Politics

CNN Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday clung onto the Democratic nomination on a high-stakes day in Washington, but the risks of his refusal to step aside were laid bare when one of his party’s senators warned on CNN that Donald Trump could win in a “landslide.” Biden’s stubbornness

By Katie Bo Lillis, CNN (CNN) — Iran is attempting to covertly stoke protests in the United States related to the conflict in Gaza, US Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines said in a statement on Tuesday, posing as activists online and, in some cases, providing financial support to protesters. “I want to be clear that I know

By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — The Justice Department’s inspector general found flaws with the FBI’s procedures for handling evidence after an officer-involved shooting in 2016, concluding a years-long investigation that began after the actions of FBI agents were questioned following a fatal standoff at an Oregon wildlife refuge. The inspector general’s office released its report

By Jeff Zeleny, CNN (CNN) — Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley said Tuesday that she is releasing her delegates to the Republican National Convention and urging them to support former President Donald Trump. “The nominating convention is a time for Republican unity. Joe Biden is not competent to serve a second term and Kamala

By Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — The US Justice Department said Tuesday that it seized two internet domains and searched nearly 1,000 social media accounts that Russian operatives allegedly used to pose as US residents to spread disinformation in the US and abroad. The so-called bot farm used artificial intelligence to create fake social media profiles purporting

By John Fritze and Katie Lobosco, CNN (CNN) — Three Republican-led states on Tuesday asked the Supreme Court to block a Biden administration effort to lower monthly payments for millions of student loan borrowers. At issue is a program created last year that lowers enrolled borrowers’ monthly payments and provides a faster route to debt forgiveness.

By Natasha Bertrand, CNN (CNN) — US military bases across Europe were placed on a heightened state of alert last week for the first time in a decade after the US received intelligence that Russian-backed actors were considering carrying out sabotage attacks against US military personnel and facilities, multiple sources familiar with the matter told CNN. The intelligence

By Jennifer Hansler and Jack Forrest, CNN (CNN) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday urged international leaders to promptly aid his war-torn country and “not to wait for November, or any other month.” Zelensky said that “everyone is waiting for November,” including Russian President Vladimir Putin, as the 2024 US presidential election and the

By Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Hunter Biden has withdrawn a request for a new gun trial, according to court filings. President Joe Biden’s son is still pursuing several other challenges to his felony gun convictions, and is expected to expand those efforts soon by asking an appeals court to throw out the guilty verdicts. His

By Ted Barrett, CNN (CNN) — Former US Sen. Jim Inhofe, a former chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee who was one of the most vocal climate change deniers in the US Senate, has died, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell announced on Tuesday. Inhofe, 89, served in the US Senate from 1994 until he

By MJ Lee, Kayla Tausche, Annie Grayer and Michael Williams, CNN Washington (CNN) — After President Joe Biden’s reelection efforts spiraled into chaos following his debate fiasco last month, Democrats who have both stood by and abandoned Biden since then see Tuesday as a decisive day for the president’s political future. Numerous Democrats inside Biden’s

By Zachary Cohen and Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — A US district court judge in Alaska who was appointed by former President Donald Trump abruptly announced his resignation from the federal bench last week, days before an investigation that found he engaged in an “inappropriately sexualized relationship” with one of his law clerks was released publicly.  Judge

By Phil Mattingly, CNN (CNN) — Joe Biden is betting on himself. In the president’s telling, the pundits have always doubted him. The Washington class has always scoffed at his approach. He was never the darling of Democratic donors. The polls that show moribund approval ratings and widespread unease with his age don’t capture his

By Jennifer Hansler, Kylie Atwood and Luke McGee, CNN (CNN) — As the NATO alliance prepares to celebrate its 75th anniversary at this week’s summit in Washington, it is also gearing up to welcome its first new leader in a decade: a man experienced at dealing with former President Donald Trump that many hope can keep the

CNN By John King, CNN Cedarburg, Wisconsin (CNN) — Lisa Reissmann had to stop watching. “He didn’t seem as strong as what he has been in the past,” she said of President Joe Biden’s performance last month at the CNN debate. “I was really having a hard time watching it. Because he did seem a

By John King, CNN Cedarburg, Wisconsin (CNN) — Lisa Reissmann had to stop watching. “He didn’t seem as strong as what he has been in the past,” she said of President Joe Biden’s performance last month at the CNN debate. “I was really having a hard time watching it. Because he did seem a little

By Gregory Krieg, Arit John, Sydney Topf and Aaron Pellish, CNN (CNN) — Democrats urging President Joe Biden to end his campaign and allow the party to select another nominee before – or during – August’s national convention are unlikely to find allies in the ranks of Chicago-bound delegates, who are increasingly closing ranks around

By CNN Staff (CNN) — The Republican National Committee’s platform committee on Monday approved a platform that reflects former President Donald Trump’s broader policy agenda on a range of issues. Read the GOP platform below: The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2024 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All rights reserved.

By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — The highest-income households would receive more than 45% of the benefits if the expiring provisions of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act are extended, according to an analysis released Monday by the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center. The tax cut law was a key accomplishment of former President Donald