National Politics

By Kate Sullivan and Alayna Treene, CNN (CNN) — A former Trump administration official who remains close to the former president warned on Tuesday that a second Trump administration would target journalists and attempt to “prosecute them for crimes” should Trump win the 2024 election. Kash Patel, a former adviser on Donald Trump’s National Security

By Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — Reid Hoffman, the co-founder of LinkedIn and a prominent Democrat donor, says he has donated to a super PAC supporting Republican presidential contender Nikki Haley because the ongoing GOP primary fight represents the first of just two opportunities to stop Donald Trump from winning the White House again. In

By Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — After a spate of cyberattacks that diverted ambulances from US hospitals, the Department of Health and Human Services has unveiled plans to ramp up federal funding for ill-protected rural hospitals and impose stricter fines for lax security at health care providers. The new HHS plan, shared exclusively with CNN on Wednesday, is a recognition

By Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — The Colorado Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments Wednesday afternoon in a closely watched case about whether the US Constitution’s ban on insurrectionists from holding office applies to former President Donald Trump. This is one of several 14th Amendment challenges against Trump’s candidacy, which so far have failed to remove

CNN By Jeff Zeleny, CNN Cedar Rapids, Iowa (CNN) — Sally Hofmann has been thinking and praying about the Republican presidential race. “I pray for the candidates,” said Hofmann, a conservative Christian who for months has been watching the GOP contenders with an open mind. “I think it’s just so important who gets in office

By Eric Bradner and Jeff Zeleny, CNN (CNN) — The stage is shrinking just weeks ahead of the first contests of 2024, as four of the Republican Party’s contenders gather in Alabama for their fourth presidential primary debate. The candidates set to take the stage Wednesday night are Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, former South Carolina

By Clare Foran, Lauren Fox, Ted Barrett, Kristin Wilson and Morgan Rimmer, CNN A partisan clash between Senate Republicans and Democrats over border policy continues to threaten the effort to send badly needed foreign aid to key US allies as time and money are running out for Ukraine. Senate negotiators are vowing to continue to

By Zachary Cohen, Nick Valencia and Jason Morris, CNN (CNN) — Prosecutors in the Georgia election subversion case against former President Donald Trump have officially listed former Vice President Mike Pence as one of the witnesses who could be called to testify at trial, according to multiple sources familiar with court documents that remain under seal. Pence, who has appeared

CNN By Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — The Colorado Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday in a closely watched case about whether the US Constitution’s ban on insurrectionists holding public office applies to former President Donald Trump because of the January 6, 2021, US Capitol riot. The seven-member court appeared divided at times, pushing back on arguments from

By CNN staff (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump, the front-runner for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, took part in a Fox News town hall Tuesday in Iowa, less than six weeks out from the state’s GOP caucuses. The event, held in front of a crowd in Davenport, was a pre-taped, hourlong interview hosted by

By Jeff Zeleny, CNN Cedar Rapids, Iowa (CNN) — Sally Hofmann has been thinking and praying about the Republican presidential race. “I pray for the candidates,” said Hofmann, a conservative Christian who for months has been watching the GOP contenders with an open mind. “I think it’s just so important who gets in office and

By Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump has repeatedly told his supporters he will serve as their “retribution” if he is elected again in 2024. But pressed by Fox host Sean Hannity in a Fox News town hall Tuesday about whether he would abuse his power or seek retribution against his political

By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — The Justice Department unsealed additional charges Tuesday against Manuel Rocha, the former US ambassador to Bolivia accused of acting as a secret foreign agent of Cuba. A new indictment unsealed Tuesday charges Rocha with 15 counts, including new charges for wire fraud and making false statements to investigators. Prosecutors allege that the 73-year-old

By Ebony Davis, CNN (CNN) — Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley’s New Hampshire State director, Mak Kehoe, has parted ways with her 2024 presidential campaign. A campaign spokesperson confirmed to CNN that Kehoe “is no longer with the campaign for personal reasons.” Deputy State Director Tyler Clark has assumed the role. The departure comes

By Jason Morris and Bonney Kapp, CNN (CNN) — Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, who is spearheading the Georgia election subversion case against former President Donald Trump and his allies, said it was “ridiculous” to claim that holding a trial in August would amount to “election interference,” as Trump’s attorney did. Trump’s attorney Steve Sadow

By Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — The Army’s head sexual assault prosecutor has been relieved of his duties over a 2013 email in which he appeared to express doubt over sexual assault claims and downplayed the seriousness of assault allegations. Brig. Gen. Warren Wells was relieved on Friday due to “a loss of trust and confidence in his ability

By Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday decried sexual assaults committed by Hamas during its October 7 terror attack on Israel and called on “all of us” to condemn the acts. “Over the past few weeks, survivors and witnesses of the attacks have shared the horrific accounts of unimaginable cruelty. Reports

By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — Former Republican Rep. Liz Cheney said Tuesday that she’s committed to doing what’s necessary to stop former President Donald Trump from returning to the White House, as she continues to mull a third-party presidential run in 2024. “There’s a huge amount of work to be done after this

By Morgan Rimmer, CNN Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer accused Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie of antisemitism on Tuesday, after Massie posted a popular Drake meme on X that shows the singer shunning “American patriotism,” while smiling at “Zionism,” with the caption “Congress these days.” In his own post, Schumer said, “Rep. Massie, you’re a sitting Member of Congress. This