Politics

By Lauren Fox, Manu Raju, Kit Maher, Sam Fossum and Ted Barrett, CNN (CNN) — House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Republicans are looking for ways to advance their agenda next year if former President Donald Trump were to win back the presidency. Top of the list: a tax overhaul. In a meeting with Senate

By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Biden administration from enforcing a federal rule in four states that requires people who sell firearms online and at gun shows to conduct background checks on their potential customers. In a preliminary injunction issued Tuesday, US District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk said the Bureau of

CNN By John King, CNN Wayne, Michigan (CNN) — Walter Robinson Jr. bets about 40% of his Ford Motor Company co-workers are for Donald Trump. He doesn’t get it. “Donald Trump has never had a real job before,” said Robinson, a 35-year Ford employee who started on the assembly line and now works in quality

By John King, CNN Wayne, Michigan (CNN) — Walter Robinson Jr. bets about 40% of his Ford Motor Company co-workers are for Donald Trump. He doesn’t get it. “Donald Trump has never had a real job before,” said Robinson, a 35-year Ford employee who started on the assembly line and now works in quality control. “He’s

By Steve Contorno and Alayna Treene, CNN (CNN) — Anti-abortion leaders are warning Republicans not to remove a federal abortion ban from the party’s platform at next month’s GOP convention even as their presumptive nominee, Donald Trump, backs away from it. The current platform – put in place during Trump’s 2016 campaign for president and

By Betsy Klein and Donald Judd, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden will arrive at the G7 summit in Italy with over 300 new sanctions aimed at further isolating and financially weakening Russia. The measures are “guided by G7 commitments to intensify the pressure on Russia,” according to the US Department of Treasury, and they

By Jennifer Hansler, Kylie Atwood and Alex Marquardt, CNN (CNN) — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday expressed frustration that Hamas has submitted “numerous changes” to a US-backed proposal for a ceasefire and release of hostages in Gaza – a development that casts further doubt on the prospects of quickly securing the deal

By Natasha Bertrand, CNN (CNN) — The US and Ukraine are expected to sign a bilateral security pact on the sidelines of the G7 in Italy on Thursday, multiple people familiar with the matter told CNN, in a deal that lays out a path for the US’ long-term security relationship with Kyiv but that could also be

By Michelle Shen, CNN (CNN) — North Dakota voters on Tuesday approved a ballot measure barring congressional candidates who would turn 81 by the end of the year before their term would expire. The measure, which cleared the simple majority needed to amend the state’s constitution with 61% support, is likely to face legal challenges,

CNN By Joan Biskupic, CNN Senior Supreme Court Analyst (CNN) — Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito really wasn’t caught. The religious zeal reflected in the surreptitious recordings made public this week has long been evident in Alito’s statements and written opinions. But his remarks, captured secretly by a liberal activist presenting herself as a conservative Catholic,

By John Fritze and Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — Hunter Biden’s historic conviction on three felony gun charges will add significant weight to a blockbuster Second Amendment appeal to be decided in coming days by the Supreme Court. Though the case deals with different circumstances and a different provision of a federal gun law, the

By Annie Grayer, Clare Foran and Kristin Wilson, CNN (CNN) — House Republicans voted Wednesday to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress for refusing to turn over the audio recordings of President Joe Biden’s interviews with former special counsel Robert Hur, who investigated Biden’s handling of classified material and declined to bring charges. The vote

By Joan Biskupic, CNN Senior Supreme Court Analyst (CNN) — Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito really wasn’t caught. The religious zeal reflected in the surreptitious recordings made public this week has long been evident in Alito’s statements and written opinions. But his remarks, captured secretly by a liberal activist presenting herself as a conservative Catholic, reinforce

By MJ Lee and Kevin Liptak, CNN Washington (CNN) — When Joe Biden arrived to his very first G7 summit in Cornwall, England, the newly inaugurated American president — in the telling of some US officials who were in attendance — was greeted by his fellow world leaders with enthusiasm – and relief. The heads

By Eric Bradner and David Wright, CNN (CNN) — Democratic Sen. Jacky Rosen of Nevada and Republican challenger Sam Brown will face off in one of the most important Senate races of the 2024 election, with both winning their primaries Tuesday. Senate Democrats are facing a difficult political landscape this fall, having to defend seats in the

By Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — Republican Michael Rulli won the special election for Ohio’s 6th Congressional District, helping his party expand its narrow House majority. Rulli, a Youngstown-area state senator and an executive for his family’s grocery store chain, defeated Democratic Air Force veteran Michael Kripchak in the race for the sprawling district along the Ohio River in

By Arit John, CNN (CNN) — South Carolina Rep. Nancy Mace won the Republican primary for the state’s 1st Congressional District, staving off two challengers and a push by allies of former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, whom she voted to oust. By taking a majority of the vote Tuesday, Mace avoids a June 25 primary

By Blake Ellis, Melanie Hicken and Audrey Ash, CNN (CNN) — Senators blasted the head of the US Coast Guard at a contentious hearing on Tuesday, saying she has fostered a “culture of concealment,” withheld critical information from congressional investigators and failed to hold leaders and perpetrators accountable for serious misconduct. “Our investigation has shown

By Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — When Hunter Biden was discharged from the Navy Reserve for using cocaine in 2014, his father — then-Vice President Joe Biden — wrote his family a concise message of summation. “Time to move on,” he said in an email. For the Bidens, moving on from Hunter’s issues of addiction

By Katie Bo Lillis and Alex Marquardt, CNN (CNN) — American intelligence officials believe that Yahya Sinwar, the powerful leader of Hamas in Gaza who is thought to be the group’s key decision-maker on any potential ceasefire deal, likely believes the group can survive Israel’s attempt to destroy it and feels confident it is well-positioned