Politics

By Adrienne Winston, CNN (CNN) — A 19-year-old Washington, DC, man and a minor have been charged in connection with a break-in last November of a US Secret Service vehicle used by the detail assigned to President Joe Biden’s granddaughter Naomi Biden. The Secret Service arrested Robert Kemp, 19, earlier this month and later also charged the minor. “On Feb. 7,

By Natasha Bertrand and Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — A US sailor who served in Japan has been accused of espionage by the US Navy and is facing a court martial on charges including communicating national defense information to a citizen of a foreign government, according to a charge sheet obtained by CNN on Wednesday. A US Naval Surface

By Samantha Waldenberg, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden called Russian President Vladimir Putin “a crazy S.O.B.” in a fundraiser Wednesday in San Francisco, according to the pool reporters traveling with the US president. “We have a crazy S.O.B. that guy, Putin, others. And we always have to be worried about a nuclear conflict. But

CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Britain’s King Charles III was seen back at work for the first time since his cancer diagnosis. The monarch was filmed greeting UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak with a broad smile as he thanked the public for their support. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up

By Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — My Pillow owner and right-wing conspiracy theorist Mike Lindell will have to pay $5 million because of a contest he initiated at one of his “cyber symposium” events after the 2020 election, a federal judge confirmed Wednesday. Robert Zeidman, a software developer, took Lindell up on a so-called “Prove

CNN By Evan Perez and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — Alexander Smirnov was initially prized by the FBI as a solid source who had relationships with corrupt foreign business and government officials, but his appeal grew when he revealed he also had connections with foreign intelligence services, according to multiple sources. The FBI’s management of Smirnov is drawing fresh

By Evan Perez and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — Alexander Smirnov was initially prized by the FBI as a solid source who had relationships with corrupt foreign business and government officials, but his appeal grew when he revealed he also had connections with foreign intelligence services, according to multiple sources. The FBI’s management of Smirnov is drawing fresh scrutiny

By Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — An alleged leader of a Japanese organized crime syndicate has been charged with attempting to sell weapons-grade nuclear materials from the leader of an ethnic insurgent group in Myanmar, according to a new indictment from the US Justice Department. Takeshi Ebisawa, an alleged leader in the yakuza who was

CNN By Ebony Davis, CNN (CNN) — Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley said Wednesday she believes an embryo is a baby following the Alabama Supreme Court ruling that frozen embryos are children and those who destroy them can be held liable for wrongful death. “I mean, I think embryos, to me, are babies,” Haley said during a

CNN By Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump asked the judge overseeing the civil fraud case to delay enforcing the $355 million judgment against him for one month. In a letter to Judge Arthur Engoron, Trump’s attorneys accuse New York Attorney General Letitia James of an “unseemly rush” to enforce the judgment

By Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump asked the judge overseeing the civil fraud case to delay enforcing the $355 million judgment against him for one month. In a letter to Judge Arthur Engoron, Trump’s attorneys accuse New York Attorney General Letitia James of an “unseemly rush” to enforce the judgment by

By Priscilla Alvarez and MJ Lee, CNN (CNN) — The White House is considering executive action to restrict migrants’ ability to seek asylum at the US-Mexico border if they crossed illegally – a maneuver reminiscent of controversial action from the Donald Trump era and is sure to invite fierce backlash from immigration advocates and progressives. The handling of the

By Camila DeChalus and Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — Commander Biden, President Joe Biden’s family dog, bit US Secret Service personnel in at least 24 incidents at the White House and other locations, according to new internal USSS documents obtained by CNN. That number does not include additional incidents CNN has previously reported involving executive residence

By Ebony Davis, CNN (CNN) — Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley said Wednesday she believes an embryo is a baby following the Alabama Supreme Court ruling that frozen embryos are children and those who destroy them can be held liable for wrongful death. “I mean, I think embryos, to me, are babies,” Haley said during a pull-aside

By Tami Luhby and Haley Talbot, CNN (CNN) — With a partial government shutdown looming at the end of next week, House leaders are discussing an agreement that would provide extra nutrition assistance for new moms and young children, addressing one big sticking point in the federal funding negotiations. But the possible deal is already

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of former US Secretary of Energy and former Texas Governor Rick Perry. Personal Birth date: March 4, 1950 Birth place: Paint Creek, Texas Birth name: James Richard Perry Father: Joseph Ray Perry, a farmer Mother: Amelia (Holt) Perry Marriage: Anita (Thigpen) Perry (November