National Politics

By Manu Raju, Melanie Zanona, Lauren Fox and Ted Barrett, CNN Senior Senate Republicans are furious that Donald Trump may have killed an emerging bipartisan deal over the southern border, depriving them of a key legislative achievement on a pressing national priority and offering a preview of what’s to come with Trump as their likely

By Katie Lobosco, CNN Washington (CNN) — When tax filing season opens on January 29, some taxpayers will have the option of filing their 2023 federal tax returns with a brand new, government-run system. Known as Direct File, the free program will be open on a very limited basis – at first, to federal and

By Natasha Bertrand, CNN (CNN) — The US secretly warned Iran that ISIS was planning a potential terror attack inside Iran’s borders before the group carried out a deadly attack near the burial site of slain military commander Qasem Soleimani on January 3, according to a US official. The private warning was based on intelligence

By Zachary Cohen, Nick Valencia and Jason Morris, CNN (CNN) — A current and former law partner to Nathan Wade, the special prosecutor leading the 2020 election subversion case in Georgia, have been told to expect a subpoena to testify at a hearing next month on whether he and the district attorney who brought the

By Annie Grayer, CNN House Republicans interviewed a former business associate of Hunter and James Biden on Thursday who told Congress ahead of the interview he had “no contact” with President Joe Biden, according to a letter obtained by CNN. The letter sent to House Oversight Chairman James Comer on Wednesday is the latest example of a witness undercutting Republican allegations related

By Clare Foran and Ted Barrett, CNN Republican Sen. John Barrasso of Wyoming announced Thursday that his wife died after a two-year battle with brain cancer. “After a courageous battle with cancer, Bobbi is now at peace and at home with the Lord,” the senator said in a statement. “In addition to being a devoted

By Colin McCullough and Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — The Maine Supreme Judicial Court declined to weigh in on whether former President Donald Trump should be removed from the state’s ballot, rejecting a request that they decide on the question now. The ruling leaves in place a prior judge’s decision that froze the state-level proceedings

By Steve Contorno, Kristen Holmes, Daniel Strauss and Alayna Treene, CNN (CNN) — The first two Republican presidential nominating contests have validated what has been apparent for nearly eight years: Donald Trump remains a singular, dominant force within his party. But Iowa caucusgoers and New Hampshire primary voters also exposed noticeable chinks in Trump’s electoral

By Arlette Saenz and Betsy Klein, CNN Superior, Wisconsin (CNN) — President Joe Biden needled former President Donald Trump while heralding a major infrastructure investment during a visit to the critical battleground state of Wisconsin Thursday. The trip comes as the president and his team are going on offense this week on the heels of

By Devan Cole and Holmes Lybrand, CNN Washington (CNN) — Peter Navarro was sentenced Thursday to four months in jail for contempt of Congress after defying a subpoena related to the congressional investigation into the January 6, 2021, US Capitol attack. Navarro was convicted on two counts of contempt of Congress in September for not

CNN By Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — The chairman of the Arizona Republican Party said Wednesday he is resigning, claiming he was doing so amid pressure from GOP Senate candidate Kari Lake. Jeff DeWit’s resignation comes after The Daily Mail published an audio recording of a conversation between DeWit and Lake in which he explained

By Carlos Suarez and Denise Royal, CNN (CNN) — The Florida Supreme Court will consider a challenge to a state congressional map advocated by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, which was enacted after the 2020 census and dismantled a Black-majority district, according to a filing Wednesday. Voting rights groups appealed to the state Supreme Court after the First District Court of

CNN, POOL, NIKKI HALEY FOR PRESIDENT, GETTY IMAGES By Kevin Liptak, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden officially turned the page Wednesday to the general election, looking ahead to a race against former President Donald Trump that will test his ability to reenergize key corners of his winning coalition in a race his team

By Manu Raju, Lauren Fox and Ted Barrett, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump’s push to kill a bipartisan immigration deal may now derail a major national security package, forcing Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell to suggest a new course of action and endangering aid to Ukraine and Israel in the process. According to

CNN By Paula Reid and Annie Grayer, CNN The House Ethics Committee investigating Rep. Matt Gaetz has reached out to the woman whom the congressman allegedly had sexual relations with when she was a 17-year-old minor, according to a source familiar with the committee’s work. The outreach, which has not previously been reported, is a sign that the

By Kevin Liptak, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden officially turned the page Wednesday to the general election, looking ahead to a race against former President Donald Trump that will test his ability to reenergize key corners of his winning coalition in a race his team views as nothing less than a fight for

By Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — Multiple Supreme Court showdowns. Closed-door negotiations. And millions of dollars in litigation. After months of legal and legislative skirmishes around the country, much of the redistricting drama of the 2024 election cycle is behind us. And it has ended pretty close to where it began: Just a handful of seats

By Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — The chairman of the Arizona Republican Party said Wednesday he is resigning, claiming he was doing so amid pressure from GOP Senate candidate Kari Lake. Jeff DeWit’s resignation comes after The Daily Mail published an audio recording of a conversation between DeWit and Lake in which he explained to

By Paula Reid and Annie Grayer, CNN The House Ethics Committee investigating Rep. Matt Gaetz has reached out to the woman whom the congressman allegedly had sexual relations with when she was a 17-year-old minor, according to a source familiar with the committee’s work. The outreach, which has not previously been reported, is a sign that the GOP-led

CNN Opinion by John Avlon, CNN (CNN) — Do House Republicans really want to solve the border crisis? Not if they bow to Donald Trump’s latest demands. This seems cynical even by current Bizarro world standards. Because if you constantly tell people that America is suffering an “invasion” that will require mass deportations on day one, you’d