Politics

By Kara Scannell, CNN New York (CNN) — Manhattan prosecutors urged a judge to reject Donald Trump’s motion to dismiss criminal charges related to a hush money payment, saying the former president is trying to use his political power to evade accountability. Prosecutors also said while investigating the hush money case this year that they gleaned new information

By Fredreka Schouten, Annie Grayer, Kristin Wilson and Marshall Cohen, CNN The House Ethics Committee released a scathing report Thursday about embattled New York Rep. George Santos, finding evidence he broke federal laws, stole from his campaign and delivered a “constant series of lies” to voters and donors on his way to winning a US

By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn and Morgan Rimmer, CNN (CNN) — Democratic Rep. Dan Kildee of Michigan said Thursday that he will not seek re-election next year, citing his recent battle with cancer. “There are times in all our lives that make you reassess your own future and path. For me, being diagnosed with cancer earlier

By Nick Valencia and Jason Morris, CNN Atlanta (CNN) — The judge presiding over Donald Trump’s racketeering case over efforts to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia has issued a protective order on sensitive discovery materials in the case. In his order, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee wrote that a protective order was

By Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — Tim Scott’s loss appears to be Nikki Haley’s gain. Several of Scott’s financial backers have quickly pivoted to Haley in the days since the South Carolina senator ended his bid for the White House, as Haley jockeys with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to become the alternative to former President Donald Trump,

By Jennifer Agiesta and Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump maintains a significant lead among likely voters in New Hampshire’s Republican presidential primary, but former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley has moved ahead of Trump’s other rivals and holds second place, according to a new CNN Poll conducted by the University of

By Melanie Zanona, CNN (CNN) — Republican Rep. George Santos said Thursday he would not seek reelection next year after the House Ethics Committee’s investigation concluded there is “substantial evidence” that he used campaign funds for personal purposes. “I will continue on my mission to serve my constituents up until I am allowed. I will

CNN By Haley Talbot, Lauren Fox and Clare Foran, CNN House Ethics Chairman Michael Guest, a Mississippi Republican, introduced a resolution Friday to expel GOP Rep. George Santos of New York from Congress, one day after the Ethics Committee released a damning report on its investigation into Santos. Lawmakers are expected to address the resolution

By CNN staff (CNN) — The House Ethics Committee on Thursday released its report on its investigation into Republican Rep. George Santos of New York. Read the House committee’s report here: The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2023 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All rights reserved.

By Clare Foran, Marshall Cohen, Melanie Zanona and Annie Grayer, CNN Republican Rep. George Santos announced he will not seek reelection to the House next year, following the Ethics Committee’s release of a long-awaited report on Thursday, which concluded that there is “substantial evidence” that the New York congressman used campaign funds for personal purposes.

By Morgan Rimmer, CNN (CNN) — Republican Senators Tommy Tuberville and Mike Lee maintained the Alabama Republican’s hold on military nominations despite a group of Republican senators who attempted to push through nominations when they returned to the Senate floor in the wee hours of Thursday morning. Sens. Dan Sullivan, Joni Ernst, Lindsay Graham and

CNN By Sam Fossum, Morgan Rimmer and Manu Raju, CNN (CNN) — Law enforcement clashed with protesters calling for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war outside of the Washington headquarters of the Democratic National Committee Wednesday night, the latest eruption of tensions across the country over the Israel-Hamas war. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, House

By Daniel Strauss and Aaron Pellish, CNN (CNN) — Less than three months ago, Republican presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy was gaining traction in the polls, backed by a populist outsider message and an attention-grabbing performance at the first primary debate. Today, the Ohio entrepreneur is still stuck in the single digits in a thinning GOP primary pack.

By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Americans aren’t the only ones feeling the pinch of higher interest rates. The US government is shelling out way more money to cover interest payments on the national debt these days. Net interest costs soared to $659 billion in fiscal year 2023, which ended September 30, according to the

By Steve Contorno, CNN (CNN) — Ginger Goepper only spoke to Ron DeSantis for 15 seconds in the summer of 2018, but the environmental advocate managed to secure an on-camera pledge from the Republican to ban fracking in Florida if he became governor. He kept that promise after he won. More than five years later, Goepper was “shocked” and “irritated”

By Sam Fossum, Morgan Rimmer and Manu Raju, CNN (CNN) — Law enforcement clashed with protesters calling for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war outside of the Washington headquarters of the Democratic National Committee Wednesday night, the latest eruption of tensions across the country over the Israel-Hamas war. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, House Minority