Politics

By Jennifer Agiesta and Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump’s support appears to have softened following his indictment and arrest on federal charges, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS. Most Americans approve of Trump’s indictment stemming from his alleged mishandling of classified documents after leaving office, even as 71%

By Jeremy Diamond, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden huddled in the Oval Office with several of his top advisers in early April as an aide typed prompts into ChatGPT: Summarize the Supreme Court’s New Jersey v. Delaware ruling and turn it into a Bruce Springsteen song. Weeks earlier, Biden had joked with Springsteen at

By Shawna Mizelle, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Donald Trump-appointed US attorney leading the investigation into President Joe Biden’s son Hunter has decades of experience as a federal prosecutor. David Weiss, the Delaware US attorney, met in April with Hunter Biden’s attorneys, who had requested a routine status update on the investigation. The long-running probe,

By Kara Scannell, Evan Perez and Paula Reid, CNN (CNN) — Hunter Biden, the son of President Joe Biden, will plead guilty to two tax misdemeanors and struck a deal with federal prosecutors to resolve a felony gun charge, the Justice Department said Tuesday in court filings. As part of the plea agreement, the Justice

By Tierney Sneed, CNN Washington (CNN) — The efforts of John Eastman, an ex-attorney for former President Donald Trump, to convince then-Vice President Mike Pence that he could interfere with Congress’ certification of the 2020 election results will be the subject of several days of attorney ethics proceedings set to begin in a Los Angeles

By Donald Judd and Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris said Monday that the story of Juneteenth is “the story of our ongoing fight to realize America’s promise – not for some, but for all.” As part of CNN’s “Juneteenth: A Global Celebration for Freedom” concert, Harris – the nation’s first Black

By Kaanita Iyer and Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — The FBI, mindful of not wanting to appear partisan, had for months held off on launching a formal investigation into former President Donald Trump’s role in efforts to subvert the 2020 election, The Washington Post reported Monday, though the episode doesn’t appear to have significantly hampered

By Donald Judd and Sam Fossum, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Monday touted his administration’s record on climate change, which he called “the most aggressive climate action ever,” while hitting Republicans in Congress for trying to block it. “What we’re seeing here is an amazing success story of how you can work together

By Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — As the US Army moves to a new way to measure soldiers’ body fat, officials acknowledged Wednesday that some soldiers who had previously passed under the old regulations may now fail under the new. The Army is changing its tape test – a method to measure soldiers’ body fat

By Sydney Kashiwagi, CNN Washington (CNN) — A growing number of states are considering or have passed measures this legislative term to ban “foreign adversaries” and foreign entities – specifically China – from buying farmland. Proponents of the laws, mostly Republicans but some Democrats as well, have frequently cited concerns about food security and the

By Sam Fossum and Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden will highlight climate commitments made by his administration and announce new federal funding for climate resilience projects as part of a three-day trip to the Bay Area in Northern California that begins Monday, according to a White House official. Biden’s trip builds on

By Shawna Mizelle, CNN Washington (CNN) — Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said Sunday that California Gov. Gavin Newsom should “absolutely” appoint Rep. Barbara Lee to the Senate should Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s seat become vacant before the end of her term. “I absolutely think he should appoint Barbara Lee. But we will see,” Bass told

By Jasmine Wright and Aileen Graef, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump’s onetime Defense secretary said Sunday that the former president should not be trusted with the nation’s secrets again should the allegations made in his federal indictment over his handling of classified documents prove true. “Based on his actions – again, if proven true –

By Andrew Millman and Shawna Mizelle, CNN Washington (CNN) — Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie said Sunday it was a “useless idea” to force 2024 GOP contenders to sign a pledge to back the party’s ultimate nominee in order to participate in primary debates. “It’s only in the era of Donald Trump that you need

By Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden kicked off his reelection campaign Saturday at a union rally in his frequent haunt of Pennsylvania, the state that remains an intersection of his personal and political identities that he hopes can propel him to a second term. The first official rally of his final political

By Kate Sullivan, CNN (CNN) — Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley said Saturday that while it was difficult having her husband deploy to Africa with the South Carolina Army National Guard, the assignment represents a “moment of pride” for the state and the country. The official deployment ceremony for the brigade that includes Michael Haley

By Devan Cole, CNN Washington (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump was arrested and arraigned on federal charges this week in a never-before-seen moment in American political and legal history that captured the attention of a nation that has for years been captivated by his norm-busting episodes. The former president’s booking at a federal courthouse

By Haley Talbot and Clare Foran, CNN (CNN) — A staffer for Rep. Brad Finstad was attacked at gunpoint after Wednesday’s congressional baseball game, the congressman said in a statement Friday. The staffer is expected to “make a full recovery and the extent of his physical injuries was minor,” according to Finstad. “Following Wednesday’s Congressional

By Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden intends to appoint Dr. Mandy Cohen to lead the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the White House confirmed exclusively to CNN, succeeding Dr. Rochelle Walensky in the critical public health role as the agency grapples with challenges in the aftermath of the pandemic. “Dr.

By CNN staff (CNN) — The Justice Department issued a blistering report Friday of the city of Minneapolis and the city’s police department, detailing racial discrimination, excessive and unlawful use of force, First Amendment violations and a lack of accountability for officers. The report finds “systemic problems” at the city’s police department led to George

By Priscilla Alvarez, Sam Fossum and Donald Judd, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Friday marked one year since the passage of the first major gun safety legislation in a generation during a summit in Connecticut, as gun violence reaches record levels in the United States and additional congressional action remains stalled. In remarks

By Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — Nusrat Choudhury was confirmed Thursday as a federal judge by the US Senate, making history as the first Muslim woman and the first Bangladeshi American to join the federal judicial bench. The vote in the Democrat-led Senate narrowly passed along party lines. President Joe Biden nominated the civil rights

By Evan Perez and Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — Top Justice Department officials on Friday are expected to announce the findings of a two-year long investigation of the policing practices of the Minneapolis Police Department in the wake of the murder of George Floyd, people briefed on the matter said. The pattern or practice review

By Kaanita Iyer and Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — Texas GOP Gov. Greg Abbott signed a bill Wednesday that bans diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) offices at public colleges and universities across the state, his spokesperson confirmed to CNN. The state legislature passed the bill last month largely along party lines with supporters arguing that

By Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — The Air National Guardsman accused of posting a trove of classified documents to social media has been formally indicted on six counts of willful retention and transmission of classified information related to national defense, the Justice Department announced on Thursday. Jack Teixeira, a junior enlisted airman who worked within

By Daniel Dale, CNN Washington (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump argued in a Tuesday speech that it is “outrageous” for him to be charged under the Espionage Act for having classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago club and residence. “The Espionage Act has been used to go after traitors and spies. It has nothing to

By Annie Grayer and Sara Murray, CNN (CNN) — Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa claimed on the Senate floor earlier this week that the foreign national who allegedly bribed then-Vice President Joe Biden and his son Hunter has 17 audio recordings of their conversations but questioned whether those tapes even existed in an interview with

By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — The US State Department identified a “rapidly growing and troubling trend” of “forced labor as a result of cyber scam operations,” as it launched its annual human trafficking report, US Ambassador at Large to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons Cindy Dyer said Thursday. “Traffickers have leveraged pandemic-related economic

By Jeremy Diamond, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden’s campaign manager Julie Chavez Rodriguez is standing by the campaign’s decision not to fundraise off of former President Donald Trump’s indictment and arrest. In her first public comments on the matter, Chavez Rodriguez told CNN in an exclusive interview that the campaign’s decision not to fundraise

By Steve Contorno, CNN (CNN) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday signed his state’s budget, a $117 billion spending plan filled with priorities that have already become fodder for the Republican’s 2024 presidential campaign. There’s $12 million in there to continue the flights carrying migrants from border states to blue jurisdictions for a second

By Jeremy Diamond, CNN (CNN) — Top Biden campaign officials are popping the hood on President Joe Biden’s emerging reelection machine and giving top supporters a peek inside as their first quarterly fundraising deadline rapidly approaches. Biden campaign manager Julie Chavez Rodriguez, her deputy Quentin Fulks and Democratic National Committee executive director Sam Cornale are

By Chandelis Duster, CNN (CNN) — The Republican Party should acknowledge issues of racial inequality in the US instead of continuing rhetoric that opportunities in the country are equal and fair, former President Barack Obama said in a newly released interview on “The Axe Files.” Asked by David Axelrod about comments from 2024 Republican presidential

By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Most Americans have run into trouble using their health insurance in the past year, but the majority still like their coverage, a new report has found. Some 58% of insured adults have had at least one problem in the past year, according to a survey from KFF, formerly the

By Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — Four major environmental groups endorsed President Joe Biden’s 2024 reelection for president on Wednesday night, ahead of his speech at a League of Conservation Voters dinner in the nation’s capital. LCV Action Fund, NextGen PAC, the Sierra Club, and the NRDC Action Fund endorsed Biden together at the dinner,

By Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — The US military is set to launch a formal investigation into a drone strike in Syria in early May, six weeks after the operation and following reports it killed a civilian rather than a senior al-Qaeda leader as first claimed, three defense officials familiar with the matter told CNN.

By Kevin Liptak and Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden and his team are in the midst of a high-stakes conversation with fellow NATO members on how and when Ukraine may join – a debate that could expose strains in the alliance ahead of a key summit. The matter of Ukrainian membership in

By Kaanita Iyer and David Wright, CNN (CNN) — Miami GOP Mayor Francis Suarez officially launched his 2024 presidential campaign on Thursday, marking the long-shot candidate’s formal entry to the race. “My dad taught me that you get to choose your battles, and I am choosing the biggest one of my life. I’m going to

By Annie Grayer, Melanie Zanona and Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (CNN) — House Republicans took their most concrete and public step this week toward pursuing the impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. But behind the scenes, supporters of the effort are still working to convince key holdouts to get on board with the potentially divisive

By Zachary Cohen and Sean Lyngaas, CNN Washington (CNN) — Georgia election officials have been aware of existing vulnerabilities in the state’s voting software for more than two years but continue to insist the system is safe and won’t be updated until after 2024, according to a report that was unsealed this week as part

By Lauren Fox, CNN (CNN) — The House and Senate are careening toward a major spending standoff that could consume Congress this fall, raise the threat of a government shutdown and once again test House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s ability to keep his narrow Republican majority behind him. It’s a showdown that was likely always going

By Holmes Lybrand and Jack Forrest, CNN (CNN) — An active-duty Marine and another individual have been charged with using a Molotov cocktail to firebomb a Planned Parenthood clinic in Costa Mesa, California, in March 2022, the Justice Department announced Wednesday. According to the DOJ, the two men from California – Chance Brannon, a corporal

By Haley Britzky and Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — The US military deployed F-22 fighter jets to the Middle East this week due to concerns about ‘unsafe and unprofessional behavior,’ by Russian aircraft, the US military announced on Wednesday. “Russian Forces’ unsafe and unprofessional behavior is not what we expect from a professional air force.

By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — A Senate panel on Wednesday zeroed in on a Democratic-led bill that would implement a range of ethics and transparency reforms at the Supreme Court, with a pair of experts urging passage of the legislation to address a “crisis” at the high court. “If the Supreme Court isn’t going

By Donald Judd, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday vetoed SJ Res. 11, a Republican-backed bill that would’ve rolled back a 2022 EPA rule that set stronger vehicle emissions standards to reduce air pollution set to take effect in model year 2027. “Earlier today, President Biden vetoed SJ Resolution 11, the most recent

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of John Edwards, former senator from North Carolina. Personal Birth date: June 10, 1953 Birth place: Seneca, South Carolina Birth name: Johnny Reid Edwards Father: Wallace Edwards, textile mill worker Mother: Catherine “Bobbie” (Wade) Edwards, postal worker Marriage: Elizabeth (Anania) Edwards (July 30,