1 chart to explain the current dysfunction in Congress
Proof of Congress' ongoing dysfunction is in its current paralysis. Republicans have a few more votes in the House, but they don't exactly have a governing majority.
2023-10-09 18:25
House GOP returns to Washington speakerless and with Israel at war
Republican lawmakers returning to Washington this week will do so without a House speaker, setting up a high-pressure situation to reach consensus on a candidate to wield the gavel -- and the power to push through support for Israel.
2023-10-09 17:24
America's political turmoil hampers its capacity to lead through yet another global crisis
A weekend of terror in Israel has sharpened already grave questions about the capacity of the politically fractured United States to lay out a unified and coherent response to a world spinning out of its control.
2023-10-09 12:29
US still seeking to determine Iran's connection to Israel attack
The Biden administration has yet to find a smoking gun linking Iran directly to planning and executing the attack on Israel this weekend, US officials told CNN on Sunday.
2023-10-09 07:52
Biden's promise to restore US leadership tested by fresh outbreak of war abroad
With the outbreak of war in Israel, President Joe Biden is contending with conflicts in two parts of the world at a moment of paralysis in Washington and increasing polarization over the direction of America's involvement abroad.
2023-10-09 03:26
RFK Jr. is polling high for an independent. But it may not last
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is expected to announce Monday that he is dropping out of the Democratic presidential primary and will run as an independent. The move would come after Kennedy's calls for a debate with President Joe Biden went nowhere and with Biden continuing to hold a 50-point advantage in primary polling.
2023-10-09 02:56
Pressure to fill House speaker vacancy builds amid crisis in Israel
The House speakership drama enters a second week under increased urgency as Israel declared war Sunday following unprecedented surprise attacks by Hamas.
2023-10-09 00:26
Blinken says US working to verify reports of several Americans dead in Israel
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Sunday the US is "working overtime" to verify reports of missing and dead Americans overseas after Hamas launched an unprecedented attack against Israel.
2023-10-08 21:59
House lawmakers discuss how to address intelligence briefings on Israel without speaker
House lawmakers are scrambling to determine whether acting Speaker Patrick McHenry can participate in a so-called Gang of Eight intelligence briefing on the unfolding crisis in Israel, a source familiar with the active discussions told CNN.
2023-10-08 04:47
US officials raise concerns over Israeli intelligence after Hamas attacks
American officials said Saturday they received no warning through intelligence that Hamas was preparing to attack Israel, leading to confusion among some at how Israel failed to detect signs of the rocket assault.
2023-10-08 04:23
Why this Israel-Gaza conflict is so complicated for Biden
President Joe Biden and his top aides are contending with an exceedingly complicated diplomatic situation unlike any previous conflict between the Israelis and the Palestinians.
2023-10-08 00:45
Republican candidates confront Trump's enduring popularity in Iowa with 100 days to go until caucuses
On Saturday -- 100 days before Iowa Republicans head to their caucasues -- Iowa will once again become the focal point of the GOP presidential race as the ambitions of much of the field collide in the Hawkeye State.
2023-10-07 21:55