CNN – US Politics

By Katie Bo Lillis, CNN Michael Ellis, who was installed as the top lawyer at the National Security Agency during President Donald Trump’s…

By Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden on Thursday provided new insight into his ongoing negotiations with Democrats, laying out in the most…

By Annie Grayer, Kristin Wilson and Melanie Zanona, CNN Drama on the House floor developed when Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene confronted Reps. Jamie…

By Melanie Zanona The hard-line House Freedom Caucus is gearing up to elect a new leader to replace its current chairman Rep. Andy Biggs, who is…

By Tierney Sneed The House Judiciary Committee, known for its combativeness, had the opportunity Thursday to question Attorney General Merrick…

By Annie Grayer and Clare Foran, CNN Republican Rep. Liz Cheney, who serves as the vice chair of the House select committee investigating the January…

By Paul LeBlanc, CNN Nine House Republicans broke ranks Thursday to join all Democrats in voting to hold Steve Bannon in contempt of Congress for…

By Betsy Klein, CNN President Joe Biden cast the fight for voting rights in sweeping terms Thursday after the Senate failed to advance a bill on the…

By Dianne Gallagher and Wesley Bruer, CNN John Scott, the newly appointed top election official in Texas, briefly represented President Donald Trump…

By Ellie Kaufman, CNN A federal judge ruled that the detention of one of the 39 detainees being held at the US military prison in Guantanamo Bay is…

By Manu Raju and Alex Rogers, CNN Sen. Kyrsten Sinema is at the zenith of her influence in Washington, with the ability to dramatically reshape…

By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton urged the Supreme Court Thursday to allow Texas’ controversial…

By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, is urging Congressional Democratic leadership to pass federal paid family and medical leave…

By Ellie Kaufman, Oren Liebermann and Ali Zaslav, CNN Senators are concerned that President Joe Biden has not named a nominee for one of the most…

By Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden on Thursday is expected to face questions about his legislative agenda and his handling of key issues…

By Lauren Fox and Phil Mattingly, CNN Democrats aren’t there yet on cracking a deal on a President Joe Biden’s sweeping, if now scaled…

By Katie Lobosco, CNN There’s no quick fix for the current pandemic-induced supply chain crisis, but the bipartisan infrastructure bill…

By Gregory Krieg, CNN The contest to become New York City’s next mayor effectively ended early this summer, when Brooklyn Borough President…

By Maeve Reston, Kyung Lah and Kim Berryman, CNN Republican leaders nationally hope to move on from re-litigating the 2020 election as they set their…

By Eric Bradner, CNN Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday signed into law a new congressional map that is expected to bolster the GOP’s majority in…

By Betsy Klein, CNN President Joe Biden made a pitch for his unfinished economic agenda as negotiations heat up in Congress, broadly touting its…

By Melanie Zanona, Ryan Nobles and Annie Grayer, CNN The vast majority of House Republicans are expected to oppose an effort to hold Donald Trump…

By Nicole Gaouette, CNN Rahm Emanuel, the Biden administration’s nominee to be ambassador to Japan, made clear Wednesday that he believes a…

By Tierney Sneed and Jessica Schneider, CNN Attorney General Merrick Garland — whose nomination was premised on insulating the Justice…

By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter A group of unvaccinated Maine health care workers asked the Supreme Court Wednesday to step in and…

By Sonia Moghe and Kara Scannell, CNN The Westchester County, New York, district attorney’s office has opened an investigation into the Trump…

By Phil Mattingly, Lauren Fox and Manu Raju, CNN Top Biden administration officials are now weighing a range of different ideas to finance a sweeping…

By Jessica Schneider and Ellie Kaufman, CNN Federal prosecutors disclosed Wednesday that the government still cannot find most of the classified data…

By Oren Liebermann, CNN A “deliberate and coordinated” attack utilizing drones and indirect fire targeted US troops at the US base at…

By Melanie Zanona and Christina Carrega, CNN GOP Rep. Jeff Fortenberry of Nebraska, who was recently indicted for allegedly concealing information…

By Jennifer Hansler, CNN President Joe Biden’s pick to be US Ambassador to China called for a continued commitment to the longstanding…

By Katelyn Polantz and Ryan Nobles, CNN The Trump White House deputy chief of staff Dan Scavino has a deadline next Thursday to respond to the House…

By Ellie Kaufman, CNN 44% of Afghan refugees housed temporarily at eight US military bases are children, according to a letter from Secretary of…

By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Justice Department is ending the use of case quotas for immigration judges that became a point of contention during the…

By Dan Merica, CNN Former President Barack Obama speaks direct to camera in a new ad for Virginia Democratic gubernatorial nominee Terry McAuliffe,…

By Kate Bennett, CNN First lady Jill Biden on Wednesday spoke candidly about her new life, lamenting the enormous pressure a first lady can face.…

By Alex Rogers and Daniella Diaz, CNN Senate Republicans blocked another voting rights bill Wednesday, as some on the left call to change the…

By Lauren del Valle A federal jury is expected to begin deliberations in the campaign finance case against Rudy Giuliani associate Lev Parnas…

By Zachary Cohen, CNN Republican Rep. Liz Cheney blasted former President Donald Trump’s ally Steve Bannon for refusing to cooperate with the…

By Jacqueline Howard and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Dr. Rachel Levine, the assistant secretary for health at the US Department of Health and Human…

By Nicole Gaouette, CNN Rahm Emanuel could face opposition from an unusual source at his Wednesday nomination hearing to be the next US ambassador to…

By Jeremy Diamond, Kaitlan Collins and Kate Sullivan, CNN The White House on Wednesday unveiled its plans to roll out Covid-19 vaccines for children…

By Eric Bradner, CNN Ross Wilburn, the Iowa Democratic Party chairman, says he received racist threats in the days after he published an op-ed in the…

By Devan Cole, CNN A federal judge who has strongly criticized the January 6 insurrection and handed down prison time to some convicted rioters is…

By Manu Raju, Phil Mattingly and Kaitlan Collins, CNN President Joe Biden informed House progressives Tuesday afternoon that the final bill to expand…

By Jeff Zeleny and Dan Merica, CNN For nearly half a million voters in Virginia, Election Day is already over. So, in the final two weeks of the…

By Oren Liebermann and Ellie Kaufman, CNN The Pentagon has laid out its enforcement and punishment procedures for its civilian Covid-19 vaccine…

By Geneva Sands, CNN Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, who is vaccinated against Covid-19, tested positive for the virus on Tuesday…

By Shimon Prokupecz and Sarah Fortinsky, CNN The FBI is conducting “law enforcement activity” at the Washington, DC, home of Russian…

By Ella Nilsen, CNN Even if Democrats’ cornerstone climate policy — a clean electricity program — is stripped out of their budget…

By Phil Mattingly, CNN President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris have been working the phones to try and bolster support for voting…

By Veronica Stracqualursi and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN US Capitol Police officer Michael A. Riley pleaded not guilty Tuesday morning to two counts of…