Mike Johnson set to take fight for speakership to House floor amid GOP leadership crisis
Rep. Mike Johnson is set to take his fight for the speakership to the House floor on Wednesday, a pivotal moment for House Republicans that comes amid uncertainty over whether the Louisiana lawmaker can secure the 217 votes needed to win the gavel.
2023-10-25 17:19
Trump rages as former acolytes turn against him under legal heat
Donald Trump's wealth, power and fame acted like a magnet for new associates keen to enter his orbit. But now, key figures who sought a share of his reflected glory are turning against him to save themselves.
2023-10-25 12:18
DeSantis defends record fighting antisemitism after Jewish GOP state lawmaker flips endorsement to Trump
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday defended his record standing up for Florida's Jewish community after a Republican lawmaker in his home state flipped his endorsement to former President Donald Trump and accused the governor of failing to address antisemitism.
2023-10-25 10:47
Mexico braces for 'extremely dangerous' Hurricane Otis
US meteorologists warn of a "potentially catastrophic" storm Otis when it makes landfall in southern Mexico.
2023-10-25 09:54
Biden will not file for New Hampshire's Democratic primary
President Joe Biden will not file for New Hampshire's Democratic primary because he is "obligated" to comply with the Democratic National Committee's delegate selection rules, his campaign manager informed the state party in a letter obtained by CNN.
2023-10-25 08:57
Houston airport had to ground all flights after a private jet departed 'without permission' and collided with another jet, FAA says
An airport in Houston temporarily grounded all flights on Tuesday after two private jets collided on its tarmac, officials said.
2023-10-25 08:56
FBI details how van der Sloot's confession in Natalee Holloway's death came together
Joran van der Sloot's recent confession that he killed Alabama teenager Natalee Holloway in Aruba in 2005 was years in the making, after investigators compiled detailed case files and, more recently, got the blessing of Holloway's mother for a related plea deal.
2023-10-25 08:20
US military advisers invoke lessons of Iraq in urging Israelis to avoid all-out ground assault in Gaza
American military officials are trying to steer Israel away from the type of brutal, urban combat the US engaged in against insurgents during the Iraq War, in an effort to keep the Israelis from getting bogged down in bloody, house-by-house fighting as they prepare for an assault on Gaza, multiple sources familiar with the matter told CNN.
2023-10-25 06:52
ABC News: Mark Meadows received immunity to testify to special counsel in federal election subversion probe
Donald Trump's former chief of staff, Mark Meadows, was granted immunity by special counsel Jack Smith and has met with federal prosecutors multiple times in the investigation of the efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election, according to a report from ABC News.
2023-10-25 05:55
About 305,000 student loan borrowers got monthly bills with the wrong amount
Many of the borrowers received bills with charges higher than they should be. The Department of Education identified the errors and directed student loan servicing companies to place the impacted borrowers in an administrative forbearance during which they are not required to make payments.
2023-10-25 05:52
Florida asks Supreme Court to allow its anti-drag law to take effect
Florida's attorney general on Tuesday asked the US Supreme Court to allow a law that a federal court judge says
2023-10-25 05:29
Hamas operatives used phone lines installed in tunnels under Gaza to plan Israel attack over 2 years, sources familiar with intelligence say
Intelligence shared with the United States suggests a small cell of Hamas operatives planning the deadly surprise attack on Israel communicated via a network of hardwired phones built into the network of tunnels underneath Gaza over a period of two years, according to two sources familiar with the matter.
2023-10-25 05:27