Skip to Content

Politics

US President Joe Biden walks from Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House on July 13. Biden and the Democrat-led Senate are working quickly to appoint judges to the federal bench as they counter Republican efforts to reshape the bench over the previous four years.

Biden and Schumer working fast to confirm judges and counter Trump’s reshaping of the federal bench

By Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden and the Democrat-led Senate are working quickly to appoint judges from a broad range of backgrounds to the federal bench as they counter Republican efforts to reshape the bench over the previous four years. The push comes after former President Donald Trump, working with then-Senate Majority Leader Mitch

Continue Reading
An extraordinary effort by Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas to block nominees from being confirmed to vital jobs in the State Department is creating hurdles for the Biden administration and hindering US diplomacy

Ted Cruz is blocking diplomats from being confirmed, and it has nothing to do with their qualifications

By Kylie Atwood and Nicole Gaouette, CNN An extraordinary effort by Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas to block nominees from being confirmed to vital jobs in the State Department is creating hurdles for the Biden administration and hindering US diplomacy, according to Democrats and Republicans who spoke to CNN. The Biden administration — with

Continue Reading
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about voting rights at the National Constitution Center on July 13

How to watch the Biden CNN town hall

By Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden will participate in a CNN town hall on Wednesday in Cincinnati, Ohio, just over six months after taking office. The town hall comes as the White House grapples with a new surge in Covid-19 cases, which has led to increasing rates of hospitalizations and deaths. The Delta variant, which

Continue Reading
The illegal foreign lobbying charges brought against Tom Barrack on July 20 punctuate a winding business and political career defined by his unique staying power in former President Donald Trump's constantly shifting orbit of advisers.

California businessman indicted on lobbying charges has counted Trump among his ‘closest friends’

By Paul LeBlanc, CNN The illegal foreign lobbying charges brought against Tom Barrack on Tuesday punctuate a winding business and political career defined by his unique staying power in former President Donald Trump’s constantly shifting orbit of advisers. A Southern California businessman and a former chairman of Trump’s inaugural committee, Barrack is charged in a

Continue Reading
Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Chairman Gary Peters announced on July 20 on CNN's "New Day" that the bipartisan investigation will seek to better understand how cryptocurrency emboldens cybercriminals and to identify possible policy changes.

Key senator launches investigation into cryptocurrency role in ransomware attacks

By Geneva Sands, CNN A key US senator is launching an investigation into the connection between cryptocurrencies and ransomware attacks in the wake of several recent high-profile attacks. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Chairman Gary Peters announced Tuesday on CNN’s “New Day” that the bipartisan investigation will seek to better understand how cryptocurrency emboldens

Continue Reading