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By Shawna Mizelle, CNN Washington (CNN) — Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said Sunday that California Gov. Gavin Newsom should “absolutely” appoint Rep. Barbara Lee to the Senate should Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s seat become vacant before the end of her term. “I absolutely think he should appoint Barbara Lee. But we will see,” Bass told

By Jasmine Wright and Aileen Graef, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump’s onetime Defense secretary said Sunday that the former president should not be trusted with the nation’s secrets again should the allegations made in his federal indictment over his handling of classified documents prove true. “Based on his actions – again, if proven true –

By Andrew Millman and Shawna Mizelle, CNN Washington (CNN) — Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie said Sunday it was a “useless idea” to force 2024 GOP contenders to sign a pledge to back the party’s ultimate nominee in order to participate in primary debates. “It’s only in the era of Donald Trump that you need

By Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden kicked off his reelection campaign Saturday at a union rally in his frequent haunt of Pennsylvania, the state that remains an intersection of his personal and political identities that he hopes can propel him to a second term. The first official rally of his final political

By Kate Sullivan, CNN (CNN) — Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley said Saturday that while it was difficult having her husband deploy to Africa with the South Carolina Army National Guard, the assignment represents a “moment of pride” for the state and the country. The official deployment ceremony for the brigade that includes Michael Haley

By Devan Cole, CNN Washington (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump was arrested and arraigned on federal charges this week in a never-before-seen moment in American political and legal history that captured the attention of a nation that has for years been captivated by his norm-busting episodes. The former president’s booking at a federal courthouse

CNN By Devan Cole, CNN Washington (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump was arrested and arraigned on federal charges this week in a never-before-seen moment in American political and legal history that captured the attention of a nation that has for years been captivated by his norm-busting episodes. The former president’s booking at a federal

By Tierney Sneed, Annie Grayer and Zachary Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Special counsel Jack Smith’s team is asking the judge in the classified documents case against Donald Trump to bar the former president and his defense team from publicly disclosing some of the materials shared in the criminal case as part of the discovery process.

By Andrew Kaczynski, CNN (CNN) — Years before he said he was running for president to “defeat the cult of gender ideology,” Donald Trump welcomed and praised the inclusion of transgender women in the Miss Universe pageant. In since unreported radio and television interviews from spring and summer 2012, Trump celebrated the interest in a

By Kaanita Iyer, CNN Washington (CNN) — Daniel Ellsberg, a former military analyst and anti-war activist whose disclosure of the so-called Pentagon Papers revealed systemic US government deception about the Vietnam War, has died, his family announced in a statement. He was 92. The cause was pancreatic cancer, his family said. Ellsberg announced his diagnosis

By Haley Talbot and Clare Foran, CNN (CNN) — A staffer for Rep. Brad Finstad was attacked at gunpoint after Wednesday’s congressional baseball game, the congressman said in a statement Friday. The staffer is expected to “make a full recovery and the extent of his physical injuries was minor,” according to Finstad. “Following Wednesday’s Congressional

By Arlette Saenz and Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — Preparations are underway at the White House as President Joe Biden and first lady Dr. Jill Biden will welcome India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Washington for an official state visit on Thursday, rolling out pomp and circumstance at a state dinner in the evening as