National Politics

By Clare Foran, Ted Barrett and Morgan Rimmer, CNN The Senate voted on Wednesday to take the first step toward debating a major foreign aid package with assistance for Ukraine and Israel without border security provisions, but a key test vote looms ahead and it is unclear if that will succeed. The Senate is expected

CNN By Melanie Zanona, Annie Grayer and Manu Raju, CNN Chaos has been a common theme for the 118th Congress. But this week, lawmakers took the drama to new heights, as Republicans in both chambers sank two top GOP priorities – impeaching Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and securing the southern border – serving up

By Paula Reid and MJ Lee, CNN (CNN) — Special counsel Robert Hur has concluded his yearlong investigation into possible mishandling of classified documents at two locations connected to President Joe Biden, Attorney General Merrick Garland said in a letter to lawmakers on Wednesday. Garland said that Hur has submitted his report and that the

CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden has declined the traditional pre-Super Bowl interview for the second year in a row. Some analysts are questioning the media strategy, considering it would offer him the chance to speak directly to the country’s largest assembled live audience ahead of the 2024 election. Here’s what

By Melanie Zanona, Annie Grayer and Manu Raju, CNN Chaos has been a common theme for the 118th Congress. But this week, lawmakers took the drama to new heights, as Republicans in both chambers sank two top GOP priorities – impeaching Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and securing the southern border – serving up a

By Zachary Cohen, Nick Valencia and Jason Morris, CNN (CNN) — Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is asking a superior court to reject subpoenas for her and several staff members to testify at a hearing next week where they could face questions about her relationship with her top deputy, characterizing the attempt to dismiss

By Casey Tolan, Donie O’Sullivan and Jeff Winter, CNN Arlington, Texas (CNN) — The mystery of an AI-generated robocall imitating President Joe Biden’s voice – which election security officials fear signals a new frontier in the disinformation battle ahead of the 2024 presidential election – has been traced back by authorities to a nondescript strip mall

By Kevin Liptak, CNN New York City (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday gave his clearest sign yet that his reelection strategy will hinge on making this fall’s vote a referendum on Donald Trump. As he traversed New York City for a series of fundraisers, Biden labeled his predecessor — and likeliest rival this

By Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge denied Donald Trump’s motions for a mistrial in the defamation case brought by columnist E. Jean Carroll saying the former president’s arguments had no “merit” and are “entirely pointless.” Judge Lewis Kaplan denied Trump’s motions from the bench during the civil trial and said a written

By Natasha Bertrand, Oren Liebermann, Mohammed Tawfeeq and Haley Britzky, CNN Washington (CNN) — A US military strike on Wednesday in Baghdad killed a Kataib Hezbollah commander who was responsible for attacks on American forces in the region, according to US Central Command. The attack, on Wednesday evening local time, was carried out by a

By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — The federal budget deficit will balloon from $1.6 trillion this fiscal year to $2.6 trillion in fiscal year 2034, according to the latest Congressional Budget Office outlook released Wednesday. A major reason for the widening gap between revenue and spending: a spike in net interest payments on the federal

By Sean Lyngaas, CNN Washington (CNN) — Cybercriminals extorted a record $1.1 billion in ransom payments from victim organizations around the world last year despite US government efforts to cut off their money flows, crypto-tracking firm Chainalysis said in a report released Wednesday. The surge in ransom payments, which nearly doubled the $567 million by

By Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments Thursday in the historic efforts to disqualify former President Donald Trump from office because of his role in the January 6, 2021, insurrection. The case revolves around the 14th Amendment’s “insurrectionist ban,” a relic of the Civil War that hasn’t been

By Holmes Lybrand and Katelyn Polantz, CNN Washington (CNN) — Donald Trump’s legal team is outlining how he intends to fight the classified documents case against him in Florida, including by claiming presidential immunity, despite a significant defeat on that issue in the election subversion case in Washington, DC. In a filing Tuesday, Trump’s attorneys

By Arlette Saenz, Betsy Klein, Dianne Gallagher and Khalil Abdallah, CNN Washington (CNN) — Senior Biden administration officials are expected to meet with members of the Arab American and Muslim community in Michigan on Thursday, four sources familiar with planning told CNN. The senior officials represent some of Biden’s most trusted advisers and policymakers. A

By Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — The Chinese hackers behind a campaign to infiltrate transportation hubs and other critical American infrastructure have had access to some of their targets’ computer networks for “at least five years,” according to a new report by US and allied security agencies obtained by CNN. The campaign is part of a

Analysis by Harry Enten, CNN (CNN) — The political eyes of the world are on Nevada this week for the state’s Democratic and Republican nominating contests. Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley suffered an embarrassing defeat in the state’s nonbinding GOP primary Tuesday. But in the contests that award delegates, President Joe Biden easily won the

By Clare Foran, Ted Barrett, Morgan Rimmer and Manu Raju, CNN Senate Republicans blocked a major bipartisan border deal and foreign aid package with assistance for Ukraine and Israel in a key vote on Wednesday amid a torrent of attacks on the bill by former President Donald Trump and top House Republicans. The failed procedural

By Devan Cole and Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson stands out among her eight Supreme Court colleagues for one key reason: She’s had to weigh in on more legal questions related to the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol than the other jurists on the bench. Jackson, while serving

By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — For Donald Trump, the fate of a presidential campaign will hang in the balance when the Supreme Court meets Thursday to hear a politically fraught challenge to his eligibility to appear on Colorado’s ballot. For Chief Justice John Roberts, it is at least in part a legacy that will be on