Anti-Trump Republican Adam Kinzinger revealed in new role – as CNN political pundit
CNN anchor announces Kinzinger’s suprise hiring on air
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Jill Biden to undergo surgery to remove small lesion discovered above her eye during cancer screening
Procedure recommended in ‘abundance of caution’
GOP’s McCarthy pressured to ‘figure out’ speaker race
Pressure is building on Republican Kevin McCarthy to determine whether or not he can win over enough fellow Republicans to become House speaker
Boebert says Republican chaos is fine because it means US isn’t sending money to Ukraine
‘Government isn’t spending money sending it to Ukraine so the American taxpayers are certainly winning’
Katie Hobbs to give inaugural address as Arizona governor
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs will outline her vision for the next four years during her inaugural address Thursday, ushering in an era of divided government and Democratic ascendance in a state long dominated by Republicans
Photo of AOC laughing as Matt Gaetz makes impassioned speech goes viral
Gaetz is among the Republicans opposing Kevin McCarthy’s bid for speaker
‘A disaster’: Speaker fight exposes GOP leadership vacuum
The stalemate over the Republican House speaker vote is more than just an embarrassment for Kevin McCarthy, who is now the first person in a century to muddle through multiple ballots
House speaker vote: Right-wingers spurn talk of deal as McCarthy humiliation to continue for fourth day – live
Kevin McCarthy continues to fail to get enough votes to become the next House speaker
In Peru, protesters demand the resignation of President Boluarte
After a fortnight-long break, Peruvians took to the streets again on Wednesday, blocking roads countrywide to demand the resignation of President Dina Boluarte, who took over from her ousted predecessor in December.
California faces another atmospheric river storm as severe weather hits US
Emergency crews braced for the latest bout of high winds and torrential rains sweeping California on Wednesday, renewing the threat of power outages and deadly flooding that gripped parts of San Francisco Bay and Sacramento over New Year’s weekend.