Politics

By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter The US Supreme Court left in place the conviction of attorney Steven Donziger — a long-time foe of Chevron Corp. — who sought to challenge the appointment of private attorneys to prosecute criminal contempt of court. In the 1990s, Donziger represented thousands of farmers and indigenous people

By Devan Cole, CNN The US Supreme Court on Monday declined a request from voters in Kansas to review a state court decision they say allows for racial gerrymandering of congressional districts there. In a controversial decision last year, the Kansas Supreme Court upheld a Republican-drawn map that had been blocked by a lower court

By Katie Lobosco, CNN President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness program faces a new threat from Senate Republicans even before the US Supreme Court rules on whether it can be implemented. Republican Sens. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, Joni Ernst of Iowa and John Cornyn of Texas, along with 36 other GOP senators, introduced a resolution

By Arlette Saenz, CNN The White House is elevating a key spokesperson from the National Security Council to serve in a senior communications role for the office of the chief of staff, CNN has learned. Saloni Sharma, previously a deputy spokesperson for the National Security Council and experienced Capitol Hill and presidential campaign aide, is

By Andrew Millman and Kaanita Iyer, CNN Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna of California announced Sunday that he won’t enter the competitive Democratic primary to fill retiring Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s senate seat in the Golden State, electing to endorse Democratic Rep. Barbara Lee instead. “I have concluded that despite a lot of enthusiasm from Bernie [Sanders’]

By Fredreka Schouten, CNN Americans have heard the story before: A lurid tale of a presidential candidate accused of arranging hush-money payments to conceal an alleged affair. But if former President Donald Trump is indicted by a Manhattan grand jury in connection with a pre-election payment to porn star Stormy Daniels, the case of another

By Haley Britzky, CNN For US troops, the training is nothing new: Applying tourniquets, clearing someone’s airway, recognizing signs of traumatic brain injuries. But to the Ukrainian troops receiving it, the training is literally a matter of life or death on the battlefield in the war against Russia. US troops have been providing critical medical

By Kevin Liptak and Jasmine Wright, CNN President Joe Biden’s pick to lead the Federal Aviation Administration is withdrawing his name from nomination due to “an onslaught of unfounded Republican attacks” on the nominee’s service and experience, a White House official told CNN. Phillip Washington’s nomination was first announced by the White House last year,

By Tara Subramaniam and Daniel Dale, CNN Former President and current presidential candidate Donald Trump returned to the campaign trail Saturday with a rally speech in Waco, Texas, that was littered with false claims — many of which he has made before. Trump also delivered unsubstantiated attacks on the integrity of the criminal investigations into

By Alayna Treene, CNN The chairmen of three House committees sent a letter Saturday to the Manhattan district attorney leading the probe into Donald Trump, doubling down on their efforts to intervene in the hush money investigation ahead of possible criminal charges against the former president. The letter from the chairmen of the House Judiciary,

By Nikki Carvajal, Priscilla Alvarez and Alayna Treene, CNN President Joe Biden on Saturday notified Congress of his decision to authorize an airstrike in Syria this week against what the US said were Iranian-affiliated facilities. The US airstrike came after a suspected Iranian drone struck a facility housing US personnel in the country, killing an

By Alayna Treene and Morgan Rimmer, CNN Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said Saturday that he has been released from an inpatient physical therapy facility after he fell earlier this month and was treated for a concussion and rib fracture. “I want to sincerely thank everyone for all the kind wishes. I’m happy to say

By Sydney Kashiwagi, CNN Idaho Republican Gov. Brad Little signed a bill this week that prohibits transgender students in the state from using public school bathrooms that do not align with their gender assigned at birth. Senate Bill 1100, which takes effect July 1, requires public schools to provide separate male and female bathrooms, locker