Politics

By Holmes Lybrand, Whitney Wild and Gabe Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Law enforcement in the nation’s capital are bracing for potential unrest and ramping up security this summer when a number of high-profile and politically fraught events could spark protests, including a NATO summit and Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to Washington. The confluence of events stretches from

By Holmes Lybrand and Evan Perez, CNN Fort Pierce, Florida (CNN) — District Judge Aileen Cannon appeared skeptical of Donald Trump’s arguments that Jack Smith’s appointment as special counsel didn’t meet constitutional requirements, but she also displayed what has been a common distrust of the prosecutors during a day-long session Friday. Trump is arguing that

By Fredreka Schouten, David Wright and Alex Leeds Matthews, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump and his political operation outraised President Joe Biden for the second month in a row in May, as a flood of donations after Trump’s criminal conviction quickly eroded the financial advantage Biden held for much of the campaign cycle.

By Kate Sullivan, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump proposed “automatically” giving green cards to foreign nationals who graduate from a US college – comments that break from his efforts to curb both legal and illegal immigration while in office and stand in stark contrast to his inflammatory anti-immigrant rhetoric on the campaign trail.

By Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — A federal appeals court Thursday night rejected Steve Bannon’s bid to delay the July 1 start of his criminal contempt-of-Congress prison sentence. Following the ruling from the US DC Circuit Court of Appeals, it is likely the former adviser to former President Donald Trump will seek the intervention of

By Rashard Rose, CNN (CNN) — Maryland GOP Senate candidate Larry Hogan said on Thursday that he has “no interest” in former President Donald Trump’s endorsement in the race after the presumptive GOP nominee said last week that he “would like to see” the former governor win. Asked if he rejects the endorsement, Hogan told

CNN By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — Two federal judges in south Florida urged District Judge Aileen Cannon to forgo overseeing the criminal prosecution of former President Donald Trump when she was first assigned the classified documents case in 2023, according to a report from The New York Times. The judges, one of whom was the

By Zachary Cohen, Sean Lyngaas and Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration is taking the unprecedented step of banning US companies and citizens from using software made by a major Russian cybersecurity firm with a new prohibition on its sale because of national security concerns, Commerce Department Secretary Gina announced Thursday. The move uses relatively

By Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — Lawyers for Donald Trump asked the New York judge who ordered the former president to pay nearly half a billion dollars to recuse himself from the case alleging the judge engaged in “prohibited communications” with a real estate lawyer about the case before issuing his decision. Trump’s attorneys said

By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — Two federal judges in south Florida urged District Judge Aileen Cannon to forgo overseeing the criminal prosecution of former President Donald Trump when she was first assigned the classified documents case in 2023, according to a report from The New York Times. The judges, one of whom was the district’s

By Haley Britzky and Natasha Bertrand, CNN (CNN) — The US appears to have expanded its agreement with Ukraine to strike over the border inside Russian territory wherever Russian forces are engaging in cross-border attacks into Ukraine, not just in the Kharkiv region as was previously determined. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan told PBS News on

By Natasha Bertrand, Alex Marquardt, Kylie Atwood and Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — US officials have serious concerns that in the event of a full-blown war between Israel and Hezbollah, the Iran-backed militant group could overwhelm Israel’s air defenses in the north — including the much-vaunted Iron Dome air defense system, three US officials told CNN. The fears, which the US officials said have also been

By Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump will get the final word when he debates President Joe Biden on CNN next week, after a coin flip to determine podium placement and the order of closing statements. The coin landed on the Biden campaign’s pick — tails — which meant his campaign got

CNN By MJ Lee, Alayna Treene, Kayla Tausche and Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — One is secluding himself at a mountainside retreat with a tight circle of advisers, poring over briefing binders, honing attack lines and bracing for personal smears. The other is workshopping responses and retorts with vice presidential hopefuls, sharpening policy lines while

By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed a Texas woman who served on a small-town council to continue her lawsuit against her mayor after she was arrested for what she claims were political reasons. In an unsigned opinion, the high court said a federal appeals court took an “overly cramped

By John Fritze and Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a Trump-era tax on overseas investments, rejecting an argument from a Washington state couple in a case that could have jeopardized existing tax provisions and torpedoed Democratic talk of a wealth tax. A 7-2 majority upheld the tax, though several

By Kylie Atwood, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration is prioritizing critical air defense capabilities for Ukraine over other countries to “ensure Ukraine’s survival” as Russia continues its brutal assault on the country with no end in sight, a senior White House official and congressional sources told CNN. A senior White House official described the action as a “rather extraordinary” policy adjustment

By Andrew Kaczynski and Em Steck, CNN (CNN) — Democratic Rep. Colin Allred of Texas, who’s challenging GOP Sen. Ted Cruz in the Republican-leaning state this fall, is promising to “fix the border” in a new ad, declaring that he “stood up to Joe Biden on the border.” But just two years ago, the congressman

By Katie Lobosco, CNN Washington (CNN) — Millions of borrowers will see their monthly student loan payments reduced starting in July, thanks to one of the Biden administration’s biggest changes to the federal student loan system to date. Last year, following the Supreme Court decision that knocked down President Joe Biden’s signature student loan forgiveness

By Annie Grayer, CNN Democratic Reps. Jamie Raskin and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called into question whether Chief Justice John Roberts has taken any action to address the storm cloud of scandals surrounding the Supreme Court, in a new letter obtained first by CNN. The Democratic duo asked Roberts to answer five written questions about what steps