Politics

By Samantha Waldenberg and MJ Lee, CNN Puglia, Italy (CNN) — President Joe Biden met privately with Pope Francis on Friday on the sidelines of the G7 summit in southern Italy, in a personally meaningful sit-down for the president who has spoken frequently about the significance of his Catholic faith. A senior administration official said

By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN Washington (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris is expected to host a White House event focused in part on the Israel-Hamas war on Monday as part of an effort to highlight conflict-related sexual violence and amid fraught negotiations to reach a ceasefire agreement. Harris has forcefully spoken about the situation unfolding

By Arlette Saenz, CNN (CNN) — First lady Dr. Jill Biden is hitting the campaign trail on a double mission this week, courting older voters to support her husband’s reelection bid while also tackling voters’ concerns about his age. “This isn’t just about stopping an extremist, and this election is most certainly not about age,”

By Andrew Seger and Phil Mattingly, CNN (CNN) — Few issues epitomize the astonishing nature of Donald Trump’s political success as much as abortion. Over the past two decades, his public statements on one of the most divisive American cultural issues have swung like a pendulum. Trump has compared his shift on abortion to that

By Steve Contorno, CNN (CNN) — In a rare speechless moment Sunday, Donald Trump stepped back from the microphone as his Las Vegas supporters spontaneously broke into a disjointed rendition of the world’s most recognizable song. “There’s a certain point at which you don’t want to hear ‘Happy Birthday,’” the former president said when they

By Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden and fellow G7 leaders meeting on the coast of Italy this week are working to harden support for Ukraine and rush western resources to the country as they look uneasily toward November’s US election, which could portend a shift in American stance. The plans to hasten

By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — A Texas man was arrested Thursday for threatening one of the FBI agents involved in the federal investigation into Hunter Biden, the Justice Department said. Timothy Muller, 43, is charged with making interstate threats and influencing, impeding or retaliating against a federal official. If convicted, he faces up to 10

By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration’s efforts to shore up protections for LGBTQ+ students and workers were partially hindered by two separate court rulings on Thursday and Friday. In a preliminary injunction issued Thursday, US District Judge Terry Doughty blocked the Biden administration from implementing the new federal protections for LGBTQ+ students –

CNN By Clare Foran and Ted Barrett, CNN (CNN) — Senate Republicans voted Thursday to block a bill put forward by Democrats that would guarantee access to in vitro fertilization nationwide. The legislation failed to advance in a procedural vote by a tally of 48-47. It needed 60 votes to advance. Republicans criticized the Democrat-led legislation as unnecessary overreach and a

By Aaron Pellish, Melanie Zanona and Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump said he “would like to see” Maryland Senate candidate Larry Hogan win his election in November, according to a Fox News reporter who interviewed Trump on Thursday. Trump spoke with the reporter in Washington, DC, amid meetings with Republican lawmakers on

CNN By Tierney Sneed and John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — Justice Clarence Thomas took several more trips on the private plane of GOP megadonor Harlan Crow than were previously known, a top Senate Democrat revealed Thursday. According to information obtained by Senate Judiciary Chairman Dick Durbin, Thomas traveled on Crow’s private jet during trips in 2017, 2019

By CNN staff (CNN) — The Supreme Court unanimously rejected a lawsuit on Thursday challenging the Food and Drug Administration’s approach to regulating the abortion pill mifepristone, allowing the drug to stay on the market. The court ruled that the doctors and anti-abortion groups that had challenged access to the drug did not have standing to

By Tierney Sneed and John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — Justice Clarence Thomas took several more trips on the private plane of GOP megadonor Harlan Crow than were previously known, a top Senate Democrat revealed Thursday. According to information obtained by Senate Judiciary Chairman Dick Durbin, Thomas traveled on Crow’s private jet during trips in 2017, 2019 and

By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — Sen. John Fetterman has a history of unsafe driving, The Washington Post reported Thursday, raising additional questions about the Pennsylvania Democrat’s driving habits in the wake of a car crash he was involved in over the weekend. The incident on Sunday morning was described as a “garden variety

By Natasha Bertrand, Oren Liebermann and Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — The US military is considering temporarily dismantling the humanitarian pier it constructed off the coast of Gaza and moving it back to Israel on Friday amid concerns that heavy seas could once again break it just days after it resumed aid delivery operations, multiple US officials said.

By Kevin Liptak and Michael Williams, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Thursday offered his first public remarks about his son Hunter’s conviction on federal gun charges earlier this week, telling reporters in Italy he is “proud” of him and accepts the jury’s verdict. “I’m extremely proud of my son Hunter. He has overcome