Politics

By Natasha Bertrand and Kate Sullivan, CNN The Biden administration is making contingency plans to shore up Europe’s energy supplies should a Russian invasion of Ukraine create gas shortages and roil the global economy, senior administration officials said on Tuesday. In a briefing with reporters, the officials confirmed CNN’s reporting on Sunday that US officials

By Sean Lyngaas, CNN A “cyber incident” first detected last week has interrupted some of the Canadian foreign ministry’s “internet-based services,” the Canadian government said Monday. Canadian cybersecurity officials were working to restore those internet services as of Monday night. “Critical services for Canadians” through the foreign ministry were not affected by the incident, the

By Tami Luhby, CNN Attention parents: Hold onto that Internal Revenue Service letter about your enhanced child tax credit payments. You’ll need it when you file your 2021 tax return. The IRS has mailed families Letter 6419, which states how much they received in monthly child tax credit payments from July through December. It also

By Fredreka Schouten and Kelly Mena, CNN Lawmakers in at least three states are considering measures to counter the onslaught of threats that state and local election officials have endured in the aftermath of the 2020 election. In Maine, a bill slated for debate in a legislative committee later this week would increase the penalty

By Dana Bash, Abbie Sharpe and Ethan Cohen, CNN The capital of Texas is a pretty liberal town. Proudly so. Crosswalks repainted in rainbow Pride colors. Signs welcoming gay patrons. It has a vibe that even some locals boast is more like Berkeley, California, than a stereotypical southern city. And yet residents who live in

By Ethan Cohen A federal court blocked Alabama’s newly drawn congressional map on Monday, ruling that it likely violates Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act because it only includes one district where Black voters have the opportunity to elect a candidate of their choice. The order gives the legislature 14 days to draw a

By Morgan Rimmer and Annie Grayer, CNN A nonpartisan House panel has called on two lawmakers to face a broader ethics investigation after allegations emerged of improper use of federal resources. The House Committee on Ethics announced on Monday that it is continuing two investigations based on reports from October 2021 published by the Board

By Katelyn Polantz, CNN Reporter, Crime and Justice A federal judge is forcing a conservative lawyer who had worked for then-President Donald Trump before the January 6 insurrection to respond to a House select committee subpoena of Chapman University for his emails — setting congressional investigators up to receive access to information they’ve wanted for

By Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden was heard calling a reporter from the Fox channel a “stupid son of a bitch” on a hot microphone following a White House event Monday afternoon. The President’s profane remark came as reporters were shouting questions while exiting the East Room following a White House Competition Council meeting