Lawmakers ask travel companies to step up security ahead of inauguration
By Gregory Wallace and Lauren Fox, CNN US lawmakers are asking for help from travel companies including bus operators, car rental companies and hotels to prevent an attack on the inauguration and investigate last…
Cardi B to Star in Comedy Film ‘Assisted Living’
Cardi B has landed her first leading big-screen role in the Paramount comedy Assisted Living. The script will be penned by This Is Us writer Kay Oyegun, and Temple Hill and Stephen Love will produce for Paramount. The story follows
Siegfried Fischbacher, of the Siegfried & Roy illusionist duo, dies at 81
Siegfried Fischbacher, the world-known illusionist who worked alongside stage partner Roy Horn, has died. He was 81. Fischbacher died of pancreatic cancer on Wednesday at his home in Las Vegas, according to a statement from his representative.
Federal government executes Corey Johnson following prolonged legal fight
By Paul LeBlanc and Christina Carrega, CNN Corey Johnson was executed by lethal injection at the Federal Correctional Complex in Terre Haute, Indiana, and was pronounced dead at 11:34 p.m. ET on Thursday.
Xiaomi and other Chinese companies slapped with US restrictions as Trump's term winds down
By Laura He, CNN Business The Trump administration is inflicting even more damage on Chinese businesses — including smartphone maker Xiaomi — with just days to go before President-elect Joe Biden takes office.
Biden taps Lisa Monaco as homeland security adviser to inauguration amid rising threats
By Jeff Zeleny and Paul LeBlanc, CNN President-elect Joe Biden has asked Lisa Monaco, his deputy attorney general nominee, to temporarily step away from those duties and serve as a homeland security adviser to his…
McCarthy defends Cheney as Republicans battle amid impeachment fallout
By Clare Foran and Manu Raju, CNN House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy is standing by Rep. Liz Cheney, the No. 3 House Republican, as their conference has devolved into a bitter feud following President Donald Trump's…
Secret Service director reminds employees to be nonpartisan ahead of Biden inauguration
By Jim Acosta and Jason Hoffman, CNN US Secret Service director James Murray sent an agency-wide memo on Wednesday reminding all employees to remain professional and act in a nonpartisan manner as they carry out their…
Fun facts from past inaugurations
By Katie Glaeser, CNN Sometimes presidential inaugurations are full of pomp and circumstance. Sometimes they end with the newly sworn-in president jumping out of a White House window. Intrigued yet?
FBI Director Wray says over 200 suspects identified in US Capitol riots
By Zachary Cohen and Allie Malloy, CNN Investigators have identified more than 200 suspects in their probe of the January 6 attack at the US Capitol and arrested more than 100 individuals, FBI Director Chris Wray said…