Politics

By Rachel Janfaza, CNN States across the country are rolling back access to abortion, and the fate of Roe v. Wade is up in the air — two factors that Democrats believe could elevate the issue of abortion rights this midterm cycle to a level not reached in recent memory. The flurry of legislative action

By Jeremy Herb, CNN Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told CNN that Ukraine is not willing to give up territory in the eastern part of the country to end the war with Russia, and Ukraine’s military is prepared to fight Moscow’s military in the Donbas region in a battle he says could influence the course of

By Fredreka Schouten, CNN Conservative groups plan to invest record sums this year to shape below-the-radar state Supreme Court races, after Republicans suffered setbacks in redistricting court battles in several key states. Among the top targets: Ohio and North Carolina, where multiple Supreme Court seats are on the ballot and justices have tossed out maps

By Kate Bennett, CNN On Monday the White House will become something it has yet to become while Joe and Jill Biden have been in residence: A party house. At 6:45 a.m. ET, the first of what will ultimately be an anticipated 30,000 guests, who won tickets via a public lottery, will pour through the

By Fredreka Schouten and David Wright, CNN Senate Democrats face strong political headwinds in this year’s midterm elections, but they have maintained — and in some cases, super-charged — their fundraising in pivotal states, new campaign finance reports show. The filings, which cover the first three months of 2022, further exemplify a campaign cycle awash

By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Four states moved to curtail abortion access this week, with two of them advancing their own versions of a ban on abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy — similar to the controversial Mississippi law before the US Supreme Court that’s set up a direct challenge to Roe v. Wade. Here’s what

By Tami Luhby, CNN There’s still time to claim the enhanced child tax credit as well as other federal tax breaks, which could be worth hundreds — if not thousands — of dollars. But you have to submit your 2021 tax return first. This year, the filing deadline is Monday, April 18. Most eligible families

By Kevin Liptak, CNN When President Joe Biden labeled Russia’s actions in Ukraine “genocide” this week, the response by his team looked much different than when he declared, also unplanned, that Vladimir Putin shouldn’t be in power. Both comments caught advisers off guard, appearing nowhere in his scripted remarks and going well beyond the official