Politics

By Haley Britzky and Will Mullery, CNN (CNN) — The US has significantly strengthened its military posture in the Middle East amid concerns about the war between Israel and Hamas triggering a wider regional conflict. It has moved roughly 1,200 US service members to the region, alongside thousands of others aboard Navy carrier strike groups

By Ariane de Vogue, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court agreed to take up a challenge to the federal ban on bump stocks, devices that essentially allow shooters to fire semiautomatic rifles more rapidly, discharging potentially hundreds of bullets per minute. Federal appeals courts have split on the legality of the ban. The decision to

By Shania Shelton, CNN (CNN) — Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said Friday his family “deserves to be supported just like every American family” in response to House Speaker Mike Johnson’s previous comments on gay marriage. “I will admit it’s a little bit difficult driving the family minivan to drop our kids off at daycare passing the

By Clare Foran and Aaron Pellish, CNN Indicted Rep. George Santos says he plans to run for his seat in 2024 even if he’s expelled from Congress and insisted that fabricating large parts of his life story would not have any impact on voters next year. In a wide-ranging interview with CNN’s Manu Raju on

CNN By Clare Foran and Aaron Pellish, CNN Indicted Rep. George Santos says he plans to run for his seat in 2024 even if he’s expelled from Congress and insisted that fabricating large parts of his life story would not have any impact on voters next year. In a wide-ranging interview with CNN’s Manu Raju

By Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — A former appointee of Donald Trump was sentenced Friday to 70 months in prison for his violent role on January 6, 2021. Federico Klein, a former State Department appointee, was found guilty following a bench trial before Judge Trevor McFadden this summer of multiple counts, including assaulting multiple police

The US military is flying surveillance drones over Gaza as part of American efforts to help Israel locate the more than 240 hostages still held by the terror group Hamas, according to multiple US officials familiar with the matter.

By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Biden administration is banking on a new strategy toward Venezuela, which has grappled with economic and political turmoil under an authoritarian regime, in an attempt to stem mass migration and stabilize the country. Poor economic conditions, food shortages and limited access to health care have pushed more than 7.7

CNN, POOL, IDF, HOUSE TV, RADIO FREE EUROPE, RADIO LIBERTY, SENATE TV, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty By Jennifer Hansler, CNN Tel Aviv (CNN) — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday issued a strong message after a day of meetings with Israeli leaders in Tel Aviv, declaring, “we need to do more to protect Palestinian civilians.”

By Donald Judd, Jack Forrest and Aileen Graef, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Friday visited a grieving Lewiston, Maine, to mourn the 18 people killed in a mass shooting last week, expressing hope for progress in addressing gun violence. The president – once again acting as consoler-in-chief, a role he has before

WMTW, CAITLIN HAINES, KELSEY LAMOTHE, CNN By Donald Judd, Jack Forrest and Aileen Graef, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Friday visited a grieving Lewiston, Maine, to mourn the 18 people killed in a mass shooting last week, expressing hope for progress in addressing gun violence. The president – once again acting as

By Jennifer Hansler, CNN Tel Aviv (CNN) — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday issued a strong message after a day of meetings with Israeli leaders in Tel Aviv, declaring, “we need to do more to protect Palestinian civilians.” In some of his most forceful comments to date, the top US diplomat said that “civilians

CNN By John King, CNN Milwaukee (CNN) — There was a Halloween haunted house to plan. Finding days on the fall calendar for neighborhood cleanup projects. A big report on criminal justice issues to finish. Veteran organizer Angela Lang was more than busy. But as she gave her neighborhood canvassing teams a morning pep talk

By John King, CNN Milwaukee (CNN) — There was a Halloween haunted house to plan. Finding days on the fall calendar for neighborhood cleanup projects. A big report on criminal justice issues to finish. Veteran organizer Angela Lang was more than busy. But as she gave her neighborhood canvassing teams a morning pep talk recently,

WABC, BRIANNA SUGGS, LINKEDIN, @NYCMAYOR, X, BRIANNA SUGGS.COM, CNN, Brianna Suggs/LinkedIn, @NYCMayor/X By Gloria Pazmino, John Miller, Paul P. Murphy and Jeff Winter, CNN (CNN) — An FBI raid at the home of New York City Mayor Eric Adam’s chief fundraiser Thursday morning is said to be part of an investigation to determine whether Adams’

CNN, POOL, WABC, GETTY IMAGES, CHRISTINE CORNELL, THE WHITE HOUSE By Jeremy Herb, CNN (CNN) — A higher court on Thursday denied Ivanka Trump’s request to postpone her upcoming testimony in her father’s civil fraud trial, shortly after she claimed she’d suffer “undue hardship” if forced to appear during a school week. “Ms. Trump, who

By Jeremy Herb, CNN (CNN) — A higher court on Thursday denied Ivanka Trump’s request to postpone her upcoming testimony in her father’s civil fraud trial, shortly after she claimed she’d suffer “undue hardship” if forced to appear during a school week. “Ms. Trump, who resides in Florida with her three minor children, will suffer

By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump is asking a federal appeals court in Washington, DC, to pause the limited gag order issued against him in his federal election subversion criminal case. In a filing Thursday night with the DC Circuit Court of Appeals, Trump asked that the order imposed last month

By Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — Susheela Jayapal has launched a bid to join her sister, progressive Washington Rep. Pramila Jayapal, in Congress. A former county commissioner in Oregon, Jayapal announced Wednesday that she is looking to succeed Democratic Rep. Earl Blumenauer, who said earlier this week that he will not seek reelection to the