Politics

By Kit Maher and Shawna Mizelle, CNN (CNN) — Ron DeSantis on Tuesday defended his record delivering “pro-life protections” as Florida governor following criticism from the Susan B. Anthony anti-abortion group over his reluctance to embrace a national ban. DeSantis, who sought to burnish his conservative bona fides earlier this year when he signed a

By Clare Foran, CNN (CNN) — GOP Rep. Tom Tiffany of Wisconsin will not seek to challenge Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin for her US Senate seat next year, the second congressional Republican in recent weeks to pass on a bid in the crucial swing state. Tiffany said he instead plans to run for reelection in

By Natasha Bertrand and Jennifer Hansler, CNN Washington (CNN) — The US is still waiting for European officials to submit a final plan for training Ukrainian pilots on F-16 fighter jets, which the US will have to authorize before the program can actually begin, officials familiar with the matter told CNN. The training is supposed

By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is positioning himself as the economic defender of the American family, building on his claim that he is protecting them culturally. The 2024 Republican presidential candidate on Monday released a 10-point economic plan, which he describes as a “Declaration of Economic Independence.” DeSantis, who remains

By Fredreka Schouten, David Wright and Melissa Holzberg DePalo, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump has raised formidable sums, but his political operation is burning through money as his legal troubles mount, new filings show. His joint fundraising committee brought in more than $53 million during the first six months of the year, but

By Joe Sutton and Jack Forrest, CNN (CNN) — Attorneys for suspended Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton have asked that the majority of the articles of impeachment brought against him be dismissed, arguing he can’t be tried for alleged actions that took place before his current term. In a filing to the state Senate’s impeachment

By Melissa Holzberg DePalo and David Wright, CNN (CNN) — Super PACs backing presidential candidates released their semi-annual financial disclosures on Monday, with the group supporting Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ bid for president leading the pack with a $130 million haul. Meanwhile, former President Donald Trump’s political operation is burning through money as his legal

By Clare Foran, CNN (CNN) — Three House GOP chairmen sent a letter Monday to Attorney General Merrick Garland demanding documents and information regarding circumstances related to Hunter Biden’s plea deal with the Justice Department. The Republicans – House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan of Ohio, Oversight Chair James Comer of Kentucky and Ways and Means

By Natasha Bertrand, Haley Britzky and Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden has decided that the headquarters of US Space Command will remain in Colorado and not move to Alabama, two US officials told CNN on Monday, reversing a decision by then-President Donald Trump. US Space Command, which is a joint command and

By Joan Biskupic, CNN Senior Supreme Court Analyst (CNN) — When the Supreme Court left for its summer recess in June, the justices were at a stalemate on adopting a formal ethics code. Chief Justice John Roberts has been seeking unanimity among the nine justices for firm ethics standards, CNN has learned, but such agreement

By Natasha Bertrand, Jennifer Hansler and Kylie Atwood, CNN (CNN) — US troops in Niger have been restricted to the American military bases and US embassy in Niger, as the Biden administration works to restore democratically-elected President Mohamed Bazoum to power. A US military official said the approximately 1,000 troops were “retrograded” back to base

By Kristen Holmes, CNN (CNN) — As legal fees for Donald Trump and his associates mount, the former president’s leadership PAC that has been used to pay many of these bills requested a refund on a $60 million contribution it made to a super PAC supporting Trump, a source familiar with the matter told CNN.

By Sara Murray and Jason Morris, CNN (CNN) — A judge in Fulton County, Georgia, on Monday rejected efforts by Donald Trump’s legal team to toss evidence in the criminal investigation into the former president’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia and to disqualify the district attorney investigating him. Fulton County Superior Court

By Steve Contorno and Kit Maher, CNN Rochester, New Hampshire (CNN) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday unveiled his economic agenda, a broad mix of conservative and populist guideposts that puts corporate boardrooms, federal bureaucrats, China and President Joe Biden’s domestic policy on notice. The platform, which his 2024 presidential campaign has dubbed the

By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — Carlos De Oliveira, the Mar-a-Lago property manager and newest co-defendant in the special counsel’s criminal case charging former President Donald Trump and his staff with mishandling classified information, made his initial appearance in a Miami courtroom on Monday. De Oliveira was indicted by a grand jury Thursday on four

By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — After clamping down on food stamps in the debt ceiling deal, House Republicans now want to take a whack at WIC, the food assistance program for low-income women, infants and young children. GOP lawmakers have proposed curtailing funding for WIC in the chamber’s version of the US Department of

By Zachary Cohen and Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — Devon Archer told the House Oversight Committee on Monday that his former business partner, Hunter Biden, was selling the “illusion” of access to his father, according to a source familiar with the closed-door interview, the latest development in the Republican-led congressional investigations into the president’s son.

By Sara Murray and Jason Morris, CNN (CNN) — Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis reaffirmed in a local news interview that she will announce charging decisions by September 1 in her investigation into efforts by Donald Trump and his allies to overturn Georgia’s 2020 presidential election result, while applauding the ramped-up security measures around