Politics

By Tara Subramaniam and Holmes Lybrand, CNN On Monday, the last American military planes left Afghanistan, bringing weeks of evacuations to a close and raising questions about what’s next for thousands of Afghans the US helped evacuate. In the days and weeks leading up to the withdrawal deadline, a number of Republicans and conservative media

By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Republican Rep. Markwayne Mullin threatened US embassy staff in Tajikistan, outraged that they would not assist him in carrying a huge amount of money through the country as he attempted to travel to Afghanistan for an unauthorized evacuation effort, The Washington Post reported. The Post reported that Mullin called the US

By Jeremy Herb, Daniella Diaz, Melanie Zanona and Sarah Fortinsky, CNN More than a dozen Democrats on the House Armed Services Committee joined with Republicans to easily approve a measure boosting the Pentagon’s budget by $24 billion as part of a debate for a sweeping defense bill that authorizes spending levels and outlines priorities for

By Kevin Liptak, Jeff Zeleny and Phil Mattingly, CNN President Joe Biden tried twice last month to get to his beach house on the Delaware coast. He never made it. Far from relaxing, the 31 days of August were the longest and most wrenching of Biden’s presidency. A month his aides once viewed as a

By Jessica Schneider and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN Thousands of dollars are being donated by the day to help alleged US Capitol rioters fight in court. “Free all 1/6 political prisoners!” wrote one donor, using a right-wing refrain about the people who have been charged with crimes for their role in the January 6 insurrection. The

By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN More than 122,000 people have been evacuated from Afghanistan, all with varying legal statuses and needs as many of them arrive in the United States. Some are US citizens, others Afghan interpreters who worked alongside US troops and were granted a special visa as a result, and others still are refugees

By Maegan Vazquez and Kevin Liptak, CNN Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with President Joe Biden in Washington on Wednesday, the culmination of a years-long struggle to get a White House visit locked up that — at one point — saw him at the center of US politics. The much-anticipated gathering could have high-stakes implications

By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter A controversial Texas law that bars abortions at six weeks went into effect early Wednesday morning after the Supreme Court and a federal appeals court failed to rule on pending emergency requests brought by abortion providers. The lack of judicial intervention means that the law — which

By Paul LeBlanc, CNN White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Tuesday praised the Afghan interpreter in hiding who helped rescue then-Sen. Joe Biden during a 2008 rescue mission as she reaffirmed the US’ commitment to helping Afghan allies. “Our message to him is: Thank you for fighting by our side for the last 20

By Ryan Nobles and Annie Grayer, CNN House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy on Tuesday issued a veiled threat to companies that cooperate with the House select committee investigating the deadly January 6 riot at the US Capitol, warning that “a Republican majority will not forget.” “If these companies comply with the Democrat order to turn

By Kristen Holmes, CNN As coronavirus cases rise across the South, state health officials, hospital consultants and oxygen suppliers continue to sound alarms over a potential shortage of medical grade oxygen to treat Covid-19 patients in the region. The Biden administration is working with and remains in close contact with oxygen suppliers and home health

By Daniel Dale, CNN Numerous Republicans, including Sen. Ted Cruz and Rep. Dan Crenshaw of Texas, promoted a false claim on Monday and Tuesday that the Taliban had just executed a man by hanging him from a helicopter. Cruz and Crenshaw, among other conservatives, shared a video that had been tweeted by a self-described “comedian”