Politics

By Betsy Klein and Donald Judd, CNN (CNN) — The US is formally establishing diplomatic relations with a pair of Pacific Island nations Monday, recognizing the Cook Islands and Niue for the first time. The recognition comes as President Joe Biden seeks to strengthen relationships in the Indo-Pacific region as a counter to China’s rising

By Kate Sullivan, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump is scheduled to have his busiest stretch of campaigning this week since launching his bid for a second White House term last fall. But one stop will be notably absent from the GOP front-runner’s schedule: the second Republican primary debate. While his GOP rivals begin

By MJ Lee and Kayla Tausche, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden and his top aides at the White House plan to hammer away at a blunt message as the US government inches closer to a shutdown this week: A handful of extremist Republicans are entirely to blame for the havoc that would be unleashed

By Arit John (CNN) — When United Auto Workers went on strike against General Motors four years ago, Joe Biden and Donald Trump took very different approaches. Trump, the incumbent Republican president who’d clashed with unions over his labor policies, told reporters at the time he had a good relationship with autoworkers and he hoped

By Katie Bo Lillis, Oren Liebermann and Haley Britzky, CNN Washington (CNN) — Every morning, Gen. Mark Milley’s staff pulls transcripts from Fox News prime-time shows to see if they’re talking about him. Those transcripts sometimes become part of the glut of media materials that Milley consumes on a given day from the major papers,

By Lauren Fox, Melanie Zanona and Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — With six days until the government runs out of money, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has a choice to make: Does he risk a shutdown to keep his job or does he cross his Republican hardliners by working with Democrats? It’s a defining moment that

CNN By Katelyn Polantz, Kaanita Iyer and Shawna Mizelle, CNN (CNN) — Cassidy Hutchinson, the former Trump White House aide who delivered bombshell testimony to the House committee investigating the January 6 insurrection, defended the anecdotes she recounted under oath in her first TV interview since her Capitol Hill testimony. “What would I have to

By Sam Fossum and Isabelle D’Antonio, CNN (CNN) — With government funding slated to run out September 30, the leaders of the bipartisan House Problem Solvers Caucus told CNN on Sunday that “all options are on the table” to force a vote on their alternative stopgap plan to avert a shutdown. There is no consensus

By Katelyn Polantz, Kaanita Iyer and Shawna Mizelle, CNN (CNN) — Cassidy Hutchinson, the former Trump White House aide who delivered bombshell testimony to the House committee investigating the January 6 insurrection, defended the anecdotes she recounted under oath in her first TV interview since her Capitol Hill testimony. “What would I have to gain

By Katie Lobosco, CNN Washington (CNN) — Student loan payments are due in October for the first time in three-plus years – but for the next 12 months, borrowers will be able to skip payments without facing the harsh financial consequences of defaulting on their loans. The Biden administration is providing what it’s called an

By Betsy Klein and Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — With the government on the brink of a shutdown as Congress remains at an impasse on a funding deal, federal departments and agencies have begun the mandatory process of planning to bring nonessential functions to a halt at the start of the new fiscal year on

CNN, KABC, WJLA By Betsy Klein and Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — With the government on the brink of a shutdown this week as Congress remains at an impasse on a funding deal, federal departments and agencies have begun the mandatory process of planning to bring nonessential functions to a halt. The Office of Management

CNN By Betsy Klein and Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — With the government on the brink of a shutdown this week as Congress remains at an impasse on a funding deal, federal departments and agencies have begun the mandatory process of planning to bring nonessential functions to a halt. The Office of Management and Budget

CNN By Philip Wang and Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — New Jersey Democratic Rep. Andy Kim announced Saturday that he’ll run next year against Sen. Bob Menendez in the wake of the senator’s indictment and refusal to step down. “After calls to resign, Senator Menendez said ‘I am not going anywhere.’ As a result, I

By Sam Fossum, Haley Talbot and Manu Raju, CNN (CNN) — Rep. Garret Graves, one of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s closest allies, told CNN that he’s fed up with conservative critics dangling the threat of McCarthy’s ouster, saying that he’s prepared to put the debate to rest by forcing a vote on the threat. “I

By Philip Wang and Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — New Jersey Democratic Rep. Andy Kim announced Saturday that he’ll run next year against Sen. Bob Menendez in the wake of the senator’s indictment and refusal to step down. “After calls to resign, Senator Menendez said ‘I am not going anywhere.’ As a result, I feel

By Joe Sutton and Isabelle D’Antonio, CNN (CNN) — Former President Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn, took a ride through the Plains Peanut Festival in Plains, Georgia, on Saturday, the Carter Center said in a social media post. “Beautiful day for President & Mrs. Carter to enjoy a ride through the Plains Peanut Festival!

By Haley Talbot and Kristin Wilson, CNN (CNN) — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Saturday he still lacks support from a handful of GOP hardliners to put a Republican stopgap measure on the floor next week, making a government shutdown likely with just one week until the deadline. “I’ve been trying to put (a continuing

By Kyung Lah and Aaron Pellish, CNN (CNN) — At the Kern County Fair this weekend, monster trucks roar in a grandstand, all-Alaskan racing pigs squeal in a tent, and at the county Republican party table, voters smile and pose next to a life-sized cardboard picture of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. In Bakersfield, California, the