National Politics

By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Whoever wins the presidency in November will have some especially tough financial choices to make next year. More than $3.4 trillion in individual income and estate tax cuts – heralded by Republicans for spurring economic growth and largely decried by Democrats for disproportionately benefitting the rich – are set

By Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — When the Group of 7 posed for its ritual family photo Thursday on the rocky Adriatic coast of Italy, the image was not of leaders at the height of their political strength. Instead, nearly to a person, the leaders assembling at a luxury resort in Puglia find themselves weakened

By Kristen Holmes, Alayna Treene, Melanie Zanona and Lauren Fox, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump is back in Washington for the first time since becoming the presumptive Republican nominee as well as a convicted felon, holding a pair of significant, closed-door meetings with key congressional allies, vice presidential hopefuls and even a few former

By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — The US State Department on Wednesday began testing an updated online passport renewal program, according to a State Department spokesperson. The program will accept a small number of online applications each day for several months to track and address any issues, the department spokesperson said. The number of

By Gregory Krieg, Sabrina Souza and Nicki Brown, CNN (CNN) — One month after Sen. Bob Menendez’s corruption trial began, and with weeks of testimony still to come, the prosecution and its witnesses have painted a politically damning portrait of the New Jersey Democrat, who chaired the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee until stepping down

By Kaitlan Collins, Zachary Cohen and Jason Morris, CNN (CNN) — Former special prosecutor Nathan Wade says he believes Donald Trump will “absolutely” be put on trial in Georgia in the 2020 election subversion case – even if he wins a second term and he’s in the White House at the time. Wade resigned from

CNN By Kaitlan Collins, Zachary Cohen and Jason Morris, CNN (CNN) — Former special prosecutor Nathan Wade says he believes Donald Trump will “absolutely” be put on trial in Georgia in the 2020 election subversion case – even if he wins a second term and he’s in the White House at the time. Wade resigned

By Kayla Tausche, CNN Washington (CNN) — Leaders representing the Group of Seven nations are set to announce as soon as Thursday an agreement to loan money to Ukraine backed by the profits from frozen Russian investments, according to sources familiar with the discussions, providing a new source of revenue to a war-torn nation facing

By Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — Following Tuesday’s guilty verdict, Hunter Biden now faces the next phase in the criminal justice system: sentencing. While the three felonies Biden was convicted of carry a maximum sentence of more than two dozen years behind bars, the sentencing guideline, former federal prosecutor Tim Jansen told CNN, is between 15 and 21

By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN Washington (CNN) — The American Civil Liberties Union sued the Biden administration Wednesday over a sweeping executive action that largely shuts off asylum to migrants crossing the US southern border illegally. The executive action – which bars migrants crossing the border illegally from seeking asylum, with some limited exceptions, when an

By Lauren Fox, Manu Raju, Kit Maher, Sam Fossum and Ted Barrett, CNN (CNN) — House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Republicans are looking for ways to advance their agenda next year if former President Donald Trump were to win back the presidency. Top of the list: a tax overhaul. In a meeting with Senate

By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Biden administration from enforcing a federal rule in four states that requires people who sell firearms online and at gun shows to conduct background checks on their potential customers. In a preliminary injunction issued Tuesday, US District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk said the Bureau of

CNN By John King, CNN Wayne, Michigan (CNN) — Walter Robinson Jr. bets about 40% of his Ford Motor Company co-workers are for Donald Trump. He doesn’t get it. “Donald Trump has never had a real job before,” said Robinson, a 35-year Ford employee who started on the assembly line and now works in quality

By John King, CNN Wayne, Michigan (CNN) — Walter Robinson Jr. bets about 40% of his Ford Motor Company co-workers are for Donald Trump. He doesn’t get it. “Donald Trump has never had a real job before,” said Robinson, a 35-year Ford employee who started on the assembly line and now works in quality control. “He’s

By Steve Contorno and Alayna Treene, CNN (CNN) — Anti-abortion leaders are warning Republicans not to remove a federal abortion ban from the party’s platform at next month’s GOP convention even as their presumptive nominee, Donald Trump, backs away from it. The current platform – put in place during Trump’s 2016 campaign for president and

By Betsy Klein and Donald Judd, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden will arrive at the G7 summit in Italy with over 300 new sanctions aimed at further isolating and financially weakening Russia. The measures are “guided by G7 commitments to intensify the pressure on Russia,” according to the US Department of Treasury, and they

By Jennifer Hansler, Kylie Atwood and Alex Marquardt, CNN (CNN) — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday expressed frustration that Hamas has submitted “numerous changes” to a US-backed proposal for a ceasefire and release of hostages in Gaza – a development that casts further doubt on the prospects of quickly securing the deal

By Natasha Bertrand, CNN (CNN) — The US and Ukraine are expected to sign a bilateral security pact on the sidelines of the G7 in Italy on Thursday, multiple people familiar with the matter told CNN, in a deal that lays out a path for the US’ long-term security relationship with Kyiv but that could also be

By Michelle Shen, CNN (CNN) — North Dakota voters on Tuesday approved a ballot measure barring congressional candidates who would turn 81 by the end of the year before their term would expire. The measure, which cleared the simple majority needed to amend the state’s constitution with 61% support, is likely to face legal challenges,

CNN By Joan Biskupic, CNN Senior Supreme Court Analyst (CNN) — Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito really wasn’t caught. The religious zeal reflected in the surreptitious recordings made public this week has long been evident in Alito’s statements and written opinions. But his remarks, captured secretly by a liberal activist presenting herself as a conservative Catholic,