Politics

By Simone Pathe and Kate Sullivan, CNN (CNN) — Former Texas Rep. Will Hurd announced Monday that he is ending his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination in 2024 and is endorsing former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley. “Unfortunately, it has become clear to me and my team that the time has come to suspend

By Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — Hackers aligned with Vietnam tried to use social media platforms X and Facebook to install spyware on the phones of dozens of high-profile targets, including US lawmakers, United Nations officials and CNN journalists, Amnesty International said Monday. The powerful hacking tool – designed to siphon off call and text

CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of Haley Barbour, former governor of Mississippi. Personal Birth date: October 22, 1947 Birth place: Yazoo City, Mississippi Birth name: Haley Reeves Barbour Father: Jeptha F. Barbour Jr., attorney Mother: Grace LeFlore (Johnson) Barbour Marriage: Marsha (Dickson) Barbour (1971-present) Children: Sterling and Haley Reeves Jr.

By Gregory Krieg, CNN (CNN) — The deadly surprise offensive by Hamas militants on Israel over the weekend threatens to ignite tensions between moderate and progressive Democrats already divided over the Jewish state’s treatment of Palestinians in Gaza and the occupied West Bank. For President Joe Biden, that long-simmering discord is at risk of mushrooming

By Manu Raju, Melanie Zanona and Haley Talbot, CNN (CNN) — House Republicans remain badly divided over their two choices for speaker in the aftermath of the ouster of Kevin McCarthy from the speakership – and are bracing for the possibility that neither House Majority Leader Steve Scalise nor House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan can

CNN, HOUSE TV, POOL, CHAIM SMIERC By Manu Raju, Melanie Zanona and Haley Talbot, CNN (CNN) — House Republicans remain badly divided over their two choices for speaker in the aftermath of the ouster of Kevin McCarthy from the speakership – and are bracing for the possibility that neither House Majority Leader Steve Scalise nor

By Aaron Pellish, CNN (CNN) — Environmental lawyer and presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced on Monday his independent candidacy for president, officially ending his effort to defeat President Joe Biden in the Democratic primary in favor of a long-shot general election bid. “I’m here to declare myself an independent candidate for president of

By David Wright and Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — Fundraising by Nikki Haley’s political operation improved in the third quarter, following her strong performances in the first two GOP debates and signs that donors are taking a closer look at the former South Carolina governor’s presidential bid, according to figures released Monday. Haley’s campaign announced

By Natasha Bertrand and Lauren Fox, CNN (CNN) — Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s ongoing hold on military confirmations is impacting a number of senior military appointments in the Middle East, as the Pentagon moves to bolster its presence in the region amid the ongoing crisis in Israel. And Tuberville is still not relenting, according to

By Arlette Saenz, Betsy Klein, MJ Lee and Kayla Tausche, CNN Washington (CNN) — Eleven US citizens have died in the conflict in Israel, President Joe Biden said Monday, and an unknown number remain missing. “As we continue to account for the horrors of the appalling terrorist assault against Israel this weekend and the hundreds

By Andrew Kaczynski, CNN (CNN) — In the months leading up to and following the 2020 presidential election, potential House speaker and Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan prolifically pushed false stolen election rhetoric. After then-President Donald Trump lost the election to Joe Biden, Jordan urged Trump not to concede, spread conspiracy theories, supported lawsuits attempting to

By Jack Forrest, Haley Talbot, Morgan Rimmer, Sam Fossum and Kristin Wilson, CNN (CNN) — Republican lawmakers returning to Washington this week will do so without a House speaker, setting up a high-pressure situation to reach consensus on a candidate to wield the gavel – and the power to push through support for Israel. While

By MJ Lee, Jim Sciutto, Pamela Brown, Katie Bo Lillis and Natasha Bertrand, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration has yet to find a smoking gun linking Iran directly to planning and executing the attack on Israel this weekend, US officials told CNN on Sunday. However, there’s no denying Iran’s history of aiding Hamas, officials

By Kevin Liptak and MJ Lee, CNN (CNN) — With the outbreak of war in Israel, President Joe Biden is contending with conflicts in two parts of the world at a moment of paralysis in Washington and increasing polarization over the direction of America’s involvement abroad. The moment is exactly the type of global crisis

By Kaanita Iyer and Jack Forrest, CNN (CNN) — The House speakership drama enters a new week under increased urgency as Israel declared war Sunday following unprecedented surprise attacks by Hamas. Kevin McCarthy’s historic ouster as speaker leaves the House in uncharted legal territory regarding what it can do under acting Speaker Patrick McHenry. When

By Aileen Graef, Priscilla Alvarez, Alex Marquardt and Manu Raju, CNN Washington (CNN) — At least four Americans have been killed in the attacks in Israel, and US officials expect the death toll to rise, Sen. Chuck Schumer said Sunday. The Senate majority leader said in a statement that he was briefed Sunday evening by

By Annie Grayer and Melanie Zanona, CNN (CNN) — House lawmakers are scrambling to determine whether acting Speaker Patrick McHenry can participate in a so-called Gang of Eight intelligence briefing on the unfolding crisis in Israel, a source familiar with the active discussions told CNN. The source said the understanding is that it is ultimately

By Kevin Liptak, MJ Lee, Evan Perez, Katie Bo Lillis, Oren Liebermann and Natasha Bertrand, CNN (CNN) — American officials said Saturday they received no warning through intelligence that Hamas was preparing to attack Israel, leading to confusion among some at how Israel failed to detect signs of the rocket assault. The capability of Hamas

CNN By Kevin Liptak and MJ Lee, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden and his top aides are absorbing the explosion of violence in Israel on Saturday and contending with a complicated diplomatic situation unlike any previous conflict between the Israelis and the Palestinians. Ties between Biden and his Israeli counterpart, Benjamin Netanyahu, friends for