National Politics

By Melanie Zanona and Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — Speaker Kevin McCarthy returns to Washington this week confronting a twin set of challenges: avoiding a costly government shutdown and addressing growing calls on the right to impeach President Joe Biden, despite resistance from the party’s moderates. Congress is already facing a chaotic work period, with

By Mitchell McCluskey, CNN (CNN) — The National Association for Gun Rights filed a lawsuit against New Mexico’s Democratic governor and health secretary Saturday over orders declaring gun violence a public health emergency and suspending open and concealed carry laws in cities and counties based on crime statistics. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham issued the emergency

By Veronica Stracqualursi and Aaron Pellish, CNN Ames, Iowa (CNN) — On the field at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames, Iowa, on Saturday, the long-standing football rivalry between the Iowa State Cyclones and the Iowa Hawkeyes was just kicking off. Off the field, a high-profile Republican Party rivalry was well underway, with former President Donald

By Casey Gannon, CNN Washington (CNN) — Virginia Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin on Friday pardoned a Loudoun County father who was arrested at a school board meeting in 2021 while seeking answers about his daughter’s sexual assault on school property. Scott Smith was charged with obstruction of justice and disorderly conduct for his behavior at

By Kevin Liptak, CNN New Delhi (CNN) — President Joe Biden is nearing the end of a whirlwind trip to India and Vietnam for a series of high-profile meetings aimed at countering China’s influence in the developing world. At the G20 in New Delhi and again in Hanoi, Biden used his swing through Asia to

By Shawna Mizelle, CNN Washington (CNN) — House Foreign Affairs Chairman Mike McCaul, a Republican, told CNN’s Jake Tapper on Sunday that GOP Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s hold on military nominations is “paralyzing” and a “national security problem.” “The idea that one man in the Senate can hold this up for months … is paralyzing the

CNN By Shawna Mizelle, CNN Washington (CNN) — House Foreign Affairs Chairman Mike McCaul, a Republican, told CNN’s Jake Tapper on Sunday that GOP Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s hold on military nominations is “paralyzing” and a “national security problem.” “The idea that one man in the Senate can hold this up for months … is paralyzing

By Shawna Mizelle, CNN Washington (CNN) — Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley said Sunday that a new CNN poll showing her as the only GOP contender with a clear lead over President Joe Biden in a hypothetical general election match-up signals America’s yearning for a new leader. “Well, I think the reason that it shows

By Donald Judd, CNN (CNN) — White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Sunday abruptly ended a news conference with President Joe Biden in Hanoi, Vietnam, at one point taking a microphone and announcing the event had concluded even as the president was still answering questions from reporters in the room. As the president was

By Kevin Liptak, CNN New Delhi (CNN) — After hundreds of hours of negotiations and more than a dozen drafts, representatives of the world’s richest nations faced a difficult choice late Friday evening: Accept watered-down language about Ukraine in a final G20 declaration, or have no declaration at all. As the clock ticked down, the

By Ebony Davis, CNN Washington (CNN) — Nikki Haley, the former South Carolina governor and 2024 Republican presidential contender, said Sunday that she views China “as an enemy” in a potential preview of the hardline approach she would take if elected president. “China’s been practically preparing for war with us for years,” Haley told CNN’s

By Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN (CNN) — Presidential reelection bids tend to revolve around the incumbent’s performance in office. But a potential rematch between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump could upend that dynamic, polling suggests, with most voters saying their decisions would come down largely to their feelings about Trump. In the latest

By Jeremy Diamond and Kevin Liptak, CNN Hanoi, Vietnam (CNN) — President Joe Biden arrived at Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s doorstep on Sunday with a deal in hand to draw yet another one of China’s neighbors closer to the United States. In just the last five months, Biden has hosted the Philippines’ president at the

By Lauren Koenig, CNN (CNN) — The US government seized nearly 1 million barrels of Iranian crude oil allegedly bound for China, according to newly unsealed court documents and a statement released by the Department of Justice on Friday. “This is the first-ever criminal resolution involving a company that violated sanctions by facilitating the illicit

By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — As soon as Tracy Area Schools in Minnesota resumed charging for breakfast and lunch last year, students started dropping out of the program. Many of their families simply couldn’t shell out up to $2.65 for a meal each day. “We have some kids who didn’t eat because Mom and

By Kevin Liptak, CNN New Delhi (CNN) — Leaders gathered here for the annual Group of 20 summit managed to agree on a joint statement laying out shared views on climate change and economic development but showed the fractures within the group by stopping short of explicitly condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Diplomats had been

CNN By Daniel Dale and Jennifer Agiesta, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump falsely claimed Wednesday that polls show his support among Black Americans has quadrupled or quintupled since his mug shot was released. The booking photo was taken on August 24, when Trump was arrested in Fulton County, Georgia, on charges connected to

By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Many parents could be left scrambling to find child care once a $24 billion pandemic relief program expires at the end of this month. More than 70,000 child care programs could close and more than 3 million children could lose their spots when that happens, according to one estimate.

By Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Rudy Giuliani has filed a new legal challenge against the criminal charges he’s facing in Georgia over his attempts to subvert the 2020 presidential election. The former Trump attorney on Friday asked Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee to quash the indictment, or at least to set a

CNN, KGO By Haley Talbot, Kristin Wilson and Clare Foran, CNN (CNN) — Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, 83, will run for reelection in the US House next November, the California Democrat announced Friday. In a post on X, Pelosi said, “Now more than ever our City needs us to advance San Francisco values and