National Politics

By Zachary Cohen, Evan Perez, Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard sent at least one criminal referral to the Justice Department seeking investigations of a whistleblower complaint and its handling by the intelligence community watchdog that led to the 2019 impeachment of President Donald Trump, a spokesperson for Gabbard’s office

CNN, PRIME VIDEO, NETFLIX By Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — A jury found Live Nation and Ticketmaster operated as a monopoly in its dominance of the live events and ticketing industry, validating complaints that the industry giant was stifling competition and driving up fees for fans. The verdict was reached following a lengthy trial in

CNN By Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — A jury found Live Nation and Ticketmaster operated as a monopoly in its dominance of the live events and ticketing industry, validating complaints that the industry giant was stifling competition and driving up fees for fans. The verdict was reached following a lengthy trial in New York federal

CNN By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — Justice Sonia Sotomayor issued a highly unusual public apology to a colleague Wednesday, saying her criticism of Justice Brett Kavanaugh for his writing in an earlier immigration case was unfair. “At a recent appearance at the University of Kansas School of Law, I referred to a disagreement with

By Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — Two Americans have been sentenced to years in prison for their roles in a covert scheme that defrauded major US companies while generating $5 million for the North Korean regime, the Justice Department said Wednesday. Zhenxing “Danny” Wang, 39, and Kejia “Tony” Wang, 42, both of New Jersey, were

By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — Justice Sonia Sotomayor issued a highly unusual public apology to a colleague Wednesday, saying her criticism of Justice Brett Kavanaugh for his writing in an earlier immigration case was unfair. “At a recent appearance at the University of Kansas School of Law, I referred to a disagreement with one

By Daniel Dale, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump made false claims about NATO, NASA, foreign policy, taxes, immigration and other subjects in a Fox Business interview that aired Wednesday morning. Here is a fact check of some of his remarks to Fox host Maria Bartiromo, who let almost all of the falsehoods go unchallenged.

By Sarah Ferris, CNN (CNN) — As one California Democrat prepared to formally endorse Rep. Eric Swalwell for governor this spring, the lawmaker hesitated. They had heard rumors the married father of three slept around in Washington and worried about putting their name behind him in a crucial contest. This member, who spoke on the

By Kara Scannell, CNN New York (CNN) — The organizer of SantaCon, an annual bar crawl where attendees dress up as Santa Claus, was arrested and charged with stealing more than $1 million intended for charity. Federal prosecutors allege that from 2019 to April 2026 Stefan Pildes, the organizer of SantaCon, defrauded tens of thousands

By Eric Bradner, CNN Notre Dame, Indiana (CNN) — At one of the United States’ best-known Catholic institutions, students were siding with Pope Leo XIV over President Donald Trump in the wake of Trump’s clash with the pontiff over the Iran war and raising concerns about his recent social media post seemingly depicting himself as

By David Wright, CNN (CNN) — Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico announced a first-quarter fundraising haul of more than $27 million on Wednesday, among the largest totals reported by a US Senate candidate. Talarico, a state representative and Presbyterian seminarian, won the Democratic nomination in March over US Rep. Jasmine Crockett. His campaign said

By Aileen Graef, John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump has considered the possibility that conservative Justice Samuel Alito might step down later this year, giving him the ability to nominate a fourth justice to the Supreme Court. Trump said he has a list of potential candidates in mind if a seat opens on

By Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN (CNN) — The scrambled race for California governor left in the wake of Eric Swalwell’s sexual misconduct allegations isn’t officially Gov. Gavin Newsom’s mess. But it’s one that many top Democrats want him to consider trying to clean up. Since CNN and the San Francisco Chronicle broke their stories about Swalwell

By David Wright, Fredreka Schouten, CNN Bridgewater, Virginia (CNN) — Tara Bowman lives on a farm in Woodstock, Virginia, a town of some 6,000 people nestled along the banks of the Shenandoah River’s North Fork. But under a redistricting plan Virginia voters may enact next week, Bowman’s community would be in the same congressional district

By Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — It’s not their war. But it’s becoming their political and economic nightmare. World leaders who opposed the US-Israeli attack on Iran are being torn between Donald Trump’s ire at their failure to join the conflict and electorates who are deeply hostile to the war and America’s president. Their dilemma

By Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — The historians who are suing over the Trump administration’s eschewal of a Watergate-era records retention law for presidential documents said Tuesday that the National Archives won’t agree not to destroy those records while their case is litigated. The American Historical Association is seeking an emergency court order in a

By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — The Justice Department moved to dismiss the seditious conspiracy convictions of Proud Boys and Oath Keepers members Tuesday, undoing one of the Biden administration’s most celebrated victories against those who it said inspired the January 6, 2021, attack on American democracy. If a judge approves the dismissals, it would

By Alison Main, Manu Raju, CNN (CNN) — Sen. Ruben Gallego, one of Rep. Eric Swalwell’s closest friends in Congress, insisted at an emotional news conference Tuesday that he had been lied to and manipulated by a man with whom he had a close personal and professional relationship. But Gallego, an Arizona Democrat, acknowledged to