By , , , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — A US Air Force F-15 fighter jet pilot died Monday after the aircraft crashed in the North Sea off England, according to a statement from the 48th Fighter Wing.The unit the pilot as 1st Lt. Kenneth Allen, assistant chief of weapons and tactics for the 493rd Fighter Squadron. Allen arrived at 48th Fighter Wing in February and is survived by his wife and parents, according to a statement.“We are deeply saddened by the loss of Lt. Allen, and mourn with his family and his fellow Reapers in the 493rd Fighter Squadron,” Col. Will Marshall, 48th...…By , , , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — A US Air Force F-15 fighter jet pilot died Monday after the aircraft crashed in the North Sea off England, according to a statement from the 48th Fighter Wing.The unit the pilot as 1st Lt. Kenneth Allen, assistant chief of weapons and tactics for the 493rd Fighter Squadron. Allen arrived at 48th Fighter Wing in February and is survived by his wife and parents, according to a statement.“We are deeply saddened by the loss of Lt. Allen, and mourn with his family and his fellow Reapers in the 493rd Fighter Squadron,” Col. Will Marshall, 48th...WW…

By , , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — White House officials and Senate Republicans that would offer another round of $1,200 checks to many Americans and that would not renew the full unemployment insurance enhancement as part of a proposal for the set to be unveiled Monday, several top administration officials said Sunday.White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow told CNN’s Jake Tapper on “State of the Union” that $1,200 checks to Americans will be part of the new recovery package, in addition to reemployment bonuses, retention bonuses and tax credits for small businesses and...…By , , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — White House officials and Senate Republicans that would offer another round of $1,200 checks to many Americans and that would not renew the full unemployment insurance enhancement as part of a proposal for the set to be unveiled Monday, several top administration officials said Sunday.White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow told CNN’s Jake Tapper on “State of the Union” that $1,200 checks to Americans will be part of the new recovery package, in addition to reemployment bonuses, retention bonuses and tax credits for small businesses and...WW…

By , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is resting comfortably in a New York City hospital after undergoing a medical procedure to replace a bile duct stent, according to the court.“Justice Ginsburg underwent a minimally invasive non-surgical procedure today at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City to revise a bile duct stent that was originally placed at Sloan Kettering in August 2019,” a statement from the court read Wednesday evening.“According to her doctors, stent revisions are common occurrences and the procedure,...…By , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is resting comfortably in a New York City hospital after undergoing a medical procedure to replace a bile duct stent, according to the court.“Justice Ginsburg underwent a minimally invasive non-surgical procedure today at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City to revise a bile duct stent that was originally placed at Sloan Kettering in August 2019,” a statement from the court read Wednesday evening.“According to her doctors, stent revisions are common occurrences and the procedure,...WW…

Washington (CNN)Republican Gov. Larry Hogan of Maryland on Thursday night said he has always been a straight-shooter with President Donald Trump over the federal coronavirus response after the White House chided him for "revisionist history."Hogan had earlier slammed Trump's early response to the as "hopeless" in an published Thursday in The Washington Post, elaborating on his efforts to secure testing kits and prevent the deaths of residents in his state. His account, excerpted from his forthcoming book, subsequently drew criticism from White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany."I have,...…Washington (CNN)Republican Gov. Larry Hogan of Maryland on Thursday night said he has always been a straight-shooter with President Donald Trump over the federal coronavirus response after the White House chided him for "revisionist history."Hogan had earlier slammed Trump's early response to the as "hopeless" in an published Thursday in The Washington Post, elaborating on his efforts to secure testing kits and prevent the deaths of residents in his state. His account, excerpted from his forthcoming book, subsequently drew criticism from White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany."I have,...WW…

(CNN)United States President Donald Trump received unconfirmed information earlier this month that China sought in Afghanistan, a senior administration official told CNN. The intelligence, which will be declassified by the Trump administration, was provided to the President in his daily brief on December 17, the official said. His national security adviser Robert O'Brien discussed the information with the President that same day, the official said.In a briefing Thursday, China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Wang Wenbin described the accusation as slanderous and said it was...…(CNN)United States President Donald Trump received unconfirmed information earlier this month that China sought in Afghanistan, a senior administration official told CNN. The intelligence, which will be declassified by the Trump administration, was provided to the President in his daily brief on December 17, the official said. His national security adviser Robert O'Brien discussed the information with the President that same day, the official said.In a briefing Thursday, China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Wang Wenbin described the accusation as slanderous and said it was...WW…

(CNN)The White House liaison to the Justice Department has been barred from entering the building after she attempted to access sensitive information about possible election fraud, CNN has learned. Heidi Stirrup was put in the position after chief of staff Mark Meadows informed federal agencies in September , which was widely seen as a move to install loyalists in the roles. But after only a short time on the job, Stirrup is no longer allowed at the Justice Department after she attempted to secure information that she was not privy to regarding potential voter fraud cases, a person familiar...…(CNN)The White House liaison to the Justice Department has been barred from entering the building after she attempted to access sensitive information about possible election fraud, CNN has learned. Heidi Stirrup was put in the position after chief of staff Mark Meadows informed federal agencies in September , which was widely seen as a move to install loyalists in the roles. But after only a short time on the job, Stirrup is no longer allowed at the Justice Department after she attempted to secure information that she was not privy to regarding potential voter fraud cases, a person familiar...WW…

By , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Patricia and Mark McCloskey, the St. Louis homeowners who earlier this summer, are scheduled to speak at the next week, an aide familiar told CNN on Monday.News of the couple’s expected appearance, first by the Washington Post, comes as Republicans are gearing up for an unorthodox convention, as part of efforts to energize voters during a pandemic and going into the last three months of the campaign. Democrats their party’s national convention Monday in a night of programming headlined by former first lady Michelle Obama, Vermont Sen. Bernie...…By , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Patricia and Mark McCloskey, the St. Louis homeowners who earlier this summer, are scheduled to speak at the next week, an aide familiar told CNN on Monday.News of the couple’s expected appearance, first by the Washington Post, comes as Republicans are gearing up for an unorthodox convention, as part of efforts to energize voters during a pandemic and going into the last three months of the campaign. Democrats their party’s national convention Monday in a night of programming headlined by former first lady Michelle Obama, Vermont Sen. Bernie...WW…

(CNN)The on Wednesday cleared the way for the Trump administration to expand exemptions for employers who have religious or moral objections to complying with the Affordable Care Act's contraceptive mandate.The 7-2 ruling reverses a lower court decision that had blocked Trump's move nationwide. The ruling is a win for , who has vowed to act aggressively to protect what he and other conservatives frame as religious liberty, as well as for the Little Sisters of the Poor, a Roman Catholic religious order for women who, along with the Trump administration, asked the court to step in. It came...…(CNN)The on Wednesday cleared the way for the Trump administration to expand exemptions for employers who have religious or moral objections to complying with the Affordable Care Act's contraceptive mandate.The 7-2 ruling reverses a lower court decision that had blocked Trump's move nationwide. The ruling is a win for , who has vowed to act aggressively to protect what he and other conservatives frame as religious liberty, as well as for the Little Sisters of the Poor, a Roman Catholic religious order for women who, along with the Trump administration, asked the court to step in. It came...WW…

Washington (CNN)The Trump administration official oversaw the production and purchase of vaccines on coronavirus treatments.Dr. Rick Bright is an international expert on vaccines with a lengthy work history in the field. His expected testimony comes after he filed a whistleblower complaint last week alleging he was removed from his post in retaliation for opposing the broad use of hydroxychloroquine, a drug frequently touted by President Donald Trump as a treatment for Covid-19.Bright had led the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, part of a Department of Health and...…Washington (CNN)The Trump administration official oversaw the production and purchase of vaccines on coronavirus treatments.Dr. Rick Bright is an international expert on vaccines with a lengthy work history in the field. His expected testimony comes after he filed a whistleblower complaint last week alleging he was removed from his post in retaliation for opposing the broad use of hydroxychloroquine, a drug frequently touted by President Donald Trump as a treatment for Covid-19.Bright had led the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, part of a Department of Health and...WW…

(CNN)President Donald Trump said on Twitter Friday that he has signed an executive an action the President had been teasing for the past week."I just had the privilege of signing a very strong Executive Order protecting American Monuments, Memorials, and Statues - and combatting recent Criminal Violence," the President wrote Friday. "Long prison terms for these lawless acts against our Great Country!"It's not clear how the order differs from the existing Veterans' Memorial Preservation Act, under which the President claimed earlier this week that he had "authorized the Federal Government to...…(CNN)President Donald Trump said on Twitter Friday that he has signed an executive an action the President had been teasing for the past week."I just had the privilege of signing a very strong Executive Order protecting American Monuments, Memorials, and Statues - and combatting recent Criminal Violence," the President wrote Friday. "Long prison terms for these lawless acts against our Great Country!"It's not clear how the order differs from the existing Veterans' Memorial Preservation Act, under which the President claimed earlier this week that he had "authorized the Federal Government to...WW…