National Politics

By Alayna Treene, CNN (CNN) — Former first lady Melania Trump is planning to attend the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee next week, making a rare campaign appearance alongside her husband, former President Donald Trump, two sources familiar with the plans tell CNN. Discussions are still underway regarding whether she will speak onstage or be

By Arit John and Matt Holt, CNN (CNN) — A rancorous Republican congressional primary in Virginia that has been a proxy fight amid larger party divisions is heading toward a recount. House Freedom Caucus Chair Bob Good officially filed a recount petition Thursday in Goochland Circuit Court for the June 18 Republican primary in Virginia’s

By Kara Scannell, Lauren del Valle and Jeremy Herb, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump urged the judge in his New York hush money case to dismiss his conviction in light of the Supreme Court’s ruling on presidential immunity last month, according to a new court filing. Trump’s lawyers argued in a 55-page filing that the

By Devan Cole, CNN Washington (CNN) — West Virginia and Idaho asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to decide whether states can lawfully enforce bans on transgender students competing on sports teams consistent with their gender identity. The two appeals from GOP-led states mark the first time the high court has been asked to decide

By Kayla Tausche and Kylie Atwood, CNN (CNN) — NATO officials are discussing taking action to reclaim some Chinese-owned infrastructure projects in Europe should a wider conflict with Russia break out in the east of the continent, three officials involved in the discussions told CNN. A decade ago, when Europe was still crawling out of the economic crater caused by

By Arit John, Eva McKend and Ebony Davis, CNN (CNN) — As President Joe Biden took on his critics in Washington, Vice President Kamala Harris this week made the case to their allies around the country. On Tuesday in Nevada, a battleground state crucial to their reelection bid, she blasted Project 2025 – the 900-page

By MJ Lee, Jeff Zeleny, Kayla Tausche and Jamie Gangel, CNN (CNN) — At a star-studded fundraiser for President Joe Biden in Los Angeles last month, George Clooney wasn’t the only one who came away concerned about the president. Even before Biden made remarks that night, whispers of concern rippled through the audience at the Peacock Theater about the president who had

By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on an Israeli violent extremist organization, three Israeli individuals and four “outposts” connected to violence in the West Bank. Thursday’s sanctions are the latest tranche under an executive order issued by President Joe Biden in early February amid increased violence in the

CNN By John Fritze and Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — Michael Cohen, the one-time fixer for Donald Trump, is asking the Supreme Court to revive his lawsuit against the former president for allegedly retaliating against him for promoting his tell-all book critical of Trump, according to Cohen’s attorney. Cohen sued Trump, former Attorney General Bill

By Annie Grayer, Clare Foran and Haley Talbot, CNN (CNN) — The House on Thursday failed to pass a GOP-pushed resolution to fine Attorney General Merrick Garland. The vote was 210 to 204, with four Republicans voting against it. Republican Rep. Anna Paulina Luna said that she plans to reintroduce the resolution against Garland shortly after it

By Katie Bo Lillis, Natasha Bertrand and Frederik Pleitgen, CNN (CNN) — US intelligence discovered earlier this year that the Russian government planned to assassinate the chief executive of a powerful German arms manufacturer that has been producing artillery shells and military vehicles for Ukraine, according to five US and western officials familiar with the episode. The plot

By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration will designate a dangerous Venezuelan gang infiltrating the United States as a significant transnational criminal organization on Thursday, according to a senior administration official, who described the gang as an “emerging threat.” Tren de Aragua, a transnational criminal gang that originated in a Venezuela prison and

By Katie Lobosco, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Internal Revenue Service said Thursday that it has collected more than $1 billion in past-due taxes from millionaires since last fall – thanks to a ramp up of enforcement efforts funded by the Democrat-backed Inflation Reduction Act that passed Congress nearly two years ago. The Biden administration

By Steve Contorno, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump has lately made clear he wants little to do with Project 2025, the conservative blueprint for the next Republican president that has attracted considerable blowback in his race for the White House. “I have no idea who is behind it,” the former president recently claimed on social

CNN Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — A staggering 24 hours that cracked the political foundation of Joe Biden’s reelection bid leave him facing the most high-pressure presidential news conference in modern history on Thursday. The stakes for Biden’s solo appearance at the conclusion of the NATO summit multiplied by the hour as his

By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said Wednesday “it wouldn’t hurt” for President Joe Biden to take a cognitive test, a move that could quell mounting concerns over his mental fitness following a poor debate performance in June. “I don’t think that it would hurt,” the Democrat said after being

By Daniel Dale, CNN Washington (CNN) — In two social media posts on Tuesday, President Joe Biden’s campaign distorted a quote from Republican Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio to inaccurately make it seem as if Vance had been praising a conservative think tank’s Project 2025 initiative and expressing support for a nationwide abortion ban and cuts to

By Morgan Rimmer, CNN (CNN) — Vermont Sen. Peter Welch on Wednesday became the first Democratic senator to call on President Joe Biden to step aside as the party’s presidential nominee. “The stakes could not be higher. We cannot unsee President Biden’s disastrous debate performance. We cannot ignore or dismiss the valid questions raised since

By Jack Forrest, CNN (CNN) — A Brooklyn man and a Montreal resident have pleaded guilty for their roles in working with sanctioned Russian entities to ship millions of dollars of equipment to Russia that was later found in seized Russian equipment and signals intelligence equipment in Ukraine. Salimdzhon Nasriddinov, 53, and Nikolay Goltsev, 38,

By Lauren Fox and Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — Two days after President Joe Biden asserted he was “firmly committed” to staying in the 2024 race, Democrats continue to question his place as their nominee, with the number of lawmakers calling for him to step aside ticking up Wednesday evening. Vermont Sen. Peter Welch became