National Politics

By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN An official from the US embassy in Moscow found US basketball player Brittney Griner to be “in good condition,” after they were recently granted consular access to the American athlete who is being detained in Russia, US State Department spokesman Ned Price told CNN on Wednesday. The embassy official was granted

By Jasmine Wright, CNN Kirsten Allen will be Vice President Kamala Harris‘ new press secretary, leaving her current role as national press secretary for Covid-19 response at the Department of Health and Human Services. “Kirsten brings a unique blend of talents as a communicator, as well as a history with the vice president,” communications director

By Gabby Orr, CNN Former President Donald Trump has yanked his endorsement from Alabama Senate hopeful Mo Brooks, promising to make a new endorsement in the race before the May 24 primary. “Mo Brooks of Alabama made a horrible mistake recently when he went ‘woke’ and stated, referring to the 2020 Presidential Election Scam, ‘Put

By Shawna Mizelle, CNN A majority of Americans support Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson being confirmed to the Supreme Court, with 58% saying the Senate should vote in favor of her historical nomination to the nation’s highest court, according to a poll newly released by Gallup. The poll, which was taken in the weeks ahead of

By Daniel Dale, CNN Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson was criticized by two Republican senators on Tuesday at a confirmation hearing over language they claimed she had used in the past while challenging the indefinite detention of clients who were being held without charges at the Guantanamo Bay military prison. GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham

By Maeve Reston, CNN In his first foray on the Los Angeles mayoral race’s debate stage Tuesday night, billionaire developer Rick Caruso came out swinging as he tests whether a frustrated electorate in this heavily Democratic city will extend a chance to a former Republican turned independent who registered as a Democrat just two months

By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden departed Wednesday on one of the highest-stakes presidential trips in recent memory, a moment for the US President to assume leadership of a newly united West. His visits to Brussels and Poland could still underscore the alliance’s limits in ending the bloodshed in Ukraine, with Western leaders struggling

By Melanie Zanona and Gabby Orr, CNN Rep. Elise Stefanik has spoken to former President Donald Trump about another leadership bid. She’s built a powerful fundraising machine and is creating a new app for the House Republican conference. And the New York Republican is sizing up the political ambitions of her colleagues as she weighs

By Steve Contorno and Paul LeBlanc, CNN Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis waded into fresh controversy on Tuesday with a proclamation honoring the collegiate swimmer who recently placed second to University of Pennsylvania swimmer Lia Thomas, the first transgender athlete to win an NCAA Division I title. The Republican governor, already embroiled in a fight with

By Tierney Sneed, CNN Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson‘s first full day of questioning featured explanations of her approach as a judge, discussions of abstract legal concepts that can be pivotal in controversial Supreme Court cases, and her defense of a sentencing record that Republicans have claimed wasn’t adequately harsh on certain crimes. Democrats gave Jackson

By Shawna Mizelle, CNN Hillary Clinton announced Tuesday that she has tested positive for Covid-19 and is experiencing mild symptoms. “Well, I’ve tested positive for COVID. I’ve got some mild cold symptoms but am feeling fine,” the 74-year-old former first lady and onetime secretary of state said in a tweet. “I’m more grateful than ever