National Politics

By Holmes Lybrand and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — Special counsel David Weiss ridiculed efforts by Hunter Biden, son of President Joe Biden, to dismiss tax charges against him as legally baseless and steeped in a “conspiracy theory,” in court filings Friday. Hunter Biden’s attorneys have argued that the tax case against him should be dismissed

By Ali Main and Shania Shelton, CNN (CNN) — New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu said he would support former President Donald Trump’s presidential bid this week, falling in line behind the presumptive Republican nominee after former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, who had earned his coveted endorsement ahead of his state’s primary, suspended her campaign

By Melanie Zanona and Haley Talbot, CNN Republican Rep. Matt Rosendale of Montana announced Friday he is not seeking reelection to his US House seat, citing “defamatory rumors.” Rosendale briefly ran for the Republican nomination for a US Senate seat in the state, but dropped out after one week when former President Donald Trump endorsed retired Navy SEAL Tim

By Lauren Fox, CNN Not long before independent Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona publicly announced she would not run for reelection, she and Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut had a talk. For months, the two of them had worked tirelessly alongside Republican Sen. James Lankford of Oklahoma to craft a bipartisan deal on immigration.

By Josh Campbell, Shania Shelton and Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek will sign new legislation that makes possession of a small amount of drugs such as fentanyl and heroin a misdemeanor in the state, moving to recriminalize such substances roughly three years after the state became the first in the nation to

By Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — The US military is developing portable UFO detection kits to collect better data on reports of sightings as the Pentagon says there is no evidence of alien technology found in any government investigation. The new portable detection kits, consisting of an array of sensors that fit inside a protective case, are

By Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump has posted a $91.63 million bond as he appeals the judgment against him in the E. Jean Carroll defamation case. The notice of Trump’s bond and appeal was made with the federal court in New York on Friday. In January, a federal jury awarded Carroll

CNN By MJ Lee and Kevin Liptak, CNN Washington (CNN) — When Joe Biden and Benjamin Netanyahu spoke on the phone in mid-January, the president had no shortage of heavy matters to discuss with his Israeli counterpart. A ceasefire and hostages deal appeared to be stalled. The civilian death toll in Gaza was mounting by

By MJ Lee and Kevin Liptak, CNN Washington (CNN) — When Joe Biden and Benjamin Netanyahu spoke on the phone in mid-January, the president had no shortage of heavy matters to discuss with his Israeli counterpart. A ceasefire and hostages deal appeared to be stalled. The civilian death toll in Gaza was mounting by the

By Kaanita Iyer and Catherine Nicholls, CNN (CNN) — A London judge has ordered former President Donald Trump to pay six figures in legal fees to a company he sued over a controversial dossier that made unverified and salacious allegations about him, according to court documents released Thursday. After dismissing the former president’s case last month against

By Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — The US military has lifted the grounding guidance for the military’s V-22 Osprey fleet, roughly three months after the entire fleet was grounded following a deadly Air Force Special Operations crash off the coast of Japan. The Air Force, Marine Corps and Navy are expected to begin flying their V-22 variants in

By Alayna Treene, Daniel Strauss and Aaron Pellish, CNN Houston (CNN) — Donald Trump wasted little time putting his imprint on the Republican Party just days after becoming its presumptive presidential nominee. At the Republican National Committee’s spring meeting here Friday, members elevated Trump’s endorsed candidates – North Carolina GOP chairman Michael Whatley and the former president’s daughter-in-law, Lara

By Clare Foran, Ted Barrett, Morgan Rimmer and Kristin Wilson, CNN The Senate passed a package of six government funding bills Friday evening just hours ahead of a shutdown deadline after lawmakers raced the clock to get the measure across the finish line. The legislation now advances to President Joe Biden’s desk for his signature.

By Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — The clock is ticking for Donald Trump to pony up roughly half a billion dollars to satisfy two recent courtroom losses. The cash crunch challenges Trump’s long-projected image of a successful businessman with deep pockets and a maverick’s ability to outmaneuver legal and financial troubles. He rode that reputation to the

By Jennifer Agiesta, Ariel Edwards-Levy and Nicholas Anastacio, CNN (CNN) — More than 6 in 10 Americans who watched President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address had a positive reaction to the speech, according to a CNN Poll conducted by SSRS, with a smaller 35% reacting very positively. That pattern of widespread but tempered

By Kaanita Iyer, Jhasua Razo and Christopher Hickey, CNN (CNN) — As President Joe Biden looks to secure another term in office, he used the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress to tout his administration’s legislative wins and attempted to make the case that he is the candidate standing for

CNN By Clare Foran and Kaanita Iyer, CNN Alabama Sen. Katie Britt, the youngest Republican woman elected to the US Senate, criticized President Joe Biden and his administration over the border, the state of the US economy and crime and safety issues as she delivered the GOP’s rebuttal to Biden’s State of the Union address. “Right now,

By CNN staff Sen. Katie Britt, a Republican from Alabama, gave the GOP rebuttal immediately following President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address Thursday night. Her speech is below, as prepared for delivery and released by House Speaker Mike Johnson’s office: Good evening, America. My name is Katie Britt, and I have the honor