Politics

Attorney General Merrick Garland announced the Justice Department will aggressively fight efforts to restrict voting rights nationwide following a blitz of new voting restrictions in Republican-led states that stem from former President Donald Trump’s lies that widespread fraud helped Joe Biden win the presidential election. In a speech Friday, Garland outlined a number of steps

Truck driver Clifton Hughey heard talk all his life about a potential third highway bridge to cross the Mississippi River near Memphis. But with one of the two interstate spans here closed after inspectors discovered a critical crack, Hughey’s once thirty-minute trip to haul goods at a nearby train terminal is now a grinding two-

Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco has asked the Justice Department’s inspector general to investigate the department’s handling of a leak investigation into former President Donald Trump’s political enemies that included a subpoena to collect metadata of lawmakers, staff and some family members, according to a Justice Department official. The request comes as House Intelligence Committee

President Joe Biden’s first trip abroad since taking office includes a G7 summit where he’ll look to reestablish US leadership on the world stage. But what is the G7, and what power does it hold? Here’s what you need to know: What is the G7? The G7 is shorthand for Group of Seven, an organization

Donald Trump‘s plans to play GOP kingmaker are being disrupted by one of his most loyal supporters in Georgia. In early May at Mar-a-Lago, Trump met with Georgia state Sen. Burt Jones and Jones’ father, a wealthy pro-Trump donor, and said he wanted the younger Jones to run for governor against Brian Kemp in the

California Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell, whose data was seized by the Trump administration as part of a leak probe, on Friday said former President Donald Trump “weaponized” the Justice Department to dig into the private communications of his political opponents. “This is about everyday Americans who don’t want to see their government weaponize law enforcement

The Food and Drug Administration is preparing to clear two batches of Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccines that were produced at the troubled Emergent BioSolutions facility in Baltimore, a source familiar with the plans told CNN. This is a significant development, given not a single usable dose of the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine from

Almost five months into her new job, Jill Biden is still revealing what kind of first lady she wants to be, but one thing is already clear: you can call her “Jill.” Biden has insisted at just about every turn that people address her by her first name. She means it — people actually call

President Joe Biden’s first trip abroad since taking office includes a G7 summit where he’ll look to reestablish US leadership on the world stage. But what is the G7, and what power does it hold? Here’s what you need to know: What is the G7? The G7 is shorthand for Group of Seven, an organization

First lady Jill Biden met Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge on Friday, touring a school in Cornwall, England, near the G7 summit where President Joe Biden is making his first international trip abroad. Jill Biden and the Duchess focused their meeting on children and education during their first-ever meeting, which took place at Conor Downs

A bipartisan group of 10 senators announced Thursday they have reached a deal on a $1.2 trillion infrastructure package, the most significant development yet in negotiations over a key priority of the Biden administration, but it still faces serious obstacles from skeptics in both parties. “Our group — comprised of 10 Senators, 5 from each

President Joe Biden will welcome German Chancellor Angela Merkel to the White House next month, the White House says. It will be her first visit to Washington during Biden’s presidency, and likely her final US visit in a long era as chancellor. Merkel is not seeking a fifth term, and elections to replace her are

First lady Jill Biden will meet with Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge this week while she is in England, Kensington Palace told CNN on Thursday, as the first family makes their first international trip. Biden and Kate will focus on children and education during their first-ever meeting on Friday, a White House official told CNN.