National Politics

By Fredreka Schouten A Democratic super PAC on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against the Federal Election Commission in a bid to force the agency to take action against former President Donald Trump for, in their view, essentially running for president without formally declaring himself a candidate. The lawsuit from American Bridge 21st Century follows a

By Jennifer Hansler, CNN Dozens of family members of Americans detained abroad gathered in Washington on Wednesday to unveil a mural of their loved ones, to urge the country not to forget about them and again call for the US government to act decisively to bring them home. For many of the families, it has

By Michael Warren and Dan Merica, CNN In the fight to control the Senate, Democrats and Republicans are staring at equally uncertain, yet markedly different, paths to the majority. Republican candidates are enjoying a favorable political environment, defined by an unpopular Democratic president presiding over a time of notably high inflation. But Senate Republicans have

By Jeremy Herb and Marshall Cohen, CNN The House January 6 committee’s final prime-time hearing Thursday is all about 187 minutes. That’s the period of a little more than three hours as the riot unfolded in the US Capitol that the House select committee has argued then-President Donald Trump was derelict in his duties. The

By Josh Campbell and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN Specialized strike forces from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives targeting gun traffickers seized more than 7,700 guns and silencers associated with crimes in the past year in Chicago, Los Angeles, Washington, DC, New York and San Francisco, Attorney General Merrick Garland said Wednesday. Speaking alongside

By Marshall Cohen and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN A former Trump White House aide who met with the January 6 committee earlier this week went on a profane and sexist rant on a livestream after his testimony, where he railed against the lawmakers and attacked other witnesses, according to audio posted to his Telegram. The aide,

By Paul LeBlanc, CNN Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said former President Donald Trump called him last week as part of a fresh effort to decertify the state’s 2020 presidential election results. “He would like us to do something different in Wisconsin,” Vos, a Republican, explained to CNN affiliate WISN in relaying his phone conversation

By Manu Raju and Clare Foran, CNN A bipartisan group of senators reached a deal to make it harder to overturn a certified presidential election, marking the most significant response by Congress to former President Donald Trump’s relentless pressure campaign to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. The proposal still needs to be

By Eric Bradner and Rachel Janfaza, CNN Glenn Ivey, former Prince George’s County state’s attorney, will win the Democratic nomination in Maryland’s 4th Congressional District, CNN projects, defeating former Rep. Donna Edwards, who previously represented the district. The race for the Democratic nomination in the deep-blue district — currently held by Rep. Anthony Brown, who

By Gabby Orr and Melanie Zanona, CNN Former Vice President Mike Pence is no longer keeping his cards close, telegraphing in several high-profile moves this week that he is actively exploring a 2024 presidential bid and working to gain a foothold in Trump-fatigued corners of the Republican Party. These speeches and appearances undoubtedly reflect the

By Ellie Kaufman, CNN Guantanamo detainee Khalid Ahmed Qasim has been cleared for release from the US detention facility in Cuba after being held for 20 years without a trial, according to documents from the Department of Defense. Qasim, a Yemeni national, was taken into custody in December 2001 and transferred to the Guantanamo prison