Members of a military jury condemned the brutal abuse of a Guantánamo Bay detainee at the hands of the CIA and urged a Pentagon official overseeing the court to grant clemency, in a letter obtained by the New York Times.
Why it matters: At his sentencing hearing last week, Majid Khan became the first detainee to testify about the abuse he experienced as part of the U.S. government's interrogation program at CIA black sites.
President Biden and congressional leaders are forging ahead with plans to have the House vote on his two massive spending plans, even while backing off their Tuesday deadline amid persistent concerns from key lawmakers.
Why it matters: For all their bluster, Biden and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi have failed twice to hold promised votes on the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill, which would pave the way for a $1.75 trillion social safety net expansion package. Missing a third vote is a major risk for them both.
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) will call for Republicans to break up with Big Business when he addresses the National Conservatism Conference on Monday, Axios has learned.
Why it matters: Rubio is seeking re-election in one of the most high-profile and expensive races of the 2022 cycle. He's using this speech to differentiate himself from traditional economic conservatism by branding himself as a leading proponent of the working class.
John Kerry has made one special ask of world leaders since he became President Biden's climate envoy in January: help me consign coal to history. As the UN climate summit convenes in Glasgow, Scotland, all signs suggest they won't deliver.
Driving the news: The COP26 summit is a proving ground of sorts for Kerry's style of personal diplomacy, which helped him broker the 2015 Paris climate accord. The challenge is having it pay off in a world rife with multilateralism, and with the U.S. leadership role in question.
President Biden convened with leaders of the world's largest economies Sunday to address supply chain disruptions and strategize how to fortify the entire "ecosystem over the long term."
The big picture: The global supply chain has struggled against the backdrop of rising demand, labor shortages and manufacturing delays, as countries have begun to emerge from the economic damage they incurred during the coronavirus pandemic.
Georgia's Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger told CBS' "Face the Nation" on Sunday that he would "gladly participate" in an interview with state prosecutors investigating former President Trump's efforts to alter the results of the 2020 election.
Why it matters: Raffensperger gained notoriety last year after refusing Trump’s request to "find" the votes to overturn Georgia’s election results and defended the state's 2020 vote count from members of his own party.
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg told CNN's "State of the Union" Sunday said that a federal no-fly list for violent airplane passengers "should be on the table."
Why it matters: Flight crews have to handle hostile passengers at unprecedented rates as travel rebounds to pre-pandemic levels, with the Federal Aviation Administration reporting almost 5,000 incidents of unruly passengers this year.
President Biden, nine months into his presidency, is getting a clear verdict in public polls: America sees him similarly to the guy he beat — Donald Trump.
Why it matters: Independents are turning on Biden. Shocking numbers of people see the nation headed in the wrong direction. And people see incompetence and chaos.
