Sen. Kamala Harris’ campaign says she raised $1.5 million online in just 24 hours after declaring she would run for president in 2020. The campaign released snapshots of fundraising data that reflected an initial surge of financial support for the California Democrat. The numbers could not immediately be independently confirmed by CNN, and a more…… MORE
US intelligence agencies are grappling with the “most complex and diverse threats ever seen” from a host of adversaries, Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats said Tuesday while unveiling his office’s new National Intelligence Strategy. Among those named in the strategy were the expected — Russia, China, North Korea and Iran — as well as…… MORE
The Democratic-controlled House approved a bill Tuesday that would reiterate strong congressional support for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization alliance amid recent reports that President Donald Trump raised the idea of withdrawing from NATO several times last year. “It’s so disturbing — troubling to see the United States sending mixed signals about our commitment to…… MORE
President Donald Trump is still planning to deliver a “State of the Union” address one week from today — although where he will be speaking from remains very much a mystery. You’ll remember that Speaker Nancy Pelosi effectively disinvited Trump from addressing a bicameral session of Congress on January 29, citing security concerns tied to…… MORE
Democrats eyeing the White House are starting with an apology. Several potential candidates have delivered mea culpas as they scramble to align their positions with the party’s shift to the left on issues like immigration, health care and criminal justice reform. Joe Biden is one of the latest to join the group. Decades after taking…… MORE
Like most Iowa farmers, Kate Edwards loves the rhythm of the seasons: planting in the spring, harvesting in the fall, planning it all over again each winter. But thanks to an ongoing trade war and a partial government shutdown, Edwards and her farming neighbors are stuck. Instead of planning, this winter has become a season…… MORE
Hours after the Supreme Court gave the green light to President Donald Trump’s transgender military ban, Army Staff Sgt. Patricia King was not ready to give up hope. The ban “gives a false sense of credibility to the inaccurate notion that transgender people are somehow less or less capable than our peers,” King told CNN’s…… MORE
The Department of Justice, reeling from a district court opinion that blocked the Trump administration from adding a citizenship question to the 2020 census, signaled on Tuesday that it plans to ask the Supreme Court to take up the case on an expedited basis and decide the issue definitively by the end of June. “The…… MORE
In the midst of a partial government shutdown stalemate over a border wall, the State Department has had to cancel, for now, an international conference focused on border security — due to that very shutdown. The 16th International Export Control and Border Security Conference was scheduled to take place in Edinburgh, Scotland, in mid-February, with…… MORE
A North Carolina judge on Tuesday denied a request from Republican Mark Harris’ campaign to certify the results in the disputed North Carolina 9th District race. After the election in November, Harris led Democratic candidate Dan McCready by 905 votes. The state board of elections has refused to certify the results as it investigates allegations…… MORE
