National Politics

By Josh Campbell, CNN (CNN) — Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek signed legislation on Monday re-criminalizing the possession of certain drugs, roughly three years after the state became the first in the nation to decriminalize the possession and personal use of all drugs, the Democratic governor’s office told CNN. House Bill 4002 – which overwhelmingly cleared both chambers of the

By Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — A federal trial court in Texas commonly targeted by litigants as a way to guarantee a conservative judge will hear their case is rebuffing the push by US judiciary’s policy-making body to rein in the tactic, known as “judge-shopping.” The US District Court of the Northern District of Texas

By Kara Scannell, Lauren del Valle and Jeremy Herb, CNN (CNN) — The judge overseeing Donald Trump’s criminal hush money trial expanded a recently imposed gag order to include family members of the court and family members of the Manhattan district attorney, according to a late Monday ruling. In the ruling, which comes after Trump

By Carlos Suarez, Denise Royal and Jack Forrest, CNN (CNN) — The Florida Supreme Court on Monday paved the way for the state’s six-week abortion ban to take effect, while allowing Floridians to decide in the fall whether to enshrine abortion protections in the state’s constitution. By upholding Florida’s current 15-week ban on abortion, the

By Natasha Bertrand, Jennifer Hansler, Katie Bo Lillis and Kylie Atwood, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration is close to approving the sale of as many as 50 American-made F-15 fighter jets to Israel, in a deal expected to be worth more than $18 billion, according to three people familiar with the matter. The transaction,

By Michael Williams and Sam Fossum, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden will travel to Baltimore on Friday to survey damage from last week’s collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge and speak with local officials, the White House said Monday. Biden vowed last week to visit the bridge, which collapsed early Tuesday after

By Khalil Abdallah, Camila DeChalus and Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden is expected to host a significantly scaled-down iftar dinner at the White House on Tuesday to commemorate Ramadan, three sources familiar with the plans told CNN, a reflection of the tension between the administration and Arab and Muslim American communities over

By Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — Republican-backed legislation headed to Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp’s desk would establish new rules for challenging voters’ eligibility and make it easier to qualify for the presidential ballot – changes that could have consequences in this fall’s elections in a closely watched battleground state. Late last week – just before

By Kayla Tausche, MJ Lee, Jennifer Hansler, Arlette Saenz and Michael Williams, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Biden administration has yet to see operational plans from the Israeli government detailing what a major military operation into Rafah would look like, including how Israel would try to protect the more than one million civilians in the

By Katie Lobosco, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Department of Education has found another problem impacting some college financial aid forms that could further delay students’ aid awards, leaving them in limbo as they decide where to enroll next year. The problem involves tax data transferred from the Internal Revenue Service and impacts “fewer than

CNN By Sean Lyngaas and Darya Tarasova, CNN (CNN) — Within hours of opposition leader Alexey Navalny’s death in February in a Russian prison, a group of anti-Kremlin hackers went looking for revenge. Using their access to a computer network tied to Russia’s prison system, the hackers plastered a photo of Navalny on the hacked prison

By Edward-Isaac Dovere and Camila DeChalus, CNN Milwaukee (CNN) — On a recent chilly Sunday, a retired Milwaukee police sergeant leaned into the window of a gray Mazda in a strip mall parking lot where some of the post-church crowd was coming for lunch, chatting up the driver for almost 10 minutes. The 2024 election could hinge

CNN By Edward-Isaac Dovere and Camila DeChalus, CNN Milwaukee (CNN) — On a recent chilly Sunday, a retired Milwaukee police sergeant leaned into the window of a gray Mazda in a strip mall parking lot where some of the post-church crowd was coming for lunch, chatting up the driver for almost 10 minutes. The 2024 election could

By Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — The hottest ticket in Washington this week involves spoons, eggs, referees and a throng of cheering parents: It’s time for the 144th annual White House Easter Egg Roll. Since the 1870s, children have participated in the time-honored, Americana custom of pushing brightly colored, hard-boiled eggs across the White House South

By Sean Lyngaas and Darya Tarasova, CNN (CNN) — Within hours of opposition leader Alexey Navalny’s death in February in a Russian prison, a group of anti-Kremlin hackers went looking for revenge. Using their access to a computer network tied to Russia’s prison system, the hackers plastered a photo of Navalny on the hacked prison contractor’s

CNN By Manu Raju and Haley Talbot, CNN Appomattox, Virginia (CNN) — Rep. Derrick Van Orden is done with Rep. Bob Good. Good, the leader of the House Freedom Caucus and one of eight Republicans who voted to oust Kevin McCarthy from the speakership, has been at the center of internal GOP infighting that has left

By Sam Fossum, CNN (CNN) — Republican Rep. Tim Walberg insists he was speaking metaphorically when he appeared to suggest bombs should be dropped on Gaza “like Nagasaki and Hiroshima” to “get it over quick.” Walberg, who represents southern Michigan, was speaking with constituents in a town hall on March 25 when he made the WWII-era reference

CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Be forewarned: Today is April Fools’ Day, so keep your eyes peeled for possible hoaxes and pranks. While the exact origins of the tradition are unclear, some historians believe that practical jokes date back to the 1500s. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and

By Jack Forrest and Andrew Millman, CNN (CNN) — Rep. Mike Lawler, a moderate Republican from New York, expressed optimism on Sunday that a vote on funding for Ukraine’s war effort could land on the House floor when members return from recess early next month. Divisions in the House GOP have so far stymied progress