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By Kristen Holmes, Kevin Liptak, CNN Phoenix, Arizona (CNN) — Charlie Kirk’s funeral here Sunday will punctuate a watershed moment for the grassroots conservative movement he founded as a teenager and was working to advance earlier this month when a gunman shot and killed him. For Kirk’s supporters, the days since the assassination have been

By Isabelle D’Antonio, CNN (CNN) — Tom Homan, now the president’s border czar, was recorded last year accepting a bag with $50,000 in cash by undercover FBI agents in an investigation the Trump Justice Department later closed, The New York Times reported Saturday. The September 2024 payment arose from a probe that was not targeting

By Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump increased pressure on Attorney General Pam Bondi to bring criminal charges against several political foes, calling her out by name Saturday as he noted he had reviewed statements critical over what he says is a lack of action in the investigations. Just over an hour later,

CNN By Eric Bradner, Andrew Seger, Nicky Robertson, Jeremy Herb, CNN (CNN) — Farmers across the country are issuing increasingly urgent warnings that they’ll face grim consequences if they don’t get help selling this year’s bumper crop that many have begun harvesting. Trade deals many had hoped would quickly emerge after President Donald Trump slapped

By Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom’s press office could be investigated for a social media post that some Republicans perceived as a threat to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem amid a heightened threat environment for political figures. “Kristi Noem is going to have a bad day today. You’re welcome, America,”

By Camila DeChalus, CNN (CNN) — Democrats on Capitol Hill are raising alarm over large banners with President Donald Trump’s face that can be seen on three federal buildings, claiming they carry authoritarian undertones in the wake of a report from California Democratic Sen. Adam Schiff. “When I saw the banners hanging from federal office

By Sarah Ferris, CNN (CNN) — Still locked out of power in Washington, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and his party are seizing on a fresh battle with President Donald Trump: a high-stakes gamble over this month’s government funding deadline. With a shutdown on the line, Schumer and other top Democrats in Congress are vowing

By Eric Bradner, Andrew Seger, Nicky Robertson, Jeremy Herb, CNN (CNN) — Farmers across the country are issuing increasingly urgent warnings that they’ll face grim consequences if they don’t get help selling this year’s bumper crop that many have begun harvesting. Trade deals many had hoped would quickly emerge after President Donald Trump slapped tariffs

By Daniel Dale, CNN (CNN) — Fake photos. False claims. Wild conspiracy theories. The public murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk in Utah, captured in gruesome footage that spread around the world, has set off an avalanche of misinformation. Bogus assertions have been spread on social media by Americans across the political divide and by

By Kylie Atwood, CNN (CNN) — A 22-year-old Palestinian student planned to be in the US this month, preparing her dorm room ahead of starting her first semester at an American university. Instead, she is still in Gaza, desperately trying to gather food, water and internet access after being forced to flee her home in

By Alejandra Jaramillo, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump on Friday announced another lethal military strike on an alleged drug-trafficking vessel in international waters that he said was affiliated with a designated terrorist organization. In a social media post, Trump said the strike targeted a vessel operating in US Southern Command’s area of responsibility –

By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration urged the Supreme Court on Friday to withdraw deportation protections that had been extended to some 300,000 Venezuelans living in the United States – and it accused a lower court of engaging in a “needless affront” by ruling otherwise. The case involves decision earlier this year

By Alejandra Jaramillo, Adam Cancryn, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump signed an executive action on Friday to impose a $100,000 application fee for H-1B visas — in an effort to curb what his administration says is overuse of the program. “We need great workers, and this pretty much ensures that that’s what’s going to

By Kristen Holmes, Casey Gannon, Adam Cancryn, Evan Perez, CNN (CNN) — US Attorney Erik Siebert told his staff Friday he will be stepping down, according to a person familiar with the matter, after facing intense pressure from President Donald Trump to charge New York Attorney General Letitia James with mortgage fraud. It’s not clear

By Michael Williams, CNN (CNN) — GOP Sen. Ted Cruz on Friday denounced Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr’s threats to pull ABC’s broadcast license as “unbelievably dangerous” and compared some of his rhetoric to “mafioso” tactics. In an episode of his podcast, “Verdict with Ted Cruz,” released on Friday, the Texas Republican said he

By Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN (CNN) — Kamala Harris hasn’t made up her mind about whether she’ll run for president again in 2028 — but she does seem to have made up her mind about some of the other Democrats also looking at getting in. CNN reviewed an advance copy of her campaign memoir, “107 Days,”

By Holmes Lybrand, Evan Perez, CNN (CNN) — A memorial service Thursday for William Webster, former FBI and CIA director, served as something of a wake for an era that seems ever more distant in the age of Donald Trump. He was eulogized by former FBI Director Christopher Wray as exemplifying “what it meant to

By Devan Cole, John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Friday to let it limit passport sex markers for transgender and nonbinary individuals, its latest effort to get the justices to intervene in a fight over restrictive policies targeting LGBTQ+ Americans. Just after taking office in January, President Donald

By Sarah Ferris, Morgan Rimmer, Ted Barrett, CNN (CNN) — Speaker Mike Johnson on Friday corralled his oft-fractured House conference to pass a Republican plan to fund the government through November 21, as Congress scrambles to avert a looming shutdown. The 217-212 vote to advance the seven-week stopgap bill now amplifies pressure on Senate Democrats

By Katie Bo Lillis, Isabelle Khurshudyan, Natasha Bertrand, CNN (CNN) — In the week since NATO fighter jets scrambled to shoot down multiple Russian drones that had crossed into alliance airspace in Poland, US and Western intelligence officials have been unable to determine whether the incursion was accidental or an intentional effort by Russia to

By Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — Former White House chief of staff Jeff Zients testified behind closed doors at length about former President Joe Biden’s aging throughout the course of his term, including how he pushed Biden’s doctor to conduct a full medical workup, according to a person familiar with the transcribed interview. Zients told

By Morgan Rimmer, CNN (CNN) — The Senate confirmed 48 of President Donald Trump’s nominees in one sweeping vote on Thursday, marking the first bloc confirmed after Republicans voted to change Senate rules to speed up the consideration of nominees. The nominees confirmed included Kimberly Guilfoyle to be the Ambassador to Greece, Christine Toretti to

CNN By Daniel Dale, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump used his Thursday news conference with United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer to deliver a laundry list of long-debunked false claims about a variety of subjects, including inflation, immigration, tariffs and the attack on the US Capitol on January 6, 2021. Here is a fact

By Eric Bradner, CNN Indianapolis (CNN) — Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said Indiana Republicans are “ashamed of what they’re doing” on Thursday as he rallied opponents of a potential effort by GOP lawmakers to redraw the state’s congressional maps ahead of next year’s midterm elections to add one or two US House seats more

By Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — Catherine, Princess of Wales and first lady Melania Trump traded in their gowns and heels on Thursday for an afternoon of outdoor crafting with young scouts — marking a more casual venture for the two private spouses after the previous night’s lavish state banquet. Their joint appearance with 4-to

By Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — Hundreds of nonprofit groups, most of them left-leaning, are joining together to urge President Donald Trump to end what they call the “unjustified” targeting of liberal organizations following the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. In an open letter issued Thursday and shared first with CNN, more than 500

By Daniel Dale, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump used his Thursday news conference with United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer to deliver a laundry list of long-debunked false claims about a variety of subjects, including inflation, immigration, tariffs and the attack on the US Capitol on January 6, 2021. Here is a fact check

By Natasha Bertrand, Zachary Cohen, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump has been quietly pushing his national security officials for months to find a way to get Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan back from the Taliban, three people familiar with the matter told CNN. Trump hinted at those discussions publicly for the first time on

By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump took his effort to remove a governor from the Federal Reserve to the Supreme Court on Thursday, asking the justices to remove Lisa Cook from the powerful board a day after it cut interest rates for the first time in months. Trump’s emergency appeal put the

By Angélica Franganillo Díaz (CNN) — A federal judge has blocked the US government from repatriating some Guatemalan minors in its custody, citing concerns the Trump administration may be violating their legal and constitutional protections. The decision Thursday from Judge Timothy Kelly halts the removals while the court considers a lawsuit that argues that the

By Michael Williams, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump will keep a promise he first made five years ago, as protests swept the country after the murder of George Floyd, if he follows through with his plan announced Wednesday to designate Antifa as a “major terrorist organization.” But the mechanics of Trump’s plan are not

CNN By John King, CNN Pflugerville, Texas (CNN) — Manny Rizo is a Democrat in Texas, so he is no stranger to being on the losing side. But this one seems to sting a bit more. “Intentional gerrymandering in order to control the vote,” is Rizo’s take on the new Texas congressional map. “Republicans want

CNN By John King, CNN Pflugerville, Texas (CNN) — Manny Rizo is a Democrat in Texas, so he is no stranger to being on the losing side. But this one seems to sting a bit more. “Intentional gerrymandering in order to control the vote,” is Rizo’s take on the new Texas congressional map. “Republicans want

By John King, CNN Pflugerville, Texas (CNN) — Manny Rizo is a Democrat in Texas, so he is no stranger to being on the losing side. But this one seems to sting a bit more. “Intentional gerrymandering in order to control the vote,” is Rizo’s take on the new Texas congressional map. “Republicans want less

By Jim Sciutto, Jeremy Herb, CNN (CNN) — Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia is escalating his criticism of Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, accusing her and the Trump administration of “going to war” with intelligence professionals and sacrificing the integrity of US intelligence “on the altar of partisan convenience.” Warner, the top Democrat on

By Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN New York (CNN) — Barack Obama pivoted from praise to a warning. You’ve got the inspiration part down, the former president told Zohran Mamdani, but there’s a lot riding on governing. According to three people familiar with the call, Obama reminded the Democratic nominee for New York City mayor how many

By Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — Amid the pageantry and pomp of this week’s state visit, the war in Ukraine tested the ability of Britain’s legendary soft power to convince President Donald Trump to increase his pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin. As Trump’s visit concluded Thursday, it was far from clear the ornate banquet,

By Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — Vice President JD Vance on Wednesday doubled down on his criticism of the left in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination, saying the First Amendment does not protect those who allegedly celebrated Kirk’s death from consequences and reaffirming that the White House will go after left-leaning organizations that it

By Donald Judd, Kevin Liptak, Alayna Treene, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump said he is designating the far-left anti-fascism movement Antifa as a terrorist organization, announcing the move on his Truth Social platform in the early hours of Thursday morning UK time. It wasn’t immediately clear what mechanism Trump would use to make the

By Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — The House has given lawmakers more money to use for personal security after members raised concerns that a new plan put forward to increase security funding did not meet the threat level in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination. The House Committee on Administration is extending a pilot program

By Kristen Holmes, Hannah Rabinowitz, Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — Justice Department prosecutors in Virginia believe they have not gathered enough evidence to indict Letitia James, the New York Attorney General and long term adversary of President Donald Trump, for mortgage fraud, according to a source familiar with the matter and another person briefed on

By Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump and his closest allies are considering plans to crack down on left-wing groups following the assassination of Charlie Kirk, but not all Republicans are sold on going down that road of retribution. Channeling his base’s anger in the wake of Kirk’s death, Trump has been a

By Kaitlan Collins, CNN (CNN) — When President Donald Trump enters St. George’s Hall for the grand finale of his state visit at Windsor Castle Wednesday night, someone he is suing will be seated at the end of the dinner table: Rupert Murdoch. Murdoch, a familiar face at state dinners in the past, is currently

By John Fritze, Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — Attorney General Pam Bondi’s opaque threat to target “hate speech” following the assassination of conservative crusader Charlie Kirk would, if carried out, run up against a litany of Supreme Court precedent on an issue that has largely united conservative and liberal justices for decades. Bondi has drawn

By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — An American banking executive who had been banned from leaving China was allowed to leave the country after discussions between Washington and Beijing and ahead of a potential meeting between Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping. Two sources familiar with the matter told CNN that Atlanta-based Wells Fargo banker

CNN By John Fritze, Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — Attorney General Pam Bondi’s opaque threat to target “hate speech” following the assassination of conservative crusader Charlie Kirk would, if carried out, run up against a litany of Supreme Court precedent on an issue that has largely united conservative and liberal justices for decades. Bondi has

Associated Press (CNN) — Georgia’s Brad Raffensperger, the Republican secretary of state who rejected Donald Trump’s call to help overturn the state’s 2020 election results, said Wednesday that he’s running for governor in 2026. The wealthy engineering entrepreneur might appeal most to business-oriented Republicans who once dominated GOP primaries in Georgia, but he is pledging

By Michael Williams, CNN (CNN) — The FBI has taken into custody a man they said rammed a gate with a vehicle at the Pittsburgh field office early Wednesday morning, an incident which they described as a “targeted attack” against the bureau. At about 2:40 a.m., a man driving a white sedan rammed a vehicle

By Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — As President Donald Trump threatens legal action against his adversaries, particularly after Charlie Kirk’s assassination, he’s repeatedly talked about using one federal law: the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, or RICO. Trump wants to bring racketeering charges against left-wing groups he’s accused of promoting violence. Some influential Republicans

By Adam Cancryn, Sarah Owermohle, CNN (CNN) — Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy once hoped to forge an alliance with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that could revitalize Americans’ trust in public health. But just seven months after Cassidy’s vote paved the way for Kennedy to lead the US Health and Human Services Department, their relationship has

By Manu Raju, Sarah Ferris, CNN (CNN) — Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer made a major calculation in March: He voted to keep the government open and convinced enough Democrats to go along with him – and endured furious blowback from the left. This time, he says, things have changed. “The situation is much different,”

By Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — It’s a diplomatic milestone. Amid all the pageantry of President Donald Trump’s UK state visit, two high-profile figures are making a special appearance that’s sure to be among the most scrutinized moments of the trip. First lady Melania Trump and Catherine, Princess of Wales are private spouses with massive

By David Wright, CNN (CNN) — Former President Barack Obama commented on the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk during remarks Tuesday night in Erie, Pennsylvania, saying that “regardless of where you are on the political spectrum, what happened to Charlie Kirk was horrific and a tragedy.” “Look, obviously I didn’t know Charlie Kirk,” Obama

By Aleena Fayaz, CNN (CNN) — Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche on Tuesday defended President Donald Trump’s suggestion that protesters could be prosecuted for racketeering, as the administration continues to preview a plan to crack down on left-wing groups it claims are inciting violence. Trump on Monday suggested that protesters who interrupted his dinner at

By Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — The Justice Department said Tuesday that is suing two states over their refusal to turn over complete voters rolls to the Trump administration – escalating a conflict between the federal government and some state election officials that has been building for months. Harmeet Dhillon, who oversees the Justice Department’s

By Veronica Stracqualursi and Ellis Kim, CNN (CNN) — The House has passed two bills that Republicans say would combat crime in Washington, DC, but that also limit the city’s self-governance as the GOP seeks to bolster President Donald Trump’s federal crackdown. The bills passed on Tuesday are among more than a dozen being considered

CNN By Holmes Lybrand, Hannah Rabinowitz, Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — FBI Director Kash Patel on Tuesday ran into several shouting matches with Democratic senators who pressed him on the bungling of the Epstein files, firings of agents for alleged political reasons and warnings that President Donald Trump, eventually, would turn on the director despite

By Holmes Lybrand, Hannah Rabinowitz, Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — FBI Director Kash Patel on Tuesday ran into several shouting matches with Democratic senators who pressed him on the bungling of the Epstein files, firings of agents for alleged political reasons and warnings that President Donald Trump, eventually, would turn on the director despite his

By Katelyn Polantz, Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — Former Attorney General Bill Barr recounted in recent testimony with House investigators how he informed President Donald Trump of Jeffrey Epstein’s suicide in 2019. “I called [the president] up and said, ‘You better brace for this,’ and I told him words to that effect, and I told

By Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN (CNN) — Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro on Tuesday ripped President Donald Trump as having failed both a “leadership test” and a “morality test” after Charlie Kirk’s assassination. “It should not be hard to stand up to some people who are celebrating the killing of Charlie Kirk and say, ‘That’s wrong,’ and

By Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — House Republicans are discussing pumping tens of millions of dollars into security for lawmakers in the aftermath of the assassination of a prominent conservative activist, though some lawmakers say that is not enough in today’s rancorous political climate. In a closed-door conference meeting Tuesday, the GOP discussed attaching a

By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor on Tuesday urged a greater emphasis on civic involvement and education, questioning whether some Americans had been clearly taught the difference between a president and a king. Speaking to the New York Law School in Manhattan, the Supreme Court’s senior liberal encouraged people to

By Casey Gannon, Jason Morris, CNN (CNN) — The Georgia Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to hear an appeal from Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis on her removal from the case prosecuting President Donald Trump and his alleged co-conspirators over their efforts to overturn the 2020 election. The case against Trump and his co-defendants

By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — The State Department has “most certainly been denying visas” to people “celebrating” the murder of Charlie Kirk, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said. The top US diplomat’s comments come amid broader threats by the Trump administration to punish alleged “hate speech” after the killing of the president’s ally

By David Wright, CNN (CNN) — Geoff Duncan, the former Republican lieutenant governor of Georgia, announced Tuesday he will run for governor in 2026 as a Democrat, cementing a high-profile party switch and entering a key midterm contest. In a video announcing his campaign, Duncan says that “Georgia Republicans threw me out of their party,”

By Molly English, CNN (CNN) — Democrat Xp Lee will win a special election to fill the vacant seat of the late Democratic state Rep. Melissa Hortman, according to a call from the Associated Press, just over three months after she and her husband were fatally shot in what Gov. Tim Walz at the time

By Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — After months of slow burning controversies around his agency, from the handling of the investigation into Charlie Kirk’s murder to the bungled release of Epstein files, FBI Director Kash Patel will face Senate and House lawmakers at two highly anticipated hearings. Lawmakers are expected to push Patel, a Donald

By Jennifer Hansler, Stefano Pozzebon, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration said Monday that Colombia had “failed demonstrably” in its obligations to fight drug trafficking but the US will continue to provide funding to the country. Although the decision to “decertify” Colombia but continue assistance avoids what experts said was the worst-case scenario of cutting

By Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — As multiple service members are facing investigation or suspension for posts on social media critical of Charlie Kirk, experts told CNN there are legal roadblocks to the military actually taking significant action against them. A slew of accounts on X began posting screenshots of social media posts made by

By Kevin Liptak, Adam Cancryn, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump said Monday he’d consider naming far-left anti-fascism group Antifa as domestic terrorists, previewing a plan to crack down on what he’s cast as a widespread network of left-wing radicals inciting violence. “It’s something I would do, yeah,” he said when asked whether he would

By Arit John, CNN (CNN) — Arnold Schwarzenegger, the action star and former Republican governor of California, urged voters in the state to oppose Proposition 50, a ballot initiative backed by Democrats that would allow the party to temporarily redraw the state’s congressional maps. “I hate to get political here, but this is not political.

By Associated Press Accra, Ghana (AP) — The government of Ghana said Monday that 14 West Africans deported to the country from the US have been sent to their home countries, places where lawyers representing some of the men say they face a risk of persecution or torture. News of the West Africans’ deportation to

By Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — The US military killed three people in another deadly strike on a vessel in international waters around South America allegedly “transporting illegal narcotics” from Venezuela, President Donald Trump said in a Truth Social post on Monday. “This morning, on my Orders, US Military Forces conducted a SECOND Kinetic Strike

By Natasha Bertrand, CNN (CNN) — The US Air Force has begun modifying a Boeing 747 that was donated to the US by Qatar over the summer, an Air Force spokesperson said on Monday. The plane will be used for “executive airlift support,” the spokesperson said. President Donald Trump has said he wants to use

By Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — Maurene Comey, a federal prosecutor involved in the Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell and Sean Combs cases, has sued the Trump administration over her firing this summer, levying another legal challenge to the Justice Department’s treatment of career officials. Comey, the daughter of former FBI Director James Comey, alleges in

By Natasha Bertrand, Zachary Cohen, CNN (CNN) — The Pentagon’s internal watchdog has completed a monthslong review of Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s use of Signal to discuss sensitive military operations and has submitted its findings to Hegseth for review, two people familiar with the matter told CNN. Hegseth will now have the opportunity to

CNN By Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — When President Donald Trump arrives at Windsor Castle in a royal carriage Wednesday, heralded by three separate military bands and escorted by riders on horseback, his host — King Charles III — will in some ways be repaying a nearly 37-year-old favor. In 1988, the then-Prince of Wales

By Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — When President Donald Trump arrives at Windsor Castle in a royal carriage Wednesday, heralded by three separate military bands and escorted by riders on horseback, his host — King Charles III — will in some ways be repaying a nearly 37-year-old favor. In 1988, the then-Prince of Wales was

By Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump, high-level administration and Republican Party officials, and top political influencers are expected to converge in Arizona on Sunday to honor Charlie Kirk, the assassinated conservative activist. But the memorial service, to be held at the massive State Farm Stadium in Glendale, just outside Phoenix, is going

By Lauren Chadwick, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump said Monday he will call a national emergency once again in Washington, DC, if local police do not cooperate with immigration enforcement. The president said in a Truth Social post overnight that his initial order had reduced crime in the district but that if local police

By Haley Britzky, Isabelle Khurshudyan, CNN (CNN) — The future of warfare felt a lot like playing a video game. Soldiers fastened on virtual-reality glasses and then moved their fingers across the joystick in their palms. A small drone buzzed and lifted in response. At a military base in Texas last month, American soldiers trained

By Gloria Pazmino, CNN New York (CNN) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Sunday endorsed New York City Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani, calling him “a leader who is focused on making New York City affordable” despite their disagreements. Hochul’s endorsement, published in The New York Times, makes her the latest high-profile Democrat and

By Randi Kaye, CNN (CNN) — As the federal criminal trial for Ryan Routh enters its second week, the man charged with trying to assassinate then-candidate Donald Trump last year is getting closer to calling his first witness. The US attorneys prosecuting Routh expect to rest their case by the end of the week, and

By Sarah Davis, CNN (CNN) — Republican Rep. Michael McCaul of Texas announced Sunday that he will not seek re-election, bringing an end to his more than 20 years in Congress. “It’s been an honor to serve for over two decades in the Congress,” McCaul said on ABC “This Week.” “I’m looking now for a

By Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN New York (CNN) — Curtis Sliwa’s preferred campaign mode is riding the subway. He boards trains in the back car, then chats and handshakes his way forward, one by one, through the riders that he leaves just with a business card about his candidacy. He asks everyone where they grew up.

By Alison Main, CNN (CNN) — Democratic Sen. John Fetterman has a warning for his party: learn from the politically charged whirlwind that put Donald Trump back in the White House and secured Republicans control of both chambers of Congress or risk staying in the minority. “They have forgotten one of the reasons why we

By Michael Williams, CNN (CNN) — The killing of Charlie Kirk is forcing political figures and the people who protect them to make agonizing choices, balancing whether the public’s access to them is worth the risk in this dangerous national moment. Since Kirk’s assassination, several campaigns or political groups have already called off events out

By Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — In the days since the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, President Donald Trump has ramped up his attacks on “the radical left,” whom he blames for his friend’s death and for broader political violence — a sharp contrast from his responses to violence against Democrats. Speaking to NBC

By Associated Press (AP) — A federal judge on Saturday said it appeared the Trump administration was making “an end run around” US court orders prohibiting five African immigrants to be deported to their home countries by sending them first to Ghana, which was poised to then relocate them to countries where they could face

By Betsy Klein, Kevin Liptak, Daria Tarasova-Markina, Emmanuel Miculita, Mitchell McCluskey, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump issued an ultimatum to NATO allies in a letter Saturday, saying the US will issue “major” sanctions on Russia only when they agree to do the same and stop buying oil from Russia. Meeting Trump’s demands would mark

By Daniel Dale, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump has for years told outlandish lies about elections in Democratic-dominated California. Trump made more false claims on the subject in a Fox News interview on Friday, prompting California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, to correctly note on social media that the president had told “an outright

By Arlette Saenz, David Wright, CNN (CNN) — The Democratic candidates in this fall’s top statewide races have chosen a relentless focus on one word: affordability. Rep. Mikie Sherrill rolled out a “Save You Time and Money” plan in New Jersey. Former Rep. Abigail Spanberger turned to “Affordable Virginia” as the name for her economic

By Eric Bradner, Jeff Zeleny, CNN (CNN) — Utah Gov. Spencer Cox’s campaign to turn down the nation’s political temperature has long stood out as a rarity in a Republican Party led by President Donald Trump. But Cox’s commanding role as the nation grapples with the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk gives his calls

By Hannah Rabinowitz, Evan Perez, Jeremy Herb, Kristen Holmes, Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — Stepping to the microphone at a news conference Friday morning in Utah, FBI Director Kash Patel wasted no time explaining what led to the capture of a suspect in the murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. “This is what happens when

By Alayna Treene, Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump shelved his plans to target Chicago as the next city for his domestic crime push after advisers warned him that sending in troops to help with local law enforcement without buy-in from the state’s governor could create legal headaches they want to avoid, sources

By Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — The Treasury Department told the House Oversight Committee it will turn over certain bank activity reports related to the panel’s Jeffrey Epstein investigation, according to a letter shared with CNN. “The Department of the Treasury (Treasury) plans to fully cooperate with the Committee and intends to provide all information

By Katelyn Polantz, Zachary Cohen, Kristen Holmes, CNN (CNN) — Federal investigators had reason to believe they would find classified records in a search of John Bolton’s Maryland home last month partly because of what they had learned about a foreign adversary hacking his email years ago, according to a search warrant affidavit released Friday.