National Politics

By Haley Britzky, CNN The Defense Department is urgently working with lawmakers in hopes of resolving a hold on critical military nominations, including for some of the most senior ranking officers, as concerns inside the Pentagon grow about the potential impact on national security, defense officials told CNN. Alabama Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville has single-handedly

By Steve Contorno, CNN The 13-year-old son of Rebekah Jones, who claimed she was fired for refusing to manipulate state Covid-19 data while working in Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ state Health Department, was arrested Wednesday for allegedly threatening a shooting at a middle school. The boy, whom CNN is not naming because he is a

By Sydney Kashiwagi, CNN Indiana Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb signed a bill Wednesday to ban gender affirming care for minors in the state, following a growing trend of GOP-led states restricting transgender youth’s access to such treatments after Idaho enacted similar legislation earlier in the week. “Permanent gender-changing surgeries with lifelong impacts and medically prescribed

By Eva McKend, CNN Over two dozen members of the powerful Congressional Black Caucus are calling on Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to address concerns about the safety of Black motorists. “On our nation’s roads and highways, Black motorists have experienced disproportionate scrutiny and excessive force under the guise of traffic enforcement,” a letter sent Thursday

By Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden on Thursday vetoed a resolution that would have rescinded his administration’s hallmark water rule, with proponents of the rollback arguing that the regulation places a burden on the agriculture community by being too restrictive in defining what is a navigable waterway. Biden’s announcement marked both the second veto

By Devan Cole, CNN The Supreme Court on Thursday denied West Virginia’s request to let it fully enforce a state law that bans transgender women and girls from participating on public school sports teams consistent with their gender identity. In an unsigned order, the court denied West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey‘s emergency request to

By Katie Lobosco, CNN The forthcoming overhaul of the Internal Revenue Service is intended to increase audits of the wealthy and big corporations while leaving audit rates on average households the same, according to a plan released by the agency Thursday. The highly anticipated outline details how the IRS will spend a new $80 billion

By CNN The White House released a summary Thursday of the Pentagon reviews of the 2021 US withdrawal from Afghanistan. Read the summary here. The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2023 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All rights reserved.

By Holmes Lybrand and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN A juror in the federal trial of five Proud Boys members accused of plotting to stop Congress’ certification of the 2020 presidential election has raised fears that she was being followed, according to multiple people familiar with the matter — the latest incident to delay the already monthslong

By Devan Cole, CNN Stormy Daniels is “absolutely” willing to testify in Donald Trump’s New York criminal trial, she said in an interview with Piers Morgan, her first comments since the former president pleaded not guilty to charges related to a hush-money payment scheme intended to silence the adult film star. “Having them call me

By Annie Grayer and Zachary Cohen, CNN House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan subpoenaed former New York County Special Assistant District Attorney Mark Pomerantz for his role investigating Donald Trump and his business empire — as House Republicans attempt to frame the recent indictment against the former President as politically motivated. The move comes as Jordan

By Alex Marquardt, CNN CIA Director William Burns made an unannounced visit to Saudi Arabia earlier this week to meet with intelligence counterparts. “Director Burns traveled to Saudi Arabia where he met with intelligence counterparts and country leaders on issues of shared interest. The Director reinforced our commitment to intelligence cooperation especially in areas such

By Sean Lyngaas, CNN Microsoft used a federal court order to try to cut off cybercriminals’ access to a hacking tool that has been used in nearly 70 ransomware attacks on health organizations in more than 19 countries, the tech giant said Thursday. It’s one of the biggest moves yet by tech firms and hospitals