By Maegan Vazquez, CNN On nearly any other day in Washington, Republican Congressman James Comer would likely be calling for oversight investigations into the Biden administration. But on Wednesday, Comer — who represents Kentucky’s 1st District and is the top Republican on the House Committee on Oversight and Reform — accompanied President Joe Biden throughout
Continue ReadingBy Priscilla Alvarez and Anna-Maja Rappard, CNN Under the shadow of the border wall, dozens of migrants raced to get in line as they spotted the glimmer of vehicle lights down the road. US Border Patrol agents were on the way. For hours, migrants, primarily of the middle-class in South America, had waited to turn
Continue ReadingBy Taylor Ward, CNN Meteorologist Typhoon Rai is rapidly strengthening east of the southern Philippines and may be on the verge of becoming a super typhoon. The storm is on track to slam the southern and central portions of the country Thursday. Rai currently has sustained winds of 215 kph (130 mph), making it the
Continue ReadingBy Maegan Vazquez, Kate Sullivan, Betsy Klein and Nikki Carvajal, CNN President Joe Biden traveled to Kentucky on Wednesday in the wake of deadly tornadoes and severe storms that devastated the area, announcing that the federal government would cover 100% of costs of emergency work for the first 30 days after the extreme weather event.
Continue ReadingBy Ryan Nobles and Zachary Cohen, CNN Rep. Jim Jordan forwarded a text message to then-White House chief of staff Mark Meadows on January 5, outlining a legal theory that then-Vice President Mike Pence had the authority to stand in the way of the certification of the 2020 election. A portion of that message was
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By Josh Campbell, Eric Levenson and Stella Chan, CNN Months after he was convicted of murder, former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin pleaded guilty in federal court Wednesday to civil rights charges related to the death of George Floyd. Chauvin also pleaded guilty in a separate federal case in which he was accused of depriving
Continue ReadingBy Matt Egan, CNN Senator Joe Manchin’s opposition to the Build Back Better Act prompted Goldman Sachs to swiftly dim its US economic outlook. The Wall Street firm told clients Sunday it no longer assumes President Joe Biden’s signature legislation will get through the narrowly divided Congress, citing the West Virginia Democrat’s announcement that he’s
Continue ReadingBy Suzanne Malveaux and Clare Foran, CNN With a number of sticking points still unresolved, Democrats are hoping for a breakthrough that will allow them to pass President Joe Biden’s sweeping social safety net expansion in the new year. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin was asked by CNN on Friday if Americans should be prepared
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TODAY: A storm system developing out to our west will generate a lot of wind today. Winds will be whipping out of the south with sustained speeds around 20-25 mph but gusts will approach 50 mph at times. Our south wind along with our abnormally warm start this morning will get highs into the low to mid 70’s
Continue ReadingBy Tierney Sneed A federal appeals court gave the Biden administration a partial win in the federal government’s efforts to require Covid-19 vaccines for certain health care workers. The 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals issued an order Wednesday effectively allowing the mandate to be enforced in about half the states in the country. The
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN Economic disaster averted: Yesterday, President Joe Biden signed the debt limit increase passed by Congress earlier this week, avoiding a catastrophic default. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to Know Today” delivered to
Continue ReadingBy Katie Bo Lillis, CNN Frustrated JFK researchers say there is little new to learn in Wednesday’s release of previously classified documents collected as part of the government review into the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy. The vast majority of the almost 1,500 documents released by the National Archives as new appear to
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By Jennifer Korn A critical flaw in widely used software has cybersecurity experts raising alarms and big companies racing to fix the issue. The vulnerability, which was reported late last week, is in Java-based software known as “Log4j” that large organizations use to configure their applications — and it poses potential risks for much of
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By Amanda Jackson, CNN Partial human remains found in a garbage bag nearly 40 years ago have been identified as belonging to Frank “Frankie” Little Jr, a member of the R&B band The O’Jays, according to police. The Twinsburg Police Department in Ohio announced the news on Tuesday, saying DNA from relatives was used to
Continue ReadingBy Pedram Javaheri and Derek Van Dam, CNN Meteorologists The first tornado watch of the day has been issued for parts of the Midwest as record December heat surges and fuels severe weather across the central US on Wednesday, creating hurricane-force winds, potentially strong overnight tornadoes and an extreme fire threat. “Another historical weather day
Continue ReadingBy Holmes Lybrand Two Texas men, Lucas Denney and Donald Hazard, who prosecutors say formed their own militia group called the “Patriot Boys of North Texas,” were arrested Monday for allegedly assaulting police officers during the January 6 riot at the US Capitol. According to court documents, Hazard and Denney attempted to recruit others to
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By Emma Tucker, CNN For the first time in the New York Police Department’s 176-year history, a woman will become police commissioner of the nation’s largest police force — leading an agency tasked with combating police misconduct and the recent rise in violent crime, while raising the stakes for departments around the country. New York
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By Sherry Liang, CNN Airport security lines can be a holiday traveler’s nightmare, but this year a handful of airports across the United States have introduced programs that let you reserve a spot in the TSA line for free. You can reserve a spot in a “fast lane” by signing up online for a slot
Continue ReadingBy Betsy Klein, CNN President Joe Biden on Wednesday suggested Mark Meadows was “worthy” of being in held in contempt of Congress after the Democratic-controlled House referred the ex-White House chief of staff to the Department of Justice for failing to appear for a deposition with the committee investigating the January 6 attack on the
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN Peloton has pulled an ad featuring Chris Noth in the wake of sexual assault allegations against him. “Every single sexual assault accusation must be taken seriously,” a spokesperson for the company said in a statement provided to CNN. “We were unaware of these allegations when we featured Chris Noth in
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