National Politics

By Alayna Treene, Kate Sullivan and Kristen Holmes, CNN (CNN) — Days before his hush money trial begins in New York, former President Donald Trump returns Saturday to the crucial swing state of Pennsylvania for a campaign rally that will be notable for who won’t be there – the expected Republican nominee for Senate, Dave

By Jennifer Agiesta and Shania Shelton, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump and Joe Biden remain locked in a close race for the presidency, according to a new poll from the New York Times and Siena College, which finds registered voters nationwide splitting 46% for Trump to 45% for Biden with no clear leader in the contest.

By Phil Mattingly and Andrew Seger, CNN (CNN) — In the more than 370 days between his first indictment and his first criminal trial, Donald Trump unleashed rhetorical warfare as predictable as it was extreme. The familiar slash and burn playbook, sharpened over decades in business and eight years in politics, has shaped an overlapping

By Katie Lobosco, CNN Washington (CNN) — The college admissions process is usually stressful, but problems with a new FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) form have made this year even more chaotic. A botched rollout of the new application – which must be submitted if a student wants to qualify for certain loans,

CNN By Katie Lobosco, CNN Washington (CNN) — The college admissions process is usually stressful, but problems with a new FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) form have made this year even more chaotic. A botched rollout of the new application – which must be submitted if a student wants to qualify for certain

By Kristen Holmes, Alayna Treene and Kate Sullivan, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump’s appearance in a New York courthouse Monday for jury selection in his criminal hush money trial will kick off a weekslong juggling act between the courtroom and the campaign trail during a crucial period for his general election bid. The presumptive Republican

By Marshall Cohen and Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge has rejected several attempts by Hunter Biden to throw out his felony gun indictment in Delaware. The trial — the first-ever against the child of a sitting US president — is scheduled to begin in early June, as his father, President Joe Biden, campaigns for reelection. Federal Judge

By Jeremy Herb and Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — Judge Juan Merchan has rejected yet another attempt by former President Donald Trump to delay his criminal hush money trial set to begin in New York on Monday. Merchan issued an order Friday denying a motion from Trump’s attorneys to delay the trial due to excessive pretrial publicity.

By CNN Staff (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson raised concerns Friday about the integrity of US elections in a joint appearance at Mar-a-Lago that featured false claims about voting, immigration and other topics. Trump’s team billed the event as being about “election integrity”– a phrase he often uses to

By Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — Kansas Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly on Friday vetoed a ban on gender-affirming care for minors, setting up a showdown with Republican state lawmakers. Kelly said in a statement Friday that the measure “tramples parental rights,” adding that “the last place I would want to be as a politician is

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of US Senator Bernie Sanders, an independent senator from Vermont and former 2020 presidential candidate. Personal Birth date: September 8, 1941 Birth place: Brooklyn, New York Birth name: Bernard Sanders Father: Eli Sanders, paint salesman Mother: Dorothy (Glassberg) Sanders Marriages: Jane (O’Meara) Sanders

CNN By Arit John, CNN (CNN) — Democrats are exploring their options to get President Joe Biden on the ballot in Alabama and Ohio after top Republican elections officials warned that he would miss the deadline to be certified as the Democratic nominee in both states. The offices of Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose

CNN By Natasha Bertrand, MJ Lee, Kevin Liptak and Samantha Waldenberg, CNN Washington (CNN) — The US expects that Iran will carry out strikes against multiple targets inside Israel in the coming days and is prepared to help intercept any weapons launched at its ally, sources tell CNN, as the Biden administration is on high

By Kylie Atwood, CNN (CNN) — China is helping Russia ramp up its defense industrial base at such a large scale that Moscow is now undertaking its most ambitious expansion in military manufacturing since the Soviet era as it continues its war against Ukraine, according to senior Biden administration officials. The support China is providing includes significant quantities of machine tools, drone

By Arlette Saenz, Fredreka Schouten and David Wright, CNN (CNN) — The Democratic National Committee has paid law firms that represented Joe Biden in the special counsel probe into his handling of classified documents, federal records show, even as the president’s aides have lambasted Donald Trump for directing donors’ money to help pay his mounting

By Hannah Rabinowitz, Tierney Sneed and Holmes Lybrand, CNN Fort Pierce, Florida (CNN) — A federal judge appeared dubious of efforts by former President Donald Trump’s two co-defendants in the classified documents case to get the charges against them thrown out and to get more information from prosecutors about the charges. The hearing in Fort

By Arit John, CNN (CNN) — Democrats are exploring their options to get President Joe Biden on the ballot in Alabama and Ohio after top Republican elections officials warned that he would miss the deadline to be certified as the Democratic nominee in both states. The offices of Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose and

By Kayla Tausche, CNN Washington (CNN) — White House advisers are looking to one economic indicator in particular for signs that the economy is heading in the right direction amid persistent inflation, high interest rates and lackluster wage gains. Consumer sentiment — a gauge of how average Americans feel about their financial situation and purchasing power —

By Denise Royal, Carlos Suarez and Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — Manuel Rocha, the former US ambassador to Bolivia who acted as a secret foreign agent of Cuba, was sentenced to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to federal charges Friday – a judge telling him, “you turned your back on this country.” Rocha, 73, pleaded guilty in Miami to

By Natasha Bertrand, MJ Lee, Kevin Liptak and Samantha Waldenberg, CNN Washington (CNN) — The US expects that Iran will carry out strikes against multiple targets inside Israel in the coming days and is prepared to help intercept any weapons launched at its ally, sources tell CNN, as the Biden administration is on high alert