Politics

By Arit John, Eva McKend and David Wright, CNN Philadelphia (CNN) — Marcia Ruberg is old enough to remember what the country was like for women before the Supreme Court established a federal right to abortion in 1973, and the nearly 50 years that followed. On Sunday, the 69-year-old retired psychologist, whose shirt read “Vote

By Natasha Bertrand and Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — US military aid packages for Ukraine have been smaller in recent months, as the stockpiles of weapons and equipment that the Pentagon is willing to send Kyiv from its own inventory have dwindled. The shift comes amid concerns about US military readiness being impacted as US arms manufacturers play

CNN By Isabelle Chapman, Casey Tolan, Curt Devine and Audrey Ash, CNN (CNN) — The man suspected of trying to assassinate former President Donald Trump on Sunday depicted himself on social media as a globe-trotting freedom fighter – tweeting at world leaders, traveling to Ukraine to support its war effort, and professing his willingness to

By MJ Lee, CNN Washington (CNN) — Joe Biden’s national security advisers have no imminent plans to present the president with an updated proposal in the Israel-Hamas war ceasefire negotiations, two senior administration officials told CNN – the latest indication that talks to end the conflict have seriously stalled. Some US officials had indicated in

By Kate Sullivan, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump publicly recounted Sunday’s apparent assassination attempt against him in detail for the first time, praising US Secret Service, other law enforcement and the witness who took a photo of the suspect’s car that helped lead to his apprehension. “I was playing golf with some of my friends, it was

By Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — JD Vance on Monday blamed liberal rhetoric for the apparent assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump over the weekend. “I know it’s popular on a lot of corners of the left to say that we have a both sides problem. And I’m not going to say we’re always

By Zachary Cohen and Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — Mark Meadows, Donald Trump’s former White House chief of staff, failed to convince a judge that his criminal case related to the 2020 election in Arizona should be moved to federal court, which could have made it easier to have the charges dismissed. Meadows similarly failed

By Kayla Tausche and Kevin Liptak, CNN Washington (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris and President Joe Biden worked to shore up support among key constituencies during separate events Monday, an example of their strategic attempt to divide and conquer the campaign trail with the race to November heating up. In battleground Pennsylvania, a must-win

By Kylie Atwood and Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken departed for Egypt on Tuesday but his visit to the region will notably omit a stop in Israel, amid rising doubts that a ceasefire and hostage deal can be agreed to before President Joe Biden leaves office. This is the first time

By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (CNN) — US officials on Monday touted another month of low border crossings, citing recent executive action curbing asylum access at the US southern border, even as former President Donald Trump levels campaign attacks over the Biden administration’s handling of border security. Immigration and border security remain among the top issues for

By Isabelle Chapman, Casey Tolan, Curt Devine and Audrey Ash, CNN (CNN) — The man suspected of trying to assassinate former President Donald Trump on Sunday depicted himself on social media as a globe-trotting freedom fighter – tweeting at world leaders, traveling to Ukraine to support its war effort, and professing his willingness to die

By Ashley Killough, CNN (CNN) — A district court judge in San Antonio ruled against the Texas attorney general’s attempt to stop one of the state’s biggest counties from mailing voter registration applications to a large number of unregistered voters. Judge Antonia Arteaga on Monday dismissed a temporary restraining order and a temporary injunction filed

By Jeremy Herb, Zachary Cohen and Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — The second apparent assassination attempt against Donald Trump in as many months is raising new alarms about whether the Secret Service can adequately protect the former president or whether more needs to be done to bolster the security of the Republican presidential candidate even though

By Steve Contorno, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump and his children unveiled a new cryptocurrency business Monday in a virtual address from his Mar-a-Lago estate, the latest venture that stands to benefit the former president as he seeks another four years in the Oval Office. Details on the new business, which will be called World

By Aaron Pellish and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN (CNN) — The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration confirmed on Monday it is investigating Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for allegedly decapitating a dead whale carcass and transporting it home two decades ago. On Saturday, Kennedy said at a campaign event in Arizona he received a letter from the

By Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — The US military completed its withdrawal from Niger on Sunday, US Africa Command announced in a news release. “This process began on May 19 following the mutual establishment of withdrawal conditions and continued with the withdrawal of US forces and assets from Air Base 101 in Niamey on July 7,