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CNN Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — “The People Call Stormy Daniels.” It was the moment that Donald Trump’s hush money trial — bogged down in recent days in dreary testimony about accounting — roared back to life on Tuesday. A former president — who could find himself back behind the Oval Office desk

By Jeremy Herb, Lauren del Valle and Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — Adult film star Stormy Daniels dished out salacious details of her alleged sexual encounter with former President Donald Trump in 2006 from the witness stand on Tuesday, describing how they met at a celebrity golf tournament and what she says happened when she

By Katelyn Polantz, Hannah Rabinowitz, Holmes Lybrand and Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — Judge Aileen Cannon has indefinitely postponed former President Donald Trump’s classified documents trial in Florida, citing significant issues around classified evidence that would need to be worked out before the federal criminal case goes to a jury. In an order Tuesday, Cannon

By Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — The federal court that struck down Louisiana’s congressional map as an unconstitutional racial gerrymander is giving state lawmakers until the beginning of June to redraw the map themselves. In the meantime, the court is setting up a schedule for proposals for a new congressional plan to be considered by

CNN By Betsy Klein, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday issued a call to fight a “ferocious surge” of antisemitism, saying such hate has no place in America as he connected the horrors of the Holocaust to Hamas’ attack on Israel. Biden’s speech was a somber – yet impassioned – moment of

By Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — US, UK and Australian authorities on Tuesday announced sanctions and criminal charges against a 31-year-old Russian man for being the alleged mastermind of a cybercriminal group that has extorted $500 million in ransom payments from thousands of victim organizations in the US and worldwide. Dmitry Yuryevich Khoroshev is accused

By Haley Talbot, Clare Foran, Morgan Rimmer and Lauren Fox, CNN Washington (CNN) — House Speaker Mike Johnson and GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene met again Tuesday as the Georgia congresswoman continues to dangle the threat of an ouster vote against the speaker – but it remains unclear if they will reach a resolution that

By Shania Shelton, CNN (CNN) — Adult film actress Stormy Daniels, who is testifying Tuesday in former President Donald Trump’s criminal trial in New York, is a key figure in the controversy over a 2016 “hush money” payment allegedly made to Daniels on Trump’s behalf. Trump is facing 34 counts of falsifying business documents related to the repayment of his

By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — The United States has repatriated 11 US citizens, including five minors, as well as the sibling of one of those minors, from northeast Syria in what Secretary of State Antony Blinken called the “largest single repatriation” of Americans from that region. In a statement Tuesday, Blinken described it as

By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge smacked down a series of threats by Alabama’s Republican attorney general to prosecute groups that help women obtain out-of-state abortions, wading into a debate over access to the procedure that has lingered since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade two years ago. The plaintiffs, including

By Natasha Bertrand and Caitlin Danaher, CNN (CNN) — An American soldier arrested in Russia on suspicion of theft will be detained for two months, a Russian district court said Tuesday. Staff Sgt. Gordon Black will be in detention until July 2, the Pervomaisky District Court of Vladivostok ruled. Black is accused of “committing secret theft of

By Katelyn Polantz and Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump’s valet told investigators before the FBI searched Mar-a-Lago in 2022 that he randomly chose boxes of documents to return to the National Archives and Trump himself directed that dozens more boxes located at the resort wouldn’t be returned, according to recently unsealed court filings. The filings

By Betsy Klein, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday issued a call to fight a “ferocious surge” of antisemitism, saying such hate has no place in America as he connected the horrors of the Holocaust to Hamas’ attack on Israel. Biden’s speech was a somber – yet impassioned – moment of reflection

CNN By Ebony Davis, CNN (CNN) — Former Georgia Republican Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan on Monday said he will vote for President Joe Biden in November, arguing former President Donald Trump “has disqualified himself through his conduct and his character.” “Unlike Trump, I’ve belonged to the GOP my entire life. This November, I am voting

By Ebony Davis, CNN (CNN) — Former Georgia Republican Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan on Monday said he will vote for President Joe Biden in November, arguing former President Donald Trump “has disqualified himself through his conduct and his character.” “Unlike Trump, I’ve belonged to the GOP my entire life. This November, I am voting for

CNN Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump is heading into the most perilous phase of his hush money trial aside from the moment when the jury retires to consider its verdict. Former adult film star Stormy Daniels is back on the stand on Thursday to continue what has been at times explicit

By Clare Foran, Kristin Wilson and Haley Talbot, CNN Washington (CNN) — House Speaker Mike Johnson continues to oversee one of the narrowest House majorities in history, leaving little margin for error as he navigates his conference and faces threats to his leadership. Republicans control 217 seats while Democrats control 213 after Democratic Rep. Tim

By Tierney Sneed and Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump’s attorneys have found a new reason to seek to delay the classified documents case: Some of the documents found in boxes at Mar-a-Lago have shifted out of order since FBI agents seized them two years ago. Trump’s attorneys indicated in a filing Monday that the shuffling

By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — More parents have had trouble finding child care in recent months, following the expiration of federal pandemic assistance for providers, according to a report released Monday by the National Women’s Law Center. Some 22.2% of parents with children under age 12 reported not having child care in the past

By Jeremy Herb, Lauren del Valle and Kara Scannell, CNN New York (CNN) — Prosecutors in Donald Trump’s hush money trial dove into the paper trail at the heart of their case on Monday, revealing to jurors exactly how Michael Cohen was repaid by Trump’s trust and personal accounts in 2017 after he paid hush

CNN Opinion by W. James Antle III (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump and Judge Juan Merchan are playing a high-stakes game of legal chicken in the ongoing hush money trial, with a renewed threat of incarceration that could roil the presidential race. Fines totaling $10,000 haven’t deterred Trump from repeatedly defying the gag rule in the case, with the former

By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN New York (CNN) — Sen. Bob Menendez will be allowed to argue at his federal corruption trial that he thought he was acting for the “good of the public” when helping Egypt and Qatar, while prosecutors will be able to present evidence to the jury that they allege shows the lawmaker

By Betsy Klein and Michael Williams, CNN Washington (CNN) — The White House on Monday had a terse message for South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, who suggested one of President Joe Biden’s pets should suffer the same fate as the dog she admitted shooting to death. “We learned last week, obviously like all of you,

By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Social Security and Medicare will not be able to fully pay benefits in just over a decade if lawmakers don’t act to address the pending shortfalls, according to reports released Monday by the entitlement programs’ trustees. While the trust funds’ finances improved slightly, they remain in dire shape. The

By Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — The US State Department on Monday released an ambitious new cybersecurity strategy that seeks to curb Russia and China’s digital influence in the developing world and blunt those countries’ alleged efforts to interfere in elections. With roughly half of the world’s population holding elections in 2024, their vulnerability to

By Michelle Shen, CNN (CNN) — Sen. Bernie Sanders announced Monday that he would seek a fourth term in the US Senate, calling the upcoming election cycle “the most important national election in our lifetimes.” At 82, the Vermont progressive – an independent who caucuses with Democrats – is the second-oldest member of the Senate.

By MJ Lee and Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — The Democratic National Committee is requesting that judges in Michigan and Nevada throw out “dangerous” and “flawed” lawsuits, related to voter rolls and to mail-in ballots, that were launched by the Republican National Committee earlier this year. The DNC is warning that the lawsuits represent former

By Jeremy Herb, Kara Scannell, Lauren del Valle, Eric Levenson and Sabrina Souza, CNN (CNN) — Judge Juan Merchan has found former President Donald Trump in contempt for violating the gag order in his hush money trial for the 10th time and said he’ll consider jail time going forward. “Going forward, this court will have

By Tierney Sneed and Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — Nearly two years after a federal judge said that Louisiana’s congressional map diluted Black voting power, Black voters are at risk of voting for a second time in an election under a plan that likely violates the Voting Rights Act. In response to the judge’s ruling,

By Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN (CNN) — The big event on Kamala Harris’ trip to New York two weeks ago was left off her public schedule. A few hours after appearing on set with Drew Barrymore, the vice president was at a small dinner with Black finance leaders put together by software and investment executive Charles Phillips

By Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem suggests in her new book that President Joe Biden’s dog Commander should suffer a similar fate to the working dog she shot on her farm. At the top of a list of potential 2025 day one priorities in her book, “No Going Back,” Noem

CNN By Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem suggests in her new book that President Joe Biden’s dog Commander should suffer a similar fate to the working dog she shot on her farm. At the top of a list of potential 2025 day one priorities in her book, “No Going Back,”

CNN Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — It’s easy to compare former President Donald Trump’s search for a running mate to his old TV show, “The Apprentice,” in which would-be businesspeople contestants hoped to hear him say, “You’re hired!” But considering how the winner of Trump’s last vice presidential search ultimately had to

CNN By Kit Maher and Greg Clary, CNN (CNN) — After spending time with their potential future boss at his Florida home over the weekend, many of Donald Trump’s vice presidential hopefuls hit the Sunday show circuit, repeating the former president’s doubts about election results and bashing President Joe Biden for his handling of campus

By Kit Maher and Greg Clary, CNN (CNN) — After spending time with their potential future boss at his Florida home over the weekend, many of Donald Trump’s vice presidential hopefuls hit the Sunday show circuit, repeating the former president’s doubts about election results and bashing President Joe Biden for his handling of campus protests.

By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration paused a shipment of US-made ammunition to Israel, according to a source familiar with the matter, who did not disclose why the decision was made. The hold is not connected to a potential Israeli operation in Rafah and doesn’t affect other shipments moving forward, the source

By Haley Talbot and Clare Foran, CNN Washington (CNN) — House Speaker Mike Johnson is expected to confront a vote over his ouster in the coming days, a pivotal moment that presents a major leadership test for the Louisiana Republican even though he is expected to prevail. House Democratic leaders have said that Democrats will vote

By Daniel Dale, CNN Washington (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump continues to make false claims about his New York trial. Trump frequently speaks to media cameras before entering and after exiting the Manhattan courtroom where he is facing charges of falsifying business records.He has peppered his hallway remarks with inaccurate assertions about a variety

By Alayna Treene, Kristen Holmes and Aaron Pellish, CNN (CNN) — The Republican National Committee’s chief counsel Charlie Spies has resigned two months after accepting the position. Spies’ departure follows weeks of growing tension with RNC officials, a source familiar with the situation told CNN. His hiring rankled many Donald Trump loyalists who viewed the veteran

By Jeremy Herb, Kara Scannell, Lauren del Valle, Way Mullery, Annette Choi and Gillian Roberts, CNN (CNN) — In the first criminal trial of a former president of the United States, jurors found Donald Trump guilty on all 34 felony counts of falsifying business records. Judge Juan Merchan has set a sentencing hearing for July

By Manu Raju and Melanie Zanona, CNN Washington (CNN) — GOP Rep. Don Bacon has had it with the far-right of his conference. They’ve thrown out one House speaker and are trying to dump another one, all while scuttling their leadership’s agenda and now actively campaigning against incumbent Republicans — including himself. After House Freedom

By Alayna Treene, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump ramped up his attacks on Democrats on Saturday at a private luncheon hosted at his Mar-a-Lago club, during which he referred to Democrats as “running a Gestapo administration” — equating President Joe Biden’s administration to Nazi Germany, according to three attendees. The remarks were part

By Jeremy Diamond and Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — As negotiators meet in Cairo on Saturday, US and Israeli officials say any potential agreement on a framework that would pair a temporary ceasefire with a release of hostages in Gaza would likely be followed by continued negotiations over the finer details of the deal. A final

By Gregory Krieg and Michelle Shen, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden’s support for the Israeli military offensive in Gaza mixed with student anger over police crackdowns on anti-war campus protests are complicating the work of Democratic youth groups trying to engage classmates and other Generation Z voters ahead of this year’s election. “If I’m

CNN 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.

By Alayna Treene, CNN Palm Beach, Florida (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump this weekend traded a New York courtroom for Florida banquet halls, where he mingled with his vice presidential contenders and wealthy donors during the Republican National Committee’s spring retreat. The former president was the main attraction at a fundraiser luncheon hosted at

By Daniel Dale, CNN Washington (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump delivered a bombardment of dishonesty in his interviews with Time magazine. Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, made at least 32 false claims in the two April interviews that Time released this week. His serial inaccuracy spanned a wide range of subjects, including the economy,

By Aaron Pellish and Eva McKend, CNN (CNN) — A high-ranking ballot access consultant for Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s presidential campaign was charged with assault in Manhattan last week, the New York Police Department told CNN. Trent Pool, a consultant who works closely with the team coordinating the independent candidate’s ballot access effort, was arrested

By Daniel Strauss, Alayna Treene, Kristen Holmes and Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — For South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, much of the 2024 campaign cycle has turned out to be a case study in what not to do to rise into potential vice presidential contention. That includes the latest hiccup, with the second-term South Dakota

By Kayla Tausche, CNN (CNN) — The creation of 175,000 jobs in April by US employers has been termed a “Goldilocks” report by leading economists: Creating enough jobs to keep the labor market humming along healthily, but slowing down enough to signal it might be time for the Federal Reserve to begin cutting interest rates.

CNN By Jeremy Herb, Kara Scannell and Lauren del Valle, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump’s former campaign press secretary and White House communications director Hope Hicks took the stand Friday, sitting feet away from her former boss as she described the fallout from the “Access Hollywood” tape and the Trump White House response to stories

CNN Opinion by Norman Eisen (CNN) — It’s a cliché to say that electricity surged through a courtroom — but it did when Hope Hicks took the stand Friday morning for her testimony in the election interference trial of former President Donald Trump. In an overflow room of the courthouse where members of the public watch the

CNN By Jeremy Herb, Kara Scannell and Lauren del Valle, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump’s former campaign press secretary and White House communications director Hope Hicks took the stand Friday, sitting feet away from her former boss as she described the fallout from the “Access Hollywood” tape and the Trump White House response to stories

By Jeremy Herb, Kara Scannell and Lauren del Valle, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump’s former campaign press secretary and White House communications director Hope Hicks took the stand Friday, sitting feet away from her former boss as she described the fallout from the “Access Hollywood” tape and the Trump White House response to stories about

CNN By Jeremy Herb, Kara Scannell and Lauren del Valle, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump’s former campaign press secretary and White House communications director Hope Hicks took the stand Friday, sitting feet away from her former boss as she described the fallout from the “Access Hollywood” tape and the Trump White House response to stories

By Jason Morris, CNN (CNN) — A California man has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Atlanta on charges of threatening Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis because of her prosecution of former President Donald Trump, the Justice Department said Friday in a release. Marc Shultz, 66, of Chula Vista, California, made his

By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — Hala Rharrit never expected that she would choose to leave her career as a US diplomat. She had spent her “entire adult life” at the State Department having joined the foreign service in 2006, raising her hand for one of the toughest postings — Yemen — for her first assignment

By Daniel Dale and Kristen Holmes, CNN Washington (CNN) — Continuing his barrage of courthouse deception, former President Donald Trump made more false claims about his Manhattan trial on Friday. Trump has been repeatedly inaccurate in his comments to media cameras upon entering and exiting the courtroom, where he is facing charges of falsifying business records. On

By Kevin Liptak, Alex Marquardt, MJ Lee and Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — CIA Director Bill Burns is in Cairo amid intensive negotiations over a ceasefire and hostage deal in the Israel-Hamas war, a person familiar with the matter says. Burns has acted as a key interlocutor for the United States in the multiparty talks

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 appeared

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,