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CNN By Michelle Shen, CNN Washington (CNN) — Hope Hicks, once a longtime trusted aide in Donald Trump’s inner circle, is testifying Friday in the New York hush money trial after being subpoenaed. “I’m really nervous,” Hicks said while looking at the jury. She looked visibly uncomfortable after taking the stand. As CNN reported previously, Hicks

By Natasha Bertrand, CNN (CNN) — The US military has had to pause construction of the humanitarian pier and causeway it is building off the coast of Gaza because of “forecasted high winds and high sea swells,” according to US Central Command. The pause is “temporary,” CENTCOM said, and was necessary because the weather conditions

By Haley Talbot and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas and his wife have been charged with accepting nearly $600,000 in bribes from two foreign entities, according to an indictment in federal court in Texas. The alleged scheme took place from late 2014 through at least November 2021, the indictment says. The

By Sean Lyngaas and Katie Bo Lillis, CNN (CNN) — Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina says the FBI is investigating a possible hack of his phone. Graham said earlier this week his phone is “in the hands of the FBI” after someone apparently tried to hack his phone by impersonating Senate Majority Leader

By Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration is ramping up its direct response to the college protests over the Israel-Hamas war, with Education Secretary Miguel Cardona sending a letter Friday to college and university presidents condemning “abhorrent” incidents of antisemitism on campus and highlighting available resources. Cardona’s letter, sent via email, comes one

By Michael Williams and Sam Fossum, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Friday honored 19 Americans with the nation’s highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom – a diverse list that includes some high-profile Biden political allies, celebrities, civil rights leaders and even one of his former political rivals-turned-financial backer. The list

CNN By Casey Tolan, Kyung Lah, Anna-Maja Rappard and Curt Devine, CNN Budapest, Hungary (CNN) — At a conference center plastered with slogans like “Let’s drain the swamp,” Republican after Republican endorsed harsh immigration policies, crackdowns on LGBTQ rights, and a battle against “woke ideology.” The scene could have been any recent GOP event –

CNN By Jeremy Herb, Lauren del Valle and Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump’s attorneys on Thursday sought to paint one of the witnesses at the heart of the hush money deal with Stormy Daniels as someone with a long history of extracting money from celebrities while going “up to the line without committing

CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — The IRS announced it is ramping up audits of wealthy taxpayers by 50%. Thousands of new employees will be hired to help with the endeavor, while improved AI systems will assist in selecting which millionaires and businesses to audit. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up

CNN By Jeremy Herb, Lauren del Valle and Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump’s attorneys on Thursday sought to paint one of the witnesses at the heart of the hush money deal with Stormy Daniels as someone with a long history of extracting money from celebrities while going “up to the line without committing

By Daniel Dale, CNN Washington (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump falsely claimed Thursday afternoon that he is not allowed to testify in his own defense at a criminal trial in Manhattan over his alleged falsification of business records. He acknowledged Friday morning that he is indeed allowed to testify. After leaving the courtroom for

By Betsy Klein and Michael Williams, CNN Wilmington, North Carolina (CNN) — President Joe Biden announced Thursday $3 billion toward identifying and replacing the nation’s unsafe lead pipes, a long-sought move to improve public health and clean drinking water that will be paid for by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Biden unveiled the new funding in North Carolina, a

By Jeremy Herb, Lauren del Valle and Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump’s attorneys on Thursday sought to paint one of the witnesses at the heart of the hush money deal with Stormy Daniels as someone with a long history of extracting money from celebrities while going “up to the line without committing extortion.”

By Natasha Bertrand, CNN (CNN) — Russian and US troops have been operating out of the same military base in Niger for at least several weeks, a US defense official and another source familiar with the matter told CNN, putting the two militaries in close proximity to each other at a time of heightened tensions

By Arit John, CNN (CNN) — Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs signed legislation Thursday repealing the state’s 160-year-old near-total abortion ban, setting the stage for a 15-week restriction to remain law. The Democratic governor signed the bill one day after it passed the GOP-held Senate, where two Republicans joined with all 14 Democrats in the chamber

By Arit John, CNN (CNN) — Alabama officials have enacted legislation that will allow President Joe Biden to appear on the state’s November ballot, less than a month after the Republican secretary of state warned that Democrats might miss a state deadline to formally name him as their nominee. Republican Gov. Kay Ivey on Thursday

By Maureen Chowdhury, Jeremy Herb, Lauren del Valle and Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — Judge Juan Merchan held another gag order hearing Thursday morning to consider the prosecution’s four additional allegations against former President Donald Trump in the hush money trial. Prosecutors are asking for a $1,000 maximum fine for each alleged violation, but they told Merchan they are

CNN Opinion by Julian Zelizer, CNN (CNN) — After weeks of silence, President Joe Biden finally weighed in on the pro-Palestinian protests that have spread across college campuses nationwide. In his remarks on Thursday, Biden tried to walk a tightrope, mollifying two key campus constituencies: student protesters who are demanding that their universities divest from companies profiting

By Michael Williams, Jeff Zeleny, Kevin Liptak and Kayla Tausche, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Thursday attempted to balance the right to free speech and his desire for law and order in his first extensive remarks on campus protests against the war in Gaza – but insisted he has not changed his

By Natasha Bertrand and Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — The US military has finally acknowledged that it mistakenly killed a civilian man in an airstrike in Syria nearly a year ago after misidentifying him as a senior al Qaeda leader, according to the findings of an investigation ordered by US Central Command last summer. The

By Mary Kay Mallonee, CNN (CNN) — An attorney discipline judge in California has rejected a request from ex-Trump election lawyer John Eastman to reactivate his law license following her recent recommendation that he be disbarred, which rendered him unable to practice law for now. Eastman, who devised a multi-step plan for then-Vice President Mike

By Arlette Saenz and Colin McCullough, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday called close US ally Japan “xenophobic” at a Washington, D.C., fundraiser, just weeks after lauding the US-Japan alliance at a state dinner. The president made the remark at the off-camera event while arguing that Japan, along with India, Russia and China,

By Gloria Pazmino and Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN (CNN) — The message from the highest court in the state of New York was clear last week: No matter who they are or how unpopular they might be, defendants are entitled to a fair trial. It was the central point in a decision handed by the New York State

By Ella Nilsen and Sam Fossum, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Thursday will formally sign a proclamation expanding two national monuments in California and protecting nearly 120,000 acres of land, according to the White House. The proclamation will add 105,919 acres of land to the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument and 13,696 acres

By Annie Grayer and Melanie Zanona, CNN (CNN) — Speaker Mike Johnson is zeroing in on the wave of pro-Palestinian protests that have rocked college campuses across the country as he looks to unify his fractured House Republican conference that has been bitterly splintered for months – all while exposing divisions within the House Democratic caucus.

By Rafael Romo, Shawn Nottingham and Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — Georgia Republican Gov. Brian Kemp on Wednesday signed immigration enforcement legislation pushed in the wake of nursing student Laken Riley’s death. Kemp said at the signing that the legislation, which was sent to his desk in late March, “became one of our top priorities

By Sam Fossum, Kaanita Iyer and Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Thursday met with the families of four law enforcement officers who were killed in a shooting in Charlotte, North Carolina, earlier this week. The four officers, including one deputy US marshal, were killed Monday while attempting to serve a warrant

By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — A Ukrainian national was sentenced on Wednesday to more than 13 years in prison and ordered to pay $16 million in restitution for helping to conduct a 2021 ransomware attack that infected hundreds of businesses in the US and abroad. Yaroslav Vasinskyi, 24, who is associated with the ransomware

CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — A volcano in Indonesia is erupting in spectacular fashion, prompting thousands of evacuations as airlines cancel flights. Local authorities have even warned a tsunami could be triggered by “volcanic material collapsing into the ocean.” Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with

By Steve Contorno, Jeff Zeleny, Alayna Treene and Kristen Holmes, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump has converted several former primary rivals into outspoken backers, unleashing some to defend him on cable news and others to raise money for his White House bid. But the contender whose support Trump has yet to earn is the one

By Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — A third of Americans may have had their personal data swept up in a February ransomware attack on a UnitedHealth Group subsidiary that disrupted pharmacies across the US, UnitedHealth CEO Andrew Witty estimated in testimony to Congress on Wednesday. It will likely take “several months” before UnitedHealth is able

By Ted Barrett, CNN A group of Washington area Senate Democrats who oppose adding more longer-distance flights in and out of DC’s Reagan National Airport are pressing for an amendment vote to strip it out of a package currently being debated on Capitol Hill. The change is included in a bipartisan bill reauthorizing the Federal

By Devan Cole, CNN Washington (CNN) — Several GOP-led states have sued the Biden administration over a federal rule set to take effect later this month that will require people who sell firearms online and at gun shows to conduct background checks on their potential customers. In a lawsuit filed Wednesday by Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi

By Kevin Liptak and Jeff Zeleny, CNN (CNN) — As protests and attempts to quell them spread from New York to Los Angeles and many states in between, President Joe Biden finds himself caught in a series of political and diplomatic crosscurrents without an easy solution. He is opposed to lawlessness and the takeover of

By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — The leader of the Justice Department’s civil rights division, Kristen Clarke, said in an extraordinary personal statement shared with CNN that she was a victim of years-long domestic abuse and chose not to disclose an expunged arrest record from that period during the Senate confirmation process. Clarke’s now-expunged arrest,

By Natasha Bertrand, CNN (CNN) — The US Air Force is preparing new charges within the military justice system against the Massachusetts Air National Guardsman who pleaded guilty in federal court earlier this year to posting a trove of highly classified intelligence reports and other documents on social media, according to an Air Force spokesperson. Jack Teixeira, 22,

By Casey Tolan, Kyung Lah, Anna-Maja Rappard and Curt Devine, CNN Budapest, Hungary (CNN) — At a conference center plastered with slogans like “Let’s drain the swamp,” Republican after Republican endorsed harsh immigration policies, crackdowns on LGBTQ rights, and a battle against “woke ideology.” The scene could have been any recent GOP event – except

By Jennifer Hansler and Samantha Waldenberg, CNN (CNN) — The United States imposed sanctions on more than a dozen companies in China and Hong Kong for their support of Russia’s war in Ukraine as part of a tranche of nearly 300 new sanctions unveiled Wednesday. The move comes after repeated warnings from top US officials,

By Arit John, CNN (CNN) — The Arizona Senate on Wednesday voted to repeal the state’s 160-year-old near-total abortion ban, three weeks after the state Supreme Court revived the law and thrust reproductive rights into the political spotlight. Two Republicans – Sens. Shawnna Bolick and T.J. Shope – voted with the chamber’s 14 Democrats to

CNN By Haley Talbot, Manu Raju and Clare Foran, CNN Washington (CNN) — GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene announced Wednesday she will force a vote over House Speaker Mike Johnson’s ouster next week – a move that comes after Democrats have said they will vote to kill the effort and ensure Johnson doesn’t lose his

By Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — Pro-Russia hackers have exploited shoddy security practices at multiple US water plants in recent cyberattacks that have hit a wider swathe of victims than was previously documented, according to an advisory by US federal agencies obtained by CNN. Though the attacks have not impacted drinking water, the advisory lays

By Katie Bo Lillis and Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — When Bill Burns became CIA director in March 2021, he vowed to investigate a mysterious illness afflicting a growing number of soldiers, spies and diplomats who reported a sudden onset of debilitating symptoms, including severe headaches, loss of balance and reduced cognitive function. Many of

By Haley Talbot, Manu Raju and Clare Foran, CNN Washington (CNN) — GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene announced Wednesday she will force a vote over House Speaker Mike Johnson’s ouster next week – a move that comes after Democrats have said they will vote to kill the effort and ensure Johnson doesn’t lose his job.

By Alayna Treene, Kristen Holmes, Kate Sullivan and Alison Main, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump returned to the campaign trail Wednesday for the first time since his New York criminal hush money trial began in earnest last month. He spent his one allotted weekday out of the courtroom hosting rallies in Wisconsin and Michigan, two critical

By Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — When officials in Durham, North Carolina, open their new $24 million elections operations center later this year, it will include a feature not in the original plan: a separate mail-room exhaust system to guard against dangerous particles spreading through the building. The design change came after a spate of

By Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN (CNN) — Nearly two years after the Supreme Court decision that overturned Roe v. Wade, Americans remain broadly opposed to the ruling, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS. But in the midst of a presidential campaign where the major candidates offer starkly different approaches to the issue, the

By Katie Lobosco, CNN Washingotn (CNN) — The Biden administration said Wednesday that it has approved the cancellation of more than $6.1 billion in student loan debt held by 317,000 borrowers who previously attended The Art Institutes, a now-defunct network of for-profit colleges. The Department of Education found that the schools misled prospective students about

By Clare Foran, Haley Talbot and Kristin Wilson, CNN (CNN) — The House voted on Wednesday to pass the bipartisan Antisemitism Awareness Act, a vote that comes amid heightened concerns over antisemitism with Israel at war with Hamas and as pro-Palestinian protests have sprung up on college campuses across the country. Supporters of the legislation say it

By MJ Lee, Donald Judd, Ebony Davis and Michael Williams, CNN Jacksonville, Florida (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris traveled to Florida on Wednesday just hours after a controversial ban on most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy goes into effect in the state, as the Biden campaign ratchets up its strategy of blaming former

By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken held another round of high-stakes talks in Israel on Wednesday as the US seeks to ratchet up the pressure on Hamas to accept a ceasefire and hostage release deal, while also seeking to forestall an Israeli military offensive in Rafah and further address

By Gregory Krieg, CNN (CNN) — Democratic state Sen. Tim Kennedy will win the special election for New York’s 26th Congressional District, CNN projects, further narrowing – at least in the short term – Republicans’ paper-thin majority in the US House. Kennedy will succeed fellow Democrat Brian Higgins in the Buffalo-based district after his victory

By Ted Barrett and Kristin Wilson, CNN (CNN) — South Dakota GOP Sen. Mike Rounds said Gov. Kristi Noem’s revelation in her book that she shot a dog on her family farm could hurt her with voters if former President Donald Trump chooses her as his running mate. “I don’t see how it helps,” Rounds

By Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — A federal court on Tuesday tossed out a newly drawn congressional map that created a second majority-Black district in Louisiana – in a potential blow to Democrats seeking to seize control of the US House in November’s elections. The map, which slashed diagonally through the middle of the state

By Alayna Treene and Rashard Rose, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump is hosting a fundraiser alongside Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance, according to an invitation obtained by CNN. The May 15 Cincinnati event is advertised as a lunch discussion with Vance listed as a “special guest.” Host committee members are requested to donate or raise $250,000.

By Ethan Cohen, CNN (CNN) — New Hampshire Democrats will send a full delegation to this summer’s Democratic National Convention after the national party’s rules committee voted Tuesday to approve a nominating event the state party held Saturday. The New Hampshire Democrats have not released formal results from the event, but the state will get 25

By Kate Sullivan, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump’s campaign managers on Tuesday criticized the Commission on Presidential Debates after the commission told Fox News it would stick to its original debate schedule despite calls from the Trump campaign to move the dates earlier and add more debates. Trump campaign managers Chris LaCivita and

By Jeremy Herb, Kara Scannell and Lauren del Valle, CNN (CNN) — Judge Juan Merchan handed down his first punishment to Donald Trump for violating the judge’s gag order in the New York hush money trial Tuesday, fining Trump $9,000 for nine violations. The judge also warned the former president in his written order that

By Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — An unnamed woman was denied a top-secret security clearance this year due to being a “close” relative of an authoritarian dictator of an unnamed country, according to a publicly available document from the Defense Department’s Office of Hearings and Appeals. The administrative judge in the case ultimately decided to deny the clearance in what

By Daniel Dale, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump continued on Tuesday to criticize the judge presiding over his Manhattan criminal trial, Juan Merchan, this time complaining that Merchan was not allowing him to invoke the advice he claims he was given by lawyers. Criminal defendants sometimes employ an “advice of counsel” defense to try to demonstrate

By Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Fox News on Tuesday removed a six-part Hunter Biden miniseries from its streaming platform, after his attorneys threatened to sue the right-wing network over the incendiary and at-times sexually explicit program about his legal troubles. The removal is a swift response from the conservative media juggernaut, whose spokespeople were defending the

CNN By Jeremy Herb, Kara Scannell and Lauren del Valle, CNN (CNN) — Judge Juan Merchan handed down his first punishment to Donald Trump for violating the judge’s gag order in the New York hush money trial Tuesday, fining Trump $9,000 for nine violations. The judge also warned the former president in his written order

By Steve Contorno and Kate Sullivan, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump wouldn’t dismiss the potential for political violence from his supporters if he isn’t elected in November, suggesting it would depend on the outcome of the presidential race. “I don’t think we’re going to have that,” the presumptive GOP nominee told Time magazine. “I

CNN By Steve Contorno and Kate Sullivan, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump wouldn’t dismiss the potential for political violence from his supporters if he isn’t elected in November, suggesting it would depend on the outcome of the presidential race. “I don’t think we’re going to have that,” the presumptive GOP nominee told Time magazine.

By Gregory Krieg, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden’s hopes of recreating the coalition that lifted him to office in 2020 are coming under threat as the protest movement against Israel’s war in Gaza spreads across college campuses. Pro-Israel Democrats are now pushing the president to respond more forcefully to antisemitic incidents at colleges and

By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed Texas to enforce age-verification requirements for porn sites, rejecting a request from the adult entertainment industry to block the law on First Amendment grounds. Texas’ law requires any website that publishes a substantial amount of content that is “harmful to minors” to verify

By Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — People over the age of 60 in the US reportedly lost more than $3.4 billion in fraud schemes in 2023, a nearly 11% increase from the year before, according to a report from the FBI released Tuesday. The Elder Fraud Report details the type of schemes people over the

By Kate Sullivan and Michelle Shen, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump, in an interview published Tuesday, called for the first time for Russia to release Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who has been detained for more than a year. “The reporter should be released and he will be released,” Trump told Time magazine when asked

By Haley Talbot, CNN House Democratic leadership announced Tuesday that Democrats would kill an effort to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson from his position, amid threats from Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and other hardliners. “At this moment, upon completion of our national security work, the time has come to turn the page on this

By Katie Lobosco, CNN Washington (CNN) — Student loan forgiveness for public-sector workers such as teachers and nurses will be temporarily paused beginning May 1 as the Department of Education moves management of the program in-house. The transition is expected to last through July and will impact about 2 million borrowers enrolled in the Public Service

By Jeff Zeleny, CNN Wilmington, Delaware (CNN) — Inside President Joe Biden’s reelection headquarters here, a sign boasts of some of the campaign’s most significant metrics: Pennsylvania, 24; Michigan, 30; Wisconsin 44. These are not poll numbers, but rather the latest – and growing – tally of campaign offices already open in three battleground states.

By Lauren del Valle, Kara Scannell and Jeremy Herb, CNN (CNN) — The third week of the Donald Trump criminal hush money business fraud trial will resume Tuesday with the Manhattan district attorney’s office continuing to be secretive about it its plan of attack. Prosecutors are expected to pick up questioning of Michael Cohen’s former

By Jack Forrest, CNN (CNN) — Kansas’ state House on Monday failed to override Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly’s veto of a ban on gender-affirming care for minors, a result celebrated by transgender rights advocates. Kelly, who vetoed SB 233 earlier this month, applauded the state House’s vote to sustain her veto. “I am glad that bipartisan members of the

CNN By Haley Talbot, CNN House Democratic leadership announced Tuesday that Democrats would kill an effort to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson from his position, amid threats from Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and other hardliners. “At this moment, upon completion of our national security work, the time has come to turn the page on

By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — A former National Security Agency employee was sentenced Monday to nearly 22 years in prison for attempting to sell classified information to Russia. Jareh Sebastian Dalke, a 32-year-old Army veteran from Colorado, had briefly worked at the NSA, prosecutors said, and was reapplying to the agency when he tried to sell

By Gregory Wallace and Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Lawmakers have unveiled a bipartisan Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization deal, which aims to address the nation’s shortage of air traffic controllers and implement technology to reduce the risk of runway collisions but would not institute a controversial increase in the pilot retirement age. The draft legislation

By Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Google and X, formerly Twitter, recently provided hundreds of files to Michigan prosecutors for their 2020 election subversion probe, complying with search warrants that investigators obtained after CNN revealed secret social media accounts belonging to pro-Trump lawyer Kenneth Chesebro, who played a major role in the fake electors plot. The previously unreported

By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — The US State Department has determined that five Israeli security units committed gross violations of human rights prior to the outbreak of the war with Hamas in Gaza, but is still deciding whether to restrict military assistance to one of the units under US law. The other four “have

By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — The state of Texas is suing the Biden administration over recently announced federal protections for LGBTQ+ students, arguing the Department of Education overstepped its authority by expanding the scope of a landmark anti-sex discrimination law. The lawsuit brought Monday by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton was filed at a

By Holmes Lybrand and Dana Bash, CNN (CNN) — Hunter Biden is demanding that Fox News remove from its platforms sexually explicit images that President Joe Biden’s son says are private, according to a letter obtained by CNN, as part of his strategy to publicly fight back against conservative media. The letter sent by attorneys

By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Monday for a second time shot down a request from former Trump adviser Peter Navarro to avoid further prison time over his contempt of Congress conviction. In an emergency request last month, Navarro asked the Supreme Court to let him remain free while he challenged his conviction

By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear the case of a former commercial truck driver who was fired after a failed drug test he said was caused by a CBD elixir advertised to contain no THC, the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana. For 14 years, Douglas Horn worked as

By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Monday turned away Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s request to back out of a settlement agreement he struck with the Securities and Exchange Commission in 2018 over a series of tweets about the car maker that regulators alleged were fraudulent. Musk’s now-infamous 2018 tweet claimed he had

By Clare Foran and Haley Talbot, CNN (CNN) — House Speaker Mike Johnson pushed to pass a major foreign aid package over the objections of hardline conservatives. Now, the Louisiana Republican will have to face the fallout. The House returned to session Monday evening following a weeklong recess after the chamber’s consequential move to pass

By Veronica Stracqualursi and Rashard Rose, CNN (CNN) — A state senator who was charged in Arizona’s 2020 election subversion case and a former state representative who was expelled from office have been elected as Republican National committee members for the Grand Canyon State. State Sen. Jake Hoffman and former state Rep. Liz Harris were

By Jennifer Hansler and Jack Forrest, CNN (CNN) — The State Department is divided over whether Israel is using American-provided weapons in accordance with international law ahead of a fast-approaching deadline next week for Secretary of State Antony Blinken to make a determination to Congress. There is not unanimity about whether to accept Israel’s assurances about

By Kristen Holmes and Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump on Monday said he and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis had a “great meeting” in Florida on Sunday. The meeting — their first conversation since DeSantis dropped out of the GOP primary in January — was arranged through Steve Witkoff, Trump’s longtime friend

CNN By Michelle Shen and Jalen Beckford, CNN (CNN) — Sen. Bernie Sanders said on Sunday that he supports protests against Israel’s war in Gaza while stressing the need to “condemn, in every form, antisemitism, Islamophobia and other forms of bigotry.” “What Netanyahu’s right-wing, extremist and racist government is doing is unprecedented in the modern

CNN By Michelle Shen and Jalen Beckford, CNN (CNN) — Sen. Bernie Sanders said on Sunday that he supports protests against Israel’s war in Gaza while stressing the need to “condemn, in every form, antisemitism, Islamophobia and other forms of bigotry.” “What Netanyahu’s right-wing, extremist and racist government is doing is unprecedented in the modern

By Michelle Shen and Jalen Beckford, CNN (CNN) — Sen. Bernie Sanders said on Sunday that he supports protests against Israel’s war in Gaza while stressing the need to “condemn, in every form, antisemitism, Islamophobia and other forms of bigotry.” “What Netanyahu’s right-wing, extremist and racist government is doing is unprecedented in the modern history

By Priscilla Alvarez, Sam Fossum and Jack Forrest, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday primarily discussed the release of hostages in Gaza, a source familiar with their phone call said. A White House readout of the call earlier Sunday said Biden had reiterated his “clear position” on

CNN By Avery Lotz, CNN (CNN) — Sen. Lindsey Graham said Sunday he would “like to help” the White House achieve a high-stakes normalization deal between Saudi Arabia and Israel and urged officials to act, saying, “We’re running out of time.” “If we can get a deal between Saudi Arabia and Israel, it ends the

By Avery Lotz, CNN (CNN) — Sen. Lindsey Graham said Sunday he would “like to help” the White House achieve a high-stakes normalization deal between Saudi Arabia and Israel and urged officials to act, saying, “We’re running out of time.” “If we can get a deal between Saudi Arabia and Israel, it ends the Arab-Israeli

By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Not long ago, senior citizens got the two biggest annual increases in their monthly Social Security checks that most had ever seen. But for many of them, the adjustments still weren’t enough to cope with the runaway inflation of earlier this decade and the continued high prices for food, housing,

By Jennifer Agiesta, CNN Polling Director (CNN) — Donald Trump continues to hold an advantage over President Joe Biden as the campaign – and the former president’s criminal trial – move forward, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS. And in the coming rematch, opinions about the first term of each man vying

By Annette Choi and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — This November, voters in at least 10 states will take to the polls to determine the future of abortion access in their state, after a nationwide effort by organizers to secure a wave of ballot measures aimed at restoring or protecting the right to an abortion

CNN By Michael Williams, Kaanita Iyer, Kayla Tausche, Kevin Liptak and MJ Lee, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden took jabs at his predecessor and poked fun at his own age at the annual White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday as a sizable group of pro-Palestinian protesters outside the venue underscored the trouble his