Politics

By Mark Morales, Kristina Sgueglia and Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — A campaign fundraiser for indicted Rep. George Santos and the Justice Department are mulling a possible plea deal, according to a Tuesday request for a speedy trial waiver from prosecutors. Samuel Miele is charged in connection with allegedly impersonating a top aide to

By Shawna Mizelle, CNN Washington (CNN) — Tennessee Rep. Gloria Johnson, who made national headlines earlier this year as one of three lawmakers facing expulsion over protesting for more gun control on the state House floor, announced a longshot bid for the US Senate on Tuesday. “We need somebody that’s gonna care about Tennessee families

By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — A New York federal judge issued an order Tuesday temporarily barring two firearms companies from selling devices that prosecutors say convert AR-15 style rifles into machine guns, finding that prosecutors are likely to prove the companies plotted to hide their sale from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and

CNN By Manu Raju, Kristin Wilson and Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — The Capitol’s attending physician, Brian Monahan, said in a new letter that there is no evidence Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell has a seizure disorder – or that he experienced a stroke or a movement disorder such as Parkinson’s disease – after the

By Katie Lobosco, CNN Washington (CNN) — More than 4 million people have so far enrolled in President Joe Biden’s new repayment plan, known as SAVE, which promises to lower their monthly bills as student loan payments are set to resume in October after a yearslong pandemic-related pause. Launched earlier this summer, the SAVE (Saving

By Tierney Sneed and Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — A federal appeals panel on Tuesday declined to issue a broad order blocking special counsel Jack Smith’s team from accessing data from Pennsylvania Rep. Scott Perry’s cell phone that was seized by the FBI, and sent the case back to a lower court for further litigation

By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — Former Proud Boys Chairman Enrique Tarrio was sentenced Tuesday to 22 years in prison for seditious conspiracy and leading a failed plot to prevent the transfer of power from Donald Trump to Joe Biden. The sentence from District Judge Timothy Kelly is the longest given to anyone in relation

By Jennifer Agiesta and Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump continues to hold what has proven to be an unshakeable position atop the Republican field of candidates vying to take on President Joe Biden next year, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS. Trump is the top choice for his

By Eric Bradner and Ashley Killough, CNN (CNN) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton “wasn’t the man he publicly proclaimed to be,” the state House Republican who is leading the impeachment case against Paxton told the state Senate on Tuesday. “He betrayed his constituents and the sacred public trust that’s been given him. And in

CNN By Ethan Cohen and Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — A federal court blocked a newly drawn Alabama congressional map on Tuesday because it didn’t create a second majority-Black district as the Supreme Court had ordered earlier this year. In a unanimous decision from a three-judge panel, which had overseen the case before it reached

By CNN staff (CNN) — Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell’s office released an update Tuesday about the 81-year-old Kentuckian’s health after he froze in front of cameras last week for the second time in as many months. The note from Brian Monahan, the Capitol Hill attending physician, says there is no evidence of a stroke,

By Manu Raju, Kristin Wilson and Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — The Capitol’s attending physician, Brian Monahan, said in a new letter that there is no evidence Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell has a seizure disorder – or that he experienced a stroke or a movement disorder such as Parkinson’s disease – after the 81-year-old

By Sara Murray, Zachary Cohen, Devan Cole, Jason Morris and Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows and the remaining defendants in the election interference case in Fulton County, Georgia, have pleaded not guilty and have waived their arraignments, new court filings show. Misty Hampton, who faces charges related

By Ethan Cohen and Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — A federal court blocked a newly drawn Alabama congressional map on Tuesday because it didn’t create a second majority-Black district as the Supreme Court had ordered earlier this year. In a unanimous decision from a three-judge panel, which had overseen the case before it reached the

By Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden is nominating former US Treasury Secretary Jack Lew as his ambassador to Israel at a fraught moment in US-Israel ties. Lew, who also served as chief of staff during the Obama administration, will likely face a tough confirmation battle as Republicans seek to challenge Biden’s policies

By Haley Britzky, Shawna Mizelle and Mary Kay Mallonee, CNN Washington (CNN) — The three US military service secretaries went on the offensive against Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville over his ongoing hold on senior military nominations in an interview with CNN on Tuesday, saying he is aiding communist and autocratic regimes, and being used by

By Shania Shelton and Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — Former White House aide Gabe Amo will win the Democratic special election primary for Rhode Island’s 1st District, CNN projects, likely setting him up to be the first Black person to represent the state in Congress. Amo, the son of Ghanaian and Liberian immigrants, will be

CNN By Zachary Cohen and Paula Reid, CNN Washington (CNN) — Special counsel Jack Smith is still pursuing his investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election a month after indicting Donald Trump for orchestrating a broad conspiracy to remain in power, a widening of the probe that raises the possibility others could still face

By Melanie Zanona and Haley Talbot, CNN Washington (CNN) — Sen. Kyrsten Sinema and Speaker Kevin McCarthy aren’t typically aligned on many issues. But they were kindred spirits in a recent phone call on one key priority: boosting pay for wildland firefighters. “Of course he gets it. One hundred percent,” Sinema, an independent from Arizona,

By Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — It wasn’t until after Army Capt. Larry Taylor had picked up four of his fellow soldiers during a raging firefight in Vietnam – the men clinging onto the outside of his helicopter, as there wasn’t room inside – that he realized he had to figure out where to take