Politics

By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Abortion rights advocates in Michigan are raising alarms about a restrictive abortion ban put in place in 1931 before the US Supreme Court’s 1973 landmark decision in Roe v. Wade. That law was invalidated by the decision in Roe v. Wade, but it’s still on the state’s books. Michigan Democratic Gov.

By Katelyn Polantz, Hannah Rabinowitz, Evan Perez and Andrew Millman, CNN Top leaders in the Oath Keepers, the far-right extremist group, have been turning over phones and digital files and sitting for interviews with the FBI — and detailing how they worked to benefit Donald Trump’s campaign and communicated with others in the former President’s

By Donald Judd, Paul LeBlanc and Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden on Monday announced that 20 of the nation’s internet providers have committed to lowering costs for low-income households, a step the administration says will increase access to high-speed internet for 48 million households nationwide. “Over the last few months, my administration has worked

By Paul LeBlanc, CNN Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves on Sunday hedged when asked if his state would consider banning certain forms of birth control if the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, only offering that it’s “not what we are focused on at this time.” “And while I’m sure there will be conversations around

By Arlette Saenz and Paul LeBlanc, CNN President Joe Biden will deliver remarks on inflation Tuesday, a White House official said, as his administration looks to further address one of the key economic concerns for voters heading into November’s midterm elections. “He’ll detail his plan to fight inflation and lower costs for working families, and

By Rachel Janfaza and Maeve Reston, CNN Allegations of sexual misconduct by eight women against Nebraska Republican Charles Herbster, and former President Donald Trump’s defense of him, have brought national attention to the candidate’s quest for the state’s governorship in Tuesday’s primary. But like many of the more than 50 voters CNN spoke with here,

By Sam Fossum and Jasmine Wright, CNN The US announced a slate of new sanctions against Russia on Sunday, cutting off Kremlin-controlled media outlets from American advertisers and prohibiting the country from using US-provided management and accounting consulting services, according to a senior administration official and a White House fact sheet. President Joe Biden and

By Devan Cole and Daniella Diaz, CNN Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York said Sunday that supporters of abortion rights are in “the biggest fight of a generation” after the leak of a draft Supreme Court opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark decision legalizing abortion nationwide. “Every one of us is

By Kate Bennett, CNN First lady Jill Biden spent part of Mother’s Day making an unannounced trip to Uzhhorod, Ukraine, a small city in the far southwestern corner of Ukraine, a country that for the last 10 weeks has been under invasion by Russia. At a converted school that now serves as temporary housing for

By Katie Lobosco, CNN It’s been nearly four years since China put tariffs on American-grown soybeans during a tit-for-tat trade war with then-President Donald Trump — and they remain in place despite the change in administrations. President Joe Biden has chosen to leave US tariffs imposed by his predecessor in 2018 in place on $350

By Ethan Cohen, CNN Twenty state or territorial Democratic parties intend to apply to hold early presidential nominating contests in 2024, a DNC official told CNN Saturday, as the party reevaluates its process of selecting nominees. The Rules and Bylaws Committee of the Democratic National Committee, which is tasked with determining the party’s nominating process,