Politics

By Joan Biskupic, CNN Chief Supreme Court Analyst (CNN) — Justice Anthony Kennedy considered quitting the Supreme Court over abortion. Kennedy, who served from 1988 to 2018, makes the revelation in a new book as he explains how he balanced his Catholic faith and ultimately cast the deciding vote in 1992 that saved abortion rights for

CNN, POOL, NYSE By Jeanne Bonner, Tami Luhby, Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — US congressional lawmakers have failed to agree on a spending package for the new fiscal year, triggering a federal government shutdown. That could mean significant travel disruptions for travelers in the US and for visitors from overseas. Impacts could be felt in

By Gillian Roberts and Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — The US federal government remains shut down with a spending deal to reopen still out of reach on Capitol Hill. Here’s how long the current shutdown has been going on: The last time the government shut down — which started on December 22, 2018, and went

By Sarah Ferris, Arlette Saenz, Manu Raju, Morgan Rimmer, CNN (CNN) — Congress is veering even closer to a government shutdown at midnight after a deadlocked Senate failed to pass a pair of dueling funding plans, fueling anxiety in Washington about how long a stalemate could last. In a sign of the deepening division between

By Sarah Boxer, CNN (CNN) — Former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney revealed Monday night that he called the White House during the Biden administration when Special Counsel Jack Smith was investigating Donald Trump to urge President Joe Biden to preemptively pardon him. “I called a member of the White House, one of the senior

By Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — As the US government barrels toward a shutdown, President Donald Trump shared a racist video on social media, which appears to be AI-generated, depicting House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries wearing a sombrero and a mustache and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer speaking in a fake voice. Jeffries and Schumer

Associated Press (AP) — A federal judge agreed Monday to temporarily suspend the Trump administration’s plan to eliminate hundreds of jobs at the agency that oversees Voice of America, the government-funded broadcaster founded to counter Nazi propaganda during World War II. US District Judge Royce Lamberth in Washington, D.C., ruled that the US Agency for

By Adam Cancryn, Sarah Ferris, Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — Top Democrats emerged from a White House meeting believing that President Donald Trump may eventually cut a deal on their biggest demand — even if it first requires shutting down the government to get it. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Monday that Trump expressed

By Kevin Liptak, Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump emerged from talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday declaring an end to the war in Gaza was closer than ever after Netanyahu agreed to a 20-point plan laying out the parameters of a ceasefire. The proposal, which Trump unveiled publicly for

By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — US President Donald Trump publicly released his roadmap for Gaza peace Monday as he argued that he is “very close” to bringing an end to the nearly two-year long war that has now claimed tens of thousands of lives. The plan for the release of the hostages and the

By Katelyn Polantz, Evan Perez, CNN (CNN) — The Justice Department is conducting a national security investigation around the FBI leadership when Christopher Wray was director, in the latest probe by the Trump administration of the president’s political enemies. According to two people familiar with the investigation, the Western District of Virginia is leading the

By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — As President Donald Trump publicly pressures the Justice Department to bring criminal cases against his perceived enemies, legal experts say former FBI Director James Comey could attempt a rarely successful legal maneuver that allows judges to throw out charges that were unfairly brought. Requests to dismiss cases based on

By Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN (CNN) — On what otherwise would have been her 247th day in the White House, Kamala Harris was in New York to finish the first stops of the tour for her book about the 107 days of the campaign that didn’t get her there. Outside the venue, a collection of bouncers

By Gloria Pazmino, CNN (CNN) — Andrew Cuomo’s allies are hoping Eric Adams’ exit from the New York City mayoral race will breathe new life into their struggling campaign. Zohran Mamdani is confident that won’t happen. Mamdani on Monday dismissed Adams’ decision to end his reelection bid as inconsequential. Speaking to CNN’s Erin Burnett, Mamdani

By Sarah Ferris, Aileen Graef, Adam Cancryn, Manu Raju, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans believe there is only one way to avert a shutdown at midnight on Tuesday: Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer has to change his mind. GOP leaders still need critical votes from Schumer and his party to sign

CNN By Sarah Ferris, Aileen Graef, Adam Cancryn, Manu Raju, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans believe there is only one way to avert a shutdown at midnight on Tuesday: Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer has to change his mind. GOP leaders still need critical votes from Schumer and his party to

By Kevin Liptak, Donie O’Sullivan, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump on Saturday shared an apparently artificially created video of himself promoting a cure-all bed with origins in conspiratorial corners of the internet. The video, which has since been deleted, was intended to resemble a Fox News segment on the show hosted by the president’s