National Politics

By Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — The National Park Service is warning that it will close most US national parks if Congress fails to come to an agreement to avoid a government shutdown this weekend, and a popular social media campaign celebrating fat bears will be canceled. The parks will close as the agency applies

By Amy O’Kruk and Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — The Senate on Wednesday passed a stopgap bill to keep the government open, averting a shutdown for now. The bill was approved by the House on Tuesday and will now be sent to President Joe Biden to be signed into law. Here’s a guide to what

By Christopher Hickey, CNN Newly elected House Speaker Mike Johnson may have averted a government shutdown this week, but Congress has teed up another shutdown threat in the new year with funding deadlines looming on January 19 and February 2 in 2024. The last government shutdown, from December 22, 2018 to January 25, 2019, lasted 35 days

By Clare Foran, Haley Talbot and Kristin Wilson, CNN (CNN) — Congress remained on track Friday to trigger a government shutdown, as House Speaker Kevin McCarthy suffered another high-profile defeat when the chamber failed to advance a last-ditch stopgap bill to extend government funding past a critical deadline. McCarthy is under intense pressure as House

CNN By Daniel Dale, Marshall Cohen and Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — The Republican-led House Oversight Committee is holding its first hearing Thursday in the impeachment inquiry of President Joe Biden – and Republicans on the committee have made a series of false and misleading claims, as well as some other claims that have left

By Melanie Zanona, Manu Raju, Annie Grayer and Haley Talbot, CNN (CNN) — Conservative hardliners have started to float potential alternative candidates should House Speaker Kevin McCarthy be ousted, as internal frustration with the California Republican has grown, according to four GOP sources familiar with the conversations. But the rebels still have not coalesced around

By Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — Iranian vessels shined a laser at a US attack helicopter in international airspace over the Persian Gulf on Wednesday in what the US Navy is calling an “unsafe and unprofessional manner.” The ships from the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy aimed the laser at the Marine Corps AH-1Z Viper

By MJ Lee and Kayla Tausche, CNN (CNN) — The White House is continuing to brace for a possible government shutdown this weekend, including making preparations for many junior personnel being furloughed starting on October 1. Some senior West Wing staff in recent days have been learning how to perform tasks that would typically be

CNN, WJLA, KTVT By MJ Lee and Kayla Tausche, CNN (CNN) — The White House is continuing to brace for a possible government shutdown this weekend, including making preparations for many junior personnel being furloughed starting on October 1. Some senior West Wing staff in recent days have been learning how to perform tasks that

By Manu Raju, Chief Congressional Correspondent (CNN) — He may be facing bribery charges and calls for his resignation from more than half of his Senate Democratic colleagues. But donors can still hit the links and dine with Sen. Bob Menendez at a luxurious beachside hotel – for a price. A political action committee tied

By Steve Contorno and Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — Sen. Tim Scott on Wednesday successfully pinned down Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for the first time on whether he would support a 15-week federal abortion ban. “Yes, I will,” DeSantis replied to Scott in a moment lost in the crosstalk that engulfed the messy Republican primary

By Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — The Department of Education on Thursday released a new report, recommending that colleges and universities adopt several strategies to increase diversity on campuses in the wake of a Supreme Court ruling that gutted affirmative action. “A college degree remains one of America’s surest pathways to a rewarding career, upward

CNN By Hannah Rabinowitz, Holmes Lybrand and Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump will not attempt to move the criminal charges brought against him by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to federal court, his lawyers revealed in a court filing Thursday. The move comes as a surprise, as Trump was largely

By Lauren Fox, Priscilla Alvarez and Melanie Zanona, CNN Washington (CNN) — House Republicans are barreling toward a government shutdown without a clear plan or strategy to get out. Leadership’s life raft? Make it a showdown over the US southern border. After months of internal divisions over spending levels, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and his

By Hannah Rabinowitz, Holmes Lybrand and Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump will not attempt to move the criminal charges brought against him by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to federal court, his lawyers revealed in a court filing Thursday. The move comes as a surprise, as Trump was largely expected

By Priscilla Alvarez and Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — Senior Department of Homeland Security officials are working to determine whether a ransomware attack on government contractor Johnson Controls International has compromised sensitive physical security information such as DHS floor plans, according to internal DHS correspondence reviewed by CNN. Johnson Controls, a major manufacturer of alarm

CNN By Jeremy Herb, Annie Grayer and Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — House Republicans kicked off their first impeachment inquiry hearing Thursday laying out the allegations they will pursue against President Joe Biden, though their expert witnesses acknowledged Republicans don’t yet have the evidence to prove the accusation they’re leveling. Thursday’s hearing in the House

CNN By Kevin Liptak, MJ Lee, Kayla Tausche and Arlette Saenz, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden issued blunt new warnings about ongoing existential threats to US democracy in a major address Thursday, sharpening the central argument in his potential rematch with Donald Trump and asking voters to prioritize the health of American institutions.