Politics

By Arit John and David Wright, CNN (CNN) — Democrats locked in competitive Senate races are leaning into their party’s legislative accomplishments in ads touting investments in infrastructure and manufacturing, as well as the lowering the cost of some prescription drugs, such as insulin. The senators, whose votes sent the bills to the White House,

By Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Hunter Biden is set to stand trial Monday on felony gun charges in a historic case that could impact President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign. This is the first time in American history that the child of the sitting president is going on trial. The indictment was brought by the

CNN By Aaron Pellish, CNN (CNN) — Republican National Committee co-chair Lara Trump said Sunday that Maryland Republican Senate candidate Larry Hogan “doesn’t deserve the respect” of any Republican after he urged Americans to respect the verdict in Donald Trump’s hush money trial before it was delivered. Speaking with CNN’s Kasie Hunt on “State of

By Aaron Pellish, CNN (CNN) — Republican National Committee co-chair Lara Trump said Sunday that Maryland Republican Senate candidate Larry Hogan “doesn’t deserve the respect” of any Republican after he urged Americans to respect the verdict in Donald Trump’s hush money trial before it was delivered. Speaking with CNN’s Kasie Hunt on “State of the

CNN By Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump said he is “OK” with serving potential jail time or being under house arrest following his historic conviction on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records. “I’m OK with it,” Trump told Fox News in an interview that aired Sunday when asked about the potential punishments.

By Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump said he is “OK” with serving potential jail time or being under house arrest following his historic conviction on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records. “I’m OK with it,” Trump told Fox News in an interview that aired Sunday when asked about the potential punishments. “I

By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court is turning toward the final, frenzied days of its term, readying potential blockbuster decisions on abortion, guns and former President Donald Trump’s claims of absolute immunity. The court will hand down opinions on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday this week as the justices aim to finish their

By Brian Fung and Kathryn Monahan, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump has joined TikTok, the fast-growing social media platform with ties to China that Trump has publicly embraced even though he railed against it as president. In his first post on the social network, which is filled with young potential voters, Trump posted

By Donie O’Sullivan, CNN (CNN) — Hanging the United States flag upside down, a move that is supposed to signal distress and that has ensnared Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito in controversy, is now being practiced by supporters of Donald Trump to protest the former president’s conviction in his hush money trial. Prominent Trump supporters

By Dan Berman, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump was convicted this week of 34 counts of felony business fraud in connection with hush money payments to adult film star Stormy Daniels before the 2016 presidential election. Trump will be sentenced on July 11 and has pledged to appeal the conviction. The guilty verdict,

By Haley Britzky, Priscilla Alvarez, Kylie Atwood and Kayla Tausche, CNN (CNN) — Hours after President Joe Biden touted the success of the temporary pier the military had just constructed into Gaza during his commencement speech at West Point last Saturday, White House staffers learned the pier was at risk of falling apart. By Tuesday,

By Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN (CNN) — The guilty verdict against Donald Trump in his New York hush money trial is a momentous news story in itself. What’s far less clear, and what no polling can predict, is the effect it will have on voters’ willingness to support Trump in the presidential election. That’s not for a

By Steve Contorno, CNN (CNN) — The next time former President Donald Trump holds a campaign rally will be his first as a convicted felon. When that will be remains to be seen – one of countless unknowns heading into an unprecedented election made more extraordinary by the events of the past week. The 34-count

CNN By Kyle Feldscher, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Friday congratulated the Kansas City Chiefs on their second Super Bowl victory in two years, joking, “back to back … I like that.” “When the doubters question whether you could pull it off again — believe me, I know what that feels like,” the

CNN By Kevin Liptak and Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — Marian Robinson, the mother of former first lady Michelle Obama, has died, according to a statement from the Obama and Robinson families. She was 86. “As a sister, aunt, cousin, neighbor, and friend to so many, she was beloved beyond words by countless others whose

By Sabrina Souza, CNN (CNN) — A key witness in the federal corruption trial of Sen. Bob Menendez testified Friday that the New Jersey Democrat told him to “stop interfering” when he raised concerns about a newfound food industry monopoly by a constituent of the senator’s. Ted McKinney, a former US Department of Agriculture official,

By Kevin Liptak and Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — Marian Robinson, the mother of former first lady Michelle Obama, has died, according to a statement from the Obama and Robinson families. She was 86. “As a sister, aunt, cousin, neighbor, and friend to so many, she was beloved beyond words by countless others whose lives

By Hannah Rabinowitz and Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — A former vice chief of naval operations was arrested Friday for allegedly steering government contracts towards a company in exchange for a lucrative job offer while commanding US naval forces in Europe and Africa and the Allied Joint Forces Command. Robert Burke, a retired four-star Admiral, and