Mitch McConnell sprains wrist and cuts his face after fall in the Capitol
By Clare Foran, Manu Raju, Morgan Rimmer and Ted Barrett, CNN (CNN) — GOP Senate Leader Mitch McConnell tripped on Tuesday, spraining his wrist…
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Manhattan DA and state AG say Trump’s criminal and civil cases in New York should not be dismissed because he’s president
By Kara Scannell, Jeremy Herb and Lauren del Valle, CNN (CNN) — The New York attorney general and the Manhattan district attorney both said…
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Federal court divided over Idaho’s abortion ban and emergency care fight
By Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration’s challenge to Idaho’s strict abortion ban divided a federal appeals court that…
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Trump’s DOJ secretly obtained records of his FBI pick Kash Patel, lawmakers, staffers and media in leak investigations
By Hannah Rabinowitz, Evan Perez and Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — The Justice Department secretly obtained phone records from two members of…
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Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson to make Broadway debut in ‘& Juliet’
By Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — Ketanji Brown Jackson is set to fulfill another one of her life’s goals. The first Black woman to sit on the…
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As Trump’s legal cloud lifts, 45 allies still threatened by state-level 2020 election charges
By Marshall Cohen and Zachary Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump derailed his 2020 election subversion indictments by winning back the White…
Continue ReadingBiden administration races to secure a ceasefire in Gaza with Trump’s backing
By Alex Marquardt, MJ Lee, Jennifer Hansler and Kristen Holmes, CNN (CNN) — The Biden White House is working increasingly closely with…
Continue ReadingUS charges two former Syrian officials for allegedly torturing Americans and Syrian nationals
By Jack Forrest, CNN (CNN) — Two former high-ranking Syrian intelligence officials have been charged with war crimes for allegedly torturing…
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Key GOP senators begin to fall in line to support Kash Patel and keep door open for Pete Hegseth
By Clare Foran, Manu Raju and Lauren Fox, CNN (CNN) — Top GOP senators on Monday signaled support for Donald Trump’s plan to oust the current…
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US military Osprey flights paused again amid safety questions
By Natasha Bertrand and Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — The US military is again pausing flights of it troubled V-22 Osprey fleet “to determine if…
Continue ReadingJudge pauses lawsuit alleging Trump’s Education secretary pick enabled sexual abuse of children decades ago
By Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — A judge has paused an ongoing lawsuit against Linda McMahon, Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Education…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court declines to review Boston case and ‘race neutral’ efforts to diversify public schools
By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Monday declined to decide whether three elite Boston public schools violated the Constitution…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court turns away Wisconsin parents who say schools are hiding transgender support plans as Alito dissents
By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court declined Monday to hear an appeal from a group of parents who say their Wisconsin school district…
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Lara Trump to step down from RNC amid speculation over Florida Senate seat
By Colin McCullough, CNN (CNN) — Lara Trump said Sunday that she is stepping down as co-chair of the Republican National Committee. “The job…
Continue Reading‘Someone who sees enemies everywhere’: How Kash Patel’s years as a government lawyer fueled his disdain for Washington elites
By Evan Perez, Zachary Cohen and Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — Years before he was Donald Trump’s pick to lead the FBI, Kash Patel was a…
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Trump lays out sweeping early acts on deportation and January 6 pardons, says Cheney and others ‘should go to jail’
CNN By Aaron Pellish, CNN (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump in a television interview that aired Sunday previewed a sweeping agenda for his…
Continue ReadingBiden offers a blueprint for US support in Syria, announces airstrikes against ISIS targets
By Betsy Klein, Aileen Graef, Kayla Tausche, Jack Forrest and Isabelle D’Antonio, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Sunday called the…
Continue ReadingFact check: Trump, repeating old lies on ‘Meet the Press,’ falsely claims US is the only country with birthright citizenship
By Daniel Dale, CNN Washington (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump repeated numerous false claims during an interview that aired Sunday on…
Continue Reading Trump lays out sweeping early acts on deportation and January 6 pardons, says Cheney and others ‘should go to jail’
By Aaron Pellish, CNN (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump in a television interview that aired Sunday previewed a sweeping agenda for his…
Continue ReadingGOP rifts open over Trump agenda as legislative landmines await new Congress
By Manu Raju, Sarah Ferris and Lauren Fox, CNN (CNN) — For more on the GOP agenda in the new Congress, watch CNN’s “Inside Politics Sunday…
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