Biden and Breyer will hold event at White House on Thursday, source says
By Maegan Vazquez and Kaitlan Collins, CNN President Joe Biden and Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer are scheduled to appear together at the White…
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Florida surgeon general favorably recommended after Democrats walk out of confirmation hearing
By Steve Contorno, CNN A contentious confirmation hearing for Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo ended abruptly Wednesday after Democrats…
Continue ReadingMelania Trump’s auction items fail to bring desired price
By Kate Bennett, CNN The lot of three items put up for auction earlier this month by former first lady Melania Trump failed to reach its desired…
Continue ReadingNew report finds 1 in 8 congressional staffers are not making a DC living wage
By Annie Grayer, CNN One in eight congressional staffers in Washington, DC, are not paid a living wage, a new report from a nonprofit found.…
Continue ReadingSchumer wants quick timeline to confirm Supreme Court pick, similar to Barrett’s process
By Clare Foran and Manu Raju, CNN After a series of recent stinging legislative defeats, Senate Democrats may soon be able to deliver a win for their…
Continue ReadingBiden said he will put a Black woman on the Supreme Court. Here’s who he may pick to replace Breyer
CNN By Ariane de Vogue and Tierney Sneed, CNN In what will be one of the most monumental endeavors of Joe Biden’s presidency, the retirement of…
Continue ReadingBiden said he will put a Black woman on the Supreme Court. Here’s who he may pick to replace Breyer
By Ariane de Vogue and Tierney Sneed, CNN In what will be one of the most monumental endeavors of Joe Biden’s presidency, the retirement of…
Continue ReadingHow the Supreme Court confirmation process works
By Zachary B. Wolf, CNN Joe Biden has nominated Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court to replace retiring Justice Stephen Breyer, fulfilling the…
Continue ReadingInside Biden’s calculated response to Breyer’s retirement
CNN By Kevin Liptak, Phil Mattingly, Jeff Zeleny and Kaitlan Collins, CNN President Joe Biden received a much-needed political opening on Wednesday.…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer plans to retire
By Wolf Blitzer and Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer plans to retire, setting up a seismic confirmation battle at the start…
Continue ReadingUS suggests Winter Olympics could influence Russia’s military planning in Ukraine
By Jennifer Hansler and Jeremy Herb, CNN A senior US official suggested Wednesday that the Winter Olympics beginning next week in China could affect…
Continue ReadingTop aide to Mark Meadows met with January 6 committee
By Ryan Nobles, Whitney Wild, Zachary Cohen and Annie Grayer, CNN Ben Williamson, a top aide to former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, met…
Continue ReadingMan who wore ‘Camp Auschwitz’ sweatshirt during US Capitol riot pleads guilty
By Hannah Rabinowitz The man who was photographed inside the US Capitol wearing a “Camp Auschwitz” sweatshirt on January 6, 2021, pleaded…
Continue ReadingHouse Democrats announce three new task forces to address the climate crisis
By Ella Nilsen, CNN As President Joe Biden’s signature climate and economic bill stalls in the Senate, House Democrats are launching three new…
Continue ReadingUS and allies discussing deploying more troops to Eastern Europe prior to any Russian invasion of Ukraine
By Jim Sciutto and Natasha Bertrand, CNN The US and a handful of allies are in discussions to deploy thousands more troops to Eastern European NATO…
Continue ReadingDOJ’s No. 2 says addressing violent crime and police misconduct is not ‘an either/or’
By Evan Perez and Tierney Sneed, CNN Amid a violent crime wave, and as congressional efforts on police reform have petered out, Deputy Attorney…
Continue ReadingNancy Pelosi says she’s running for reelection
CNN By Annie Grayer, CNN House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced on Tuesday that she plans to run for reelection, aiming to extend her more than 30-year…
Continue ReadingBlinken announces US has delivered written responses to Russia over Ukraine crisis
By Jeremy Herb, Jennifer Hansler and Kylie Atwood, CNN The United States has given Moscow its written response aimed at deterring a Russian invasion…
Continue ReadingWhite House sketches a future in which normal life and Covid-19 coexist
By Betsy Klein, CNN Biden administration health officials on Wednesday outlined a long-term vision for a future in which the nation coexists with…
Continue ReadingHarris heading to Honduras under pressure to find a reliable partner in Northern Triangle
By Priscilla Alvarez and Jasmine Wright, CNN Vice President Kamala Harris will lead a delegation to Honduras this week to attend the historic…
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