By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — Charlie Kirk’s assassination continues to reverberate across the United States as investigators work to learn more about the conservative activist’s killing and the 22-year-old Utah man alleged to have carried it out. The suspect, Tyler Robinson, is slated to appear in state court on Tuesday. He is being
Continue ReadingBy Gloria Pazmino, CNN New York (CNN) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Sunday endorsed New York City Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani, calling him “a leader who is focused on making New York City affordable” despite their disagreements. Hochul’s endorsement, published in The New York Times, makes her the latest high-profile Democrat and
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By Randi Kaye, CNN (CNN) — As the federal criminal trial for Ryan Routh enters its second week, the man charged with trying to assassinate then-candidate Donald Trump last year is getting closer to calling his first witness. The US attorneys prosecuting Routh expect to rest their case by the end of the week, and
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By Sarah Davis, CNN (CNN) — Republican Rep. Michael McCaul of Texas announced Sunday that he will not seek re-election, bringing an end to his more than 20 years in Congress. “It’s been an honor to serve for over two decades in the Congress,” McCaul said on ABC “This Week.” “I’m looking now for a
Continue ReadingBy Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN New York (CNN) — Curtis Sliwa’s preferred campaign mode is riding the subway. He boards trains in the back car, then chats and handshakes his way forward, one by one, through the riders that he leaves just with a business card about his candidacy. He asks everyone where they grew up.
Continue ReadingBy Alison Main, CNN (CNN) — Democratic Sen. John Fetterman has a warning for his party: learn from the politically charged whirlwind that put Donald Trump back in the White House and secured Republicans control of both chambers of Congress or risk staying in the minority. “They have forgotten one of the reasons why we
Continue ReadingBy Michael Williams, CNN (CNN) — The killing of Charlie Kirk is forcing political figures and the people who protect them to make agonizing choices, balancing whether the public’s access to them is worth the risk in this dangerous national moment. Since Kirk’s assassination, several campaigns or political groups have already called off events out
Continue ReadingBy Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — In the days since the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, President Donald Trump has ramped up his attacks on “the radical left,” whom he blames for his friend’s death and for broader political violence — a sharp contrast from his responses to violence against Democrats. Speaking to NBC
Continue ReadingBy Associated Press (AP) — A federal judge on Saturday said it appeared the Trump administration was making “an end run around” US court orders prohibiting five African immigrants to be deported to their home countries by sending them first to Ghana, which was poised to then relocate them to countries where they could face
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By Betsy Klein, Kevin Liptak, Daria Tarasova-Markina, Emmanuel Miculita, Mitchell McCluskey, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump issued an ultimatum to NATO allies in a letter Saturday, saying the US will issue “major” sanctions on Russia only when they agree to do the same and stop buying oil from Russia. Meeting Trump’s demands would mark
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By Daniel Dale, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump has for years told outlandish lies about elections in Democratic-dominated California. Trump made more false claims on the subject in a Fox News interview on Friday, prompting California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, to correctly note on social media that the president had told “an outright
Continue ReadingBy Arlette Saenz, David Wright, CNN (CNN) — The Democratic candidates in this fall’s top statewide races have chosen a relentless focus on one word: affordability. Rep. Mikie Sherrill rolled out a “Save You Time and Money” plan in New Jersey. Former Rep. Abigail Spanberger turned to “Affordable Virginia” as the name for her economic
Continue ReadingBy Eric Bradner, Jeff Zeleny, CNN (CNN) — Utah Gov. Spencer Cox’s campaign to turn down the nation’s political temperature has long stood out as a rarity in a Republican Party led by President Donald Trump. But Cox’s commanding role as the nation grapples with the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk gives his calls
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By Hannah Rabinowitz, Evan Perez, Jeremy Herb, Kristen Holmes, Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — Stepping to the microphone at a news conference Friday morning in Utah, FBI Director Kash Patel wasted no time explaining what led to the capture of a suspect in the murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. “This is what happens when
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By Alayna Treene, Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump shelved his plans to target Chicago as the next city for his domestic crime push after advisers warned him that sending in troops to help with local law enforcement without buy-in from the state’s governor could create legal headaches they want to avoid, sources
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By Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — The Treasury Department told the House Oversight Committee it will turn over certain bank activity reports related to the panel’s Jeffrey Epstein investigation, according to a letter shared with CNN. “The Department of the Treasury (Treasury) plans to fully cooperate with the Committee and intends to provide all information
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By Katelyn Polantz, Zachary Cohen, Kristen Holmes, CNN (CNN) — Federal investigators had reason to believe they would find classified records in a search of John Bolton’s Maryland home last month partly because of what they had learned about a foreign adversary hacking his email years ago, according to a search warrant affidavit released Friday.
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By Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — Missouri’s Republican-controlled Senate on Friday passed a new congressional map, taking final legislative action to target one of the state’s Democratic seats in the US House and boost the GOP’s chances of retaining its fragile majority in the chamber. The 21-11 vote came just two weeks after the state’s
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of hedge fund executive and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. Personal Birth date: August 21, 1962 Birth place: Conway, South Carolina Birth name: Scott Kenneth Homer Bessent Father: Homer Gaston Bessent Jr., real estate developer Mother: Barbara McLeod Bessent Marriage: John Freeman (2011-present) Children: Cole
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By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, René Marsh, Camila DeChalus, Kit Maher, CNN Washington, D.C. (CNN) — The Smithsonian Institution is facing a deadline to hand over information to the White House related to a review of its exhibitions by Friday, as it navigates an unprecedented degree of scrutiny of its museums. The review is part of
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