Politics

By Gregory Krieg and Kate Sullivan, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump on Saturday ramped up his criticism of special counsel Robert Hur’s decision not to charge President Joe Biden over his handling of classified documents, while repeatedly questioning his successor’s mental acuity and peddling conspiratorial claims about former President Barack Obama. Less than two days after

CNN Opinion by Dean Obeidallah (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump reminded us again this weekend that there’s no bottom to his vileness. This latest installment in Trump sinking to new lows came on Saturday when he was campaigning in South Carolina in advance of that state’s February 24 Republican presidential primary. Trump first alarmingly stated that he would encourage Russian to

By Kate Sullivan and Shania Shelton, CNN (CNN) — The day before the Senate is set to begin voting on a $95.3 billion foreign aid package that would provide for Israel and Ukraine, former President Donald Trump on Saturday said the US should stop providing foreign aid unless it is structured as a loan. “WE SHOULD NEVER

By Melanie Zanona and Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — Wisconsin GOP Rep. Mike Gallagher said Saturday he will not seek reelection, making him the latest Republican to announce an exit from Congress as the House GOP looks to save its shrinking majority in November. The announcement comes as Gallagher faces fierce criticism for bucking his own party to vote against

By Josh Campbell and Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — A Houston woman who left a series of threatening voicemail messages for a federal judge overseeing one of former President Donald Trump’s legal fights in Florida has been sentenced to serve 37 months in federal prison for “using interstate communications to threat, kidnap or injure,” the US

By Alayna Treene and Kate Sullivan, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump used a rally in South Carolina on Saturday to attack rival Nikki Haley in her home state — and to mock the absence of her husband, who is deployed overseas. “Where’s her husband? Oh, he’s away. … What happened to her husband?

By Betsy Klein and Camila DeChalus, CNN Washington (CNN) — Janet Yellen isn’t a political operator, but she’s one of President Joe Biden’s strongest and most credible economic messengers. And in an election year when Biden needs all the help he can get to make his economic message break through – a majority of voters, 55%, say Biden’s policies

By Simone Pathe, CNN (CNN) — It won’t suck up anywhere near the oxygen of the presidential election, but the race for the US House of Representatives may be the most exciting campaign to watch in 2024. The White House contest looks destined for a rematch that most Americans are dreading. Control of the US

By Daniel Dale, CNN Washington (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump, now the leading candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, made false claims Friday about the extent to which he and President Joe Biden each cooperated with federal authorities over the classified documents they each retained after they left office. “I cooperated with the very

WBTV, CNN By Andrew Kaczynski and Em Steck, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump and his allies are pushing to replace the chair of the Republican National Committee with North Carolina’s party leader who promoted 2020 presidential election lies and supported using the courts to overturn the results. Michael Whatley, the chairman of the

By Nick Valencia, Jason Morris and Zachary Cohen, CNN (CNN) — One of former President Donald Trump’s co-defendants in the Georgia election racketeering case has alleged that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and her top deputy on the case aren’t being truthful about the details of their relationship. Mike Roman’s defense attorney plans to

By Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — Two people have been arrested in Nigeria and Malta as US authorities launched a crackdown on a prolific global cybercrime network known for stealing and selling data from Americans and small businesses, the US Justice Department said Friday. FBI agents in Boston seized computer servers used by the group

By Evan Perez, CNN (CNN) — Special counsel Robert Hur’s report on President Joe Biden’s mishandling of classified information has reignited controversy over special counsels and their investigative reports, which are designed to publicly disclose findings – including negative ones – even if prosecutors decline to bring charges. Attorney General Merrick Garland received Hur’s final

By Katelyn Polantz and Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — In a fight over keeping the identity of witnesses protected in the criminal document mishandling case against Donald Trump, special counsel Jack Smith this week detailed myriad threats against prosecutors, judges and other witnesses. One threat against a witness has prompted a federal investigation, the special counsel’s office

CNN By Edward-Isaac Dovere and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Washington (CNN) — Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan announced Friday that he is running for US Senate this year, providing Republicans with a strong candidate in their bid to flip a seat in a deep-blue state. “I am running for the United States Senate – not to

CNN By Betsy Klein, Nikki Carvajal and Michael Williams, CNN Washington (CNN) — The White House on Friday did not rule out the possibility of releasing the transcript of President Joe Biden’s interviews with special counsel Robert Hur about his handling of classified documents, with the caveat that any classified information would have to be

By Aaron Pellish and David Wright, CNN (CNN) — The Democratic National Committee filed a Federal Election Commisison complaint against Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s presidential campaign on Friday, alleging illegal coordination with an outside group supporting his White House bid. In a letter to the FEC, the DNC wrote that the group backing Kennedy, American

By Katie Bo Lillis, CNN (CNN) — A female CIA trainee who claims she was sexually assaulted in a stairwell at CIA headquarters in 2022 and is now suing the agency alleging intimidation has been fired, her lawyer said on Thursday. In an email sent to House Intelligence Committee staff, who have been hearing testimony

By Betsy Klein, Nikki Carvajal and Michael Williams, CNN Washington (CNN) — The White House did not rule out the possibility of releasing the transcript of President Joe Biden’s interviews with special counsel Robert Hur about his handling of classified documents, with the caveat that any classified information would have to be redacted. “I don’t