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By Oren Liebermann, CNN The refusal of the commander of the Oklahoma National guard to enforce the Pentagon’s Covid-19 vaccination mandate has opened up a dispute about the limits of the federal government’s authority and the chain of command of the military. Brig. Gen. Thomas Mancino has refused to enforce the mandate since he took
Continue ReadingBy Melanie Zanona, CNN House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said Thursday that he would reinstate Reps. Paul Gosar of Arizona and Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia on committees — potentially even “better” ones — if Republicans win back the House after next year’s midterms. “They’ll have committees,” McCarthy said at his weekly news conference. “They
Continue ReadingCNN By Melanie Zanona, CNN House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said Thursday that he would reinstate Reps. Paul Gosar of Arizona and Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia on committees — potentially even “better” ones — if Republicans win back the House after next year’s midterms. “They’ll have committees,” McCarthy said at his weekly news conference.
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Hansler and Tierney Sneed, CNN The Biden administration on Thursday unveiled charges and sanctions against Iranian nationals who are alleged to have conducted a cyber influence campaign in last year’s election, including in some instances crafting messages to appear as if they were from the far-right Proud Boys. The Treasury Department announced sanctions
Continue ReadingAnalys by Chris Cillizza, CNN Editor-at-large Everywhere you look these days, there’s good political news for Republicans. Earlier this month they swept the statewide offices in Virginia and nearly upset New Jersey’s Democratic governor. President Joe Biden’s approval rating remains mired in the low 40s. The generic congressional ballot is moving in Republicans’ direction. Inflation
Continue ReadingBy Clare Foran, Manu Raju and Morgan Rimmer, CNN House Democrats pushed back a vote on President Joe Biden’s plan to dramatically expand the social safety net after House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy stalled floor action with a record-breaking marathon speech that stretched into the early hours of Friday morning. McCarthy, a Republican from California,
Continue ReadingBy Katelyn Polantz, CNN Reporter, Crime and Justice Lawyers for right-wing firebrand Steve Bannon made clear at a court hearing Thursday that they intend to slow down, as much as possible, the criminal case against Bannon for failing to testify to the House January 6 select committee. “We’ll have to learn exactly what was done
Continue ReadingCNN, KITV, KABC By Barbara Starr, Oren Liebermann and Ellie Kaufman, CNN As the holiday season approaches and everyday prices for food, fuel and housing are rising, the US military is trying to ease the economic strain on service members by increasing the housing allowance in high-price areas and expanding financial education, according to a
Continue ReadingBy Kate Sullivan, CNN The Biden administration on Thursday announced steps it’s taking to deploy funds from the $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief law passed earlier this year to help offset rising home heating costs for Americans this winter. The White House on Thursday also called on utility companies that receive public funding to prevent utility
Continue ReadingBy Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday unanimously voted to require text messages sent to the number 988 be routed to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline by next year, expanding access to the critical 24/7 national hotline. Phone carriers are in the process of nationwide implementation of 988 as the easy-to-remember number
Continue ReadingBy Betsy Klein, CNN President Joe Biden on Friday will gobble up his first opportunity to participate in a time-honored White House tradition: The annual Thanksgiving turkey pardon. Justice, and perhaps a side of cranberry sauce, will be served in the Rose Garden as Biden roasts two pardon contenders — turkeys Peanut Butter and Jelly
Continue ReadingBy Betsy Klein, CNN President Joe Biden on Thursday signed three bipartisan bills into law aimed at supporting the nation’s law enforcement and first responders, as well as the communities they serve. “Today’s investment and the bills I’m about to sign share goals of law enforcement and first responders: be the protectors and the partners
Continue ReadingBy Jeremy Herb and Dianne Gallagher, CNN A conservative lawyer who helped Donald Trump try to overturn the 2020 election was named to a federal election advisory board this month, a move that illustrates how the former President still casts a long shadow over the federal government even after leaving office. Cleta Mitchell, who was
Continue ReadingCNN By Kate Sullivan and Betsy Klein, CNN Vice President Kamala Harris said Thursday she does not feel misused or underused in her role as vice president, following CNN reporting that many in the vice president’s circle believe she is being sidelined and that key West Wing aides are exasperated by what they see as
Continue ReadingBy Kate Sullivan and Betsy Klein, CNN Vice President Kamala Harris said Thursday she does not feel misused or underused in her role as vice president, following CNN reporting that many in the vice president’s circle believe she is being sidelined and that key West Wing aides are exasperated by what they see as entrenched
Continue ReadingBy Christina Carrega and Evan Perez, CNN The FBI is working to assess the number of threats made against school board members and teachers, using a tracking tool that it says will help implement a directive from Attorney General Merrick Garland that has come under criticism from Republicans. An internal memo to the FBI’s counterterrorism
Continue ReadingBy Kylie Atwood and Jennifer Hansler, CNN The Biden administration is considering sending some of the Afghan evacuees at a US military base in Kosovo back to Afghanistan if they cannot clear the intense vetting process to come to the United States, according to three US officials familiar with the matter. A return to Afghanistan
Continue ReadingCNN By Chandelis Duster, CNN China’s test of a hypersonic missile over the summer “went around the world,” the second most senior US general said in an interview released Tuesday, shedding new details on the test and warning that China might one day be able to launch a surprise nuclear attack on the United States.
Continue ReadingBy Tierney Sneed, CNN More than a decade before he was assigned the criminal contempt case brought against Steve Bannon, Judge Carl Nichols was a top Justice Department lawyer deeply involved in pushing sweeping arguments in favor of shielding an ex-presidential adviser from congressional testimony. Nichols — who was appointed to the bench in 2019
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden, reconvening a summit of North American leaders at the White House on Thursday, sought cross-border agreement on migration, Covid-19 and economic integration, even as his guests voiced concerns over what they say are protectionist trade policies left over from Biden’s predecessor. “We can meet all of the challenges
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