Senate GOP split on whether to endorse House’s plan to pass Israel aid separately
By Morgan Rimmer, Sam Fossum and Manu Raju, CNN In the latest indication that Republican senators are deeply divided over tying aid for Ukraine to…
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Senate confirms Jack Lew as US ambassador to Israel following vocal GOP opposition over Iran deal
By Morgan Rimmer, CNN The Senate on Tuesday confirmed former Treasury Secretary Jack Lew as the new US ambassador to Israel, despite stiff…
Continue ReadingBrooklyn resident and Canadian-Russian nationals accused of sending electronics to Russia and arrested
By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — A Brooklyn resident and two Russian-Canadian nationals are accused of working with sanctioned Russian entities to…
Continue ReadingHealth care costs at work set to rise steeply in 2024
By Tami Luhby, CNN New York (CNN) — The cost of job-based health care coverage for 2024 is expected to rise at its fastest pace in years as…
Continue ReadingMitch McConnell warns GOP senators they’ll face ‘incoming’ if they back Hawley bill to limit corporate giving in campaigns
CNN By Manu Raju, CNN (CNN) – Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell bluntly warned Republican senators in a private meeting not to sign on to a…
Continue ReadingFBI director: Antisemitism reaching ‘historic level’ in US
By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) – FBI Director Christopher Wray said Tuesday that antisemitism is reaching “historic levels” in the United…
Continue ReadingCNN Poll: Trump dominates South Carolina GOP primary, with Haley a clear but distant second
By Ariel Edwards-Levy and Jennifer Agiesta, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump currently holds majority support in the early primary…
Continue ReadingAbortion rights groups have been on a winning streak. Opponents hope Ohio’s Issue 1 offers a reset
By Arit John, CNN Hamilton, Ohio (CNN) — When polls close on November 7, Ohio will either become the latest state to enshrine abortion rights…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court considers when the government can block followers on social media
By Ariane de Vogue, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court grappled with the intersection between the internet and the First Amendment Tuesday as…
Continue ReadingTwo Alabama Republicans set to run against each other in 2024’s first member-on-member primary
By Jack Forrest, CNN (CNN) — Alabama’s redrawn congressional map is setting up the first member-on-member US House primary of 2024, with GOP…
Continue ReadingSenate Judiciary to schedule vote authorizing subpoenas in SCOTUS ethics investigation
By Ariane de Vogue, CNN (CNN) — Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee said Monday that they planned to schedule a vote to authorize a…
Continue ReadingNevada man charged for making antisemitic threats to Jewish US senator
By Stephanie Becker, CNN (CNN) — A Las Vegas man who allegedly left antisemitic voicemail threats to kill one of Nevada’s US senators now…
Continue ReadingEfforts to get hostages out of Gaza complicated by Israel’s expanding ground operation
By MJ Lee, CNN (CNN) — US officials are intently focused on trying to secure the release of hostages being held by Hamas in Gaza – among them…
Continue ReadingMan charged with making threats against Georgia officials connected to case against Trump
By Jason Morris, CNN (CNN) — An Alabama man has been charged with making threatening voicemails to Fulton County officials in Georgia because…
Continue ReadingHouse GOP’s $14.3 billion Israel aid sets up collision course with Senate
By Haley Talbot and Kristin Wilson, CNN The House has released text of its planned Israel funding bill, appropriating $14.3 billion dollars to aid…
Continue ReadingFact check: Trump falsely claims he’d promised Mexico would pay for ‘a piece’ of the border wall
By Daniel Dale, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump attempted to rewrite history in a speech in Iowa on Sunday, falsely claiming he had…
Continue ReadingBiden is trying a new path to student loan forgiveness. Here’s who could benefit
By Katie Lobosco, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Biden administration is making another attempt to create a new student loan forgiveness program and…
Continue ReadingTakeaways from Day 1 of the Trump disqualification trial in Colorado
By Marshall Cohen and Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — The 14th Amendment disqualification trial against Donald Trump began Monday in Colorado with a…
Continue ReadingUS Marine Corps commandant hospitalized following medical emergency
By Oren Liebermann and Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — US Marine Corps commandant Gen. Eric Smith has been hospitalized following a medical…
Continue ReadingFederal judge grants Texas’ motion to temporarily stop the Biden administration from removing razor wire at the US-Mexico border
By Rosa Flores and Sara Weisfeldt, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge on Monday granted Texas’ motion to temporarily stop the Biden administration…
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