National Politics

By Kristin Wilson and Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — Alabama Sen. Katie Britt will deliver the Republican response to President Joe Biden’s upcoming State of the Union address, according to the House speaker’s office. House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced Thursday that Britt will deliver the response on March 7, shortly after

By Tierney Sneed and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN Washington (CNN) — Prosecutors want to ask potential jurors in the Mar-a-Lago classified documents case against former President Donald Trump whether they believe the 2020 election was stolen – one of several proposed queries for the jury pool that prosecutors and the defendants are at odds over, according to a new

By Blake Ellis and Melanie Hicken, CNN (CNN) — The young girl from Colombia hid in a porta potty to shield herself from the biting wind and cold as she and her parents waited at a makeshift camp along the southern border earlier this month. Border Patrol agents had directed them to the temporary camp

Analysis by Katelyn Polantz and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN Washington (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump’s trial in his election interference case in Washington, DC, is indefinitely postponed during ongoing appeals about presidential immunity. But the judge who will oversee the trial has hinted at a quick timetable once the case returns to her jurisdiction. US

By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge in Austin, Texas, ordered the state government Thursday to suspend enforcement of a controversial law that would allow state law enforcement agents to arrest and detain people they suspect of entering the country illegally. “If allowed to procced, SB 4 could open the door to each

By Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — The 2024 US election will feature more foreign adversaries that are trying to meddle in the election than previous voting cycles thanks to artificial intelligence and other technological advances, FBI Director Christopher Wray said Thursday. Advances in AI-generated photos and videos “are lowering the barrier to entry” for malign foreign influence

By Nikki Carvajal, MJ Lee, Alex Marquardt and Michael Williams, CNN Washington (CNN) — The killing of more than a hundred Palestinians at a food distribution site in Gaza where Israeli troops opened fire, triggering panic as civilians were gathering around food aid trucks, has added urgency to ceasefire talks – but could also complicate them,

By John King, CNN Easton, Pennsylvania (CNN) — Darrell Ann Murphy teaches Mahjong at the local library with a dual purpose: to create new fans of the game she loves while also helping keep fellow seniors mentally sharp. She begins class with a rule that has nothing to do with how to play the colorful

CNN By John King, CNN Easton, Pennsylvania (CNN) — Darrell Ann Murphy teaches Mahjong at the local library with a dual purpose: to create new fans of the game she loves while also helping keep fellow seniors mentally sharp. She begins class with a rule that has nothing to do with how to play the

By Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — Pennsylvania is launching a new task force dedicated to election threats, marking a key initiative in the battleground state ahead of the 2024 election. Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro on Thursday announced the task force, saying it will “safeguard the rights of every citizen.” “Pennsylvania is the birthplace of American

By Clare Foran, Kristin Wilson, Morgan Rimmer, Sam Fossum and Ted Barrett, CNN The House and Senate both passed a stopgap bill on Thursday to avert a partial government shutdown at the end of the week. To provide additional time for full-year funding bills to be finalized and passed, the stopgap measure will extend funding on

By Haley Britzky and Michael Conte, CNN (CNN) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin faced tough questions from members of Congress on Thursday in a hearing focused on his days-long delay notifying both lawmakers and President Joe Biden about his whereabouts after he was hospitalized following treatment for prostate cancer. Austin, who is still recovering from

By Sean Lyngaas and Samantha Waldenberg, CNN (CNN) — The US Commerce Department is opening an investigation into the national security risks posed by foreign-made hardware and software in smart cars, particularly Chinese-made technology, the department announced Thursday. The new investigation — which could lead to regulations restricting the use of certain car parts in the US

By Manu Raju and Ted Barrett, CNN The under-the-radar race to replace Mitch McConnell is a wide-open affair with no clear front-runner, according to many GOP senators, as the top contenders begin jockeying to win over their colleagues for a position central to their party’s agenda and strategy. The election to succeed McConnell – the

By Alex Marquardt, CNN (CNN) — American administration and intelligence officials are concerned that Israel is planning a ground incursion into Lebanon that could be launched in the late spring or early summer if diplomatic efforts fail to push Hezbollah back from the northern border with Israel, senior administrations officials and officials familiar with the

Analysis by Joan Biskupic, CNN Senior Supreme Court Analyst (CNN) — The Supreme Court’s decision to hear Donald Trump’s claim that he should be shielded from criminal prosecution keeps the justices at the center of election-year controversy for several more months and means any verdict on Trump’s alleged subversion of the 2020 vote will not come

By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — The United States is looking into possible airdrops of aid into Gaza as the humanitarian crisis there deepens and assistance fails to reach the people in the war-torn strip, two US officials told CNN on Wednesday. US officials have consistently said much more must be done in order for critically needed assistance to reach those

CNN By Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — In a surprise move, an Illinois judge has removed former President Donald Trump from the state’s ballot based on the 14th Amendment’s so-called “insurrectionist ban.” The decision is paused, giving Trump a short period of time to appeal. Wednesday’s unexpected decision comes as a similar anti-Trump challenge from