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White House officials are losing confidence that Ukraine will ever be able to take back all of the land it has lost to Russia over the past four months of war, US officials told CNN, even with the heavier and more sophisticated weaponry the US and its allies plan to send.

Tuesday's last round of primaries before the midterm election season takes a brief summer hiatus could be the last stand for a handful of high-profile incumbents facing challenges for their seats or clashing with each other to keep their places on Capitol Hill.

Finnish President Sauli Niinistö said on Tuesday that Turkey has agreed to support Finland and Sweden's NATO membership bids, removing a major hurdle to the two countries joining the alliance.

The contrast between the theoretical legal bubble of the Supreme Court chamber and the confused, divided nation rocked by the destabilizing decisions of its conservative majority has never been more stark.

President Joe Biden departed the first of his two summits in Europe this week committing with other top world leaders to back Ukraine in its war against Russia "for as long as it takes."

Five states are holding primary elections on Tuesday: Illinois, Colorado, Oklahoma, New York and Utah. There will also be runoff elections in Mississippi and South Carolina and a special election in Nebraska. Follow here for results and live news updates.

Abortion rights proponents have filed court actions in at least seven states seeking to block or slow the enforcement of abortion bans in the days since Friday's US Supreme Court ruling cleared the way for states to prohibit the procedure.

The Supreme Court's majority decision overturning Roe v. Wade has led states to implement their own abortion policies. The ruling has already resulted in a patchwork system across the country -- as was anticipated -- in which access to the procedure is, for many people, determined largely by whether a state is controlled by Republicans or Democrats.

A new amendment could add women's reproductive rights to California's state constitution after overwhelmingly passing in the state Assembly on Monday.

A US government delegation quietly traveled to Venezuela "for discussions about the welfare and safety of US nationals in Venezuela," a State Department spokesperson told CNN on Monday.

A 39-year-old man who allegedly slapped Rudy Giuliani on the back Sunday has been charged with assault with intent to cause physical injury, harassment in the second degree and menacing in the third degree and was released on his own recognizance after a court appearance Monday, court records show.

Cassidy Hutchinson, an aide to former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows and a witness to many critical events and conversations, is expected to testify publicly on Tuesday before the select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, US Capitol attack, according to two sources familiar with the matter.

Most Americans disapprove of the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe vs. Wade, according to a CBS News/YouGov poll conducted Friday and Saturday in the immediate wake of the ruling.

Having achieved the generational dream of seeing Roe v. Wade overturned, the largest and oldest anti-abortion group in the US is now taking its fight to the state level, with a particular focus on restricting medication abortion.

Minnesota to California, Florida, Ohio, South Carolina, New York and many, many places in between.

FBI seized the phone of former President Donald Trump's election attorney John Eastman last week, according to a new court filing from the conservative lawyer.

Seventy-two hours removed from the landmark overturning of Roe v. Wade by the Supreme Court, there are signs that the judgment may have woken up the long-dormant Democratic base in advance of this year's midterm elections.

A New York state judge on Monday struck down a new law that would allow noncitizens to vote in local elections in New York City.

Community organizer Kina Collins' first challenge to Illinois Rep. Danny Davis was a flop. In that four-way Democratic primary race in 2020, Collins barely finished second -- more than 45 points behind the victorious incumbent.

President Joe Biden's pick to helm Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Ed Gonzalez, is withdrawing from consideration, Gonzalez announced in a tweet on Monday, leaving the agency without permanent leadership as the administration tries to usher forward its immigration agenda.