National Politics

By Betsy Klein, CNN The White House has scrapped President Joe Biden’s plans to nominate an anti-abortion Republican as a federal judge in Kentucky, citing opposition to the nomination from Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul. “In considering potential District Court nominees, the White House learned that Senator Rand Paul will not return a blue slip

By Topher Gauk-Roger, CNN A Colorado judge on Friday quashed an arrest warrant for indicted Mesa County clerk Tina Peters, a leading election denier who lost last month’s Republican primary for secretary of state, after she allegedly violated the terms of her bond. Judge Matthew Barrett had issued the no-bond warrant for Peters’ arrest on

By Andrew Millman, CNN Former Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne, an ally of former President Donald Trump, testified behind closed doors before the House select committee investigating January 6, 2021, for nearly eight hours on Friday. He entered the committee conference room a little before 10 a.m. ET and ended before 7 p.m. ET, with an

By Holmes Lybrand and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN Prosecutors want the first US Capitol rioter convicted by a jury to spend 15 years behind bars — nearly a decade longer than the most severe sentence a rioter has received so far. In a court filing Friday, the prosecutors said Guy Reffitt, a Texas father and member

By Andy Rose, CNN Milwaukee’s Democratic mayor says he is ready to welcome Republicans with open arms during the next presidential election after a GOP committee voted Friday to recommend the city as the site of the 2024 Republican National Convention. “I don’t agree with everything in the Republicans’ platform. I disagree with the party’s

By Artemis Moshtaghian and Kate Bennett, CNN Ivana Trump, an ex-wife of former President Donald Trump, died of “blunt impact injuries” to the torso, New York City’s medical examiner said Friday. Trump, a longtime businessperson, died in her home in New York City on Thursday at age 73. She was the mother of Donald Jr.,

By Katelyn Polantz, CNN Reporter, Crime and Justice A federal judge in New Mexico won’t step in to protect Trump attorney John Eastman’s seized cell phone from Justice Department investigators, after Eastman was searched as part of a January 6-related criminal inquiry. US District Judge Robert Brack rejected Eastman’s arguments for emergency help from the

By Tami Luhby and Katie Lobosco, CNN The Democrats’ budget reconciliation package, which contains several landmark climate and health care provisions, was signed into law by President Joe Biden Tuesday. The House passed the legislation, titled the Inflation Reduction Act, Friday after being approved by the Senate on August 7 on a party-line vote. Still,

By Daniella Diaz, CNN Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia dealt a huge blow to his party when he and his staff told Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer he won’t support the climate or tax provisions of a reconciliation package the two had been negotiating for months. This comes months after the senator torpedoed

By Oren Liebermann, CNN The US Navy punished more than 20 sailors for the four-day fire that destroyed the USS Bonhomme Richard as the amphibious warship sat at port in San Diego in July 2020, the Navy announced Friday. The most serious actions focused on the leadership of the warship and the fire response team.

By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN The House on Friday overwhelmingly passed a bipartisan bill aimed to make imported baby formula cheaper for parents to buy in the wake of the ongoing baby formula shortage. HR 8351, the “Formula Act,” was introduced by Democratic Reps. Earl Blumenauer of Oregon and Suzan DelBene of Washington and would temporarily

By Sara Murray and Zachary Cohen, CNN The Atlanta-area district attorney investigating Donald Trump and his allies’ efforts to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia sent a target letter to state Republican party Chair David Shafer, warning him that he may be indicted as part of her investigation, according to two sources familiar with the

By Annie Grayer, CNN The Congressional Progressive Caucus released Friday a new slate of recommended executive actions tailored to protect abortion access and to pressure President Joe Biden to do more as Democrats continue to grapple with how to respond to Roe v. Wade being overturned. The 10 executive actions, developed with progressive allies and