National Politics

CNN By Clare Foran, Haley Talbot and Lauren Fox, CNN Embattled GOP Rep. George Santos continues his refusal to resign one day ahead of an expulsion vote, instead arguing that he is being bullied in the wake of a scathing ethics report on his conduct. At a combative news conference outside the Capitol, Santos remained

By Kristen Holmes, Alayna Treene and Kate Sullivan, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump’s renewed focus on repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act, known colloquially as Obamacare, has alarmed some Republicans scarred by the GOP’s failure to deliver on promises to dismantle the law and who view the issue as a political loser

By Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — As Rep. Scott Perry was making clear he wanted to contest Donald Trump’s loss of the presidency in the 2020 election, his conversations with a Justice Department official took him inside the then-president’s management of the agency. Perry’s text messages, revealed for the first time in court filings on Wednesday, included several

By Jalen Beckford and Shania Shelton, CNN (CNN) — The US Department of Education added Harvard University and the New York City Department of Education to a growing list of universities and school districts that are being investigated over alleged incidents of antisemitism and Islamophobia following the October 7 attacks by Hamas against Israel. The announcement

By Blake Ellis and Melanie Hicken (CNN) — For nearly a decade, US Coast Guard leaders have concealed a critical report that exposed racism, hazing, discrimination and sexual assault across the agency. The 2015 “Culture of Respect” study, a copy of which was obtained by CNN, documented how employees complained of a “boys will be

By Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is set for a prime-time debate Thursday night in Georgia – but instead of facing his 2024 Republican presidential primary rivals, he’ll square off with California’s Democratic governor, Gavin Newsom. The 90-minute debate, which starts at 9 p.m. ET and will be moderated by Fox News host Sean

By Clare Foran, Haley Talbot and Lauren Fox, CNN Embattled GOP Rep. George Santos continues his refusal to resign one day ahead of an expulsion vote, instead arguing that he is being bullied in the wake of a scathing ethics report on his conduct. At a combative news conference outside the Capitol, Santos remained defiant

CNN By Paul LeBlanc and Kristin Wilson, CNN (CNN) — Henry Kissinger, a former US secretary of state and national security adviser who escaped Nazi Germany in his youth to become one of the most influential and controversial foreign policy figures in American history, has died. He was 100. Kissinger died Wednesday at his home

CNN By Clare Foran, Manu Raju and Morgan Rimmer Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday expressed “real reservations” about expelling Rep. George Santos from the House since the New York Republican has yet to be convicted of a crime — even as GOP support grows to make him just the sixth member of the chamber ever

By Paul LeBlanc and Kristin Wilson, CNN (CNN) — Henry Kissinger, a former US secretary of state and national security adviser who escaped Nazi Germany in his youth to become one of the most influential and controversial foreign policy figures in American history, has died. He was 100. Kissinger died Wednesday at his home in

By MJ Lee, Jennifer Hansler and Katie Bo Lillis, CNN (CNN) — Biden administration officials are discussing with their Israeli counterparts how to protect thousands of civilians who fled to southern Gaza should the Israel Defense Forces target the area once the pause in fighting with Hamas ultimately ends, according to multiple US officials. Among the

By Kristen Holmes and Alayna Treene, CNN (CNN) — While GOP presidential hopefuls duke it out on stage at the fourth Republican primary debate in Alabama next week, former President Donald Trump will attend a fundraiser in Hallandale Beach, Florida, to raise money for MAGA, Inc., the super PAC supporting his candidacy, multiple sources told

By Annie Grayer and Paula Reid, CNN (CNN) — House Republicans are pushing to formalize their impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, according to multiple senior GOP sources – a shift designed to strengthen their position against the White House and the president’s son, as the stakes for obtaining key documents and testimony reach a

By Ted Barrett and Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — Senate Judiciary Chairman Dick Durbin said Wednesday evening that he plans to hold votes on subpoenas for two major conservative players when the panel meets Thursday morning, as part of its probe into ongoing ethics controversies at the Supreme Court. The expected vote to subpoena Leonard Leo, the co-chairman

By Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — US and coalition forces at Mission Support Site Euphrates in Syria were targeted by a single rocket attack on Wednesday, a US official said. The rocket did not hit the base, the official said. There were no injuries or infrastructure damage reported. Wednesday’s attack is the first since November

By Ebony Davis, CNN (CNN) — Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley on Wednesday slammed Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for labeling her a candidate of the Republican Party “establishment,” saying his remarks were “what a candidate says when they are losing.” “There is nothing establishment about a candidate who was the tea party candidate who ran for

By Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — An Arizona grand jury indicted two local Republican officials who balked at certifying their county’s general election results by the legal deadline in 2022 – in a standoff with state officials that drew national attention at the time. Cochise County Supervisors Peggy Judd, 61, and Tom Crosby, 64, each

By Jeremy Herb, CNN (CNN) — Members of five American families whose loved ones were kidnapped on October 7 described the “psychological warfare” from Hamas as they’ve been waiting for any news to emerge about their children and relatives. The family members spoke to CNN’s Jake Tapper in an exclusive interview in Washington, DC, Wednesday,

By Fabiana Chaparro and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — A Texas man convicted of threatening Georgia election officials online after the 2020 election was sentenced to two years in prison Wednesday. Chad Christopher Stark, who pleaded guilty to one count of a sending a threat using a telecommunications device in August, also was sentenced to

By Sean Lyngaas, CNN Washington (CNN) — The US Treasury Department on Wednesday sanctioned a cryptocurrency service accused of helping launder millions of dollars for the North Korean regime. The move marked the latest effort to crack down on a key source of funding for Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons and missile programs. The FBI and European