Politics

By Sam Fossum and Michael Williams, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden will host Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio at the White House next week for an official visit to the United States, which will include a joint news conference and a state dinner. Biden and first lady Dr. Jill Biden will welcome Kishida

By Sara Murray, Jason Morris and Zachary Cohen, CNN (CNN) — An Atlanta-area judge on Thursday upheld the criminal indictment against former President Donald Trump in Georgia, rejecting the argument that Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election were protected under the First Amendment. “The defense has not presented, nor is the Court able to

By Kate Sullivan, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump said that Israel needs to “finish what they started” and “get it over with fast,” as he continued arguing Israel was “losing the PR war” because of the visuals coming out of Gaza. “You’ve got to get it over with, and you have to get

By Katelyn Polantz and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN Washington (CNN) — CNN has sued for access to recordings of federal investigators’ interview with President Joe Biden in the now-closed probe over his handling of classified documents. The interview has become one of the most notable and politically controversial parts of special counsel Robert Hur’s investigation, which

By Natasha Bertrand, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration recently authorized the transfer of over 1,000 500-pound bombs and over 1,000 small-diameter bombs to Israel, according to three people familiar with the matter, adding to its arsenal despite US concerns over the country’s conduct in the war in Gaza. The transfer authorization of the MK82 bombs and small-diameter

By Danny Freeman, CNN Allentown, Pennsylvania (CNN) — Every weekday morning, DJ VJ Mar steps up to his microphone and rattles off the latest on pop culture, celebrity gossip and political news. But on a recent Tuesday morning, he had a special guest. “How important is the Latino vote here in Pennsylvania for the Biden-Harris campaign?”

By Alayna Treene, Kristen Holmes and Steve Contorno, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump made an unexpected declaration Tuesday when probed about a six-week abortion ban that will soon take effect in his home state of Florida. “We’ll be making a statement next week on abortion,” the former president told reporters in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The

CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Egg prices are rising again, fueled by a short supply caused by an outbreak of bird flu. The cost of specialty eggs — which include enhanced, cage-free, organic, free-range, pasture-raised and brown — will also remain stubbornly high for the foreseeable future. Here’s what else you need to

By Kylie Atwood and Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — Hours of closed-door testimony from three top State Department officials shed new light on the “unprecedented” situation in the final days of the US presence in Afghanistan as the officials were rushed to the country with virtually no time to prepare and no established emergency evacuation plan

CNN By Kylie Atwood and Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — Hours of closed-door testimony from three top State Department officials shed new light on the “unprecedented” situation in the final days of the US presence in Afghanistan as the officials were rushed to the country with virtually no time to prepare and no established emergency evacuation

By MJ Lee and Kayla Tausche, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s phone call on Thursday will mark the two leaders’ first phone call since an Israeli airstrike killed seven World Central Kitchen aid workers in Gaza. In the aftermath of those deaths, Biden is “angry” and “increasingly frustrated”

By Daniel Strauss and Jeff Zeleny, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump and his allies have ramped up pressure for Nebraska lawmakers to change the method the state divvies out electoral college votes, an effort that underscores just how narrow the race for 270 electoral votes could be in the November rematch with President

By Lauren del Valle, CNN (CNN) — The judge presiding over former President Donald Trump’s upcoming New York criminal trial denied his motion to delay its start until after the US Supreme Court rules on Trump’s presidential immunity claim. Judge Juan Merchan denied the motion Wednesday calling it untimely and noting Trump’s lawyers had months

CNN By Manu Raju, CNN (CNN) — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene bluntly warned Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday that moving ahead with an aid package for Ukraine would be one of “the most egregious things he could do” as she said she was “not backing off at all” over her threat to force a House

By Manu Raju, CNN (CNN) — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene bluntly warned Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday that moving ahead with an aid package for Ukraine would be one of “the most egregious things he could do” as she said she was “not backing off at all” over her threat to force a House vote