National Politics

By Aaron Pellish, CNN (CNN) — The Democratic National Committee has accused the super PAC backing Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s presidential campaign of committing additional campaign finance violations on Monday, a further escalation of Democrats’ efforts to diminish Kennedy’s independent White House bid. The DNC filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission alleging that

CNN By John Fritze, Devan Cole and Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court ruled Monday that former President Donald Trump should appear on the ballot in Colorado in a decision that follows months of debate over whether the frontrunner for the GOP nomination violated the “insurrectionist clause” included in the 14th Amendment. The

By CNN staff (CNN) — The Supreme Court ruled Monday that former President Donald Trump should appear on the ballot in Colorado in a decision that follows months of debate over whether the frontrunner for the GOP nomination violated the “insurrectionist clause” included in the 14th Amendment. Read the opinion here: The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2024 Cable News

By Kara Scannell, Lauren del Valle and Sabrina Souza, CNN (CNN) — Former Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg admitted on Monday to testifying falsely to the New York attorney general about his knowledge of the size of Donald Trump’s apartment triplex and how the value of that apartment was inflated on Trump’s financial statements for

By Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — Some voters in North Carolina and Alabama are selecting US House candidates Tuesday in contests dramatically reshaped by congressional redistricting in recent months. In North Carolina – where members of the Republican-controlled General Assembly drew a congressional map last fall that heavily favors their party – the GOP is

By Tierney Sneed and Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — With access that millions of Americans have to preventive care at stake, a conservative federal appeals court on Monday picked apart how the Biden administration has tried to maneuver around the latest significant challenge to Obamacare. The case concerns the Affordable Care Act provision that mandates

By Simone Pathe, CNN (CNN) — The first down-ballot primaries of the year on Super Tuesday are likely to be even more consequential than the day’s presidential contests, which are unlikely to change the trajectory of the Democratic and Republican races. On the ballot Tuesday are primaries for US Senate and governor, but it’s the

By Alayna Treene, Kristen Holmes and Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — As former President Donald Trump gears up for a costly general election campaign with President Joe Biden and faces staggering legal expenses of his own, his campaign is actively working to keep costs in check. Senior adviser Susie Wiles has privately joked that the campaign staff call

By Gregory Krieg, CNN (CNN) — Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley won the Republican presidential primary in Washington, DC, after three days of voting in the party’s only capital polling location – a downtown hotel. Haley’s victory – her first of the primary – comes on the eve of what is expected to be a decisive

CNN By Priscilla Alvarez, Betsy Klein and Sam Fossum, CNN (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris on Sunday forcefully called for more humanitarian aid into Gaza, saying that people in the region are “starving” in the face of “inhumane” conditions and urging Israel to do more in one of the strongest pushes by a US

By Priscilla Alvarez, Betsy Klein and Sam Fossum, CNN (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris on Sunday forcefully called for more humanitarian aid into Gaza, saying that people in the region are “starving” in the face of “inhumane” conditions and urging Israel to do more in one of the strongest pushes by a US official

By Clare Foran, Ted Barrett, Lauren Fox and Morgan Rimmer, CNN Top lawmakers unveiled a finalized package of six government funding bills Sunday evening, kicking off a race against the clock to pass the measure ahead of a shutdown deadline at the end of the week. The release of the package – which is backed

By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (CNN) — A federal appeals court granted a temporary stay of a lower court’s decision to block the enforcement of a controversial Texas immigration law, paving the way for it to go into effect this week if the Supreme Court doesn’t intervene. Last week, a federal judge in Austin, Texas, blocked

CNN Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — A defining week in politics will clarify the choice Americans will face in November in a fateful and unprecedented election that is already testing long-held interpretations of the Constitution and the powers of the presidency. The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a push in Colorado to throw

By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court may hand down at least one opinion on Monday, according to a new post on the court’s website. The announcement is certain to drive speculation that the justices are prepared to decide whether former President Donald Trump is eligible to appear on Colorado’s presidential ballot. The

By Avery Lotz, CNN (CNN) — Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin suggested Sunday that Donald Trump “stay out” of the race for Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s successor, calling it a “lose-lose situation.” “My advice to President Trump, which President Trump is his own man – he’s going to make his decision, and he does a good

CNN By AJ Willingham, CNN (CNN) — Will it end in fire or ice? Texas is still coping with the record-setting Smokehouse Creek Fire which has burned more than 1 million acres, while parts of Northern California were buried this weekend under a raging blizzard. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to

By Camila DeChalus and Michelle Shen, CNN (CNN) — Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas pushed back Sunday on Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s recent remarks that President Joe Biden should use more executive authority to take action on the southern border. “He couldn’t be more wrong,” Mayorkas said of the Republican governor in an interview with