Politics

CNN By Kristin Wilson, Haley Talbot, Clare Foran and Melanie Zanona, CNN (CNN) — Speaker Kevin McCarthy sent his House members home for the week without a clear plan to avoid a looming government shutdown after hardliners in the Republican conference once again scuttled his spending plans, delivering an embarrassing floor defeat for GOP leadership

By Marshall Cohen (CNN) — Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said at a recent event with liberal activists that the fake Republican electors from 2020 that she charged were “brainwashed” to keep former President Donald Trump in power, and touted that their cases will get juries from a “very Democratic-leaning county,” according to a recording

By Jennifer Agiesta and Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN (CNN) — An early read of a New Hampshire rematch between Joe Biden and Donald Trump gives the incumbent president the advantage, amid signs that anger toward Trump could outweigh dampened enthusiasm for another Biden term, according to a new CNN/University of New Hampshire poll. About 6 in

By Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — The Pentagon has determined that the training and support of Ukrainian forces is exempt from a potential government shutdown, according to the Defense Department, and will continue even in the increasingly likely event that Congress fails to pass a spending bill in the coming days. The determination allows critical

By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — In the final hours as the United States closed in on a controversial but historic deal to bring five Americans deemed wrongfully detained in Iran home, Iranian officials threw up roadblocks, attempted to force the US government to make last minute concessions and even stalled the process minutes before

By David Wright, Gregory Krieg and Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — Pennsylvania Republican Dave McCormick officially kicked off his 2024 US Senate campaign at a rally in Pittsburgh Thursday evening, castigating incumbent Democratic Sen. Bob Casey as President Joe Biden’s “rubber stamp” and saying that “both parties need to be shaken up.” “Today, I’m announcing

By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Millions of Americans with unpaid medical bills would no longer have that debt show up on credit reports under proposals being considered by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The agency, which is soliciting feedback from small businesses that may be affected, expects to issue a proposed rule next year,

By Kristin Wilson, CNN (CNN) — Since 1995, the House has failed to pass a rule eight times, all during Republican-led House chambers – until this year. Newt Gingrich had six rule votes fail during his four-year tenure as speaker (1995-1999), and Dennis Hastert suffered two rule defeats in his eight years as speaker. (1999-2007)

By Veronica Stracqualursi, Kristen Holmes and Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump faced blowback this week from his Republican presidential rivals over his recent comments to NBC News on abortion, in which he called Florida’s six-week abortion ban a “terrible mistake” and said that he’d be willing to work with both parties

By Hannah Rabinowitz and Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — A federal contractor who worked for State and Justice departments has been charged with sending classified US information to Ethiopia, according to newly unsealed court documents. Abraham Teklu Lemma, 50, from Maryland, faces three charges, including gathering or delivering defense information to aid a foreign government

By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Some 500,000 children and families have had their Medicaid coverage reinstated after many states improperly terminated their enrollment because of a systems issue, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said Thursday. At issue is the states’ use of existing data to automatically determine the eligibility of certain Medicaid

By Clare Foran, Kristin Wilson and Morgan Rimmer, CNN (CNN) — The Senate voted on Thursday to confirm Gen. Randy George to be chief of staff of the Army and Gen. Eric Smith to be commandant of the Marine Corps – key votes that follow a monthslong hold of more than 300 military promotions by

By Kristin Wilson, Haley Talbot, Clare Foran and Melanie Zanona, CNN (CNN) — Speaker Kevin McCarthy sent his House members home for the week without a clear plan to avoid a looming government shutdown after hardliners in the Republican conference once again scuttled his spending plans, delivering an embarrassing floor defeat for GOP leadership for

By Clare Foran, CNN (CNN) — The prospect of a US government shutdown grows more likely with each passing day as lawmakers have yet to reach a deal to extend funding past a critical deadline at the end of the month. Congressional leaders on both sides of the aisle are hoping to pass a short-term

By Arit John, CNN (CNN) — After a splashy debut at last month’s first Republican presidential debate, Vivek Ramaswamy has gone from an unknown to a contender who’s now facing questions about his youth and lack of political experience, especially given his position as the first millennial to run for the Republican presidential nomination. He’s

By Katie Lobosco and Curt Merrill, CNN Washington (CNN) — A new federal student loan repayment plan could lower monthly payments for millions of borrowers. The Biden administration made the plan available ahead of the resumption of student loan payments in October after a yearslong pandemic-related pause. The plan – known as SAVE (Saving on

By Lauren Fox, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky went to Capitol Hill Thursday for his second visit, as fresh attacks by Russia overnight underscore the urgency facing his country as he asks for more US aid. Only this time, the political landscape has shifted. A year ago, Zelensky faced a much different reception