National Politics

By Devan Cole and Katie Lobosco, CNN Washington (CNN) — A federal appeals court delivered on Friday another blow to President Joe Biden’s student loan repayment plan, siding with Republican-led states that asked it to block further implementation of the plan until their challenge to it is resolved. The fate of the plan, known as

By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch criticized the expansion of federal criminal law during remarks on Friday, telling an audience in California that Americans’ liberties are at risk “when there’s a law against everything.” “What happens to your respect for law when everybody’s a criminal?” Gorsuch said during remarks at

CNN By Rashard Rose, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump recounted a story to reporters on Thursday about being involved in a helicopter emergency landing with former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown. Asked by a reporter about Vice President Kamala Harris’ previous relationship with Brown and whether it helped her career trajectory, Trump said he knew Brown “very well” and told a story about

By Em Steck and Andrew Kaczynski, CNN (CNN) — Michele Morrow, the Republican nominee to run K-12 public education in North Carolina, filmed a video after attending the January 6 riot at the US Capitol urging then-President Donald Trump to put “the Constitution to the side” and use the military to stay in power. In

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) – Here is a look at the life of Nancy Pelosi, a US representative from California. Personal Birth date: March 26, 1940 Birth place: Baltimore, Maryland Birth name: Nancy Patricia D’Alesandro Father: Thomas D’Alesandro, Baltimore mayor and US congressman Mother: Annunciata (Lombardi) D’Alesandro Marriage: Paul F. Pelosi (1963-present) Children: Nancy, Christine,

By Natasha Bertrand, Alex Marquardt and Lauren Fox, CNN (CNN) — The US is set to provide Israel with $3.5 billion to spend on US weapons and military equipment, releasing the money months after it was appropriated by Congress as tensions continue to rise between Israel and Iran, multiple officials familiar with the matter told

By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — A federal trial court judge in North Carolina used a highly unusual footnote in a ruling Friday to take a swipe at the Supreme Court, accusing the conservative majority of attempting to “redesign” the presidency when it granted sweeping immunity to Donald Trump. In a lengthy footnote at the end of his opinion,

By Donald Judd, CNN (CNN) — John Kirby, the spokesman for the US National Security Council, issued a stark rebuke Friday of the Israeli finance minister over comments undercutting a ceasefire proposal between Israel and Hamas, calling Bezalel Smotrich’s comments “dead wrong.” “Some critics, like Mr. Smotrich, for example, have claimed that the hostage deal

By Tami Luhby and Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — A coalition of 15 Republican-led states sued the Biden administration Thursday in an effort to stop the federal government from opening up Obamacare to immigrants who were brought to the US illegally as children. President Joe Biden announced in May that recipients of Deferred Action for

By Alayna Treene, Gregory Krieg and Kate Sullivan, CNN Bozeman, Montana (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump returned to the campaign trail Friday in Montana, where he railed against vulnerable Sen. Jon Tester, briefly talked up the Democrat’s GOP challenger and then unleashed another dizzying series of attacks on the Democratic presidential ticket. The rally

By Marshall Cohen and Sam Simpson, CNN (CNN) — Three current and former executives from Smartmatic, the voting technology company suing right-wing media outlets over their 2020 election coverage, have been charged in the US in connection with an alleged bribery scheme in the Philippines. Among the Smartmatic executives facing charges is the company’s president, Roger Piñate, according to a Justice

By Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — The Republican National Committee asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to revive parts of an Arizona law that requires documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote in the state – including provisions that would require those documents to vote in the presidential election and to cast ballots by mail.

By Jeremy Herb, CNN (CNN) — The Trump campaign’s attacks on Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz’s military record are channeling the “swift boating” campaign 20 years ago against John Kerry, which accused the 2004 Democratic presidential nominee of lying about his Vietnam service and decorations. The common denominator in both efforts: Trump campaign co-manager Chris LaCivita.

By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court’s two-year-old decision to overturn Roe v. Wade remains unpopular with a wide majority of Americans, according to a poll Friday that landed as Vice President Kamala Harris hammers on reproductive rights as a centerpiece of her campaign for the White House. Two-thirds of Americans oppose the

By Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — Iranian operatives have ramped up their attempts to influence and monitor the US presidential election by creating fake news outlets targeting liberal and conservative voters and by trying to hack an unnamed presidential campaign, Microsoft said in research published late Thursday. One of the phony news sites allegedly created

By Rashard Rose, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump recounted a story to reporters on Thursday about being involved in a helicopter emergency landing with former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown. Asked by a reporter about Vice President Kamala Harris’ previous relationship with Brown and whether it helped her career trajectory, Trump said he knew Brown “very well” and told a story about the

CNN By Andrew Kaczynski, CNN (CNN) — Newly selected Democratic vice presidential candidate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is facing scrutiny over his military service record, with critics, including his Republican rival Sen. JD Vance, accusing Walz of falsely suggesting he saw combat during his time as an Army reservist. It’s not the first time Walz

CNN By Gregory Krieg, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump on Thursday repeatedly demeaned opponent Vice President Kamala Harris, calling her “barely competent,” and made a string of false and often confusing claims about her new running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz. “He has positions that it’s not even possible to believe they exist. He’s going for things that nobody’s even

By Holmes Lybrand, Katelyn Polantz, Paula Reid and Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — A hearing on the next steps in the federal election subversion case against former President Donald Trump will take place on September 5 after a trial judge on Friday granted an extension sought by special counsel Jack Smith. Prosecutors with Smith’s office said in a filing Thursday that