Comment on 52 California state employees to receive Medal of Valor

While speaking to reporters before heading into court, former President Donald Trump said that the amount of security surrounding the courthouse, where his hush money trial is underway, is preventing his supporters from protesting. CNN's Kaitlan Collins fact-checks those claims.

Judge Juan Merchan had a heated exchange with Donald Trump's lawyer Todd Blanche in a hearing about whether Trump's social posts violated a gag order. CNN Chief Legal Affairs Correspondent Paula Reid reports.

Donald Trump's valet Walt Nauta was told that if he was charged with lying to the FBI, the former president would pardon him when he won a second term in 2024, according to notes from an interview with a witness in the federal classified documents investigation. CNN panel discusses.

New Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver was at a conference on election security last year when she had what she describes as an “oh crap, this is happening” moment. The potential for AI-generated disinformation and deepfakes to disrupt this year’s national elections was the “hottest topic among election administrators” at the event, Toulouse Oliver says, with one terrifying scenario unfolding after another in conversations.

Prosecutors and judges are utterly unhinged, which is exactly what’s drawing the black voter to support President Trump.

Democrat policies and human life are like oil and water—the two are not compatible.