National Politics

By Simone Pathe, CNN The month of May brought the first Senate primaries of the year. Ohio voted first, followed by a near weekly stream of contests that are shaping the midterm campaign for control of the chamber. At the close of the month, the general election matchups in almost half of this year’s most

By Michelle Watson and Eliza Mackintosh, CNN House Speaker Nancy Pelosi made an unannounced trip to the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv on Saturday, becoming the most senior US official to meet with President Volodymyr Zelensky since the war broke out more than two months ago. Pelosi’s office said Sunday that the speaker had led an

By Veronica Stracqualursi and Rachel Janfaza, CNN A Texas high school policy banning braided or twisted hair has stopped a teenager from attending school, according to his mother, and brought renewed attention to the CROWN Act. Dyree Williams, 17, of East Bernard, Texas, is just one of many Black Americans who have felt discriminated against

By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin appears to be taking sides in the bitter Republican primary in his home state of West Virginia that pits US Rep. David McKinley against Trump-backed Rep. Alex Mooney. In a 30-second video ad released Friday, Manchin says: “Alex Mooney has proven he’s all about Alex Mooney. But

By Jason Hanna and Paradise Afshar, CNN A former Idaho state lawmaker was found guilty Friday of raping a state legislative intern in 2021. Aaron von Ehlinger, 39, was found guilty in an Ada County court of a rape charge and was acquitted of a charge of forcible penetration by use of a foreign object,

By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Connecticut lawmakers on Friday passed a bill designed to protect people who provide an abortion or receive support to obtain the procedure in Connecticut and are then sued in another state. House Bill 5414, sponsored by state Democratic lawmakers, would enable a person or corporation who “has had a judgment entered”

By Shawna Mizelle, CNN The family of Trevor Reed, a US citizen and former Marine who had been detained in Russia since 2019, said he feels “horrible” that other Americans remain held there, including Paul Whelan. “He said, ‘I feel horrible about being home and not having Paul here.’ He said, ‘I don’t understand why

By Sam Fossum, Maegan Vazquez and Ellie Kaufman, CNN President Joe Biden expressed dismay Friday at the news that an American, Willy Joseph Cancel, was killed while fighting alongside Ukrainian forces. “It is very sad. He left a little baby behind,” Biden told reporters at the White House where he was hosting a meeting of

By Steve Contorno, CNN Gov. Ron DeSantis vowed on Friday that he would make Florida a so-called constitutional carry state, which would allow people to publicly carry firearms without permits. “The legislature will get it done,” DeSantis said during a news conference in north Florida. “I can’t tell you if it’s going to be next

By Chandelis Duster, CNN Charles Young, the first Black US Army colonel whose groundbreaking military career was hampered a century ago by the racism of the era, was posthumously promoted on Friday to brigadier general. Young’s promotion retroactively makes him the first Black American recognized with that rank, the Army said. The honorary designation, following

By Holmes Lybrand, CNN A member of the ISIS terror cell nicknamed the “Beatles” was sentenced to life in prison on Friday by US District Judge T. S. Ellis in Alexandria, Virginia, after gut-wrenching statements in court from family members of victims. Alexanda Kotey had pleaded guilty in September to taking part in a hostage