Politics

By Ted Barrett, CNN (CNN) — Former US Sen. Jim Inhofe, a former chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee who was one of the most vocal climate change deniers in the US Senate, has died, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell announced on Tuesday. Inhofe, 89, served in the US Senate from 1994 until he

By MJ Lee, Kayla Tausche, Annie Grayer and Michael Williams, CNN Washington (CNN) — After President Joe Biden’s reelection efforts spiraled into chaos following his debate fiasco last month, Democrats who have both stood by and abandoned Biden since then see Tuesday as a decisive day for the president’s political future. Numerous Democrats inside Biden’s

By Zachary Cohen and Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — A US district court judge in Alaska who was appointed by former President Donald Trump abruptly announced his resignation from the federal bench last week, days before an investigation that found he engaged in an “inappropriately sexualized relationship” with one of his law clerks was released publicly.  Judge

By Phil Mattingly, CNN (CNN) — Joe Biden is betting on himself. In the president’s telling, the pundits have always doubted him. The Washington class has always scoffed at his approach. He was never the darling of Democratic donors. The polls that show moribund approval ratings and widespread unease with his age don’t capture his

By Jennifer Hansler, Kylie Atwood and Luke McGee, CNN (CNN) — As the NATO alliance prepares to celebrate its 75th anniversary at this week’s summit in Washington, it is also gearing up to welcome its first new leader in a decade: a man experienced at dealing with former President Donald Trump that many hope can keep the

By John King, CNN Cedarburg, Wisconsin (CNN) — Lisa Reissmann had to stop watching. “He didn’t seem as strong as what he has been in the past,” she said of President Joe Biden’s performance last month at the CNN debate. “I was really having a hard time watching it. Because he did seem a little

CNN By John King, CNN Cedarburg, Wisconsin (CNN) — Lisa Reissmann had to stop watching. “He didn’t seem as strong as what he has been in the past,” she said of President Joe Biden’s performance last month at the CNN debate. “I was really having a hard time watching it. Because he did seem a

By Gregory Krieg, Arit John, Sydney Topf and Aaron Pellish, CNN (CNN) — Democrats urging President Joe Biden to end his campaign and allow the party to select another nominee before – or during – August’s national convention are unlikely to find allies in the ranks of Chicago-bound delegates, who are increasingly closing ranks around

By CNN Staff (CNN) — The Republican National Committee’s platform committee on Monday approved a platform that reflects former President Donald Trump’s broader policy agenda on a range of issues. Read the GOP platform below: The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2024 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All rights reserved.

By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — The highest-income households would receive more than 45% of the benefits if the expiring provisions of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act are extended, according to an analysis released Monday by the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center. The tax cut law was a key accomplishment of former President Donald

By Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — The US Air Force’s project to modernize its nuclear missile arsenal is projected to cost approximately $141 billion, which is roughly 81% more than previously anticipated, and will be delayed by several years, officials said Monday. A review of the Sentinel program was conducted after the Air Force said in January its costs were exceeding baseline projections. The

By Jennifer Hansler, Natasha Bertrand and Kylie Atwood, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine’s path to joining NATO was described as “irreversible” in a draft text of the alliance’s joint communique, three sources familiar told CNN Monday. How strong of a guarantee to provide to Ukraine about its future membership to NATO has been a key source

CNN By Priscilla Alvarez, Camila DeChalus and Michael Williams, CNN Washington (CNN) — A top Parkinson’s disease specialist held a meeting with President Joe Biden’s physician at the White House earlier this year, according to records, though the circumstances of the meeting are unclear. Dr. Kevin Cannard, a neurologist at the Walter Reed National Military

By Priscilla Alvarez, Camila DeChalus and Michael Williams, CNN Washington (CNN) — A top Parkinson’s disease specialist held a meeting with President Joe Biden’s physician at the White House earlier this year, according to records, though the circumstances of the meeting are unclear. Dr. Kevin Cannard, a neurologist at the Walter Reed National Military Medical

By Casey Gannon, CNN (CNN) — Jay Johnston, the actor known for his roles on “Arrested Development,” “Bob’s Burgers” and other TV shows, pleaded guilty Monday over his involvement in the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol. Johnston pleaded guilty to one felony count of civil disorder. Prosecutors allege that Johnston was a

By Kristen Holmes and Daniel Strauss, CNN (CNN) — The panel charged with crafting and producing a platform for the Republican National Committee has adopted a scaled-back document that softened language on abortion and same-sex marriage, Donald Trump’s campaign announced Monday. In addition to editing some of the language, the former president wrote some portions

By Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN Washington (CNN) — Sunday morning, Hakeem Jeffries went to church back home in Brooklyn. Shortly after, he tweeted a verse from the Book of Joshua: “Do not be discouraged, for the Lord your god will be with you wherever you go.” That’s from right after the passage where Moses dies of old age,

CNN By Kayla Tausche, Betsy Klein, Arlette Saenz and Jeff Zeleny, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden told congressional Democrats in a letter on Monday that he will continue his reelection bid despite mounting concerns about his mental fitness and the viability of his campaign, while also hitting back at party “elites” in an

By Zachary Wolf, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden faces pressure from some in his party to prove he is up to the job of president. His promise to stay in the race has not quieted critics, nor has it answered questions about whether his advanced age is affecting his job as president. The-CNN-Wire™ &