Politics

By Clare Foran and Molly English, CNN (CNN) — Democratic Rep. Tony Cardenas of California won’t seek reelection in 2024. Cardenas’ district, California’s 29th, is in the San Fernando Valley and is solidly blue. The congressman has represented the Los Angeles County district since 2013. The move makes Cardenas the latest in a string of

By Annette Choi, Molly English, Ethan Cohen and David Wright, CNN (CNN) — We tracked how long each candidate talked at the third Republican primary presidential debate in Miami. Former President Donald Trump once again didn’t participate in Wednesday evening’s event, while he remains the frontrunner in the GOP field ahead of the other candidates. Read

By Betsy Klein, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Biden campaign is sharpening its efforts to call out former President Donald Trump for what it casts as “chaos and cruelty” on the issue of abortion as women across the country grapple with a patchwork of tightening restrictions. The crux of their message: “Donald Trump is to

By Paula Reid, Evan Perez and Annie Grayer, CNN Hunter Biden will be in Washington, DC, on Wednesday – the same day that House Republicans subpoenaed him to appear for a closed-door deposition – setting up a potential showdown on Capitol Hill, according to multiple sources familiar with his plans. It’s not yet clear if the president’s

By Devan Cole and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — Wandrea “Shaye” Moss’ life changed forever on December 4, 2020, when Rudy Giuliani disseminated conspiracy theories about her online, the former Georgia election worker suing Giuliani for defamation said in federal court Tuesday. “On that day, lies were spread about me and my mom, saying that we weren’t

By Katie Bo Lillis, CNN (CNN) — Russia has lost a staggering 87 percent of the total number of active-duty ground troops it had prior to launching its invasion of Ukraine and two-thirds of its pre-invasion tanks, a source familiar with a declassified US intelligence assessment provided to Congress told CNN. Still, despite heavy losses of men and equipment, Russian President

By Kevin Liptak and Jeremy Diamond, CNN Washington (CNN) — Rifts between the United States and Israel spilled into public view Tuesday as President Joe Biden warned that Israel was losing international support for its campaign against Hamas and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu publicly rejected American plans for post-war Gaza. The divides, which until now

By MJ Lee and Michael Williams, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday will meet with families of all eight American hostages abducted by Hamas during the October 7 attack on Israel, a senior administration official told CNN. The meeting will take place at the White House with some joining virtually. A number

By Michael Williams, CNN Washington (CNN) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was in Washington on Tuesday to make an in-person plea for the military and economic aid he said is necessary to continue Ukraine’s defense against Russia’s invasion. Zelensky, visiting Washington for the third time since the war in Ukraine began in February 2022, met with members

By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — The federal judge overseeing Rudy Giuliani’s defamation damages trial in Washington, DC, rebuked the former Donald Trump lawyer Tuesday over “quite defamatory” comments he made a day earlier to reporters about the two Georgia election workers at the center of the case. US District Judge Beryl Howell said Giuliani’s

By Jessica Estepa, CNN (CNN) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Monday signed the final piece of the state’s Reproductive Health Act into law, which repealed a requirement for a separate insurance rider for abortion coverage. The move comes after voters enshrined abortion rights to the battleground state’s constitution in last year’s midterm elections, and ahead

By Jeff Zeleny, Alison Main, Ebony Davis and Steve Contorno, CNN (CNN) — New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu endorsed Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley at a town hall Tuesday night in Manchester, the latest step in his long-running effort to slow Donald Trump’s march to the 2024 GOP nomination. “Let’s get this thing done. We’re

By Blake Ellis and Melanie Hicken, CNN (CNN) — Four women who attended the US Coast Guard Academy, including a current cadet, are expected to appear at a congressional hearing Tuesday and testify that the agency’s leaders failed to protect them from sexual harassment and assault. The hearing before the Senate’s Committee on Homeland Security’s

By Eric Bradner and Steve Contorno, CNN (CNN) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is set to field questions from Iowa voters in a CNN town hall Tuesday night, less than five weeks before the state’s January 15 caucuses kick off the 2024 Republican presidential nominating contest. DeSantis is seeking to close his huge polling gap

Analysis by Joan Biskupic, CNN Senior Supreme Court Analyst (CNN) — Special counsel Jack Smith’s request to the Supreme Court on Monday thrusts the justices into a highly charged situation with a former president who has repeatedly tried to politicize the federal judiciary and use it for his ends. As this case tests Smith’s federal prosecution

By Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN (CNN) — Dean Phillips launched his long-shot Democratic primary bid saying he wanted to “strengthen” President Joe Biden. He talked about not wanting to “demean” or “diminish” the president. He said he wanted to be a mainstream voice, making a broad appeal for a new generation wanting change. But on his largely

By Donald Judd and Jack Forrest, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Monday touted his “unshakeable” support for “the safety of the Jewish people and the security of Israel and its right to exist,” but he also offered a stark warning about the volatility of public opinion. “We’ll continue to provide military assistance to

By Melanie Zanona, CNN (CNN) — The far-right House Freedom Caucus has elected Rep. Bob Good of Virginia to be its next chairman, according to a source familiar. Good is a staunch fiscal conservative and was one of the eight Republicans who voted to oust Kevin McCarthy as speaker earlier this year. Hardliners in the

By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — Special counsel Jack Smith may use data during Donald Trump’s election interference trial next year to show jurors when the former president was using Twitter on January 6, 2021, according to a court filing. Prosecutors with the special counsel’s office said in a court filing Monday that they anticipate

By Melanie Zanona and Annie Grayer, CNN House GOP leadership has pulled a pair of surveillance law bills from the floor, according to GOP sources, as Speaker Mike Johnson was facing backlash from his conference over the two-bill approach. The GOP has been divided over how to extend section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance