Politics

By Jamie Crawford, Mike Valerio and Paul P. Murphy, CNN The suspect in a shooting in northwest Washington, DC, that left four people wounded on Friday afternoon has died, DC Metropolitan Police Department Chief Robert Contee said. “The suspect that we believe is responsible for this is now deceased,” said Contee, who declined to name

By Melanie Zanona, Manu Raju and Lauren Fox, CNN House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy has been maneuvering behind the scenes to contain the fallout over damning and contradictory conversations he had with other GOP lawmakers about then-President Donald Trump in the immediate aftermath of January 6. The California Republican dialed up key GOP members throughout

By Dianne Gallagher, CNN A coalition of civil rights groups has filed the first lawsuit in Florida against the recently enacted congressional map put forward by GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis that eliminates two districts represented by Black Democrats while giving Republicans the advantage in as many as 20 of 28 seats. The GOP-controlled Florida legislature

By Tierney Sneed, CNN A hearing Friday on the longshot bid to remove Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene from the ballot forced the far-right lawmaker to confront some of the incendiary rhetoric she’s used in the past, even as she denied vehemently that she encouraged the violent January 6 attack on the Capitol. The activists challenging

By Ella Nilsen Photos by Will Lanzoni Data Visuals by John Keefe Driving west from Oklahoma City to the outskirts of Weatherford, wind turbines don’t just dot the landscape; they dominate it. From oil and gas booms and busts to heavy rains followed by drought, Oklahoma is no stranger to extremes. One constant is the

By Sara Murray, CNN Former President Donald Trump recently likened teaching kids about gender and pronouns to “child abuse.” Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis accused his critics of supporting “sexualizing kids in kindergarten.” And South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem debuted an ad that brags, “In South Dakota, only girls play girls’ sports.” As they gear up

By Paul LeBlanc, CNN Russian opposition leader. Anti-corruption campaigner. Assassination attempt survivor. Prisoner. Alexey Navalny’s crusade against the Kremlin has brought many labels. And with the eyes of the world now trained on Russian President Vladimir Putin amid his brutal invasion of Ukraine, Navalny’s message of resistance is finding new weight inside and outside of

By Marshall Cohen, CNN Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia testified under oath for three hours Friday at an unprecedented disqualification hearing that focused on whether she is constitutionally barred from holding office because of her role in the January 6 insurrection. On the witness stand, Greene repeated debunked claims that former President Donald