Politics

By Tami Luhby, CNN Social Security recipients could see a 10.5% increase in their payments next year, driven by the steep rise in inflation, according to a new estimate. That would add about $175 to the average monthly retiree benefit, which is currently $1,668, according to The Senior Citizens League, an advocacy group that released

By Allie Malloy, CNN President Joe Biden on Thursday stopped short of committing to raise the 2018 murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi with leaders in Saudi Arabia this week, instead saying he “always” brings up human rights and that his views on the murder have been made “absolutely” clear. “My views on Khashoggi have been

By Sean Lyngaas, CNN It could take a decade to fully eradicate a critical vulnerability found last year in software used by governments and tech firms around the world from some computer systems, a Department of Homeland Security review board said Thursday. The review board, which the White House established last year to investigate major

By Gabby Orr, CNN Donald Trump will return to Washington on July 26 to deliver what’s being billed as a major policy speech, CNN has learned, marking the former President’s first time back in the nation’s capital since he left office nearly a year and a half ago. Trump will deliver remarks at the America

By Andrew Kaczynski and Em Steck, CNN Despite running as a staunchly anti-transgender and anti-abortion candidate, far-right Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake once posted in support of transgender youth and asked her followers about aborting fetuses who would be born with disabilities in social media posts from 2015 and 2016 reviewed by CNN’s KFile. Lake,

By Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden on Thursday said the US will not allow Iran to acquire a nuclear weapon and that he believed diplomacy remained the best avenue to keep the nation from obtaining one, despite Israeli objections over a deal with the Islamic Republic. “This is a vital security interest to both

By Jessica Dean, Clare Foran and Shawna Mizelle, CNN The House on Wednesday passed long-awaited legislation that would help millions of veterans who were exposed to toxic burn pits during their military service. The bill, which removes the burden on veterans to prove that their toxic exposure resulted in certain harmful conditions, passed the House

By Ryan Nobles, Dana Bash, Annie Grayer and Zachary Cohen, CNN Former President Donald Trump tried to call a member of the White House support staff who was talking to the House select committee investigating January 6, 2021, two sources familiar with the matter tell CNN. The support staffer was not someone who routinely communicated

By Mark Morales, CNN A former CIA employee charged with carrying out the largest leak of classified data in the agency’s history was convicted on all counts in federal court Wednesday. Joshua Schulte — who was accused of handing over reams of classified data to WikiLeaks in 2016 — was convicted of illegally gathering and

By Whitney Wild and Joan Biskupic, CNN The Montgomery County Police says it will begin enforcing a Maryland law against disturbing the peace after more than two months of regular protests outside the homes of US Supreme Court justices. “Please note: MCPD supports the first amendment right to protest, however anyone violating the disorderly conduct

By Sara Murray, Jason Morris and Ted Barrett, CNN South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham is aiming to quash a subpoena for his testimony before an Atlanta-area special grand jury investigating former President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election results in Georgia. “I just filed a motion to quash the subpoena. We’ll see what

By Oren Liebermann, CNN The Pentagon carried out successful tests of two different hypersonic missiles systems recently, the US Air Force and Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) announced Wednesday. The AGM-183A Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW) had its second consecutive successful test on Tuesday after a series of testing failures earlier in the program.

By Phil Mattingly, CNN Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo on Wednesday had a blunt message about stalled legislation that would address a critical shortage in semiconductor chips. “The message is, time’s up,” Raimondo said in an interview with CNN a few hours before traveling to Capitol Hill with top defense and intelligence officials to meet

By Daniella Diaz, CNN Former President Barack Obama sent an email to Ronny Jackson, a former White House physician who went on to become a GOP congressman, expressing his “disappointment” over Jackson’s criticism of Joe Biden’s cognitive health in 2020, according to a copy of the email obtained by CNN. Obama sent the email, which

By Katie Lobosco, CNN The Biden administration has a plan to slow interest from adding to borrowers’ federal student loan debt balances. A proposed change to a federal rule announced earlier this month would limit the number of ways interest adds to the principal balance — known as capitalization. The change could go into effect