(CNN) said he "shouldn't have been such a wise guy" on Friday hours after he told a popular African American radio host that anyone struggling to decide whether to support him or President in the general election "ain't black." The presumptive Democratic nominee's comment came with Charlamagne tha God on "The Breakfast Club." A staffer interjected that Biden needed to go, and Charlamagne shot back: "You can't do that to black media!""I do that to white media and black media because my wife has to go on at 6 o'clock," Biden said, referring to his wife Jill Biden apparently needing to use the...…(CNN) said he "shouldn't have been such a wise guy" on Friday hours after he told a popular African American radio host that anyone struggling to decide whether to support him or President in the general election "ain't black." The presumptive Democratic nominee's comment came with Charlamagne tha God on "The Breakfast Club." A staffer interjected that Biden needed to go, and Charlamagne shot back: "You can't do that to black media!""I do that to white media and black media because my wife has to go on at 6 o'clock," Biden said, referring to his wife Jill Biden apparently needing to use the...WW…

By , , , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — has named Kamala Harris as his running mate, making the California senator the first Black and South Asian American woman to run on a major political party’s presidential ticket.“I’ve decided that Kamala Harris is the best person to help me take this fight to Trump and Mike Pence and then to lead this nation starting in January 2021,” the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee wrote in an email Tuesday.The two are set to appear together for the first time for a speech Wednesday in Wilmington, Delaware. Biden’s campaign has not yet...…By , , , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — has named Kamala Harris as his running mate, making the California senator the first Black and South Asian American woman to run on a major political party’s presidential ticket.“I’ve decided that Kamala Harris is the best person to help me take this fight to Trump and Mike Pence and then to lead this nation starting in January 2021,” the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee wrote in an email Tuesday.The two are set to appear together for the first time for a speech Wednesday in Wilmington, Delaware. Biden’s campaign has not yet...WW…

(CNN)President Joe Biden said Saturday his administration will increase the refugee cap after on Friday where the administration first announced it would keep the cap at the historically low level set by former President Donald Trump, before reversing course after facing from refugee advocacy groups and Democrats in Congress."We're gonna increase the numbers," Biden told reporters at the Wilmington Country Club after a round of golf, noting that the situation on the southern border had complicated things. "We couldn't do two things at once. And now we're going to increase the numbers," he...…(CNN)President Joe Biden said Saturday his administration will increase the refugee cap after on Friday where the administration first announced it would keep the cap at the historically low level set by former President Donald Trump, before reversing course after facing from refugee advocacy groups and Democrats in Congress."We're gonna increase the numbers," Biden told reporters at the Wilmington Country Club after a round of golf, noting that the situation on the southern border had complicated things. "We couldn't do two things at once. And now we're going to increase the numbers," he...WW…

Stay Updated on Developing StoriesView in AppBy Arlette Saenz, Jake Tapper and Betsy Klein, CNN(CNN) Several White House staffers were asked to resign, were suspended or are working remotely after revealing past marijuana use during their background checks, sources familiar with the situation tell CNN.Five people are no longer employed at the White House, while additional staffers are working remotely. In many of the cases involving staffers who are no longer employed, additional security factors were in play, including for some hard drug use, the official said.While marijuana use is legal...…Stay Updated on Developing StoriesView in AppBy Arlette Saenz, Jake Tapper and Betsy Klein, CNN(CNN) Several White House staffers were asked to resign, were suspended or are working remotely after revealing past marijuana use during their background checks, sources familiar with the situation tell CNN.Five people are no longer employed at the White House, while additional staffers are working remotely. In many of the cases involving staffers who are no longer employed, additional security factors were in play, including for some hard drug use, the official said.While marijuana use is legal...WW…

(CNN)The Biden administration launched a behind-the-scenes push last month to reach out to North Korea through multiple channels, a senior administration official has told CNN, but thus far Pyongyang has been unresponsive."To reduce the risks of escalation, we reached out to the North Korean government through several channels starting in mid-February, including in New York," the official said. "To date, we have not received any response from Pyongyang. This follows over a year without active dialogue with North Korea, despite multiple attempts by the US to engage."The official did not...…(CNN)The Biden administration launched a behind-the-scenes push last month to reach out to North Korea through multiple channels, a senior administration official has told CNN, but thus far Pyongyang has been unresponsive."To reduce the risks of escalation, we reached out to the North Korean government through several channels starting in mid-February, including in New York," the official said. "To date, we have not received any response from Pyongyang. This follows over a year without active dialogue with North Korea, despite multiple attempts by the US to engage."The official did not...WW…

(CNN) embraced a familiar role on his trip to Houston Friday, offering both comfort and federal support after a severe winter storm-battered Texas and .It's a role past presidents have stepped into amid disasters and tragedies but also , whose connections with loss and crisis are among his calling cards.In his first official trip in the wake of a disaster, the President visited the Harris County Emergency Operations Center and later toured and met with volunteers at the Houston Food Bank, where first lady Jill Biden packaged food and water for the community earlier in the day. Texas Gov....…(CNN) embraced a familiar role on his trip to Houston Friday, offering both comfort and federal support after a severe winter storm-battered Texas and .It's a role past presidents have stepped into amid disasters and tragedies but also , whose connections with loss and crisis are among his calling cards.In his first official trip in the wake of a disaster, the President visited the Harris County Emergency Operations Center and later toured and met with volunteers at the Houston Food Bank, where first lady Jill Biden packaged food and water for the community earlier in the day. Texas Gov....WW…

By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — President Joe Biden is expected to nominate Chiquita Brooks-LaSure to lead the two sources familiar with the decision told CNN.Brooks-LaSure, whose nomination to be CMS administrator would need Senate confirmation, was a top official at the agency during the Obama administration and worked to Prior to joining the Obama administration, she was part of the Democratic staff for the House Ways and Means Committee, where she also worked on the landmark health reform law.Currently a managing director at Manatt Health, a professional services firm,...…By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — President Joe Biden is expected to nominate Chiquita Brooks-LaSure to lead the two sources familiar with the decision told CNN.Brooks-LaSure, whose nomination to be CMS administrator would need Senate confirmation, was a top official at the agency during the Obama administration and worked to Prior to joining the Obama administration, she was part of the Democratic staff for the House Ways and Means Committee, where she also worked on the landmark health reform law.Currently a managing director at Manatt Health, a professional services firm,...WW…

By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Early Friday morning, Vice President Kamala Harris did something Joe Biden never did in his eight years as vice president – cast a tie-breaking vote.Her first ever – coming before sunrise in Washington at 5:13 a.m. ET Friday – pushed through an amendment during the Senate’s vote-a-rama. Twenty-one minutes later, she broke a tie a second time, flexing her new power as the president of the Senate on a budget resolution to pass a Covid-19 relief package without Republican support.“I was there voting at 5:00 this morning,” Harris said during a...…By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Early Friday morning, Vice President Kamala Harris did something Joe Biden never did in his eight years as vice president – cast a tie-breaking vote.Her first ever – coming before sunrise in Washington at 5:13 a.m. ET Friday – pushed through an amendment during the Senate’s vote-a-rama. Twenty-one minutes later, she broke a tie a second time, flexing her new power as the president of the Senate on a budget resolution to pass a Covid-19 relief package without Republican support.“I was there voting at 5:00 this morning,” Harris said during a...WW…

Washington (CNN) is expected to repeal former President Donald Trump'sas early as Monday, according to a source familiar with the plans.The policy, which has been roundly derided by LGBTQ activists as cruel and irrational, was first announced by Trump in July 2017 via Twitter. The ban specifically blocks individuals who have been diagnosed with a condition known as gender dysphoria from serving with limited exceptions. It also specifies that individuals without the condition can serve, but only if they do so according to the sex they were assigned at birth.The White House declined to...…Washington (CNN) is expected to repeal former President Donald Trump'sas early as Monday, according to a source familiar with the plans.The policy, which has been roundly derided by LGBTQ activists as cruel and irrational, was first announced by Trump in July 2017 via Twitter. The ban specifically blocks individuals who have been diagnosed with a condition known as gender dysphoria from serving with limited exceptions. It also specifies that individuals without the condition can serve, but only if they do so according to the sex they were assigned at birth.The White House declined to...WW…

Washington (CNN)With just a few days left in the year, alarm bells are going off among health officials across the country over the slow effort to by the end of the year.The federal government's Operation Warp Speed had promised that 20 million doses would be administered before January 1. Yet the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that just over 11 million doses have been distributed, and only 2.1 million have actually been administered to people.Despite being an order of magnitude behind their self-imposed pace, and almost certain to miss their year-end...…Washington (CNN)With just a few days left in the year, alarm bells are going off among health officials across the country over the slow effort to by the end of the year.The federal government's Operation Warp Speed had promised that 20 million doses would be administered before January 1. Yet the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that just over 11 million doses have been distributed, and only 2.1 million have actually been administered to people.Despite being an order of magnitude behind their self-imposed pace, and almost certain to miss their year-end...WW…