Politics

By Annie Grayer, Marshall Cohen and Jeremy Herb, CNN (CNN) — GOP Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa on Thursday released an internal FBI document containing unverified allegations President Joe Biden was involved in an illegal foreign bribery scheme. The FBI had previously allowed members of the House Oversight Committee to privately view – but not

By Alex Marquardt, Sebastian Shukla and Daria Martina Tarasova, CNN Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine (CNN) — Tucked into a narrow tree line on Ukraine’s southern front, a young Ukrainian soldier wearing an American flag patch talks about how frightening it was the first time his team assaulted the densely mined Russian positions in the offensive launched

By Devan Cole, CNN Washington (CNN) — Arkansas is appealing a federal judge’s ruling last month striking down the state’s ban on gender-affirming treatment for transgender youth. Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin, one of the defendants in the case, on Thursday notified a federal district court in the state that he and his co-defendants are

By Natasha Bertrand and Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — Criminals, volunteer fighters and arms traffickers in Ukraine stole some Western-provided weapons and equipment intended for Ukrainian troops last year before it was recovered, according to a Defense Department inspector general report obtained by CNN. The plots to steal the weaponry and equipment were disrupted by

By Paula Reid, Katelyn Polantz, Kara Scannell, Hannah Rabinowitz and Jeremy Herb, CNN (CNN) — As anticipation builds for former President Donald Trump to be indicted for the third time this year, investigators in the special counsel’s election interference probe are expected to speak with additional witnesses over the next several weeks, including at least

By Sean Lyngaas and Kylie Atwood, CNN (CNN) — China-based hackers breached the email account of US Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns as part of a recent targeted intelligence-gathering campaign, three US officials familiar with the matter told CNN. The hackers also accessed the email account of Daniel Kritenbrink, the assistant secretary of State for

By Natasha Bertrand, Oren Liebermann and Alex Marquardt, CNN (CNN) — Ukrainian troops have started firing the cluster munitions provided by the US as part of their counteroffensive against Russia, according to two US officials and another person briefed on the matter. The US is still waiting for updates from Ukrainian forces about how effective

By Clare Foran and Haley Talbot, CNN (CNN) — The House on Thursday passed a Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization bill to renew funding for the agency for the next five years. The bipartisan bill aims to make improvements to efficacy and operations at the agency, expand the workforce for the aviation industry, invest in airport

By Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — The US military killed five al-Shabaab militants in a “collective self-defense airstrike” in Somalia, US Africa Command announced Thursday. The strike was taken at the request of the Federal Government of Somalia, the US Africa Command statement says, in “a remote area near Hareeri Kalle, approximately 15 kilometers south

By Kristen Holmes, Lauren Fox, Alayna Treene and Haley Talbot, CNN (CNN) — In a private call with former President Donald Trump, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said he personally backed the idea of expunging Trump’s two impeachments and would bring it up to the conference to gauge support, a source said. He did not promise

By Betsy Klein and Chris Isidore, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden met briefly with a top auto union chief Wednesday, a White House official tells CNN, as talks between the United Auto Workers and the Big Three US automakers continue ahead of a potentially damaging strike. UAW leadership was at the White House for

By Kaitlan Collins, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump has quietly added a new criminal defense attorney to his legal team as he faces a potential indictment in the federal investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. Attorney John Lauro, who has also represented Trump attorneys Christina Bobb and Alina Habba, is

By Natasha Bertrand, Kylie Atwood and Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — Just one day before crossing into North Korea, Private Travis King texted his US military handlers to let them know he had arrived at his gate at Incheon, the major airport serving Seoul, and was preparing to board a plane back to the US.

By Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — A US soldier in Hawaii is receiving the military’s highest award for valor not in combat on Wednesday for saving a woman’s life and repeatedly fighting off a man who was attacking her. Spc. Rene Rodriguez, who is stationed in Hawaii with the 25th Infantry Division, told CNN that

By Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge on Wednesday denied Donald Trump’s effort to move the New York indictment charging him with falsifying business records into federal court, finding that Trump failed to show that any of the allegedly illegal conduct related to his role as president. Judge Alvin Hellerstein previewed at a

By Daniel Dale, CNN Washington (CNN) — On Tuesday morning, former President Donald Trump announced he had received a target letter, an indication he could soon be indicted, in special counsel Jack Smith’s criminal investigation into Trump’s lie-filled effort to overturn his defeat in the 2020 election. On Tuesday night, Trump went out of his

By Fredreka Schouten and Alex Leeds Matthews, CNN (CNN) — Each time Donald Trump gets charged with a crime, the contributions pour in, a CNN analysis of newly released campaign reports shows – underscoring how much the criminal cases confronting the former president have benefited the Republican’s campaign bottom line. The analysis of itemized donations

By Jason Morris and Zachary Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Federal prosecutors building a criminal investigation into former President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election have asked for all security video from Atlanta’s State Farm Arena around polling day, according to a subpoena sent to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger’s office. The letter

By Jeremy Herb and Kristen Holmes, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump’s lawyers and advisers are trying to figure out if there is evidence and witnesses they are unaware of that are bolstering special counsel Jack Smith’s investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election, according to multiple sources familiar with Trump team’s legal

By Manu Raju and Alayna Treene, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump recently delivered the news to Rep. Matt Rosendale: He wouldn’t win the former president’s coveted endorsement if he runs in the GOP primary for the US Senate seat in Montana, according to a Trump ally, a decision with major implications in the high-stakes battle

By Shania Shelton, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday posted a campaign ad promoting his legislative wins by using clips from a recent speech GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene gave at the Turning Point Action Conference where she compared Biden to Franklin D. Roosevelt and Lyndon B. Johnson. “Joe Biden had the largest

By Alayna Treene, CNN (CNN) — House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries raised $29 million in the second quarter of 2023, bringing in a total of $62.4 million this year. The New York Democrat’s fundraising haul was $7.3 million more than what House Speaker Kevin McCarthy raised in Q2 – an impressive goal given it’s his

By Kit Maher (CNN) — A super PAC supporting Sen. Tim Scott’s presidential run is placing a $40 million TV and digital ad reservation – the largest amount booked for any presidential candidate so far in the 2024 race. Trust In The Mission, or TIM PAC, said Tuesday the ad buy will run September 7

By Andy Rose and Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — The Illinois Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the state’s historic move to ban cash bail is constitutional, overturning a lower court decision. In a 5-2 decision, the state’s highest court ruled that the measure, which eliminates the requirement that individuals post bail in order to be

By Jack Forrest, CNN (CNN) — Louisiana’s legislature utilized its Republican supermajority Tuesday to enact a ban on gender-affirming care for most minors, overriding its Democratic governor who had vetoed the bill. The law will take effect January 1, 2024. Gov. John Bel Edwards, who vetoed House Bill 648 last month, said in a statement

By Zachary Cohen, Marshall Cohen, Hannah Rabinowitz and Jessica Schneider, CNN (CNN) — Sixteen fake electors who signed certificates falsely claiming President Donald Trump won Michigan in the 2020 election have been charged with multiple felonies, state Attorney General Dana Nessel announced Tuesday. This is the first time any of the fake electors have been

By Steve Contorno and Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — Gov. Ron DeSantis, in an exclusive interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper on Tuesday, brushed aside concerns about the state of his presidential campaign, continued to downplay the conflict in Ukraine and steered clear of supporting national abortion restrictions similar to the six-week ban he signed in

By Kaitlan Collins, CNN (CNN) — Special counsel Jack Smith’s team has contacted former Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey, who Donald Trump pressured to overturn the 2020 election, a source familiar with the outreach confirmed first to CNN. A spokesman for Ducey confirmed the outreach from Smith’s team, which has not been previously reported. “Yes, he’s

By Jeremy Herb, Kristen Holmes, Kaitlan Collins, Paula Reid and Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump said in a social media post he’s been informed by special counsel Jack Smith that he is a target of the criminal investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election, a sign he may soon be

By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — The Massachusetts Air National Guardsman who is accused of posting a trove of classified documents to social media asked a judge to reconsider his detention on Monday, pointing out that he is charged with the same federal counts as former President Donald Trump and that prosecutors did not oppose

By Tierney Sneed, Jeremy Herb, Devon M. Sayers and Devan Cole, CNN Ft. Pierce, Florida (CNN) — US District Judge Aileen Cannon signaled she is likely to push back the start of a trial in the Mar-a-Lago classified documents case beyond the mid-December date proposed by federal prosecutors – but appeared deeply skeptical of arguments

By Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp ruled out running for president in 2024 and warned Republicans – including frontrunner Donald Trump – that they can’t win Georgia if they continue to spout false claims about election fraud from 2020. “If (Trump) continues to do that, he’s going to lose Georgia in

By Gregory Krieg, Jeff Zeleny and Jeff Simon, CNN (CNN) — West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin on Monday defended his flirtation with a third-party presidential campaign, telling voters at a No Labels forum at St. Anselm College in New Hampshire that he had no plans to play “spoiler” in the 2024 election. “I’ve never been

By Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — The Georgia Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a long shot legal bid from former President Donald Trump to essentially shut down the Fulton County criminal probe into his attempts to overturn his 2020 election defeat in Georgia. The court said in a five-page opinion that Trump hadn’t demonstrated the

By Jack Forrest, CNN (CNN) — Abortions in Iowa will for now remain legal up to 22 weeks into a pregnancy after a judge on Monday temporarily blocked the state’s newly signed law that would ban the procedure as early as six weeks. The suit was filed last week by Planned Parenthood of the Heartland,

By Chandelis Duster, CNN (CNN) — Xochitl Torres Small was sworn in as deputy agriculture secretary of the US Department of Agriculture on Monday, making history as the first Latina in the No. 2 position. Her ascension to the position comes amid efforts by the USDA to rectify decades of discrimination against farmers of color

By Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — Millions of emails intended for Pentagon employees were inadvertently sent to email accounts in Mali over the last decade because of typos caused by the similarity of the US military’s email address and the domain for the West African country, according to a Dutch technologist who discovered the problem.

By Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy on Monday named Sens. Ted Cruz and Mike Lee among several hard-line conservatives he would consider for the Supreme Court if elected, while also including the judges behind contentious rulings on abortion pills and the federal Covid-19 mask mandate on his list for possible

By Gregory Krieg, CNN (CNN) — Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose formally announced his candidacy for US Senate on Monday, joining a crowded Republican field hoping to challenge Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown. “It’s official: I’m running,” LaRose said on Twitter. “I’m on a mission to give back to the state that has given me

By Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge in Oregon ruled on Friday that a new state gun law does not violate the US Constitution, keeping one of the toughest gun laws in the country in place. US District Court Judge Karin Immergut ruled that Ballot Measure 114’s restrictions on large-capacity magazines that hold