National Politics

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Barack Obama, the 44th president of the United States. Personal Birth date: August 4, 1961 Birth place: Honolulu, Hawaii Birth name: Barack Hussein Obama Jr. Father: Barack Hussein Obama, goat herder-turned-economist Mother: Stanley Ann (Dunham) Obama Soetoro, anthropologist Marriage: Michelle (Robinson) Obama (October

By Natasha Bertrand, Oren Liebermann and Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — The US military launched new strikes against Houthi targets inside Yemen on Tuesday, targeting anti-ship ballistic missiles controlled by the Iran-backed rebel group, a two US defense officials told CNN on Tuesday. US forces struck and destroyed four Houthi anti-ship ballistic missiles that were preparing

CNN Opinion by Julian Zelizer, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump is a cultural phenomenon. His dominance in the Iowa caucuses over well-funded and high-profile competitors this week proved it. For his legion of passionate supporters, he is more than a politician. He is like a sports team or a rock band that helps

By Elle Reeve, Samantha Guff and Frank Fenimore, CNN Boones Mill, Virginia (CNN) — Walk into Trump Town USA in Boones Mill, Virginia, and you may marvel at the breadth of human creativity, as long as you’re not distracted by how the merchandise tackles some of the most controversial political issues in the most vulgar

By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Washington (CNN) — Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced Tuesday he’s ending his presidential campaign following a dismal showing in Monday night’s Iowa caucuses, which were dominated by former President Donald Trump. Hutchinson finished sixth in the caucuses, according to the Iowa GOP, capturing only 191 votes. Since launching his campaign

CNN By Jeremy Herb, Kara Scannell and Lauren del Valle, CNN New York (CNN) — Donald Trump attended the first day of his civil defamation trial, watching as a jury was selected to determine how much, if any, damages the former president must pay to E. Jean Carroll for his 2019 defamatory statements about Carroll’s sexual assault allegations.

By Tami Luhby and Melanie Zanona, CNN A bipartisan group of lawmakers released a roughly $78 billion tax package Tuesday that would enhance the child tax credit and restore several business tax breaks, as well as boost funding for affordable housing and disaster relief. However, the deal faces many hurdles to passage. Some congressional Democrats

By Michael Callahan and Haley Britzky, CNN Washington (CNN) — The US Navy seized Iranian-made ballistic missile and cruise missile components from a vessel off the coast of Somalia last week that was destined for Houthis in Yemen, US Central Command announced on Tuesday. Meanwhile, search and rescue operations remain underway for two SEALs that went

By Clare Foran, Morgan Rimmer, Ted Barrett and Kristin Wilson, CNN (CNN) — The Senate voted to advance a short-term funding extension on Tuesday evening, a key step toward averting a partial government shutdown at the end of the week. The procedural vote was 68 to 13. Challenges remain, however, to prevent a shutdown as

By Lauren del Valle, Kara Scannell and Jeremy Herb, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump is in a New York courthouse on Tuesday as he splits his time between the campaign trail and the courtroom with the 2024 presidential primary season officially underway. The former president will be back on trial beginning Tuesday in Manhattan federal

CNN Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump’s huge win in the Iowa caucuses on Monday enshrines one of the most astonishing comebacks in American political history. Losing one-term presidents almost never mount subsequent successful primary campaigns, much less pull off landslides that demonstrate utter dominance of their party. Trump transformed

By Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump demonstrated Monday night that it’s still his Republican Party. The former president won the Iowa Republican caucuses by an unprecedented margin, kickstarting his bid to win his party’s third consecutive presidential nomination. He did so despite skipping the GOP primary debates and eschewing the retail politicking grind

POOL By Aaron Pellish and Kaitlan Collins, CNN (CNN) — Biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy ended his campaign for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination Monday night after a disappointing finish in the Iowa caucuses. “I will stick to the truth tonight. The first hard truth and this was hard for me, I gotta admit this, but

CNN By Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN (CNN) — Most Iowa GOP caucusgoers refuse to accept President Joe Biden’s 2020 election victory and say they would view former President Donald Trump, whom CNN projected will win the caucuses Monday night, as fit for office even if convicted of a crime, according to CNN’s entrance poll for the

By Aaron Pellish and Kaitlan Collins, CNN (CNN) — Biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy ended his campaign for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination Monday night after a disappointing finish in the Iowa caucuses. “I will stick to the truth tonight. The first hard truth and this was hard for me, I gotta admit this, but we’ve

CNN By Gregory Krieg and Steve Contorno, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump on Monday won the Iowa caucuses, solidifying his place as the front-runner for the 2024 Republican nomination as he attempts a historic political comeback nearly three years after leaving the White House in disgrace. Trump’s victory in this, his first election since

By Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — Sen. Bob Menendez asked a judge to let him go to trial first on bribery charges, arguing that if he is tried alongside his wife, he will be forced to choose between defending himself and testifying against her. Calling it a Catch-22, lawyers for Menendez argued that the New

By Gregory Krieg and Steve Contorno, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump on Monday won the Iowa caucuses, solidifying his place as the front-runner for the 2024 Republican nomination as he attempts a historic political comeback nearly three years after leaving the White House in disgrace. Trump’s victory in this, his first election since losing

By Sean O’Key and Anna Brand, CNN (CNN) — The Iowa caucuses are officially underway. As results trickle in throughout the night, we’re tracking where CNN estimates show votes are left to be counted across Iowa. Circle size is proportional to the share of total remaining votes estimated to be counted in each county. Data

By Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN (CNN) — Most Iowa GOP caucusgoers refuse to accept President Joe Biden’s 2020 election victory and say they would view former President Donald Trump, whom CNN projected will win the caucuses Monday night, as fit for office even if convicted of a crime, according to CNN’s entrance poll for the Iowa