National Politics

By Jeremy Herb, Lauren del Valle and Kara Scannell, CNN New York (CNN) — Testimony in Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial concluded on Wednesday in New York, capping an 11-week saga that could decide the fate of the former president’s business empire. The drama in and out of the courtroom offered a preview of Trump’s criminal trials slated

By Devan Cole, Holmes Lybrand and Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — Rudy Giuliani didn’t see two former Georgia election workers Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss as “human beings” when he spread conspiracy theories about them after the 2020 election, their attorney told a Washington, DC, jury Thursday during closing arguments in the defamation damages trial.

By Michael Williams and Kevin Liptak, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Thursday said he wants the Israeli military to focus on saving civilian lives as it conducts its campaign to eliminate Hamas and faces mounting pressure over its military operations in Gaza. Following a speech on prescription drug prices at the National

By Eric Bradner, Arit John and Aaron Pellish, CNN (CNN) — Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy told a crowd of Iowa voters in a CNN town hall Wednesday night that the federal government has “lied systematically” to Americans. The Ohio entrepreneur’s parroting of a series of far-right conspiracy theories — and his pushback against CNN moderator Abby

CNN By Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — A series of CNN town halls with Republican presidential contenders — though months apart — offered windows into some of the themes that have dominated the party’s 2024 primary from its outset and that continue to play central roles just weeks before the first votes are cast. Five

By CNN Staff (CNN) — GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy participated in a CNN town hall Wednesday in Iowa ahead of the state’s caucuses next month. The entrepreneur made some claims that deserve closer scrutiny. A false claim that police rolled ‘out the red carpet’ on January 6 Ramaswamy doubled down on his previous comments that the

CNN, POOL, KCAL, KCBS, LINKEDIN, ISRAELI DEFENSE FORCES, KCAL/KCBS By Camila DeChalus, CNN Washington (CNN) — Political appointees and Biden administration staffers held a vigil in front of the White House on Wednesday to call on President Joe Biden to support a permanent ceasefire in Gaza. More than three dozen people, including political appointees, administration staffers and civil

By Natasha Bertrand and Katie Bo Lillis, CNN (CNN) — Nearly half of the air-to-ground munitions that Israel has used in Gaza in its war with Hamas since October 7 have been unguided, otherwise known as “dumb bombs,” according to a new US intelligence assessment. The assessment, compiled by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and

By Kate Sullivan and Kristen Holmes, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump’s closing argument to Republican voters began to take shape in an Iowa speech on Wednesday ahead of next month’s Iowa caucuses. The front-runner for the Republican nomination sought to galvanize Iowa Republicans by keeping the focus on defeating President Joe Biden, while

By Alex Leeds Matthews, CNN (CNN) — The US House on Wednesday voted to formalize the impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden. Here’s how each member of the House voted: Read CNN’s full coverage of the vote here. The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2023 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All rights reserved.

By Camila DeChalus, CNN Washington (CNN) — Political appointees and Biden administration staffers held a vigil in front of the White House on Wednesday to call on President Joe Biden to support a permanent ceasefire in Gaza. More than three dozen people, including political appointees, administration staffers and civil service career staff, attended the early evening vigil in

By Katelyn Polantz, Devan Cole and Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — In intense testimony on Wednesday, Georgia volunteer election worker Ruby Freeman revisited how she sought help from the police twice, thinking people inspired by Donald Trump’s 2020 campaign may try to kill her. “Just ringing, ringing, ringing. Just ringing non-stop,” she said of her

By Priscilla Alvarez, Lauren Fox and Manu Raju, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — The White House’s growing urgency to get Ukraine aid passed is forcing Democrats to reckon with immigration policies they’ve previously tied to former President Donald Trump, agitating President Joe Biden’s allies and underscoring the unrelenting complexities of the immigration debate. It’s a stark moment that ties together some

By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — The House and Senate have approved a $886.3 billion defense policy bill, which would provide the largest raise for service members in more than two decades, temporarily extend a controversial surveillance program and strengthen the US posture in the Indo-Pacific region to deter Chinese actions. The nearly 3,100-page National

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Karl Rove, architect of George W. Bush’s gubernatorial and presidential campaigns. Personal Birth date: December 25, 1950 Birth place: Denver, Colorado Birth name: Karl Christian Rove Father: Louis Rove, a geologist Mother: Reba (Wood) Rove Marriages: Karen Johnson (June 2012-present); Darby Hickson (January

By Hannah Rabinowitz and Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — The federal judge overseeing Donald Trump’s 2020 election interference case has temporarily paused all procedural deadlines while appeals over a major issue play out – which could lead to his March 2024 trial date being pushed back. The order from Judge Tanya Chutkan acknowledged that she

By Clare Foran, Ted Barrett and Morgan Rimmer, CNN The Senate voted on Wednesday to pass a critical defense policy bill known as the National Defense Authorization Act, which sets the policy agenda and authorizes funding for the Department of Defense annually. The final negotiated version of the NDAA for fiscal year 2024 authorizes $886 billion in national

By Michael Williams, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday hosted family members of all eight Americans still held hostage from the Hamas attack on Israel more than two months ago, taking time during what is shaping up to be a key week for his first in-person meeting with the families. The sit-down

CNN By Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Before a group of supportive lawyers entered the Oval Office for a photo-op with then-President Donald Trump in December 2020, they were given a clear instruction, according to one attendee: Don’t get Trump’s hopes up about overturning the election. One attorney, Jim Troupis, toed the line. He’d just