National Politics

By Daniel Dale, CNN As president, Donald Trump made some of his most thoroughly dishonest speeches at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference. As he embarks on another campaign for the presidency, Trump delivered another CPAC doozy Saturday night. Trump’s lengthy address to the right-wing gathering in Maryland was filled with wildly inaccurate claims about

By Oren Liebermann, CNN US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley visited Syria on Saturday, according to a statement from his office, marking his first visit to the country as the top US general. Milley met with US troops in northeast Syria, who are there as part of the campaign to

By Paul LeBlanc, CNN New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Sunday brushed aside the suggestion that Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s reelection loss was merely a warning sign for Democratic mayors, instead calling it a “warning sign for the country” at large. “I showed up at crime scenes. I knew what New Yorkers were saying.

By Aileen Graef and Paul LeBlanc, CNN House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries on Sunday declined to criticize President Joe Biden‘s decision to allow Congress to potentially nix reforms to the criminal code of Washington, DC, even as many in the party are breaking with the White House. A Senate vote to scrap the DC law

By Arlette Saenz and Elizabeth Stuart, CNN First lady Jill Biden pushed back on concerns about President Joe Biden‘s age and dismissed a proposal by Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley for politicians over age 75 to take a mental competency test. “Ridiculous,” the first lady said, responding to Haley’s proposal during an interview with CNN,

By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan said Sunday that he will not seek the Republican nomination for president in 2024, worried that his candidacy in a crowded primary could help former President Donald Trump clear the GOP field and win the nomination. “I have long said that I care more about ensuring

By Katie Lobosco, CNN More than 40 million federal student loan borrowers could be eligible for up to $20,000 in debt forgiveness, but they will likely have to wait several more months before the Supreme Court rules on whether President Joe Biden can implement his proposed relief program. The Supreme Court heard oral arguments last

By Kevin Liptak and Sam Fossum, CNN President Joe Biden made a fresh call Sunday for new voting protections in remarks in Selma, Alabama, to commemorate the 58th anniversary of the landmark “Bloody Sunday” march, which galvanized the civil rights movement and helped lead to an expansion of voting rights. “The right to vote, to

By Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN Pete Buttigieg admits he got it wrong on the Ohio train derailment response. But while the criticism is fair, he says, the critics are mostly not. “It’s really rich to see some of these folks — the former president, these Fox hosts — who are literally lifelong card-carrying members of the