National Politics

By Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — After a spate of cyberattacks that diverted ambulances from US hospitals, the Department of Health and Human Services has unveiled plans to ramp up federal funding for ill-protected rural hospitals and impose stricter fines for lax security at health care providers. The new HHS plan, shared exclusively with CNN on Wednesday, is a recognition

By Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — The Colorado Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments Wednesday afternoon in a closely watched case about whether the US Constitution’s ban on insurrectionists from holding office applies to former President Donald Trump. This is one of several 14th Amendment challenges against Trump’s candidacy, which so far have failed to remove

CNN By Jeff Zeleny, CNN Cedar Rapids, Iowa (CNN) — Sally Hofmann has been thinking and praying about the Republican presidential race. “I pray for the candidates,” said Hofmann, a conservative Christian who for months has been watching the GOP contenders with an open mind. “I think it’s just so important who gets in office

By Eric Bradner and Jeff Zeleny, CNN (CNN) — The stage is shrinking just weeks ahead of the first contests of 2024, as four of the Republican Party’s contenders gather in Alabama for their fourth presidential primary debate. The candidates set to take the stage Wednesday night are Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, former South Carolina

By Clare Foran, Lauren Fox, Ted Barrett, Kristin Wilson and Morgan Rimmer, CNN A partisan clash between Senate Republicans and Democrats over border policy continues to threaten the effort to send badly needed foreign aid to key US allies as time and money are running out for Ukraine. Senate negotiators are vowing to continue to

By Zachary Cohen, Nick Valencia and Jason Morris, CNN (CNN) — Prosecutors in the Georgia election subversion case against former President Donald Trump have officially listed former Vice President Mike Pence as one of the witnesses who could be called to testify at trial, according to multiple sources familiar with court documents that remain under seal. Pence, who has appeared

CNN By Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — The Colorado Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday in a closely watched case about whether the US Constitution’s ban on insurrectionists holding public office applies to former President Donald Trump because of the January 6, 2021, US Capitol riot. The seven-member court appeared divided at times, pushing back on arguments from

By CNN staff (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump, the front-runner for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, took part in a Fox News town hall Tuesday in Iowa, less than six weeks out from the state’s GOP caucuses. The event, held in front of a crowd in Davenport, was a pre-taped, hourlong interview hosted by

By Jeff Zeleny, CNN Cedar Rapids, Iowa (CNN) — Sally Hofmann has been thinking and praying about the Republican presidential race. “I pray for the candidates,” said Hofmann, a conservative Christian who for months has been watching the GOP contenders with an open mind. “I think it’s just so important who gets in office and

By Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump has repeatedly told his supporters he will serve as their “retribution” if he is elected again in 2024. But pressed by Fox host Sean Hannity in a Fox News town hall Tuesday about whether he would abuse his power or seek retribution against his political

By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — The Justice Department unsealed additional charges Tuesday against Manuel Rocha, the former US ambassador to Bolivia accused of acting as a secret foreign agent of Cuba. A new indictment unsealed Tuesday charges Rocha with 15 counts, including new charges for wire fraud and making false statements to investigators. Prosecutors allege that the 73-year-old

By Ebony Davis, CNN (CNN) — Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley’s New Hampshire State director, Mak Kehoe, has parted ways with her 2024 presidential campaign. A campaign spokesperson confirmed to CNN that Kehoe “is no longer with the campaign for personal reasons.” Deputy State Director Tyler Clark has assumed the role. The departure comes

By Jason Morris and Bonney Kapp, CNN (CNN) — Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, who is spearheading the Georgia election subversion case against former President Donald Trump and his allies, said it was “ridiculous” to claim that holding a trial in August would amount to “election interference,” as Trump’s attorney did. Trump’s attorney Steve Sadow

By Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — The Army’s head sexual assault prosecutor has been relieved of his duties over a 2013 email in which he appeared to express doubt over sexual assault claims and downplayed the seriousness of assault allegations. Brig. Gen. Warren Wells was relieved on Friday due to “a loss of trust and confidence in his ability

By Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday decried sexual assaults committed by Hamas during its October 7 terror attack on Israel and called on “all of us” to condemn the acts. “Over the past few weeks, survivors and witnesses of the attacks have shared the horrific accounts of unimaginable cruelty. Reports

By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — Former Republican Rep. Liz Cheney said Tuesday that she’s committed to doing what’s necessary to stop former President Donald Trump from returning to the White House, as she continues to mull a third-party presidential run in 2024. “There’s a huge amount of work to be done after this

By Morgan Rimmer, CNN Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer accused Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie of antisemitism on Tuesday, after Massie posted a popular Drake meme on X that shows the singer shunning “American patriotism,” while smiling at “Zionism,” with the caption “Congress these days.” In his own post, Schumer said, “Rep. Massie, you’re a sitting Member of Congress. This

CNN By Holmes Lybrand and Haley Talbot, CNN (CNN) — House Speaker Mike Johnson said Tuesday that before publicly releasing footage of the US Capitol attack on January 6, 2021, the faces of the mob will be blurred to protect them from the Justice Department. The Louisiana Republican said during a news conference that he

By Lauren Fox, Ted Barrett, Manu Raju and Morgan Rimmer, CNN A classified briefing Tuesday on Ukraine devolved into a shouting match about border security as senators described a tense meeting that did little to break the Senate’s stalemate over whether to include tighter immigration policies in the aid package. The meeting came as Republican senators