Manu Raju

Senate GOP Whip John Thune announced Monday that he is running for Republican leader, setting up a contested battle in the first major shakeup at the top of the Senate GOP hierarchy in nearly two decades.

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, an Arizona independent, announced Tuesday sh

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer slammed former President Donald Trump’s criticism of Schumer’s speech on Israel, noting that Trump’s remarks were “sick,” and “hateful,” and included anti-Semitic tropes.

WILMINGTON, Del. — President Joe Biden on Saturday signed a $1.2 trillion package of spending bills after Congress passed the long-overdue legislation just hours earlier, ending the threat of a partial government shutdown.

Days after his speakership was put on notice by a far-right member, Mike Johnson strategized with a key – and perhaps surprising – source: firebrand GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz, the architect of the last effort to remove a speaker.

Editor's Note: For more on the high-stakes fight for the House, watch “Inside Politics Sunday with Manu Raju” at 8 a.m. ET and 11 a.m. ET. CNN —

Republican hardliners are growing angry at Speaker Mike Johnson’s complex plan to advance billions in foreign aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, the latest indication that Democratic support will be needed to save it.

Speaker Mike Johnson is being lobbied by his members to raise the threshold required to trigger a motion to vacate the speaker’s chair, according to multiple GOP sources – a move that would help ensure he can pass foreign aid bills and still keep his job without needing to rely on Democrats to bail him out.

Watch “Inside Politics Sunday with Manu Raju” at 8 a.m. ET and 11 a.m. ET on Speaker Johnson and the tension in the House GOP. CNN —

STORY: For three decades, Ana Estrada lived with a rare incurable disease that weakened her muscles. She was bed-ridden and required a ventilator to breathe.