Politics

By Christina Carrega and Evan Perez, CNN Federal Bureau of Prisons Director Michael Carvajal is retiring, following months of pressure from some…

By Geneva Sands, Katie Bo Lillis and Whitney Wild, CNN In the days ahead of the anniversary of the January 6 US Capitol attack, federal officials…

By Kevin Liptak and Jeff Zeleny, CNN Two weeks before becoming president, Joe Biden watched the January 6 attack on television from his home in…

By Jeff Zeleny, Chief National Affairs Correspondent President Joe Biden is planning to deliver a speech on voting rights during a visit to Atlanta…

By Holmes Lybrand Two friends who entered the US Capitol together on January 6, one of whom boasted about breaking in and smoking a joint, were…

By Jennifer Hansler, CNN US Secretary of State Antony Blinken stressed Wednesday that Russia must de-escalate tensions on the border with Ukraine in…

By Ella Nilsen, CNN Senate climate hawks got a new shot of optimism this week as West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin gave perhaps his most full-throated…

By Kara Scannell A federal judge set the foreign lobbying trial for Tom Barrack, a former adviser to then-President Donald Trump, for September.…

By Tami Luhby, CNN West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin has lots of issues with the Democrats’ expanded child tax credit, which is a main reason why…

By Betsy Klein, CNN The Biden administration is opening additional federally run free Covid-19 testing sites in six states across the country —…

By Barbara Starr and Devan Cole, CNN Military bases in Iraq and Syria that hold American troops were attacked Wednesday, though no US forces were…

By Gabby Orr, CNN Former President Donald Trump abruptly canceled a news conference late Tuesday that he was scheduled to host at Mar-a-Lago on the…

By John Harwood and Betsy Klein, CNN A bipartisan group of Senate lawmakers discussed the possibility of another economic stimulus package last year…

By Melanie Zanona and Manu Raju, CNN Republicans on Capitol Hill are under pressure to reflect on the deadly events of January 6 but are also trying…

By Evan Perez and Katelyn Polantz, CNN A year after the January 6 insurrection, the Justice Department continues to press forward on the biggest…

By Jeremy Herb, CNN The day after the January 6 attack on the US Capitol, three local Republican officials in Pennsylvania’s Lancaster County…

By Katelyn Polantz and Mary Kay Mallonee, CNN Sebastian Gorka, a radio host and ally of former President Donald Trump, has filed suit against the…

By Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN Some top Democratic operatives are terrified that their down-ballot candidates are responding too timidly to the threat…

By Joan Biskupic, CNN legal analyst & Supreme Court biographer The two visions of pandemic America have arrived at the US Supreme Court. To the…

By Shawna Mizelle, CNN Democratic Rep. Brenda Lawrence of Michigan announced on Tuesday that she will not seek reelection to the House this year…