Politics

By Arlette Saenz and Elizabeth Stuart, CNN First lady Jill Biden pushed back on concerns about President Joe Biden‘s age and dismissed a proposal by Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley for politicians over age 75 to take a mental competency test. “Ridiculous,” the first lady said, responding to Haley’s proposal during an interview with CNN,

By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan said Sunday that he will not seek the Republican nomination for president in 2024, worried that his candidacy in a crowded primary could help former President Donald Trump clear the GOP field and win the nomination. “I have long said that I care more about ensuring

By Katie Lobosco, CNN More than 40 million federal student loan borrowers could be eligible for up to $20,000 in debt forgiveness, but they will likely have to wait several more months before the Supreme Court rules on whether President Joe Biden can implement his proposed relief program. The Supreme Court heard oral arguments last

By Kevin Liptak and Sam Fossum, CNN President Joe Biden made a fresh call Sunday for new voting protections in remarks in Selma, Alabama, to commemorate the 58th anniversary of the landmark “Bloody Sunday” march, which galvanized the civil rights movement and helped lead to an expansion of voting rights. “The right to vote, to

By Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN Pete Buttigieg admits he got it wrong on the Ohio train derailment response. But while the criticism is fair, he says, the critics are mostly not. “It’s really rich to see some of these folks — the former president, these Fox hosts — who are literally lifelong card-carrying members of the

By Lauren Koenig and Sydney Kashiwagi, CNN Former Donald Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway and husband George Conway announced Saturday that they are “in the final stages of an amicable divorce.” “We appreciate the many family members, friends and colleagues who know us, care for us, and support us,” the statement reads. “We remain united as

By Eric Bradner, Kristen Holmes and Kate Sullivan, CNN Former President Donald Trump said Saturday that he would not drop out of the 2024 presidential race if he were indicted in any of the federal and state investigations he faces. “I wouldn’t even think about leaving,” Trump told reporters at the Conservative Political Action Conference

By Nicky Robertson, CNN Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas was censured Saturday by the state GOP for “for lack of fidelity to Republican principles and priorities,” the party announced. The Texas Republican Party took issue with several House votes and stances by the second-term congressman, including his vote for the Respect for Marriage Act,

By Annie Grayer, CNN House Oversight Chairman James Comer announced that his panel will hold a hearing next Friday to spotlight the Treasury Department’s failure to provide bank activity reports for President Joe Biden‘s son Hunter, presidential brother James Biden and several Biden family associates and their related companies. The bank activity reports in the

By Kate Sullivan, CNN Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley in an address before key GOP donors Saturday took aim at her own political party for enabling what she describes as excessive government spending, according to a copy of her speech obtained by CNN. At a private retreat in Palm Beach, Florida, hosted by the conservative

By Paula Reid, Kaitlan Collins, Jamie Gangel, Zachary Cohen and Tierney Sneed, CNN Former President Donald Trump has asked a federal court to block former Vice President Mike Pence from speaking to a grand jury about certain matters covered by executive privilege as part of the criminal investigation into efforts to overturn Trump’s 2020 election

By Shania Shelton, CNN Author Marianne Williamson formally announced Saturday that she’s running for president in 2024, her second bid for the White House following an unsuccessful campaign in 2020. Her announcement likely sets up the first — albeit long-shot — Democratic primary challenge to President Joe Biden, who has long said he intends to

By Annie Grayer, Zachary Cohen and Sara Murray, CNN House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan on Friday sent FBI Director Christopher Wray a letter requesting interviews with 16 bureau employees, whose testimony he said is “vital for carrying out our oversight.” The Ohio Republican, who is seeking to prove that the federal government has been “weaponized”

By Daniel Dale, CNN The Conservative Political Action Conference is underway in Maryland. And the members of Congress, former government officials and conservative personalities who spoke at the conference on Thursday and Friday made false claims about a variety of topics. Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio uttered two false claims about President Joe Biden. Rep.