Politics

By Dan Merica and Eva McKend, CNN Mehmet Oz was quick to wish John Fetterman well and offer prayers as the Democrat recovered from a stroke earlier this year. But now that the two are officially facing each other in one of the highest profile Senate races of 2022, the Republican Senate nominee and his

By Alex Rogers, CNN The Republican nominee for US Senate in Washington both touted her “pro-life” anti-abortion view and asserted her opposition to a federal abortion ban in a new ad on Thursday, as Republican congressional candidates in tough races across the country attempt to defuse an issue that could cost them. The new direct-to-camera

By Andrew Kaczynski and Em Steck, CNN The Republican nominee to be the top elections official in Minnesota said changing the rules around voting following the 2020 “big rig” was “our 9/11,” invoking the terrorist attacks when discussing proposed changes to election laws in the aftermath of former President Donald Trump’s loss. Kim Crockett is

By Phil Mattingly, CNN President Joe Biden on Thursday signed an executive order aimed at kick-starting the implementation process of the sweeping $280 billion law to boost US domestic chip-making and scientific research, according to a copy of the order obtained by CNN. Biden signed the order just two weeks after signing the law known

By Fredreka Schouten, CNN Two counties in the crucial swing state of Nevada have appointed officials who have cast doubts about the 2020 election to oversee their elections this fall — raising alarms among voting rights advocates less than three months before Election Day. In Northern Nevada, commissioners in Storey County, a rural county of

By Tierney Sneed, CNN A federal magistrate judge on Thursday ordered the Justice Department to release by noon Friday a redacted version of the affidavit it filed with the court when it obtained approval for a warrant to search former President Donald Trump’s Florida home earlier this month. In the document, the investigators who are

By Veronica Stracqualursi and Tierney Sneed, CNN A slate of restrictive state abortion laws, including so-called trigger laws, are set to take effect this week, putting access to abortion further out of reach for millions of women as Republican-led states rush to limit the procedure since the Supreme Court’s reversal of Roe v. Wade. Trigger

By Tierney Sneed, CNN A US district court on Wednesday evening granted a Biden administration request, temporarily blocking Idaho’s ban on abortion in situations where the ban conflicts with federal standards for emergency care. “This Court is not grappling with” the larger questions about a right to an abortion, US District Judge B. Lynn Winmill

By Oren Liebermann, CNN Several rockets were fired at coalition bases in Syria on Wednesday, injuring three US service members, according to a statement from US Central Command, in an apparent response to US airstrikes against Iranian-backed groups in the region. The rockets struck two bases in northeast Syria that house US troops, Mission Support

By Geneva Sands and Nikki Carvajal, CNN The Biden administration on Wednesday took another step to try to preserve the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which allows hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants brought to the US as children to stay and work in the country. The Department of Homeland Security announced the

By Nikki Carvajal and Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden announced on Wednesday that he’s appointing Kimberly Cheatle to be the next director of the United States Secret Service, a selection that comes at what administration officials acknowledge is a critical time for the federal law enforcement agency. Cheatle worked for the Secret Service for

By Ella Nilsen, CNN Former Trump Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke and his then-chief of staff repeatedly lied to federal investigators about conversations they had with lobbyists, a US senator and Interior officials regarding granting permits for two Indian tribes’ plans to build and operate a New England casino, according to a new report from Interior’s