National Politics

By Shawna Mizelle, CNN Before this week, Judge David Carter was known as an unconventional, action-oriented federal judge and an advocate for California’s homeless population — or for helming the Anna Nicole Smith lawsuit. Carter made headlines Monday when he said that former President Donald Trump and attorney John Eastman may have been planning a

By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Biden administration will offer Covid-19 vaccines to migrants taken into custody at the US-Mexico border, according to two sources familiar with the planning, and confirmed by the Department of Homeland Security, as officials prepare for an influx of migrants. The plan, which had earlier been a source of tension at

By Annie Grayer, Zachary Cohen, Ryan Nobles and Whitney Wild, CNN Members of the House select committee investigating the insurrection at the US Capitol voiced their frustration with Attorney General Merrick Garland and the Department of Justice on Monday, as they voted unanimously to recommend two former advisers to former President Donald Trump be referred

By Barbara Starr, Ellie Kaufman and Oren Liebermann, CNN The Defense Department plans to accelerate production of Stinger anti-aircraft missiles and Javelin anti-tank missiles so it can refill its own depleted stocks as it continues to send the vital systems to Ukrainian forces fighting the Russian invasion, according to defense officials. Ukraine wants 500 Javelin

By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter The Supreme Court on Monday said it would take up a case concerning whether the late Andy Warhol infringed on a photographer’s copyright when he created a series of silkscreens of the musician Prince. The case could impact artists who draw inspiration from pre-existing works. Lawyers for

By Zachary Cohen and Annie Grayer, CNN Jared Kushner, son-in-law and former senior adviser to then-President Donald Trump, is expected to appear this week before the House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, insurrection, according to two sources familiar with the planning. Kushner is expected to appear voluntarily, and the meeting will likely be

By Daniel Dale, CNN A television attack ad from a prominent candidate in North Carolina’s competitive Republican primary for the US Senate, former state governor Pat McCrory, tries to make another top candidate, Rep. Ted Budd, sound like a defender of Russian President Vladimir Putin. But the McCrory ad is misleading. It cuts out quotes

By Oren Liebermann, Ellie Kaufman and Jeremy Herb, CNN President Joe Biden’s proposed fiscal year 2023 Pentagon budget includes $813 billion in spending for national defense, a 4% increase of $31 billion from the spending package signed into law earlier this month. The Biden administration’s defense budget remains focused on China as the primary strategic

By Kara Scannell A New York state judge ordered the Trump Organization to comply by the end of April with a subpoena from the New York attorney general as part of its long-running civil investigation into the former president and his real estate company. “I think we can all agree we want this to end

By Devan Cole and Tina Burnside, CNN Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday signed legislation banning certain instruction about sexual orientation and gender identity in the classroom, approving the controversial measure that opponents have dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” law. HB 1557, titled the “Parental Rights in Education” bill, was given final passage by Florida’s

By Maegan Vazquez, Kevin Liptak and Alex Marquardt, CNN President Joe Biden reiterated on Monday that he was not announcing a change in US policy when he had said that Russian President Vladimir Putin “cannot remain in power” — a remark that caught American and international officials off-guard, sending the White House into clean-up mode