National Politics Archives

Biden to highlight US-Canadian unity in first presidential trip to Ottawa

March 23, 2023 3:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Sam Fossum and Phil Mattingly, CNN President Joe Biden will make a long-awaited trip to America’s northern neighbor Thursday evening, a…

How Ginsburg’s death and Kavanaugh’s maneuvering shaped the Supreme Court’s reversal of Roe v. Wade and abortion rights

March 23, 2023 2:01 AM CNN Newsource

By Joan Biskupic, CNN Senior Supreme Court Analyst Within days of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s memorial service in late September 2020, boxes…

Lawyers for Jack Daniel's will argue to the Supreme Court on March 22 that a dog toy company violated federal trademark law when it parodied the distiller's bottle to sell a "Bad Spaniels Silly Squeaker" toy replete with poop-themed jokes.

Supreme Court humors itself as it considers whether Jack Daniel’s can stop a dog toy company from parodying its brand

March 22, 2023 8:23 PM cnn

CNN By Devan Cole, CNN The Supreme Court on Wednesday delved into the complexities of federal trademark law in a case concerning a poop-themed dog…

White House to disband Covid-19 response team in May

March 22, 2023 7:18 PM CNN Newsource

By Jeremy Diamond, CNN The White House will disband its coronavirus response team after the Covid-19 public health emergency ends in May, a current…

Iowa’s governor signs law banning gender-affirming care for minors

March 22, 2023 7:00 PM CNN Newsource

By Andy Rose and Jack Forrest, CNN Iowa’s Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds signed into law Wednesday a ban on gender-affirming care for minors,…

A federal appeals court is refusing to block Donald Trump's defense lawyer

Trump attorney to testify Friday in Mar-a-Lago classified documents investigation after losing appeal

March 22, 2023 5:46 PM cnn

CNN By Katelyn Polantz and Kaitlan Collins, CNN Former President Donald Trump‘s defense attorney Evan Corcoran is scheduled to testify Friday…

Former President Donald Trump (left) and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis are pictured here in a split image.

With Trump facing legal peril, DeSantis steps out and sharpens attacks

March 22, 2023 5:12 PM cnn

CNN By Steve Contorno, CNN Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has stylized himself as a political brawler willing to take on all comers, from Disney and the…

An upbeat Kevin McCarthy left the White House seven weeks ago with a rosy view about the prospects of raising the national debt limit.

‘This is ridiculous’: Congress and White House careen toward default deadline as standoff grows

March 22, 2023 4:25 PM CNN Newsource

By Manu Raju and Lauren Fox, CNN An upbeat Kevin McCarthy left the White House seven weeks ago with a rosy view about the prospects of raising the…

Kanishka Cheng is the founder of community building organization Together SF and Together SF Action

Shift in San Francisco politics serves as warning from Asian American voters to Democrats in 2024

March 22, 2023 4:00 PM CNN Newsource

By Kyung Lah and Jason Kravarik, CNN Allene Jue used to vote in a simple, rapid manner — scan the names on the ballot and pick the Asian…

With Trump facing legal peril, DeSantis steps out and sharpens attacks

March 22, 2023 3:48 PM CNN Newsource

By Steve Contorno, CNN Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has stylized himself as a political brawler willing to take on all comers, from Disney and the…

Tomeu Vadell is pictured here with his dog

One of the ‘CITGO 6’ sues CITGO for $100M in damages

March 22, 2023 3:44 PM CNN Newsource

By Jennifer Hansler, CNN Tomeu Vadell, one of the so-called “CITGO 6” who was detained in Venezuela for nearly five years, is suing the…

A Pennsbury School District security guard observes a Pennsbury School Board meeting in Levittown

‘No legitimate basis’ for 2021 DOJ memo on school board threats, House GOP alleges in new report

March 22, 2023 3:22 PM CNN Newsource

By Annie Grayer, CNN Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee claim in a new report that local law enforcement pushback to a memo issued by…

Wisconsin Supreme Court candidates Republican-backed Dan Kelly and Democratic-supported Janet Protasiewicz participate in a debate on March 21 in Madison

Record-breaking Wisconsin Supreme Court race could decide abortion rights and 2024 rules in key battleground

March 22, 2023 2:44 PM CNN Newsource

By Eric Bradner and Jeff Zeleny, CNN In one of the nation’s most important political battlegrounds, the future of election laws, abortion…

The Michigan Republican Party sparked criticism on March 22 after the organization used imagery from the Holocaust to argue against what it says are Democrats' restrictive gun proposals.

Michigan GOP faces backlash for tweet tying gun reform to Holocaust

March 22, 2023 2:17 PM CNN Newsource

By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN The Michigan Republican Party sparked criticism Wednesday after the organization used imagery from the Holocaust to…

The administration of Gov. Ron DeSantis this month quietly proposed extending Florida's controversial prohibition on classroom instruction related to sexual orientation and gender identity to all grades. DeSantis is seen here in Tallahassee on March 7.

DeSantis administration moves to extend prohibition on teaching sexual orientation and gender identity to all grades

March 22, 2023 1:07 PM CNN Newsource

By Steve Contorno, CNN The administration of Gov. Ron DeSantis this month quietly proposed extending Florida’s controversial prohibition on…

Trump attorney to testify Friday in Mar-a-Lago classified documents investigation after losing appeal

March 22, 2023 12:47 PM CNN Newsource

By Katelyn Polantz and Kaitlan Collins, CNN Former President Donald Trump‘s defense attorney Evan Corcoran is scheduled to testify Friday…

Maxwell Frost rides an elevator on his way to be interviewed on a podcast in Orlando

Ramen noodles and drained savings: FEC weighs allowing candidates to use political cash to pay themselves bigger salaries

March 22, 2023 12:15 PM CNN Newsource

By Fredreka Schouten, CNN When Nabilah Islam began running for Congress in the 2020 cycle, she said she quickly discovered the high price of her…

The US State Department will no longer issue assignment restrictions as a condition of granting security clearance

US State Department ends assignment restrictions that were perceived as discriminatory

March 22, 2023 11:53 AM CNN Newsource

By Kylie Atwood, CNN The US State Department will no longer issue assignment restrictions as a condition of granting security clearance, Secretary of…

Arkansas governor signs bill that restricts transgender students’ bathroom use in schools

March 22, 2023 11:24 AM CNN Newsource

By Shawna Mizelle and Devon M. Sayers, CNN Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Tuesday signed a bill into law that bars transgender people from…

More Republican-led states are making it easier for families to use taxpayer dollars to send their children to private schools.

More red states will help pay for all K-12 students to go to private schools

March 22, 2023 9:54 AM CNN Newsource

By Katie Lobosco, CNN Riding the so-called “parental rights” movement, more Republican-led states are changing the way they fund K-12…