Politics

By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — A Brooklyn resident and two Russian-Canadian nationals are accused of working with sanctioned Russian entities to ship millions of dollars of equipment to Russia that was later found in seized Russian equipment and in signals intelligence equipment in Ukraine. Nikolay Goltsev, Salimdzhon Nasriddinov and Kristina Puzyreva have been charged

By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Tuesday pressed lawmakers to urgently pass the Biden administration’s $105 billion national security funding request which includes significant funding for Israel and Ukraine’s war efforts, arguing that the two conflicts are connected and failing to pass the

CNN By Manu Raju, CNN (CNN) – Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell bluntly warned Republican senators in a private meeting not to sign on to a bill from Sen. Josh Hawley aimed at limiting corporate money bankrolling high-powered outside groups, telling them that many of them won their seats thanks to the powerful super PAC

By Ariel Edwards-Levy and Jennifer Agiesta, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump currently holds majority support in the early primary state of South Carolina, where his strongest challenger is Nikki Haley, the state’s former governor, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS. Fifty-three percent of likely Republican primary voters in South Carolina

By Arit John, CNN Hamilton, Ohio (CNN) — When polls close on November 7, Ohio will either become the latest state to enshrine abortion rights into its constitution or enter a period of uncertainty as the state Supreme Court considers allowing a six-week abortion ban to be enforced. For Joel Spring, a 33-year-old from West

By Ariane de Vogue, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court grappled with the intersection between the internet and the First Amendment Tuesday as justices considered when government officials can block followers on social media. During three hours of arguments, the justices made clear that while they may not be active on sites such as Facebook,

By Jack Forrest, CNN (CNN) — Alabama’s redrawn congressional map is setting up the first member-on-member US House primary of 2024, with GOP Rep. Barry Moore set to challenge fellow Republican Rep. Jerry Carl in the new 1st District. Under a new map approved by a federal court earlier this month, Moore’s current 2nd District

By Ariane de Vogue, CNN (CNN) — Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee said Monday that they planned to schedule a vote to authorize a round of subpoenas related to their investigation into ethics reform at the Supreme Court after an array of stories over the last several months have suggested that some of the

By Stephanie Becker, CNN (CNN) — A Las Vegas man who allegedly left antisemitic voicemail threats to kill one of Nevada’s US senators now faces a federal charge. Police arrested 43-year-old John Anthony Miller of Las Vegas on Thursday, and he made his first court appearance Friday. Miller is charged with one count of threatening a

By MJ Lee, CNN (CNN) — US officials are intently focused on trying to secure the release of hostages being held by Hamas in Gaza – among them American citizens – a task that sources said is now further complicated by Israel’s expansion of its ground operations into Gaza. The US remains a part of the ongoing talks that

By Jason Morris, CNN (CNN) — An Alabama man has been charged with making threatening voicemails to Fulton County officials in Georgia because of their connections to the case against former President Donald Trump. Arthur Ray Hanson II, 59, was indicted by a federal grand jury in Atlanta last week on felony charges of transmitting

By Haley Talbot and Kristin Wilson, CNN The House has released text of its planned Israel funding bill, appropriating $14.3 billion dollars to aid the country, setting up one of the first leadership tests for newly elected House Speaker Mike Johnson. As the Louisiana Republican noted last week, the GOP-led bill includes the same amount

By Daniel Dale, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump attempted to rewrite history in a speech in Iowa on Sunday, falsely claiming he had campaigned for the presidency in 2016 on a promise that Mexico would pay for “a piece” of his border wall. Trump, now running again for the Republican presidential nomination, has

By Katie Lobosco, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Biden administration is making another attempt to create a new student loan forgiveness program and released some details Monday about the types of borrowers being considered for eligibility. The administration is in the very early stages of developing the new program. A finalized proposal isn’t expected until

By Marshall Cohen and Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — The 14th Amendment disqualification trial against Donald Trump began Monday in Colorado with a group of voters trying to use the Civil War-era amendment to remove the former president from the 2024 ballot, citing his role in the January 6, 2021, insurrection. In a Denver courtroom, Trump’s lawyers

By Oren Liebermann and Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — US Marine Corps commandant Gen. Eric Smith has been hospitalized following a medical emergency on Sunday evening, according to a statement from the service. There is no additional information about his condition or how long he is expected to remain in hospital at this time. Because