Politics

By Rashard Rose and Jack Forrest, CNN (CNN) — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Sunday demanded Speaker Mike Johnson and House Republicans pass a foreign aid bill following the death of Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny, saying Russian President Vladimir Putin “is watching.” “Last week, the Senate overwhelmingly passed the national security supplemental, and

CNN By Jack Forrest, CNN (CNN) — GOP former Rep. Liz Cheney on Sunday warned of a Republican Party “Putin wing” after former President Donald Trump responded to the death of outspoken Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny without actually mentioning him or Russian President Vladimir Putin. “We have to take seriously the extent to which you’ve now got a

By Aileen Graef, CNN (CNN) — As former President Jimmy Carter marked one year in hospice care on Sunday, his family celebrated his resolve and expressed gratitude for the support they’ve received. “After a year in hospice, on a daily basis we have no expectations for his body, but we know that his spirit is as strong

By Jack Forrest, CNN (CNN) — GOP former Rep. Liz Cheney on Sunday warned of a Republican Party “Putin-wing” after former President Donald Trump responded to the death of outspoken Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny without actually mentioning him or Russian President Vladimir Putin. “We have to take seriously the extent to which you’ve now got a Putin-wing of

By Aileen Graef, CNN (CNN) — Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley called former President Donald Trump’s recent NATO comments “bone-chilling” and empowering to Russian President Vladimir Putin. “When you hear Donald Trump say in South Carolina a week ago that he would encourage Putin to invade our allies if they weren’t pulling their weight, that’s

By Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — South Carolina Republican Sen. Tim Scott on Sunday refused to say whether he would have certified the 2020 election results if he were vice president at the time, breaking with other high-profile Trump allies whose names have been floated as potential 2024 vice president picks. “I’m not going to

CNN By Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — South Carolina Republican Sen. Tim Scott on Sunday refused to say whether he would have certified the 2020 election results if he were vice president at the time, breaking with other high-profile Trump allies whose names have been floated as potential 2024 vice president picks. “I’m not going

By Aileen Graef, CNN (CNN) — The US on Saturday conducted strikes against Houthi anti-ship cruise missiles and vessels, including on the first unmanned underwater vessel the Iranian-backed rebel group has used since the attacks in the Red Sea began, according to US Central Command. The US conducted five strikes against three anti-ship cruise missiles,

By Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — For some, it’s been a conversation off to the side at the White House congressional holiday party. Others have gathered at actress Eva Longoria’s house in Los Angeles. Still more have huddled on Air Force Two or gathered for a series of Saturday sessions and dinners that Vice President Kamala Harris

CNN By Steve Contorno, Kristen Holmes and Kate Sullivan, CNN Waterford Township, Michigan (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump returned to the Wolverine State on Saturday with both the Republican presidential race and this crucial 2024 battleground altered considerably since his last visit some five months ago. Then, Trump swooped in for a rally centered

By Josh Campbell and Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — A former senior FBI counterintelligence official, previously sentenced to federal prison for his association with a Russian oligarch, has been ordered to serve additional time in a separate case involving the receipt of foreign cash, according to the US Justice Department. Charles McGonigal, a 22-year veteran of the FBI who

By Zenebou Sylla, CNN (CNN) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has apologized for remarks made earlier this week in which she suggested that Israel has the right to destroy Gaza in response to the October 7 attacks by Hamas. In a keynote address Thursday at a Jewish philanthropy event in New York City, the Democratic governor said Hamas “must be

CNN By Kate Sullivan, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump on Saturday launched a sneaker line, a day after he and his companies were ordered by a judge to pay nearly $355 million in his New York civil fraud trial. The former president unveiled “Trump Sneakers” at Sneaker Con in Philadelphia. He placed a pair

CNN By Sam Fossum, Priscilla Alvarez, Radina Gigova and Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden, in a call Saturday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, directly tied Ukraine’s withdrawal from the key town of Avdiivka to Congress’ inability to pass further aid for the country’s effort to fend off Russia’s invasion. “This morning, Ukraine’s

By Kate Sullivan, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump on Saturday launched a sneaker line, a day after he and his companies were ordered by a judge to pay nearly $355 million in his New York civil fraud trial. The former president unveiled “Trump Sneakers” at Sneaker Con in Philadelphia. He placed a pair of

By Sam Fossum, Priscilla Alvarez, Radina Gigova and Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden, in a call Saturday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, directly tied Ukraine’s withdrawal from the key town of Avdiivka to Congress’ inability to pass further aid for the country’s effort to fend off Russia’s invasion. “This morning, Ukraine’s military

By Kate Sullivan, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden and his allies attacked Donald Trump over abortion after the New York Times reported Friday that the former president has privately expressed support for a 16-week federal ban, as Democrats center the politically potent issue ahead of November’s election. Trump campaign spokesperson Karoline Leavitt told CNN

By Steve Contorno, Kristen Holmes and Kate Sullivan, CNN Waterford Township, Michigan (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump returned to the Wolverine State on Saturday with both the Republican presidential race and this crucial 2024 battleground altered considerably since his last visit some five months ago. Then, Trump swooped in for a rally centered on

CNN By Katie Bo Lillis, Jim Sciutto, Kristin Fisher and Natasha Bertrand, CNN (CNN) — Russia is trying to develop a nuclear space weapon that would destroy satellites by creating a massive energy wave when detonated, potentially crippling a vast swath of the commercial and government satellites that the world below depends on to talk on cell phones, pay bills, and surf the internet, according to

By Daniel Dale, CNN Washington (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump has started making a fictional claim about the political past of Nikki Haley, his remaining opponent for the Republican presidential nomination. On social media last week and at a campaign rally last weekend in South Carolina, where Haley served as governor from 2011 to