Politics

By Colin McCullough, CNN (CNN) — The US Coast Guard seized nearly 11,000 pounds of cocaine, worth over $143 million, in the eastern Pacific Ocean, according to a statement from the Coast Guard on Monday. The seizure, performed by the crew of the US Coast Guard Cutter Alert, was a part of a 59-day counter-narcotics

By Clare Foran, Michael Williams and Nikki Carvajal, CNN The meeting President Joe Biden held with four top congressional leaders at the White House on Tuesday was “one of the most intense I’ve ever encountered,” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer told reporters, as leaders in two branches of government attempt to compromise on Ukraine funding

CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — New findings on Antarctica’s “Doomsday Glacier” provide alarming insight into how its collapse could cause catastrophic global flooding. The massive glacier — which is roughly the size of Florida — is melting at a historic pace due to climate change and could raise sea levels by several feet.

CNN By Alex Marquardt and Donald Judd, CNN (CNN) — US President Joe Biden said that he hopes there’ll be a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas conflict by “next Monday,” as the death toll in Gaza approaches 30,000, according to health officials. “Well I hope by the beginning of the weekend, I mean, the end of the

By Paula Reid, Annie Grayer and Jeremy Herb, CNN For months, Hunter Biden said he would only testify before Congress if it was in public. But on Wednesday, President Joe Biden’s son will go behind closed doors to face off with his Republican detractors on Capitol Hill for a deposition. The interview came together after

By Gregory Krieg and Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — The Michigan primary on Tuesday will not only assess President Joe Biden’s strength in a key battleground state, but also serve as a litmus test on the president’s refusal to call for a ceasefire in Gaza. Biden’s ardent support for Israel – whose ongoing military campaign

CNN By Casey Gannon, Jennifer Hansler and Rashard Rose, CNN (CNN) — An active-duty member of the US Air Force who set himself on fire outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington, DC, on Sunday, has died, authorities said. Aaron Bushnell, 25, said in a video of the incident obtained by CNN that he would “no

By Alayna Treene and Kristen Holmes, CNN (CNN) — Authorities are investigating after Donald Trump Jr. on Monday opened a letter with unidentified white powder at his Florida home. Andrew Surabian, a spokesperson for Trump Jr., said, “The test results of the substance came up inconclusive on what it was exactly, but officials on the scene do not believe

By Daniel Dale, CNN Washington (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump makes up stories about a dizzying variety of topics. One of the oddest subjects of his fiction is household water rules in the wealthy Los Angeles-area city of Beverly Hills, where he used to own a home. Speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference on Saturday, Trump claimed, “They’re

By Nick Valencia, Jason Morris and Zachary Cohen, CNN (CNN) — A judge has determined that Nathan Wade’s former law partner and divorce attorney must return to the witness stand to testify about the relationship between Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and Wade, the top prosecutor on the election subversion case involving former President

By Zachary Cohen, Nick Valencia and Jason Morris, CNN (CNN) — Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and the top prosecutor on the Georgia 2020 election subversion case received an onslaught of harassing phone calls over the weekend after their personal contact information was cited in legal paperwork from Donald Trump’s defense lawyer, sources with

CNN By John Fritze, Brian Fung and Catherine Thorbecke, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court expressed skepticism Monday about state laws in Texas and Florida designed to stop social media giants from throttling conservative views but also suggested that whatever decision emerges may not be the court’s final word on the significant First Amendment questions

By Melanie Zanona and Lauren Fox, CNN Republicans who expressed support for in vitro fertilization in the wake of the controversial Alabama Supreme Court ruling are coming under scrutiny for also backing legislation that declares human life begins at conception, without an exception for IVF — two positions that appear to be at odds with

By Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — A Pentagon review of Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s delayed notification of his January hospitalization found there was no deliberate attempt to “obfuscate” the situation but did make a series of recommendations to improve processes around the transfer of authorities to his deputy. The summary of the review released on Monday,

By John Fritze, Brian Fung and Catherine Thorbecke, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court expressed skepticism Monday about state laws in Texas and Florida designed to stop social media giants from throttling conservative views but also suggested that whatever decision emerges may not be the court’s final word on the significant First Amendment questions raised

By Fredreka Schouten and Gloria Pazmino, CNN (CNN) — Democrats who control the New York Legislature on Monday rejected a congressional map devised by a bipartisan commission that would have given their party only a modest electoral advantage and will now have the chance to draw their own lines. The decision could shape which party controls the

By Kara Scannell and Lauren del Valle, CNN (CNN) — Manhattan prosecutors are asking the judge overseeing Donald Trump’s criminal case involving hush money payments to impose a gag order to stop the former president from publicly disparaging potential witnesses and others involved in the trial. The gag order request was one of many pretrial