Cheney: Trump is ‘the single most dangerous threat we face’ if reelected Former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) tells CNN’s Jake Tapper she believes Donald Trump would be the greatest threat to American democracy if reelected president. Read the full article here

A former Florida state lawmaker who acquired more than $150,000 in Small Business Administration loans by lying on applications was sentenced Thursday to four months in federal prison, the US Attorney’s office for the Northern District of Florida said. Former state Rep. Joseph Harding, a Republican, pleaded guilty in March…

Democrat accuses Tlaib of ‘fanning the flames’ in Israel-Hamas conflict Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) responds to remarks made by her Democratic colleague Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), who has called for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. Read the full article here

A judge has rejected three more attempts by former President Donald Trump and the Colorado GOP to shut down a lawsuit seeking to block him from the 2024 presidential ballot in the state based on the 14th Amendment’s “insurrectionist ban.” The flurry of rulings late Friday from Colorado District Judge…

Political expert says Kevin McCarthy bears some blame for speaker vacuum. Hear why CNN senior political analyst Ron Brownstein says that former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) shares some blame for the current situation he finds himself and House Republicans in as they continue to struggle to elect a speaker.…

A version of this story appeared in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. With the frightening Israel-Hamas war and a major spoke of the US government – the House of Representatives – unsolvably speakerless and in a state of paralysis, a…

The escalating confrontation between Israel and Hamas is offering President Joe Biden a crucial opportunity to begin flipping the script on one of his most glaring vulnerabilities in the 2024 presidential race. For months, polls have consistently shown that most Americans believe Biden’s advanced age has diminished his capacity to…

Two stalwart allies of former President Donald Trump flipped against him in the past 36 hours, a staggering turn of events that could now pose a grave threat to his ability to fend off criminal charges related to his efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. The rapid-fire developments are…

There is still no end in sight for the high-stakes speakership battle after House Republicans ousted Kevin McCarthy more than two weeks ago. The search is on for a new GOP speaker nominee after Rep. Jim Jordan on Friday became the latest exit from the race, and it’s already shaping…

Former President Donald Trump was fined $5,000 by a New York judge on Friday for violating a gag order not to speak about any members of the court staff – and was warned twice about possible imprisonment. “Donald Trump has received ample warning from this Court as to the possible…