Politics

By Annie Grayer and Zachary Cohen, CNN The House select committee investigating the January 6 riot issued two new subpoenas Wednesday to individuals who promoted unsupported theories about election fraud and were at the US Capitol Complex on January 6, 2021, during the attack. Nicholas J. Fuentes and Patrick Casey are affiliated with far right

By Ariane de Vogue, Katelyn Polantz and Tierney Sneed, CNN The Supreme Court cleared the way Wednesday for the release of presidential records from the Trump White House to a congressional committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol. The court’s order means that more than 700 documents will be transferred to

By Shawna Mizelle, CNN The House has voted to award a Congressional Gold Medal to Willie O’Ree, the first Black player to compete in the National Hockey League. The Willie O’Ree Congressional Gold Medal Act passed 426-0 on Wednesday. The bill, reintroduced by Democratic Sen. Debbie Stabenow of Michigan and Republican Sen. Tim Scott of

By Jasmine Wright, CNN President Joe Biden on Wednesday said firmly that Vice President Kamala Harris will be his running mate should he run for reelection in 2024. Asked by a reporter whether he was satisfied with Harris’ work leading the voting rights effort for the White House and whether he will commit to putting

By Jennifer Agiesta, CNN Polling Director As the first year of Joe Biden’s presidency comes to a close, 41% of Americans approve of the way he’s handling his job while 54% disapprove, according to the latest CNN Poll of Polls. Biden’s approval ratings in year one declined precipitously over the summer, and held roughly steady

Anaylsis by Chris Cillizza, CNN Editor-at-large As Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis runs for president looks to the final year of his first term in office, he is, again, turning to the nonexistent notion of widespread voter fraud to bolster his appeal with the Republican base. His latest proposal is the creation of something called the

By Sean Lyngaas, CNN A cyberattack on a contractor used by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has compromised the personal data of more than 515,000 “highly vulnerable people,” including people separated from their families by conflict and disaster, the organization said Wednesday. The hack has forced the Red Cross to shut down

By Paula Reid, CNN Congressional investigators are demanding information from former President Donald Trump’s onetime lawyer Rudy Giuliani about contacts with members of Congress and state election officials, his fee arrangements and any evidence to back up bogus and sometimes outlandish claims of voter fraud. A source who has seen the subpoena from the House

By Melanie Zanona, CNN Rep. Mike Turner of Ohio, the top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee, said the panel’s chairman, Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff of California, has requested that members receive a negative Covid test before they participate in an upcoming committee briefing. Turner, however, said Republicans on the committee will not comply with

By Hannah Rabinowitz A federal judge warned on Wednesday that Trump supporters who stormed the Capitol on January 6, 2021, should be more cautious about which political leaders they follow in the future, and said that placing rioters on probation through the 2024 election could be a more effective sentence than short prison terms. “Many