Новости за 23.02.2021

Wisconsin Republican Sen. Ron Johnson has carved out quite a niche for himself in recent weeks: He's the guy willing to push wild conspiracy theories about what happened before, during and after the January 6 riot at the US Capitol.

Senate Democrats and the White House are not yet abandoning the nomination of Neera Tanden to serve as President Joe Biden's budget director -- even though her confirmation hinges on the backing of two moderate senators who have yet to declare their intentions.

President Joe Biden said Tuesday the White House will "probably" move to send face masks directly to Americans as the country continues to grapple with the coronavirus pandemic. It's a plan originally proposed by health officials during the Trump administration but was blocked by the former President.

In a CNN exclusive interview, Matthew Chance takes us inside Russia's new coronavirus vaccine factory, where manufacturers are producing coronavirus vaccine Sputnik V.

British Vaccine Minister Nadim Zahawi and Israeli Covid-19 advisor Ran Balicer discuss lessons learned from their successful coronavirus vaccine launches.

SPAC mania has entered the celebrity phase. Colin Kaepernick, Shaquille O'Neal, Larry Kudlow and pop star Ciara are all lending their star power to the blank-check boom.

Tesla, the hottest stock in the market for more than a year, has sunk into bear market territory.

During the Senate hearing on the Capitol riot, Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) claimed that the vast majority of Trump supporters are pro-law enforcement but the former Capitol police chief said that many rioters at the Capitol identified themselves as police and tried to illegally enter the building.

The wife of drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzmán Loera was arrested Monday in Virginia on charges related to her alleged involvement in international drug trafficking, the Justice Department announced.

Vanessa Bryant was not amused by Meek Mill referencing the tragic death of her husband, Kobe Bryant, in his latest song.

CNN's Whitney Wild recaps some of the major revelations from the Senate hearing on the January 6 riot at the US Capitol.

Adam Neumann, the disgraced former CEO and cofounder of WeWork, may soon have a massive payday as part of a possible settlement with SoftBank, the company's largest investor, but the amount under discussion is far less than the golden parachute originally offered.

There are over 2,300 historical markers in Georgia, a few dozen of which belong to the state's Civil Rights Trail, devoted to events and locations that impacted the Civil Rights movement.

The upcoming annual Conservative Political Action Conference -- where former President Donald Trump will make his first speech since leaving the White House on Sunday -- booted a hip-hop artist and right-wing social media figure who was scheduled to appear over anti-Semitic tweets.

The Biden administration is preparing to impose sanctions on Russia in the coming weeks over the poisoning and jailing of Russia opposition leader Alexey Navalny, according to two administration officials familiar with the matter.

A bipartisan hearing on Tuesday at the Senate will include the testimony of two top security officials who were responsible during the Capitol Hill Attack on January 6 and have since resigned. CNN's Shimon Prokupecz is in DC answering your questions. What do you want to know?

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will travel to Houston on Friday as the state works to recover from major winter storms and power outages.

Former Sen. David Perdue has decided against becoming a candidate in the 2022 Georgia US Senate race a week after filing paperwork with the Federal Election Commission.

CNN's Becky Anderson speaks with Samantha Cristoforetti, European Space Agency astronaut and record-holder for the longest uninterrupted spaceflight by a European, about the space agency's first recruitment drive in 12 years.

Governor Andrew Cuomo announced Monday that movie theaters would reopen in New York City next month, welcome news for an industry that has been battered by the coronavirus pandemic for nearly a year.

The Senate confirmed Linda Thomas-Greenfield to be the next US Ambassador to the United Nations Tuesday.

Captain Carneysha Mendoza, one of many US Capitol police officers injured while responding to the deadly insurrection on January 6, recalled to lawmakers how her face was burned by chemicals used by rioters and her arm nearly broken as they stormed the Capitol.

CNN's Becky Anderson speaks with Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis about why he says Russia is using its Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine to score geopolitical points.

Hillary Clinton is working on a book with Canadian mystery novelist Louise Penny, set in the aftermath of US political chaos.

Prince Philip, the husband of Queen Elizabeth II, is being treated for an infection and is not expected to leave the hospital for several days, according to an update from Buckingham Palace on Tuesday.