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By Donald Judd, Michael Williams and Natasha Bertrand, CNN Washington (CNN) — An aid package scheduled for Ukraine later this month will be the final one unless Congress approves additional help, the White House warned Monday. While aid provided to Ukraine thus far has been essential in resisting Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the country “still

By Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — The six Nevada Republicans who served as “fake electors” for the Trump campaign in 2020 pleaded not guilty Monday to state charges. The defendants were arraigned in Clark County District Court, making their first court appearance two weeks after they were indicted by Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford. The defendants participated

By Priscilla Alvarez and Camila DeChalus, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden’s concessions on border policy to get Ukraine aid passed have put him at odds with key allies who will be charged with mobilizing voters, multiple sources tell CNN, underscoring the political headwinds the Biden campaign faces in the upcoming election. Border security remains a

By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — The late Justice Sandra Day O’Connor was honored Monday morning at the Supreme Court during a ceremony in which she was lauded for her collegiality on the bench, role as a moderate jurist and status as the first woman to serve on the court. Justice Sonia Sotomayor drew on

By Andrew Kaczynski, Allison Gordon and Em Steck, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump and Donald Trump Jr. have come to the defense of a one time social media influencer who has been convicted of election interference and has a well-known history of pushing deeply racist, antisemitic, anti-Muslim and homophobic content online. In a video posted

By Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — The USS Carney responded Monday to a distress call from a commercial vessel after it was attacked by “multiple projectiles” in the southern Red Sea, a US military official said. The merchant vessel Swan Atlantic was attacked at roughly 9 a.m. Sanaa time, the official said. US Central Command

By Katie Lobosco, CNN Washington (CNN) — There’s one form prospective and current college students must submit in order to receive federal financial aid, and it looks a lot different than in prior years. The Free Application for Federal Student Aid, better known as the FAFSA, has long been due for an update. On December

By Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin is visiting Israel on Monday to get a clearer assessment from Israeli officials on their military operations, marking the latest administration official to visit the country amid an intensifying rift between President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over mounting civilian casualties

By Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — The driver of a car that struck an SUV in President Joe Biden’s motorcade Sunday night, causing damage to both vehicles and appearing to startle the president as he left his campaign headquarters, has been charged with DUI according to authorities in Wilmington, Delaware. “Following our investigation, Wilmington Police

CNN, POOL, CBS’ “FACE THE NATION”, NBC’S “MEET THE PRESS” By Priscilla Alvarez, Betsy Klein and Aileen Graef, CNN (CNN) — Democrats and Republicans will not be able to strike a deal on US southern border policy changes this year, GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham said Sunday, following weeks of negotiations over tying tighter immigration restrictions to supplemental funding

By Denise Royal and Carlos Suarez, CNN (CNN) — The leadership of Florida’s Republican Party voted Sunday to censure Chairman Christian Ziegler and remove his authority as he faces an investigation into sexual assault. In an emergency closed-door meeting in Orlando, the group also reduced Ziegler’s salary to $1 annually. Ziegler will no longer be able

By Melanie Zanona, Alayna Treene and Manu Raju, CNN (CNN) — During last week’s chairmanship election for the far-right House Freedom Caucus, Rep. Bob Good was directly pressed by board members on perhaps one of his most controversial moves inside the GOP: backing Ron DeSantis over Donald Trump in the 2024 Republican presidential primary. Good’s

By Priscilla Alvarez, Betsy Klein and Aileen Graef, CNN (CNN) — Democrats and Republicans will not be able to strike a deal on US southern border policy changes this year, GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham said Sunday, following weeks of negotiations over tying tighter immigration restrictions to supplemental funding for Ukraine and Israel. Republicans, Graham said during an appearance

By Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — Republican presidential contenders and endangered incumbents this past week were once again forced to answer complicated questions on abortion rights, as a Texas case demonstrated why the issue that dominated the 2022 and 2023 elections is poised to play a central role next year. The Texas Supreme Court on Monday

By Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will push Israeli officials to define milestones for its war against Hamas in Gaza, marking the second visit of a top Biden administration official to the region aimed at communicating US expectations as civilian casualties mount. In Israel on Monday, a senior Defense Department official

By Steve Contorno and Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — Jeff Roe, the top adviser to the super PAC supporting Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ presidential bid, resigned Saturday night “effective immediately,” another high-profile departure within the organization at a critical moment in the nominating calendar. The exit of Roe, a veteran Republican operative, comes as DeSantis

By Kate Sullivan, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump denigrated undocumented immigrants during a Sunday campaign stop in Nevada that marked the latest example of him ratcheting up anti-immigrant rhetoric ahead of the GOP nominating contest kicking off next month. The front-runner for the GOP nomination stoked fears about migrants coming across the US-Mexico

By Alexandra Ross, CNN (CNN) — Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said he believes former President Donald Trump will receive the 2024 Republican presidential nomination and he’ll support the former president in seeking a second term – including as a potential member of the administration. “I will help whether I’m in it or whether I’m

By Lauren Koenig, CNN (CNN) — Matt Schlapp, the influential chairman of the American Conservative Union, is facing additional allegations of sexual assault that apparently took place before the incident that launched a more than $9 million sexual misconduct lawsuit against him last year. Carlton Huffman, a Republican staffer on Herschel Walker’s US senate campaign,

CNN Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump’s rhetoric dropped to a spine-tingling new low this weekend with less than a month before the Iowa caucuses. The GOP primary front-runner said migrants are “poisoning the blood” of the US and quoted Russian President Vladimir Putin about the “rottenness” of American democracy. Whipping

By Lauren Koenig, CNN (CNN) — A Senate staffer is out of a job after the publication of a video appearing to show two men having sex in a Senate hearing room. Police are “looking into” the video, which was obtained and published by the Daily Caller. CNN has not independently obtained the video nor

By Samantha Waldenberg and Shania Shelton, CNN (CNN) — A US Navy ship shot down 14 drones launched from “Houthi-controlled areas” of Yemen, US Central Command said Saturday. The unmanned aircraft systems “were assessed to be one-way attack drones and were shot down with no damage to ships in the area or reported injuries,” US Central Command posted on

By Aaron Pellish and Steve Contorno, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump on Saturday quoted Russian President Vladimir Putin to attack President Joe Biden as a “threat to democracy” and doubled down on language condemned for its ties to White supremacist rhetoric, saying at a campaign event in New Hampshire that immigrants are “poisoning the blood of

CNN Opinion by Sophia A. Nelson (CNN) — It’s remarkable to see just how far Rudy Giuliani has fallen from grace. He’s come a long way from being the once celebrated “America’s Mayor” to now being held liable for defaming two Georgia election workers, Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss. On Friday, a jury ordered Giuliani

By Katelyn Polantz, Devan Cole, Holmes Lybrand and Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — Rudy Giuliani has been ordered to pay nearly $150 million in damages to former Georgia election workers Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss, whom he defamed following the 2020 presidential election. But as with all major jury awards, the question is whether

CNN By Faith Karimi and Daniel Wine, CNN (CNN) — Scientists are decoding what the past smelled like. Nine mothers around the world share their mental health struggles. Tipping’s getting weird, and we’re all confused. Those are just a few of our favorite projects from CNN Visuals’ list of their best work of 2023. Here’s

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Ted Cruz, Republican senator from Texas and former 2016 presidential candidate. Personal Birth date: December 22, 1970 Birth place: Calgary, Alberta, Canada Birth name: Rafael Edward Cruz Father: Rafael Cruz, pastor Mother: Eleanor Darragh, computer programmer Marriage: Heidi (Nelson) Cruz (2001-present) Children: Caroline

By Devan Cole, Holmes Lybrand and Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — A Washington, DC, jury has ordered Rudy Giuliani to pay nearly $150 million to two Georgia election workers for the harm caused by defamatory statements he made about them following the 2020 election. Ruby Freeman was awarded $16,171,000 for defamation and $20 million for

Compiled by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — During then-President Donald Trump’s final days in office, a 10-inch-thick binder of raw Russian intelligence transported from the CIA went missing after it was last seen at the White House, CNN reported Friday. The investigation offered disturbing new details about the final frantic days of Trump’s term.

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Rand Paul, US senator from Kentucky. Personal Birth date: January 7, 1963 Birth place: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Birth name: Randal Howard Paul Father: Ron Paul, former presidential candidate and retired US representative from Texas Mother: Carol (Wells) Paul Marriage: Kelley (Ashby) Paul Children: Robert,

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) – Here’s a look at the life of John Thune, Republican senator, and Senate majority leader from South Dakota. Personal Birth date: January 7, 1961 Birth place: Pierre, South Dakota Birth name: John Randolph Thune Father: Harold Thune, schoolteacher Mother: Yvonne “Pat” (Bodine) Thune, librarian Marriage: Kimberley (Weems) Thune (1984-present) Children:

By Aaron Pellish and Liz Brown-Kaiser, CNN (CNN) — Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. defended himself Friday from accusations of antisemitism while repeating unfounded claims about Covid-19 and vaccines. In an interview with CNN’s Kasie Hunt, Kennedy, an avid opponent of Covid-19 vaccines and public health policies that were intended to reduce the

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Mike Pompeo, former US secretary of state and director of the CIA. Personal Birth date: December 30, 1963 Birth place: Orange, California Birth name: Michael Richard Pompeo Father: Wayne Pompeo, machinist Mother: Dorothy (Mercer) Pompeo Marriages: Susan (Mostrous) Pompeo (date unavailable publicly-present); Leslie

By Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — Oklahoma Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt has signed an executive order that defunds diversity, equity and inclusion offices and programs in state agencies, including public colleges. The executive order, signed Wednesday, prohibits state funding and state “property or resources” from being used for such efforts. Oklahoma now joins several other Republican-led states

By Veronica Stracqualursi, Kit Maher and Ebony Davis, CNN (CNN) — Republican presidential candidates Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley are pressuring former President Donald Trump, the front-runner for the party’s 2024 nomination, to join them on the debate stage in Iowa next month. Trump has not participated in any GOP debates this year. CNN is

By Alex Marquardt and Natasha Bertrand, CNN (CNN) — Israel’s military has repeatedly attacked the US-backed Lebanese army to the north over the past two months, prompting alarm in the Biden administration and sharp rebukes from top US officials to Israeli leadership. The Israelis have struck Lebanese Armed Forces positions more than 34 times since

CNN By Kristen Holmes and Kate Sullivan, CNN (CNN) — Former first lady Melania Trump spoke in uncharacteristically personal terms Friday about her experience becoming a US citizen and the challenges she faced traversing a complicated legal system as she made a rare public appearance during a naturalization ceremony at the National Archives in Washington. The

By Jason Morris, Zachary Cohen and Pamela Kirkland, CNN Atlanta (CNN) — A federal appeals court appeared skeptical of former Donald Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows’ attempt to move his Georgia election interference criminal case to federal court during a hearing Friday morning. Meadows attorney George Terwilliger argued that he should be protected

By Arlette Saenz and Kevin Liptak, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden and former President Barack Obama teamed up on a new video vowing to protect and expand Obamacare at a time when former President Donald Trump has threatened to renew his efforts to repeal the health care law if he wins a second

By Steve Contorno, Jeff Zeleny and Alison Main, CNN Concord, New Hampshire (CNN) — With the holidays approaching and the first Republican nominating contest a month away, the GOP presidential contenders will urgently spread across the early voting states in the coming days for what is likely the last full weekend of heavy campaigning before

By Kristen Holmes and Kate Sullivan, CNN (CNN) — Former first lady Melania Trump spoke in uncharacteristically personal terms Friday about her experience becoming a US citizen and the challenges she faced traversing a complicated legal system as she made a rare public appearance during a naturalization ceremony at the National Archives in Washington. The former

By Joan Biskupic, CNN Senior Supreme Court Analyst (CNN) — Twenty years ago, as Supreme Court justices were deciding cases that tested college affirmative action, a ban on same-sex relations and a “three-strikes” law that put convicts in prison for life, their elite young law clerks were growing agitated and divided. Some conservative clerks stopped eating lunch with their liberal counterparts

By Jim Sciutto, CNN (CNN) — As a Ukraine aid package continues to stall in the US Congress, America and its allies are assessing what they describe as the potentially debilitating impact on Ukraine’s defense and longer-term prospects of losing the war, multiple US and European officials told CNN. “There is no guarantee of success

By Michael Williams and Kevin Liptak, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden’s national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, said Friday that there will be a transition to another phase of the war that is focused on “more precise ways” of targeting Hamas leadership. “There will be a transition to another phase of this war, one

By Jeff Zeleny, CNN Keene, New Hampshire (CNN) — Nikki Haley is trying to break the highest glass ceiling in politics, but you won’t hear her say so – at least not directly. She does, however, offer fleeting glimpses at the historic nature of her Republican presidential campaign. “There are no saints in DC right

CNN By Jeff Zeleny, CNN Keene, New Hampshire (CNN) — Nikki Haley is trying to break the highest glass ceiling in politics, but you won’t hear her say so – at least not directly. She does, however, offer fleeting glimpses at the historic nature of her Republican presidential campaign. “There are no saints in DC

By Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — The former head of counterintelligence for the FBI’s New York field office was sentenced to just over four years in prison for working for a sanctioned Russian oligarch after leaving the government. Charles McGonigal, a 22-year veteran of the FBI, pleaded guilty in August to one count of conspiracy to violate US

By Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — A series of CNN town halls with Republican presidential contenders — though months apart — offered windows into some of the themes that have dominated the party’s 2024 primary from its outset and that continue to play central roles just weeks before the first votes are cast. Five top-polling

By Gloria Pazmino, CNN (CNN) — New York Republicans have nominated Nassau County legislator Mazi Melesa Pilip in the special election to succeed recently expelled GOP Rep. George Santos in the state’s 3rd Congressional District. Pilip, an Israeli immigrant who was born in Ethiopia and served in the Israel Defense Forces, will face former Democratic Rep. Tom

By Clare Foran and Morgan Rimmer, CNN Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced on Thursday that the chamber will continue to work next week to allow more time for bipartisan talks in the hope of reaching a deal to pass an emergency aid package with assistance for Ukraine, Israel and other priorities – and said

By Melanie Zanona, Lauren Fox and Haley Talbot, CNN Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy embarked on a farewell tour this week as he prepares to leave Congress at the end of this year, commemorating his 16-year career with floor speeches, a party and even a photo line. After the vote series on Thursday – McCarthy’s

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Dennis Hastert, former Republican speaker of the House. Hastert was sentenced to 15 months in prison in a hush money case that revealed he was being accused of sexually abusing young boys while he was a teacher in Illinois. Personal Birth date:

By Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — Starting next year, federal candidates can more easily use campaign funds to pay themselves salaries, under a rule approved Thursday by federal election regulators. The change, which the Federal Election Commission approved 5-1, is aimed at helping ensure that Americans of modest means can afford to mount campaigns for

CNN By John King, CNN Kellerton, Iowa (CNN) — Shanen Ebersole calls the rolling hills of southwest Iowa her happy place, where time with the grazing cows is her way to relax and reset. “I’ll just sit here with my cows and take a breath, and everything goes back to the way it should be.”

By John King, CNN Kellerton, Iowa (CNN) — Shanen Ebersole calls the rolling hills of southwest Iowa her happy place, where time with the grazing cows is her way to relax and reset. “I’ll just sit here with my cows and take a breath, and everything goes back to the way it should be.” Cattle

By Lauren del Valle and Kara Scannell, CNN New York (CNN) — A New York appellate court rejected Donald Trump’s challenge of the gag order in his civil fraud trial Thursday. Trump’s attorneys petitioned the court over the gag order that bars him and the attorneys from speaking publicly about Judge Arthur Engoron’s court staff. In rejecting the challenge

By Clare Foran and Haley Talbot, CNN The House voted Thursday to pass a critical defense policy bill known as the National Defense Authorization Act, which sets the policy agenda and authorizes funding for the Department of Defense annually. The bill will next be sent to President Joe Biden to be signed into law. The Senate passed the bill

By Jake Tapper and Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — US Navy officer Lt. Ridge Alkonis, who was jailed in Japan for negligent driving that resulted in the death of two people, has been booked into a federal prison in Los Angeles following his transfer to the US, according to a family spokesperson and the Federal

By Annie Grayer, CNN Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire is introducing a new resolution with a bipartisan group of senators to condemn Hamas’ use of sexual violence and rape as a weapon of war against the people of Israel, according to a copy of the resolution shared first with CNN. The Senate-led resolution,

By Alayna Treene and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump returned to Iowa on Saturday, a day after a Colorado court rejected efforts to ban him from the state’s 2024 ballot. While the Colorado judge ruled Friday that Trump “engaged in an insurrection,” she found that the 14th Amendment’s “insurrection ban” doesn’t apply to presidents. “Today,

By Hannah Rabinowitz and Evan Perez, CNN (CNN) — Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta is leaving the Justice Department after three years overseeing some of the administration’s most contentious legal issues ranging from protecting abortion rights to criminal and police reform efforts, according to the department. Gupta is the first woman of color and first civil rights

CNN By Natasha Bertrand and Katie Bo Lillis, CNN (CNN) — Nearly half of the air-to-ground munitions that Israel has used in Gaza in its war with Hamas since October 7 have been unguided, otherwise known as “dumb bombs,” according to a new US intelligence assessment. The assessment, compiled by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence

By Jeremy Herb, Lauren del Valle and Kara Scannell, CNN New York (CNN) — Testimony in Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial concluded on Wednesday in New York, capping an 11-week saga that could decide the fate of the former president’s business empire. The drama in and out of the courtroom offered a preview of Trump’s criminal trials slated

By Devan Cole, Holmes Lybrand and Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — Rudy Giuliani didn’t see two former Georgia election workers Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss as “human beings” when he spread conspiracy theories about them after the 2020 election, their attorney told a Washington, DC, jury Thursday during closing arguments in the defamation damages trial.

By Michael Williams and Kevin Liptak, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Thursday said he wants the Israeli military to focus on saving civilian lives as it conducts its campaign to eliminate Hamas and faces mounting pressure over its military operations in Gaza. Following a speech on prescription drug prices at the National

CNN By Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — A series of CNN town halls with Republican presidential contenders — though months apart — offered windows into some of the themes that have dominated the party’s 2024 primary from its outset and that continue to play central roles just weeks before the first votes are cast. Five

By CNN Staff (CNN) — GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy participated in a CNN town hall Wednesday in Iowa ahead of the state’s caucuses next month. The entrepreneur made some claims that deserve closer scrutiny. A false claim that police rolled ‘out the red carpet’ on January 6 Ramaswamy doubled down on his previous comments that the

By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — The House and Senate have approved a $886.3 billion defense policy bill, which would provide the largest raise for service members in more than two decades, temporarily extend a controversial surveillance program and strengthen the US posture in the Indo-Pacific region to deter Chinese actions. The nearly 3,100-page National

CNN, POOL, KCAL, KCBS, LINKEDIN, ISRAELI DEFENSE FORCES, KCAL/KCBS By Camila DeChalus, CNN Washington (CNN) — Political appointees and Biden administration staffers held a vigil in front of the White House on Wednesday to call on President Joe Biden to support a permanent ceasefire in Gaza. More than three dozen people, including political appointees, administration staffers and civil

By Clare Foran, Ted Barrett and Morgan Rimmer, CNN The Senate voted on Wednesday to pass a critical defense policy bill known as the National Defense Authorization Act, which sets the policy agenda and authorizes funding for the Department of Defense annually. The final negotiated version of the NDAA for fiscal year 2024 authorizes $886 billion in national

By Kate Sullivan and Kristen Holmes, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump’s closing argument to Republican voters began to take shape in an Iowa speech on Wednesday ahead of next month’s Iowa caucuses. The front-runner for the Republican nomination sought to galvanize Iowa Republicans by keeping the focus on defeating President Joe Biden, while

By Alex Leeds Matthews, CNN (CNN) — The US House on Wednesday voted to formalize the impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden. Here’s how each member of the House voted: Read CNN’s full coverage of the vote here. The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2023 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All rights reserved.

By Camila DeChalus, CNN Washington (CNN) — Political appointees and Biden administration staffers held a vigil in front of the White House on Wednesday to call on President Joe Biden to support a permanent ceasefire in Gaza. More than three dozen people, including political appointees, administration staffers and civil service career staff, attended the early evening vigil in

By Katelyn Polantz, Devan Cole and Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — In intense testimony on Wednesday, Georgia volunteer election worker Ruby Freeman revisited how she sought help from the police twice, thinking people inspired by Donald Trump’s 2020 campaign may try to kill her. “Just ringing, ringing, ringing. Just ringing non-stop,” she said of her

By Priscilla Alvarez, Lauren Fox and Manu Raju, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — The White House’s growing urgency to get Ukraine aid passed is forcing Democrats to reckon with immigration policies they’ve previously tied to former President Donald Trump, agitating President Joe Biden’s allies and underscoring the unrelenting complexities of the immigration debate. It’s a stark moment that ties together some

By Hannah Rabinowitz and Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — The federal judge overseeing Donald Trump’s 2020 election interference case has temporarily paused all procedural deadlines while appeals over a major issue play out – which could lead to his March 2024 trial date being pushed back. The order from Judge Tanya Chutkan acknowledged that she

By Michael Williams, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday hosted family members of all eight Americans still held hostage from the Hamas attack on Israel more than two months ago, taking time during what is shaping up to be a key week for his first in-person meeting with the families. The sit-down

CNN By Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Before a group of supportive lawyers entered the Oval Office for a photo-op with then-President Donald Trump in December 2020, they were given a clear instruction, according to one attendee: Don’t get Trump’s hopes up about overturning the election. One attorney, Jim Troupis, toed the line. He’d just

By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump’s lawyers compared special counsel Jack Smith to the Grinch in a court filing Wednesday for trying to expedite the appeals process in one of his criminal cases, saying that prosecutors are trying to disrupt their holiday travel plans and to “disenfranchise” voters in 2024. Earlier this week,

By Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — A US warship shot down a drone that appeared to have been fired from a Houthi-controlled area of Yemen on Wednesday morning local time while responding to a mayday call from a commercial tanker that Houthi forces attempted to board, a US defense official said, adding that the unmanned

By Clare Foran, Melanie Zanona and Haley Talbot, CNN The House on Wednesday passed a bipartisan resolution condemning antisemitism on college campuses and testimony from three high-profile university presidents over antisemitism at a congressional hearing last week. The measure condemns the testimony given by the presidents of Harvard, MIT and the University of Pennsylvania during

By Lauren del Valle, Kara Scannell and Jeremy Herb, CNN New York (CNN) — After 11 weeks, testimony in the lengthy civil fraud trial of Donald Trump, his eldest sons and their business has ended – but there won’t be a final verdict for at least another month. Still to come are oral arguments that will conclude the

By Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge has ordered Michael Cohen’s former attorney to explain where he came up with the court cases cited in Cohen’s request for early termination of supervised release, saying as far as the judge can tell “none of these cases exist.” Judge Jesse Furman instructed Cohen’s former attorney

By Paul LeBlanc and Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — On the same day House Republicans were set to formalize an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, his son Hunter defied a subpoena from Congress, raising the possibility that he could be held in contempt of Congress. Hunter Biden has said he will testify publicly,

By Joan Biskupic, CNN Senior Supreme Court Analyst (CNN) — The Supreme Court’s acceptance of an appeal from the Biden administration on Wednesday opens a new front in the national controversy over access to abortion as states, including Texas, have been moving aggressively against women since the high court overturned Roe v. Wade last year. Fourteen states have outright

By Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Before a group of supportive lawyers entered the Oval Office for a photo-op with then-President Donald Trump in December 2020, they were given a clear instruction, according to one attendee: Don’t get Trump’s hopes up about overturning the election. One attorney, Jim Troupis, toed the line. He’d just finished

CNN By Annie Grayer, Paula Reid and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN The Republican chairman behind the impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden said Wednesday they will start contempt of Congress proceedings against Hunter Biden for not participating in his closed-door deposition on Wednesday, after he demanded to testify publicly. “Hunter Biden today defied lawful subpoenas and

By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court said Wednesday that it will consider whether part of a federal obstruction law can be used to prosecute some of the rioters involved in the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol. How the Supreme Court defines how the obstruction law can be used related

By Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — A federal appeals court rejected Donald Trump’s use of presidential immunity in a bid to dismiss a civil defamation lawsuit brought by former magazine columnist E. Jean Carroll. The judges found that Trump waived using presidential immunity as a defense by not raising it earlier in the litigation over

By Annie Grayer, Paula Reid and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN The Republican chairman behind the impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden said Wednesday they will start contempt of Congress proceedings against Hunter Biden for not participating in his closed-door deposition on Wednesday, after he demanded to testify publicly. “Hunter Biden today defied lawful subpoenas and we

By Devan Cole and Ariane de Vogue, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court said Wednesday it will consider whether to restrict access to a widely used abortion drug — even in states where the procedure is still allowed. The case concerns the drug mifepristone that — when coupled with another drug — is one of

By MJ Lee, Alex Marquardt and Jeremy Diamond, CNN (CNN) — Hamas has been unresponsive to overtures made in recent days to try to restart hostage negotiations, a source familiar with the efforts told CNN, as the US and other mediators try to resurrect talks that would see more hostages who were abducted on October 7 be released from

By Eric Bradner and Aaron Pellish, CNN (CNN) — Biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy is set to field questions from Iowa voters Wednesday night at a CNN town hall, less than five weeks before the state’s January 15 caucuses kick off the 2024 Republican presidential nominating contest. Ramaswamy, who has dominated GOP primary debates with attacks

By Annie Grayer, CNN House Republicans voted Wednesday to formalize an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden as their investigation reaches a critical juncture and right-wing pressure grows. In a 221-212 vote, all GOP members supported the resolution to formalize the inquiry – including Rep. Ken Buck of Colorado, who had said earlier this week

By Natasha Bertrand, Katie Bo Lillis and MJ Lee, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration currently has no plans to place conditions on the military aid it is providing to Israel, officials told CNN, despite growing calls by Democratic lawmakers and human rights organizations for the US to stop providing weapons unless Israel does more to protect

CNN By Kevin Liptak and Natasha Bertrand, CNN Washington (CNN) — Standing alongside his Ukrainian counterpart at the White House a little more than a year ago, President Joe Biden vowed American support for Ukraine “as long as it takes.” It’s a commitment he’s long repeated in the 22 months since Russia’s unprovoked invasion. On

By Kevin Liptak, Natasha Bertrand and Priscilla Alvarez, CNN Washington (CNN) — Standing alongside his Ukrainian counterpart at the White House a little more than a year ago, President Joe Biden vowed American support for Ukraine “as long as it takes.” It’s a commitment he’s long repeated in the 22 months since Russia’s unprovoked invasion.