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By Jeremy Herb, CNN (CNN) — Professional poker players and sports bettors, and a handful of members of Congress, are demanding a change to the massive tax and spending bill President Donald Trump signed into law last week, arguing that a provision tucked into the measure late in the legislative process unfairly taxes gamblers on

By Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN (CNN) — Democratic socialists in New York City emboldened by Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral primary win are warning that they may go after five House incumbents next — and Hakeem Jeffries, the minority leader at the top of their list, is daring them to try. Jeffries’ political operation even has a nickname

By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — Two trends have emerged at the Supreme Court in recent weeks: President Donald Trump is on a winning streak and Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, the court’s junior-most justice, is having none of it. That dynamic was on full display yet again Tuesday as the court handed down a significant

By Alayna Treene, Kristen Holmes, Evan Perez and Steve Contorno, CNN (CNN) — Many of President Donald Trump’s close advisers, both inside and outside the White House, have grown increasingly frustrated with Attorney General Pam Bondi’s handling of files related to the Jeffrey Epstein case, following days of intense criticism from some of the president’s

by Adam Cancryn, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump told a private gathering of donors last year that he once sought to deter Russian President Vladimir Putin from attacking Ukraine by threatening to “bomb the sh*t out of Moscow” in retaliation, according to audio provided to CNN. “With Putin I said, ‘If you go into Ukraine,

CNN by Adam Cancryn, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump told a private gathering of donors last year that he once sought to deter Russian President Vladimir Putin from attacking Ukraine by threatening to “bomb the sh*t out of Moscow” in retaliation, according to audio provided to CNN. “With Putin I said, ‘If you go into

CNN By Jade Walker, CNN Minnesota State Sen. John Hoffman, who was shot in a politically motivated attack last month, was released from a hospital ICU this week and moved into a rehabilitation facility. The Democratic lawmaker’s wife, Yvette, who was also shot, left the hospital on June 19. The suspected gunman also fatally shot

By Natasha Bertrand and Zachary Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth did not inform the White House before he authorized a pause on weapons shipments to Ukraine last week, according to five sources familiar with the matter, setting off a scramble inside the administration to understand why the halt was implemented and

By Alison Main, Ted Barrett and Morgan Rimmer, CNN (CNN) — The White House’s package to formalize spending cuts from the Department of Government Efficiency faces potential obstacles ahead in the Senate as congressional Republicans confront an upcoming deadline to enact the measure into law. Senate Appropriations Chair Susan Collins on Tuesday expressed uncertainty over

By Dianne Gallagher, David Wright and Andy Buck, CNN Bennettsville, SC (CNN) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom embarked Tuesday on a two-day swing through rural South Carolina as the high-profile Democrat seeks to position himself as a leader for a party in rebuilding mode while simultaneously stoking fresh speculation about a potential 2028 presidential bid.

By Daniel Dale, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump again turned a Cabinet meeting into a wide-ranging conversation with reporters – and again uttered a whole bunch of false claims in the process. Trump’s Tuesday remarks at the White House included inaccurate assertions about inflation, immigration, his tariff policy, the massive domestic policy bill he

By John Fritze and Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday backed President Donald Trump’s effort to carry out mass firings and reorganizations at federal agencies, putting on hold a lower court order that had temporarily blocked the president from taking those steps without approval from Congress. The decision is the latest

By Sean Lyngaas and Antonia Mortensen, CNN Washington and Rome (CNN) — Italian authorities have arrested a Chinese man accused by US prosecutors of being part of a hacking team that stole coveted US research into a coronavirus vaccine on behalf of Chinese intelligence. At the height of the pandemic in early 2020, Xu Zewei

CNN By Alayna Treene, Kristen Holmes, Evan Perez and Steve Contorno, CNN (CNN) — Many of President Donald Trump’s close advisers, both inside and outside the White House, have grown increasingly frustrated with Attorney General Pam Bondi’s handling of files related to the Jeffrey Epstein case, following days of intense criticism from some of the

By Alejandra Jaramillo, Veronica Stracqualursi, Alison Main and Dana Karni, CNN (CNN) — US President Donald Trump’s foreign envoy Steve Witkoff said Tuesday that he’s hopeful of having a Gaza ceasefire deal by the end of the week, as negotiators make substantial progress working through remaining issues. Trump also met Tuesday with Israeli Prime Minister

By Casey Gannon and Molly Reinmann, CNN (CNN) — Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said on Tuesday during a news conference that there will be “no amnesty” for migrants and mass deportations will continue to achieve a “100% American workforce.” Rollins cited the number of adults in the Medicaid program, saying there are plenty of workers

By Donald Judd, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday shrugged off questions around a new Justice Department memo about accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, calling them “a desecration.” “Are you still talking about Jeffrey Epstein? This guy’s been talked about for years,” Trump said during a Cabinet meeting after a reporter directed a

By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — Someone using artificial intelligence to impersonate Secretary of State Marco Rubio contacted at least five people, including three foreign ministers, a US governor, and a member of Congress, “with the goal of gaining access to information or accounts,” a US diplomatic cable said. The cable advises diplomats worldwide that

By Arit John, CNN (CNN) — Former independent US Senate candidate Dan Osborn announced Tuesday that he will make another run for office next year, this time against GOP Sen. Pete Ricketts of Nebraska. “It’s a very difficult thing to put your family through, especially in today’s day and age with the amount of political

By Angélica Franganillo Díaz, CNN (CNN) — Three months after Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem shut down three oversight offices, slashing staff from hundreds to a dozen, advocates and whistleblowers say the move gutted an already fragile accountability system. The oversight is crucial as at least 11 people have died in ICE custody since the

By Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — Members of President Donald Trump’s national security team plan to discuss Tuesday the details of shipping weapons, including Patriot missiles, to Ukraine after Trump said he would dispatch defensive weapons to the country, according to a person familiar with the matter. “We’re going to send some more weapons. We

By Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — GOP Sen. Ted Cruz was on a pre-planned vacation in Greece with his family when devastating floods hit central Texas, and he sought to travel back “as fast as humanly possible,” his office said in a statement. “The Senator was already in the middle of preplanned family vacation travel

CNN By Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — When Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived at the White House Monday for dinner, he came bearing what has become the ultimate host gift for President Donald Trump: a letter nominating him for a Nobel Peace Prize. The award has become Trump’s ultimate fixation, one he says is well

By Brian Todd, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Department of Veterans Affairs announced Monday it is walking back plans for mass layoffs at the agency but says it will still shed tens of thousands of jobs by the end of fiscal year 2025. VA Secretary Doug Collins previously said the agency had the goal of

By Gloria Pazmino, CNN New York (CNN) — Fresh off losing New York’s Democratic primary for mayor to Zohran Mamdani, former Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday ramped up his efforts to push the incumbent mayor, Eric Adams, out of the race. Cuomo’s latest gambit to keep alive his mayoral bid — and his political comeback

By Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — When Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived at the White House Monday for dinner, he came bearing what has become the ultimate host gift for President Donald Trump: a letter nominating him for a Nobel Peace Prize. The award has become Trump’s ultimate fixation, one he says is well deserved

By Sarah Owermohle and Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge on Monday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from enforcing a provision of President Donald Trump’s sweeping domestic policy law to defund Planned Parenthood’s health care services. The order from US District Judge Indira Talwani, an appointee of former President Barack Obama, blocks the

CNN By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — After months of touting the impending release of new, blockbuster information on accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, the Justice Department announced in a memo Monday that there is no evidence he kept a “client list” or was murdered. The Justice Department also does not plan to release any

By Devan Cole and Molly Reinmann, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration will take steps to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia before he goes to trial in Tennessee if he’s released from criminal custody, which could happen as soon as next week, a Justice Department attorney said Monday. The comments came during a wide-ranging court hearing

By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration will no longer consider Syria’s Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the group led by Syria’s interim president, a foreign terrorist organization, according to a notice from Secretary of State Marco Rubio. The revocation of the foreign terrorist designation for the group, which is also known as the

By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (CNN) — The Department of Homeland Security has moved to terminate a form of humanitarian relief for migrants from Nicaragua and Honduras residing in the United States, according to an announcement from the department and draft notices published in the Federal Register. The Trump administration has stripped protections from multiple nationalities

By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — After months of touting the impending release of new, blockbuster information on accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, the Justice Department announced in a memo Monday that there is no evidence he kept a “client list” or was murdered. The Justice Department also does not plan to release any new

By Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s demand for an investigation into ActBlue worried some Democrats who argue his order was not about allegations of campaign finance violations, but an attempt to stifle liberal campaigns. So far, ActBlue remains a Democratic juggernaut. The platform brought in more than $393 million during the second

By Joseph Ataman, CNN PARIS (CNN) — Foreign leaders’ visits to the White House used to be occasions for face-to-face diplomacy, allied backslapping and polite photo ops. But President Donald Trump’s public pillorying of Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky in February has upended Oval Office norms, sparking panic among some foreign leaders. “You’re not acting all

By Michael Williams, CNN (CNN) — Billionaire Elon Musk said Saturday he is forming a third political party, after a dramatic falling out with Donald Trump, indicating he will make good on threats he made if the president’s domestic policy bill became law. “When it comes to bankrupting our country with waste & graft, we

By Arit John, CNN (CNN) — As Democrats rush to define President Donald Trump’s domestic policy and immigration law, a handful of liberal candidates are relying on their personal experiences with programs facing key cuts to highlight the broad scope of the legislation and target Republicans who voted for it. Randy Villegas, who is challenging

By John Fritze and Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court’s decision Thursday to weigh in on transgender sports bans will put two conservative justices in the spotlight in coming months, both because of what they have said in past cases involving LGBTQ rights – and what they haven’t. Only two justices have written

By Daniel Dale, CNN (CNN) — On Friday, before signing his massive domestic policy bill, President Donald Trump proclaimed at the White House that “it’s the most popular bill ever signed in the history of our country,” adding for emphasis that “this is the single most popular bill ever signed.” That is an up-is-down reversal

By Katelyn Polantz, Priscilla Alvarez and Michael Williams, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration sent eight migrants held in Djibouti for weeks to South Sudan, where they fear they will face violence, following a flurry of court activity on Friday. A federal judge in Massachusetts denied an emergency request Friday evening from the migrants’ lawyers

By Kevin Liptak, Betsy Klein and Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — It’s the celebration President Donald Trump has been waiting for. After weeks of cajoling Republicans into backing his domestic mega-bill — despite lingering concerns about its Medicaid cuts, deficit expansion and political pitfalls — Trump signed the measure into law on the White House

By Shania Shelton and Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — The Social Security Administration this week sent out an email to many Americans celebrating the passage of President Donald Trump’s domestic policy bill, and touting the measure’s tax relief for seniors, in a move that analysts said strayed from the agency’s typically apolitical nature. “This is

By Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump said early Friday that he wasn’t aware that some people view the word “Shylock” as antisemitic after using the term during a rally to decry amoral money lenders. “I’ve never heard it that way. To me, Shylock is somebody that’s a money lender at high rates,”

By Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — When President Donald Trump signs his so-called big, beautiful bill into law Friday, much of the focus will be on its big-ticket items — tax cuts, slashes to Medicaid and food stamp spending and boosted border security funding. But lawmakers tucked a long list of measures that won’t grab

CNN, POOL, CAROLINA BRONZE SCULPTURE, SOUTH DAKOTA GOVERNOR’S OFFICE By Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — When President Donald Trump signs his so-called big, beautiful bill into law Friday, much of the focus will be on its big-ticket items — tax cuts, slashes to Medicaid and food stamp spending and boosted border security funding. But lawmakers

By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN Washington (CNN) — For decades, the US Department of Justice has used a tool to sniff out former Nazis who lied their way into becoming American citizens: a law that allowed the department to denaturalize, or strip, citizenship from criminals who falsified their records or hid their illicit pasts. That power,

By Sarah Ferris and David Wright, CNN (CNN) — For months, more than a dozen Hill Republicans have been sounding the alarm about the steep Medicaid cuts in President Donald Trump’s sprawling agenda package, which is now just hours away from becoming law. North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis called cuts to Medicaid “inescapable.” Missouri Sen.

By Kaanita Iyer and Alejandra Jaramillo, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump on Thursday said he plans to host a UFC fight on White House grounds as he kicked off a series of events to mark America’s 250th anniversary next year. “Every one of our national park battlefields and historic sites are going to have

By Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — The Department of Homeland Security is preparing to cut nearly 75% of staffing at the agency’s office tasked with developing and sharing threat intelligence with state and local partners, according to an official familiar with the plans. The planned cuts of about 750 at the Office of Intelligence and

By Kevin Liptak and Kristen Holmes, CNN (CNN) — After nearly 20 hours straight of working the phones – using both threats and assurances to cajole Republicans into supporting his sweeping domestic agenda bill – President Donald Trump seemed to grow exasperated while watching coverage of the plodding floor process on television. “What are the

By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Thursday cleared the way for the Trump administration to deport to South Sudan a group of migrants that have been held for weeks on a military base in Djibouti. The high court’s unsigned order came days after a majority of justices allowed the administration to

By Curt Merrill, CNN (CNN) — The US House of Representatives voted 218-214 to pass a massive domestic policy bill pushed by President Donald Trump. The legislation extends tax cuts enacted during Trump’s first term, increases spending on military and border security, and shrinks spending on social safety net programs. It now heads to Trump’s

By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court declined Thursday to review a Montana law that requires people under 18 to seek parental consent before obtaining an abortion, leaving in place a state court ruling that struck the law down. Montana’s law, enacted in 2013, prohibits a doctor from providing an abortion to a

By Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — A deferral on abortion. A major shift in turnout strategy. A reversal on early voting. President Donald Trump and his team made a series of political calculations steeped in cynicism months before the November 2024 election, according to a new book from a trio of reporters who chronicled the

By Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — Lawyers for Kilmar Abrego Garcia on Wednesday continued their push to keep their civil case against the Trump administration alive, requesting to amend the lawsuit to include what they describe as the “torture and mistreatment” he experienced at El Salvador’s notorious mega prison, where he was wrongfully deported and

By Angélica Franganillo Díaz and Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge blocked a Trump administration policy barring migrants who cross the US-Mexico border from seeking asylum, issuing a major blow to President Donald Trump, who has sought to seal off access to protections on the border. In a sharply worded decision issued Wednesday,

By Molly Reinmann, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge grappled for over an hour on Wednesday with an effort to force the Trump administration to provide American Sign Language interpreters at White House press briefings. The case, brought by the National Association of the Deaf, alleges that, in failing to provide sufficient ASL interpretation, the

By Eva McKend, CNN Vienna, VA (CNN) — On a Tuesday evening in northern Virginia, Republicans on edge across the state finally got their wish: a campaign event featuring gubernatorial nominee Winsome Earle-Sears, backed by incumbent Gov. Glenn Youngkin, who beat a Democrat four years ago. A racially diverse crowd was packed into a firehouse

By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s administration on Wednesday asked the Supreme Court to step in on an emergency basis to permit the firing of three members of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, as the White House continues to attempt to assert more control over independent agencies. Trump dismissed the three Joe

By Gabe Cohen, CNN (CNN) — As hurricane season bears down, a new layer of uncertainty is spreading through the disaster response system: a wall of silence from the Federal Emergency Management Agency that’s leaving officials from across the country scrambling for answers. “We’ve been ghosted by FEMA,” Robert Wike Graham, deputy director of Charlotte-Mecklenburg

By Daniel Dale, CNN (CNN) — The president’s imaginary list keeps getting longer. In April, President Donald Trump claimed gas prices in “a couple” unspecified states had just fallen to $1.98 per gallon. That wasn’t even close to true. But the next day he said it was “three states” that had just hit $1.98 per

By Joan Biskupic, CNN Chief Supreme Court Analyst (CNN) — Chief Justice John Roberts often laments that he has limited clout as he deals with his eight Supreme Court colleagues. “You can’t fire people if they don’t follow you. You can’t cut their pay,” he told a group of federal judges on Saturday, the day after

By Sarah Ferris, Morgan Rimmer, Annie Grayer and Alison Main, CNN (CNN) — A group of House Republican holdouts fell in line behind President Donald Trump and agreed to allow his agenda to come to the floor — reversing course after days of threatening to block the bill and putting it on track for final

By Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — House Republican Leadership Chairwoman Elise Stefanik is criticizing Columbia University’s president over past comments that the congresswoman said are a potential violation of the Civil Rights Act, including her call to have an Arab person on the university board, as the university faces continued investigations into its handling of

By Angelica Franganillo Diaz, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge in Brooklyn has blocked the Trump administration’s attempt to end temporary protected status for Haitian migrants ahead of schedule, ruling that the Department of Homeland Security violated the law in its rush to strip deportation protections and work permits from over half a million people.

By Kristen Holmes, Kylie Atwood and Jeremy Diamond, CNN (CNN) — Israel has accepted the latest Gaza ceasefire and hostage release proposal, according to an Israeli official, who said Wednesday the updated framework provides stronger US assurances about ending the war. The confirmation comes after President Donald Trump said Tuesday Israel had “agreed to the

By Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration will move the FBI headquarters from the storied Brutalist-era J. Edgar Hoover building to the Ronald Reagan Building blocks away, it said Tuesday. The announcement comes the same date that the US Agency for International Development — which had been housed in the Reagan building —

CNN By Steve Contorno and Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — Just months after President Donald Trump’s administration quietly moved to undercut a hardline immigration push by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, the two Republican former rivals appeared side by side on Tuesday for the opening of a new migrant detention center in the Everglades. Trump and

CNN By Jade Walker, CNN (CNN) — Tennessee teens who pick on their classmates may soon have to walk to school. A new state law that took effect this week will give courts the ability to suspend a minor’s driver’s license for up to a year if found guilty of bullying or cyberbullying. Here’s what

By Eric Bradner, Sarah Ferris, Lauren Fox and Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — The fate of President Donald Trump’s domestic agenda was in Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s hands – and she used that leverage to force a series of changes that will deliver more federal dollars to her state. The Senate passed Trump’s so-called “big,

By Sarah Owermohle and Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — A group of Democratic-led cities sued the Trump administration Tuesday over new changes to the Affordable Care Act that they say will undermine the sweeping health care law and result in nearly 2 million Americans losing health insurance. The rule, finalized on June 25, shortens the

By Associated Press (CNN) — Two Chinese nationals have been charged with spying inside the United States on behalf of Beijing, including by taking photographs of a naval base, coordinating a cash dead-drop and by participating in efforts to recruit members of the military who they thought might be open to working for Chinese intelligence.

By Associated Press (CNN) — A federal judge has ruled that recent mass layoffs at the US Department of Health and Human Services were likely unlawful and ordered the Trump administration to halt plans to downsize and reorganize the nation’s health workforce. US District Judge Melissa DuBose granted the preliminary injunction sought by a coalition

By Curt Merrill, CNN (CNN) — The US Senate narrowly passed President Donald Trump’s agenda bill Tuesday, after a weekend of negotiations and a marathon voting session on amendments. The chamber voted 50-50, with Vice President JD Vance casting the tie-breaking vote. Three Republican senators — Rand Paul, Susan Collins and Thom Tillis — voted

By Jennifer Hansler and Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — US Secretary of State Marco Rubio hailed the end of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) Tuesday as a new analysis found that its demolition could contribute to 14 million deaths in the next five years. “This era of government-sanctioned inefficiency has officially come to

By Sarah Ferris, Alison Main, Lauren Fox and Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Senate Republicans narrowly approved President Donald Trump’s sweeping tax and spending cuts package Tuesday after a dayslong grind to secure the support of key holdouts. Some of the hardest work may still lie ahead, however, as Trump and GOP leaders must now

CNN, HOUSE TV, SENATE TV, X By Morgan Rimmer, Tami Luhby and Sarah Ferris, CNN (CNN) — A marathon voting session on President Donald Trump’s sweeping domestic policy bill is underway in the Senate and has stretched overnight into Tuesday after a weekend of negotiations and delays. The vote-a-rama, an open-ended series of votes on

By Gloria Pazmino and Ethan Cohen, CNN New York (CNN) — Zohran Mamdani clinched victory Tuesday in the Democratic primary for New York City mayor and quickly drew more attacks and threats of arrest from President Donald Trump, a Queens native likely to be a central figure in one of this year’s most important contests.

By Steve Contorno and Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — Just months after President Donald Trump’s administration quietly moved to undercut a hardline immigration push by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, the two Republican former rivals appeared side by side on Tuesday for the opening of a new migrant detention center in the Everglades. Trump and DeSantis

By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — Three days after the Supreme Court said litigants attempting to get court orders broadly blocking President Donald Trump’s policies must do so through class action lawsuits, an administration lawyer said it plans to oppose such legal maneuverings in cases challenging the executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship. The

By Dianne Gallagher and Kristen Holmes, CNN (CNN) — Lara Trump, President Donald Trump’s daughter-in-law, is the leading potential candidate to run for Senate from North Carolina with Donald Trump’s backing, multiple sources tell CNN. Sen. Thom Tillis’ announcement that he won’t seek reelection next year opens a prize opportunity for North Carolina Republicans. Multiple

By Hannah Rabinowitz and Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — US law enforcement has arrested a New Jersey man and searched stashes of laptops in 16 states in a sweeping crackdown on North Korean efforts to use remote tech workers to covertly fund their weapons programs, the Justice Department said Monday. The scheme saw North Korean

By Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — The House Judiciary Committee has subpoenaed a former Pfizer executive who is considered central to its investigation into an allegation that clinical testing related to the development of the company’s Covid-19 vaccine was purposefully delayed until after the 2020 presidential election, according to documents obtained by CNN Monday. The

By Holmes Lybrand, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — The Justice Department is suing the city of Los Angeles over its so-called “sanctuary city” policy passed in the weeks following Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential election victory that prevents city resources from going toward immigration enforcement. The city’s laws, DOJ says, “interfere with and discriminate against the

By Morgan Rimmer, Tami Luhby and Sarah Ferris, CNN (CNN) — A marathon voting session on President Donald Trump’s sweeping domestic policy bill is underway in the Senate and has stretched overnight into Tuesday after a weekend of negotiations and delays. The vote-a-rama, an open-ended series of votes on amendments – some political, some substantive,

By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court agreed Monday to take up a case initially filed by then-Senate candidate JD Vance and other Republicans seeking to lift the cap on how much political parties may spend in coordination with candidates. The case will likely be heard in the fall or early 2026. Campaign

By John Fritze and Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Monday tossed aside a handful of lower court rulings that sided with transgender Americans, requiring that judges in those cases revisit their decisions in the wake of a blockbuster ruling this month that upheld a ban on gender-affirming care for trans youth.

By Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — A Trump administration investigation has found Harvard University in “violent violation” of the Civil Rights Act, once more escalating its battle with the school days after President Donald Trump suggested a deal was in sight to end its targeting of the university. Members of the Joint Task Force to

By Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — US defense companies doing business in Israel are at increased risk of cyberattacks from Iran despite an Israel-Iran ceasefire, American cybersecurity and defense agencies warned Monday. “Based on the current geopolitical environment, Iranian-affiliated cyber actors may target U.S. devices and networks for near-term cyber operations,” said the advisory from

CNN By Michael Williams, CNN (CNN) — Republican Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina announced Sunday he is not seeking reelection next year, a day after he was one of only two Republicans who voted against advancing President Donald Trump’s sweeping agenda bill. Tillis had expressed concern about the impact that cuts to Medicaid would

By David Wright, CNN (CNN) — A ferocious advertising campaign is underway with passage of President Donald Trump’s landmark policy bill hanging in the balance, as political groups and business interests spent at least $35 million just this month to try to sway key members of Congress and their constituents. Republican Sen. Thom Tillis of

By Samantha Waldenberg, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump said in an interview that aired Sunday there is a “buyer for TikTok,” teasing an announcement to come in “about two weeks.” “We have a buyer for TikTok by the way. I think I’ll need probably China approval, and I think President Xi will probably do

By Michael Williams, CNN (CNN) — Republican Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina announced Sunday he is not seeking reelection next year, a day after he was one of only two Republicans who voted against advancing President Donald Trump’s sweeping agenda bill. Tillis had expressed concern about the impact that cuts to Medicaid would have

By David Adkins, CNN (CNN) — Fairfax County Supervisor James Walkinshaw will be the Democratic nominee in the upcoming special election to replace the late Virginia Democratic Rep. Gerry Connolly, district party officials announced Saturday after a party-run primary. Walkinshaw will face Republican Stewart Whitson, who also won a party-run nominating event Saturday. Connolly had

By Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN (CNN) — If you’re someone who clicks on an article about political engagement, you’re probably a person who likes keeping up with the news. Maybe you find yourself constantly scrolling social media. You care deeply about politics, and with so much happening, you want to make sure you’re on top of

By Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — House Republican leadership is actively discussing new ways to restrict the classified information that all lawmakers can receive, after the White House indicated it will limit intelligence sharing with Congress going forward. Democrats are warning that would threaten their ability to do their jobs, and some Republicans also say

By John Fritze and Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump unquestionably secured a big win as the conservative Supreme Court wrapped up its term this past week, but there were signs that the administration’s long-running feud with the federal judiciary is far from over. Immigrant rights groups raced into lower courts hours after

By Devan Cole and John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — Just days after the Supreme Court’s conservative supermajority upheld Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors in one of its most important cases of the year, the justices must now decide the fate of other anti-trans policies. As soon as Monday, the nine are set

By Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN New York (CNN) — Another conference call. This was what strategy looked like on Andrew Cuomo’s mayoral campaign: A small circle of aides and advisers listening to longtime aide Melissa DeRosa, who denied working on his campaign in public but whom all involved knew was running things, as she pressed them