Politics

By Jeremy Herb, CNN New York (CNN) — An apparent backtrack by Donald Trump’s ex-lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen threw the New York civil fraud trial into more chaos Wednesday afternoon. Cohen gave combative testimony in the face of cross-examination by two Trump attorneys on Wednesday, after he had implicated Trump the day prior for

By Hannah Rabinowitz and Haley Talbot, CNN (CNN) — Democratic Rep. Jamaal Bowman of New York has been charged by the DC attorney general with triggering a fire alarm in a House office building when there was not an emergency. Bowman has been summoned to appear in DC Superior Court 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, where the

By Christopher Hickey and Alberto Mier, CNN Rep. Mike Johnson on Wednesday landed the job of House speaker without losing any Republican votes – a feat that until now seemed out of reach. It’s been more than three weeks since the House voted to oust Rep. Kevin McCarthy as speaker. And despite the threat of

By Fredreka Schouten and Dianne Gallagher, CNN (CNN) — Republicans who control the North Carolina legislature on Wednesday approved a new congressional map that could help their party pick up at least three US House seats in next year’s elections. The map, approved a week after it was first unveiled, could help Republicans retain –

By Zachary Cohen, Nick Valencia and Jason Morris, CNN (CNN) – Fulton County prosecutors have discussed potential plea deals with at least six additional co-defendants charged alongside Donald Trump for attempting to subvert the 2020 presidential election, multiple sources tell CNN. The strategy by District Attorney Fani Willis’ office is clear: get as many co-defendants

By Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — A “small number” of Ukrainian pilots began F-16 training in the US this week, according to an Air Force spokesperson. The pilots will train with the 162nd Wing of the Arizona Air National Guard, a unit that specializes in training international partners on the fourth-generation fighter jet. The training is expected to

By Andrew Kaczynski and Allison Gordon, CNN (CNN) — Speaker of the House Mike Johnson has a history of harsh anti-gay language from his time as an attorney for a socially conservative legal group in the mid-2000s. In editorials that ran in his local Shreveport, Louisiana, paper, The Times, Johnson called homosexuality a “inherently unnatural”

By Hannah Rabinowitz, Evan Perez and Pamela Brown, CNN Washington (CNN) — US authorities have begun a new effort to target fundraising and other forms of support for Hamas, including any tentacles the terrorist group has into the United States, current and former US officials tell CNN. The move is part of a broader reassessment ongoing in

By Michael Conte and Lauren Fox, CNN (CNN) — The Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted 12-9 to advance the nomination of Jack Lew to be the US ambassador to Israel, according to a person in the room during the vote, despite Republican opposition over Lew’s involvement with the nuclear deal with Iran when he served in the

By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Food insecurity among families with children rose significantly last year after falling markedly in 2021, according to a US Department of Agriculture report released Wednesday. Children were food insecure at times in 3.3 million households with kids during 2022, an increase of 1 million families from the prior year,

By Natasha Bertrand and Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — A total of 21 US service members reported “minor injuries” as a result of drone and rocket attacks on coalition military bases in Iraq and Syria last week, according to the Pentagon. “Between Oct. 17-18 (ET), 21 US personnel received minor injuries due to drone attacks

CNN By Natasha Bertrand and Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — At least 30 US military personnel sustained minor injuries from drone and rocket attacks on coalition military bases in Iraq and Syria on October 18, defense officials told CNN on Wednesday. One of the officials said that four personnel sustained minor injuries from an attack

By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Premiums are going up again on the federal Affordable Care Act exchange, but generous subsidies will shield most consumers seeking coverage from the increased cost. The average monthly premium for the benchmark silver plan in 2024 will rise by 4% in the 32 states participating in the federal exchange,

By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn and Shania Shelton, CNN Washington (CNN) — Rep. Mike Johnson, the new speaker of the House, has been a vocal supporter of former President Donald Trump and was a key congressional figure in the failed efforts to overturn the 2020 election. The Louisiana Republican was first elected to the House in

By Kayla Tausche, Kevin Liptak and MJ Lee, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden’s attempts at deepening ties in the Pacific are again competing with other, pressing issues, this time the brewing war in the Middle East that is looming over his lavish state welcome for Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. Biden’s invitation to his

By Clare Foran, Haley Talbot, Sam Fossum, Morgan Rimmer and Kristin Wilson, CNN (CNN) — The Republican-led House elected Rep. Mike Johnson as the new House speaker on Wednesday – a major leadership change that comes three weeks after the historic ouster of Kevin McCarthy. Johnson, a vocal supporter of former President Donald Trump and

CNN By Clare Foran, Haley Talbot, Sam Fossum, Morgan Rimmer and Kristin Wilson, CNN (CNN) — The Republican-led House elected Rep. Mike Johnson as the new House speaker on Wednesday – a major leadership change that comes three weeks after the historic ouster of Kevin McCarthy. Johnson, a vocal supporter of former President Donald Trump

By Sarah Dewberry and Rosa Flores, CNN (CNN) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Tuesday that he’s suing the Biden administration for allegedly cutting concertina wire at the US-Mexico border. Federal agents, the Republican said in the lawsuit, implemented a policy in late September that saw to the destruction of the wiring, which he