McConnell defends vote to acquit Trump: 'Our job was to defend the Constitution and respect its limits'
By Caroline Kelly, CNN Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell on Monday rebuked Donald Trump's incitement of the January 6 insurrection at the US Capitol while doubling down on his vote to acquit the former President…
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's Covid-19 controversy, explained
By Paul LeBlanc, CNN Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is at the center of an escalating controversy over deaths in nursing homes, how they were counted and how they handled requests for that data.
Utah GOP responds to senators' varying impeachment votes: 'There is power in our differences'
By Caroline Kelly and Terence Burlij, CNN The Utah Republican Party released a statement Monday accepting the different votes of the state's Sens. Mitt Romney and Mike Lee in last week's impeachment trial, marking…
Fallout from Trump's acquittal exposes deepening rift within GOP
By Eric Bradner, CNN Donald Trump's acquittal in the Senate's impeachment trial — and the backlash now facing Republicans who voted to convict him — have exposed the deepening rift within the GOP over whether to…
New radio and video footage from Capitol riot shows a coordinated attack and officers' restraint
By Whitney Wild, Jeremy Herb and Tom Foreman, CNN New police radio dispatches and security footage from the January 6 US Capitol riot paint an even sharper picture of how the insurrectionists at times showed little fear
Governors tell Biden in letter some vaccine efforts are creating confusion and inefficiency
By Kevin Liptak and Sara Murray, CNN A bipartisan group of governors expressed concern Monday at the Biden administration's vaccine rollout, writing in a letter to the White House that better coordination is needed…
One contractor killed and one US service member injured in rocket attack in Iraq
By Oren Liebermann, Barbara Starr, Mohammed Tawfeeq and Muwafaq Mohammed, CNN A civilian contractor was killed and a US service member was injured along with five other contractors when rocket fire landed on coalition…
Pelosi announces plans for '9/11-type commission' to investigate Capitol attack
By Clare Foran, Ryan Nobles and Annie Grayer, CNN House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced in a letter to House Democrats on Monday plans for the creation of a “9/11-type commission” to investigate the January 6 attack on
US oil rises above $60 as Texas gets pummeled with ice and snow
By David Goldman, CNN Business Oil is back, thanks to a strange brew of vaccines, economic optimism and a wintry mix in the Deep South.
Storytellers Project to present 'I Am' series celebrating all Americans
The Storytellers Project is launching a special series called “I Am” to more fully tell the stories of America. The first is “I am Black” on March 2.