Politics

By Paula Reid and Zachary Cohen, CNN Kathy Chung, President Joe Biden’s former executive assistant, has agreed to sit for an interview with the House Oversight Committee as part of its investigation into classified documents found at Biden’s home and office, CNN has learned. The Republican-led committee sent a letter to Chung last month demanding

By Evan Perez and Sean Lyngaas, CNN The FBI has been investigating and working to contain a malicious cyber incident on part of its computer network in recent days, according to people briefed on the matter. FBI officials believe the incident involved an FBI computer system used in investigations of images of child sexual exploitation,

By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas pointed the finger back at Congress to fix the country’s broken immigration system and maintained that he will not resign from his post in an new interview with CNN’s Chris Wallace. House Republicans, who have been fierce critics of President Joe Biden’s immigration policies, have been

By Joan Biskupic, CNN Senior Supreme Court Analyst The Supreme Court may decide as soon as Friday whether to tackle a new case that could further constrain the power of US regulators to delve into American businesses and individual lives. In recent rulings, this conservative-dominated high court has been diminishing regulatory control for consumer protection,

By Haley Britzky and Oren Liebermann, CNN Inside a sprawling factory just off the President Biden Expressway in downtown Scranton, Pennsylvania, the future arsenal of Ukraine’s war effort is being forged, one red hot artillery shell at a time. Running full-tilt, as it was on a recent January morning, the Scranton Army Ammunition Plant churns

By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN Justice Department prosecutors in Washington, DC, have taken over the corruption investigation into Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. State prosecutor Kent Schaffer, who is separately investigating Paxton, told CNN in an interview that the Justice Department notified him of the change. The yearslong corruption investigation had, until now, been under the

By Kristin Fisher, CNN An Illinois-based club of amateur balloonists says one of its small balloons is “missing in action” after last reporting its location over Alaska on Saturday, the same day the US military shot down an unidentified object in the same region. While the Northern Illinois Bottlecap Balloon Brigade (NIBBB) has not blamed

By CNN President Joe Biden underwent a routine physical at Walter Reed National Military Center on Thursday. The exam details offer likely the last health update on the oldest president in history ahead of an expected reelection announcement. Read a summary of findings written by the presidential physician, Dr. Kevin O’Connor, below. The-CNN-Wire™ & ©

By Haley Britzky and Oren Liebermann, CNN The US Defense Department released a series of new policies on Thursday to provide additional support to service members and dependents who must travel out of state to receive an abortion, including allowing up to three weeks of administrative leave. “This policy reflects our continued commitment to taking

By Eric Bradner, CNN Nikki Haley’s entrance into the 2024 Republican presidential race is offering the first demonstration of the difficult task awaiting other potential GOP candidates, as she seeks to stand out in what could become a crowded field — without directly attacking former President Donald Trump or alienating his supporters. Since announcing her