National Politics

By Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Most global political, spiritual and national leaders mark Christmas with a plea for peace, or by stressing the virtues of family and unity. That’s not Donald Trump’s style. The ex-president unleashed an online torrent of fury and bitterness, largely over his legal plights, spanning Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, previewing the discord

By Samantha Waldenberg, Brad Lendon and Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN (CNN) — The US military carried out airstrikes on three facilities used by the Iraq-based Kataib Hezbollah and “affiliated groups” on Monday night after an attack injured three US troops, leaving one in critical condition, the White House said. A US Central Command statement said early

By Jack Forrest and Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — The FBI is working with law enforcement officials in Colorado in the wake of threats made against state Supreme Court justices who ruled last week to remove Donald Trump from the state’s 2024 presidential ballot. “The FBI is aware of the situation and working with local law enforcement,” FBI Public

CNN, WXMI, WWMT By Curt Devine, Audrey Ash, Allison Gordon, Daniel Strauss and Jason Carroll, CNN (CNN) — The Mackinac Republican Leadership Conference often lures a who’s who of GOP power players to Michigan. Wealthy donors shake hands with presidential candidates, who give rousing speeches to packed audiences in hopes of winning the conference’s straw poll. The

By Hannah Rabinowitz and Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump urged a federal appeals court to throw out the federal election subversion criminal case in Washington, DC, again arguing in a filing late Saturday that he is protected under presidential immunity. Trump wants the DC Circuit Court of Appeals to overturn a lower-court ruling

By Ross Levitt, Philip Wang, Oren Liebermann and Natasha Bertrand, CNN (CNN) — A chemical tanker operating in the Indian Ocean was struck by an Iranian attack drone Saturday, a US Department of Defense official said, the seventh Iranian attack on commercial shipping since 2021. “The motor vessel CHEM PLUTO, a Liberia-flagged, Japanese-owned, and Netherlands-operated

By Arlette Saenz and MJ Lee, CNN Washington (CNN) — The family of Judi Weinstein Haggai and Gad Haggai spent the past 11 weeks praying and pleading for the return of their loved ones, two American citizens believed to be held hostage by Hamas. On Friday, the news broke that Gad Haggai, a 73-year-old Israeli

By Nicki Brown, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge ruled a Massachusetts ban on assault weapons is consistent with a recent landmark Supreme Court decision that established firearms regulations must be consistent with the nation’s “historical tradition.” “The relevant history affirms the principle that in 1791, as now, there was a tradition of regulating ‘dangerous and unusual’

By Morgan Rimmer, CNN After calling himself a progressive Democrat for several years, Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania is renouncing that label, as he has come under attack from the left wing of his party in recent months. “I would just call myself a Democrat,” he told CNN’s Jake Tapper earlier this month. “And

By Andrew Menezes and Raja Rezek, CNN (CNN) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Friday ruled that the state’s legislative maps, which give Republicans the advantage, are unconstitutional and ordered new lines drawn for the 2024 election. The 4-3 decision overturning the current maps in a key battleground state carries major implications for the 2024

By Natasha Bertrand, CNN Washington (CNN) — The US on Friday released newly declassified intelligence that suggests Iran has been “deeply involved in planning the operations against commercial vessels in the Red Sea,” National Security Council spokesperson Adrienne Watson told CNN. The Iran-backed Houthi rebels have launched more than 100 attacks against about a dozen commercial

By Samantha Waldenberg, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Friday signed the $886.3 billion National Defense Authorization Act into law, according to a statement released by the White House. The defense policy bill provides the largest raise for service members in more than two decades, temporarily extends a controversial surveillance program and strengthens

CNN By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a request by special counsel Jack Smith to fast-track arguments on whether Donald Trump has any immunity from federal prosecution for alleged crimes he committed while in office – a move that will likely delay his trial. The court did not explain

By Jeff Zeleny, David Wright and Alison Main, CNN (CNN) — The leading super PAC supporting Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ presidential bid is canceling its television advertisement reservations in Iowa and New Hampshire and shifting its focus to the ground game in the early nominating states. According to AdImpact data, Never Back Down on Friday cut roughly

By Natasha Bertrand, CNN (CNN) — The US is poised to ease restrictions on the sale of offensive weapons to Saudi Arabia, officials told CNN, because the Biden administration believes the kingdom has abided by a US- and UN-brokered truce with Yemen for nearly two years. In the early days of his administration, President Joe Biden

By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN Washington (CNN) — Federal authorities reported a seven-day average of more than 9,600 migrant encounters along the US southern border in December, according to a Homeland Security official, among the highest amounts ever recorded as the US wrestles with an unprecedented surge. Authorities are apprehending record levels of migrants at the

By Arlette Saenz, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Biden campaign has leaned on former President Barack Obama to help in its fundraising push, raising nearly $4 million from appeals geared toward grassroots donors, CNN has learned. The main effort – a contest to meet Obama and President Joe Biden – raked in $2.6 million for the

CNN By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a request by special counsel Jack Smith to fast-track arguments on whether Donald Trump has any immunity from federal prosecution for alleged crimes he committed while in office – a move that will likely delay his trial. The court did not explain