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George Santos files paperwork that would allow him to run for reelection

By Fredreka Schouten and Manu Raju, CNN Scandal-plagued Rep. George Santos filed paperwork Tuesday with federal regulators formally declaring his 2024 candidacy. The formal declaration does not mean that the embattled congressman has to pursue reelection. The Long Island Republican’s action follows a demand last month from the Federal Election Commission that he declare his

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Inside the Biden administration’s fraught decision to green-light the controversial Willow Project

By Ella Nilsen, CNN About two weeks before the Biden administration approved the Willow oil drilling project — slated to extract millions of barrels of oil from Alaska’s National Petroleum Reserve — Interior Secretary Deb Haaland held a meeting with key environmental advocates and Indigenous groups that opposed the project. Those constituents prevailed on her

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Comer says Treasury will allow Oversight Committee to review certain bank activity reports related to Biden family and business partners

By Sara Murray, Annie Grayer and Alayna Treene, CNN House Oversight Chairman James Comer said in a statement Tuesday the US Treasury Department will allow him to review certain bank activity reports related to members of the Biden family and their business partners. “After two months of dragging their feet, the Treasury Department is finally

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CNN Poll: Most Republicans care more about picking a 2024 GOP nominee who agrees with them on issues than one who can beat Biden

By Jennifer Agiesta and Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN Republicans hold a dour outlook on the country and prioritize finding a 2024 nominee who shares their views on major issues over one with a strong chance to defeat President Joe Biden, according to a new CNN poll of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents conducted by SSRS. The survey

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Former US Rep. Patricia Schroeder dies at 82

By Mary Kay Mallonee, CNN Former US Rep. Patricia Schroeder of Colorado, a longtime Democratic congresswoman who championed women’s rights, has died. She was 82. Schroeder died Monday night in a hospital in Celebration, Florida, surrounded by her family, her daughter, Jamie Cornish, confirmed to CNN. The cause was complications from a stroke, Cornish said.

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White House calls on Pence to apologize for ‘homophobic joke’ about Buttigieg

By Veronica Stracqualursi, Nikki Carvajal and Jack Forrest, CNN The White House on Monday called on Mike Pence to apologize for his remark that Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg had gone on “maternity leave,” saying that the former vice president’s “homophobic joke” at the Gridiron Club dinner on Saturday was “offensive and inappropriate.” “The former vice

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