Politics

By MJ Lee and Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden was working a photoline backstage on Wednesday after receiving the United Auto Workers’ coveted political endorsement at its’ annual conference in Washington, DC, when a small group of union members supporting a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war approached him. Biden briefly spoke with the members

CNN By Gregory Krieg, Lauren del Valle, Kara Scannell and Allison Morrow, CNN New York (CNN) — Two days after dominating the New Hampshire GOP’s presidential primary, all but assuring himself a third straight nomination and rematch with President Joe Biden, Donald Trump returned to a Manhattan federal courthouse. The former president took the stand for

By Gregory Krieg, Lauren del Valle, Kara Scannell and Allison Morrow, CNN New York (CNN) — Two days after dominating the New Hampshire GOP’s presidential primary, all but assuring himself a third straight nomination and rematch with President Joe Biden, Donald Trump returned to a Manhattan federal courthouse. The former president took the stand for what

By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Biden administration plans to increase assistance to Ecuador amid growing concerns over the deteriorating security situation in the country, ranging from equipment to deploying personnel, according to a senior administration official. The scale of US assistance to Ecuador underscores the urgency and concern within the Biden administration

By Eric Bradner, Arit John, Alayna Treene, Kylie Atwood and MJ Lee, CNN (CNN) — Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley is growing more defiant in the face of Donald Trump’s efforts to push her out of the 2024 Republican primary race, poking and prodding at the former president and encouraging supporters to wear Trump’s

By Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump’s attorneys are joining calls for the dismissal of Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis in the 2020 election subversion case against the former president and his co-defendants in Georgia, pointing to alleged misconduct between Willis and her lead prosecutor. In a filing in Fulton County Superior Court

By Daniel Strauss, Kristen Holmes and Kaitlan Collins, CNN (CNN) — A Republican National Committee draft resolution that would have formally declared Donald Trump the Republican Party’s 2024 presumptive nominee was withdrawn Thursday amid pushback from the former president. David Bossie, the RNC committeeman from Maryland who recently endorsed Trump and introduced the resolution, withdrew it, according

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Jeb Bush, former governor of Florida. Personal Birth date: February 11, 1953 Birth place: Midland, Texas Birth name: John Ellis Bush Father: George H.W. Bush, 41st president of the United States Mother: Barbara (Pierce) Bush Marriage: Columba (Garnica Gallo) Bush (February 23, 1974-present)

CNN By Manu Raju, Melanie Zanona, Lauren Fox and Ted Barrett, CNN Senior Senate Republicans are furious that Donald Trump may have killed an emerging bipartisan deal over the southern border, depriving them of a key legislative achievement on a pressing national priority and offering a preview of what’s to come with Trump as their

By Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — CIA Director Bill Burns is expected to meet in the coming days with Israel and Egypt’s intelligence chiefs and the Qatari prime minister to discuss a deal to secure the release of remaining hostages held by Hamas, according to a US official familiar with the plans. The meetings with Mossad

CNN By Holmes Lybrand, Devan Cole and Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — Peter Navarro, a former trade adviser to President Donald Trump who was convicted of contempt of Congress, has been ordered to report to prison after a judge denied Navarro’s effort to stay out of prison while he appeals the conviction. Navarro was sentenced

By Donald Judd, Betsy Klein and Shania Shelton, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden and first lady Dr. Jill Biden will host Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his wife, Yuko Kishida, at the White House this April for an official state visit and state dinner, the White House announced Thursday. “The visit will

By Manu Raju, Melanie Zanona, Lauren Fox and Ted Barrett, CNN Senior Senate Republicans are furious that Donald Trump may have killed an emerging bipartisan deal over the southern border, depriving them of a key legislative achievement on a pressing national priority and offering a preview of what’s to come with Trump as their likely

By Katie Lobosco, CNN Washington (CNN) — When tax filing season opens on January 29, some taxpayers will have the option of filing their 2023 federal tax returns with a brand new, government-run system. Known as Direct File, the free program will be open on a very limited basis – at first, to federal and

By Natasha Bertrand, CNN (CNN) — The US secretly warned Iran that ISIS was planning a potential terror attack inside Iran’s borders before the group carried out a deadly attack near the burial site of slain military commander Qasem Soleimani on January 3, according to a US official. The private warning was based on intelligence

By Zachary Cohen, Nick Valencia and Jason Morris, CNN (CNN) — A current and former law partner to Nathan Wade, the special prosecutor leading the 2020 election subversion case in Georgia, have been told to expect a subpoena to testify at a hearing next month on whether he and the district attorney who brought the

By Annie Grayer, CNN House Republicans interviewed a former business associate of Hunter and James Biden on Thursday who told Congress ahead of the interview he had “no contact” with President Joe Biden, according to a letter obtained by CNN. The letter sent to House Oversight Chairman James Comer on Wednesday is the latest example of a witness undercutting Republican allegations related

By Clare Foran and Ted Barrett, CNN Republican Sen. John Barrasso of Wyoming announced Thursday that his wife died after a two-year battle with brain cancer. “After a courageous battle with cancer, Bobbi is now at peace and at home with the Lord,” the senator said in a statement. “In addition to being a devoted

By Colin McCullough and Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — The Maine Supreme Judicial Court declined to weigh in on whether former President Donald Trump should be removed from the state’s ballot, rejecting a request that they decide on the question now. The ruling leaves in place a prior judge’s decision that froze the state-level proceedings

By Steve Contorno, Kristen Holmes, Daniel Strauss and Alayna Treene, CNN (CNN) — The first two Republican presidential nominating contests have validated what has been apparent for nearly eight years: Donald Trump remains a singular, dominant force within his party. But Iowa caucusgoers and New Hampshire primary voters also exposed noticeable chinks in Trump’s electoral