House remains paralyzed with no end in sight for speakership battle after Jordan’s exit
CNN By Clare Foran, CNN (CNN) — There is still no end in sight for the high-stakes speakership battle after House Republicans ousted Kevin…
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US and allies urge Israel to set out clear goals for Gaza ground invasion
By Natasha Bertrand, Katie Bo Lillis and Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — The US and its allies have been urging Israel to be strategic and clear…
Continue ReadingJudge Chutkan temporarily freezes Trump gag order in 2020 election subversion case
By Devan Cole and Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — US District Judge Tanya Chutkan on Friday temporarily froze the gag order she issued on…
Continue ReadingTim Scott doubles down on Iowa amid pressure to rise in primary field
By Aaron Pellish and Eva McKend, CNN (CNN) — South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott is doubling down on Iowa, ramping up his visits to the state as he…
Continue ReadingMichigan businessman Perry Johnson ends GOP presidential bid
By Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — Michigan businessman Perry Johnson on Friday ended his bid for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination.…
Continue ReadingTrump aide Walt Nauta dismisses concerns over potential conflicts of interest in classified documents case
By Holmes Lybrand Fort Pierce, Florida (CNN) — After a mini-saga in the classified documents case against Donald Trump, both of the former…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court lifts restrictions on Biden administration communications with social media companies
By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Friday lifted restrictions on the Biden administration’s communications with social media…
Continue ReadingUS aid to Israel and Ukraine: Here’s what’s in the $105 billion national security package Biden requested
CNN By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration on Friday laid out the details of a $105 billion national security package that…
Continue ReadingUS aid to Israel and Ukraine: Here’s what’s in the $105 billion national security package Biden requested
By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration on Friday laid out the details of a $105 billion national security package that includes…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court says Missouri can’t bar local police from helping to enforce federal gun laws
By Ariane de Vogue and Devan Cole, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Supreme Court declined to revive a controversial Missouri law on Friday that…
Continue ReadingIncident involving US warship intercepting missiles near Yemen lasted 9 hours
By Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — A US warship that intercepted drones and missiles near the coast of Yemen on Thursday encountered a larger and…
Continue ReadingMichael Cohen to testify at Trump fraud trial Tuesday with the former president expected in court
By Kara Scannell, Kristen Holmes and Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — Michael Cohen plans to testify Tuesday at the Trump civil fraud trial in New York,…
Continue ReadingHow this Congress keeps setting records with its speaker votes, in one chart
By Christopher Hickey, CNN The Republican-controlled 118th Congress has set many firsts. On Jan. 3, former Speaker Kevin McCarthy became the first…
Continue ReadingBack-to-back plea deals pose grave legal threat to Donald Trump
CNN By Zachary Cohen and Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Two stalwart allies of former President Donald Trump flipped against him this week, a…
Continue ReadingAppeals court upholds January 6 obstruction prosecution, in a ruling that could bolster case against Trump
By Katelyn Polantz, Senior Reporter, Crime and Justice, CNN (CNN) — A federal appeals court has upheld the Justice Department’s ability to…
Continue ReadingHouse GOP scrambles to find path forward after voting to push out Jordan as speaker nominee
By Clare Foran, Melanie Zanona, Haley Talbot and Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — House Republicans are once again scrambling with no clear path to elect…
Continue ReadingBiden administration seeks $105 billion in national security package that includes aid to Ukraine and Israel
By Donald Judd, Phil Mattingly and Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration is requesting more than $105 billion from Congress as…
Continue ReadingCity of San Marcos settles lawsuit for failing to protect ‘Biden Bus’ participants from harassment by Trump supporters in 2020
By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — The city of San Marcos, Texas, settled a lawsuit this week filed by four supporters of Joe Biden who said local…
Continue ReadingDonald Trump fined $5,000 for violating gag order in New York fraud trial and warned twice about imprisonment
By Kara Scannell and Sabrina Souza, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump was fined $5,000 by a New York judge on Friday for violating a…
Continue ReadingKenneth Chesebro: Pro-Trump lawyer pleads guilty in Georgia election subversion case, implicates Trump in fake elector conspiracy
By Marshall Cohen, Nick Valencia, Maxime Tamsett and Fabiana Chaparro, CNN Atlanta (CNN) — Kenneth Chesebro, an attorney who helped orchestrate…
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