Politics Archives

Fact check: How a false story about Leonardo DiCaprio donating $10 million to Ukraine spread around the world

March 12, 2022 4:03 AM CNN Newsource

By Daniel Dale, CNN A false story that actor Leonardo DiCaprio made a $10 million donation to Ukraine was repeated this week by media outlets around…

Georgia state Senate passes bill targeting ‘divisive concepts’ in schools

March 11, 2022 9:06 PM CNN Newsource

By Alta Spells and Chris Youd, CNN The Georgia state Senate on Friday passed a bill that prohibits teaching certain concepts related to race and…

DNC officials discuss demoting Iowa and changing early-voting state mix in presidential nominating calendars

March 11, 2022 7:09 PM CNN Newsource

By Eric Bradner and Ethan Cohen, CNN Democratic Party officials charged with setting the presidential nominating calendar argued Friday for major…

Families of ‘Citgo 6’ see release of one member as a hopeful sign for the rest

March 11, 2022 7:00 PM CNN Newsource

By Jennifer Hansler, CNN Gustavo Cárdenas’ years-long “nightmare” came to an end Tuesday night when he and another American…

No diplomatic off-ramp in sight for Russia’s war in Ukraine

March 11, 2022 6:15 PM CNN Newsource

By Kylie Atwood, Jennifer Hansler and Jeremy Herb, CNN With Russia’s war in Ukraine now in its third week, US and European officials have…

Report finds ‘significant gaps’ in DHS’ ability to detect violent extremism in its ranks

March 11, 2022 5:46 PM CNN Newsource

By Geneva Sands, CNN The Department of Homeland Security has uncovered “significant gaps” in its ability to detect potential domestic…

Barr says he stands by his pre-election comments raising unsubstantiated concerns over voter fraud

March 11, 2022 4:20 PM CNN

CNN By Tierney Sneed, CNN Former Attorney General William Barr on Friday stood by his widely criticized comments before the 2020 election that mail…

Nearly 1 in 5 mail-in ballots in Houston area were rejected because of Texas voting law, election officials say

March 11, 2022 3:42 PM CNN Newsource

By Kelly Mena, CNN Thousands of mail-in ballots were rejected in Texas’ most populous county for the March primary because they did not meet…

Barr says he stands by his pre-election comments raising unsubstantiated concerns over voter fraud

March 11, 2022 3:07 PM CNN Newsource

By Tierney Sneed, CNN Former Attorney General William Barr on Friday stood by his widely criticized comments before the 2020 election that mail…

Iran nuclear talks are paused after Russia makes late demands

March 11, 2022 3:04 PM CNN Newsource

By Jennifer Hansler and Jeremy Herb, CNN Talks to salvage the Iranian nuclear deal broke off Friday without an agreement, as negotiators left Vienna…

Harris avoids public discord in one of the most intense moments of her vice presidency

March 11, 2022 3:00 PM CNN Newsource

By Kevin Liptak, CNN As Vice President Kamala Harris was jetting to Poland this week, she got a mid-flight call from the White House. It was…

Biden warns Russia will pay a ‘severe price’ if it uses chemical weapons in Ukraine

March 11, 2022 1:05 PM CNN

CNN By Sam Fossum and Betsy Klein, CNN President Joe Biden warned on Friday that Russia will pay a “severe price” if the country uses…

GOP lawmaker calls Zelensky a ‘thug’ and Ukrainian government ‘incredibly evil’

March 11, 2022 12:35 PM CNN

CNN By Alex Rogers, CNN North Carolina Republican Rep. Madison Cawthorn recently called Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky a “thug”…

White House is briefing social media creators on Russia and Ukraine

March 11, 2022 12:04 PM CNN Newsource

By Betsy Klein, CNN The Biden administration is doing outreach on Ukraine and Russia to popular digital creators from platforms like TikTok, seeking…

US officials eye Russian reliance on unsophisticated but brutal heavy weaponry in Ukraine

March 11, 2022 11:31 AM CNN

CNN By Katie Bo Lillis and Jim Sciutto, CNN Russia has relied far more heavily on less sophisticated, so-called “dumb” bombs than it has…

US officials eye Russian reliance on unsophisticated but brutal heavy weaponry in Ukraine

March 11, 2022 11:09 AM CNN Newsource

By Katie Bo Lillis and Jim Sciutto, CNN Russia has relied far more heavily on less sophisticated, so-called “dumb” bombs than it has on…

Texas Supreme Court further limits challenges to state’s restrictive abortion law

March 11, 2022 11:05 AM CNN Newsource

By Tierney Sneed The Texas Supreme Court on Friday issued a ruling that effectively foreclosed the last avenue abortion clinics had to challenge the…

Judge rejects Trump’s attempt to countersue accuser E. Jean Carroll, calling it a delay tactic

March 11, 2022 10:51 AM CNN Newsource

By Kara Scannell A federal judge on Friday denied Donald Trump’s request to countersue magazine writer E. Jean Carroll for violating New…

Biden warns Russia will pay a ‘severe price’ if it uses chemical weapons in Ukraine

March 11, 2022 9:46 AM CNN Newsource

By Sam Fossum and Betsy Klein, CNN President Joe Biden warned on Friday that Russia will pay a “severe price” if the country uses…

Immigration arrests in the US plunge under Biden administration, data show

March 11, 2022 9:20 AM CNN Newsource

By Priscilla Alvarez and Geneva Sands, CNN Immigration arrests in the United States have plunged under President Joe Biden compared to his…

Some states want to give drivers a gas tax holiday. But that might not be a wise move.

March 11, 2022 6:00 AM CNN

CNN By Tami Luhby, CNN As Americans reel from skyrocketing gasoline prices, a growing number of states are looking to provide residents with a little…

Some states want to give drivers a gas tax holiday. But that might not be a wise move.

March 11, 2022 6:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Tami Luhby, CNN As Americans reel from skyrocketing gasoline prices, a growing number of states are looking to provide residents with a little…

Biden touts one-year anniversary of American Rescue Plan in Philadelphia

March 11, 2022 5:03 AM CNN Newsource

By Jasmine Wright and Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden is marking the one-year anniversary of signing the American Rescue Plan into law with a…

Biden will tout one-year anniversary of Covid-19 education funding in Philadelphia

March 11, 2022 5:03 AM CNN

CNN By Jasmine Wright, CNN President Joe Biden on Friday is expected to tout the one-year anniversary of signing the American Rescue Plan into law…

How the Biden admin is quietly eyeing Saudi Arabia and UAE relations to offset surging oil prices

March 11, 2022 4:05 AM CNN Newsource

By Phil Mattingly and Kylie Atwood, CNN An intense, closely guarded diplomatic effort by a core team of Biden energy and national security officials…

Harris says US commitment to NATO is ‘ironclad’ as she aims to reassure its Romanian allies

March 10, 2022 10:01 PM CNN Newsource

By Kevin Liptak, CNN Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday described the United States’ commitment to defending NATO members as ironclad…

Biden calls for suspending normal trade relations with Russia and will ban imports of vodka and seafood

March 10, 2022 8:40 PM CNN Newsource

By Kaitlan Collins, Manu Raju, Kate Sullivan, MJ Lee and John Harwood, CNN President Joe Biden on Friday called for suspending normal trade relations…

Michael Flynn pleads the Fifth in deposition with January 6 committee

March 10, 2022 5:53 PM CNN Newsource

By Katelyn Polantz and Paul LeBlanc, CNN Michael Flynn, former President Donald Trump‘s onetime national security adviser, invoked his Fifth…

Intelligence: Russia has taken to trying to jam NATO plane’s radar

March 10, 2022 5:08 PM CNN Newsource

By Natasha Bertrand Russia has been using Belarus as a springboard for many of its air operations in Ukraine, according to intelligence collected by…

Russia using Belarus as a launch point for many air operations in Ukraine, NATO says

March 10, 2022 5:08 PM CNN

CNN By Natasha Bertrand Russia has been using Belarus as a springboard for many of its air operations in Ukraine, according to intelligence collected…