Politics

By Camila DeChalus and Michelle Shen, CNN (CNN) — Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas pushed back Sunday on Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s recent remarks that President Joe Biden should use more executive authority to take action on the southern border. “He couldn’t be more wrong,” Mayorkas said of the Republican governor in an interview with

CNN By Aileen Graef and Michelle Shen, CNN (CNN) — Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois, the No. 2 Democrat in the Senate, said Sunday that the killing of innocent people in Gaza “has to stop” and that the United States needs to focus on securing a ceasefire and, eventually, an end to the conflict. “This

By Aileen Graef and Michelle Shen, CNN (CNN) — Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois, the No. 2 Democrat in the Senate, said Sunday that the killing of innocent people in Gaza “has to stop” and that the United States needs to focus on securing a ceasefire and, eventually, an end to the conflict. “This killing

CNN By Gregory Krieg, CNN (CNN) — Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley won the Republican presidential primary in Washington, DC, after three days of voting in the party’s only capital polling location – a downtown hotel. Haley’s victory – her first of the primary – comes on the eve of what is expected to be a

By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN (CNN) — GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley suggested she’s no longer bound by a Republican National Committee pledge to support the eventual nominee, saying that she’ll “make the decision I want to make” when asked whether she would endorse Donald Trump if he secures the nomination. “I mean, at the time

By Gregory Krieg, CNN (CNN) — In the Republican corner: a right-wing firebrand with a loyal following to match the loathing of partisan rivals. For the Democrats: a moderate with a diverse coalition of support, promising to safeguard democracy and what remains of state abortion protections. The race to become the next governor of North

By Arit John, CNN (CNN) — Four years after he became the Democratic face of Donald Trump’s first impeachment trial, California Rep. Adam Schiff has become the front-runner for a new role: US senator. Ahead of the state’s open primary Tuesday, Schiff has maintained a small but steady lead in the polls, raised the most

By Manu Raju, CNN (CNN) — Speaker Mike Johnson swiftly derailed the Senate’s bipartisan aid package for Ukraine, but he’s left the door open to a new proposal emerging in the House. Behind the scenes, Johnson has met privately with House Republicans who have been trying to build support for a new bipartisan foreign aid package that includes

By Casey Tolan, CNN (CNN) — From the Ambien and Dramamine in millions of bathroom medicine cabinets, to the sugar substitute that makes diet sodas sweet, to the first-ever birth control pill, some of America’s most common medicines and supplements can be traced back to the G.D. Searle pharmaceutical company. Now, more than a century

By Eric Bradner and Daniel Strauss, CNN Grand Rapids, Michigan (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump won all 39 delegates at stake at a Michigan Republican convention Saturday, as officials there sought to move past a leadership battle that has split the state party into rival factions. The party chairman, former Ambassador and Congressman Pete

By Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump said Saturday that E. Jean Carroll can’t have it both ways in arguing that he was rich enough for the jury to award her $83.3 million in damages in her defamation trial but now saying he shouldn’t be permitted to delay posting bond because he hasn’t provided evidence

CNN By Arlette Saenz and Betsy Klein, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — First lady Dr. Jill Biden isn’t holding back as her role in her husband’s reelection campaign comes into sharper focus. Though the first lady has offered critiques of Republicans and former President Donald Trump in the past, her remarks at an Atlanta event

By Arlette Saenz and Betsy Klein, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — First lady Dr. Jill Biden isn’t holding back as her role in her husband’s reelection campaign comes into sharper focus. Though the first lady has offered critiques of Republicans and former President Donald Trump in the past, her remarks at an Atlanta event Friday

By Priscilla Alvarez, Samantha Waldenberg and Alex Marquardt, CNN (CNN) — The Israelis have “basically accepted” a six-week ceasefire proposal in Gaza, a senior Biden administration official told reporters Saturday. A second phase would be worked out over those six weeks “to build something more enduring.” The six-week ceasefire would allow for the release of

By Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN (CNN) — With days to go before its previously announced mid-March deadline of finalizing plans for a third party presidential ticket, No Labels still doesn’t have a candidate or a clear plan — even as it looks to take swings at President Joe Biden that its own officials acknowledge are more potent than accurate. And major potential recruits

By Oren Liebermann and Samantha Waldenberg, CNN (CNN) — The United States and Jordan air-dropped humanitarian aid into Gaza, US Central Command said Saturday, one day after President Joe Biden asserted the US would pull out “every stop” to get more aid into the besieged coastal enclave. The combined operation by the US Air Force

By Eric Bradner and Daniel Strauss, CNN (CNN) — Michigan Republicans are gathering for their state convention Saturday in Grand Rapids — but also in Battle Creek and Houghton Lake, and potentially in Detroit, too. A months-long Michigan Republican Party leadership battle has spilled into the party’s process of awarding its presidential delegates, with angry

By Steve Contorno and Jeff Zeleny, CNN Raleigh, North Carolina (CNN) — Donald Trump and Republican rival Nikki Haley may have dueling rallies planned for Saturday in North Carolina, but the former president’s appearance will provide an early window into his longer-term strategy beyond the state’s Super Tuesday primary. Of all the states voting Tuesday, North Carolina stands