Politics

By Ariane de Vogue and Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — The Florida law that limits drag shows in the state will remain blocked, the Supreme Court said Thursday, dealing a blow to a key initiative championed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis. Florida had asked the high court to narrow a lower court’s injunction that stopped the law from

By Paula Reid, Evan Perez, Katelyn Polantz and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN Washington (CNN) — Special counsel prosecutors are using a Los Angeles grand jury to seek documents and possible testimony from multiple witnesses as part of the ongoing federal investigation into Hunter Biden’s business dealings, according to people familiar with the probe. James Biden, President

By Ben Finley and Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — Nevada’s attorney general is investigating individuals who acted as fake electors in the state following the 2020 election, a source close to the investigation told CNN. As part of the plot, six Republicans signed false Electoral College certificates in December 2020 for then-President Donald Trump, who

By Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — A New York appeals court judge on Thursday temporarily lifted the gag order placed on Donald Trump and his attorneys in his civil fraud trial following an emergency hearing. Associate Justice David Friedman of the First Judicial Department ruled from the bench. In a written order, the judge said:

By Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — The man who attacked Rep. Angie Craig in her Washington, DC, apartment complex earlier this year was sentenced on Thursday to 27 months in prison. Kendrid Hamlin pleaded guilty in June to three counts, including assaulting a member of Congress as well as assaulting two law enforcement officers. During

By Jeffrey Kopp, Veronica Miracle and Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — A jury has found David DePape guilty on two counts in the violent attack on Paul Pelosi, the husband of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, last year in the couple’s San Francisco home. DePape was convicted in federal court of one count of

CNN By Jennifer Agiesta and Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump maintains a significant lead among likely voters in New Hampshire’s Republican presidential primary, but former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley has moved ahead of Trump’s other rivals and holds second place, according to a new CNN Poll conducted by the University

By Paula Reid, CNN (CNN) — Special counsel Robert Hur is not expected to charge anyone in connection with the mishandling of classified documents at two locations connected to President Joe Biden, two sources close to the investigation told CNN. Hur and his team are compiling a detailed report on their year-long probe that is

By Kara Scannell, CNN New York (CNN) — Manhattan prosecutors urged a judge to reject Donald Trump’s motion to dismiss criminal charges related to a hush money payment, saying the former president is trying to use his political power to evade accountability. Prosecutors also said while investigating the hush money case this year that they gleaned new information

By Fredreka Schouten, Annie Grayer, Kristin Wilson and Marshall Cohen, CNN The House Ethics Committee released a scathing report Thursday about embattled New York Rep. George Santos, finding evidence he broke federal laws, stole from his campaign and delivered a “constant series of lies” to voters and donors on his way to winning a US

By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn and Morgan Rimmer, CNN (CNN) — Democratic Rep. Dan Kildee of Michigan said Thursday that he will not seek re-election next year, citing his recent battle with cancer. “There are times in all our lives that make you reassess your own future and path. For me, being diagnosed with cancer earlier

By Nick Valencia and Jason Morris, CNN Atlanta (CNN) — The judge presiding over Donald Trump’s racketeering case over efforts to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia has issued a protective order on sensitive discovery materials in the case. In his order, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee wrote that a protective order was

By Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — Tim Scott’s loss appears to be Nikki Haley’s gain. Several of Scott’s financial backers have quickly pivoted to Haley in the days since the South Carolina senator ended his bid for the White House, as Haley jockeys with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to become the alternative to former President Donald Trump,

By Jennifer Agiesta and Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump maintains a significant lead among likely voters in New Hampshire’s Republican presidential primary, but former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley has moved ahead of Trump’s other rivals and holds second place, according to a new CNN Poll conducted by the University of

CNN By Haley Talbot, Lauren Fox and Clare Foran, CNN House Ethics Chairman Michael Guest, a Mississippi Republican, introduced a resolution Friday to expel GOP Rep. George Santos of New York from Congress, one day after the Ethics Committee released a damning report on its investigation into Santos. Lawmakers are expected to address the resolution

By Melanie Zanona, CNN (CNN) — Republican Rep. George Santos said Thursday he would not seek reelection next year after the House Ethics Committee’s investigation concluded there is “substantial evidence” that he used campaign funds for personal purposes. “I will continue on my mission to serve my constituents up until I am allowed. I will

By CNN staff (CNN) — The House Ethics Committee on Thursday released its report on its investigation into Republican Rep. George Santos of New York. Read the House committee’s report here: The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2023 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All rights reserved.

By Clare Foran, Marshall Cohen, Melanie Zanona and Annie Grayer, CNN Republican Rep. George Santos announced he will not seek reelection to the House next year, following the Ethics Committee’s release of a long-awaited report on Thursday, which concluded that there is “substantial evidence” that the New York congressman used campaign funds for personal purposes.

By Morgan Rimmer, CNN (CNN) — Republican Senators Tommy Tuberville and Mike Lee maintained the Alabama Republican’s hold on military nominations despite a group of Republican senators who attempted to push through nominations when they returned to the Senate floor in the wee hours of Thursday morning. Sens. Dan Sullivan, Joni Ernst, Lindsay Graham and