National Politics

By Holmes Lybrand, Zachary Cohen and Whitney Wild, CNN (CNN) — Three more high-ranking officials in the US Secret Service are stepping down as the agency continues to be lambasted for security failures and face questions over its handling of two alleged assassination attempts against former President Donald Trump, according to multiple sources familiar with the

By Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — The US announced a $375 million aid package for Ukraine on Wednesday as the Biden administration pledged “unwavering support” to the war-torn country. The aid package, which is nearly double the size of recent shipments, includes artillery ammunition, air defense, anti-tank missiles and more of the critical weapons and

By Katie Bo Lillis, CNN (CNN) — A former CIA officer has been found guilty in a Virginia court of assaulting a female subordinate at an office party last year, the latest in a string of public court cases documenting what victims allege is a systemic failure by the agency to properly adjudicate cases of

By Kate Sullivan, Annie Grayer and Sarah Ferris, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday criticized Volodymyr Zelensky and claimed the Ukrainian president “refuses to make a deal” amid Russia’s war in Ukraine, marking Trump’s most explicit criticism of Zelensky’s handling of the war to date.  “Those cities are gone, they’re gone, and we

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of former Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel. Personal Birth date: October 4, 1946 Birth place: North Platte, Nebraska Birth name: Charles Timothy Hagel Father: Charles Hagel, lumber yard manager Mother: Betty (Dunn) Hagel, secretary Marriages: Lilibet Ziller (April 1985-present); Patricia Lloyd (1979-1982, divorced) Children:

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the US Department of Veterans Affairs. Facts There are 16.2 million veterans in the United States, according to the most recent statistics from the US Census. More than nine million veterans are served each year by the Department of Veterans Affairs. Health care facilities are

By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn and Brian Rokus, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump’s campaign officially announced Wednesday that the former president plans to return to Butler, Pennsylvania – the location of the first assassination attempt on his life this year – for a rally on October 5. “President Donald J. Trump will return to Butler, Pennsylvania

By Donald Judd and Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN (CNN) — Pop star Chappell Roan announced Wednesday in a post to social media platform TikTok that she plans to vote for Vice President Kamala Harris in November, ending days of speculation after she told the Guardian in an interview published Friday that “there’s problems on both sides.” Roan, whose

By Kevin Liptak, Jennifer Hansler, Alex Marquardt, Natasha Bertrand, Lauren Izso, MJ Lee and Kylie Atwood. (CNN) — The United States and several of its allies called Wednesday for a 21-day ceasefire across the Israel-Lebanon border as they work to prevent a regional war from erupting and to jolt stalled hostage talks between Israel and Hamas. The

By Natasha Bertrand and Alex Marquardt, CNN (CNN) — Dozens of US troops have been deployed to Cyprus amid sharply escalating tensions between Israel and Hezbollah, and they are preparing for a range of contingencies including a possible evacuation operation from Lebanon for US citizens should a full-blown war erupt, four US officials told CNN. Pentagon press secretary Maj.

By Jennifer Hansler, Kate Sullivan, Rashard Rose and Shania Shelton, CNN (CNN) — The US government is “intensely tracking” an ongoing threat by Iran against current and former US officials, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday. “This is something we’ve been tracking very intensely for a long time, an ongoing threat by Iran against a number

By Betsy Klein, CNN Washington (CNN) — As he approaches the lame duck era of his first and only term, President Joe Biden is showing signs that he’s less constrained by the scrutiny of a campaign. On Wednesday, that meant he took a little time to enjoy “The View.” Joining the more freewheeling format of

By Betsy Klein and Jamie Gangel, CNN (CNN) — The second assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump in as many months has underscored the strain that’s been placed on the US Secret Service during both a busy campaign season and what its acting director refers to as an “unprecedented and hyper-dynamic threat environment.” “Everyone is focused on the

By Clare Foran, Sarah Ferris, Lauren Fox and Haley Talbot, CNN Washington (CNN) — Congress set up a chaotic, high-stakes fight over spending at the end of the year, after both chambers voted on Wednesday to avert a government shutdown. The Senate approved the stopgap spending bill – which will fund the government until December

By Holmes Lybrand, Annie Grayer and Zachary Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Secret Service agents failed to take charge of decision-making for security at the Butler, Pennsylvania, rally where former President Donald Trump was shot in July, a bipartisan Senate committee revealed in a new report Wednesday, leading to key lapses in preparation and communication that

By Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris holds a 12-point lead over former President Donald Trump among voters younger than 35 – a group that’s largely dissatisfied with the influence it holds in American politics, but remains optimistic about the country’s future, according to new CNN polling conducted by SSRS. Harris leads

By MJ Lee, Kevin Liptak and Kylie Atwood, CNN (CNN) — With the Biden administration essentially pausing work on ceasefire negotiations to end the war in Gaza, Israel’s fresh assaults on Hezbollah in Lebanon this week are adding another layer of complication, making prospects for a near-term deal all the more difficult – if not impossible – at least

By Phil Mattingly, Andrew Seger and Jeremy Moorhead, CNN Lordstown, Ohio (CNN) — For this long-beleaguered region of Northeast Ohio, a gleaming new 2.8 million-square-foot manufacturing plant symbolizes something that has been fleeting in recent years: hope. Hope that years of promises – so often broken or deferred – have been replaced by action in

CNN By Phil Mattingly, Andrew Seger and Jeremy Moorhead, CNN Lordstown, Ohio (CNN) — For this long-beleaguered region of Northeast Ohio, a gleaming new 2.8 million-square-foot manufacturing plant symbolizes something that has been fleeting in recent years: hope. Hope that years of promises – so often broken or deferred – have been replaced by action