Politics

By Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — Wisconsin voters will approve two election-related amendments to the state constitution, delivering a win for Republican lawmakers who have pushed to alter voting rules in this battleground state ahead of November’s presidential election. The vote to ban the use of private money in election administration marks a victory for conservative activists who have

CNN By Alex Marquardt, Betsy Klein and Khalil Abdallah, CNN Washington (CNN) — A Palestinian American doctor walked out of a meeting with President Joe Biden before it was over Tuesday evening, underscoring the high tensions, anger and concern from Arab, Palestinian and Muslim American communities amid the Israel-Hamas war. Dr. Thaer Ahmad, an emergency

By MJ Lee, CNN (CNN) — An Israeli strike in Gaza that killed seven aid workers for the non-profit World Central Kitchen has touched off fury and indignation inside the White House, prompting President Joe Biden on Tuesday to release a public statement using a word he has rarely invoked over the course of conflict

By Steve Contorno, Alayna Treene and Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — Democrats just can’t quit Florida. A pair of state Supreme Court rulings on Monday – one paving the way for a six-week abortion ban in Florida, the other giving Floridians a chance in November to enshrine abortion access in the state’s constitution – has

By Alex Marquardt, Betsy Klein and Khalil Abdallah, CNN Washington (CNN) — A Palestinian American doctor walked out of a meeting with President Joe Biden before it was over Tuesday evening, underscoring the high tensions, anger and concern from Arab, Palestinian and Muslim American communities amid the Israel-Hamas war. Dr. Thaer Ahmad, an emergency physician

By Jeremy Herb and Kara Scannell, CNN New York (CNN) — It took Donald Trump less than 24 hours to test the boundaries of Judge Juan Merchan’s gag order in his New York criminal trial. In two posts on his Truth Social account, the former president attacked Merchan for issuing the gag order – and

CNN By Jeremy Herb and Kara Scannell, CNN New York (CNN) — It took Donald Trump less than 24 hours to test the boundaries of Judge Juan Merchan’s gag order in his New York criminal trial. In two posts on his Truth Social account, the former president attacked Merchan for issuing the gag order –

By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — A Florida man was sentenced Monday to 14 months in prison for threatening to kill Chief Justice John Roberts last year. Neal Brij Sidhwaney, 43, of Fernandina Beach, Florida, pleaded guilty in December to transmitting an interstate threat to kill. He had faced up to five years in federal prison.

By John Fritze and Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — Former Donald Trump adviser Peter Navarro asked the Supreme Court to take another look at his request to avoid prison, filing a long-shot request on Tuesday that the high court rarely grants. In an emergency request last month, Navarro asked the Supreme Court to let him remain free

By Lauren Fox, CNN (CNN) — House Speaker Mike Johnson is pledging to act on Ukraine aid when lawmakers return to Washington next week, but behind the scenes the Louisiana Republican is still undecided on the best path forward and keenly aware of his narrow majority and the threat to his speakership that looms. It’s

By Haley Talbot, CNN Washington (CNN) — Arizona Democratic Rep. Raúl Grijalva announced on Tuesday that he has sought medical treatment for a “persistent cough” and was subsequently diagnosed with cancer. “A few weeks ago, I sought medical treatment for a persistent cough which was initially diagnosed as pneumonia. After further testing and imaging, my

By Jeff Zeleny and Gregory Krieg, CNN Madison, Wisconsin (CNN) — As former President Donald Trump returns to Wisconsin on Tuesday night for the first time in nearly two years, Democrats have a close eye on him – but not only him – as they build a general election campaign in this critical battleground state.

By Daniel Dale, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump has falsely claimed, again, that he had to post a bond in order to appeal a $454 million civil fraud judgment against him – and falsely claimed, again, that Judge Arthur Engoron did something unusual in forcing him to post a bond during the appeal

By MJ Lee and Donald Judd, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden spoke on the phone with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday, marking the first conversation between the leaders since their historic in-person summit in November and the latest in ongoing efforts by US and Chinese officials to defuse tensions between the two superpowers. The

By Arlette Saenz, CNN Washington (CNN) — The United States told Iran it was not involved and had no advance knowledge of Monday’s strike on an Iranian consulate in Damascus, Syria, a US official said. The communication comes amid concern about the war between Israel and Hamas widening to a broader regional conflict. Iran has

By Steve Contorno, Kristen Holmes and Alayna Treene, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump will return to the campaign trail on Tuesday with events in Michigan and Wisconsin, two critical Midwest battlegrounds that he won eight years ago but that have mostly vexed Republicans ever since. The former president is scheduled to first appear in Grand

CNN By Kaitlan Collins, CNN (CNN) — Hope Hicks, once considered one of Donald Trump’s closest confidantes and most trusted aides, is expected to be called to testify at his criminal trial related to hush money payments, according to a source familiar with the case. While nothing is final until the trial, which is scheduled to