Politics

By MJ Lee, Zachary Cohen, Evan Perez and Jennifer Hansler, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Biden administration is still searching for concrete details about the condition of the handful of Americans believed to have been taken hostage by Hamas, including exactly how many the terror group may be holding captive in Gaza, or if they

By Sara Murray, CNN (CNN) — Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis declined to provide House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan with any additional information about her investigation of former President Donald Trump and his allies as well as any interactions with the Justice Department, according to a new letter obtained by CNN. “A charitable explanation

By Evan Perez, Paula Reid and Kayla Tausche, CNN Washington (CNN) — Special counsel Robert Hur’s interview of President Joe Biden is a sign that the classified documents investigation is nearing conclusion after casting a wide net that included dozens of witnesses during the ten-month long probe, multiple sources told CNN. The White House announced

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Hillary Clinton, 2016 Democratic nominee for President. The first woman in American history to be nominated by a major party, Clinton is also a former secretary of state. Personal Birth date: October 26, 1947 Birth place: Chicago, Illinois Birth name: Hillary Diane Rodham

By Oren Liebermann and Natasha Bertrand, CNN Washington (CNN) — Concern is growing within the Pentagon over the potential need to stretch its increasingly scarce ammunition stockpiles to support Ukraine and Israel in two separate wars, according to multiple US defense officials. At the moment Ukraine and Israel require different weapons: Ukraine wants massive amounts

CNN By Clare Foran, Manu Raju, Haley Talbot, Melanie Zanona and Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — House Republicans picked Rep. Steve Scalise as their nominee for speaker on Wednesday, but the Louisiana Republican lacks the votes needed to win the gavel and it remains unclear whether he will be able to win over holdouts. Republicans

By Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday said that he would not dine with White nationalist and Holocaust denier Nick Fuentes as former President Donald Trump did last year, but avoided directly criticizing his GOP rival for doing so. When asked how he feels about Republicans associating with Fuentes, DeSantis

CNN By Zachary Cohen, Katie Bo Lillis, Natasha Bertrand and Jeremy Herb, CNN (CNN) — The United States has collected specific intelligence that suggests senior Iranian government officials were caught by surprise by Saturday’s bloody attack on Israel by Hamas, according to multiple sources familiar with the intelligence. The existence of the intelligence has cast

By Zachary Cohen, Katie Bo Lillis, Natasha Bertrand and Jeremy Herb, CNN (CNN) — The United States has collected specific intelligence that suggests senior Iranian government officials were caught by surprise by Saturday’s bloody attack on Israel by Hamas, according to multiple sources familiar with the intelligence. The existence of the intelligence has cast doubt

By Manu Raju, Sam Fossum and Haley Talbot, CNN (CNN) — Embattled Rep. George Santos remained defiant on Wednesday after facing new federal criminal charges, insisting he would not accept a plea deal and that he will run for reelection next year. Santos, a New York Republican, claimed that none of the 23 charges against

By Jennifer Hansler and Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — The US government is in discussions with partner countries, including Egypt and Israel, about ensuring safe passage for Americans and other civilians out of Gaza, US officials said. However, according to one US official, Egypt wants to use a humanitarian corridor to send food and medical

By Natasha Bertrand, Katie Bo Lillis and Alex Marquardt, CNN Washington (CNN) — The US and its allies are warning the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah against escalating the conflict in Israel as the US prepositions military assets to deter a potential widening of the war, multiple US officials and people briefed on the discussions tell

By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter (CNN) — The Supreme Court’s conservatives expressed doubt at oral arguments Wednesday that South Carolina GOP lawmakers engaged in impermissible racial gerrymandering when they redrew congressional lines for a House seat to benefit Republicans. The case is one of several racial and political gerrymandering-related lawsuits that could

By Donald Judd and Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday unveiled new efforts to crack down on junk fees while announcing $2 billion in savings and $140 million in consumer refunds from previous crackdowns on junk fees from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. “Folks are tired of being taken advantage of

By Clare Foran, Manu Raju, Haley Talbot, Melanie Zanona and Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — House Republicans picked Rep. Steve Scalise as their nominee for speaker on Wednesday, but the Louisiana Republican lacks the votes needed to win the gavel and it remains unclear whether he will be able to win over holdouts. Republicans are

CNN Opinion by David A. Andelman (CNN) — To put it simply, the United States cannot readily support two major wars while preparing for the possibility of a third. That’s a hard, indeed ineluctable reality — one that is becoming increasingly and painfully evident by the hour. America’s military industrial base is already stretched by the ongoing war

By Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — Kari Lake, an ally of former President Donald Trump and one of the Republican Party’s most prominent election deniers, on Tuesday launched her 2024 bid for Senate from Arizona. Lake is vying for the seat held by independent Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, who shed her Democratic Party affiliation in December

By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — A Navy sailor pleaded guilty Tuesday to sending sensitive US military information to a Chinese intelligence officer, the Justice Department announced. Petty Officer Wenheng Zhao, 26, of Monterey Park, California, pleaded guilty to conspiring with the Chinese officer and receiving a bribe. Zhao worked at Naval Base Ventura