Politics

By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order that wipes away civil service protections from roughly 8,000 high-level federal workers by making them at-will employees. The move is the president’s latest effort to overhaul the federal workforce, which he views as an impediment to carrying out his policies.

By Ethan Cohen, CNN (CNN) — As of Wednesday evening, the high-profile primary for California governor remains too early to call. Three candidates, Republican Steve Hilton and Democrats Xavier Becerra and Tom Steyer, remain in the race for two slots in the general election. Hilton continues to lead the pack following the first set of

By Kristen Holmes, Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump announced at a private dinner at the White House Wednesday night he will nominate Todd Blanche to be attorney general. Trump adviser Dan Scavino posted a video on X of Trump announcing the decision at the dinner in the Rose Garden. “Tomorrow I’m instructing

By Lauren Fox and Morgan Leason, CNN (CNN) — Republican lawmakers blasted a homophobic post that appeared on GOP Rep. Andy Ogles’ X account on Tuesday, saying it was “gross,” “disgusting,” a distraction and had no place in their party. Ogles has said that a staffer was to blame for posting on his X account,

By Daniel Dale, CNN (CNN) — Another softball interview. Another series of obvious lies from the president. President Donald Trump’s conversation with conservative New York Post columnist and podcaster Miranda Devine, released on Wednesday morning, featured some of Trump’s longest-debunked false claims about elections, the economy and immigration. As with his inaccurate comments in a

By Alayna Treene, Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — One of the key sticking points remaining in negotiations between the US and Iran centers on monetary compensation, as President Donald Trump is eager to strike a deal that will be viewed as superior to a prior agreement inked during the Obama administration, a US official familiar

By Joan Biskupic, CNN Chief Supreme Court Analyst (CNN) — Alabama has repeatedly come to the US Supreme Court to defend a racially discriminatory congressional map, asserting dubious claims and employing questionable tactics. In 2023, the Supreme Court ruled against Alabama. Late Tuesday night, the emboldened conservative majority did the opposite, endorsing a state plan that

By Sarah Ferris, CNN (CNN) — Senate Republicans have formally removed funding for President Donald Trump’s ballroom security as part of their sprawling immigration funding package, according to revised legislative text released Wednesday. The decision to drop the ballroom funding, which had sparked significant debate among lawmakers, is not a complete surprise, though it is

By Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump is suggesting that the UFC lighting grid, known as “The Claw,” will stay on the White House South Lawn well beyond the fight there later this month. In a video on TikTok posted Tuesday, Trump compared the structure to the Eiffel Tower, which was supposed to

By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court is facing an extraordinary showdown with Donald Trump as the justices scramble to finish more than two dozen opinions before the end of the month — with a president who will lash out if any decisions don’t go his way. Pending decisions on executive power, immigration,

By Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — California’s elections are never quite over on Election Day, and this year is no different. The state’s big population and its universal vote-by-mail system add to the time it takes to count the large volume of ballots counties will receive. In the 2024 general election, for instance, mail ballots

By Arit John, CNN (CNN) — Adam Hamawy, a retired US Army combat surgeon and sharp Israel critic, will win the crowded Democratic primary for New Jersey’s 12th Congressional District, CNN’s Decision Desk projects. Hamawy led a field of roughly a dozen Democrats, including some state and local elected officials, in the solidly blue seat

By Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — Spencer Pratt has spent months waging a guerilla campaign against incumbent Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, riding the buzz generated by AI-generated videos, viral moments and some big-name supporters as he seeks to capitalize on dissatisfaction with the way the city is being run. He may now have five