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By Jeremy Herb, Holmes Lybrand, Hannah Rabinowitz and Devan Cole, CNN Washington (CNN) — A federal appeals court hears arguments Tuesday over whether Donald Trump is immune from prosecution for actions he took after the 2020 election, one of the key questions that could determine the former president’s legal and political fate in 2024. Trump

By Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN (CNN) — Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley has trimmed former President Donald Trump’s lead in the Republican primary race in New Hampshire to single digits, according to a new CNN Poll conducted by the University of New Hampshire. Trump still holds a meaningful lead in the poll, with the backing

By Kate Sullivan, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump predicted the US economy would “crash,” saying he hoped it would do so within the next year – before he would assume the Oval Office should he win a second term in November. “When there’s a crash, I hope it’s going to be during this

By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken made clear to the Israeli government that Palestinians must be allowed to return to their homes in Gaza “as soon as conditions allow” and must not be displaced from the strip, the top US diplomat said Tuesday. Blinken announced that the Israeli government had agreed

By Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Eric Smith had a successful open-heart surgery on Monday “to repair a bicuspid aortic valve in his heart,” the Marine Corps announced in a news release. He is “in good condition and continues to recover at the hospital among family members and his

By Rashard Rose, CNN (CNN) — Authorities are investigating after a driver crashed into an exterior gate at the White House on Monday, according to the US Secret Service spokesman Anthony Guglielmi. No injuries were immediately reported in the incident. The driver remains in custody and the investigation is ongoing, according to the Secret Service. The

WMUR, DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE, CNN By Alison Main and Arit John, CNN (CNN) — New Hampshire’s Republican attorney general on Monday hit back against national Democrats after they rebuked the state party in an ongoing fight over the state’s upcoming January 23 primary. New Hampshire Attorney General John M. Formella accused the Democratic National Committee

By Alison Main and Arit John, CNN (CNN) — New Hampshire’s Republican attorney general on Monday hit back against national Democrats after they rebuked the state party in an ongoing fight over the state’s upcoming January 23 primary. New Hampshire Attorney General John M. Formella accused the Democratic National Committee of “unlawful voter suppression” in

CNN, KUSA By Melissa Alonso and Andi Babineau, CNN (CNN) — Police in Colorado are investigating an incident involving US Rep. Lauren Boebert and her ex-husband, Jayson Boebert, while they were at a restaurant on Saturday night, a police department official told CNN. Silt Police Department officers responded to the Miner’s Claim restaurant Saturday night after receiving

By Nick Valencia, Jason Morris, Zachary Cohen, Hannah Rabinowitz and Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — One of Donald Trump’s co-defendants in the Georgia election subversion case is alleging without concrete evidence that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis improperly hired a romantic partner to help prosecute the case and has financially benefitted from his appointment.

CNN By Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — Former first lady Michelle Obama said she’s “terrified” about the potential outcome of the 2024 election, listing November’s presidential contest as among the fears that keep her awake at night, in a podcast interview released Monday. “What’s going to happen in this next election? I’m terrified about what

By Haley Britzky, Natasha Bertrand and Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — A statement from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Tuesday revealed after days of uncertainty that US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin had been treated at the hospital in December for prostate cancer and later readmitted due to complications. The revelation came days after

CNN By Carlos Suarez and Denise Royal, CNN (CNN) — Florida’s Republican Party has removed Christian Ziegler as party chairman amid a sex scandal and a sexual assault investigation. “No one voted for Christian Ziegler,” said Blaise Ingoglia, former Republican Party of Florida Chairman and current member of the Florida Senate. Ziegler, who has not

By Carlos Suarez and Denise Royal, CNN (CNN) — Florida’s Republican Party has removed Christian Ziegler as party chairman amid a sex scandal and a sexual assault investigation. “No one voted for Christian Ziegler,” said Blaise Ingoglia, former Republican Party of Florida Chairman and current member of the Florida Senate. Ziegler, who has not been

By Annie Grayer, CNN House Republicans are zeroing in on interviews with Biden family business associates as testimony from the president’s son remains difficult to obtain. The lengthy process of seeking to punish Hunter Biden for not complying with a congressional subpoena, which kicks off Wednesday, means that Republicans are likely far off from getting

CNN By Edward-Isaac Dovere, Priscilla Alvarez and Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — South Carolina catapulted Joe Biden to the top of the Democratic primary in 2020, and on Monday, the president returned hoping the state – and its Black voters – can help recharge his reelection bid. The state’s February 3 Democratic primary is not competitive. But with

By Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — A special election to replace former Rep. Kevin McCarthy following the speaker’s resignation last month will be held on May 21, California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Monday. The primary for the special election is set for March 19, the governor said. McCarthy, who represented California’s 20th Congressional District, announced he was

By Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — Former first lady Michelle Obama said she’s “terrified” about the potential outcome of the 2024 election, listing November’s presidential contest as among the fears that keep her awake at night, in a podcast interview released Monday. “What’s going to happen in this next election? I’m terrified about what could

By CNN staff House Oversight Chairman James Comer released on Monday text of the committee’s contempt resolution and an accompanying report on Hunter Biden, President Joe Biden’s son. The resolution is scheduled to be voted on Wednesday at a committee meeting. Read the resolution text and report here: The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2024 Cable News Network, Inc.,

By Kevin Liptak and Natasha Bertrand, CNN Washington (CNN) — The White House will review the “process and procedure” surrounding Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s hospitalization last week and make changes, if necessary, but President Joe Biden has no plans to fire him. “We will obviously, I think, as you might expect, we’ll take a look at

By Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court declined to weigh in on a climate change case the state of Minnesota is pursuing against ExxonMobil, the American Petroleum Institute trade group and other fossil fuel groups. The Supreme Court’s decision notes that Justice Brett Kavanaugh would have agreed to hear the case. Besides Minnesota, California, other states

By Zachary Cohen, Katelyn Polantz, Jason Morris and Nick Valencia, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump is seeking to have the sweeping criminal conspiracy case against him in Georgia thrown out by arguing he is protected from prosecution under presidential immunity. Trump’s immunity claims in the Georgia case, filed on Monday as part of

By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court declined on Monday to hear Alaska’s challenge to the Environmental Protection Agency’s rejection of the controversial Pebble Mine project, which would have become the largest copper, gold and molybdenum extraction site on the continent. The EPA last year invoked a seldom-used authority granted as part of the Clean Water Act to

By Melissa Alonso and Andi Babineau, CNN (CNN) — Police in Colorado are investigating an incident involving US Rep. Lauren Boebert and her ex-husband, Jayson Boebert, while they were at a restaurant on Saturday night, a police department official told CNN. Silt Police Department officers responded to the Miner’s Claim restaurant Saturday night after receiving a call,

By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court declined on Monday to hear a challenge to a California law that bans the sale of flavored cigarettes, leaving the state law in place. Tobacco manufacturers and retailers, including R.J. Reynolds, argued the state law conflicts with the federal Tobacco Control Act, which gives the US

By Arlette Saenz and Samantha Waldenberg, CNN Washington (CNN) — Mitch Landrieu is stepping down from his role as White House infrastructure coordinator, according to a statement from the White House. A campaign official told CNN that Landrieu will join the Biden campaign as co-chair. Deputy chief of staff Natalie Quillian will lead the infrastructure

By Clare Foran, Lauren Fox and Haley Talbot, CNN (CNN) — Lawmakers returning to Washington this week face a critical government funding deadline, and – despite a deal on top-line spending numbers announced over the weekend – more work remains to avert a shutdown. In a rare event, Congress is confronting not one but two

By Jeff Zeleny, Kit Maher and Eric Bradner, CNN Des Moines, Iowa (CNN) — Donald Trump’s trademark air of confidence has been accompanied by an unusual sense of apprehension in the closing stretch of the 2024 Iowa contest – as Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley work to deny the

CNN, CBS, TRUMP CAMPAIGN By Jeff Zeleny, Kit Maher and Eric Bradner, CNN Des Moines, Iowa (CNN) — Donald Trump’s trademark air of confidence has been accompanied by an unusual sense of apprehension in the closing stretch of the 2024 Iowa contest – as Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley

By Edward-Isaac Dovere, Priscilla Alvarez and Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — South Carolina catapulted Joe Biden to the top of the Democratic primary in 2020, and on Monday, the president returned hoping the state – and its Black voters – can help recharge his reelection bid. The state’s February 3 Democratic primary is not competitive. But with many

By Veronica Stracqualursi, Ebony Davis and Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — The Republican presidential candidates were out in full force in Iowa over the weekend, with just days left to sway voters to come out to support them on a night that could be in the single digits or even colder in some parts of the state. “You just have

CNN By Casey Gannon, CNN (CNN) — GOP Rep. Elise Stefanik on Sunday echoed Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump as she referred to those sentenced to prison for their roles in the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol as “hostages.” “I have concerns about the treatment of January 6 hostages. I have concerns, we have

By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump is doubling down on his vow to repeal Obamacare if he wins the White House again, even though an increasing number of Americans have embraced the landmark health reform law in recent years. “We’re gonna fight for much better health care than Obamacare. Obamacare is

By Casey Gannon, CNN (CNN) — GOP Rep. Elise Stefanik on Sunday echoed Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump as she referred to those sentenced to prison for their roles in the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol as “hostages.” “I have concerns about the treatment of January 6 hostages. I have concerns, we have a

CNN By Manu Raju and Lauren Fox, and Haley Talbot, CNN (CNN) — House and Senate leaders on Sunday announced a spending deal for government funding in 2024, the first step to averting a shutdown later this month even as that threat still looms. The topline numbers agreed to by House Speaker Mike Johnson and

By CNN staff (CNN) — Donald Trump’s legal woes will be in the spotlight this week with important court dates in the former president’s civil and criminal cases coming just days ahead of the first nominating contest of the 2024 election. Here are key developments to watch this week. Monday, January 8 Trump and the majority of the

By Alex Marquardt and Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken will be the latest in a long parade of Biden national security officials to meet face to face with the Israeli government when he arrives in Tel Aviv this week for his fifth visit since the October 7 attack by Hamas.

By Natasha Bertrand, Oren Liebermann, Haley Britzky and Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — When the deputy secretary of defense began assuming some of Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin’s responsibilities on January 2, not even she knew that it was because Austin was hospitalized, two defense officials told CNN. Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks, the

CNN By Avery Lotz, CNN (CNN) — Former Vice President Mike Pence on Sunday denounced the debunked conspiracy theory that the FBI instigated the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol. Speaking to CNN’s Jake Tapper on “State of the Union” just one day after the third anniversary of the attack, Pence said “We’ve been assured

By Avery Lotz, CNN (CNN) — Former Vice President Mike Pence on Sunday denounced the debunked conspiracy theory that the FBI instigated the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol. Speaking to CNN’s Jake Tapper on “State of the Union” just one day after the third anniversary of the attack, Pence said “We’ve been assured again

By Aileen Graef, CNN (CNN) — Democratic Rep. Jim Clyburn of South Carolina said Sunday that President Joe Biden’s 2024 campaign isn’t breaking through the “MAGA wall.” “I have no problem with the Biden administration and what it has done. My problem is we have not been able to break through that MAGA wall in

By Melanie Zanona, Manu Raju and Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — House Republicans are plotting to swiftly impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas early this year, as key swing-district Republicans express fresh openness to the idea amid a recent surge of migrant crossings at the southern border. The controversial move – to make Mayorkas the

By Avery Lotz, Casey Gannon and Jack Forrest, CNN (CNN) — Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin faced sharp criticism on Sunday as details emerged about the degree to which senior officials, including President Joe Biden, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks, were left in the dark about Austin’s multiday hospital stay. Austin was admitted

By Arit John, CNN (CNN) — In 2008, Nikki Haley was a woman on the rise. She was a two-term South Carolina state representative and a Republican majority whip, and she was considering running to chair an influential committee. Then, after her fellow lawmakers voted to grant themselves raises by voice vote, she became the face of

CNN By Natasha Bertrand, Oren Liebermann, Haley Britzky and Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — When the deputy secretary of defense began assuming some of Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin’s responsibilities on January 2, not even she knew that it was because Austin was hospitalized, two defense officials told CNN. Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks,

CNN By MJ Lee, Oren Liebermann, Haley Britzky, Natasha Bertrand and Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden was not aware for days that Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin was hospitalized, a source familiar with the matter told CNN. National security adviser Jake Sullivan ultimately informed Biden late Thursday afternoon, soon after Sullivan himself

By Daniel Strauss and Allison Gordon, CNN (CNN) — Michigan Republicans voted Saturday to oust Kristina Karamo, the embattled chair of the state Republican Party, from her leadership role. “We have made history today,” Bree Moeggenberg, who is on the Michigan GOP’s state committee, said in a statement to CNN. “With over 88% of the

By Gregory Krieg and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump on Saturday suggested the Civil War could have been avoided through “negotiation,” arguing that the fight to end slavery in the US was ultimately unnecessary and that Abraham Lincoln should have done more to avoid bloodshed. “So many mistakes were made. See,

By MJ Lee, Oren Liebermann, Haley Britzky, Natasha Bertrand and Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden was not aware for days that Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin was hospitalized, a source familiar with the matter told CNN. National security adviser Jake Sullivan ultimately informed Biden late Thursday afternoon, soon after Sullivan himself learned

By Melanie Zanona and Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — The Justice Department has released new footage from the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol that shows a dramatic moment of rioters shouting through broken glass at two Republican lawmakers. The video — obtained by CNN on Saturday, which marks three years since the Capitol

CNN By Melanie Zanona and Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — The Justice Department has released new footage from the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol that shows a dramatic moment of rioters shouting through broken glass at two Republican lawmakers. The video — obtained by CNN on Saturday, which marks three years since the

By Shania Shelton, CNN (CNN) — The FBI on Saturday arrested three people in Florida who were charged in connection with the US Capitol attack on January 6, 2021, and were considered fugitives after fleeing from law enforcement. Jonathan Daniel Pollock, Olivia Michele Pollock and Joseph Daniel Hutchinson III were taken into custody early Saturday

By Kate Sullivan and Alayna Treene, CNN Mason City, Iowa (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump on Friday deployed his sharpest criticism of GOP rival Nikki Haley to date as Haley sees a rise in polling ahead of the Iowa and New Hampshire nominating contests later this month. Trump painted Haley as an establishment figure

By Haley Talbot, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden will deliver his annual State of the Union address on March 7. Biden on Saturday accepted House Speaker Mike Johnson’s invitation to hold the address that day, posting on X that he is “looking forward to it.” The State of the Union address is a tradition that

By Hannah Rabinowitz and Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — As Americans gear up for another tense presidential election, the US legal system is still grappling with how to handle the hundreds of individuals who stormed the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, to keep former President Donald Trump in the White House. Over 1,200 Americans

By Eric Bradner and Steve Contorno, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump’s rivals have sharpened their attacks on the former president as they blanket Iowa just over a week before the state’s caucuses kick off the Republican presidential nominating race. But in the shadow of the third anniversary of the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol,

By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — Special counsel Jack Smith pushed back Friday against Donald Trump’s assertions that the prosecutor should be held in contempt for submitting filings while the federal election interference case is paused, calling accusations that he was intentionally violating a court order “false” and “baseless.” “The Court has held that there is a

By Sara Smart and Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — Ohio Republican Gov. Mike DeWine announced an executive order on Friday that bans gender-transition surgeries for minors. The ban, which takes effect immediately, comes one week after DeWine vetoed broader legislation that would have barred transgender youth from receiving gender-affirming care. Similar to the executive order, the

By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court said Friday that it will decide whether emergency room doctors can perform medically necessary abortions in states that prohibit them, bypassing the court of appeals to resolve on an expedited basis a lawsuit brought by the United States against Idaho. It’s the second major abortion case the

CNN By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — The US Supreme Court said Friday it will review the Colorado Supreme Court’s unprecedented decision removing former President Donald Trump from that state’s ballot. The court scheduled oral arguments for February 8. Trump remains on the primary ballot as the lower-court ruling disqualifying him has been put on

By Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was admitted to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on New Year’s Day for complications from an elective medical procedure, the Pentagon said Friday. The Pentagon announced the hospitalization four days after Austin was initially admitted. Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder, the Pentagon press secretary, made

By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — The Justice Department has spent nearly $24 million investigating and prosecuting former President Donald Trump and his allies, according to expense reports. In the most recent expense report released Friday, which covers April 2023 to September 2023, special counsel Jack Smith’s office reported spending $7.4 million on things such

By Michael Williams, CNN (CNN) — The value Americans place on democracy is the “most urgent question of our time,” President Joe Biden said during a speech kicking off his 2024 campaign in Pennsylvania on the eve of the third anniversary of the January 6 attack on the US Capitol – launching an impassioned political

By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (CNN) — The White House is trying to identify federal spaces to offer to cities as President Joe Biden comes under increasing pressure to provide more help to places overwhelmed by migrant arrivals. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, has sent thousands of migrants to Democratic-led cities nationwide in an uncoordinated

By Clare Foran and Haley Talbot, CNN House Majority Leader Steve Scalise will undergo a stem cell transplant, his office announced on Friday, which is expected to keep him out of Washington and working remotely until February. In August 2023, the Louisiana Republican announced that he had been diagnosed with a form of blood cancer

By Shania Shelton, CNN (CNN) — The business-friendly centrist group “No Labels” has qualified to participate in the Maine primary election as a new political party, according to a press release from the secretary of state’s office. Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows on Friday confirmed the No Labels party after it exceeded the number

By Kara Scannell, Lauren del Valle and Jeremy Herb, CNN (CNN) — The New York attorney general is seeking more than $370 million from Donald Trump and his co-defendants and to bar the former president from doing business in the state, according to a post-trial brief filed Friday in Trump’s civil fraud trial. New York

By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — A group of House Democrats is demanding Justice Clarence Thomas recuse himself from a case stemming from the Colorado ruling disqualifying Donald Trump from holding office, citing past efforts by Thomas’ wife to reverse the 2020 election results. In a letter sent by eight Democrats on Thursday to Thomas,

By Carlos Suarez and Denise Royal, CNN (CNN) — A coalition of Florida abortion rights supporters announced on Friday they have gathered enough signatures to put a state constitutional amendment protecting the right to an abortion on the ballot in 2024. Election officials have verified 910,946 petitions submitted by Floridians Protecting Freedom, according to the

By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved Florida’s request to import certain drugs from Canada, marking the first time a state has been authorized to buy lower-cost medications in bulk from abroad. Florida’s plan calls for importing medications for several illnesses for residents covered by certain public programs,

By Katie Lobosco, CNN Washington (CNN) — Many federal student loan borrowers faced long hold times on the phone, experienced significant delays in application processing and received inaccurate bills when payments resumed in October, according to a report released Friday by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. When the three-plus-year pandemic pause ended, many borrowers needed

By David Chalian and Terence Burlij, CNN (CNN) — CNN’s inaugural “Road to 270” electoral map shows President Joe Biden struggling to recreate his Electoral College majority from his successful 2020 run and former President Donald Trump with enough states solidly in his corner or leaning in his direction to put him in a position to win the

By Jamie Gangel and Elizabeth Stuart, CNN One of the most prominent and outspoken figures in the aftermath of the January 6, 2021, attack hopes to return to the US Capitol with a new job title: Congressman. Former US Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn, who was on duty during the January 6 attack and who later

By Joan Biskupic, CNN Senior Supreme Court Analyst (CNN) — The US Supreme Court is now confronting an election case of unparalleled weight that will determine Donald Trump’s prospects to regain the White House and influence public regard for an increasingly embattled court. The new controversy from Colorado arrives as the nine justices face more scrutiny and the

By Arlette Saenz and Gregory Krieg, CNN (CNN) — The Iowa caucuses are still 10 days away, but the first split-screen of the general election is set for Friday, when President Joe Biden touches down in Pennsylvania to warn Americans about the perils of a second Trump presidency and former President Donald Trump ramps up

CNN By Eric Bradner, Daniel Strauss, Arit John and Gregory Krieg, CNN (CNN) — A week and a half from the Iowa caucuses, two 2024 Republican presidential contenders attempted to convince voters that former President Donald Trump isn’t a lock to win the nomination — and prove their own electability. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and

CNN By CNN Staff (CNN) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley each participated in CNN town halls on Thursday in Iowa ahead of the state’s caucuses later this month. The candidates, who are vying to emerge as the main alternative to former President Donald Trump, took questions from likely GOP

By CNN Staff (CNN) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley each participated in CNN town halls on Thursday in Iowa ahead of the state’s caucuses later this month. The candidates, who are vying to emerge as the main alternative to former President Donald Trump, took questions from likely GOP caucus-goers

By Eric Bradner, Daniel Strauss, Arit John and Gregory Krieg, CNN (CNN) — A week and a half from the Iowa caucuses, two 2024 Republican presidential contenders attempted to convince voters that former President Donald Trump isn’t a lock to win the nomination — and prove their own electability. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former

By Natasha Bertrand and Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — US officials are grappling with how to respond to escalating attacks by Iran-backed proxy groups on US troops and ships in the Red Sea without sparking a broader war in the Middle East. The US has retaliated several times to the proxy groups’ attacks, striking militants

By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — Groups of voters from Illinois and Massachusetts on Thursday filed motions to remove Donald Trump from the 2024 ballot, adding to the list of states where the former president faces a challenge to his candidacy under the 14th Amendment’s so-called insurrectionist ban. In Illinois, the challenge filed in conjunction with the

By Hannah Rabinowitz, Holmes Lybrand and Evan Perez, CNN (CNN) — The Justice Department believes more police officers were injured in the January 6, 2021, US Capitol attack than have been officially reported, a top prosecutor said Thursday. In a news conference commemorating the third anniversary of the insurrection, Matthew Graves, the US attorney for

By Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — The US soldier who was critically injured in a drone attack on Christmas Day will be transferred to the US for further treatment, a Pentagon spokesman said Thursday. Chief Warrant Officer 4 Garrett Illerbrunn from the 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade was transferred to Landstuhl Regional Medical Center after he

By Manu Raju and Lauren Fox, CNN House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer are moving closer to an agreement to set overall funding levels for the federal government, according to congressional sources. But that doesn’t mean a government shutdown will be averted later this month. Agreeing on an overall spending level

By Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — The Houthis launched an unmanned surface drone against commercial shipping lanes in the Red Sea early Thursday morning as the US Navy commander in the region said he sees no sign of the attacks abating. The attack with the unmanned surface vessel (USV) marks the first time the Houthis

By Natasha Bertrand, CNN (CNN) — Russia appears to be moving forward with plans to purchase ballistic missiles from Iran, a US official told CNN, as Moscow steps up its missile attacks on targets across Ukraine. Russian negotiations to acquire the close-range ballistic missiles from Iran “are actively advancing,” the official said, citing newly declassified

By Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump’s legal team told a federal judge on Thursday that special counsel Jack Smith and prosecutors in his office should be severely sanctioned and possibly held in contempt after they continued to submit filings in the case following a stay order from the judge. Judge Tanya Chutkan, who is

By Zachary Cohen and Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — The Chinese government and its state-controlled entities spent over $5.5 million at properties owned by Donald Trump while he was in office, the largest total of payments made by any single foreign country known to date, according to financial documents cited in a report from House Democrats released Thursday. Those

By Oren Liebermann, Natasha Bertrand and Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — The US targeted a member of an Iranian proxy group with “US blood on his hands” in a strike in Iraq, a US official told CNN. The target was a member of Harakat al-Nujaba, the official said, an Iranian proxy operating in Iraq and

By Jeff Zeleny, Veronica Stracqualursi, Arit John and Steve Contorno, CNN Waukee, Iowa (CNN) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and his allies have hammered former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley on the campaign trail and the airwaves – and she has fired back – as the two seek to emerge as the strongest alternative to

By Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — Speaking to a group of Democratic donors at a Washington hotel last month, President Joe Biden wanted to underscore just how much of his time lately has been spent confronting a chaotic world. Seventy-five percent of his job, Biden guessed, is consumed dealing with foreign leaders and traveling the world. Whether

By Gregory Krieg and Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — The two Republicans most likely to emerge as the party’s alternative to former President Donald Trump in 2024 will make their cases Wednesday night to voters in Iowa, with just a week and a half to go until Hawkeye Republicans head to their caucus sites for

By Jack Forrest, CNN (CNN) — A Department of Education political appointee resigned on Wednesday, citing in a letter the Biden administration’s handling of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. The resignation by Tariq Habash, policy adviser in the DOE’s Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development, comes as the conflict – which erupted with Hamas’

By Mary Kay Mallonee, CNN (CNN) — A Florida man, 72, was arrested Wednesday and charged with threatening to kill Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell and his children in several voicemail messages allegedly left at the lawmaker’s office in Washington, DC. Michael Shapiro called Swalwell’s office the evening of December 19 from his home in Greenacres,

CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — NASA has grand visions for the year ahead, including a mission to send astronauts deeper into the solar system than anyone has ventured in more than 50 years. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. 1. Border battle The

By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against Texas over its controversial immigration law that gives local law enforcement in Texas the authority to arrest migrants, arguing the state “cannot run its own immigration system.” The move comes after the Justice Department threatened last week to sue Texas