By Katelyn Polantz and Kara Scannell, CNN While the House January 6 committee is making its case to the American public that then-President Donald Trump ripped off donors with false fundraising pitches after the 2020 election, prosecutors would face higher hurdles if they were to pursue a criminal fraud case in court. “Is it a
Continue Reading By Annie Grayer, CNN The House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, riot at the US Capitol has postponed its hearing scheduled for Wednesday. The next hearing is scheduled for Thursday afternoon at 1 p.m. ET. The committee also announced Tuesday, that it would have two hearings next week — one on June 21
Continue Reading By Manu Raju, Kristin Wilson and Annie Grayer, CNN Speaker Nancy Pelosi informed her leadership team that the House would pass a Senate bill to bolster security for Supreme Court justices, according to a person who heard her remarks, a move that would end an increasingly acrimonious standoff with Republicans over the issue. The House
Continue Reading By Zachary Cohen, Jeremy Herb and Marshall Cohen, CNN The House committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol detailed Monday how those around then-President Donald Trump told him he lost the 2020 election — but he refused to listen, turning instead to his attorney Rudy Giuliani to embrace false claims that
Continue Reading By Jasmine Wright, CNN Vice President Kamala Harris will convene a roundtable on Tuesday with constitutional law, privacy and technology experts to discuss the legal and everyday implications of the Supreme Court potentially overturning Roe v. Wade. The White House is bracing for the conservative-led Supreme Court to overturn the landmark case, which allows for
Continue Reading By Lauren Fox and Ted Barrett, CNN The vast majority of Republican senators were slow Monday to embrace the announced gun safety framework, telling CNN they want more details before saying where they stand. It’s a sign of just how hard it will be for Republicans to hold on to the support they have and
Continue Reading By Ryan Nobles, Annie Grayer and Zachary Cohen, CNN The chairman of the House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol told reporters Monday that the panel will not make any criminal referral of former President Donald Trump or anyone else to the Justice Department — a claim that met
Continue Reading By Manu Raju, CNN Chief Congressional Correspondent Sen. Bernie Sanders, the progressive firebrand and former Democratic presidential candidate, said on Monday he would not challenge President Joe Biden in a 2024 primary and would back him if he runs — a comment that comes as Democrats are uncertain whether the 79-year-old President should run again.
Continue Reading By Paul LeBlanc, CNN Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia on Monday defended a newly reached bipartisan gun deal as a pragmatic step forward that won’t threaten gun owners’ Second Amendment rights. “It’s based around children. It’s based around prevention and intervention. That’s what it’s based about. So we have to take what we
Continue Reading By Hannah Rabinowitz and Shawna Mizelle, CNN Attorney General Merrick Garland said Monday that he plans to watch all the hearings held by the House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol — and that prosecutors handling criminal cases stemming from the insurrection are watching, too. “I am watching, and
Continue Reading By Maegan Vazquez, CNN The White House maintained on Monday that Americans are well equipped to deal with current economic hurdles — including US stocks plunging into a bear market — because of President Joe Biden’s efforts in office. When asked the White House’s reaction to the falling stock market, including all the gains made
Continue Reading By Maegan Vazquez, CNN The White House maintained on Monday that Americans are well equipped to deal with current economic hurdles — including US stocks plunging into a bear market — because of President Joe Biden’s efforts in office. When asked the White House’s reaction to the falling stock market, including all the gains made
Continue Reading By Gregory Krieg, CNN South Texas returns to the polls on Tuesday for a special election to replace a Democratic House member who resigned earlier this year, setting up a surprisingly expensive race to fill out the remaining months of his term. Former Democratic Rep. Filemon Vela‘s decision to leave office at the end of
Continue Reading By Jennifer Hansler, CNN The Biden administration is “prepared to make both short and longer-term adjustments to our military posture” to respond to provocations from North Korea, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday. Blinken’s comments, made alongside his South Korean counterpart at a news conference at the State Department, come as North Korea has
Continue Reading By Fredreka Schouten, CNN One email warned of a “left wing mob,” seeking to undermine the results of the presidential contest. Another said then-President Donald Trump needed campaign contributions to “fight back.” And in another instance, his supporters were urged to “step up to protect the integrity of the election.” Those examples of Trump’s relentless
Continue Reading By Kyung Lah, CNN Even with the clock still ticking down to Tuesday’s Nevada primary, Republican Senate candidate Adam Laxalt has already set his sights on November — and his would-be opponent, Democratic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto. “She’s the most vulnerable senator in America,” Laxalt told a group of supporters in Summerlin, a suburban neighborhood
Continue Reading By Kevin Liptak, CNN US national security adviser Jake Sullivan met in Luxembourg on Monday with the top Chinese diplomat for a “candid, substantive, and productive discussion” at a tense moment between their two countries, according to the White House. The talks, which hadn’t been announced beforehand, ran four-and-a-half hours. They came as a potential
Continue Reading By Betsy Klein and Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden on Monday signed what he described as “long overdue” legislation that could help establish a National Museum of Asian American and Pacific Islander History and Culture. “It’s about time for a national museum to capture the courage, the character, and the imagination … the dreams
Continue Reading By Shawna Mizelle and Melissa Alonso, CNN Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine on Monday signed a bill into law that makes it easier for teachers and staff to carry guns on school premises. The Republican-backed bill reduces the hours of training required for armed school personnel from 700 to 24, according to the legislation. “Those 700
Continue Reading By Shawna Mizelle and Melissa Alonso, CNN Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine on Monday signed a bill into law that makes it easier for teachers and staff to carry guns on school premises. The Republican-backed bill reduces the hours of training required for armed school personnel from 700 to 24, according to the legislation. “Those 700
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