Politics

CNN's Kaitlan Collins reports.

Alabama asks Supreme Court to temporarily block order to redraw congressional maps

Alabama has sent a request to the Supreme Court asking for a delay in a lower court order to proceed with drawing new congressional maps ahead of the 2022 election.

More than $100 million in ads has *already* been spent on just 5 Senate races

The 2022 general election is still 284 days away -- and even the earliest primaries don't start until March.

Biden sending troops to Eastern Europe soon as Ukraine turmoil intensifies

President Biden told reporters Friday that he is moving U.S. troops to Eastern Europe and NATO countries.

Biden to visit New York as city reels from killing of two policemen

President Joe Biden is scheduled to travel to New York City to meet with Mayor Eric Adams next week as the city reels from the loss of two NYPD officers shot and killed last week.

GOP politicians slam Biden as he visits Pittsburgh to promote infrastructure package

Republican politicians criticized President Biden amid his visit to Pittsburgh on Friday.

Democrats so far falling in line behind push for quick confirmation of Biden's Supreme Court pick

A narrow Democratic majority in Congress has derailed key legislative priorities for the White House, but so far President Joe Biden is not facing pushback from members of his own party to a swift Supreme Court confirmation process.

Tensions growing between Washington and Kyiv as Ukraine-Russia crisis drags on

As the US has been warning the world of a potentially "imminent" Russian invasion of Ukraine, one foreign leader in particular has not been convinced: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

Virginia AG says state universities cannot mandate Covid-19 vaccines without lawmakers' approval

Virginia's newly sworn-in Attorney General Jason Miyares says that state universities cannot require the Covid-19 vaccine for students to attend in-person or enroll, unless the commonwealth's legislature includes it among required immunizations for colleges.

60 million households have requested free Covid-19 rapid tests, White House says

The White House said on Friday some 60 million households have requested free Covid-19 rapid tests so far, with tens of millions tests having "gone out the door" as part of the Biden administration's program to mail more than half a billion rapid tests to Americans around the country.

Trump WH spokesman is sent subpoena by January 6 committee

The House Select Committee investigating January 6 has issued a subpoena Friday for a former White House spokesman with firsthand knowledge of Donald Trump's behavior before and during the January 6 attack on the Capitol, according to a copy of a letter accompanying the subpoena obtained by CNN.

Alabama asks Supreme Court to intervene in congressional redistricting dispute

Alabama asked the Supreme Court on Friday to freeze a lower court decision ordering the state to redraw its congressional map, marking the first 2022 election dispute to reach the high court.

Senate Republicans quiz Biden admin on TSA allowing illegal immigrants to use warrants for ID

FIRST ON FOX: Senate Republicans have written to the Biden administration, requesting information about the Transportation Security Administration's practice of allowing illegal immigrants to use civil immigration arrest warrants as identification and warning that the practice is a security threat.

CNN's Laura Coates explains how language in fake elector certificates from the Trump campaign's scheme to subvert the Electoral College could protect from criminal charges.

Gov. Jim Justice (R-WV) used his pet bulldog to fire back at critics during his annual State of the State speech - singling out Bette Midler's earlier criticism of Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV).

13 Senate Democrats voted against Black female judge nominated by Trump

President Biden pledged this week to nominate a Black woman to the Supreme Court to replace retiring Justice Stephen Breyer in an offering to the progressive left.

Gabbard: Biden should not be choosing SCOTUS judge by 'color of their skin'

Former Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard took issue with President Biden’s pledge to nominate a Black woman to the Supreme Court, arguing that the decision should not be made based on race or gender.

White House responds to migrant transport: 'No such thing as secret flights'

The White House responded Friday to leaked video footage which shows migrants being transported on secret charter flights under the cover of night from southern border states to Westchester, New York, claiming the footage is “not new or news.”

Pennsylvania court declares state's no-excuse absentee voting law unconstitutional

A Pennsylvania appellate court on Friday struck down a law that allows no-excuse absentee voting, saying it violates the state constitution.

The ultimate rebuttal: West Virginia governor hoists dog's derrière in cheeky response to critics

West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice had some back talk for his state's critics when he hoisted the posterior of his bulldog, Babydog, during his State of the State address and told them to "kiss her hiney."