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Read CNN Fast Facts about the life of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Republican from Kentucky.

The Pentagon stands by its investigation into the suicide bombing that killed 13 US service members and scores of Afghans last summer after a CNN investigation raised questions about whether some may have been hit by gunfire. US and coalition service members said they opened fire minutes after the attack, but said they were warning shots that hit no one.

Even as party leaders try to turn the focus of the country to President Joe Biden and his first two years in office, Donald Trump just keeps fighting the last war -- going after Republican incumbents who either voted to impeach him or otherwise wronged him.

Many parents and lawmakers are challenging books and instruction about the history of race and racism -- and in consequence stopping students' understanding of the persistence of a harmful racial order, CNN Politics' Brandon Tensley writes.

President Joe Biden will make the case on Thursday that lowering prescription drug prices will ease one of the largest financial burdens American families face and will ultimately lead to more Americans working, the sky-high inflation rate coming down and the nation's deficit being reduced, a White House official told CNN.

President Joe Biden on Thursday acknowledged the stress on American families' budgets after a key inflation report showed annual inflation has hit 7.5%.

On Monday, Republican candidate Vernon Jones switched from the Georgia governor's race to a US House contest at the behest of former President Donald Trump. Two days later, Jones endorsed Trump for speaker of the House.

Maryland Republican Gov. Larry Hogan made it official on Tuesday: He will not run against Democratic Sen. Chris Van Hollen this year.

A bipartisan group of senators announced Wednesday they reached a deal to renew the Violence Against Women Act, marking a years-long effort to modernize the landmark legislation that expired in 2018.

Michael Bloomberg, former New York City mayor and Democratic presidential candidate, has been nominated to serve as the chair of the Defense Innovation Board, a Defense Department spokesperson announced.

President Joe Biden and his administration health team have been canvassing outside health experts and others for weeks on how to best transition to a new phase of the pandemic.

The Department of Homeland Security is warning law enforcement across the country that a convoy of truckers protesting Covid-19 vaccine mandates, similar to recent protests in Ottawa, Canada, could soon begin in the US -- with the potential to affect Sunday's Super Bowl in the Los Angeles area and cause other disruptions.

Three Republican senators are calling on the Archivist of the United States David Ferriero to commit to not certifying the Equal Rights Amendment as part of the Constitution, as ERA advocates demand Ferriero publish the amendment before he retires.

The US Navy said Wednesday that it has discharged 240 service members for refusing to get the Covid-19 vaccine as required by the Pentagon's vaccine mandate.

A federal appeals court said Wednesday it would not reinstate President Joe Biden's Covid-19 vaccine mandate for federal employees while it reviews a lower court's order putting the requirement on hold -- potentially setting the stage for the case to go to the Supreme Court.

The National Archives has asked the Department of Justice to investigate former President Donald Trump's handling of White House records, according to a source familiar with the matter.

Keith Scott says January 6, 2021, was "the greatest day" of his life.

Mike Pence did not initially intend to admonish former President Donald Trump during a long-planned speech last week. But a pair of statements from Trump criticizing Pence's actions on January 6, 2021, were the final straw, said two people close to the former vice president. He had to say something.

The White House has approved a plan presented by the Pentagon for the nearly 2,000 US troops in Poland to help Americans who may try to evacuate Ukraine if Russia invades, according to two US officials familiar with the matter.

ABC congressional reporter Rachel Scott is trying to ask House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy about the Republican National Committee's decision to censure two members of his conference. McCarthy is, um, running -- or at least briskly walking -- away.