National Politics

By Kaanita Iyer and Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — A federal agency that focuses on fostering economic growth in developing countries is being effectively shut down as part of efforts by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency to reduce federal spending, sources told CNN. On Tuesday, the agency’s employees were notified via email that “there

By Kayla Tausche, Kylie Atwood and Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — Two weeks after President Donald Trump paused plans for steep tariffs with promises that a flurry of negotiated deals would ensue, the relative quiet has been deafening – roiling markets and calling into question the endgame for the administration’s trade war. Since then, there’s

By Betsy Klein and Samantha Waldenberg, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump took aim at the college accreditation process with a new executive order Wednesday, his latest move to exact control over America’s higher education institutions. The order, first reported by the Wall Street Journal, targets the federal government’s process for deciding what colleges and

By Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — Elon Musk said two very interesting and contradictory things related to his government employment during a Tesla earnings call Tuesday. First, he suggested that he’s just about done focusing full time on his ad hoc role taking a chainsaw to elements of the federal government with the Department

By Daniel Dale, CNN Washington (CNN) — Gas. Groceries. Eggs. Over the last week, President Donald Trump has lied about the price of all of them — using this repeated deception to try to minimize widespread concerns that his tariffs will fuel inflation. Here is a fact check. Gas Trump claimed last Thursday that gas

By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court indicated Wednesday that it will revive a lawsuit from fuel producers challenging California’s strict vehicle emission rules, with both conservative and liberal justices signaling that the companies have standing to sue. Several of the justices suggested a federal appeals court in Washington, DC, erred when it

By Manu Raju, CNN (CNN) — Dick Durbin, the longtime second-ranking Democrat in the Senate, announced plans to retire at the end of next year, setting off a succession scramble to take his powerful leadership spot in the chamber and a likely crowded primary in Illinois for the seat. “The decision of whether to run

By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn and Sunlen Serfaty, CNN (CNN) — The Department of Education has recently announced that it will restart collecting federal student loans in default on May 5, putting millions of borrowers at risk of having their benefits and wages garnished. More than 5 million borrowers are in default, the department said in

By Haley Britzky and Natasha Bertrand, CNN (CNN) — News over the weekend that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s wife Jennifer was included in a second group chat where he shared sensitive military operations details has focused attention on the prominent role she has occupied at the Pentagon without being formally employed during her husband’s short

By Joan Biskupic, CNN Chief Supreme Court Analyst (CNN) — Alliances among the nine Supreme Court justices can shift back and forth, as in recent cases over President Donald Trump’s mass deportation of migrants. But religion is different. The fundamental irreconcilable conflict on today’s Supreme Court was laid bare during an intense courtroom drama Tuesday over

CNN By Kaitlan Collins, Natasha Bertrand, Jake Tapper and Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — A defiant Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth booked himself on the television network where he used to work as a host Tuesday morning in a bid to address the fallout over revelations that he discussed military plans in a second Signal group

By Kaitlan Collins, Natasha Bertrand, Jake Tapper and Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — A defiant Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth booked himself on the television network where he used to work as a host Tuesday morning in a bid to address the fallout over revelations that he discussed military plans in a second Signal group chat,

By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration is not acting in “good faith” as part of the expedited fact-finding process unfolding in the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the federal judge overseeing the matter ruled Tuesday, accusing officials of intentional noncompliance with their obligation to produce information. The 8-page order from US District

By John Miller, Josh Campbell and Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — The man who allegedly stole a Gucci bag loaded with cash from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was sitting at the table next to hers, according to video of Sunday’s incident reviewed by Secret Service investigators. The surveillance footage of the incident at The

By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court’s conservative majority on Tuesday signaled it will require schools to provide opt-outs for parents who have religious objections to LGBTQ+ books read in elementary schools, an outcome that would continue the court’s years-long push to expand religious rights. During more than two hours of feisty oral

By Kylie Atwood and Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — Secretary of State Marco Rubio rolled out the first stage of a major plan to reorganize the US State Department on Tuesday with changes that will eliminate 132 domestic offices, cut around 700 positions in Washington, DC and close offices focused on war crimes and global

By Gabe Cohen and Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — At a time when critical funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency has slowed to a crawl, some states — with Republican governors — have been luckier than others in prying money loose. The Trump administration directed FEMA to prioritize payments to GOP-led Missouri and Virginia

By Arit John and Eva McKend, CNN (CNN) — Democrats’ efforts to land on a winning message against President Donald Trump have led the party to consider how fully to embrace a new, politically complex cause: pressuring the administration to follow a Supreme Court order to facilitate the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia. The party

CNN By Betul Tuncer and Sylvie Kirsch, CNN (CNN) — GOP Rep. Byron Donalds of Florida faced frequent shouting from the crowd at a contentious town hall on Monday with a number of attendees asking critical questions about the Trump administration and the Department of Government Efficiency. The congressman repeatedly asked the crowd to let

By Betul Tuncer and Sylvie Kirsch, CNN (CNN) — GOP Rep. Byron Donalds of Florida faced frequent shouting from the crowd at a contentious town hall on Monday with a number of attendees asking critical questions about the Trump administration and the Department of Government Efficiency. The congressman repeatedly asked the crowd to let him