National Politics

By Annie Grayer, Andrew Kaczynski, Em Steck, CNN (CNN) — Former Obama White House counsel Kathy Ruemmler said she regrets interacting with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and believes now it was a mistake, according to opening remarks she delivered to House committee investigators as part of a closed-door interview. “If I knew

By Sarah Ferris, Lauren Fox, CNN (CNN) — House Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday revealed his long-awaited plans for a massive $95 billion emergency funding request to pay for defense spending, including for the Iran war, and to promote President Donald Trump’s push to crack down on election laws. It’s a massive gamble by Johnson,

By Patrick Svitek, CNN (CNN) — County party chairs inundated with calls. An endless stream of Google sign-up forms and spreadsheets. And a disgraced former nominee looming over it all, haunting the party’s hopes of starting anew. The snap Democratic election to replace Graham Platner and face Republican Sen. Susan Collins this fall is off

By Adam Cancryn, Kevin Liptak, Kaitlan Collins, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump shocked Gulf allies and many of his own aides with his plan to impose a toll on the Strait of Hormuz, touching off an international scramble to convince him to reverse course on his demand, several sources familiar with the matter told

CNN By Adam Cancryn, Kevin Liptak, Kaitlan Collins, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump shocked Gulf allies and many of his own aides with his plan to impose a toll on the Strait of Hormuz, touching off an international scramble to convince him to reverse course on his demand, several sources familiar with the matter

Associated Press Madison, Wisconsin (AP) — Billionaire Elon Musk likely broke Wisconsin law when he handed out $1 million checks to voters in the 2025 state Supreme Court election, a bipartisan panel has found. The Wisconsin Elections Commission last week referred two complaints to the Brown County district attorney’s office, which can choose to bring

CNN By Morgan Rimmer, CNN (CNN) — Darline Graham, the late Sen. Lindsey Graham’s younger sister, was sworn into the Senate on Tuesday to serve out the remainder of her brother’s term after his sudden death over the weekend. She was appointed to the seat by South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster and will remain in

By Jennifer Hansler, Morgan Rimmer, Manu Raju, Alison Main, CNN (CNN) — US senators on Tuesday unveiled their sweeping bipartisan Russia sanctions bill, which they have urged Congress to quickly pass to honor of one its main sponsors, the late Sen. Lindsey Graham. The legislation, which is meant to pressure Moscow and deprive it of

By Ellis Kim, CNN (CNN) — The US House voted Tuesday to pass a measure to enact year-round Daylight Saving Time across the country, springing Congress forward into an issue that has long stumped lawmakers and spurred impassioned pleas by parents, farmers and others with sharply divergent views. It will now head to the Senate

By Morgan Rimmer, CNN (CNN) — Darline Graham, the late Sen. Lindsey Graham’s younger sister, was sworn into the Senate on Tuesday to serve out the remainder of her brother’s term after his sudden death over the weekend. She was appointed to the seat by South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster and will remain in the

CNN, CLEVELAND CLINIC By Betsy Klein, Holmes Lybrand, Manu Raju, Alison Main, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump downplayed the idea Tuesday that Sen. Lindsey Graham’s death was a result of any nefarious activity, saying the FBI is “wasting their time” if they’re pursuing conspiracy theories about the matter. According to four law enforcement sources

By Betsy Klein, Holmes Lybrand, Manu Raju, Alison Main, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump downplayed the idea Tuesday that Sen. Lindsey Graham’s death was a result of any nefarious activity, saying the FBI is “wasting their time” if they’re pursuing conspiracy theories about the matter. According to four law enforcement sources who spoke with

By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration has rescinded its effort to freeze $10 billion in childcare and social assistance funding for five blue states — the latest setback in its push to withhold or cut federal funding to fight alleged fraud and to punish perceived opponents. The freeze was announced in early

CNN By John Fritze, Devan Cole, Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — Justice Amy Coney Barrett delivered an unusually personal plea for additional security funding for the Supreme Court on Tuesday, using a pair of rare hearings before Congress to address for the first time personal threats that have been directed against her and her family.

CNN By John Fritze, Devan Cole, Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — Justice Amy Coney Barrett delivered an unusually personal plea for additional security funding for the Supreme Court on Tuesday, using a pair of rare hearings before Congress to address for the first time personal threats that have been directed against her and her family.

By Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — The US Justice Department on Tuesday announced the indictment of three Russians who prosecutors say were at the center of a major cybercrime network that allegedly helped hackers target hospitals, schools and banks across the US, causing $62 million in damages. The indictment targets one of the more brazen

By Kevin Liptak, Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump plans to use part of a primetime speech Thursday to discuss new findings about the security of American elections, among other topics — setting up yet another high-profile opportunity for the president to dispute the results of the 2020 election he lost. Speaking in

By Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — More than $5 million was transferred to E. Jean Carroll, a significant move in a protracted legal battle with President Donald Trump coming three years after a jury found he had sexually abused and defamed the former magazine writer. The disbursement of $5,625,005.48 – the damages award plus interest