Politics

By Michael Williams and Samantha Waldenberg, CNN Washington (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris said Friday that it is “absurd” and “patently unfair” that marijuana is treated the same as heroin and other Schedule I drugs – and more seriously than fentanyl – under federal law. “Marijuana is considered as dangerous as heroin and more

By Blake Ellis, Melanie Hicken, Kyung Lah and Allison Gordon, CNN (CNN) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott boasted shortly after he began soliciting private donations for his controversial migrant busing program that there would likely “be no cost to the state” given the outpouring of support from concerned citizens across the country. But after nearly

CNN By Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — Texas has pushed a number of efforts – from legislation to legal challenges – in its feud with federal authorities over how to tackle the migrant crisis at the US-Mexico border. For nearly two years, the Lone Star State has also sent asylum seekers to so-called sanctuary cities

By Betsy Klein, Tami Luhby and Katie Lobosco, CNN Congress is running up on yet another critical government funding deadline on March 22, with one week to go before the potential, partial shutdown of several critical departments. Negotiators are still working furiously around the clock to finish their work on the remaining six bills. And so the

By Kevin Liptak, CNN Washington (CNN) — St. Patrick’s Day at the White House is ordinarily a moment for celebration, with the fountains dyed green and a crystal bowl of shamrocks exchanged as a symbol of friendly ties between the United States and Ireland. There will still be shamrocks this year, but Israel’s war in

By Annie Grayer, CNN Six months since opening the impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, House Republicans now face a dilemma of their own making: They currently lack the votes in their divided, narrow majority to impeach the president, but ending their investigation would essentially absolve Biden, a signal Republicans do not want to send

By Kevin Liptak and Jeff Zeleny, CNN Saginaw, Michigan and Milwaukee (CNN) — President Joe Biden’s weeklong tour of swing states aimed to prove he can still stump the old way for his last campaign in a long life of politics, a state-by-state argument to convince voters that he remains the best man for the job.

By Daniel Strauss and Brian Rokus, CNN (CNN) — Republican National Committee members have received a three-page memo from Chairman Michael Whatley announcing and explaining various aspects of the RNC’s merger with the Trump campaign. The memo arrives days after former President Donald Trump clinched the GOP nomination and nearly a week after Donald Trump’s

By Sabrina Souza and Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — A Manhattan judge on Thursday denied a motion to dismiss federal bribery and extortion charges against Sen. Bob Menendez on grounds of legislative immunity. The New Jersey Democrat had argued that the charges violated the Constitution’s separation of powers doctrine and Speech or Debate Clause, which

By Mary Kay Mallonee, CNN (CNN) — The presiding judge in former President Donald Trump’s Georgia election subversion case said he will deliver his decision on the ethics allegations against District Attorney Fani Willis on Friday and that it will not “be based on politics.” Georgia Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee confirmed to CNN affiliate

CNN By Tierney Sneed and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN Fort Pierce, Florida (CNN) — US District Court Judge Aileen Cannon on Thursday declined to toss out the classified documents case against Donald Trump after hours-long arguments in part over whether the charges against the former president were too vague. Before the judge were two of the

By Shania Shelton and Rachel Ramirez, CNN (CNN) — The National Park Service is gearing up to remove nearly 160 cherry trees in Washington, DC, in an effort to repair the city’s deteriorating seawalls, the agency announced Wednesday. The $113 million, three-year project is set to begin in late spring and early summer around the

CNN By Aaron Pellish, CNN (CNN) — NFL quarterback Aaron Rodgers responded on Thursday to CNN reporting that he shared in private conversations false conspiracy theories about the 2012 Sandy Hook shooting. While Rodgers did not deny the content of those conversations, he said in a social media post that he has “never been of

By Ted Barrett and Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — The Senate on Thursday confirmed career foreign service member Dennis Hankins to be US ambassador to Haiti, where widespread violence has brought social order to the brink of collapse. The final bipartisan roll call vote was 89 to 1. Key senators involved in Haiti policy

By Lauren Fox, CNN With just over a week until another spending deadline, negotiators are still working furiously around the clock to finish their work on the remaining six bills, and a series of sticking points remain including over funding for the Department of Homeland Security. “I think Homeland we knew was going to be

By Tierney Sneed and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN Fort Pierce, Florida (CNN) — US District Court Judge Aileen Cannon on Thursday declined to toss out the classified documents case against Donald Trump after hours-long arguments in part over whether the charges against the former president were too vague. Before the judge were two of the nine

By Manu Raju, CNN Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer recently discussed a long-shot idea with Sen. Joe Manchin: Making a late entry into the US Senate race in West Virginia to try to hold on to his seat as an independent. Manchin, who threw cold water on the idea and is still planning on retiring

By Andrew Kaczynski and Em Steck, CNN (CNN) — The Republican nominee for superintendent overseeing North Carolina’s public schools and its $11 billion budget has a history marked by extreme and controversial comments, including sharing baseless conspiracy theories and frequent calls for the execution of prominent Democrats. Michele Morrow, a conservative activist who last week

By Gregory Krieg, CNN (CNN) — The freshly anointed presidential campaign rematch cracked open a new chapter Thursday, with President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris visiting the Midwest – one with a problem to fix, the other a base to galvanize – and former President Donald Trump opting for a seat in a