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The vote to oust Rep. Liz Cheney from her leadership position took only 16 minutes. Before the House Republican Conference met Wednesday morning to oust the Wyoming congresswoman from her position as the third-ranking Republican member in Congress, sources told CNN they expected it to be quick. But it happened so quickly that some members

Secretary of State Tony Blinken will meet with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at the Arctic Council ministerial in Iceland next week — the first face-to-face meeting between a Biden cabinet official and their Russian counterpart. Their meeting in Reykjavik comes ahead of a potential summit between Presidents Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin. No date

Entering office, President Joe Biden hoped to shift US foreign policy away from the Middle East and toward areas he thought of as more modern-day threats: China, Russia and cyberspace. But as some of the worst violence in years breaks out between Israelis and Palestinians, the region’s long-entrenched battles are dragging Biden back in, forcing

The Federal Emergency Management Agency approved more than 2,585 applications for newly available Covid-19 funeral assistance in the first month after the program launched — but there are many more people waiting for help. The agency received nearly 176,000 applications from those who have lost loved ones to the coronavirus as of May 11, FEMA

Caitlyn Jenner is attempting to defy ideological definition as she runs to unseat Gov. Gavin Newsom in California’s all-but-certain recall election, telling CNN’s Dana Bash that she didn’t vote for former President Donald Trump in the 2020 election — and, in fact, didn’t bother to vote at all. “I didn’t even vote,” Jenner told Bash

President Joe Biden faced a crucial moment on Wednesday in what has been shaping up as an important week for his infrastructure priorities, holding his first bipartisan meeting with the top four members of congressional leadership at the White House. At the start of the meeting, Biden told reporters in the Oval Office that when

A ransomware group followed through on its threat to release the personnel files of Washington Metropolitan Police Department officers Tuesday after negotiators failed to meet their demands, according to screenshots of online posts by the group that were reviewed by CNN. The group announced the contents of the negotiation chat, which show they had demanded

Rep. Liz Cheney lost her post in the House Republican leadership on Wednesday after publicly rejecting for months former President Donald Trump’s lie that he won the 2020 presidential election. House Republicans ousted Cheney in a voice vote behind closed doors, so there will be no tally of those who supported or opposed her. The

When Rep. Liz Cheney delivered her defiant speech Tuesday on the eve of the vote to oust her from Republican leadership, she brought with her a symbolic token: a lapel pin depicting George Washington’s traditional battle flag. The flag sets 13 stars on a blue field and is said to have flown over Washington’s headquarters

Former acting Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller invoked the Kent State massacre on Wednesday as he told Congress why he didn’t believe the US military should have responded to the Capitol insurrection, saying he sees the nation’s armed forces “as a last resort” when responding to protests. “Historically, military responses to domestic protests have resulted

Attorney General Merrick Garland and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas touted Biden administration’s approach to fighting domestic terrorism at a hearing Wednesday in front of a Congress still debating the cause of the January 6 US Capitol riot. “In our country, espousing an extremist ideology is not a crime nor is expressing hateful views or

Federal officials from the US Secret Service have helped recover around $2 billion in fraudulently obtained Covid-19 relief funds and seized more than $640 million from accused fraudsters, the agency said Wednesday. One year into the pandemic, the Secret Service has opened 690 cases regarding unemployment insurance fraud, on top of another 720 Economic Injury

Attorney General Merrick Garland and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas will tout the Biden administration’s approach to fighting domestic terrorism at a hearing Wednesday in front of a Congress still debating the cause of the January 6 US Capitol riot. “In our country, espousing an extremist ideology is not a crime nor is expressing hateful

Liz Cheney entered this week knowing it would likely be her last as a member of the House Republican leadership team. The Wyoming congresswoman fully expected to lose her position as the No. 3 Republican in the House ahead of her conference’s vote on Wednesday, according to a source familiar with her thinking. But Cheney

Rep. Liz Cheney has lost her post in the House Republican leadership on Wednesday after publicly rejecting for months former President Donald Trump’s lie that he won the 2020 presidential election. House Republicans, who ousted Cheney by voice vote behind closed doors on Capitol Hill, are instead likely to replace her with New York Rep.

Rep. Liz Cheney is expected to lose her post in the House Republican leadership on Wednesday after publicly rejecting for months former President Donald Trump’s lie that he won the 2020 presidential election. House Republicans, who are meeting behind closed doors on Capitol Hill, are instead likely to replace her with New York Rep. Elise

Rep. Liz Cheney vowed Tuesday evening not to remain silent as former President Donald Trump continues to spread lies that the election was stolen from him, striking a defiant tone ahead of an expected vote to remove her from House Republican leadership on Wednesday. The Wyoming Republican, who is all but certain to be removed