National Politics

By Dana Bash, CNN Former President Barack Obama plans to campaign for a variety of candidates this fall as the 2022 midterms approach, a source familiar with his plans tells CNN. He will publicly appear with candidates in congressional and gubernatorial races but will also campaign with candidates for some secretary of state races in

By Tierney Sneed and Katie Bo Lillis, CNN A federal judge’s move to bring in a special master to review materials seized from former President Donald Trump’s home has opened up an extraordinarily murky, sensitive and high-stakes task of finding an attorney to serve in that role and defining what exactly he or she will

By Tami Luhby, CNN Food insecurity among families with children fell in 2021, reversing a spike during the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a US Department of Agriculture report released Wednesday. Some 6.2% of households with children, or 2.3 million families, were unable at times to provide adequate, nutritious food for their

By Barbara Starr, CNN Pentagon Correspondent The Pentagon says it’s temporarily stopping deliveries of Lockheed Martin Corp’s F-35 aircraft after learning from the manufacturer an alloy made in China was in a component of the stealth fighter jet, violating federal defense acquisition rules. The Pentagon said a magnet containing the alloy used in part of

By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN A Michigan state court on Wednesday declared Michigan’s 1931 abortion ban unconstitutional and blocked it from being enforced, allowing abortion to remain legal in the state. In an order issued Wednesday, Michigan Court of Claims Judge Elizabeth Gleicher permanently enjoined Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel from enforcing the 1931 law. Her

By Bob Ortega, Audrey Ash, Yahya Abou-Ghazala and Drew Griffin, CNN The evening before Michigan’s state primary, Wayne County GOP leaders held a Zoom training session for poll workers and partisan observers — warning them about “bad stuff happening” during the election and encouraging them to ignore local election rules barring cell phones and pens

By Sara Murray and Jason Morris, CNN Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and her team have lost a legal challenge to force a Texas podcaster who played a role in the Trump campaign’s legal efforts to testify before a special grand jury investigating efforts to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia. Jacki Pick Deason

By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN Nearly 750 migrants have died at the southern border this fiscal year, a record that surpasses last year’s total by more than 200 people, according to Department of Homeland Security figures shared with CNN. Migrants often face treacherous terrain when crossing the border — including oppressive desert heat, dangerous waters and

By Dan Merica, CNN Republicans are pouring money into next week’s GOP Senate primary in New Hampshire, fearing that the leading candidate could jeopardize their chances of unseating first-term Democratic Sen. Maggie Hassan. The prospect that Don Bolduc, a retired Army brigadier general who ran unsuccessfully for the Senate in 2020, could win Tuesday’s contest

By Devan Cole, CNN Three transgender students in Oklahoma sued the state on Tuesday over a new law requiring students at some schools to use restrooms and locker rooms that match the sex listed on their birth certificates, arguing that the measure is discriminatory and should be struck down. The lawsuit was brought by the