National Politics

By Joan Biskupic, CNN legal analyst & Supreme Court biographer Supreme Court justices take extraordinary precautions to protect their internal deliberations. They swear their law clerks to secrecy. They shred documents. They never reveal in advance when specific decisions will be announced. Some justices even object when colleagues arrange for their private papers to be

By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter When Supreme Court justices gather on May 12 for their next closed-door conference to discuss pending petitions and outstanding opinions, everything will have changed. At their conference, secrecy is so guarded that no one else is allowed in the room. Justice Amy Coney Barrett, as the junior-most

By Mary Kay Mallonee, CNN An opposition group that is actively campaigning against Rep. Madison Cawthorn has released a video clip appearing to show the North Carolina Republican naked in bed and, as Cawthorn described it, “being crass with a friend” and “acting foolish.” After the video appeared on social media, Cawthorn tweeted, “A new

By Holmes Lybrand and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN Two of the alleged assailants of former DC police Officer Michael Fanone have plea agreement hearings scheduled before the DC District Court this week, bringing a partial close to one of the most high-profile assault cases of the January 6, 2021, US Capitol riot. The two men, Kyle

By Chuck Johnston and Devan Cole, CNN Transgender high school students in Georgia were banned Wednesday from competing on sports teams consistent with their gender identities after the state’s high school association used a controversial new law to implement the restriction. Republican Gov. Brian Kemp signed a bill into law last week giving the Georgia

By Natasha Bertrand and Paul LeBlanc, CNN President Joe Biden has asked Congress to provide tens of thousands of Afghan refugees with a pathway to become legal permanent residents of the United States, according to a proposal included in the supplemental budget request he sent to lawmakers last week. While that budget request centers around

By Jenn Selva and Shawna Mizelle, CNN The Satanic Temple in Massachusetts is requesting that Boston fly its flag, after the Supreme Court ruled this week that the city had violated the First Amendment rights of a Christian group when it denied them flying their flag outside of City Hall. According to a copy of

By Hannah Rabinowitz, Holmes Lybrand and Katelyn Polantz, CNN A top member of the Oath Keepers said in court on Wednesday that he overheard the leader of the group, Stewart Rhodes, trying and failing to get in touch with then-President Donald Trump after the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol. William Todd Wilson,

By Clare Foran and Melanie Zanona, CNN House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy discussed the 25th Amendment on a call with GOP leadership days after the January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol and said the process “takes too long,” according to an audio recording obtained by two New York Times reporters and shared with CNN.

By Ryan Nobles, Annie Grayer and Zachary Cohen, CNN Donald Trump Jr., the son of former President Donald Trump, met on Tuesday with the House select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection, according to two sources familiar with the meeting. Trump Jr. was a high-profile surrogate for the Trump campaign and was among the most

By Paul LeBlanc and Jennifer Hansler, CNN Secretary of State Antony Blinken tested positive for Covid-19 on Wednesday, State Department spokesman Ned Price said in a statement. “Blinken tested positive for COVID-19 this afternoon via a PCR test. The Secretary is fully vaccinated and boosted against the virus and is experiencing only mild symptoms,” Price

By Jennifer Hansler, CNN Family members of Americans imprisoned around the world gathered near the White House on Wednesday in the hope of getting a meeting with President Joe Biden and to raise awareness about the plight of wrongful detainees. Calling themselves the “Bring Our Families Home Campaign,” family members of those detained in Iran,