Politics

The Biden administration is working to get temporary transport containers for Ukrainian grain to the United States, a stop gap measure as it seeks to mitigate a growing food crisis created by Russia months-long blockade of Ukrainian ports, according to senior administration officials. The United States is sending storage containers to Ukraine to help salvage some of the 20 million tons of grain that are currently stuck inside the country. The containers will also help Ukraine load the grain onto trains or trucks once overland routes are established, a senior administration official explained. Despite these efforts, the United States and its international partners are no closer to finding a quick and absolute solution to the Russian blockade of Ukrainian ports that has raise...

Supreme Court officials have taken steps to find the source of the leaked draft opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade, requiring law clerks to provide cell phone records and sign affidavits, three sources with knowledge of the efforts have told CNN. According to clerks, some of whom were alarmed by the sudden requests for private cell data and have begun exploring whether to hire outside counsel, some clerks are apparently so alarmed over the moves by the government that they have begun exploring whether to hire outside counsel. The release of documents by the Supreme Court to investigators is the most striking development yet in an investigation into who might have provided Politico with a draft opinion piece it published on May 2. The probe has intensified the already high tensi...

In the wake of the Uvalde school shooting, much of the US is urging action on gun control. However, significant obstacles and some new ones have emerged that could impact any reform moving forward. After a young man shot and killed 26 people, including 20 children, at Sandy Hook elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut, another similar tragedy unfolded at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. The Sandy Hook shooting prompted calls for national gun reform, which led to an emotional plea for action from US President Barack Obama. However, efforts to advance gun-control legislation in Congress were unsuccessful. Following the deaths of 19 children and two adults in Uvalde, President Joe Biden has called on national politicians to take action. In a speech he echoed statements made ...