Politics

By Devan Cole and Jasmine Wright, CNN Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger of Illinois said Sunday that he’s open to supporting a federal ban on AR-15 rifles, saying his position on the issue has changed in the wake of a mass shooting at a Texas elementary school last week that left 19 children and two teachers

By Paula Reid, CNN The Justice Department announced Sunday it will conduct a review of the law enforcement response to the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, that left 19 children and two teachers dead. “At the request of Uvalde Mayor Don McLaughlin, the U.S. Department of Justice will conduct a Critical

By Devan Cole, CNN California Gov. Gavin Newsom has tested positive for Covid-19 and is taking antiviral medication, his office announced Saturday. “This morning, the governor tested positive for Covid-19 after exhibiting mild symptoms. The governor will continue to work remotely,” the Democrat’s office said in a statement, noting that he will be in isolation

By Dana Bash and Abbie Sharpe, CNN Adrian Alonzo says he got used to Uvalde schools being in lockdown, usually because of issues related to immigration, in this small town close to the southern border. But he realized that Tuesday’s alert was different when he got a notice that school buses would not be running

By Kevin Liptak and Arlette Saenz, CNN President Joe Biden on Sunday faced the grimly familiar task of comforting families after another mass shooting, this time at an elementary school in Texas, as a broken community — and a weary nation — grappled with an endless spate of gun violence. Hearing anguished calls to “do

By Daniel Dale, CNN In the wake of the Tuesday mass shooting at an elementary school in Texas, Twitter users went viral by making false claims about two of the state’s most prominent politicians: Gov. Greg Abbott and Sen. Ted Cruz, both Republicans. False claim about a threat from Abbott’s office On Thursday, a Twitter

By Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN Americans’ attitudes toward student debt relief are sharply divided along partisan and generational lines, polling shows — with far less of a divide between those who have a college degree and those without one. President Joe Biden announced last month that he was weighing options to address his campaign pledge to

By Eric Bradner and Jeff Zeleny, CNN Former President Donald Trump and other GOP leaders rejected efforts to overhaul gun laws and mocked Democrats and activists calling for change Friday at the National Rifle Association’s annual convention. The gathering this weekend in Houston is taking place 280 miles east of the South Texas town of

By Annie Grayer and Ryan Nobles, CNN House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy sent a letter via his lawyer to the House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol, outlining why he will not comply with his subpoena as it stands and delivering a list of demands in order to move

By Holmes Lybrand and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN A January 6 rioter and alleged White supremacist was convicted Friday on all five charges he faced after hitching his case to the claim that he didn’t know Congress met at the United States Capitol. “I thought there were several buildings called ‘Capitol building,’” Timothy Hale-Cusanelli, an alleged