Politics

KARK, CNN Opinion by Douglas Heye (CNN) — After a dinner for Harvard’s Institute of Politics earlier this year, Alice Stewart suggested we have a glass of wine. Alice was a member of the senior advisory committee at the institute, but politics never came up. Instead, we caught up on life. We talked about running,

CNN By Holmes Lybrand, Evan Perez and Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — Alice Stewart, a veteran political adviser and CNN political commentator who worked on several GOP presidential campaigns, has died. She was 58. Law enforcement officials told CNN that Stewart’s body was found outdoors in the Belle View neighborhood in northern Virginia early Saturday morning. No foul play is suspected,

By Veronica Miracle and Sarah Moon, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge has granted a motion to reopen the sentencing in the case against David DePape, the man convicted of the 2022 attack on House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi’s husband, Paul, because he did not get a chance to speak during his sentencing hearing Friday. The

CNN By Holmes Lybrand, Evan Perez and Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — Alice Stewart, a veteran political adviser and CNN political commentator who worked on several GOP presidential campaigns, has died. She was 58. Law enforcement officials told CNN that Stewart’s body was found outdoors in the Belle View neighborhood in northern Virginia early Saturday morning. No foul play is suspected,

CNN By Holmes Lybrand, Evan Perez and Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — Alice Stewart, a veteran political adviser and CNN political commentator who worked on several GOP presidential campaigns, has died. She was 58. Law enforcement officials told CNN that Stewart’s body was found outdoors in the Belle View neighborhood in northern Virginia early Saturday morning. No foul play is suspected,

By Holmes Lybrand, Evan Perez and Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — Alice Stewart, a veteran political adviser and CNN political commentator who worked on several GOP presidential campaigns, has died. She was 58. Law enforcement officials told CNN that Stewart’s body was found outdoors in the Belle View neighborhood in northern Virginia early Saturday morning. No foul play is suspected, and

By Katie Lobosco, CNN Washington (CNN) — At Robert M. La Follette High School in Madison, Wisconsin, some college-bound seniors are still scrambling to submit their federal financial aid forms – but it’s not for lack of trying. One student and his father, for example, spent more than three hours sitting with a high school

By Paradise Afshar, Kyung Lah and Shania Shelton, CNN (CNN) — Rudy Giuliani was served Friday with notice of his indictment related to an alleged scheme to overturn the 2020 election results in Arizona, according to Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes. “The final defendant was served moments ago,” Mayes, a Democrat, said in a post on X in

CNN By Paradise Afshar, Kyung Lah and Shania Shelton, CNN (CNN) — Rudy Giuliani was served Friday with notice of his indictment related to an alleged scheme to overturn the 2020 election results in Arizona, according to Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes. “The final defendant was served moments ago,” Mayes, a Democrat, said in a post on X

By Camila DeChalus, Ila Wilborn, Jade Gordon and Arlette Saenz, CNN Washington and Atlanta (CNN) — Deep divisions and apprehension on the campus of Morehouse College have presented President Joe Biden with a delicate balancing act this weekend as he prepares to deliver the commencement address at the historically Black, all-male college. There have been

By Priscilla Alvarez and MJ Lee, CNN (CNN) — The White House and top congressional Democrats are discussing a series of moves aimed at strengthening their hand on border security ahead of the first presidential debate next month. That includes potentially rolling out a sweeping executive order limiting migrants’ ability to seek asylum, revisiting the

By Steve Contorno and Daniel Strauss, CNN Dallas (CNN) — In May 2016, near the zenith of its political sway, the National Rifle Association endorsed Donald Trump for president in a symbolic but forceful show of support for a Republican whose commitment to gun owners was still largely unknown. The group then spent more than

By Melanie Zanona, Annie Grayer and Kristen Holmes, CNN (CNN) — When his hush money trial first got underway in April, former President Donald Trump privately complained that not enough of his allies were inside or outside the courtroom to defend him, according to multiple GOP sources familiar with his thinking. But several weeks later,

By Kylie Atwood, CNN (CNN) — The US State Department issued a worldwide security alert on Friday due to the potential for terrorist attacks against LGBTQI+ people and events. “Due to the potential for terrorist attacks, demonstrations, or violent actions against U.S. citizens and interests, the Department of State advises U.S. citizens overseas to exercise

By Kayla Tausche and Arlette Saenz, CNN (CNN) — After weeks of consultation with prominent Black public figures, President Joe Biden is preparing to deliver a commencement speech at Morehouse College that highlights triumph over adversity and the lasting impact of peaceful protest, according to people involved in the preparations. The content of the speech

By Haley Talbot, Morgan Rimmer, Manu Raju and Melanie Zanona, CNN (CNN) — Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett criticized Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, calling her “racist,” following a tense House Oversight markup Thursday evening that quickly devolved into personal attacks. As the panel met to advance contempt proceedings against Attorney General Merrick Garland over his refusal

By Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — Americans in more than half of the states will face voting restrictions this year that weren’t in place four years ago during the last presidential election, a new analysis finds. Twenty-eight states – ranging from political battlegrounds such as North Carolina to Republican strongholds such as Alabama and Idaho – have