Politics

By Abby Baggini, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge on Saturday temporarily blocked portions of an Arkansas law that would have made it a crime for librarians and bookstores to provide minors with materials deemed “harmful” to them. The law, signed by Republican Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders in March, would have held librarians and book

By Kristen Holmes, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump’s team is creating a legal defense fund to help offset some of the enormous bills incurred as his legal troubles mount, two sources familiar with the planning told CNN. The fund is expected to cover the bills of some of Trump’s current and former aides

CNN By Kristen Holmes, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump’s team is creating a legal defense fund to help offset some of the enormous bills incurred as his legal troubles mount, two sources familiar with the planning told CNN. The fund is expected to cover the bills of some of Trump’s current and former

By Zachary Cohen, Kaitlan Collins and Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — Yuscil Taveras, a Mar-a-Lago employee who oversees the property’s surveillance cameras, received a target letter from federal prosecutors after former President Donald Trump was first indicted in June on charges related to his alleged mishandling of classified documents after leaving office, sources told CNN.

CNN By Shawna Mizelle, CNN Washington (CNN) — Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie on Sunday labeled Donald Trump and his team “the Corleones with no experience” after additional charges were filed against the former president over his alleged mishandling of classified documents after leaving office. “This is bad stuff. And you can’t say there was

By Arlette Saenz, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration is launching a beta website for its new income-driven student loan repayment plan today, officials told CNN, allowing borrowers to begin submitting applications for the program as federal student loan payments are set to resume in October. The SAVE, or Saving on a Valuable Education, plan

By Paul LeBlanc, CNN Washington (CNN) — Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut on Sunday called Justice Samuel Alito “stunningly wrong” in his contention that Congress should stay out of the Supreme Court’s business and stop trying to impose ethics rules. “It is just wrong on the facts to say that Congress doesn’t have anything

CNN By Paul LeBlanc, CNN Washington (CNN) — Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut on Sunday called Justice Samuel Alito “stunningly wrong” in his contention that Congress should stay out of the Supreme Court’s business and stop trying to impose ethics rules. “It is just wrong on the facts to say that Congress doesn’t have

By Shawna Mizelle, CNN Washington (CNN) — Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie on Sunday labeled Donald Trump and his team “the Corleones with no experience” after additional charges were filed against the former president over his alleged mishandling of classified documents after leaving office. “This is bad stuff. And you can’t say there was no

By Alayna Treene, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump’s political action committee, Save America, has spent more than $40 million on legal fees since the start of this year, a source familiar with the matter told CNN. The PAC, which raises most of its funds through small-dollar donations from Trump’s supporters, is expected to

By Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN (CNN) — Gathered at the vice president’s residence at the Naval Observatory last weekend, a group of aides and advisers to Kamala Harris marveled at what they had just pulled off. They did not even have a venue lined up when they started reaching out to supporters about attending a quickly

By Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — US officials are searching for Chinese malware hidden in various defense systems that could disrupt military communications and resupply operations, The New York Times reported Saturday. The administration believes malicious computer code has been hidden inside “networks controlling power grids, communications systems and water supplies that feed military bases,”

By Dan Berman, CNN Washington (CNN) — A federal judge in Florida on Friday dismissed a $475 million defamation lawsuit former President Donald Trump brought against CNN that accused the network of defaming him by using the phrase “the big lie” and allegedly comparing him to Adolf Hitler. District Judge Raag Singhal, a 2019 appointee

By Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — Civil rights groups representing plaintiffs in a high-profile congressional redistricting case are urging a federal court in Alabama to reject a controversial new map crafted by the Republican-dominated legislature, saying it perpetuates a violation of the nation’s landmark voting rights law. In a late-night court filing Friday, the NAACP

By Andy Rose and Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge on Friday paused a Montana law that bans drag performers from hosting children’s story hours at public libraries and bars “sexually oriented shows” on public property that can be seen by minors. In his opinion issuing the temporary restraining order, Judge Brian

By Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump charged ahead with his bid for the 2024 GOP nomination Friday at a major Republican event in Iowa, largely ignoring the new charges he faces in the federal classified documents probe. “If I weren’t running, I would have nobody coming after me. Or if I

By Daniel Dale, CNN Washington (CNN) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who is running for the Democratic presidential nomination against President Joe Biden, baselessly suggested Friday that the Biden administration is singling him out for rare treatment by denying him Secret Service protection. Kennedy tweeted that Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas had decided that Secret

CNN By Alayna Treene, Zachary Cohen, Kristen Holmes, Randi Kaye and Christie Johnson, CNN (CNN) — A day after he was named as a co-defendant in the criminal case against Donald Trump for mishandling classified documents, a picture is starting to emerge of Carlos De Oliveira, the little known Mar-a-Lago employee who is accused of