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By Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump claimed early Wednesday that “massive oil, gas and mineral exploitation is getting ready to begin” in Greenland, without providing further detail about the operation. “There are experts that are saying that the amount of easily available oil is far greater than that of almost any land,

By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — As President Donald Trump and his administration have ratcheted up pressure on Ukraine to stop striking Russian refineries, citing harm to American consumers, they have remained silent on recent Russian strikes on US businesses in Ukraine. Russia has escalated its attacks on facilities tied to American corporations – and

By Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration must allow CNN, MS NOW, and Politico to access the White House while their lawsuit over the president’s press ban plays out, a federal judge ruled on Tuesday. US District Judge Tim Kelly said that President Donald Trump’s press ban likely violated the First Amendment, expanding

By Annie Grayer, Steve Contorno, Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — One Republican tried to put distance between herself and President Donald Trump on trade and the Iran war. Another focused her criticism on Trump’s diesel deal with Russia. And a third tried to turn one of the GOP’s biggest political liabilities against their Democratic rival.

CNN By Annie Grayer, Steve Contorno, Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — One Republican tried to put distance between herself and President Donald Trump on trade and the Iran war. Another focused her criticism on Trump’s diesel deal with Russia. And a third tried to turn one of the GOP’s biggest political liabilities against their Democratic

CNN By Annie Grayer, Steve Contorno, Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — One Republican tried to put distance between herself and President Donald Trump on trade and the Iran war. Another focused her criticism on Trump’s diesel deal with Russia. And a third tried to turn one of the GOP’s biggest political liabilities against their Democratic

By Alayna Treene, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump and his advisers are debating whether to call off plans to livestream the firing squad execution of the Fort Hood shooter, with Trump having remarked privately that he did not initially know that Nidal Hasan was paralyzed from the waist down, two sources familiar with the

By Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — “Pharma Bro” Martin Shkreli has caught the attention of federal and state authorities again. Since his 2022 release from prison for securities fraud, Shkreli — who gained national notoriety for inflating the price of a life-saving drug — has been livestreaming on YouTube his stock trades, including several positions

By Jeff Zeleny, Patrick Svitek, CNN Fort Worth, Texas (CNN) — Democrats have been dreaming big in Texas for decades, awash in optimism that this could finally be the year to win a US Senate seat. For the first time, lifelong Republican Pete Nodecker is joining them, planning to cast his ballot for James Talarico

By Daniel Dale, CNN (CNN) — Trying to put a happy spin on the high gas prices that are causing Republicans major problems in the midterm election campaign, President Donald Trump told his supporters at an Ohio rally on Monday to remember something. “Remember, your prices – your gas prices – are lower than when

By Kaitlan Collins, Kristen Holmes, Alayna Treene, Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — Several White House officials are questioning how long Katie Zacharia will keep the press secretary job after her first briefing Tuesday, saying her performance was unlikely to satisfy President Donald Trump. Several advisers and officials offered negative reviews of the briefing to CNN,

By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to take up a pair of appeals from President Donald Trump’s administration, including a case about the Department of Government Efficiency, the government-cutting entity once run by Elon Musk, and a dispute about a Nigerian man who was denied asylum because he once cooked

By Alejandra Jaramillo, Kylie Atwood, Jennifer Hansler, Kevin Liptak, Kristen Holmes, CNN (CNN) — Kimberly Guilfoyle, the embattled US ambassador to Greece, has been forced out of her job by the White House following a string of reports about alleged misconduct, marking a sudden and spectacular downfall for a high-profile figure in the MAGA movement

By Christopher Lamb, Jedd Rosche, CNN (CNN) — The archbishop assigned to serve Catholics in the US military strongly condemned the Pentagon’s plan to livestream a firing squad execution and said Monday that Catholic personnel should not participate. “As I would in the case of a procured abortion, I oblige any Catholics assigned to the

By Lauren Fox, Morgan Rimmer, CNN (CNN) — Conservative leaders are sounding the alarm that more needs to be done in the final weeks before the midterm elections to educate and mobilize White evangelicals, a critical voting bloc in the president’s coalition. Republicans fear if they stay home, that could hand victories to Democrats in

By Andrew Kaczynski, Em Steck, CNN (CNN) — Republican Sen. Roger Marshall of Kansas boldly declared in July that “the midterms will be decided by the price of gasoline in October.” That prediction now looks strikingly prescient — though not in the way Marshall may have hoped: October has arrived with gasoline prices sharply higher,

By Molly English, Betsy Klein, Donald Judd, CNN Youngstown, Ohio (CNN) — President Donald Trump on Monday kicked off a week of red-state campaigning with a raucous rally in Ohio, where Republicans are fighting to hold onto a Senate seat that could be key to the majority. He spent portions of his nearly 90-minute remarks

By Daniel Dale, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump has shared another fake quote on social media, this time a fabricated comment in which “Denzel Washington” supposedly heaps praise upon him. The phony quote that Trump’s Monday post wrongly attributed to the legendary actor has previously been wrongly attributed to fellow celebrities Mick Jagger and

By Tierney Sneed, Michael Williams, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge on Monday said she was “furious” with the Trump administration’s move over the weekend to cut down at least 430 trees from a Washington, DC, public golf course that President Donald Trump is seeking to renovate. US District Judge Ana Reyes, who is overseeing

By Patrick Svitek, CNN (CNN) — Elon Musk has poured at least $276 million into the midterms since the summer, re-emerging as the top known donor to the Republican Party. A spokesperson for Musk’s main political group, America PAC, confirmed the figure on Monday, three days before a key campaign finance disclosure deadline. A majority

By Michael Williams, Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — Federal officers executed a search warrant early Monday at the Washington, DC-area home of Rep. Ilhan Omar, the Minnesota Democrat who has been the persistent target of ire from President Donald Trump’s administration, according to a Justice Department spokesperson and a source familiar with the matter. The

By Adam Cancryn, Lauren Fox, Patrick Svitek, CNN (CNN) — The Republican Party’s midterm campaign has turned into a triage operation just three weeks out from November, as officials race to avert losses in a string of once-safe seats that they increasingly fear could cost them total control of Congress. The worsening landscape has alarmed

By Eric Bradner, CNN Highland, Michigan (CNN) — After hearing Louisiana Sen. John Kennedy unload his characteristically colorful combination of homespun quips, over-the-top insults and Talladega Nights movie quotes to reporters on Friday, former Rep. Mike Rogers, the Michigan Senate GOP candidate with whom Kennedy was campaigning, knew his own words wouldn’t be getting much

By Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump is trying to make America more like him. But voters will soon get to deliver a verdict on the president’s efforts to redefine how the government he leads wields power at home and abroad. Three flashpoints illustrate how his coercive and transactional instincts are changing the character

By Jim Sciutto, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration has warned Ukraine and allies in Europe that the US could suspend intelligence sharing and European purchases of US weapons for Ukraine if Kyiv does not halt its deep strikes on Russian energy facilities, two European officials told CNN. The warnings from the State Department and

By Austin Culpepper, CNN (CNN) — Texas Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico on Sunday denounced the wide-ranging speculation about his whereabouts in recent days as Republicans seized on his absence from the campaign trail. “I had the flu. This is the craziest thing I’ve ever heard. It’s wild that someone can just post something on

By Alison Main, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s diesel deal with Russian leader Vladimir Putin is facing bipartisan blowback in the US as lawmakers warn that the Trump administration is defying a federal law meant to crackdown on Russia after the invasion of Ukraine. Seven senators, among them four Republicans, released a statement on

CNN, POOL, CENTCOM, DVIDS, VOLODOMYR ZELENSKY VIA X, @ZELENSKYYUA By Alison Main, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s diesel deal with Russian leader Vladimir Putin is facing bipartisan blowback in the US as lawmakers warn that the Trump administration is defying a federal law meant to crackdown on Russia after the invasion of Ukraine. Seven

By Betsy Klein, Brian Stelter, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge on Sunday ordered the Trump administration to cancel all further airings of President Donald Trump’s controversial taxpayer-funded ads. But the spots continued to air after the deadline, prompting further legal maneuverings. A Justice Department lawyer on Monday apologized “to the court and the plaintiffs”

By Alison Main, CNN (CNN) — Republican Sen. Roger Marshall settled his debts this weekend with a bakery in Kansas after a bill for hundreds of treats his campaign ordered for a 2020 event sat unpaid for six years. Holly Thomas, the owner of the shop that made cookies, brownies and cupcakes for Marshall’s primary

By Ethan Cohen, CNN (CNN) — After the first days of early voting in Ohio, a state that could help determine control of the Senate, there are clear signs Democrats are more enthusiastic to vote. So far, affiliated Democrats make up larger shares of pre-election voters than they did two years ago, even in the

By Betsy Klein, Billy Stockwell, CNN (CNN) — US President Donald Trump expressed irritation with Russia and Ukraine a day after he announced a so-called “energy ceasefire,” which appeared to take both countries by surprise. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Kyiv supported the surprise ceasefire announcement but did not know about it in advance, and

By Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Kalshi is scrutinizing a handful of small bets that correctly predicted Katie Zacharia would be the next White House press secretary, according to a person familiar with the matter. The three trades were all under $100, and one was for a mere $19, the person said. But when the

CNN By Tierney Sneed, Michael Williams, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge on Monday said she was “furious” with the Trump administration’s move over the weekend to cut down at least 430 trees from a Washington, DC, public golf course that President Donald Trump is seeking to renovate. US District Judge Ana Reyes, who is

By Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — Crews with the Interior Department on Saturday began a new phase of removing trees from the East Potomac Golf Course in Washington DC, the site of one of several Trump administration renovation projects wrapped up in litigation brought by groups seeking to stop those efforts. On Friday, the National

CNN By Kevin Liptak, David Goldman, Matt Egan, Ivana Kottasová, Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump on Saturday criticized Volodymyr Zelensky as the two sparred over a new US-Russia diesel deal, saying he would “suggest” Ukraine get a new leader. “You know what I suggest? I suggest they get a new leader who

By Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — The texts from Elon Musk’s super PAC arrived last week, all with the same message to a group of Colorado voters: “Your ballot request is in,” they read. “Confirm now where and when to return it.” But every active registered voter in Colorado automatically receives a mail ballot, and

By Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s announcement that the execution of the convicted Fort Hood mass shooter would be shown in public caught people across the Pentagon and the Army off guard, three sources familiar with the matter told CNN. Hegseth made the announcement in an interview Wednesday with far-right

By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump urged the Supreme Court on Friday to wade into his years long legal battle with former Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and ex-Justice Department officials over the 2016 election, appealing a case that a lower court concluded was “frivolous.” Trump filed the lawsuit in 2022 against

By Gloria Pazmino, Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (CNN) — The friendly relationship between President Donald Trump and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani hit one of its toughest tests yet Thursday after a series of calls over a shooting involving immigration agents in the Bronx. Mamdani, who keeps an open line of communication with Trump, has

By Kevin Liptak, David Goldman, Matt Egan, Ivana Kottasová, Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump on Saturday criticized Volodymyr Zelensky as the two sparred over a new US-Russia diesel deal, saying he would “suggest” Ukraine get a new leader. “You know what I suggest? I suggest they get a new leader who can

By Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge accused the Justice Department of trying to subvert civil rights laws with a voter roll audit plan that would run “roughshod over longstanding laws that were carefully crafted to protect the rights of the American people.” The new ruling from US District Judge Sparkle Sooknanan halts

By Sarah Ferris, CNN (CNN) — For weeks, top Democrats in Washington have watched with cautious restraint as Republicans dumped millions into red states like Kansas and South Carolina to defend an increasingly shaky Senate map. But Democrats increasingly believe they have a real chance to win seats deep in Trump territory as Republicans face

By Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s confirmation Thursday that the firing squad death of the Fort Hood mass shooter will be livestreamed was swiftly met with bipartisan outrage and questions over how the public execution will be carried out. Firing squad executions are rare in the US (though they have been

By Alayna Treene, Kaitlan Collins, Kristen Holmes, Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump has selected Katie Zacharia, a conservative commentator who worked briefly at the Department of Homeland Security, as his new press secretary. Zacharia thanked Trump in a social media post Friday, writing, “Serving President Trump and the American people at this

By Sean Lyngaas, Evan Perez, CNN (CNN) — The FBI arrested a Canadian cybersecurity executive and ransomware expert as part of the investigation of a damaging hack that exposed the sensitive data of current and former FBI employees, according to court documents and people familiar the investigation. Edward Dubrovsky was arrested in the Philadelphia area

By Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN (CNN) — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear hoped being chair of the Democratic Governors Association this midterms year would raise his profile and connections ahead of his expected 2028 run for president. But it’s also created an opening to ramp up pressure on him, with frustrations spilling into the open this week

By Sunlen Serfaty, CNN (CNN) — A county board in Virginia is suing to stop the construction of President Donald Trump’s “Triumphal arch,” bringing another legal challenge to the controversial 250-foot project. In announcing the suit, brought with the left-leaning nonprofit group “Democracy Forward,” the five-member Arlington County Board argued that the arch “would dramatically

By Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — What will Vice President JD Vance say while campaigning Friday in Ohio? Will the Texas Senate candidates debate by this Thursday? And who else will get an endorsement from former President Barack Obama, who has been on endorsement spree this week? Unlike election outcomes, all of these political questions

By Annie Grayer, Manu Raju, CNN (CNN) — House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries declared Wednesday that the path to a Democratic majority goes through Trump country, with his party seriously battling for seats that the president won by double digits two years ago. But with limited resources, there’s still friction over whether to play it

By Patrick Svitek, CNN (CNN) — Ken Paxton has publicly said he would “love to have” John Cornyn’s support after their bruising Republican primary runoff in the Texas Senate race. But privately, Paxton has grown frustrated with the outgoing senator’s distance from his campaign. “He’s clearly not helping. He wants me to lose,” the Texas

By Eric Bradner, Steve Contorno, Patrick Svitek, CNN (CNN) — It didn’t take long for the personal attacks to fly in Thursday night’s debates for three marquee Senate races in Georgia, Michigan and Maine. Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff opened by effectively putting Republican Rep. Mike Collins’ record on trial, highlighting his association with a white

By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — The federal budget deficit rose to nearly $2 trillion for the past fiscal year, spurred in part by ballooning interest payments and tariff refunds, the Congressional Budget Office reported Thursday. The gap between the revenue the federal government collects and the amount it spends widened by $218 billion, or

By Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — Operatives in Iran used OpenAI models and fake personas to help plant news articles critical of the US war against Iran in multiple US media outlets, OpenAI said on Thursday. About a dozen outlets around the world ran roughly 100 articles by seven fake journalists, OpenAI said in a

By Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — The Pentagon said Thursday it will livestream the military’s first firing squad execution in decades, allowing the public to watch as the man who killed 13 people in a 2009 mass shooting at Fort Hood is put to death. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth vowed in an interview this week

By Tierney Sneed and Jeremy Herb, CNN (CNN) — Over the course of an hour-plus hearing Thursday, US District Judge Timothy Kelly signaled skepticism about the Trump administration’s arguments for allowing President Donald Trump to ban CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House. Kelly, who was appointed to the bench in Trump’s first

By Sunlen Serfaty, CNN The Kennedy Center plans to name a longtime talent manager who worked with several prominent rock stars from the 1980s and ‘90s to take over artistic programming at Washington’s premier performing arts center and start lining up shows and acts for when it reopens. Rick Canny, who has been working as

By Arlette Saenz, CNN (CNN) — James Talarico has been absent from the campaign trail over the past 12 days as the Texas Senate race enters a critical stretch, prompting Republicans to open a new line of attack on the Democratic nominee. At a campaign rally in San Antonio Wednesday, Texas attorney general and GOP

By Daniel Dale, CNN (CNN) — Across the country, Republican groups are running deceptive ads attacking Democratic Senate candidates on the subject of gender surgery for children. CNN reviewed ads that have aired in competitive races in Ohio, Texas, Iowa and South Carolina. They use a variety of false or misleading tactics. In Ohio, two

By Alayna Treene, Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he has no plans to strike Iran before the midterm election. “We will not be attacking Iran at any time prior to the Midterm Elections to be held in the United States on November 3rd,” Trump declared on Truth Social, adding

By Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — Vice President JD Vance said Thursday he took issue with anyone seeking financial gain in exchange for access to Trump administration officials after a report claimed Kimberly Guilfoyle, the US ambassador to Greece, sought funds and offered access to top administration officials ahead of her confirmation. “Obviously I don’t

By Adam Cancryn, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration is suspending Microsoft and some other companies from seeking permanent residency for foreign workers hired through the H-1B visa program, accusing them of taking advantage of the process so that they could replace American citizens with cheaper labor from abroad. Vice President JD Vance said Thursday

By Patrick Svitek, CNN (CNN) — Annie Andrews, the Democratic nominee in the increasingly competitive race for Senate in South Carolina, is pushing back in a new TV ad after President Donald Trump disparaged her with an anti-transgender slur. In the 30-second spot, Andrews speaks to the camera, wearing a white lab coat with a

By Jennifer Agiesta, CNN (CNN) — Widespread dissatisfaction with the state of the country has opened up a prime Senate pickup opportunity for Democrats in Ohio and made for a razor-thin contest in Iowa, according to new CNN polls conducted by SSRS. President Donald Trump carried both states by double digits in 2024, and Republicans

By Priscilla Alvarez, Michael Williams, CNN (CNN) — Immigration and Customs Enforcement leadership told agents nationwide on Tuesday to increase immigration arrests by 1,000 more people daily, returning to a previous goal of 3,000 daily arrests, according to two sources familiar with the verbal directive. It’s the latest sign of ongoing pressure on agents as

CNN By Betsy Klein, CNN San Antonio (CNN) — President Donald Trump made his third trip to Texas in less than a month Wednesday, attacking Democrats and warning about illegal immigration as he stumped for a Senate candidate who’s privately questioned his political capital and whom the president has publicly insulted in personal terms. Such

CNN By Betsy Klein, CNN San Antonio (CNN) — President Donald Trump made his third trip to Texas in less than a month Wednesday, attacking Democrats and warning about illegal immigration as he stumped for a Senate candidate who’s privately questioned his political capital and whom the president has publicly insulted in personal terms. Such

By Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump’s shadow looms over every contest in November’s midterm elections — but on an Iowa debate stage Wednesday night, the president’s name was rarely mentioned. The two candidates battling for Iowa’s Senate seat, Republican Rep. Ashley Hinson and Democratic state Rep. Josh Turek, kept their sometimes sharp disagreements

By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Many older Americans are finding it even harder to keep up with the ever-rising cost of living these days. If this is true for you, tell us more about it in the form below: The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2026 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All rights

By Andrew Kaczynski, CNN (CNN) — Former President Barack Obama is set to hit the campaign trail for Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed later this month, years after El-Sayed criticized Obama’s presidency at times as a failure, saying it left the country no “better off.” In comments reviewed by CNN’s KFile from Obama’s 2012

By Evan Perez, Hannah Rabinowitz, Kara Scannell, Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — Prosecutors in New York brought new charges against former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores on Thursday over the alleged torture of Americans and others who were held in Venezuelan government custody in recent years. They each face an additional

By Betsy Klein, CNN San Antonio (CNN) — President Donald Trump made his third trip to Texas in less than a month Wednesday, attacking Democrats and warning about illegal immigration as he stumped for a Senate candidate who’s privately questioned his political capital and whom the president has publicly insulted in personal terms. Such is

By Alayna Treene, Kristen Holmes, Dana Bash, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday distanced himself from two of his top political advisers — less than 30 days before the midterm elections — writing that if their outside work presents a conflict, “I will terminate them, immediately!” Trump’s warning came after The New York

By Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — Mike Rogers, the Republican Senate nominee in Michigan, is breaking with President Donald Trump over his tariffs on Canada in a new advertisement. “Here in Michigan, we know that Canada is not our enemy. We need to end this tariff war — now,” Rogers says in the 30-second spot.

By Gabe Cohen, Jeremy Herb, Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — The Department of Homeland Security’s sweeping election-fraud operation has drawn on tens of millions of records, scrutinized dozens of nonprofit voter-registration groups and considered deploying undercover agents to investigate organizations suspected of helping noncitizens register to vote, according to newly obtained internal documents. The 166

By Jeremy Herb, Gabe Cohen, CNN (CNN) — If someone tries to firebomb a ballot drop box again in Clark County, Washington, election officials will know about it immediately. That’s because after about 500 ballots were damaged in 2024 by an assailant who set fire to drop boxes with an explosive device containing thermite, the

By Patrick Svitek, CNN (CNN) — GOP Sen. Susan Collins and her Democratic challenger, Troy Jackson, sparred over President Donald Trump and abortion rights in their first debate Tuesday night in Maine’s all-important Senate race with control of the chamber at stake. Appearing in Portland, the state’s largest city, the two had a spirited —

By Adam Cancryn, Jennifer Hansler, Kylie Atwood, Sarah Owermohle, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration is struggling to get clear answers about the death of a Russian laboratory worker at an institute dedicated to studying the plague and has formally escalated its request for information from the country, amid days of stonewalling from Russian officials

By Associated Press (CNN) — A former senior CIA official pleaded guilty on Tuesday in Virginia to a charge that he abused his position and government funds to enrich himself by acquiring Florida real estate and hundreds of gold bars worth over $40 million, according to court records. David J. Rush fabricated a “highly classified”

By Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — Democratic Gov. Wes Moore said President Donald Trump blocked him from speaking at a Tuesday event near Baltimore meant to unveil a new multi-billion-dollar investment in submarine manufacturing. A White House official did not dispute the account. Moore played a role in negotiating the deal, which involved bringing the

By Majlie de Puy Kamp, Katie Polglase, Allegra Goodwin, Em Steck, CNN (CNN) — A top Democratic lawmaker is seeking information on Jared Kushner’s financial investments following a CNN investigation last week that found his private equity firm is the largest shareholder in an Israeli company backing businesses involved in Israel’s military campaigns. Rep. Robert

By Katherine Koretski, CNN (CNN) — Mike Lawler is one of the most vulnerable Republicans in Congress this election cycle, one of only three representing a district that Kamala Harris won in 2024. But in a year when political headwinds seem to be blowing in Democrats’ favor, combat veteran and Biden administration alum Cait Conley

By Holmes Lybrand, Evan Perez, Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (CNN) — The FBI opened preliminary investigations targeting anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement protesters in Southern California, a former FBI intelligence official alleged in a whistleblower complaint, adding that she believed the move violated the law and agency policy. The investigations were opened in early 2025 in the

By Lauren Chadwick, CNN (CNN) — Officials in California denounced comments made by President Donald Trump as “dangerous” on Monday after he appeared to suggest Iran could “take out” Los Angeles or San Diego – major cities in a state he has often criticized. Speaking at a rally in Grand Island, Nebraska, ahead of the

By Patrick Svitek, CNN (CNN) — A group of potential 2028 Democratic presidential candidates is heading to Denver days after the midterms to discuss the party’s future, in one of the party’s first major gatherings following the election. Attendees will include former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and former US Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel, as

By Kylie Atwood, Davis Winkie, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration has discussed beginning reciprocal nuclear site visits with China and plans to continue pushing for that possibility during in-person meetings in the coming months, according to sources familiar with the matter. The discussions, which have been informal and preliminary, come amid mounting US concerns

By Hannah Rabinowitz, Holmes Lybrand, Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — Lawyers for CNN, MS NOW and Politico said Monday that the White House had offered no new evidence to support its repeated claims that the news outlets’ reporting has endangered national security. The argument, made in a court filing late Monday, is the companies’ final

By Brad Lendon, Mary Kay Mallonee, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump has approved the use of a firing squad for the execution of Nidal Hasan, who was convicted of killing 13 people and wounding dozens of others in the 2009 mass shooting at Fort Hood in Texas. It would be the US Army’s first

By Alejandra Jaramillo, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump said Monday he will no longer use taxpayer money to fund a series of promotional television ads, announcing that he will instead pay for them with funds raised for MAGA, Inc., the pro-Trump super PAC. “The Radical Left is upset with the fact that I am

By Jeff Zeleny, CNN Grand Island, Nebraska (CNN) — The midterm elections were just two days away the last time a sitting president visited Grand Island, the fourth-largest city in the middle of one of the nation’s most reliably Republican states. It was November 5, 2006, and George W. Bush was barnstorming red cities in

By Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — Former White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will join Fox News as an on-air contributor next month, weeks after stepping down from her prior role to spend more time focusing on her family. Fox News said in a statement that Leavitt “will provide political analysis and commentary” across Fox

By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up a First Amendment appeal from two middle school students who were ordered to remove sweatshirts emblazoned with the words “Let’s Go Brandon,” steering clear of a case that could have clarified the power schools have to police potentially offensive speech

By Michael Williams, CNN (CNN) — The campaign arm working to elect House Democrats released a political advertisement on Monday featuring the family of Virginia Giuffre, who was the first victim of Jeffrey Epstein to go public with allegations of abuse. The advertisement was released in support of Democratic candidate Jessica Killin, who is facing

By John Fritze, CNN The Supreme Court appeared conflicted Monday about how it will resolve a lawsuit from a Colorado city that is attempting to hold two fossil fuel companies responsible for the impacts of climate change, though several conservative justices said they were concerned about the possibility of letting states wade into an area

By Brett H. McGurk, CNN (CNN) — Secure rooms in the US Capitol are cavernous compared to the White House Situation Room. They are designed for full committees or larger gatherings, not intimate discussions. On Nov. 20, 2024, Jake Sullivan and I had gone to one of those rooms to brief our successors two weeks

By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, Zachary Cohen, CNN (CNN) — The United States moved all of its long-range bombers stationed in the United Kingdom back to their American home bases on Sunday after an unspecified new threat, officials said. It comes days after the British government arrested a number of individuals in connection with an alleged

By Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN (CNN) — Latino voters have deeply soured on President Donald Trump and his party, particularly on crucial economic issues, a new NBC/Telemundo poll released Sunday finds. In the survey, Latino voters say by a 24-point margin, 59% to 35%, that they’d prefer to see the Democrats win control of Congress over

By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — When the Supreme Court kicks off a new, nine-month term on Monday, one key player will be noticeably absent: President Donald Trump. After months of near-constant confrontation with the White House, the nine justices will retake their seats behind the court’s mahogany bench without a docket full of Trump-driven, separation-of-powers

By Julia Benbrook, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump on Sunday announced the leadership and duties of a “Super Intelligence Force,” which he said will “ensure that America continues to lead the world” when it comes to artificial intelligence. The president said in his announcement on Truth Social that the task force will “protect the

By Annie Grayer, Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — Ahead of the November midterm elections, top Democrats are planning for doomsday scenarios for how President Donald Trump and his administration could intervene in the voting process and laying the groundwork for a forceful response. In closed-door meetings, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has convened Democratic senators,