National Politics

By Steve Contorno, CNN Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday signed a bill expanding a controversial state program to transport migrants. “Florida is using all tools available to protect our citizens from Biden’s open border policies,” DeSantis wrote on Twitter. “I am glad to have signed legislation to continue the program of transporting illegal aliens

By Tami Luhby and Katie Lobosco, CNN The federal government will be unable to fully pay its obligations sometime between July and September if Congress doesn’t address the debt limit before then, the Congressional Budget Office said Wednesday. That’s when the agency expects the Treasury Department will exhaust its ability to borrow additional funds using

By Tami Luhby, CNN The majority of American children now receive their health insurance through Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program, according to a new report published Wednesday by the Georgetown Center for Children and Families. But that could change starting this spring. As many as 6.7 million children are at risk of losing

By Jeremy Diamond, Phil Mattingly and Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden could deliver remarks this week addressing the downing of the Chinese spy balloon and other unidentified high-altitude objects over North American airspace, two sources familiar with the matter said. White House officials are actively weighing a potential address by the president, the source

By Melanie Zanona, Manu Raju and Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN Embattled Rep. George Santos is contemplating a nightmare scenario for House Republicans: Trying to stick it out in Congress, even if he is indicted on criminal charges. After previously signaling to Republicans he wouldn’t seek reelection, Santos has recently been telling people he is considering running

By Paula Reid and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN The Justice Department has informed lawyers for Rep. Matt Gaetz and multiple witnesses that it will not bring charges against the Florida Republican after a yearslong federal sex-trafficking investigation. Senior officials reached out to lawyers for multiple witnesses on Wednesday, a source familiar with the matter told CNN,

By Maegan Vazquez and Donald Judd, CNN President Joe Biden traveled to Maryland on Wednesday trying to keep the focus on Republicans’ legislative agenda after capitalizing on a viral moment over the future of Social Security and Medicare at last week’s State of the Union address. Biden used his speech to further lean into his

By Katie Lobosco, CNN President Joe Biden’s pick to lead the Internal Revenue Service was grilled by lawmakers Wednesday over how he intends to oversee the use of $80 billion in new funding coming to the agency over the next decade. Daniel Werfel, a former acting IRS commissioner, testified before the Senate Committee on Finance

By Kylie Atwood, CNN When Nikki Haley opens her presidential campaign on Wednesday she will be joined by Cindy Warmbier, whose son died days after he was released from North Korean prison in 2017. While many American voters wait to see how the Republican primary shakes out before picking a candidate, Warmbier is already all

By Kate Sullivan, CNN Former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley argued Wednesday the nation was ready to move past the “division and distractions” that she said marked today’s politics and called for a new generation of leadership as she kicked off her 2024 presidential campaign in Charleston. The former twice-elected governor of South Carolina, who

By Donald Judd, CNN The Biden administration is announcing new steps Wednesday to expand the nation’s electric vehicle infrastructure, including a new partnership with Tesla that would see the electric vehicle manufacturer open a portion of its charging network to non-Tesla EVs for the first time. According to a fact sheet shared with CNN, Wednesday’s

By Rashard Rose and Brian Rokus, CNN Sen. Bob Casey underwent surgery for prostate cancer Tuesday afternoon and is not expected to need further treatment, his office said in a statement. “His doctor reports that, as expected, the procedure went well, and he confirmed that the Senator should not require further treatment,” the statement, posted

By Devan Cole, CNN The National Archives will give “personal tours” to two activists who sued the federal records agency, resolving a days-old lawsuit the pair brought after staff at the museum told them cover up anti-abortion attire during a recent visit. A federal lawsuit filed last Wednesday said that the activists were visiting the

By Kaitlan Collins, Katelyn Polantz and Kristen Holmes, CNN Federal prosecutors investigating former President Donald Trump‘s handling of classified documents are asking a court to force his attorney Evan Corcoran to provide additional testimony, two sources familiar with the Justice Department’s motion told CNN. To overcome the shield of attorney-client privilege, prosecutors alleged in writing