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By Kelly Mena, CNN The Republican-led push to restrict voting continues this year as lawmakers around the country set their sights on changing election laws. Lawmakers in 12 states have already introduced or pre-filed 96 bills that would make changes to voting laws for the 2022 session, according to an analysis from the liberal-leaning Brennan
Continue ReadingBy Ellie Kaufman, CNN A Black Hawk helicopter took its first autonomous flight without a pilot on board on Saturday at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. The helicopter flew for 30 minutes without any passengers on board first on Saturday and again on Monday, according to a release from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the
Continue ReadingBy Michael Conte, CNN Former New York City mayor and Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg has been nominated to serve as the chair of the Defense Innovation Board, a Defense Department spokesperson announced Wednesday. “Mr. Bloomberg … will bring a wealth of experience in technology, innovation, business and government to the Defense Innovation Board,” said
Continue ReadingBy Geneva Sands, CNN Law enforcement is on high alert ahead of Sunday’s Super Bowl and remains concerned about the sustained interest that international and domestic terrorists, as well as lone offenders have in targeting mass gatherings, according to a joint threat assessment obtained by CNN. But the multiple federal, state and local agencies that
Continue ReadingBy Zachary Cohen, Annie Grayer and Ryan Nobles, CNN The House select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection issued a subpoena Wednesday to Peter Navarro, former President Donald Trump’s one-time trade adviser who following the US Capitol riot has consistently defended efforts to overturn the election. Navarro is just the latest former Trump official to
Continue ReadingBy Clare Foran, CNN Speaker Nancy Pelosi indicated on Wednesday that House Democrats are looking into potential policy proposals to ban lawmaker stock trading and working to find a consensus so they can take action this year. Asked at her weekly news conference about the possibility of enacting a ban on lawmaker trading, Pelosi responded,
Continue ReadingBy Ali Zaslav and Lauren Fox, CNN A bipartisan group of senators announced Wednesday they reached a deal to renew the Violence Against Women Act, marking a years-long effort to modernize the landmark legislation that expired in 2018. “I think we can almost let out a sigh of relief,” said Republican Sen. Joni Ernst, a
Continue ReadingCNN By Manu Raju, Melanie Zanona and Ted Barrett, CNN Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell made clear this week that the deadly events on January 6, 2021, were a “violent insurrection” meant to stop the peaceful transfer of power — a comment prompting backlash from a number of House and Senate Republicans. “It was mostly
Continue ReadingBy Shawna Mizelle, CNN Republican Rep. Greg Pence on Wednesday publicly defended his brother, former Vice President Mike Pence, who said former President Donald Trump was “wrong” in claiming that Pence had the right to overturn the 2020 election on January 6, 2021. The former vice president has been the subject of harsh criticism from
Continue ReadingBy Betsy Klein, Kaitlan Collins and Phil Mattingly, CNN President Joe Biden will host Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats at the White House Thursday, a White House official confirmed to CNN, as he ramps up his courting of critical senators before selecting a successor to Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer. Biden, the official added, “has also
Continue ReadingBy Gabby Orr and Michael Warren, CNN Mike Pence did not initially intend to admonish former President Donald Trump during a long-planned speech last week. But a pair of statements from Trump criticizing Pence’s actions on January 6, 2021, were the final straw, said two people close to the former vice president. He had to
Continue ReadingBy Natasha Bertrand and Barbara Starr, CNN The White House has approved a plan presented by the Pentagon for the nearly 2,000 US troops in Poland to help Americans who may try to evacuate Ukraine if Russia invades, according to two US officials familiar with the matter. The US forces are not currently authorized to
Continue ReadingBy Jeff Zeleny and Gabby Orr, CNN The three words about the US Capitol attack that have sparked a firestorm inside the Republican Party — “legitimate political discourse” — were not included in early drafts of the resolution to censure Reps. Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger, a person involved in the process tells CNN, but
Continue ReadingBy Jasmine Wright and Kate Sullivan, CNN Vice President Kamala Harris will attend the Munich Security Conference this month, a White House official confirmed to CNN on Wednesday. Harris’ latest high-profile foreign trip comes as the US has partnered with key allies in attempt to deter Russia from invading Ukraine. The vice president is expected
Continue ReadingCNN By Jasmine Wright and Kate Sullivan, CNN Vice President Kamala Harris will attend the Munich Security Conference this month, a White House official confirmed to CNN on Wednesday. Harris’ latest high-profile foreign trip comes as the US has partnered with key allies in attempt to deter Russia from invading Ukraine. The vice president is
Continue ReadingCNN By Paul LeBlanc, Manu Raju and Morgan Rimmer, CNN Democratic Rep. Joyce Beatty of Ohio said Tuesday that Republican Rep. Hal Rogers of Kentucky poked her in the back and told her “kiss my ass” after she asked him to wear a mask before boarding the US Capitol’s subway system. Beatty, who chairs the
Continue ReadingBy Geneva Sands, CNN US Citizenship and Immigration Services changed its mission statement again, four years after the Trump administration removed the phrase “nation of immigrants” from the agency’s statement, a move that prompted backlash from immigrant rights groups and others. Under the Biden administration, the agency is taking a different approach, using words like
Continue ReadingBy Katie Lobosco, CNN “It turned out to be a horrible day,” Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said, recalling his first day of kindergarten as a 5-year-old still learning English. His mom had to pick up her overwhelmed son early that day, but Cardona eventually found Connecticut’s public school system to be a place of ample
Continue ReadingBy Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden on Wednesday is turning his focus to making new commitments to elect more Democratic governors, a Biden adviser told CNN, following on his pledge to be deeply involved in this year’s midterm elections. Democrats are defending 16 governors’ seats and Republicans are defending 20. Not all of these
Continue ReadingBy Kylie Atwood, CNN The Biden administration believes it has until the end of February to salvage the Iran nuclear agreement, otherwise the US will have to change tack and launch aggressive efforts to prevent Tehran from obtaining a nuclear weapon, according to three administration officials. “This session is the critical one,” a senior administration
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