Politics

CNN By Manu Raju, Melanie Zanona, Lauren Fox and Ted Barrett, CNN Senior Senate Republicans are furious that Donald Trump may have killed an emerging bipartisan deal over the southern border, depriving them of a key legislative achievement on a pressing national priority and offering a preview of what’s to come with Trump as their

By Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — CIA Director Bill Burns is expected to meet in the coming days with Israel and Egypt’s intelligence chiefs and the Qatari prime minister to discuss a deal to secure the release of remaining hostages held by Hamas, according to a US official familiar with the plans. The meetings with Mossad

CNN By Holmes Lybrand, Devan Cole and Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — Peter Navarro, a former trade adviser to President Donald Trump who was convicted of contempt of Congress, has been ordered to report to prison after a judge denied Navarro’s effort to stay out of prison while he appeals the conviction. Navarro was sentenced

By Donald Judd, Betsy Klein and Shania Shelton, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden and first lady Dr. Jill Biden will host Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his wife, Yuko Kishida, at the White House this April for an official state visit and state dinner, the White House announced Thursday. “The visit will

By Manu Raju, Melanie Zanona, Lauren Fox and Ted Barrett, CNN Senior Senate Republicans are furious that Donald Trump may have killed an emerging bipartisan deal over the southern border, depriving them of a key legislative achievement on a pressing national priority and offering a preview of what’s to come with Trump as their likely

By Katie Lobosco, CNN Washington (CNN) — When tax filing season opens on January 29, some taxpayers will have the option of filing their 2023 federal tax returns with a brand new, government-run system. Known as Direct File, the free program will be open on a very limited basis – at first, to federal and

By Natasha Bertrand, CNN (CNN) — The US secretly warned Iran that ISIS was planning a potential terror attack inside Iran’s borders before the group carried out a deadly attack near the burial site of slain military commander Qasem Soleimani on January 3, according to a US official. The private warning was based on intelligence

By Zachary Cohen, Nick Valencia and Jason Morris, CNN (CNN) — A current and former law partner to Nathan Wade, the special prosecutor leading the 2020 election subversion case in Georgia, have been told to expect a subpoena to testify at a hearing next month on whether he and the district attorney who brought the

By Annie Grayer, CNN House Republicans interviewed a former business associate of Hunter and James Biden on Thursday who told Congress ahead of the interview he had “no contact” with President Joe Biden, according to a letter obtained by CNN. The letter sent to House Oversight Chairman James Comer on Wednesday is the latest example of a witness undercutting Republican allegations related

By Clare Foran and Ted Barrett, CNN Republican Sen. John Barrasso of Wyoming announced Thursday that his wife died after a two-year battle with brain cancer. “After a courageous battle with cancer, Bobbi is now at peace and at home with the Lord,” the senator said in a statement. “In addition to being a devoted

By Colin McCullough and Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — The Maine Supreme Judicial Court declined to weigh in on whether former President Donald Trump should be removed from the state’s ballot, rejecting a request that they decide on the question now. The ruling leaves in place a prior judge’s decision that froze the state-level proceedings

By Steve Contorno, Kristen Holmes, Daniel Strauss and Alayna Treene, CNN (CNN) — The first two Republican presidential nominating contests have validated what has been apparent for nearly eight years: Donald Trump remains a singular, dominant force within his party. But Iowa caucusgoers and New Hampshire primary voters also exposed noticeable chinks in Trump’s electoral

By Arlette Saenz and Betsy Klein, CNN Superior, Wisconsin (CNN) — President Joe Biden needled former President Donald Trump while heralding a major infrastructure investment during a visit to the critical battleground state of Wisconsin Thursday. The trip comes as the president and his team are going on offense this week on the heels of

By Devan Cole and Holmes Lybrand, CNN Washington (CNN) — Peter Navarro was sentenced Thursday to four months in jail for contempt of Congress after defying a subpoena related to the congressional investigation into the January 6, 2021, US Capitol attack. Navarro was convicted on two counts of contempt of Congress in September for not

CNN By Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — The chairman of the Arizona Republican Party said Wednesday he is resigning, claiming he was doing so amid pressure from GOP Senate candidate Kari Lake. Jeff DeWit’s resignation comes after The Daily Mail published an audio recording of a conversation between DeWit and Lake in which he explained

By Carlos Suarez and Denise Royal, CNN (CNN) — The Florida Supreme Court will consider a challenge to a state congressional map advocated by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, which was enacted after the 2020 census and dismantled a Black-majority district, according to a filing Wednesday. Voting rights groups appealed to the state Supreme Court after the First District Court of

CNN, POOL, NIKKI HALEY FOR PRESIDENT, GETTY IMAGES By Kevin Liptak, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden officially turned the page Wednesday to the general election, looking ahead to a race against former President Donald Trump that will test his ability to reenergize key corners of his winning coalition in a race his team