Politics

By Hannah Rabinowitz and Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — An American living abroad was arrested last week on a charge of threatening US senators and political groups over the number of unsolicited political emails he was receiving, the Justice Department announced Tuesday. Eric Charles Welton, who has lived in Thailand for more than a decade,

By Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — There will be “significant costs for US diplomacy” if Congress doesn’t renew a controversial intelligence program gathering communications data that is set to expire this year, a senior State Department official said Tuesday, adding that US diplomats have used the program to monitor Russian atrocities in Ukraine. The program,

By Karl de Vries and Betsy Klein, CNN Washington (CNN) — Rosalynn Carter, the former first lady of the United States and wife of former President Jimmy Carter, has dementia, the Carter Center announced on Tuesday. “The Carter family is sharing that former First Lady Rosalynn Carter has dementia. She continues to live happily at

By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — The nation is days away from defaulting on its obligations. The Republican House speaker, pushed by conservatives in his party, demands deep spending cuts. The president, a Democrat, works on negotiating a package to avert a fiscal calamity. No, it’s not 2023. It’s 2011, when then-President Barack Obama agreed

By Clare Foran, Kristin Wilson, Lauren Fox, Melanie Zanona and Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy helped secure a debt limit deal – now he has to secure its passage in the House, with little room for error and a looming threat to his speakership. In a win for McCarthy, the bill

By Kyung Lah, CNN (CNN) — As California Gov. Gavin Newsom stepped on stage at the state Democratic Party Convention this weekend, Vilma Dawson applauded with the visible faith of someone who had supported him through multiple elections and a recall campaign. Dawson does not expect her loyalty to Newsom will be tested in a

By Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — Party leaders in Washington are waging an urgent campaign Monday to convince Democrats and Republicans to get behind compromise legislation that would avert a first-ever national default, with each side proclaiming victory following marathon talks. Prospects for passage of the bill, based on the agreement struck between President Joe

By Shania Shelton (CNN) — Texas Republicans have approved a pair of bills targeting the elections process in Harris County, the state’s largest and home to Houston, with voting rights activists accusing the GOP of plotting a “power grab” in an increasingly Democratic county. The measures, which passed the Republican-controlled state House and Senate, now

By Jack Forrest and Sam Fossum, CNN Washington (CNN) — Washington Rep. Pramila Jayapal, the chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, said Sunday that White House negotiators and Democratic leaders should be concerned about progressive support for the tentative deal to raise the debt ceiling for two years “Yes, they have to worry,” Jayapal told

By Kevin Liptak, CNN Wilmington, Delaware (CNN) — The White House and Republican leaders in Congress were mounting an intensive push Sunday to consolidate support around a tentative agreement to raise the nation’s borrowing limit, their urgent task made complicated by members of both parties voicing concerns over different provisions. President Joe Biden heralded the

By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — After several weeks of tense negotiations, President Joe Biden and House Republicans have reached an agreement in principle to address the debt limit and cap spending. The drama is by no means over. Congressional leaders in both parties have to convince enough of their members to vote for the

By Eric Bradner, Zoe Sottile and Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — The Texas House of Representatives has voted to impeach Attorney General Ken Paxton, an unprecedented move following a legislative probe that faulted the third-term Republican for a yearslong pattern of corruption, including abusing his office’s powers, retaliating against whistleblowers and obstructing justice. Under state

By Katie Lobosco, CNN Washington (CNN) — Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a sweeping bill into law Friday that will restrict education about gender identity and sexual orientation and ban books with certain sexual content from school libraries, as well as require schools to notify parents if their child asks to use a new name

By Jasmine Wright, CNN (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris on Saturday became the first woman to deliver a commencement address at the graduation ceremony at the US Military Academy in West Point, New York, warning graduates they were “an increasingly unsettled world where long standing principles are at risk.” In the history-making speech, Harris

By Clare Foran, Manu Raju, Jeremy Diamond, Melanie Zanona, Haley Talbot, Lauren Fox, Priscilla Alvarez and Sam Fossum, CNN Washington (CNN) — The White House and House Republicans have an agreement in principle on a deal to raise the debt ceiling for two years and cap spending, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy confirmed Saturday, moving the

By Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — Iowa Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a bill Friday that loosens child labor laws by extending the hours that teens can work and the establishments where they can be employed. The state legislature passed the GOP-led bill earlier this month largely along party lines after weeks of fierce debate.

By Oren Liebermann and Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — The Pentagon has increased its security screenings following a massive leak of classified documents allegedly by a member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard that exposed sensitive information online, according to a Defense Department spokeswoman. The Pentagon Force Protection Agency (PFPA) conducts routine screenings of employees

By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — If Congress does not address the debt ceiling by June 5, the US Treasury Department will not have enough funds to pay all of the nation’s obligations in full and on time, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Friday. “Based on the most recent available data, we now estimate that

By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — Jessica Watkins, an Army veteran and member of the far-right Oath Keepers, was sentenced Friday to 8.5 years in prison for participating in a plot to disrupt the certification of the 2020 presidential election culminating in the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol. Judge Amit Mehta said

By Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN (CNN) — Most Americans continue to say gun control laws should be generally stricter, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS, which finds broad support for preventing people under the age of 21 from buying any type of gun. At the same time, the country remains closely divided about

By Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — US officials believe Chinese hackers could still have access to sensitive US computer networks they’ve targeted in recent months as a top American cyber official told CNN he is concerned about the “scope and scale” of the activity. The newly revealed Chinese government-backed hacking campaign, which targeted key US

Terence Burlij and Shania Shelton, CNN (CNN) — In a sign pointing toward a possible Republican presidential bid, North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum is set to make an announcement June 7 in Fargo, a source familiar with the plans told CNN. Fargo, near Burgum’s small hometown of Arthur, North Dakota, is where the governor built

By Sydney Kashiwagi, CNN Washington (CNN) — Invoking the 14th Amendment to lift the borrowing cap on the US debt ceiling as a way to work around slow-moving negotiations is not an option, Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo told CNN Friday, the administration’s most definitive response yet to an unlikely option demanded by some progressives.

By Katie Lobosco, CNN Washington (CNN) — The US reached its $31 trillion debt limit, a borrowing cap set by Congress, in January – setting up a political battle between Democrats and Republicans over government spending. Now, more than four months later, lawmakers are running out of time to reach an agreement to lift the

By Clare Foran and Manu Raju, CNN (CNN) — A key House GOP negotiator warned Friday that efforts to lock down a debt limit deal could either quickly come together or fall apart entirely – a warning sign as lawmakers and the White House race the clock to try to secure an agreement to prevent

By Steve Contorno and Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, now officially a candidate for president, is no longer tiptoeing around former President Donald Trump – nor is he being shy about his plans to flex the powers of the presidency like never before if he wins the White House. DeSantis –

By Jeremy Diamond and Allie Malloy, CNN (CNN) — Nearly five months before the US was projected to hit the debt ceiling, a small team inside the Treasury Department began alerting top officials to early effects already being felt in the US financial system. The cost of insuring US debt, as measured by the price

By Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — Two employees of Donald Trump moved boxes of papers at Mar-a-Lago a day before the Justice Department visited the former president’s residence to collect classified documents , The Washington Post reported Thursday. The Post, citing people familiar with the matter, reported that investigators view the timing – just before

By Dan Berman and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — Judge Amit Mehta on Thursday handed down an 18-year prison sentence for the leader of the Oath Keepers, Stewart Rhodes, for his efforts to overturn the 2020 election that ended with the violent attack on the US Capitol on January 6, 2021. Before announcing the sentence,

By Donald Judd (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Thursday vetoed a Republican-led measure that would overturn police reforms enacted in Washington, DC, writing the legislation “would overturn commonsense police reforms,” such as chokehold bans, standards for use of force, rules around the use of body cameras and officer training programs. “I believe we have

By Jennifer Agiesta, CNN Polling Director (CNN) — President Joe Biden’s bid for a second term begins with a wide advantage over his declared opponents for the Democratic nomination, but he faces headwinds among the overall public from declining favorability and a widespread view that his reelection would be more negative than positive for the

By Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — A New York state judge has set a trial date for Steve Bannon’s fundraising fraud case for May of next year. In a brief court hearing Thursday, the judge said Bannon’s trial would begin May 27, 2024 – roughly two months after former President Donald Trump will be on

By CNN staff (CNN) — CNN will host a town hall with former Vice President Mike Pence early next month in Iowa, the network announced Thursday. The town hall will be moderated by CNN’s Dana Bash on Wednesday, June 7, at 9 p.m. ET from Grand View University in Des Moines. Pence, who served as

By Clare Foran, Lauren Fox, Melanie Zanona, Annie Grayer and Haley Talbot, CNN (CNN) — A debt limit deal is still not yet close at hand for House Republicans and the White House as lawmakers leave the nation’s capital and the risk of a first-ever default grows. With no bill to vote on, House lawmakers

By Oren Liebermann and Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden announced his nomination of Air Force chief of staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown as the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on Thursday, saying he could “think of no one better suited or more qualified to lead our forces.” “Gen. Brown

By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — If the US is not able to pay all its bills for the first time ever, senior citizens could quickly feel the pain. Unless President Joe Biden and House Republicans hammer out a deal to address the debt ceiling soon, the Treasury Department may not have enough funds to

By Paula Reid, Kristen Holmes, Kaitlan Collins, Jeremy Herb and Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump’s legal team is arguing that the Justice Department should close the federal probes into the former president and allow the 2024 presidential campaign season, which is already in full swing, to continue “without interference” – the former president’s

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the 2024 presidential candidates and key dates in their campaigns. Republican Candidates Donald Trump – 45th president of the United StatesPrimary Campaign Committee – Donald J. Trump for President 2024, Inc.Website – https://www.donaldjtrump.com/November 15, 2022 – Trump announces that he will seek the Republican presidential nomination

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of former US Congressman Charles Rangel, who represented New York from 1971 to 2017. Personal Birth date: June 11, 1930 Birth place: New York, New York (Harlem) Birth name: Charles Bernard Rangel Father: Ralph Rangel Sr. Mother: Blanche (Wharton) Rangel Marriage: Alma (Carter) Rangel (July 26,

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Mike Pence, the 48th vice president of the United States. Personal Birth date: June 7, 1959 Birth place: Columbus, Indiana Birth name: Michael Richard Pence Father: Edward Pence, gas station owner Mother: Nancy Pence-Fritsch Marriage: Karen Pence (1985-present) Children: Michael, Charlotte and Audrey

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of former Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal. Personal Birth date: June 10, 1971 Birth place: Baton Rouge, Louisiana Birth name: Piyush Jindal Father: Amar Jindal, engineer Mother: Raj (Gupta) Jindal Marriage: Supriya (Joly) Jindal (October 1997-present) Children: Slade, Shaan and Selia Education: Brown University, B.S., Biology and

By Steve Contorno, Kit Maher, Gregory Krieg and David Wright, CNN (CNN) — After technical glitches delayed the start by 25 minutes, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday announced on Twitter’s audio platform that he is entering the Republican presidential primary, setting up a clash with the current GOP front-runner, former President Donald Trump. “I