National Politics

By Priscilla Alvarez and Michael Williams, CNN (CNN) — The Department of Homeland Security’s oversight arm opened an investigation into the controversial arrest of Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil only days before officials working for that office were placed on administrative leave, according to a whistleblower disclosure exclusively obtained by CNN. It’s an example, according to

By Gabe Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Hurricane preparations at Federal Emergency Management Agency have slowed to a crawl, and the disaster relief agency “is not ready” for the June 1 start to the season, according to an internal agency review obtained by CNN. Prepared at the direction of new acting Administrator David Richardson as part

By Arit John and Arlette Saenz, CNN (CNN) — Democrats are leaning into a corruption argument against President Donald Trump, pointing to his crypto meme coin and plans to accept a luxury jet from Qatar as evidence that the president is potentially violating ethical norms and the US Constitution. In floor speeches and interviews, on

By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Many taxpayers could see even more money in their pockets in coming years under a sweeping tax and spending cuts package that House Republicans hope to finalize before Memorial Day. The tax portion of the legislation, which the House Ways and Means Committee approved on Wednesday, makes permanent essentially

By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court will hear arguments Thursday about President Donald Trump’s plan to end birthright citizenship and significantly limit the power of federal courts to slow his agenda – a case that has been rushed onto the high court’s docket less than four months after he returned to the

By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — The US attorney’s office in Washington, DC, is hoping for a new era of relative calm as the top federal prosecutor in the nation’s capital switches from one outspoken, controversial ally of the president to another. Former Fox News host and newly tapped interim US Attorney Jeanine Pirro took

By Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — The Qatari prime minister and minister of foreign affairs dismissed controversy surrounding President Donald Trump’s plan to accept from his country a Boeing 747-8 to be used initially as Air Force One, telling CNN it’s simply a “government-to-government transaction,” not a personal gift to Trump. “This is a very

CNN By Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — The Qatari prime minister and minister of foreign affairs dismissed controversy surrounding President Donald Trump’s plan to accept from his country a Boeing 747-8 to be used initially as Air Force One, telling CNN it’s simply a “government-to-government transaction,” not a personal gift to Trump. “This is a

CNN By Jeff Zeleny, Betsy Klein and Samantha Waldenberg, CNN Doha, Qatar (CNN) — No, President Donald Trump is not going to Turkey to personally mediate Ukraine-Russia peace talks. For days, Trump repeatedly stirred speculation that he might upend his Middle East travel schedule – one his team meticulously crafted for weeks — to join

By Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — A federal appeals court on Wednesday shut down the ability of private individuals to bring Voting Rights Act lawsuits challenging election policies that allegedly discriminate based on race in several states, a major blow to the civil rights law that has long been under conservative attack. The ruling, which

By Lauren Fox, Sarah Ferris and Manu Raju, CNN (CNN) — With President Donald Trump’s agenda on the line, Speaker Mike Johnson is stuck in the middle between two disgruntled factions of the House GOP that want completely different things. If he can’t find a way to appease both, it could derail the whole bill.

CNN By Jeremy Herb, CNN (CNN) — Some members of former President Joe Biden’s Cabinet did not believe that he could be relied upon to perform at 2 a.m. during an emergency by the final year of his presidency, according to a new book from CNN’s Jake Tapper and Axios’ Alex Thompson. Several secretaries told

By Jeremy Herb, CNN (CNN) — Some members of former President Joe Biden’s Cabinet did not believe that he could be relied upon to perform at 2 a.m. during an emergency by the final year of his presidency, according to a new book from CNN’s Jake Tapper and Axios’ Alex Thompson. Several secretaries told the

By Paula Reid and Casey Gannon, CNN (CNN) — On Thursday, the Supreme Court will take up a case that could decide how quickly President Donald Trump can implement his second term agenda as it hears arguments about nationwide injunctions that allow a single judge to block a policy for the entire country. The issue

By Tierney Sneed and Emily R. Condon, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge said Wednesday that the Trump Justice Department likely engaged in unconstitutional retaliation when it cut off grants to American Bar Association programs assisting victims of domestic violence. The preliminary order from US District Judge Casey Cooper requires the Trump administration to pay

By Alex Marquardt, Alayna Treene, Kristen Holmes and Kylie Atwood, CNN (CNN) — A significant overhaul of the National Security Council at the White House is expected in the coming days, including a staff reduction and a reinforced top-down approach with decision-making concentrated at the highest levels, three senior Trump administration officials told CNN. Staffed

By Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — A former member of the Michigan Army National Guard has been arrested after he allegedly tried to carry out a plan to conduct a mass shooting at a US military base in Michigan on behalf of the ISIS terrorist organization, the Justice Department said Wednesday. Ammar Abdulmajid-Mohamed Said, 19,

By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — The Justice Department’s internal legal advisers cleared a memo signed by Attorney General Pam Bondi endorsing the legality of President Donald Trump accepting a 747-8 luxury jet from Qatar, a DOJ official said Wednesday. The Office of Legal Counsel approved the memo before Bondi signed it and sent it