Politics

By Ted Barrett and Ali Zaslav, CNN The Senate on Wednesday night cleared a key procedural hurdle to advance the annual defense policy bill. The procedural vote on the measure passed by a wide bipartisan margin of 84-15. This comes after congressional leaders struck a deal earlier Wednesday evening, agreeing to negotiate on the China

By Katelyn Polantz and Paul LeBlanc, CNN Steve Bannon is pleading not guilty to the criminal contempt of Congress charges against him, according to a notice filed in federal court on Wednesday. The notice came in advance of a hearing set for Thursday morning — scheduled to be Bannon’s first appearance before US District Judge

By Betsy Klein, CNN First lady Jill Biden welcomed music star Ciara to the White House Wednesday to discuss the 1, 2 Step process of getting kids vaccinated against Covid-19 as the nation works to Level Up its vaccination rates. The first lady and Ciara will hold a conversation aimed at encouraging children ages 5

By Annie Grayer and Clare Foran, CNN The House of Representatives voted Wednesday to approve a resolution that censures Rep. Paul Gosar and strips him of his two committee assignments, the first time a sitting House member has been censured in more than 10 years. The action led by House Democrats represents a major rebuke

By Michael Warren, CNN A simmering war within the Georgia Republican Party is about — what else? — Donald Trump. The former President — still angry over how Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp responded to the 2020 election results in his state — may get his wish for a credible primary challenger to the Republican leader.

By Tom Foreman and Kate Sullivan, CNN The US Conference of Catholic Bishops voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to approve a document that fell far short of refusing Holy Communion to President Joe Biden or others who support abortion rights, something conservatives in the Church have pushed for in spite of guidance from Pope Francis. The document

By Sarah Fortinsky, CNN House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn dismissed GOP threats of retaliation in response to Democrats’ censure resolution against Rep. Paul Gosar of Arizona, saying Republicans are “free to do that” if they win back control of the House in next year’s midterms. “Well, if they take back the House, they’re free to

By Katie Lobosco, CNN Most households won’t see a tax increase in 2022 if the Democrats’ $1.9 trillion spending plan is passed, according to a recent analysis from the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center. The Democrats’ proposal is still in flux. But under the latest version, most middle-income families with children would get a tax cut

By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden asked the Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday to “immediately” investigate whether illegal activity by oil and gas companies is pushing up gas prices as he searches for a way to reduce pain at the pump. The move isn’t likely to have an immediate effect on the price consumers

By Sean Lyngaas, CNN Iranian government-sponsored hackers are actively targeting a “broad range of victims” across multiple US sectors, including transportation and health care, and in some cases have deployed ransomware against those victims, US federal agencies and their counterparts from the United Kingdom and Australia warned on Wednesday. It’s a rare case of the

By Dan Merica, CNN Now that President Joe Biden has signed his highly sought-after infrastructure bill into law, it is time for Democrats to go out and sell the accomplishment. Building Back Together, the pro-Biden outside organization that formed earlier this year with the White House’s blessing, is starting that work with a $10 million