Politics

By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump said Tuesday at a rally in Waterloo, Iowa, that undocumented migrants are “destroying the blood of our country” — the latest anti-immigrant comments from the former president in the sprint to the Iowa caucuses — and pushed back on recent criticism that his rhetoric has echoed Adolf Hitler,

CNN By Kate Sullivan, Jeff Zeleny, Kristen Holmes and Alayna Treene, CNN Waterloo, Iowa (CNN) — As Donald Trump returned to Iowa on Tuesday for the fourth time in less than a month, his campaign is intently focused on turning out supporters who have never attended the state’s caucuses in hopes of building a decisive

By Nikki Carvajal, CNN (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday previewed one of the first big Biden-Harris campaign pushes of 2024, speaking strongly in support of reproductive rights and offering harsh words for former President Donald Trump. Speaking to MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell, Harris said she would present a “split screen” between Democrats and

CNN By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court has become the ultimate force in the 2024 presidential election as the justices face several disputes over the fate of GOP frontrunner Donald Trump. The court has been at the center of several election controversies this century, from deciding the winner itself in 2000 in

By CNN Staff (CNN) — The Colorado Supreme Court ruled that former President Donald Trump isn’t an eligible presidential candidate because of the 14th Amendment’s “insurrectionist ban,” removing him from the state’s 2024 ballot. The court upheld a trial judge’s decision that Trump engaged in the January 6, 2021, insurrection and overturned her conclusion that the ban

By Alayna Treene, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump endorsed Ohio Senate candidate Bernie Moreno on Tuesday, arguing the wealthy businessman is a “successful political outsider” and “exactly the type of MAGA fighter” needed in the Senate. Trump’s endorsement came after Ohio Sen. JD Vance, a close Trump ally who has long backed Moreno’s

By Morgan Rimmer, CNN Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville told reporters on Tuesday that he wanted the former president to be even “tougher” in his rhetoric on immigrants, when asked about Trump saying that they are “poisoning the blood” of the United States. “I’m mad he wasn’t tougher than that,” said Tuberville, a conservative Alabama Republican,

By Marshall Cohen, Devan Cole and Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — In a stunning and unprecedented decision, the Colorado Supreme Court on Tuesday removed former President Donald Trump from the state’s 2024 ballot, ruling that he isn’t an eligible presidential candidate because of the 14th Amendment’s “insurrectionist ban.” The 4-3 ruling will be placed on

By Michael Williams and Nikki Carvajal, CNN Washington (CNN) — A new law that makes it a state crime in Texas to enter the state illegally is “incredibly extreme,” the White House said Tuesday, a day after Gov. Greg Abbott signed it into law. Asked about the measure, Senate Bill 4, during a news conference

By Kate Sullivan, Jeff Zeleny, Kristen Holmes and Alayna Treene, CNN Waterloo, Iowa (CNN) — As Donald Trump returned to Iowa on Tuesday for the fourth time in less than a month, his campaign is intently focused on turning out supporters who have never attended the state’s caucuses in hopes of building a decisive victory

By Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — A former Proud Boys lieutenant and US Marine, whose cooperation was key to the prosecution of the far-right group’s leaders for conspiring to stop Joe Biden from becoming president on January 6, 2021, was sentenced Tuesday to 40 months in prison. Charles Donohoe, 35, was the first of the

By Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — A federal lawsuit filed Tuesday alleges that Republicans who control the North Carolina legislature drew discriminatory maps for congressional and state legislative districts by diluting the power of the state’s Black voters. The lawsuit from the NAACP’s state chapter, Common Cause and several individual Black voters is the latest

By Natasha Bertrand and Michael Williams, CNN Washington (CNN) — Attacks on commercial ships in the Red Sea have escalated to a level not seen in decades, leaving the United States and its allies scrambling to protect shipping in a key corridor for the global economy. Houthi rebels have launched at least 100 attacks against 12 different

By Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — The legal team representing former President Donald Trump is taking issue with special counsel Jack Smith’s office providing him evidence for his federal criminal trial for election interference in the latest spat over a potential delay of the March 4 trial date. On Monday, prosecutors turned over an exhibit

By Donald Judd, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Biden administration proposed new steps Tuesday to conserve and restore the nation’s old-growth forests in a move it projects could combat greenhouse gas emissions and counter the effects of climate change. The proposal from the US Department of Agriculture would amend all 128 forest land management plans

By Sean Lyngaas, CNN Washington (CNN) — US and allied law enforcement agencies around the world have seized the main website that a prolific Russian-speaking cyber gang has used to pressure its victims to pay ransoms, according to a notice posted on the website on Tuesday. The FBI also developed a software key that allowed victims of

By Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN (CNN) — Only one-third of registered voters approve of President Joe Biden’s handling of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, a new poll from The New York Times and Siena College finds, with young voters especially likely to express dissatisfaction. The finding aligns with other recent polling this month that showed significant partisan and generational divides

By Kevin Liptak and Arlette Saenz, CNN Washington (CNN) — A UN Security Council vote on a resolution meant to spur more humanitarian aid into Gaza has been delayed again and is now expected Wednesday, according to two sources familiar with the matter. Intense negotiations were underway at the United Nations ahead of an expected vote Tuesday on