Politics

By Fredreka Schouten, Jeff Zeleny, Steve Contorno and Eva McKend, CNN (CNN) — Top officials from the campaigns of Nikki Haley, Ron DeSantis and Tim Scott made their case Friday to major Republican donors, as they compete to position themselves as the most viable alternative to former President Donald Trump. To a room of prospective

By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration underlined its public and fulsome show of support for Israel Friday as two of its most senior national security officials visited the Middle East ahead of an expected Israeli ground incursion into Gaza. Behind the scenes, however, the US faces a difficult diplomatic challenge – providing

By Lauren del Valle and Kara Scannell, CNN New York (CNN) — Trump Organization executives considered tacking on “presidential premiums” to some of then-President Donald Trump’s properties in a way that would increase asset values and inflate his net worth in 2017, according to exhibits and testimony shown at Trump’s civil fraud trial on Friday.

CNN By Katie Bo Lillis, Zachary Cohen, Alex Marquardt and Natasha Bertrand, CNN Washington (CNN) — The US intelligence community produced at least two assessments based in part on intelligence provided by Israel warning the Biden administration of an increased risk for Palestinian-Israeli conflict in the weeks ahead of Saturday’s seismic attack on southern Israel,

By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter Washington (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Friday added another case to its docket that asks the justices to overturn decades-old precedent to scale back the power of federal agencies, as well as a case that looks at “qualified immunity” for police officers. The new case is

By Shania Shelton, CNN (CNN) — Republican Rep. Austin Scott of Georgia, who entered the race for House speaker after House Majority Leader Steve Scalise dropped out, lost the GOP’s nomination to Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio in a 124-81 vote Friday. After the vote, Scott told CNN he was dropping out of the race

By Katie Bo Lillis, Zachary Cohen, Alex Marquardt and Natasha Bertrand, CNN Washington (CNN) — The US intelligence community produced at least two assessments based in part on intelligence provided by Israel warning the Biden administration of an increased risk for Palestinian-Israeli conflict in the weeks ahead of Saturday’s seismic attack on southern Israel, according

By Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — The vast majority of President Joe Biden’s time at the White House this week has been spent confronting the crisis in Israel, including four phone calls with his Israeli counterpart and well north of a dozen briefings from his national security team. But, in a sign of the political

By Annie Grayer and Marshall Cohen, CNN Washington (CNN) — In recent closed-door testimony to Congress, the top-ranking Justice Department prosecutor in Washington, DC, refuted claims from two Internal Revenue Service whistleblowers that he blocked federal investigators from charging Hunter Biden with tax crimes in DC, according to a transcript of his testimony obtained by

By Marshall Cohen (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump has lost the first of several attempts to throw out a lawsuit that seeks to block him from the 2024 presidential ballot in Colorado, based on the 14th Amendment’s prohibition against insurrectionists holding public office. Colorado District Judge Sarah Wallace this week rejected Trump’s bid to

By Betsy Klein, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Friday spoke with the families of the Americans who remain unaccounted for in Israel after promising to speak with family members of those who are held hostage by Hamas. During a speech in Philadelphia Friday afternoon, Biden recounted the conversation. “They’re going through agony

By Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — Second gentleman Doug Emhoff’s role as a leader confronting antisemitism – and, personally, his historic role as the first Jewish spouse of a president or vice president – has taken new significance this week. “We witnessed a mass murder of innocent civilians,” Emhoff told Jewish leaders Wednesday at the

By Alex Leeds Matthews, CNN (CNN) — As student loan payments resume this month, more than 43 million Americans carrying that debt saw the end of more than three years of relief from monthly payments. But the financial landscape in which they resume payments has shifted. Researchers are still working to understand the impact that the

By Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Friday announced the locations of seven regional hubs to manufacture hydrogen – a fuel cleaner than fossil fuels like oil, gas and coal – but one which can be derived from renewable energy, nuclear power or planet-warming methane gas. Biden made the announcement alongside Energy

By Clare Foran and Jeremy Herb, CNN (CNN) — House Republicans have picked Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan as their new speaker nominee Friday, but more than 50 Republicans voted against supporting him on the House floor – leaving the party still in disarray as it has been unable to elect a speaker in the 10

CNN Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump’s inflammatory and artless comments about Hamas’ horror in Israel emphasize the defining characteristic of his attitude toward foreign policy and his entire political world view: It’s all about him. Trump criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, lauded Hezbollah militants as “very smart” and sought political

CNN By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — Protests are erupting around the world as supporters of both pro-Israeli and pro-Palestinian movements gather outside embassies, government buildings and college campuses. In recent days, many of the world’s most recognizable landmarks have also been illuminated in the blue and white colors of Israel’s flag as a show

By Katelyn Polantz, Senior Reporter, Crime and Justice (CNN) — One of Donald Trump’s co-defendants in the classified documents case told a federal judge Thursday that he’s not concerned his defense lawyer previously represented three witnesses who could testify against him. The court hearing in Fort Pierce, Florida, addressed concerns raised by prosecutors about the

By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — A New Hampshire college student on Thursday pleaded guilty to federal charges of threatening to kill a member of Congress after he became angry while drunkenly scrolling on TikTok. While authorities didn’t name the member of Congress, Rep. Matt Gaetz confirmed he was the target when he played the