Politics

By Gabe Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Attorneys general in Washington, DC, and Maryland are suing three firearms dealers in Maryland, accusing the stores of knowingly selling dozens of guns to straw purchasers who illegally re-sold the weapons to criminals in DC and its surrounding Maryland suburbs. In one case, the three stores located in Montgomery

By John Fritze and Lauren del Valle, CNN Washington (CNN) — Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson is using a new memoir published Tuesday to reflect on a personal journey that has already earned her a place in history. Jackson recalls sinking into her chair when she was an appeals court judge – her blood “a roaring

CNN By Oren Liebermann, Gul Tuysuz and Avery Schmitz, CNN (CNN) — More than a dozen members of a Turkish national youth organization were taken into custody in Turkey after local authorities say they assaulted two US Marines. The Marines, assigned to the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, were on liberty in Izmir when the assault

By Arit John and Kayla Tausche, CNN (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are taking two different paths to prepare for their September 10 presidential debate, the first time the nominees will face off since Democrats upended their ticket this summer. The week leading up to the debate, which will

By Daniel Dale, CNN Washington (CNN) — In a speech last week to the National Guard Association of the United States, former President Donald Trump claimed that he was the president who “created” the Veterans Choice health care program, and got it “passed in Congress,” after others had wanted to do so “for 57 years.” In reality, President Barack

By Jake Tapper, CNN (CNN) — Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo will testify publicly before Congress next week about his controversial nursing home advisory from the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic, informed sources and a House subcommittee say. As CNN reported earlier, Cuomo, who testified in June behind closed doors before members of the

CNN Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump is trying to crush Democratic nominee Kamala Harris’ persona as a force of change and to destroy her personal credibility as a potential president as their still-fresh competition careens into the final nine weeks before Election Day. In recent days, the ex-president has unveiled a

By Oren Liebermann, Gul Tuysuz and Avery Schmitz, CNN (CNN) — More than a dozen members of a Turkish national youth organization were taken into custody in Turkey after local authorities say they assaulted two US Marines. The Marines, assigned to the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, were on liberty in Izmir when the assault occurred

The US captured an ISIS leader who helped escapees of the terror group after they fled a detention facility in Syria, according to US Central Command.

CNN By Priscilla Alvarez and Abel Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — The United States has seized Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro’s airplane after determining that its acquisition was in violation of US sanctions, among other criminal issues. The US flew the aircraft to Florida on Monday, according to two US officials. It’s the latest development in what

By Priscilla Alvarez and Abel Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — The United States has seized Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro’s airplane after determining that its acquisition was in violation of US sanctions, among other criminal issues. The US flew the aircraft to Florida on Monday, according to two US officials. It’s the latest development in what has

By Kevin Liptak, Kayla Tausche and Samantha Waldenberg, CNN (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris said Monday that US Steel should remain domestically owned, saying during a campaign stop in Pittsburgh that it is “vital for our nation to maintain strong American steel companies.” Harris’ comments marked the first time she lent her voice to the

By Arlette Saenz and Betsy Klein, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden reemerges on the campaign trail this week, entering a new political phase as he closes out his time in the White House and works to ensure Vice President Kamala Harris succeeds him. Biden and Harris will kick off the final sprint to the election together on Labor Day, using the holiday to woo working-class voters with

By Alex Marquardt and Lauren Izso, CNN (CNN) — The Saturday discovery of the deaths of six hostages has thrown negotiations for a ceasefire and hostage release deal between Israel and Hamas into tumult, with the White House national security adviser saying that “the next few days will be critical” in the push to free those still

By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson indicated in an interview Sunday that she supports a binding code of ethics for the Supreme Court, adding that such requirements are “pretty standard” for the federal judiciary. “From my perspective, I don’t have any problem with an enforceable code,” Jackson, the newest member of

By Peter Bergen, CNN (CNN) — Three years after the departure of the final US troops from Afghanistan, the situation in the country is bleak, with the Taliban tightening its grip as it introduces increasingly oppressive laws that restrict political freedoms and suppress the rights of women. Most Afghans have had to acquiesce to the Taliban not

By Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — The 2024 presidential race is entering a critical stretch, with Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump set to debate and the first swing state ballots hitting mailboxes shortly after the Labor Day holiday weekend. As the calendar turns to September, both campaigns are focusing on on key