Politics

By Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — The Trump White House touted its surge of National Guard members to Washington, DC, last summer as the way to put more dangerous perpetrators in the nation’s capital behind bars. But in nearly a dozen criminal cases since the surge began, people who were found to be carrying weapons

By Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — A North Carolina woman has been charged with sharing classified defense information to a journalist following her work as a civilian operational support technician at Fort Bragg, a large US Army base in the state. Courtney Williams worked in a Special Military Unit from 2010 to 2016 and had

By Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — The Department of Justice said Wednesday that Pam Bondi will not appear for her upcoming deposition in the House Oversight Committee’s Jeffrey Epstein investigation given that she is no longer serving as the US attorney general. It marks the latest roadblock in Congress’ fight to secure Bondi’s sworn testimony

By Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — Iran-linked hackers have successfully targeted and caused disruptions at multiple US oil and gas and water sites in recent weeks, according to a federal advisory released Tuesday and three sources familiar with the investigation. The hacking campaign marked an escalation of the cyberattacks launched by Tehran since the US-Israeli

By Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — The campaign of Rep. Eric Swalwell, the California Democratic candidate for governor, on Tuesday sought to rebut claims made by several people on social media that multiple women plan to come forward with allegations of sexual misconduct involving staffers. “This false, outrageous rumor is being spread 27 days before

By Holmes Lybrand, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — During his first news conference Tuesday, acting Attorney General Todd Blanche showcased his loyalty to President Donald Trump while declining to answer specific questions about the war with Iran, why Attorney General Pam Bondi was fired or other investigations into the president’s enemies. “I love working for

By Arlette Saenz, CNN (CNN) — Judge Chris Taylor has won a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, expanding the liberal majority on the panel in a key battleground state. Taylor, a state appeals court judge from Dane County, defeated conservative judge Maria Lazar, a state appeals court judge from Waukesha County. Liberals have now

By Molly English, Isabel Rosales, Jason Morris, CNN Rome, Georgia (CNN) — Republican Clay Fuller has won the special election runoff in Georgia’s 14th Congressional District to replace former GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, dashing Democratic hopes for an upset win and allowing national Republicans to breathe a sigh of relief. Fuller will defeat Democrat

By Kevin Liptak, CNN Budapest, Hungary (CNN) — The war with Iran is raging, gas prices are rising and spending battles endure on Capitol Hill. So why is the No. 2 man in the White House in Budapest? Vice President JD Vance’s visit to Hungary this week, days ahead of the country’s national elections, is