Politics

By Kasie Hunt and Liz Brown-Kaiser, CNN MANCHESTER, N.H. (CNN) — Rep. Dean Phillips is escalating his long-shot presidential primary challenge to President Joe Biden, vowing to invest as much of his multimillion-dollar fortune as it takes to win. His defiance comes in the face of overwhelming rejection from his fellow Democrats, a reaction so

By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Time is running out for Congress to pass a federal spending bill for fiscal year 2024. If lawmakers don’t act by the end of Friday, November 17, many federal government operations will grind to a halt. However, essential services and certain payments, including Social Security benefits, would continue. A

By Kara Scannell, CNN New York (CNN) — When Donald Trump launches his defense Monday against allegations that he, his adult sons and his business defrauded lenders and insurers to enrich themselves, the first witness his lawyers will call is the former president’s eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., as they aim to convince the judge that

By Alison Main and Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump continued his attacks on special counsel Jack Smith on Saturday, including a reference to Smith’s family, at a rally in Claremont, New Hampshire. The former president repeated his accusations that Smith is “deranged” and a “Trump-hating prosecutor,” continuing, “his wife and family

By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — A federal appeals court said the Louisiana Legislature should have until January 15 to revise its congressional district map before a constitutional challenge to the plan moves forward. A three-judge panel of the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously decided Friday to give the state one last chance to

By Alayna Treene and Kristen Holmes, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump is planning a widespread expansion of his first administration’s hardline immigration policies if he is elected to a second term in 2024, including rounding up undocumented immigrants already in the US and placing them in detention camps to await deportation, a source familiar

By Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — A US military aircraft crashed in a training accident in the eastern Mediterranean Sea on Friday evening, according to the US European Command, though there were few other details provided. In a statement, European Command would not identify what type of aircraft went down or whether anyone was killed,

CNN By Annie Grayer, Lauren Fox and Manu Raju, CNN (CNN) — House Republicans are pursuing a two-step plan for funding the government, three sources familiar with the matter told CNN, as Congress barrels toward another spending deadline Friday. Newly elected House Speaker Mike Johnson announced the plan on a GOP conference call with members

By Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump’s legal team has formally told a federal court that he would like his election subversion trial in Washington, DC, to be televised. Court rules do not allow for broadcasting of federal proceedings, and the Justice Department is opposed to allowing cameras. Several media outlets have

By Aaron Pellish, Veronica Stracqualursi, Ebony Davis and Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — The Republican National Committee is allowing presidential candidates to attend an Iowa Christian organization’s Thanksgiving forum next week, a person familiar with the RNC’s thinking told CNN, backing off from its warning to candidates that participating in the event could lead to

By Annie Grayer, Lauren Fox and Manu Raju, CNN (CNN) — House Republicans are pursuing a two-step plan for funding the government, three sources familiar with the matter told CNN, as Congress barrels toward another spending deadline Friday. Newly elected House Speaker Mike Johnson announced the plan on a GOP conference call with members Saturday

By Arlette Saenz and Nikki Carvajal, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden honored Veterans Day at Arlington National Cemetery on Saturday, a site he described as a “sanctuary of sacrifice” during his deeply personal remarks. “We come together today to once again honor the generation of Americans who stood on the front lines of freedom,”

By Alayna Treene, Daniel Strauss and Alison Main, CNN (CNN) — When former President Donald Trump returned to New Hampshire on Saturday, he was eager to continue leveraging the Israel-Hamas war to draw a contrast with President Joe Biden, his likely 2024 general election opponent. Trump’s speech in Claremont focused on delivering peace through strength,

By Aaron Pellish, Veronica Stracqualursi, Ebony Davis and Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — The Republican National Committee has warned some of the 2024 GOP presidential candidates about attending an Iowa Christian organization’s Thanksgiving forum, saying it would disqualify them from participating in future RNC presidential debates. Five candidates – former President Donald Trump, Florida Gov.

CNN By Kara Scannell and Gloria Pazmino, CNN (CNN) — FBI agents seized the cell phones of New York City Mayor Eric Adams as part of a federal investigation into campaign fundraising, a person familiar with the matter told CNN on Friday. The agents seized the phones and an iPad earlier this week pursuant to

By MJ Lee, CNN Washington (CNN) — The parties involved in the ongoing negotiations to secure the release of hostages that Hamas is holding in Gaza are working toward a deal that would entail a sustained, days-long pause in fighting in exchange for a large group of hostages being freed, a senior US official familiar with the

By Nicole Chavez, CNN (CNN) — Jim McGreevey, the former New Jersey governor who publicly acknowledged he was gay and admitted to an affair before stepping down nearly 20 years ago, announced Thursday he will campaign for mayor of Jersey City in 2025. “This election isn’t about yesterday or my yesterday. This election is about our tomorrow and our future.

By Kara Scannell and Gloria Pazmino, CNN (CNN) — FBI agents seized the cell phones of New York City Mayor Eric Adams as part of a federal investigation into campaign fundraising, a person familiar with the matter told CNN on Friday. The agents seized the phones and an iPad earlier this week pursuant to a

By Paul LeBlanc and Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — When US Secretary of State Antony Blinken lamented the civilian death toll in Gaza on Friday, it marked a subtle but notable shift in US language toward the Israeli government. For weeks, the Biden administration has strongly backed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s military offensive following Hamas’

By Sabrina Souza, CNN (CNN) — The Department of Education announced it will use “secret shoppers” to help monitor the student loan repayment process, as payments for millions of borrowers restarted last month following a pause during the Covid-19 pandemic that lasted more than three years. The department outlined framework Thursday for a student loan oversight program