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By Manu Raju and Sam Fossum, CNN (CNN) — Senate Republican Whip John Thune told CNN there is “a lot of resistance” to the nomination of Jack Lew to be the US ambassador to Israel, a sign that Democratic efforts to push for his quick confirmation could hit roadblocks in the chamber. Lew, who is

By Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — Advocacy group Climate Power is committing $80 million in advertising to call attention to President Joe Biden’s climate and environment agenda ahead of the 2024 election, the group announced Monday. The ad campaign broadly aims to inform voters about the president’s wide-ranging climate and clean energy agenda. As he

By Natasha Bertrand and Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — A US Marine rapid response force is headed to the waters off the coast of Israel and the Pentagon is preparing American troops for a potential deployment to the country, escalating the US’ show of force in the region as it works to prevent the conflict

CNN By Katelyn Polantz, Senior Reporter, Crime and Justice Washington (CNN) — US District Judge Tanya Chutkan has put into writing her limited gag order that bars Donald Trump from making public statements about witnesses who might testify against him in the federal election subversion case as well as prosecutors and court staff. Trump’s public

By Kate Sullivan, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump said Monday that if elected again to the White House, he would reinstate and expand a travel ban on people from predominantly Muslim countries, suspend refugee resettlements and aggressively deport those whom he characterized as having “jihadist sympathies.” During a campaign event in Clive, Iowa,

By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter Washington (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Monday allowed the Biden administration to continue regulating so-called ghost guns – untraceable homemade weapons – as firearms under federal law. The court’s brief order grants the Justice Department’s request to wipe away a lower court order and allow the

By Holmes Lybrand and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — The federal judge overseeing the election subversion case against Donald Trump in Washington, DC, placed a limited gag order on the former president after his continued attacks against potential witnesses, prosecutors and the court itself, following a testy hearing Monday. Though limited in scope, the gag

By Gregory Krieg, CNN (CNN) — The largest Republican-aligned Jewish political organization will partner in hosting next month’s third GOP presidential primary debate, the group announced Monday, a decision that comes amid the escalating violence in Israel and Gaza following the deadly attack by Hamas earlier this month. The Republican Jewish Coalition said it will

By Marshall Cohen and Jason Morris, CNN (CNN) — The judge presiding over the Georgia election subversion case said Monday he’s unlikely to let Donald Trump’s co-defendants ask potential jurors for their views on the former president’s attempt to “steal the election,” the impact of “political misinformation” on US democracy and the extremism of “MAGA

By Priscilla Alvarez and Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN (CNN) — The federal government will not be allowed to separate migrant families under a zero-tolerance policy like the controversial measure former President Donald Trump’s administration pursued, according to a settlement deal filed Monday. The settlement also allows those affected by the separations to apply for parole

By Fredreka Schouten, David Wright and Alex Leeds Matthews, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump is dominating GOP primary fundraising as the White House race barrels toward the first nominating contests of 2024, with the former president raising donations at an accelerating pace and building the financial cushion to swamp his rivals on the airwaves and

By Donald Judd and Kyle Feldscher, CNN Washington (CNN) — The White House on Monday announced President Joe Biden is scrapping a planned trip to Colorado just hours before he was set to depart, so he can instead hold meetings with his national security team as Israel’s war with Hamas appears set to escalate. Discussions

By Holmes Lybrand, Hannah Rabinowitz and Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge on Monday issued a gag order on former President Donald Trump, limiting what he can say about special counsel Jack Smith’s federal prosecution into his alleged attempt to subvert in the 2020 presidential election. The order restricts Trump’s ability to publicly

By Jeremy Herb, Manu Raju, Melanie Zanona, Lauren Fox, Haley Talbot and Kristin Wilson, CNN (CNN) — Rep. Jim Jordan won the support of several key skeptics in the Republican conference Monday, bolstering momentum for his bid for speaker ahead of a planned floor vote on Tuesday. House Armed Services Chairman Mike Rogers and House

CNN, POOL, HOUSE TV, NBC’S “MEET THE PRESS”, CBS’ “FACE THE NATION” By Jeremy Herb, Manu Raju, Melanie Zanona, Lauren Fox, Haley Talbot and Kristin Wilson, CNN (CNN) — Rep. Jim Jordan won the support of several key skeptics in the Republican conference Monday, bolstering momentum for his bid for speaker ahead of a planned

CNN By Anna Cooban, CNN London (CNN) — TikTok is stepping up efforts to counter misinformation, incitement to violence and hate relating to the Israel-Hamas war on its online platform, it announced Sunday, days after the European Union (EU) warned social media companies they risked falling foul of the bloc’s content moderation laws. As part

By Kyle Feldscher, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden warned Israel against occupying Gaza in one of his most notable public calls for restraint as the Israelis respond to this month’s terror attacks by Hamas. In an interview with CBS’ “60 Minutes” that aired Sunday, Biden said it would be a “big mistake” for Israel

By Kevin Liptak, CNN Washington (CNN) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has invited President Joe Biden to visit Israel soon, and both countries are discussing the possibility, a source familiar with the matter told CNN. It wasn’t clear how advanced the discussions were, or when a possible trip might occur. The White House said

By Fredreka Schouten and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN (CNN) — Former Vice President Mike Pence has run up debt in his bid for the White House, according to figures released by his campaign Sunday – underscoring the financial hurdle he faces just months before the first contests for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. And other fundraising

By Holmes Lybrand, CNN Washington (CNN) — The FBI has seen an increase in reported threats in the US amid the Israel-Hamas war, Director Christopher Wray told reporters on a call Sunday. “Here in the US, we cannot and do not discount the possibility that Hamas or other foreign terrorist organizations could exploit the conflict

CNN By Manu Raju and Jeremy Herb, CNN (CNN) — A number of House Republicans are in talks to block Rep. Jim Jordan’s path to the speakership as the Ohio Republican tries to force a floor vote on Tuesday, according to multiple GOP sources. One senior Republican House member who is part of the opposition

By Manu Raju and Jeremy Herb, CNN (CNN) — A number of House Republicans are in talks to block Rep. Jim Jordan’s path to the speakership as the Ohio Republican tries to force a floor vote on Tuesday, according to multiple GOP sources. One senior Republican House member who is part of the opposition to

By Jennifer Agiesta, CNN Polling Director (CNN) — The American public expresses deep sympathy for the Israeli people and broadly sees the Israeli government’s military response to Hamas’ attacks as justified, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS, and two-thirds are at least somewhat worried the fighting between Israel and Hamas could lead

By Arlette Saenz, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden raised more than $71 million for his reelection campaign and the Democratic Party in the third fundraising quarter of the year, his campaign announced on Sunday, far outpacing former President Donald Trump and the rest of the GOP primary who have reported their results so

By Annette Choi, Katie Lobosco and Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Several Covid-19 pandemic-era benefits have recently expired, leaving millions of people without the economic assistance they’ve come to rely on. Congress passed a number of sweeping spending packages during 2020 and 2021, authorizing trillions of dollars in aid meant to provide economic relief to

By Veronica Stracqualursi and Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Saturday that the US should not accept refugees from Gaza, as tens of thousands flee their homes following an evacuation warning from Israel ahead of a possible ground assault. “I don’t know what (President Joe) Biden’s gonna do, but we cannot

By Katie Lobosco, CNN Washington (CNN) — Some kids in Houston got just a three-week summer break this year. In Richmond, Virginia, two elementary schools have added 20 days to the academic year. And in Indiana, students across the state have received more than 36,000 hours of tutoring over the past year, at no cost

CNN By Clare Foran and Jeremy Herb, CNN (CNN) — After a series of setbacks, Republicans ended the week no closer to electing a new speaker as deep internal divisions have left the conference struggling to govern and the House in a state of paralysis. The chaos within House GOP ranks intensified dramatically over the

By Clare Foran and Jeremy Herb, CNN (CNN) — After a series of setbacks, Republicans ended the week no closer to electing a new speaker as deep internal divisions have left the conference struggling to govern and the House in a state of paralysis. The chaos within House GOP ranks intensified dramatically over the past

By Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — Republicans will reclaim the Louisiana governor’s office, CNN projects, with state Attorney General Jeff Landry winning a majority of the vote Saturday in the state’s “jungle primary” and avoiding the need for a November runoff. Landry hailed the result Saturday night on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter,

By Fredreka Schouten, Jeff Zeleny, Steve Contorno and Eva McKend, CNN (CNN) — Top officials from the campaigns of Nikki Haley, Ron DeSantis and Tim Scott made their case Friday to major Republican donors, as they compete to position themselves as the most viable alternative to former President Donald Trump. To a room of prospective

By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration underlined its public and fulsome show of support for Israel Friday as two of its most senior national security officials visited the Middle East ahead of an expected Israeli ground incursion into Gaza. Behind the scenes, however, the US faces a difficult diplomatic challenge – providing

By Lauren del Valle and Kara Scannell, CNN New York (CNN) — Trump Organization executives considered tacking on “presidential premiums” to some of then-President Donald Trump’s properties in a way that would increase asset values and inflate his net worth in 2017, according to exhibits and testimony shown at Trump’s civil fraud trial on Friday.

CNN By Katie Bo Lillis, Zachary Cohen, Alex Marquardt and Natasha Bertrand, CNN Washington (CNN) — The US intelligence community produced at least two assessments based in part on intelligence provided by Israel warning the Biden administration of an increased risk for Palestinian-Israeli conflict in the weeks ahead of Saturday’s seismic attack on southern Israel,

By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter Washington (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Friday added another case to its docket that asks the justices to overturn decades-old precedent to scale back the power of federal agencies, as well as a case that looks at “qualified immunity” for police officers. The new case is

By Shania Shelton, CNN (CNN) — Republican Rep. Austin Scott of Georgia, who entered the race for House speaker after House Majority Leader Steve Scalise dropped out, lost the GOP’s nomination to Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio in a 124-81 vote Friday. After the vote, Scott told CNN he was dropping out of the race

By Katie Bo Lillis, Zachary Cohen, Alex Marquardt and Natasha Bertrand, CNN Washington (CNN) — The US intelligence community produced at least two assessments based in part on intelligence provided by Israel warning the Biden administration of an increased risk for Palestinian-Israeli conflict in the weeks ahead of Saturday’s seismic attack on southern Israel, according

By Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — The vast majority of President Joe Biden’s time at the White House this week has been spent confronting the crisis in Israel, including four phone calls with his Israeli counterpart and well north of a dozen briefings from his national security team. But, in a sign of the political

By Annie Grayer and Marshall Cohen, CNN Washington (CNN) — In recent closed-door testimony to Congress, the top-ranking Justice Department prosecutor in Washington, DC, refuted claims from two Internal Revenue Service whistleblowers that he blocked federal investigators from charging Hunter Biden with tax crimes in DC, according to a transcript of his testimony obtained by

By Betsy Klein, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Friday spoke with the families of the Americans who remain unaccounted for in Israel after promising to speak with family members of those who are held hostage by Hamas. During a speech in Philadelphia Friday afternoon, Biden recounted the conversation. “They’re going through agony

By Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — Second gentleman Doug Emhoff’s role as a leader confronting antisemitism – and, personally, his historic role as the first Jewish spouse of a president or vice president – has taken new significance this week. “We witnessed a mass murder of innocent civilians,” Emhoff told Jewish leaders Wednesday at the

By Alex Leeds Matthews, CNN (CNN) — As student loan payments resume this month, more than 43 million Americans carrying that debt saw the end of more than three years of relief from monthly payments. But the financial landscape in which they resume payments has shifted. Researchers are still working to understand the impact that the

By Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Friday announced the locations of seven regional hubs to manufacture hydrogen – a fuel cleaner than fossil fuels like oil, gas and coal – but one which can be derived from renewable energy, nuclear power or planet-warming methane gas. Biden made the announcement alongside Energy

By Clare Foran and Jeremy Herb, CNN (CNN) — House Republicans have picked Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan as their new speaker nominee Friday, but more than 50 Republicans voted against supporting him on the House floor – leaving the party still in disarray as it has been unable to elect a speaker in the 10

CNN By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — Protests are erupting around the world as supporters of both pro-Israeli and pro-Palestinian movements gather outside embassies, government buildings and college campuses. In recent days, many of the world’s most recognizable landmarks have also been illuminated in the blue and white colors of Israel’s flag as a show

By Katelyn Polantz, Senior Reporter, Crime and Justice (CNN) — One of Donald Trump’s co-defendants in the classified documents case told a federal judge Thursday that he’s not concerned his defense lawyer previously represented three witnesses who could testify against him. The court hearing in Fort Pierce, Florida, addressed concerns raised by prosecutors about the

By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — A New Hampshire college student on Thursday pleaded guilty to federal charges of threatening to kill a member of Congress after he became angry while drunkenly scrolling on TikTok. While authorities didn’t name the member of Congress, Rep. Matt Gaetz confirmed he was the target when he played the

By Pete Muntean, Gregory Wallace and Donald Judd, CNN Washington, D.C. (CNN) — The Biden administration said they’ll begin chartering flights on Friday from Israel to destinations in Europe, as officials scramble to get Americans stranded in the war-ravaged country back home to the US. Once the travelers get from Israel to Europe – on

By Melanie Zanona, Annie Grayer and Haley Talbot, CNN (CNN) — While Steve Scalise scrambles to secure the House speakership, the man who previously held the job has taken a back seat. Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has actively chosen not to play a prominent role in his conference’s battle to secure the next speaker,

By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Medicare enrollees will shell out about $10 more next year for their monthly Part B premiums, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced Thursday. The standard monthly premium for Medicare Part B will be $174.70 for 2024, up from $164.90 this year. Premiums vary depending on a beneficiary’s

By Holmes Lybrand (CNN) — The former IRS contractor accused of leaking former President Donald Trump’s tax returns and stealing tax information on thousands of the wealthiest people in the US pleaded guilty in federal court on Thursday. Prosecutors say Charles Littlejohn of Washington, DC, sent Trump’s tax returns and other data to two media

By Jennifer Agiesta and Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN (CNN) — The public’s impressions of the Republican Party and its leaders in Congress have worsened amid a leadership crisis in the House of Representatives, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS, with Republican-aligned Americans divided over how the GOP should govern. Even then – and

By Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden’s graphic description of horrors in Israel was intended to “underscore the utter depravity” of the Hamas attack on civilians, the White House says, even if he hadn’t personally viewed or confirmed the imagery he described. Speaking from the Indian Treaty Room, Biden on Wednesday told a

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Vice President Kamala Harris. Personal Birth date: October 20, 1964 Birth place: Oakland, California Birth name: Kamala Devi Harris Father: Donald Harris, an economics professor Mother: Shyamala Gopalan Harris, a physician Marriage: Douglas Emhoff (2014-present) Education: Howard University, B.A. political science and

By Jennifer Hansler, MJ Lee and Alex Marquardt, CNN (CNN) — The United States and Qatar have reached a “quiet understanding” not to allow Iran to access any of the $6 billion in Iranian funds that were transferred to Qatari accounts last month as part of a deal to free Americans detained in Iran for

By Kaitlan Collins, Kate Sullivan, Shania Shelton, Alayna Treene and Kristen Holmes, CNN Washington (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump lashed out Wednesday at Benjamin Netanyahu, saying the Israeli prime minister was caught unprepared by Hamas’ attack and praising the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah as “very smart.” The remarks reflect the soured relationship between the

By Jennifer Hansler, CNN Washington (CNN) — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Israel Thursday to pledge that the United States will never falter from its support for Israel as he condemned Hamas’ “litany of brutality and inhumanity” as evoking “the worst of ISIS.” “The message that I bring to Israel is this: you

By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Social Security recipients will receive an annual cost-of-living adjustment of 3.2% for 2024, a much smaller increase than the inflation-fueled boosts of the past two years, the Social Security Administration announced Thursday. Retirees’ monthly payments will rise by $59 to an estimated average of $1,907, starting in January. The

By Kevin Liptak, MJ Lee, Kayla Tausche and Jeff Zeleny, CNN (CNN) — When President Joe Biden gathered with his top advisers Tuesday morning to go over the draft of his speech on Israel, he made a clear request: The prepared remarks needed to include more details on the appalling nature of the attacks that

By Jeremy Herb, Melanie Zanona, Manu Raju, Haley Talbot and Clare Foran, CNN (CNN) — House Majority Leader Steve Scalise announced he was dropping out of the speaker’s race Thursday after House Republicans failed to coalesce behind him in the aftermath of Kevin McCarthy’s historic ouster. “I just shared with my colleagues that I’m withdrawing

By Kayla Tausche and Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration is set to announce new measures to raise the cost of Russia’s attempts to skirt a limit set on the price for its oil, senior administration officials told CNN, as the West aims to enforce more strictly a price cap first introduced nearly

CNN Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — The House Republican Party is sliding even deeper into disarray as it feuds over its next speaker, apparently oblivious to the picture of US government dysfunction it is sending at a moment of worsening global crises. GOP lawmakers did select Steve Scalise as their nominee for the

By MJ Lee, Zachary Cohen, Evan Perez and Jennifer Hansler, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Biden administration is still searching for concrete details about the condition of the handful of Americans believed to have been taken hostage by Hamas, including exactly how many the terror group may be holding captive in Gaza, or if they

By Sara Murray, CNN (CNN) — Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis declined to provide House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan with any additional information about her investigation of former President Donald Trump and his allies as well as any interactions with the Justice Department, according to a new letter obtained by CNN. “A charitable explanation

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Hillary Clinton, 2016 Democratic nominee for President. The first woman in American history to be nominated by a major party, Clinton is also a former secretary of state. Personal Birth date: October 26, 1947 Birth place: Chicago, Illinois Birth name: Hillary Diane Rodham

By Oren Liebermann and Natasha Bertrand, CNN Washington (CNN) — Concern is growing within the Pentagon over the potential need to stretch its increasingly scarce ammunition stockpiles to support Ukraine and Israel in two separate wars, according to multiple US defense officials. At the moment Ukraine and Israel require different weapons: Ukraine wants massive amounts

CNN By Clare Foran, Manu Raju, Haley Talbot, Melanie Zanona and Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — House Republicans picked Rep. Steve Scalise as their nominee for speaker on Wednesday, but the Louisiana Republican lacks the votes needed to win the gavel and it remains unclear whether he will be able to win over holdouts. Republicans

By Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday said that he would not dine with White nationalist and Holocaust denier Nick Fuentes as former President Donald Trump did last year, but avoided directly criticizing his GOP rival for doing so. When asked how he feels about Republicans associating with Fuentes, DeSantis

CNN By Zachary Cohen, Katie Bo Lillis, Natasha Bertrand and Jeremy Herb, CNN (CNN) — The United States has collected specific intelligence that suggests senior Iranian government officials were caught by surprise by Saturday’s bloody attack on Israel by Hamas, according to multiple sources familiar with the intelligence. The existence of the intelligence has cast

By Zachary Cohen, Katie Bo Lillis, Natasha Bertrand and Jeremy Herb, CNN (CNN) — The United States has collected specific intelligence that suggests senior Iranian government officials were caught by surprise by Saturday’s bloody attack on Israel by Hamas, according to multiple sources familiar with the intelligence. The existence of the intelligence has cast doubt

By Manu Raju, Sam Fossum and Haley Talbot, CNN (CNN) — Embattled Rep. George Santos remained defiant on Wednesday after facing new federal criminal charges, insisting he would not accept a plea deal and that he will run for reelection next year. Santos, a New York Republican, claimed that none of the 23 charges against

By Jennifer Hansler and Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — The US government is in discussions with partner countries, including Egypt and Israel, about ensuring safe passage for Americans and other civilians out of Gaza, US officials said. However, according to one US official, Egypt wants to use a humanitarian corridor to send food and medical

By Natasha Bertrand, Katie Bo Lillis and Alex Marquardt, CNN Washington (CNN) — The US and its allies are warning the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah against escalating the conflict in Israel as the US prepositions military assets to deter a potential widening of the war, multiple US officials and people briefed on the discussions tell

By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter (CNN) — The Supreme Court’s conservatives expressed doubt at oral arguments Wednesday that South Carolina GOP lawmakers engaged in impermissible racial gerrymandering when they redrew congressional lines for a House seat to benefit Republicans. The case is one of several racial and political gerrymandering-related lawsuits that could

By Donald Judd and Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday unveiled new efforts to crack down on junk fees while announcing $2 billion in savings and $140 million in consumer refunds from previous crackdowns on junk fees from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. “Folks are tired of being taken advantage of

By Clare Foran, Manu Raju, Haley Talbot, Melanie Zanona and Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — House Republicans picked Rep. Steve Scalise as their nominee for speaker on Wednesday, but the Louisiana Republican lacks the votes needed to win the gavel and it remains unclear whether he will be able to win over holdouts. Republicans are

CNN Opinion by David A. Andelman (CNN) — To put it simply, the United States cannot readily support two major wars while preparing for the possibility of a third. That’s a hard, indeed ineluctable reality — one that is becoming increasingly and painfully evident by the hour. America’s military industrial base is already stretched by the ongoing war

By Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — Kari Lake, an ally of former President Donald Trump and one of the Republican Party’s most prominent election deniers, on Tuesday launched her 2024 bid for Senate from Arizona. Lake is vying for the seat held by independent Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, who shed her Democratic Party affiliation in December

By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — A Navy sailor pleaded guilty Tuesday to sending sensitive US military information to a Chinese intelligence officer, the Justice Department announced. Petty Officer Wenheng Zhao, 26, of Monterey Park, California, pleaded guilty to conspiring with the Chinese officer and receiving a bribe. Zhao worked at Naval Base Ventura

CNN By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — Google wants to do away with passwords and pivot to an alternative sign-in method known as “passkeys.” The technology prompts users to unlock their accounts with a fingerprint, face scan or pin number to provide an added layer of security against potential hackers. Here’s what else you need

CNN By Katie Bo Lillis, Alex Marquardt and Oren Liebermann, CNN Washington (CNN) — The US intelligence community is digging through its stores of data and tasking the nation’s spy agencies to hunt for fresh clues to determine whether Iran played a direct role in Saturday’s deadly attack on Israel by Hamas, a senior Biden

By Katie Bo Lillis, Alex Marquardt and Oren Liebermann, CNN Washington (CNN) — The US intelligence community is digging through its stores of data and tasking the nation’s spy agencies to hunt for fresh clues to determine whether Iran played a direct role in Saturday’s deadly attack on Israel by Hamas, a senior Biden administration

By Gregory Krieg, CNN (CNN) — Federal prosecutors on Tuesday accused Rep. George Santos of stealing donors’ identities and running up thousands of dollars in fraudulent charges on their credit cards. The 10 new charges against Santos also include allegations that the New York Republican embezzled cash from his company and conspired with his former

By Marshall Cohen (CNN) — The judge presiding over the Georgia election subversion case signed orders Tuesday to compel Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel and pro-Trump conspiracy theorist Alex Jones to testify at the first trial in the sprawling case. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee granted a request from District Attorney Fani

By Arit John and Alison Main, CNN (CNN) — In the wake of Hamas’ deadly attacks on Israel, former President Donald Trump is turning to a strategy he employed during the 2016 campaign of using terror abroad – and fears of future attacks on American soil – to push for hard-line immigration policies in the

By Fredreka Schouten and Dianne Gallagher, CNN (CNN) — Republican lawmakers in North Carolina on Tuesday enacted major changes to the state’s election laws, triggering immediate legal challenges from Democrats and voting rights groups. Two new laws – passed in a state that could prove consequential in next year’s presidential election – will change the

By Hannah Rabinowitz and Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — Federal prosecutors say that 25 witnesses in the election subversion case against Donald Trump withheld information and evidence from investigators by asserting attorney-client privilege and said they are concerned the former president may intimidate witnesses in next year’s trial. The 25 witnesses, special counsel Jack Smith’s

By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration on Tuesday formally declared that the military takeover in Niger was a coup – a determination that will keep a significant amount of US military and foreign assistance to the West African nation on hold. The decision was made because “we’ve exhausted all available avenues to

By Jennifer Agiesta and Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN (CNN) — A new poll of registered voters in Nevada suggests the state is poised to reprise its role as a key battleground in the presidential election next November, while its first-in-the-West Republican caucuses in February could help to cement former President Donald Trump’s hold on the race

By Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — Former baseball star Steve Garvey is entering the US Senate race in California, hoping to become the first Republican elected to the chamber from the state since 1988. Garvey, 74, played 14 seasons for the Los Angeles Dodgers, winning the 1974 National League Most Valuable Player award and helping

By Devan Cole, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Supreme Court declined on Tuesday to revisit the landmark First Amendment decision in New York Times v. Sullivan, rebuffing a request to take another look at decades-old precedent that created a higher bar for public figures to claim libel in civil suits. The media world has for

By Gregory Krieg, Alayna Treene, Edward-Isaac Dovere and Kristen Holmes, CNN (CNN) — The sleepy countdown to the 2024 presidential primaries got a jolt on Monday when Robert F. Kennedy Jr. dropped his primary challenge to President Joe Biden and announced plans to run as an independent – a move that triggered a barrage of

By Jeremy Herb, Manu Raju, Melanie Zanona, Annie Grayer, Haley Talbot and Lauren Fox, CNN (CNN) — The House GOP’s two candidates for speaker detailed their plans during a closed-door meeting on Tuesday for avoiding a government shutdown – a key issue for members, and one that sank Kevin McCarthy’s speakership. House Majority Leader Steve