Politics

By Tierney Sneed A spate of high-profile massacres where the shooters were in their late teens comes as the federal judiciary — yanked to the right by former President Donald Trump — has shown increased hostility to gun control measures aimed at people under 21 years old. In the last year, two separate federal appellate

By Betsy Klein, CNN The White House has enlisted Selena Gomez to promote mental health, with the actress and singer joining President Joe Biden, first lady Jill Biden and US Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy in a new video aimed at raising awareness. “I don’t take my platform lightly. I’m not perfect, I’m human. I

By Gabby Orr, CNN Fixated on relitigating the 2020 presidential election, former President Donald Trump has often argued since leaving office that Republicans cannot have a successful future — either at the ballot box or legislatively — if they turn a blind eye to the past. But this week, primary voters in Georgia appeared to

By Kara Scannell, Annie Grayer and Ryan Nobles, CNN Republican Reps. Scott Perry of Pennsylvania and Andy Biggs of Arizona have formally objected to being subpoenaed by the House select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection, according to a source familiar with the matter. The committee subpoenaed Perry and Biggs along with House Minority Leader

By Marshall Cohen Hillary Clinton campaign lawyer Michael Sussmann, on trial for allegedly lying to the FBI in a case brought by special counsel John Durham, will not testify as part of his defense, his lawyers said in court Thursday as they rested their case. The defense case featured seven witnesses over two days. This

By Kara Scannell, CNN A New York appeals court has ruled former President Donald Trump and two of his adult children must sit for depositions in the New York attorney general’s civil investigation into the Trump Organization. In a four-page order, the court found that a lower court “properly rejected appellants’ arguments that the subpoenas

By Gregory Krieg, CNN Pennsylvania state Rep. Summer Lee will win the fiercely contested Democratic primary for the 12th Congressional District, CNN projected Thursday, overcoming an onslaught of outside money to narrowly defeat her moderate rival, attorney Steve Irwin. As of Thursday morning, with nearly all of the votes counted, Lee’s lead over Irwin was

By Jennifer Hansler, Kylie Atwood and Michael Conte, CNN US Secretary of State Antony Blinken outlined the Biden administration’s strategy towards China, seeking to refocus attention on what he called “the most serious long-term challenge to the international order.” In a lengthy speech delivered at George Washington University Thursday, the top US diplomat outlined the

By Katie Lobosco, CNN President Joe Biden is canceling some federal student loan debt, making a once pie-in-the-sky idea a reality. The application officially opened Monday, allowing low- and middle-class federal student loan borrowers to apply for up to $20,000 in debt relief. But while some Democrats have urged the President to erase large amounts

By Andy Rose and Paul LeBlanc, CNN Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt on Wednesday signed into law a bill that requires students at public schools and public charter schools to use restrooms and locker rooms that match the sex listed on their birth certificates. The law specifically applies to students in pre-K through 12th grade at