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CNN By Daniel Dale, CNN Washington (CNN) — On Tuesday morning, former President Donald Trump announced he had received a target letter, an indication he could soon be indicted, in special counsel Jack Smith’s criminal investigation into Trump’s lie-filled effort to overturn his defeat in the 2020 election. On Tuesday night, Trump went out of

CNN By Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — Hunter Biden sued the Internal Revenue Service on Monday, alleging its agents illegally released his tax information and that the agency failed to protect his private records. President Joe Biden’s son alleges the IRS unlawfully disclosed his tax return information and did not establish safeguards to ensure the

By Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — A US soldier in Hawaii is receiving the military’s highest award for valor not in combat on Wednesday for saving a woman’s life and repeatedly fighting off a man who was attacking her. Spc. Rene Rodriguez, who is stationed in Hawaii with the 25th Infantry Division, told CNN that

By Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge on Wednesday denied Donald Trump’s effort to move the New York indictment charging him with falsifying business records into federal court, finding that Trump failed to show that any of the allegedly illegal conduct related to his role as president. Judge Alvin Hellerstein previewed at a

By Natasha Bertrand, Kylie Atwood and Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — Just one day before crossing into North Korea, Private Travis King texted his US military handlers to let them know he had arrived at his gate at Incheon Airport in Seoul and was preparing to board a plane back to the US. King, a

By Fredreka Schouten and Alex Leeds Matthews, CNN (CNN) — Each time Donald Trump gets charged with a crime, the contributions pour in, a CNN analysis of newly released campaign reports shows – underscoring how much the criminal cases confronting the former president have benefited the Republican’s campaign bottom line. The analysis of itemized donations

By Daniel Dale, CNN Washington (CNN) — On Tuesday morning, former President Donald Trump announced he had received a target letter, an indication he could soon be indicted, in special counsel Jack Smith’s criminal investigation into Trump’s lie-filled effort to overturn his defeat in the 2020 election. On Tuesday night, Trump went out of his

By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN (CNN) — North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum said Wednesday that he’s reached the 40,000 unique donors threshold to qualify for the Republican presidential primary debate stage in August. The GOP governor, a wealthy former software executive who’s been self-funding his campaign, has been offering $20 gift cards to 50,000 donors to

By Jason Morris and Zachary Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Federal prosecutors building a criminal investigation into former President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election have asked for all security video from Atlanta’s State Farm Arena around polling day, according to a subpoena sent to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger’s office. The letter

By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (CNN) — The Justice Department is assessing the situation along the Texas-Mexico border following reports that Texas troopers were told to push back migrants into the Rio Grande and ordered not to give them water, calling those reports “troubling” in a statement to CNN. The Justice Department’s statement is the first

By Aaron Pellish, CNN (CNN) — New Hampshire Republican Gov. Chris Sununu announced on Wednesday he will not run for reelection, leaving open a gubernatorial seat in a swing state heading into the 2024 election. Sununu, who was first elected to New Hampshire’s highest office in 2016 and is currently serving his fourth two-year term

By Jeremy Herb and Kristen Holmes, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump’s lawyers and advisers are trying to figure out if there is evidence and witnesses they are unaware of that are bolstering special counsel Jack Smith’s investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election, according to multiple sources familiar with Trump team’s legal

By Manu Raju and Alayna Treene, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump recently delivered the news to Rep. Matt Rosendale: He wouldn’t win the former president’s coveted endorsement if he runs in the GOP primary for the US Senate seat in Montana, according to a Trump ally, a decision with major implications in the high-stakes battle

By Kristin Wilson and Morgan Rimmer, CNN (CNN) — New York Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and Missouri Republican Sen. Josh Hawley are introducing bipartisan legislation that would prevent members of the executive and legislative branches — as well as their spouses and children — from trading individual company stocks. The legislation will also ban blind

By Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge has denied Donald Trump’s request for a new trial in the E. Jean Carroll case – finding the jury who found that the former president sexually abused and defamed Carroll did not reach a “seriously erroneous result.” “The jury in this case did not reach ‘a

By Shania Shelton, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday posted a campaign ad promoting his legislative wins by using clips from a recent speech GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene gave at the Turning Point Action Conference where she compared Biden to Franklin D. Roosevelt and Lyndon B. Johnson. “Joe Biden had the largest

By Alayna Treene, CNN (CNN) — House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries raised $29 million in the second quarter of 2023, bringing in a total of $62.4 million this year. The New York Democrat’s fundraising haul was $7.3 million more than what House Speaker Kevin McCarthy raised in Q2 – an impressive goal given it’s his

CNN By Jack Forrest, CNN (CNN) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday defended his Pentagon plan in an exclusive interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper, which would address recruiting woes by stripping the military of so-called “woke” policy. “You clearly have a problem with recruiting,” DeSantis told Tapper. “And at this level everybody has acknowledged

By Daniel Dale, CNN Washington (CNN) — Two Republican presidential candidates, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and former President Donald Trump, are accusing each other of making false claims about Trump’s wall on the border with Mexico. Christie tweeted Saturday that, contrary to Trump’s signature campaign promise to get Mexico to pay for the

By Clare Foran, Haley Talbot, Morgan Rimmer and Lauren Fox, CNN (CNN) — Israeli President Isaac Herzog affirmed the US-Israel relationship in an address to a joint meeting of Congress on Wednesday, calling America “our greatest partner and friend,” while also acknowledging criticism from some House progressives. There is widespread support for Israel on both