Politics

By MJ Lee, Kevin Liptak and Sam Fossum, CNN A rare scene unfolded Wednesday in Covington, Kentucky: President Joe Biden stood alongside Senate…

By Clare Foran, Melanie Zanona, Manu Raju and Lauren Fox, CNN After suffering yet another stinging defeat on Wednesday, in which he lost a sixth…

By AnneClaire Stapleton, Julia Vargas Jones and Marcia Reverdosa, CNN Republican Rep.-elect George Santos admitted to stealing a man’s…

By Jack Forrest, CNN House Republicans’ failure to elect a speaker after days of voting has frozen business in the chamber — and some GOP…

By Katherine Dillinger and Evan Perez, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration is allowing certified pharmacies to dispense the abortion medication…

By Annie Grayer, Clare Foran, Kristin Wilson, Jessica Dean and Sonnet Swire, CNN Republican leader Kevin McCarthy suffered a third rebuke for speaker…

By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter New York Attorney General Letitia James asked the Supreme Court on Tuesday to allow a new state law…

By Jennifer Hansler, CNN US officials “have had direct conversations with Russian officials regarding Paul Whelan,” an American…

By Katie Lobosco, CNN Federal student loan borrowers are facing a lot of uncertainty about their future payments. The fate of President Joe…

By Jack Forrest, CNN Hard-right Arizona Republican Rep. Andy Biggs mounted a long-shot bid against GOP leader Kevin McCarthy on Tuesday in the race…

By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN All eyes are on a number of top House Republicans, including Louisiana Rep. Steve Scalise, after Tuesday’s…

By Gregory Krieg and Jeff Zeleny, CNN Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis swore an oath to a second term in office on Tuesday, trumpeting the state under his…

By Kate Sullivan, CNN Rep.-elect George Santos of New York is scheduled to be sworn in to Congress on Tuesday as he faces mounting scrutiny and…

By Jessica Dean and Clare Foran, CNN The 118th Congress will officially get underway Tuesday — and for freshman lawmakers, the transition can…

By Clare Foran, Annie Grayer, Melanie Zanona and Kristin Wilson, CNN The new House GOP majority is locked in a chaotic once-in-a-century fight to…

By Zachary Cohen and Jeremy Herb, CNN The House January 6 committee has warned President Joe Biden’s White House that it cannot ensure that the…

By Manu Raju, Melanie Zanona and Lauren Fox, CNN As House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy has struggled to lock down the votes to become speaker, his top…

By Katelyn Polantz, Annie Grayer and Whitney Wild, CNN A text exchange between Ivanka Trump’s chief of staff Julie Radford and White House aide…

By Melanie Zanona and Lauren Fox, CNN Time is running out for Kevin McCarthy. Four days before the House speaker vote, when his critics were still…

By Sara Murray, Annie Grayer and Tierney Sneed, CNN The House January 6 committee on Sunday released another wave of witness interview transcripts.…

By Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN Josh Shapiro had a massive spending advantage and a weak Republican opponent, but the incoming Pennsylvania governor…

By Melanie Zanona and Lauren Fox, CNN House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy outlined some of the concessions that he has agreed to in his campaign for…

By Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Delia Ramirez walks toward the microphone determined to make her message heard. “It is time — it is past…

By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter Chief Justice John Roberts urged continued vigilance for the safety of judges and justices in an…

By Arlette Saenz, CNN President Joe Biden mourned the passing of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, saying in a statement Saturday that the late pontiff…

By Kevin Liptak, CNN Over the course of a half-century interviewing American presidents, Barbara Walters interviewed the most powerful men in the…

By Sara Murray and Annie Grayer, CNN The House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol is set to expire next…

By Eric Bradner, Eva McKend, Pamela Brown and Allison Gordon, CNN Records that Rep.-elect George Santos‘ campaign filed with the Federal…

By Dianne Gallagher, CNN The North Carolina Department of Justice announced Friday that there was “not sufficient evidence” to bring…

By Tami Luhby, CNN Senior citizens and other Social Security recipients will start getting a heftier monthly benefit next month due to an 8.7% annual…

By Eric Bradner, CNN House Democrats are set to release former President Donald Trump’s federal tax returns Friday morning, ushering in a…

By Melanie Zanona, CNN House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy has offered a key concession to critics of his bid for the House speakership during…

By Nikki Carvajal, CNN President Joe Biden on Thursday signed a $1.7 trillion federal spending bill that includes a number of administration…

By Gregory Wallace, CNN The US Department of Transportation formally warned Southwest Airlines on Thursday that it will face consequences if it fails…

By Oren Liebermann, CNN A Chinese fighter jet intercepted a US reconnaissance aircraft over the South China Sea last week and performed an…

By Kyle Blaine and Em Steck, CNN As Rep.-elect George Santos continues to face scrutiny for false claims the New York Republican has made about his…

By Katelyn Polantz, Jeremy Herb and Tierney Sneed, CNN House Democrats’ historic decision to release former President Donald Trump’s tax…

By Jennifer Hansler and Jack Forrest, CNN The Biden administration has approved a potential $180 million arms sale to Taiwan amid ongoing tensions…

By Sara Murray, CNN The House January 6 committee is withdrawing its subpoena of former President Donald Trump as it concludes its work. “In…

By Annie Grayer, CNN Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland announced on Wednesday that he has a “serious but curable form of cancer”…

By Pamela Brown, Carolyn Sung and Jack Forrest, CNN Federal prosecutors in New York are investigating the finances of Rep.-elect George Santos, a…

By Andrew Kaczynski and Em Steck, CNN Rep.-elect George Santos made additional false claims over the years about his family history, work history and…

By CNN The House January 6 committee released another batch of transcripts Tuesday, including two more of its interviews with blockbuster witness…

By Sean Lyngaas, CNN Hackers accessed the personal data of nearly 270,000 patients in an attempted ransomware attack on a Louisiana health care…

By Veronica Miracle and Paul LeBlanc, CNN The man accused of attacking House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband entered a second not guilty plea to…

By Kate Bennett and Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden this week returns to St. Croix, one of his and first lady Jill Biden’s beloved…

By Phil Mattingly, CNN President Joe Biden spent hours during his first foreign trip behind closed doors, attempting to reassure a shaken group of US…

By Jeremy Herb, Marshall Cohen, Hannah Rabinowitz, Geneva Sands, Veronica Stracqualursi, Kate Sullivan and Kristen Holmes, CNN The January 6…

By Kate Sullivan and Melanie Zanona, CNN GOP Rep.-elect George Santos is facing growing condemnation from House Democrats, some of whom have called…

By Sean Lyngaas, CNN Hackers stole data belonging to multiple electric utilities in an October ransomware attack on a US government contractor that…