Politics

By Kristen Holmes, Fredreka Schouten, Alayna Treene and Kate Sullivan, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump’s campaign and joint fundraising committee together brought in $20.3 million in February and entered this month with a combined $41.9 million cash on hand, according to a Trump campaign official. But the amounts trail far behind the $53

By Arit John and Dianne Gallagher, CNN Madison, Alabama (CNN) — A month after an Alabama Supreme Court ruling thrust in vitro fertilization treatment into the national spotlight, Democrats are looking at a special state House election here on Tuesday for signs of how strong abortion rights resonate with voters in a red state with

By Evan Perez, Hannah Rabinowitz and Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — The Justice Department had preliminary discussions about a plea deal with Julian Assange’s attorneys at one point in the case against him over his alleged mishandling of classified material, though a deal is neither imminent nor assured, according to a person briefed on the

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Mike Pence, the 48th vice president of the United States. Personal Birth date: June 7, 1959 Birth place: Columbus, Indiana Birth name: Michael Richard Pence Father: Edward Pence, gas station owner Mother: Nancy Pence-Fritsch Marriage: Karen Pence (1985-present) Children: Michael, Charlotte and Audrey

By Haley Talbot and Melanie Zanona, CNN House Speaker Mike Johnson is considering inviting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address Congress after House members raised the idea in their closed-door conference meeting Wednesday morning. “It’s one of the things that we have in mind, and we may try to arrange for that,” Johnson told reporters

By Arlette Saenz, Michael Williams and Tami Luhby, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden and former President Barack Obama will team up to rally supporters around the Affordable Care Act’s 14th anniversary this weekend as Democrats make their latest move to capitalize on former President Donald Trump’s threats to repeal Obamacare. Biden and Obama,

By Katie Lobosco, Ella Nilsen and Betsy Klein, CNN Washington and Phoenix (CNN) — President Joe Biden announced Wednesday one of the biggest federal investments in US chip manufacturing – a $8.5 billion grant to tech giant Intel – as he visited the battleground state of Arizona and struggles to get his key legislative accomplishments

By Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump’s lawyers are trying to pause at least five civil lawsuits that seek to hold him accountable for the January 6, 2021, US Capitol riot because of his pending criminal trial, according to filings with a federal judge in Washington, DC. Trump’s team is arguing that moving the

By Kara Scannell and Jeremy Herb, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge on Wednesday denied Michael Cohen’s attempt to end his supervised release early after finding Donald Trump’s former attorney likely “committed perjury” in past testimony. Cohen asked to lift his supervised release, which ends in November, based on his testimony in the New York

By Shania Shelton, CNN (CNN) — The matchup in one of the most competitive Senate races of the year was set Tuesday, when voters chose Cleveland businessman Bernie Moreno, who had the endorsement of former President Donald Trump, to take on Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown this fall. Moreno is a Colombian-born, American-raised car dealership owner. He

By Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — New York Attorney General Letitia James’ office pushed back on Donald Trump’s claim that he can’t find an insurance company to support his $464 million bond in the civil fraud case, telling the a state appeals court they should ignore the argument. “Defendants here had no reason to wait

By Jason Morris and Zachary Cohen, CNN (CNN) — A Georgia judge on Wednesday greenlit an effort by former President Donald Trump and his co-defendants to appeal the decision to allow Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to continue to prosecute the 2020 election subversion case there. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee, who

By Devan Cole, Tierney Sneed and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — A federal appeals court heard arguments Wednesday over whether to allow Texas to temporarily enforce its controversial law that allows state officials to arrest and detain people they suspect of entering the country illegally. After an hour of oral arguments, it seemed clear that

CNN By Kaitlan Collins, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump is in panic mode as the deadline approaches to secure a half-billion-dollar bond to appeal his civil fraud case in New York, according to multiple sources familiar with his thinking. Trump’s lawyers acknowledged Monday that he was struggling to find an insurance company willing

By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — Several members of the Supreme Court on Wednesday appeared to be searching for a way to let a retired Texas councilwoman sue the mayor after she was arrested for removing a public document. But after nearly 90 minutes of oral argument, it wasn’t fully clear how the court would

By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — A federal appeals court late Tuesday night put Texas’ controversial immigration law back on hold, hours after the Supreme Court had cleared the way for the state to begin enforcing the measure. In a brief order, a three-judge panel at the 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals voted 2-1

By Kaitlan Collins, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump is in panic mode as the deadline approaches to secure a half-billion-dollar bond to appeal his civil fraud case in New York, according to multiple sources familiar with his thinking. Trump’s lawyers acknowledged Monday that he was struggling to find an insurance company willing to

By Simone Pathe, CNN (CNN) — Bernie Moreno will win the Republican Senate primary in Ohio, a victory for presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump, who had endorsed the Cleveland businessman in the three-way contest. Moreno will next take on Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown in a fall election that will be crucial to deciding Senate

By Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — Hedge fund founder John Paulson is hosting a high-dollar fundraiser next month to benefit Donald Trump’s presidential campaign that is drawing some of the Republican Party’s wealthiest donors, according to an invitation obtained by CNN. The April 6 event, slated to be held in Palm Beach, Florida, is a