National Politics

By Catherine Valentine and Brianna Keilar, CNN You can’t tell by looking at him, but retired Staff Sgt. Wesley Black is about to die. He’s just 35 years old. And today he’s having what he calls a good day. “I could be dead tomorrow. I could live another six months … It really all just

By Paul LeBlanc, CNN Lawmakers will resume a slate of tense negotiations this week over voting rights, infrastructure and police reform as President Joe Biden’s agenda enters an important week on Capitol Hill. Looming large over the deliberations is the July 4 recess in the Senate, which begins at the end of the week and

CNN’s Evan Perez has new details on how in 2018 the Department of Justice under President Donald Trump obtained data from the Apple accounts for Democratic Reps. Adam Schiff and Eric Swalwell, as well as Trump’s former White House counsel Don McGahn.

By Evan Perez, Pamela Brown, Katelyn Polantz and Jeremy Herb, CNN The subpoena that swept up the records of two Democratic congressmen, their staff and family members in 2018 appears to have been the result of a leak investigation that initially included scrutinizing a senior aide on the House Intelligence Committee, and not the lawmakers

By Jessica Campisi, CNN Ammon Bundy, the rancher who captured national attention when he led an armed occupation of federal land in Oregon, has announced his run for governor of Idaho. “I’m running for governor because I’m sick and tired of all of this political garbage just like you are,” Bundy said in a video

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) would not definitively say if he would support the voting rights compromise put forth by Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) but stated that he supports the provisions in House Bill 1 and will work to preserve democracy and voting rights.

By Chandelis Duster, CNN Sen. Bernie Sanders on Sunday signaled openness to West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin’s proposed changes to sweeping elections overhaul legislation being debated in Congress. “Sounds like I’m open to doing everything I possibly can to protect American democracy,” Sanders, an independent from Vermont who caucuses with the Democrats, said when pressed

The Biden administration is preparing to impose additional sanctions on Russia over the poisoning of imprisoned opposition leader Alexey Navalny, national security adviser Jake Sullivan said Sunday.

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) tells CNN’s Dana Bash that his estimated $6 trillion infrastructure package reflects the reality of the challenges facing working American families.

By Chandelis Duster and Daniella Diaz, CNN Sen. Bernie Sanders on Sunday said it’s urgent that Democrats work toward an infrastructure package with a larger price tag that addresses climate change and other related issues. “I sometimes think we get boggled down in numbers and that’s important, but we’ve got to look at what the

By Jessica Campisi, CNN The Biden administration is preparing to impose additional sanctions on Russia over the poisoning of imprisoned opposition leader Alexey Navalny, national security adviser Jake Sullivan said Sunday. “We are preparing another package of sanctions to apply in this case,” Sullivan told CNN’s Dana Bash on “State of the Union.” “We’ve shown

By Dana Bash and Abbie Sharpe, CNN It was a moment captured for the history books. Danica Roem, on her knees with her face in her hands, crying. It was 2017 and she had just become the first state lawmaker who identifies as transgender elected in Virginia. She will always be the first, but four

The Bidens have announced that Champ, their “beloved” German Shepherd who had been with their family since 2008, has died. Champ passed away at the Biden family home in Wilmington, Delaware, a White House official told CNN.

By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN The Bidens announced Saturday that their “beloved” German Shepherd Champ has died. “Our hearts are heavy today as we let you all know that our beloved German Shepherd, Champ, passed away peacefully at home,” President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden said in a statement. “He was our constant, cherished

By Ellie Kaufman Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough is moving to make gender confirmation surgery available to transgender veterans through Veterans Affairs health care coverage, according to a VA department spokesperson. McDonough will announce the move at a Pride event at the Orlando Vet Center in Florida later on Saturday, according to the spokesperson. “We

By Gregory Krieg, CNN The race to become New York City’s 110th mayor began in a pandemic-enforced bubble, with the campaign playing out in drab Zoom forums, on social media and through the press, where email statements took the place of live exhortations to swells of supporters. But with the city now open as vaccination

By Stephen Collinson and Maeve Reston, CNN As America finally recognizes the importance of Juneteenth, the full potential of a symbolic new milestone for equality is being undermined by Republican moves to make it harder for many Black Americans to vote. Often in the civil rights struggle, single victories — like this week’s signing of

By Oren Liebermann, CNN The Pentagon is pulling missile defense systems and other military hardware and personnel from Saudi Arabia and other countries in the Middle East, according to a defense official, as it realigns its mission and forces to confront China and Russia. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin instructed the commander of US Central Command,

By Rachel Janfaza More than 100,000 names will be removed from Georgia’s voter registration rolls in an attempt to keep the state’s voter files “up to date,” Georgia’s secretary of state announced in a statement Friday. “Making sure Georgia’s voter rolls are up to date is key to ensuring the integrity of our elections,” Republican

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has proceeded with a plan that would deny communion to public figures who support abortion rights, setting up a potential public rebuke of President Joe Biden.