National Politics

By Tami Luhby, CNN The US Department of Agriculture is awarding $53 million in grants to beef up outreach efforts, improve technology and enhance the shopping experience for families receiving the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children, known as WIC. The funding, which comes from the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021,

By Whitney Wild, CNN US Capitol Police officers on Wednesday arrested an 80-year-old man from Georgia after he admitted he had guns in his vehicle, according to the agency. Tony Payne, of Tunnel Hill, Georgia, was charged with unregistered firearm, unregistered ammunition, and carrying a pistol without a license, US Capitol Police said in a

By Manu Raju and Alex Rogers, CNN Tom Nelson can hardly believe it. In just a matter of two months, Democrats went from expecting to knock off the unpopular GOP incumbent, US Sen. Ron Johnson, to seeing their party’s nominee, Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes, scrambling to catch up. Already, the finger pointing has begun.

By Gabby Orr, CNN Former President Donald Trump is wading deeper into the midterms as several key Senate battlegrounds tighten, with his new super PAC pouring nearly $4 million into several races on Wednesday. The latest spending spree by MAGA Inc. comes on the heels of contentious debates between Senate candidates in Ohio, Arizona and

By Whitney Wild, CNN US Capitol Police have arrested three people from Georgia on weapons charges after police found them with two firearms, according to a law enforcement source. A suspicious vehicle raised concern among police, and a Capitol Police bomb squad is assessing the vehicle, the source said. Police have closed several roads in

By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter Retired federal Judge J. Michael Luttig — considered a legal luminary in conservative circles — is joining with voting rights groups as a co-counsel in a Supreme Court case in order to persuade the justices to reject an obscure legal theory that has been promoted by supporters

By Katie Lobosco, CNN A Wisconsin taxpayers group has asked the Supreme Court to step in on an emergency basis and temporarily block the Biden administration’s student loan forgiveness program from taking effect. The application for student loan forgiveness officially opened Monday. Student loan cancellation — worth up to $20,000 per eligible borrower — could

By Zachary Cohen and Tierney Sneed, CNN A federal judge on Wednesday ordered the release of emails from John Eastman, a former Donald Trump attorney, to House investigators, saying the communications were made in furtherance of a crime related to Trump’s efforts to subvert the 2020 election. “The emails show that President Trump knew that

By Dan Merica, CNN Georgia Republican Senate nominee Herschel Walker said as recently as August that he opposes any exceptions to a ban on abortion, despite stating the opposite during his first and only debate against Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock last week. The comment is the latest in a string of examples of Walker attempting

By Jessica Dean and Dan Merica, CNN Pennsylvania Democratic Senate nominee John Fetterman is “recovering well from his stroke” and “has no work restrictions and can work full duty in public office,” according to a medical report released Wednesday by the lieutenant governor’s primary care physician. The new disclosure from the Senate candidate comes more

By Maegan Vazquez, Betsy Klein and Shawna Mizelle, CNN President Joe Biden on Wednesday formally announced the sale of an additional 15 million barrels from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in December as he looks to lower gas prices ahead of the crucial midterm elections. “With my announcement today, we’re going to continue to stabilize markets

By Sean Lyngaas, CNN The Biden administration on Tuesday released a directive requiring freight railroad owners and operators to tighten their security in the face of hacking threats from criminals and foreign governments. It’s the latest move by US officials to use their policy authorities to try to boost cybersecurity in key sectors following the

By Kara Scannell, CNN Former President Donald Trump appeared Wednesday for a deposition as part of the defamation lawsuit brought by former magazine columnist E. Jean Carroll. Last week, a federal judge cleared the way for Trump’s testimony saying the former President had already taken steps to delay the case and he “should not be