National Politics

By Natasha Bertrand, Katie Bo Lillis and Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration offered to trade a large number of Russian nationals detained on espionage charges abroad in exchange for the release of Americans Paul Whelan and Evan Gershkovich from Russia, two people familiar with the matter told CNN on Tuesday. State Department spokesperson

By Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge chastised Rudy Giuliani on Tuesday for failing to attend a hearing to prepare for his defamation damages trial next week. Despite being directed by the court to attend the hearing, Giuliani did not show up. His attorney Joe Sibley told Judge Beryl Howell it was his

By Holmes Lybrand and Haley Talbot, CNN (CNN) — House Speaker Mike Johnson said Tuesday that before publicly releasing footage of the US Capitol attack on January 6, 2021, the faces of the mob will be blurred to protect them from the Justice Department. The Louisiana Republican said during a news conference that he wants

By Kara Scannell and Jeremy Herb, CNN (CNN) — Eric Trump is no longer testifying as part of the defense case in Donald Trump’s New York civil fraud trial, Trump attorney Chris Kise said in court Tuesday. Eric Trump, a defendant along with his father, brother Donald Jr., and the Trump Organization, had been scheduled

By Clare Foran, Melanie Zanona and Haley Talbot, CNN The House passed a Republican-led resolution on Tuesday condemning antisemitism in the United States and globally. A number of Democrats, however, expressed concern that the language of the GOP resolution is overly broad and would effectively define any criticism of the Israeli government or its policies as antisemitism.

By Katelyn Polantz, Hannah Rabinowitz and Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — Special counsel Jack Smith plans to present evidence at Donald Trump’s federal election subversion trial next year that his continued support for US Capitol rioters helps to show he intended to inspire violence on January 6, 2021, as part of a conspiracy he led to

By Lauren Fox, CNN Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama on Tuesday released the bulk of his holds for Senate votes to confirm military promotions, allowing for the quick confirmation of hundreds of nominees. The Senate confirmed hundreds of top military nominations by voice vote on Tuesday evening, hours after Tuberville announced his decision. He

By Kristin Wilson and Morgan Rimmer, CNN Washington (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris made history Tuesday by casting her 32nd tie-breaking vote, setting a new record for number of votes cast by a vice president. “Today is historic. Vice President Harris has just cast her 32nd tie-breaking vote, the most tie-breakers ever. I join all of

By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced a new policy Tuesday to prevent extremist Israeli settlers responsible for violence in the West Bank from coming to the United States. “Today, the State Department is implementing a new visa restriction policy targeting individuals believed to have been involved in undermining

By Melanie Zanona, Kristin Wilson and Jack Forrest, CNN GOP Rep. Patrick McHenry of North Carolina, an ally of former Speaker Kevin McCarthy and the Financial Services Committee chairman, will not seek reelection, but plans to finish out his term, McHenry announced Tuesday. “I believe there is a season for everything and—for me—this season has

CNN By John King, CNN Las Vegas (CNN) — Antonio Munoz remembers admiring Ronald Reagan as a child, in a Las Vegas very different than it is today. “When I was born here it was very small,” Munoz said. “The communities were kind of segregated. You had your Hispanics on one side of town, your

By John King, CNN Las Vegas (CNN) — Antonio Munoz remembers admiring Ronald Reagan as a child, in a Las Vegas very different than it is today. “When I was born here it was very small,” Munoz said. “The communities were kind of segregated. You had your Hispanics on one side of town, your African

By Holmes Lybrand and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN FBI Director Christopher Wray said Tuesday he has never seen a time during his decades-long career when so many threats against the US were all as elevated as they are now, warning senators he sees “blinking lights everywhere.” During a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, ranking Republican member

By Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — The Air Force on Tuesday officially said all eight airmen who were aboard the CV-22 Osprey died after it crashed last week off the coast of Yakushima Island, Japan, as they transition from search and rescue operations to search and recovery. “The recovery operation will now focus on locating

By CNN staff (CNN) — CNN will host two town halls in Iowa next week featuring Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy less than five weeks out from the state’s Republican caucuses, the network announced Tuesday. DeSantis will take the stage on Tuesday, December 12, at 9 p.m. ET from Grand View University

CNN By Katie Lobosco, CNN Washington (CNN) — The presidents of Harvard University, the University of Pennsylvania and Massachusetts Institute of Technology are facing questions from Congress Tuesday about their responses to alleged incidents of antisemitism on their campuses in the wake of the Israel-Hamas war. “Today, each of you will have a chance to

By Katie Lobosco, CNN Washington (CNN) — The presidents of Harvard University, the University of Pennsylvania and Massachusetts Institute of Technology are facing questions from Congress Tuesday about their responses to alleged incidents of antisemitism on their campuses in the wake of the Israel-Hamas war. “Today, each of you will have a chance to answer

By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court said Tuesday that it won’t resolve a case it heard earlier this term concerning whether a self-appointed “tester” of the Americans with Disabilities Act can sue hotels over alleged violations of the civil rights law if she doesn’t intend to stay at them. The court decided

CNN By Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — As she woos her party’s wealthy donors, former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley is promoting a policy that sets her apart from her closest competitors for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination: A willingness to stake out positions on the politically fraught issue of overhauling the nation’s entitlement programs.

By Dianne Gallagher, CNN (CNN) — A group of Black and Latino North Carolina voters has filed a lawsuit against the state’s new congressional map, alleging it “intentionally discriminates against minority voters” and is therefore unconstitutional. The map, approved by the state’s GOP-led General Assembly in October, favors the GOP in 10 of the state’s