Politics

By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday blocked President Donald Trump from suspending hormone therapy and other treatments for transgender Americans in federal prisons, a rare win for transgender rights at the conservative high court. The court handed down a one-sentence order that did not explain the decision. “This is a

By Daniel Dale, CNN (CNN) — No law required Sen. Roger Marshall to file lawsuits against patients who had unpaid medical bills. Marshall, a Republican obstetrician-gynecologist who is in a competitive race for re-election in Kansas, has faced criticism over a New York Times report that he launched hundreds of lawsuits against patients who had

By Jennifer Agiesta, Ariel Edwards-Levy, Edward Wu, CNN (CNN) — The Democratic Party, riding a tide of anti-Donald Trump sentiment, enters the final stretch of the midterm campaign with a 10-point advantage over Republicans nationwide in voters’ choice in their own congressional district, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS. More than three-quarters

By Joan Biskupic, CNN Chief Supreme Court Analyst (CNN) — Two weeks before the midterm elections, liberal Justice Elena Kagan bluntly sized up the Supreme Court handling of election and voting-related cases, saying, “The court has kind of blinded itself to the very deleterious effects of their rulings on how the political system works.” The court

By Adam Cancryn, Kristen Holmes, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump still has two weeks to salvage his Republican congressional majorities and defy expectations of a midterm wipeout. But all around him, aides and allies are bracing for what happens if he fails. Administration officials have grown increasingly convinced that steep GOP losses will trigger

By Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — As Kansans were waiting for President Donald Trump to arrive at his rally in Wichita this week, they were treated to a new addition to the pre-show program: footage of this weekend’s violent protests in France, most of it clipped from Fox News, aired on large screens. That the

By Patrick Svitek, Lauren Fox, CNN Wharton, Ohio (CNN) — Some leading Ohio Republicans began distancing themselves from a controversial new ad from their gubernatorial nominee, Vivek Ramaswamy, even as the president and vice president defended it. Vice President JD Vance warned Republicans on Wednesday not to break ranks over the commercial, telling them to

By Jeff Zeleny, Eric Bradner, CNN Detroit (CNN) — Abdul El-Sayed often talks about building a new and broad coalition of Michigan voters. A looming question in the state’s pivotal Senate race is whether he can keep the old one intact — particularly with the Black voters who are pivotal to any Democratic victory. The

By Tierney Sneed, Katelyn Polantz, Michael Williams, CNN (CNN) — One of the tensest showdowns between the Trump administration and the federal bench in Washington, DC, came to a head on Monday in a marathon court hearing over President Donald Trump’s efforts to overhaul a public golf course that has been the subject of months

By Jake Tapper, CNN (CNN) — Investigators have interviewed Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar’s sister, Sahra Noor, according to a law enforcement source familiar with the matter. It comes as the Justice Department is investigating the Democratic congresswoman, focusing on immigration fraud related to suspected false statements made on government paperwork and a potential conspiracy, CNN

By Molly English, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump on Monday called on New Mexico to change its name to “New America” — the latest example of him seeking geographical name changes that fit his political agenda. “New Mexico should immediately change its name to New America. We are not Mexico, we are the United

By Patrick Svitek, CNN Woodsfield, Ohio (CNN) — Holding a town hall Saturday in the second least populous county in Ohio, Vivek Ramaswamy seemed further than ever from the presidential campaign trail where he made his political debut three years ago. President Donald Trump barely came up. The war in Iran wasn’t mentioned. Instead, Ramaswamy

By Kit Maher (CNN) — President Donald Trump on Monday used an antisemitic term that he has used publicly at least once before as he​ defended Kansas Sen. Roger Marshall against criticism over medical billing practices. Trump invoked the term “Shylock” while defending Marshall’s​ suing more than 700 patients for outstanding medical bills during his

By Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — The Muslim Brotherhood has become a flashpoint in Michigan’s Senate race, with Republicans trying to cast Democratic nominee Abdul El-Sayed as sympathetic to interests connected to Islamic terror and El-Sayed arguing that he is being unfairly accused of the same “dual loyalties” that former Presidents John F. Kennedy and

By Ellis Kim, CNN (CNN) — Democratic Sen. Elissa Slotkin is drawing criticism from President Donald Trump and other prominent Republicans after suggesting congressional investigations could deter recent graduates from joining the Trump administration. The controversy stemmed from Slotkin’s remarks at a University of Chicago event last week, when she was asked how Congress could

By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Monday declined to review former Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s decision to cancel plea agreements with Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two other defendants accused of plotting the 9/11 terror attack. By denying the appeals, the high court left in place a decision from an appeals court

By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — When John Ream got into brewing beer at home nearly two decades ago, starting out was as easy as opening the kit his wife bought for him as a gift. But the Ohio engineer’s plans ran dry when he tried to switch to making whiskey. That’s because a 160-year-old