Politics

By Hannah Rabinowitz and Joe Beare A federal judge rejected the argument that US Capitol rioters held in jail are being prosecuted for their political views and disavowed attempts to downplay the magnitude of the deadly insurrection during a sentencing on Wednesday. “You called yourself and everyone else patriots, but that’s not patriotism,” Judge Amy

By Veronica Stracqualursi and Mark Morales, CNN In March, when New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo was facing intense public pressure from fellow Democrats to resign in the wake of numerous sexual harassment allegations, his lieutenant governor, Kathy Hochul, would only issue a call to first let an investigation run its course. Now that the investigation

By Tierney Sneed, CNN A draft letter reportedly circulated late last year by a Donald Trump-loyalist at the Justice Department shows the lengths his allies were willing to go to overturn the presidential election. The draft December 28 letter, published by ABC News, urged top Georgia officials to convene the state legislature in a special

By Katelyn Polantz, CNN Reporter, Crime and Justice Former President Donald Trump’s legal team formally stepped into a long-running fight over a US House request for his tax returns, claiming Trump’s financial history is being unfairly pursued for political reasons by Democrats and seeking to end House Ways and Means Committee investigations into the ex-President

By Jeff Zeleny and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Former President Barack Obama has dramatically scaled back his planned 60th birthday party on Martha’s Vineyard this weekend due to concerns about the highly transmissible Delta variant of Covid-19, according to a spokeswoman. The birthday bash for the former President was previously planned to be held outside and

By Eric Bradner, CNN In two Ohio congressional primaries Tuesday, Democratic voters embraced the party’s establishment, delivering President Joe Biden another ally and denying the left-wing “Squad” its latest member. Republicans, meanwhile, stuck with former President Donald Trump. The two themes could preview what’s to come in next year’s midterm elections, with progressives set to

By Eric Bradner, Ethan Cohen and Jennifer Agiesta, CNN Cuyahoga County Council member Shontel Brown will win the Democratic special primary in Ohio’s 11th Congressional District, CNN projects. Brown’s defeat of Nina Turner, the former state senator and close ally of Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, is a flexing of the Democratic establishment’s muscle, after South

By Eric Bradner, Ethan Cohen and Sabrina Souza, CNN Mike Carey, a coal lobbyist who was endorsed by former President Donald Trump, will win the Republican special primary in Ohio’s 15th Congressional District, CNN projects. Carey’s win over a crowded primary field that included better-established candidates showcased Trump’s power within the party at a key

By Paul LeBlanc and Keith Allen, CNN Missouri Republican Gov. Mike Parson on Tuesday announced pardons for Patricia and Mark McCloskey, the St. Louis homeowners who pointed guns at protesters near their home last summer. The couple, who pleaded guilty in June to misdemeanor charges stemming from the incident, were among the 12 pardons that

By Tierney Sneed, Eric Bradner and Sonia Moghe, CNN New York’s Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo sexually harassed 11 women and created a “hostile” work environment for women, a report released Tuesday by New York Attorney General Letitia James said. The damning findings of her civil review into the harassment allegations have created a political firestorm

By Clare Foran, CNN Democratic Rep. Al Green of Texas was arrested in Washington, DC, on Tuesday while protesting outside the Supreme Court and the US Capitol building in an effort to protect the right to vote, the congressman told CNN. “We came for the purpose of protesting the voting rights that are being suppressed

By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN A federal district judge in Texas temporarily blocked Texas Gov. Greg Abbott from implementing an executive order targeting the transport of migrants who are released from custody. The order, issued last Wednesday, was framed as a public health measure to address Covid-19, which is surging in Texas amid Abbott’s opposition to

By Paul LeBlanc and Lauren del Valle, CNN New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s resistance to leaving office after a damning investigation from the New York attorney general’s office has prompted renewed calls for his impeachment across the state. The investigation conducted by New York Attorney General Letitia James’ office found that Cuomo, a Democrat, engaged