Politics

By Kevin Liptak and Arlette Saenz, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Friday publicly acknowledged a daughter of his son Hunter for the first time, breaking a long-held silence on the matter by describing the situation as a “family matter.” “Our son Hunter and Navy’s mother, Lunden, are working together to foster a relationship

By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — The United States and its Western allies are faced with a difficult conundrum as they navigate potential responses to the military takeover in Niger if democratic rule is not restored. Under US law, if the US State Department formally classifies that takeover as a coup, it would require the

By Jamie Gangel, CNN (CNN) — The top-secret document that former President Donald Trump discussed at a 2021 meeting at his New Jersey golf club was included in the 15 boxes returned to the National Archives in January of last year, according to a source familiar with the matter. But Trump has denied it was

By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter (CNN) — Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito agreed on Friday to temporarily freeze a lower court order that bars the government from regulating so-called ghost guns – untraceable homemade weapons – as firearms under federal law. Alito acted alone because he has jurisdiction over the lower court

By Kara Scannell and Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump is attempting to reverse court rulings in two of the many politically charged cases involving the former president. Friday, Trump filed a notice that he’s appealing a ruling that prevented him from moving the New York criminal case against him involving hush money payments

By Dan Berman, CNN (CNN) — Congress should stay out of the Supreme Court’s business and stop trying to impose ethics rules on justices and clerks, Justice Samuel Alito said in an interview published by The Wall Street Journal editorial page Friday. “Congress did not create the Supreme Court,” Alito said. “I know this is

By Kayla Tausche, CNN (CNN) — The White House is watching rising gas prices “very carefully,” as President Joe Biden’s top advisers are briefing him regularly on the situation, a senior administration official told CNN. At present, top advisers to Biden believe the situation is steady, the official said, considering it’s the height of air

By Nikki Carvajal (CNN) — President Joe Biden will host Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol at Camp David next month as a part of his effort to bring the key Asian allies closer, the White House announced Friday “At the summit, the leaders will celebrate a new chapter

By Morgan Rimmer, Kristin Wilson and Clare Foran, CNN (CNN) — The Senate confirmed a slate of high-profile State Department nominees late Thursday night, including ambassadors to Italy, Jordan, Georgia, the United Arab Emirates, Niger, Rwanda and Ethiopia. The confirmations came after Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky told CNN earlier in the evening that

By Kaitlan Collins and Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — The Mar-a-Lago employee referenced in the superseding indictment adding major accusations against former President Donald Trump and a new co-defendant to the case has been identified by two people close to the investigation as Yuscil Taveras, an information technology worker. Taveras oversaw the surveillance camera footage

By Morgan Rimmer and Haley Talbot, CNN (CNN) — Speaker Kevin McCarthy deflected questions about the additional charges filed Thursday against former President Donald Trump in the case alleging mishandling of classified documents during his time in the White House, instead pointing to President Joe Biden. In his latest defense of Trump, McCarthy questioned why

By Kasie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — Moderate Democratic Rep. Dean Phillips of Minnesota has been receiving encouragement to consider challenging President Joe Biden for the Democratic presidential nomination and will travel to New York City next week to discuss the possibility with donors, Phillips confirmed to CNN. The plans were first reported by Politico. A

By Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — The new charges against former President Donald Trump over his alleged mishandling of classified documents were outlined in what’s known as a superseding indictment. It’s a document that amends and replaces the original indictment, listing the formal charges against a defendant. A grand jury typically approves a superseding indictment

By Ryan Young and Jason Morris, CNN (CNN) — Security barricades have been placed outside of the Superior Court of Fulton County in downtown Atlanta, where former President Donald Trump and his allies are being investigated for violating the law in their efforts to overturn the 2020 election. In a written statement, the Fulton County

By Oren Liebermann and Natasha Bertrand, CNN Washington (CNN) — The US on Friday announced a new weapons package for Taiwan valued at up to $345 million, a move that is likely to anger Beijing at a time when the US has been attempting to reset its relationship with China. This package marks the first

By Kyle Blaine, CNN (CNN) — Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina pushed back Thursday against Republican rival Ron DeSantis over his state’s new Black history curriculum, which says middle school students should be taught that enslaved people learned some skills they later used to their benefit. Florida’s Board of Education approved new standards earlier

By Jedd Rosche, CNN (CNN) — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell plans to serve the rest of the 118th Congress as the GOP leader, the Kentucky Republican’s office said in a statement Friday. Questions about the future of McConnell, 81, were swiftly raised this week after he froze for 30 seconds during a news conference.

By Steve Contorno, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump has lobbed insults at Iowa’s popular Republican governor, broken with the state’s evangelical pastors, quarreled with an influential Christian leader there, skipped its key political gatherings and has spent less time in the state than most of his top competitors. But if Iowa Republicans are

By Donald Judd, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Friday ordered a historic change to the Uniform Code of Military Justice by transferring key decision-making authorities outside the military chain of command in cases of sexual assault, domestic violence, child abuse, murder and other serious crimes. The order, which the administration is calling “the

By Kevin Liptak and Donald Judd, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden swiped at renewed impeachment talk by top Republicans as he sold his agenda in Maine on Friday, suggesting his economic record was a threat to opponents. “Republicans may have to find something else to criticize me for now that inflation is coming down.