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By Lauren del Valle and Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — A New York Supreme Court judge ruled that 2018 communications with adult film star Stormy Daniels should not sideline defense attorney Joe Tacopina from representing former President Donald Trump in his criminal trial related to an alleged hush money scheme to silence Daniels. Daniels’ communications

By Daniel Strauss, CNN (CNN) — When former Vice President Mike Pence delivered an expansive foreign policy speech Monday in which he laid out his vision, bashed President Joe Biden’s handling of the Afghanistan withdrawal, and contrasted his views with those of other Republicans, he started with a focus on one country: China. “China is

By Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — The Marine Corps ordered a pause in flight operations following three crashes in the last six weeks, including Sunday’s incident in which an F-35B fighter jet went missing after the pilot ejected. The pause, ordered by Acting Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Eric Smith, will last two days,

CNN By Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom mocked House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s decision to launch an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, describing the Republican majority’s actions as “student government” in an interview with CNN. Still, Newsom told CNN’s Dana Bash on Monday that he doesn’t “love” the use of family

By Jeff Zeleny, Chief National Affairs Correspondent Des Moines, Iowa (CNN) — Donald Trump is testing the resilience of his evangelical support in Iowa, a key constituency that could solidify – or slow – his march to the Republican presidential nomination. The former president’s latest comments on abortion, in which he called Florida’s six-week ban

By Devan Cole, CNN Washington (CNN) — Indiana’s Republican attorney general is facing three professional ethics charges stemming from public statements he made last year about a state doctor he sought to punish for providing abortion services to a 10-year-old Ohio rape victim. In a 56-page complaint filed Monday with Indiana’s Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission,

By Melanie Zanona, Haley Talbot and Manu Raju, CNN (CNN) — Tensions are flaring inside the House Republican conference as it barrels toward a government shutdown, with the infighting spilling out into public view and growing increasingly nasty. “This is stupidity,” New York Rep. Mike Lawler said of GOP hardliners’ demands on spending, prompting the

By Hannah Rabinowitz and Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — A Colorado judge said Monday she hopes to decide by Thanksgiving whether the 14th Amendment’s ban on insurrectionists holding office means former President Donald Trump is disqualified from appearing on the state’s presidential ballot in 2024. Judge Sarah Wallace made the comments at a hearing in

By Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — Hunter Biden’s attorneys are seeking to have his initial court appearance handled remotely over a video link, a federal judge said Monday. A federal magistrate judge asked prosecutors and defense attorneys to weigh in by Wednesday about how to handle the initial appearance for Hunter Biden, President Joe Biden’s

By Kristen Holmes and Kate Sullivan, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump will skip the second Republican presidential primary debate in California next week and instead will travel to Detroit to deliver a speech to an audience that will include current and former union members, according to a source familiar with his plans. His

By Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom mocked House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s decision to launch an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, describing the Republican majority’s actions as “student government” in an interview with CNN. Still, Newsom told CNN’s Dana Bash on Monday that he doesn’t “love” the use of family connections

CNN By Kyle Feldscher and Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — The Iranian government now has access to $6 billion of their funds to be used for humanitarian purposes as a part of a wider deal that allowed five Americans who had been imprisoned in Iran to go free. The money – which had been held

By Kyle Feldscher and Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — The Iranian government now has access to $6 billion of their funds to be used for humanitarian purposes as a part of a wider deal that allowed five Americans who had been imprisoned in Iran to go free. The money – which had been held in

By Daniel Dale, CNN Washington (CNN) — Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger has long been a pointed critic of former President Donald Trump’s conduct on a January 2, 2021, phone call in which Trump told numerous lies about supposed election fraud and pressured Raffensperger to somehow “find” enough votes to overturn his defeat in

By Shawna Mizelle, CNN Washington (CNN) — The release on Monday of the Americans who were wrongfully detained in Iran ends a years-long saga that included lengthy detentions in Tehran’s notorious Evin Prison, which is known for its long record of human rights abuses. Emad Shargi, Morad Tahbaz and Siamak Namazi are among the five

By Kate Sullivan, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump plans to ramp up his campaign in Iowa over the next several weeks as he looks to solidify his lead over GOP 2024 field in the state that will hold the first presidential nominating contest, according to a Trump campaign spokesperson.  Trump plans to make

By Melanie Zanona, CNN (CNN) — In 2020, every single Republican who flipped a Democratic House seat was either a woman, veteran or minority. Now, House Republicans are looking to replicate that same playbook in 2024 – when Donald Trump could once again be at the top of the ticket. GOP officials have put a

CNN Opinion by Peter Bergen, CNN (CNN) — Editor’s note: Peter Bergen is CNN’s national security analyst, a vice president at New America, a professor of practice at Arizona State University and the host of the Audible podcast “In the Room With Peter Bergen,” also on Apple and Spotify. Bergen is on the advisory council

By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration is considering raising the number of refugees who could be admitted to the United States next year, according to a source familiar with the discussions, as the program ramps up and is on track to meet higher admissions. Immigration has been a politically sensitive issue for

By Morgan Rimmer, CNN (CNN) — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said that he is not ready to abandon the short-term government funding deal negotiated by members of the House Freedom Caucus and Main Street Caucus, despite warnings from multiple conservative members that they will oppose the deal. “Have they read it? One thing I always