Politics

By Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump engaged in the January 6, 2021, insurrection at the US Capitol but should stay on the ballot in Illinois, a retired judge told the state election board, which is set to vote Tuesday on his recommendation. Retired state judge Clark Erickson — a Republican — issued the recommendation

By Aileen Graef, CNN (CNN) — Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley on Sunday said that while she doesn’t need to beat former President Donald Trump in her home state’s Republican presidential primary next month, the results need to be better for her than they were in New Hampshire. “I don’t think it necessarily has

By Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN (CNN) — Sen. Joe Manchin says he “absolutely” can see himself as president. Privately, the West Virginia Democrat has told people that a Joe Biden health scare or a Donald Trump conviction could give him an opening to run as an independent this year. In public, during stops in states such as New Hampshire, South

CNN By Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — The deaths of three American troops in a drone attack Sunday has thrust the United States deeper into the Middle East conflict and lent fresh urgency to efforts at securing the release of hostages in Gaza in exchange for a prolonged halt in the fighting between Israel and

By Sam Fossum, Priscilla Alvarez and Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — House Republicans on Sunday released two articles of impeachment against Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, laying out their allegations that the cabinet secretary committed “high crimes and misdemeanors” ahead of a committee vote later this week. The first article charges Mayorkas with

By Haley Britzky, Natasha Bertrand and Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — Three US Army soldiers were killed and more than 30 service members were injured in a drone attack overnight on a small US outpost in Jordan, US officials told CNN, marking the first time US troops have been killed by enemy fire in the Middle

By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (CNN) — Sen. Chris Murphy, a key negotiator on a possible border deal, said Sunday that text of a compromise could be ready go to the Senate floor in the coming days. “We do have a bipartisan deal. We’re finishing the text right now,” Murphy told CNN’s Dana Bash on “State

CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — The lineup is set for Super Bowl LVIII in Las Vegas, where the Kansas City Chiefs will face the San Francisco 49ers on February 11. It will be a rematch from four years ago — with the possible addition of Taylor Swift’s attendance boosting female viewership. Here’s what

By Manu Raju and Melanie Zanona, CNN Speaker Mike Johnson speaks regularly with former President Donald Trump. One member of his leadership team stumped for Trump in New Hampshire. And all the top House leaders have made crystal clear: They are on Team Trump. The same can’t be said of Republican leaders across the Capitol.

CNN Opinion by Peter Bergen (CNN) — Editor’s Note: Peter Bergen is CNN’s national security analyst, a vice president at New America, a professor of practice at Arizona State University and the host of the Audible podcast “In the Room” also on Apple and Spotify. He is the author of “The Rise and Fall of Osama bin Laden.” The

By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden is embracing tougher border measures, including shutting down the US-Mexico border, marking a stark shift from his early days in office as he tries to fend off former President Donald Trump’s attacks on immigration policy ahead of the election. Hours after House Speaker Mike Johnson warned

By Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump was pulling up to his plane at LaGuardia Airport, set to travel to Nevada for a campaign rally Saturday, when the news came: A Manhattan jury said the former president should pay the writer E. Jean Carroll $83.3 million for defaming her. Friday’s verdict capped off a

By Camila DeChalus, CNN Washington (CNN) — Just weeks before the 2020 election, Michigan Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib pressed undecided voters in Michigan to throw their support behind Joe Biden. In a virtual rally alongside other lawmakers, the first Palestinian American woman to serve in Congress was clear in her enthusiasm for Biden, arguing that

By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration told Congress it intends to sell F-16 fighter jets to Turkey after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan signed off on Sweden’s accession to NATO on Thursday – a development that caps off more than a year of quiet, complicated negotiations. The State Department sent the formal notification about

CNN By Jeremy Herb, Lauren del Valle and Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — A jury said that Donald Trump should pay $83.3 million in damages Friday, an eye-popping sum that marks the sharpest legal setback for a former president now entangled in multiple criminal and civil cases while he campaigns for the White House. The

By Jeremy Herb, Lauren del Valle and Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — A jury said that Donald Trump should pay $83.3 million in damages Friday, an eye-popping sum that marks the sharpest legal setback for a former president now entangled in multiple criminal and civil cases while he campaigns for the White House. The verdict

By Manu Raju, CNN Senate negotiators have agreed to empower the US to significantly restrict illegal migrant crossings at the southern border, according to sources familiar with the matter, a move aimed at ending the migrant surge that has overrun federal authorities over the past several months. President Joe Biden has vowed to use the authority

By Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is expected to return to the Pentagon Monday after nearly a month away and host NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, according to a defense official. Austin was admitted to the hospital on New Year’s Day due to complications from surgery to treat prostate cancer in late-December. He

By Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — A retired judge hired by the Illinois State Board of Elections held a hearing Friday on whether the 14th Amendment’s “insurrectionist ban” applies to former President Donald Trump. Several voters filed the challenge against Trump, arguing that Illinois should join Colorado and Maine in removing him from their 2024 presidential ballots