Politics

By Clare Foran and Haley Talbot, CNN Speaker Mike Johnson is facing an extremely narrow majority in the House and tough vote math as Congress confronts upcoming battles over government funding, aid to Ukraine and Israel and border security. At the start of the new year, Republicans control just 220 seats while Democrats control 213,

By Steve Contorno, CNN Tallahassee, Florida (CNN) — Gov. Ron DeSantis kicked off Florida’s legislative session on Tuesday with a deeply political speech that drew sharp contrasts between his conservative stewardship and Democratic leadership and seemed tailored to the Iowans who will soon decide the fate of his White House bid. “We are in the

By Jeremy Herb, Holmes Lybrand, Hannah Rabinowitz and Devan Cole, CNN Washington (CNN) — A federal appeals court hears arguments Tuesday over whether Donald Trump is immune from prosecution for actions he took after the 2020 election, one of the key questions that could determine the former president’s legal and political fate in 2024. Trump

By Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN (CNN) — Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley has trimmed former President Donald Trump’s lead in the Republican primary race in New Hampshire to single digits, according to a new CNN Poll conducted by the University of New Hampshire. Trump still holds a meaningful lead in the poll, with the backing

By Kate Sullivan, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump predicted the US economy would “crash,” saying he hoped it would do so within the next year – before he would assume the Oval Office should he win a second term in November. “When there’s a crash, I hope it’s going to be during this

By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken made clear to the Israeli government that Palestinians must be allowed to return to their homes in Gaza “as soon as conditions allow” and must not be displaced from the strip, the top US diplomat said Tuesday. Blinken announced that the Israeli government had agreed

By Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Eric Smith had a successful open-heart surgery on Monday “to repair a bicuspid aortic valve in his heart,” the Marine Corps announced in a news release. He is “in good condition and continues to recover at the hospital among family members and his

By Rashard Rose, CNN (CNN) — Authorities are investigating after a driver crashed into an exterior gate at the White House on Monday, according to the US Secret Service spokesman Anthony Guglielmi. No injuries were immediately reported in the incident. The driver remains in custody and the investigation is ongoing, according to the Secret Service. The

WMUR, DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE, CNN By Alison Main and Arit John, CNN (CNN) — New Hampshire’s Republican attorney general on Monday hit back against national Democrats after they rebuked the state party in an ongoing fight over the state’s upcoming January 23 primary. New Hampshire Attorney General John M. Formella accused the Democratic National Committee

By Alison Main and Arit John, CNN (CNN) — New Hampshire’s Republican attorney general on Monday hit back against national Democrats after they rebuked the state party in an ongoing fight over the state’s upcoming January 23 primary. New Hampshire Attorney General John M. Formella accused the Democratic National Committee of “unlawful voter suppression” in

CNN, KUSA By Melissa Alonso and Andi Babineau, CNN (CNN) — Police in Colorado are investigating an incident involving US Rep. Lauren Boebert and her ex-husband, Jayson Boebert, while they were at a restaurant on Saturday night, a police department official told CNN. Silt Police Department officers responded to the Miner’s Claim restaurant Saturday night after receiving

By Nick Valencia, Jason Morris, Zachary Cohen, Hannah Rabinowitz and Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — One of Donald Trump’s co-defendants in the Georgia election subversion case is alleging without concrete evidence that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis improperly hired a romantic partner to help prosecute the case and has financially benefitted from his appointment.

CNN By Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — Former first lady Michelle Obama said she’s “terrified” about the potential outcome of the 2024 election, listing November’s presidential contest as among the fears that keep her awake at night, in a podcast interview released Monday. “What’s going to happen in this next election? I’m terrified about what

By Haley Britzky, Natasha Bertrand and Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — A statement from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Tuesday revealed after days of uncertainty that US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin had been treated at the hospital in December for prostate cancer and later readmitted due to complications. The revelation came days after

CNN By Carlos Suarez and Denise Royal, CNN (CNN) — Florida’s Republican Party has removed Christian Ziegler as party chairman amid a sex scandal and a sexual assault investigation. “No one voted for Christian Ziegler,” said Blaise Ingoglia, former Republican Party of Florida Chairman and current member of the Florida Senate. Ziegler, who has not

By Holmes Lybrand and Avery Lotz, CNN (CNN) — The federal judge overseeing the election subversion case against former President Donald Trump in Washington, DC, was the victim of a swatting call on her home late Sunday night, a source familiar with the matter told CNN. The source told CNN that a male caller said

By Annie Grayer, CNN House Republicans are zeroing in on interviews with Biden family business associates as testimony from the president’s son remains difficult to obtain. The lengthy process of seeking to punish Hunter Biden for not complying with a congressional subpoena, which kicks off Wednesday, means that Republicans are likely far off from getting

By Carlos Suarez and Denise Royal, CNN (CNN) — Florida’s Republican Party has removed Christian Ziegler as party chairman amid a sex scandal and a sexual assault investigation. “No one voted for Christian Ziegler,” said Blaise Ingoglia, former Republican Party of Florida Chairman and current member of the Florida Senate. Ziegler, who has not been