sweeping elections bill that would hand new election policing powers to the state’s bureau of investigations and restrict nonprofit funding of elections. The 40-page bill would give the Georgia Bureau of Investigations the power to initiate election fraud

By Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed a massive spending bill into law that includes $13.6 billion in new aid to Ukraine, saying during a signing ceremony that the new assistance shows the United States is “moving urgently to further augment the support to the brave people of Ukraine as they defend

By Ali Zaslav, CNN The Senate on Tuesday passed a measure that would make Daylight Saving Time permanent across the United States. The Sunshine Protection Act passed the chamber by unanimous consent. The bill would still need to pass the House and be signed by President Joe Biden to become law. If the measure clears

By Betsy Klein, Kevin Liptak, Kaitlan Collins and Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden will travel to Europe next week to meet with world leaders and discuss Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Tuesday. The President will travel to Brussels, Belgium, to participate in a NATO summit on March 24

By Daniel Dale, CNN The United States never stopped importing energy from foreign countries under President Donald Trump. Both before and after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine contributed to a spike in US gas prices, various Republicans bashed President Joe Biden for supposedly abandoning Trump-era “energy independence.” These Republicans have fostered the impression that the “energy

By Fredreka Schouten and Kelly Mena, CNN A version of this story appeared in the CITIZEN BY CNN newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. A measure moving through the Republican-controlled Georgia legislature would hand new election policing powers to the state’s bureau of investigations. The bill under consideration in

By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN US Border Patrol made more than 158,000 arrests on the US southern border in February, a jump from January when there were nearly 148,000 apprehensions, according to newly released agency data. Single adults continued to make up the majority of arrests, followed by families and unaccompanied children. Of the total 164,973

By Kate Bennett, CNN After more than two years, the White House is planning to resume regular public tours next month, according to a White House memo obtained by CNN. On April 15, members of the public who have obtained tickets will once again be able to visit the People’s House. Touring the White House

By Kevin Liptak and Kylie Atwood, CNN The United States applied new sanctions Tuesday on Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, who has allied with Russia in its war on Ukraine. A number of other Russians, including a judge, were also targeted with sanctions for human rights abuses, according to the US Treasury Department. And the Biden

By Betsy Klein, CNN The White House is amping up its warning that aspects of the federal Covid-19 response will be curtailed after lawmakers failed to pass additional funding, with administration officials speaking in dire terms in a call with reporters and sending a letter to congressional leaders Tuesday. The latest warnings mark an escalation