National Politics

By Kate Sullivan, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he did not support restricting birth control after saying earlier in the day he was “looking at” contraceptives when asked if he supported any restrictions to the right to contraception. “I HAVE NEVER, AND WILL NEVER ADVOCATE IMPOSING RESTRICTIONS ON BIRTH CONTROL,

By Ted Barrett and Michelle Shen, CNN (CNN) — Key Republican senators sharply criticized Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito after news reports showed an upside-down American flag – a symbol used by some supporters of former President Donald Trump who challenged the legitimacy of Joe Biden’s 2020 victory – flying outside his home in 2021. Such criticism of a conservative

By Sabrina Souza, CNN (CNN) — Sen. Bob Menendez’s alleged co-conspirator in a yearslong extortion and bribery scheme ordered his legal counsel to set up a mortgage loan for the New Jersey Democrat’s then-girlfriend and to draft a job contract for her despite her lack of experience, a witness in the federal corruption trial testified

By Alex Marquardt and Jeremy Diamond, CNN (CNN) — Egyptian intelligence quietly changed the terms of a ceasefire proposal that Israel had already signed off on earlier this month, ultimately scuttling a deal that could have released Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners, and set a pathway to temporarily end the fighting in Gaza, according to three

By Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — Artificial intelligence tools for creating fake video, audio and other content will likely give foreign operatives and domestic extremists “enhanced opportunities for interference” as the 2024 US election cycle progresses, the Department of Homeland Security said in a recent bulletin distributed to state and local officials and obtained by

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of former Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal. Personal Birth date: June 10, 1971 Birth place: Baton Rouge, Louisiana Birth name: Piyush Jindal Father: Amar Jindal, engineer Mother: Raj (Gupta) Jindal Marriage: Supriya (Joly) Jindal (October 1997-present) Children: Slade, Shaan and Selia Education: Brown University, B.S., Biology and

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of former Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords who was seriously wounded in a mass shooting in 2011. Personal Birth date: June 8, 1970 Birth place: Tucson, Arizona Birth name: Gabrielle Dee Giffords Father: Spencer Giffords, El Campo Tire executive and a district school board member

CNN By Holmes Lybrand, Kyung Lah and Jack Hannah, CNN Phoenix (CNN) — Rudy Giuliani and 10 others pleaded not guilty in an Arizona court Tuesday to charges of allegedly conspiring to overturn the 2020 presidential election results. The former New York mayor was also ordered to post a $10,000 bond after he ducked efforts

By Michael Conte, CNN (CNN) — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he wants to work with Congress on legislation to penalize the International Criminal Court after it applied for arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. “Given the events of yesterday, I think we have to look

By Natasha Bertrand and Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — The US has assessed that Russia likely launched a counter space weapon last week that is close to, and capable of attacking, a US government satellite orbiting nearby, US Ambassador Robert Wood said at the UN on Monday. It is not the first time Russia has launched

By Holmes Lybrand, Kyung Lah and Jack Hannah, CNN Phoenix (CNN) — Rudy Giuliani and 10 others pleaded not guilty in an Arizona court Tuesday to charges of allegedly conspiring to overturn the 2020 presidential election results. The former New York mayor was also ordered to post a $10,000 bond after he ducked efforts by

By Jeremy Herb, Lauren del Valle and Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — The defense rested its case in Donald Trump’s criminal hush money trial on Tuesday after roughly 90 minutes of testimony – and without the former president taking the stand. Trump’s attorneys called two witnesses: a paralegal who entered phone records into evidence and

CNN Opinion by Norman Eisen (CNN) — After the high drama of Monday’s conflict between Justice Juan Merchan and defense witness Robert Costello, and with the jury in the Manhattan criminal trial of former President Donald Trump being dismissed Tuesday as both sides hashed out jury instructions, my expectations for the day were low. But as has

CNN By Colin McCullough, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump on Monday posted a video showing images of a fake newspaper article that references a “unified Reich” if he’s reelected in 2024. The video details “what happens after Donald Trump wins” with a narrator reading hypothetical headlines such as “Economy Booms!” and “Border is

By Holmes Lybrand and Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Special counsel David Weiss plans to present extremely personal testimony about Hunter Biden’s drug addiction from three of his former romantic partners, according to a new filing in the felony gun case against the president’s son. In a filing Monday evening, prosecutors laid out their case

By Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — The US Environmental Protection Agency is stepping up inspections of water facilities that may be vulnerable to cyberattacks, the agency said Monday, citing an increase “in frequency and severity” of cyberattacks on the nation’s water plants. “EPA inspectors have identified alarming cybersecurity vulnerabilities at drinking water systems across the

By Fredreka Schouten, David Wright and Alex Leeds Matthews, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden’s political operation raised $51 million in April – a significant decline from its March fundraising, according to totals released by his campaign Monday. Biden’s campaign and affiliated committees still ended the month with $192 million in the bank, according to

CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — ChatGPT unveiled five fictional voice assistants last year — Breeze, Cove, Ember, Juniper and Sky. Now, the company behind the AI tool is pausing one of the synthetic voices after it received criticism from actor Scarlett Johansson for being “so eerily similar” to hers. Here’s what else you

By Jeremy Herb, Lauren del Valle and Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — The prosecution rested their case against Donald J. Trump on Monday in the former president’s hush money trial, which is barreling toward a conclusion as soon as next week. Michael Cohen’s testimony finally wrapped up Monday after four days – and 17 hours

CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — ChatGPT unveiled five fictional voice assistants last year — Breeze, Cove, Ember, Juniper and Sky. Now, the company behind the AI tool is pausing one of the synthetic voices after it received criticism from actor Scarlett Johansson for being “so eerily similar” to hers. Here’s what else you