Politics

By Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — Ohio voters rejected Tuesday an effort to raise the threshold to amend the state’s constitution ahead of a November referendum on whether to constitutionally guarantee abortion rights there, handing abortion rights advocates a critical victory. Known as Issue 1, the measure would have changed Ohio’s referendum law – lifting

By Sara Murray, CNN (CNN) — The Atlanta-area district attorney investigating former President Donald Trump and his allies has been lining up witnesses to appear before a grand jury in order to craft a narrative around how Trump and his supporters tried to reverse the results of the 2020 presidential election in the Peach State,

CNN, WABC By Melanie Hicken, Blake Ellis, Curt Devine, Pamela Brown and Scott Bronstein (CNN) — The then-leader of the US Coast Guard covered up an explosive investigation four years ago into rapes and sexual assaults at the agency’s academy despite prior plans by top officials to come clean about the inquiry, a CNN investigation

CNN By Tierney Sneed and Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — US District Judge Tanya Chutkan scheduled a hearing for Friday at 10 a.m. ET on the scope of a protective order – the rules imposed for the handling of evidence – in the special counsel’s election subversion case against former President Donald Trump. This would

By Devan Cole, CNN Washington (CNN) — A federal judge in Texas on Monday ordered three attorneys for Southwest Airlines to attend “religious-liberty training” from a conservative legal advocacy group as punishment for allegedly violating his ruling in a religious discrimination case brought against the company by a fired flight attendant. The sanctions order handed

By Tierney Sneed and Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — US District Judge Tanya Chutkan scheduled a hearing for Friday at 10 a.m. ET on the scope of a protective order – the rules imposed for the handling of evidence – in the special counsel’s election subversion case against former President Donald Trump. This would be

By Katelyn Polantz, CNN Reporter, Crime and Justice (CNN) — Rudy Giuliani still refuses to concede that he should be held liable for the harm he may have caused two Georgia election workers after the 2020 election – even though he has acknowledged he made false and defamatory statements about them, according to a new

By Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — Recently filed court documents allege that Jack Teixeira, the Air National Guardsman accused of leaking classified intelligence online, knowingly shared classified information with at least one person appearing to reside in a foreign country. According to a sworn statement by an FBI agent who investigated Teixeira, the 21-year-old shared

By Kristen Holmes, Jeff Simon and Jack Forrest, CNN (CNN) — A day after Donald Trump’s posts on Truth Social were cited by prosecutors in a filing that requested strict rules on how the former president could use evidence, Trump ranted about his mounting legal issues while speaking to a large crowd in Windham, New

By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN (CNN) — Former Vice President Mike Pence on Tuesday outlined his energy policy plan with the goal to overtake China as the world’s top energy producer by 2040. The Republican presidential candidate’s energy proposal includes allowing new drilling on federal lands, cutting permitting time in half, removing restrictions on natural gas

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of former US Senator Carol Moseley Braun. Personal Birth date: August 16, 1947 Birth place: Chicago, Illinois Birth name: Carol Elizabeth Moseley Father: Joseph Moseley, policeman Mother: Edna (Davie) Moseley, medical assistant Marriage: Michael Braun (1973-1986, divorced) Children: Matthew, 1977 Education: University of

By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to freeze a lower court order that bars the government from regulating so-called ghost guns – untraceable homemade weapons – as firearms under federal law. The brief order grants the Biden administration’s request to allow the regulations to remain

By Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN (CNN) — Americans’ discontent with the Supreme Court’s decision overturning Roe v. Wade remains as potent as it was a year ago, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS, with a record-high share of the public saying that they’re likely to take a candidate’s position on abortion into consideration

By Melanie Hicken, Blake Ellis, Curt Devine, Pamela Brown and Scott Bronstein (CNN) — The then-leader of the US Coast Guard covered up an explosive investigation four years ago into rapes and sexual assaults at the agency’s academy despite prior plans by top officials to come clean about the inquiry, a CNN investigation found. Commandant

By Steve Contorno and Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is replacing campaign manager Generra Peck, ending weeks of speculation about her future leading his struggling White House bid and continuing a shakeup of his 2024 presidential campaign that has lasted for a month. In her place, DeSantis will install James Uthmeier,

By Casey Gannon and Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — A federal grand jury reconvened on Tuesday for the first time since handing up an indictment last week against former President Donald Trump related to his efforts to overturn the 2020 election. CNN spotted grand jury members at the federal courthouse in Washington, an indication that

By Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — Extreme heat is far deadlier than other natural disasters, killing on average more than twice as many people each year as hurricanes and tornadoes combined, according to data tracked by the National Weather Service. Despite this, heat isn’t on the list of disasters eligible for assistance from the Federal