By Ellie Kaufman and Annie Grayer, CNN The National Defense Authorization Act, the annual must-pass legislation that sets the policy agenda and authorizes almost $770 billion in funding for the Department of Defense, passed in the House of Representatives on Tuesday night. The bill now moves to the Senate, where it will likely be voted
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By Priscilla Alvarez and Geneva Sands, CNN The Senate confirmed President Joe Biden’s pick to lead US Customs and Border Protection, Chris Magnus, on Tuesday after months of confirmation setbacks that left the agency with a void at the top amid a record number of border arrests. The vote was 50-47, with Republican Sen. Susan
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By Nicole Gaouette, Jennifer Hansler and Kylie Atwood, CNN Russian President Vladimir Putin has built military capacity on the border of Ukraine that is “much larger and on a much more lethal scale” than preceded Russia’s 2014 invasion of Crimea, Undersecretary of State Victoria Nuland said Tuesday, warning of severe risks to Moscow if it
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The letters follow a Nov. 22 Cole County judge’s ruling in Robinson v. Department of Health and Senior Services. Judge Daniel Green ruled non-elected officials cannot issue and enforce public health orders in Missouri. Schmitt told ABC 17 News that his office took time to interpret how the ruling will affect the rest of Missouri before crafting the letters.
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The city council voted unanimously Monday night to put a $44 million bond issue on the April ballot. The money would pay for improvements and extensions of the sewer system, according to the ordinance authorizing the ballot issue.
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By Katie Lobosco and Tami Luhby, CNN A sweeping $1.9 trillion spending plan, known as the Build Back Better bill, is making its way through Congress and could make a key part of President Joe Biden’s economic agenda a reality. A majority of the funding is focused on transforming the nation’s social safety net by
Continue Reading By Ella Nilsen, CNN The Environmental Protection Agency announced proposed changes to its biofuels program Tuesday to spur more biofuel use and crack down on waivers issued to refineries by the Trump administration, notching a win for the biofuels industry and farmers and a blow to oil refineries. EPA is proposing to deny petitions that
Continue Reading By Zachary Cohen, Jamie Gangel, Katelyn Polantz and Ryan Nobles, CNN The House select committee investigating the January 6 riot has formally subpoenaed the phone records of more than 100 people, a substantial number that includes former Trump officials and associates of the ex-President such as his one-time chief of staff Mark Meadows, according to
Continue Reading By Paul LeBlanc, CNN President Joe Biden’s nominee to be comptroller of the currency, Saule Omarova, has withdrawn her name from consideration after facing resistance from the banking industry, Republicans and some moderate Democrats. Omarova said in a letter to the White House that it was “no longer tenable” to pursue the nomination for the
Continue Reading By Gloria Borger, Zachary Cohen and Annie Grayer, CNN Former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows will no longer cooperate with the House select committee investigating January 6 insurrection, according to a letter from his attorney to the panel, which was obtained by CNN on Tuesday. “We agreed to provide thousands of pages of
Continue Reading By Rachel Janfaza, CNN Matthew Dowd, a former George W. Bush strategist and Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor in Texas, announced on Tuesday he was ending his campaign. “A diverse field is now emerging in the Democratic primary for this office,” Dowd wrote in a statement, adding, “I do not want to be the one
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By Zachary Cohen, Jamie Gangel, Katelyn Polantz and Ryan Nobles, CNN The House select committee investigating the January 6 riot has formally subpoenaed the phone records of more than 100 people, a substantial number that includes former Trump officials and associates of the ex-President such as his one-time chief of staff Mark Meadows, according to
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The order means that all three major Biden vaccine policies for people not employed by the federal government — the mandates for contractors, certain health care workers and employees of larger companies — are frozen across the country.
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By Nicole Gaouette, Jennifer Hansler and Kylie Atwood, CNN Russian President Vladimir Putin has built military capacity on the border of Ukraine that is “much larger and on a much more lethal scale” than preceded Russia’s 2014 invasion of Crimea, Undersecretary of State Victoria Nuland said Tuesday, warning of severe risks to Moscow if it
Continue Reading By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Biden administration will return the land of a Texas family after seizing the property earlier this year for border wall construction, according to a Tuesday court filing. Since 2018, the Cavazos family had been fighting to keep their 6.5 acres of property located along the US-Mexico border from being taken
Continue Reading By Tierney Sneed A federal judge in Georgia blocked the Biden administration’s enforcement of a vaccine requirement for certain federal contractors nationwide. The order means that all three major Biden vaccine policies for people not employed by the federal government — the mandates for contractors, certain health care workers and employees of larger companies —
Continue Reading By Betsy Klein, CNN The White House touted a series of positive milestones for the administration’s pandemic response Tuesday as the nation experiences rising Covid-19 cases and concerns about the new Omicron variant. It comes as the US is experiencing rising cases — the highest case count since September — with nearly 60,000 people currently
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By Clare Foran, Manu Raju, Ted Barrett and Annie Grayer, CNN Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell have reached an agreement to create a one-time process that would let Democrats raise the debt ceiling on their votes alone, a deal that underscores the lengths the GOP leader will go to
Continue Reading By Whitney Wild Only about one-quarter of recommended changes to US Capitol Police following the January 6 riot have been implemented, department Inspector General Michael Bolton told a Senate committee Tuesday. Bolton said that out of 104 recommendations he made to the department, only 30 have been implemented so far. Further, Bolton says he hasn’t
Continue Reading By Alex Rogers and Manu Raju, CNN Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell didn’t get the candidate he wanted in New Hampshire. He’s seen states like Pennsylvania and Arizona turn into brutal primary fights. And he’s had to deal with the constant barrage of attacks from former President Donald Trump over his leadership. But the 2022
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