Breyer's role on the Supreme Court and the hole he's leaving

"We don't need more gun control. We need to return to God," the far-right House member said.

"Aren’t you slated to headline a speaking gig for the NRA in three days?" Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez replied.

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) abruptly walked off from a British journalist’s questions about gun violence in America two days after an elementary school massacre in his state left 19 children and two adults dead. Cruz, who is due to appear at a National Rifle Association convention this weekend, became...

Kennesaw, Georgia (CNN) — On the eve of Georgia's primary election, former Vice President Mike Pence had a forward-looking message of support for renominating Republican Gov. Brian Kemp. "When you say yes to Governor Brian Kemp tomorrow, you will send a deafening message all across America that the Republican...

Former President Donald Trump said he believes the United States is now facing an unprecedented threat of nuclear war.

(CNN) — Sarah Huckabee Sanders will win the GOP nomination for governor of Arkansas, CNN projects, putting her in strong position to win the governorship in this red state in November. The 39-year-old former Trump White House press secretary enjoyed the support of former President Donald Trump and easily...

A former aide to Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows told the House January 6 committee that then-President Donald Trump had suggested to Meadows he approved of the "hang Mike Pence" chants from rioters who stormed the US Capitol, two sources familiar with the matter told CNN.

Mass shootings have become so common in the US that we have developed a pathology for how to react. "We pray. But don't legislate. And prayer clearly is not stopping the slaughter," writes James Moore after a deadly mass shooting at a Texas elementary school.

Washington (CNN) — Trevor Reed, an American citizen and former Marine recently freed after two years imprisoned in Russia, has vowed to campaign against any lawmakers that slow legislation aimed at helping detained Americans. In an exclusive interview with CNN's Jake Tapper, Reed appeared to take aim at a...

Justice Department prosecutors have subpoenaed information about some of former President Donald Trump's lawyers and closest advisers as part of their criminal investigation into efforts to put forward fake slates of electors in the 2020 election, a source familiar with the investigation told CNN.

CNN’s Alisyn Camerota asks Texas state representative James White (R) how the legislature can act so quickly on abortion but not on changing gun laws after 19 children and two adults were killed in an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas.

When Democrat Beto O'Rourke confronted Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott during a press conference Wednesday in the wake of a mass school shooting that left 19 children and two adults dead, he was shouted down for making the tragedy political.

Thomas Webster’s trial kicked off with dueling videos from the Capitol and competing theories of what they showed.

Republican Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio is pushing back on a subpoena issued to him by the House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol, contesting the constitutionality of the request and outlining a list of demands the committee must meet in order for him to even consider moving forward.

(CNN) — The Justice Department on Tuesday released new videos of a now-infamous meeting between Enrique Tarrio and Stewart Rhodes -- the leaders of the two most prominent extremist organizations connected to January 6 -- that took place in a Washington, DC, hotel garage just 24 hours before the attack.

The Supreme Court will allow the Biden administration to continue to use a metric that estimates the real-world cost of the climate crisis while legal challenges play out.

When children can be mercilessly slaughtered in school and the majority's political will to take constructive action is stymied by a small group of politicians, donors and special interests, we cannot expect our democracy to survive, writes Peniel Joseph.

We may never know why a shooter gunned down 21 people at Robb Elementary School. But as the nation mourns the 21 lives lost, more details are emerging about the investigation, the gunman and troubling clues leading up to the massacre in Uvalde, Texas.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is facing sharp criticism for citing gun violence in Chicago, New York and Los Angeles when pressed about gun control legislation after an 18-year-old gunman killed 21 people at an elementary school in his state.

Republican Reps. Scott Perry of Pennsylvania and Andy Biggs of Arizona have formally objected to being subpoenaed by the House select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection, according to a source familiar with the matter.