Politics

By Patrick Svitek, CNN (CNN) — Troy Jackson is on the verge of replacing Graham Platner as the Democratic nominee for Senate in Maine after harnessing the enthusiasm of former Platner supporters who were galvanized by the oyster farmer’s insurgent campaign.There’s just one thing: Jackson is no political outsider.The former Maine Senate Democratic leader has

By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — Justice Amy Coney Barrett had a fast answer when she was asked during a recent Senate hearing if the Supreme Court had done anything to address the meteoric rise of prediction markets — and the ethical predicament they present for the judiciary.“That’s already covered,” Barrett said confidently during a

By David Wright, Katie Doran, CNN (CNN) — Rep. Andy Biggs has won the Republican nomination for governor in Arizona, setting up a November clash with Democratic incumbent Gov. Katie Hobbs in the battleground state.The win for Biggs, a close ally of President Donald Trump who secured his coveted support, is an affirmation of the

By Katherine Koretski, CNN New York (CNN) — New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said in a new video Tuesday that he does not have the legal authority to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu if he were to come to New York City.“My administration has reviewed every avenue available under applicable law to determine

By Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — A former US attorney in Washington state is suing the Trump administration for firing him less than one hour after a panel of federal judges unanimously voted to appoint him to the role.The lawsuit is the first of its kind as the administration continues a longstanding struggle to nominate

By Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — A federal appeals court in Washington, DC, has decided that public interest in recordings of Joe Biden speaking about his life in politics in 2016 and 2017 outweighs any legal claims he has made for privacy. The decision, from a 2-1 panel of DC US Circuit Court of Appeals

By Lauren Fox, CNN (CNN) — Speaker Mike Johnson doesn’t think members of Congress should be romantically involved with House staffers — even if the staffers don’t work for them. Johnson weighed in during a news conference Tuesday on what has been a hotly debated topic on Capitol Hill: Should members of Congress be allowed

By Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — About 6,600 non-citizens were accidentally added to New Jersey’s voter rolls and about 400 cast improper ballots in recent elections, the state’s governor announced Tuesday. Gov. Mikie Sherrill, a Democrat, said this stemmed from a “serious” software glitch at the state Motor Vehicle Commission that began in 2023, which

By Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — A federal appeals court in Washington, DC, on Tuesday rejected President Donald Trump adviser Peter Navarro’s attempt to overturn his contempt of Congress felony conviction. The unanimous opinion of three judges on the DC US Circuit Court of Appeals marks the latest failure of Trump advisers to unwind legal

By Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — Five days after blaming China for “the largest compromise of election data in history,” President Donald Trump shrugged off Beijing’s actions and said the United States was doing the same thing.Trump said vaguely on Tuesday that the US would discuss the matter with Chinese officials. But he previewed no

By Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — The late GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham will be honored next week with funeral services spanning two days that will include a special ceremony at the US Capitol and a tribute from President Donald Trump. Sen. Darline Graham — the late South Carolina senator’s sister who was appointed to serve

By Sunlen Serfaty, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration is quietly moving to revise a decades-old rule governing historic preservation of buildings and landscapes that, if passed, would ease the path for constructing the president’s pet projects in Washington. The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, a little-known independent federal agency within the executive branch, is

By Steve Contorno, CNN Gilbert, Arizona (CNN) — Rep. Andy Biggs, the leading Republican candidate for Arizona governor, likes to tell supporters about the time he teamed up with the late Sen. John McCain to pass a law that helped American Indian tribes send alerts when children go missing. It’s a line in his stump

By Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin is launching an investigation into whether Jeffrey Epstein acted as an unregistered foreign agent for multiple countries, requesting records from the Trump administration on the scope of the late convicted sex offender’s foreign ties. In the Republican-controlled House, Raskin’s demands to the Department of Justice,

By Sarah Ferris, Allison Gordon, CNN (CNN) — In the insular world of Maine politics, it’s known as the “water bottle incident.” The moment happened some five years ago when then-state Senate president Troy Jackson clashed with fellow Democrats during a private meeting inside the state capitol. Jackson, a gruff former logger who has now

By MJ Lee, Nicky Robertson, CNN (CNN) — The first day Roza Gilles showed up for her new job at a high-rise office building in downtown Palm Beach in the summer of 2009, a woman was massaging Jeffrey Epstein’s feet. Gilles, 18 at the time, had recently come to the US to pursue her career

By Kristen Holmes, Adam Cancryn, Alexandra Skores, CNN (CNN) — The White House is working to quickly upgrade the Qatari-donated jet that has newly started serving as Air Force One, a development that comes after administration officials internally discussed the need for President Donald Trump to avoid flying it in high-threat areas, according to two

By Davis Winkie, CNN (CNN) — The Pentagon has been slow to disclose injuries to US troops during the ongoing war with Iran, avoiding publicly confirming the fallout from Iranian attacks and mostly reserving totals to a military website that lags events by several days or even weeks with officials saying the delay is intended

By Morgan Rimmer, Dianne Gallagher, Ted Barrett, CNN (CNN) — Sen. Darline Graham announced that she will run for her late brother’s seat this November, after being appointed last week to serve out the rest of Lindsey Graham’s term. “I’ve made a decision. I’m in,” she said in an interview with Sean Hannity on Fox

By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court agreed Monday to hear an appeal from an Alaskan bush pilot whose plane was seized by authorities after they discovered it was bound for a remote, dry village with beer on board. The appeal from the 82-year-old pilot, Kenneth Jouppi, could have national implications if the

By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration is reviving an effort that will likely make it tougher for many immigrants to obtain green cards if they use or are deemed likely to need public benefits, such as food stamps, Medicaid or housing vouchers, in its latest attempt to curb legal immigration. What’s more,

By Michael Williams, CNN (CNN) — The Department of Defense on Monday identified two US soldiers who were killed in Iranian strikes in Jordan, and on Tuesday identified another soldier believed to be killed in the Jordan attack and a service member killed in Iraq.1st Lt. Tyler James Feehan, 25, and Pvt. Isabella Gonzales, 19,

By Lauren Fox, Sarah Ferris, CNN (CNN) — In a closed-door briefing earlier this month, key Pentagon officials sat down with House spending leaders from both parties to make an urgent case to quickly deliver more cash to fund the US war in Iran. But when pressed by members of both parties for details, Pentagon

By Laura Sharman and Christina Asencio (CNN) — US President Donald Trump said Sunday that the Qatari-donated jet that has served as Air Force One will be sent for upgrades, appearing to acknowledge the plane is not as thoroughly outfitted as older aircrafts. Stepping off the plane on his return from the FIFA World Cup

By Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — The Vance baby photos are in.Vice President JD Vance and second lady Usha Vance released images of their family of six on Friday, including newborn Alec Neel Vance, whose birth the couple announced Sunday.Alec Neel Vance joins siblings Ewan, Vivek and Mirabel.“Usha and the baby are happy and healthy,

By Patrick Svitek, Ethan Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Former Maine Senate President Troy Jackson has all but locked down the Democratic nomination for Senate in Maine after building an overwhelming lead in delegates for next weekend’s convention, prompting several of his competitors to drop out. Jackson’s supporters won more than 460 of the 500 delegate