Politics

By Jeremy Herb, Jennifer Hansler and Kylie Atwood, CNN US Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield said Russian President Vladimir Putin’s recognition of pro-Moscow regions in Ukraine as independent was an “attempt to create a pretext for a further invasion of Ukraine” and that his claim that the Russian forces he has ordered to

By Natasha Bertrand, Kylie Atwood, Jennifer Hansler, Jim Sciutto and Alex Marquardt, CNN Russian President Vladimir Putin’s move to recognize breakaway eastern Ukrainian territories as independent could be the opening phase of a larger potential military operation targeting Ukraine, nearly a dozen US and western officials told CNN. “This is Potemkin politics,” a senior administration

By Chandelis Duster and Sean Lyngaas, CNN Social media accounts for Washington, DC’s transit authority were hacked Monday morning and those accounts have now been secured, a spokeswoman for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority confirmed. In the early morning, a series of lewd tweets and photos were posted on the Twitter accounts for the

By Tami Luhby, CNN One of the toughest parts of Jonathan Modlich’s job these days is telling grieving families that he doesn’t know when he’ll have the headstones for their loved ones ready. The pandemic-fueled upheaval in the global supply chain is roiling the nation’s monument industry at a time when demand for memorials is

By Jim Sciutto and Natasha Bertrand, CNN The US has intelligence indicating orders have been sent to Russian commanders to proceed with an attack on Ukraine, according to two US officials and another source familiar with the US intelligence. The intelligence regarding the order to tactical commanders and intelligence operatives is one of several indicators

By Gregory Krieg and Eva McKend, CNN As Sarah Godlewski, a Wisconsin Democrat running for Senate, travels across her state speaking to Democratic voters, they are unnerved by the inaction in Congress. From shoring up voting rights to lowering prescription drug costs, they don’t understand why Democrats, who control the House, Senate and the executive

By Devan Cole, CNN Colorado’s Democratic governor said Sunday that his party can best navigate the divisive issues of masking and vaccines by talking about them “as a matter of personal responsibility.” “I think talking about masks and vaccines as a matter of personal responsibility, as a data-driven way to reduce your own personal risk,