Trump strategizes with Hill allies to go on offense against January 6 criminal probe
Donald Trump has reached out to his top allies on Capitol Hill to strategize how they can help defend him against potential criminal charges over his effort to overturn the 2020 election -- the latest example of Republicans racing behind the scenes to use their power and platforms to shield the former president without knowing details yet about the criminal investigation.
2023-07-19 08:24
DeSantis defends Pentagon proposal purging 'woke' policy from military
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.
2023-07-19 08:17
Republican Navy veteran Hung Cao launches challenge to Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine
Navy veteran Hung Cao, a Republican who lost a closer-than-expected race for a US House seat in Virginia last year, formally announced a challenge to Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine on Tuesday.
2023-07-19 07:46
Senate votes to advance national defense bill
The Senate voted Tuesday evening to advance a critical national defense bill nearer to a final passage vote, moving one step closer to a showdown with the House over the must-pass legislation.
2023-07-19 07:28
Louisiana legislature overrides governor's veto of ban on gender-affirming care for minors
Louisiana's legislature utilized its Republican supermajority Tuesday to enact a ban on gender-affirming care for most minors, overriding its Democratic governor who had vetoed the bill.
2023-07-19 07:20
What we know about the 16 fake electors charged in Michigan
State prosecutors in Michigan announced criminal charges Tuesday against the 16 Republicans who served as fake electors in 2020, a watershed moment in the still-ongoing federal and state investigations into the 2020 election aftermath.
2023-07-19 05:50
What we know about Trump's efforts to undo the 2020 election
Former President Donald Trump said Tuesday he could soon be facing his third criminal indictment of the year. No president or former president has ever been charged with one crime, let alone three, so terms like "historic" and "unprecedented" no longer feel large enough to explain what is going on here.
2023-07-19 05:17
Michigan AG charges participants in 2020 fake elector plot
Sixteen fake electors who signed certificates falsely claiming President Donald Trump won Michigan in the 2020 election have been charged with crimes, state Attorney General Dana Nessel announced Tuesday.
2023-07-19 04:26
Former Arizona governor contacted by special counsel in Jan. 6 probe
Special counsel Jack Smith's team has contacted former Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey, who Donald Trump pressured to overturn the 2020 election, a source familiar with the outreach confirms CNN.
2023-07-19 02:55
Hearing on handling classified materials in Jack Smith's Trump case could set up clash over delay
Special counsel Jack Smith's team and lawyers for Donald Trump will appear Tuesday for the first time in front of the judge who will preside over the criminal case Smith has brought against the former president, for a hearing that will be procedural in nature but could provoke clashes over how quickly the classified documents case should move to trial.
2023-07-19 02:22
Russian fighter jet harassed manned US reconnaissance aircraft over Syria amid ongoing tensions
A Russian fighter jet harassed a manned US reconnaissance aircraft over Syria on Sunday amid ongoing tensions between the two militaries. The incident is at least the fifth interaction between US and Russian military aircraft that the US deemed unsafe or unprofessional since the beginning of the month.
2023-07-19 01:59
Donald Trump says he's a target of special counsel's criminal probe into 2020 election aftermath
Former President Donald Trump said in a social media post that he's been informed by special counsel Jack Smith that he is a target of the criminal investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
2023-07-18 21:53