Arit John - Reporter
Arit John
Reporter
Arit John is a CNN reporter based in Washington, D.C., where she covers national politics and the trends and issues emerging from the 2024 election.
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DNC plans to hold virtual roll call to nominate Biden before convention
May 28, 2024
The Democratic National Committee is planning to hold a virtual roll call ahead of the party’s August convention to nominate President Joe Biden to meet an Ohio ballot access deadline.
Democrats grapple with the right way to talk about Biden’s immigration policies
May 26, 2024
Democratic efforts to triangulate between liberal and conservative immigration and border security policies have reignited an ongoing debate within the party.
Ohio Republican governor calls special session to resolve Biden ballot access issue
May 23, 2024
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said Thursday he was calling the state’s Republican-controlled Legislature into special session next week to fix a timing issue that could keep President Joe Biden from appearing on the state’s general election ballot.
Establishment-linked Democrat will defeat progressive rival in key House primary in Oregon, CNN projects
May 22, 2024
Oregon state Rep. Janelle Bynum will win the Democratic primary in the state’s 5th Congressional District, CNN projects, as establishment Democrats get their preferred candidate in a race that could help determine control of the US House.
Kari Lake wants to look forward as abortion keeps dominating the conversation in Arizona
May 12, 2024
Less than 24 hours after Arizona’s near-total abortion ban was repealed, Kari Lake challenged Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego, her likely opponent for the state’s US Senate seat, to a debate on the issue – ideally over Mother’s Day weekend.
Alabama officials clear way for Biden to appear on state’s fall ballot
May 3, 2024
Alabama lawmakers have passed legislation that would allow President Joe Biden to appear on the state’s November ballot, after the Republican secretary of state warned that Democrats might miss a state deadline to formally name him as their nominee.
Arizona Democratic governor signs bill repealing 1864 abortion ban
May 2, 2024
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs signed legislation Thursday repealing the state’s 160-year-old near-total abortion ban, setting the stage for a 15-week restriction to remain law.
Arizona Senate votes to repeal Civil War-era near-total abortion ban
May 1, 2024
The Arizona Senate on Wednesday voted to repeal the state’s 160-year-old near-total abortion ban, three weeks after the state Supreme Court revived the law and thrust reproductive rights into the political spotlight.
Arizona House votes to overturn 1864 abortion ban, paving way to leave 15-week limit in place
Apr 25, 2024
The Arizona House of Representatives voted Wednesday to overturn the state’s 160-year-old abortion ban, setting the stage for a repeal that would leave the state’s 15-week restriction on the procedure in place.
Lawmakers vote against hearing Arizona bill repealing abortion ban on House floor
Apr 18, 2024
The Republican-controlled Arizona House of Representatives once again failed to advance a repeal of the state’s 160-year-old abortion ban Wednesday, days after the state Supreme Court roiled state politics by reviving the law.
Arizona Republicans weigh options to defeat abortion rights ballot measure, draft proposal reveals
Apr 16, 2024
Arizona Republicans are weighing their options to defeat a potential abortion rights ballot initiative this fall, including offering measures of their own that could draw support away from efforts to enshrine access to the procedure in the state constitution, according to a draft proposal obtained by CNN.
Democrats weigh different paths to getting Biden on the ballot in Alabama and Ohio
Apr 12, 2024
Democrats are exploring their options to get President Joe Biden on the ballot in Alabama and Ohio after top Republican elections officials warned that he would miss the deadline to be certified as the Democratic nominee in both states.
Arizona ruling puts abortion politics in the spotlight in battleground state
Apr 10, 2024
Abortion politics have been thrust into the spotlight in Arizona, where the state Supreme Court’s decision this week to revive a Civil War-era total abortion ban has sent Republicans scrambling to distance themselves and given Democrats new hope they can make gains in the battleground state.
Abortion rights advocates are on a ballot initiative winning streak. 2024 could change that
Apr 6, 2024
Abortion rights advocates are hoping to build on their winning streak this November, when ballot initiatives could restore, protect or block access in more than a dozen states.
Democrat who made reproductive rights a campaign focus will win Alabama special election, CNN projects
Mar 27, 2024
Marilyn Lands, a Democrat who made reproductive rights a central part of her campaign, will win a special election Tuesday for an Alabama state House seat, CNN projects.
Democrats elevate reproductive rights in Alabama special election amid fallout over IVF ruling
Mar 20, 2024
A month after an Alabama Supreme Court ruling thrust in vitro fertilization treatment into the national spotlight, Democrats are looking at a special state House election here on Tuesday for signs of how strong abortion rights resonate with voters in a red state with some of the most restrictive laws in the country.
About
Arit John is a CNN reporter based in Washington, D.C., where she covers national politics and the trends and issues emerging from the 2024 election.
Before joining CNN in 2023, she served as a national political correspondent for the Los Angeles Times, where she wrote about the intersection of politics and policy for a west coast audience. Prior to the Times, John spent nearly five years at Bloomberg News covering politics and Congress. She got her start at the Atlantic’s former breaking news site, The Wire.
She grew up in southern California and studied English at UCLA.
