National Politics

CNN By Annie Grayer and Haley Talbot, CNN The House voted Friday in a bipartisan manner to advance a key foreign aid package, a significant step in sending aid to Ukraine and Israel and setting up a final vote as soon as Saturday. In an extraordinary move, more Democrats (165) supported the measure than Republicans

By Aaron Pellish, CNN (CNN) — Environmental groups are condemning Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s presidential bid and his environmental policy in new efforts on Friday, portraying him as a candidate who will increase the chances former President Donald Trump is reelected. The Natural Resources Defense Council, a climate advocacy group where Kennedy previously served as

By Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — The Trump campaign and Republican National Committee are pledging to deploy 100,000 volunteers and lawyers to monitor vote counting across battleground states this year – part of what officials describe as a stepped-up focus on “election integrity” by the national party. Officials describe the program, detailed in a news

By Jennifer Hansler, Kylie Atwood and Alex Marquardt, CNN (CNN) — The US Treasury Department on Friday imposed sanctions on two organizations for fundraising on behalf of two violent Israeli extremists in the West Bank. The two groups – Mount Hebron Fund and Shlom Asiraich – established crowdfunding campaigns to raise thousands of dollars for

By Kevin Liptak and Shania Shelton, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration on Friday adopted a tightlipped approach that reflected US officials’ desire to keep a level of distance from Israel’s decision to strike back against Iran in what appeared to be a limited retaliation for last weekend’s attack. Israel has not commented on the

By Donald Judd, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration on Friday will announce changes to Title IX, expanding protections for LGBTQ+ and pregnant students while overhauling controversial Trump-era guidance around how schools should handle sexual assault cases. “Our nation’s educational institutions should be places where we not only accept differences, but celebrate them – places that

By Annie Grayer and Haley Talbot, CNN The House voted Friday in a bipartisan manner to advance a key foreign aid package, a significant step in sending aid to Ukraine and Israel and setting up a final vote as soon as Saturday. In an extraordinary move, more Democrats (165) supported the measure than Republicans (151). The

CNN By Jeremy Herb, Lauren del Valle and Kara Scannell, CNN New York (CNN) — Jury selection in Donald Trump’s hush money business fraud case began Thursday looking like the task of finding 12 jurors had run aground. Two of the seven initial jurors who were seated Tuesday were excused. Judge Juan Merchan’s hopes to

By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN (CNN) — Former Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday warned that if Russian President Vladimir Putin were to “overrun” Ukraine, he would then attack a NATO nation, forcing the US to become directly involved. “I have no doubt in my mind having met Vladimir Putin that if Putin were allowed to

CNN By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN (CNN) — Former Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday warned that if Russian President Vladimir Putin were to “overrun” Ukraine, he would then attack a NATO nation, forcing the US to become directly involved. “I have no doubt in my mind having met Vladimir Putin that if Putin were allowed

CNN By Jeremy Herb, Lauren del Valle and Kara Scannell, CNN New York (CNN) — Jury selection in Donald Trump’s hush money business fraud case began Thursday looking like the task of finding 12 jurors had run aground. Two of the seven initial jurors who were seated Tuesday were excused. Judge Juan Merchan’s hopes to

By Jeremy Herb, Lauren del Valle and Kara Scannell, CNN New York (CNN) — Jury selection in Donald Trump’s hush money business fraud case began Thursday looking like the task of finding 12 jurors had run aground. Two of the seven initial jurors who were seated Tuesday were excused. Judge Juan Merchan’s hopes to begin

By Tierney Sneed and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — Special counsel Jack Smith’s obstruction case in the classified documents prosecution survived an early test, with a federal judge on Thursday denying several bids by Donald Trump’s co-defendants to dismiss charges against them. Judge Aileen Cannon rejected efforts by Trump’s co-defendants Walt Nauta and Carlos De

By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden is tapping a senior White House official to serve as US ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, a key body amid the ongoing war in Ukraine and at a time when the US is seeking to project confidence about its support for

By Ted Barrett and Shania Shelton, CNN Washington (CNN) — A bill that reauthorizes Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act cleared a procedural hurdle on Thursday, paving the way for its passage ahead of a looming Friday night deadline when the intelligence community surveillance tool expires. The test procedural vote passed 67-32, with

By Katie Bo Lillis, CNN (CNN) — CIA Director Bill Burns on Thursday warned that unless US sends more military support, Ukraine could “lose” the war against Russia by the end of the year. His comments mark one of the starkest warnings to date from the Biden administration on the stakes in Ukraine as Congress debates whether to approve a

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Cory Booker, US senator from New Jersey and former 2020 Democratic presidential candidate. Personal Birth date: April 27, 1969 Birth place: Washington, DC Birth name: Cory Anthony Booker Father: Cary Booker, IBM executive Mother: Carolyn Booker, IBM executive Education: Stanford University, B.A.,

By Curt Devine, CNN (CNN) — The top two senators on the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs called the Biden administration’s plan to reduce veterans’ health care staffing a “mess” that could undercut the timing and quality of care. In a letter sent to Secretary of Veterans Affairs Denis McDonough Monday, Sen. Jon Tester, a Montana

By Aaron Pellish, CNN (CNN) — Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. officially qualified for the ballot in Michigan, a key battleground state that could prove pivotal in deciding the outcome of the 2024 presidential election. The campaign announced on Thursday that Kennedy and his running mate Nicole Shanahan were nominated by the Natural

By Haley Britzky, Oren Liebermann and Natasha Bertrand, CNN (CNN) — The US risks losing its military presence in another African country as the government of Chad sent a letter threatening to end a critical security agreement, according to four US sources, a move that threatens to cede more US influence in the region to