National Politics

By Camila DeChalus, Aileen Graef, CNN (CNN) — Republican leaders in both chambers are holding the line and saying they are not ceding to Democratic demands in order to pass funding for the government, heightening the imminent threat of a shutdown this week. It comes as congressional leaders prepare to meet with President Donald Trump

By Alayna Treene, Kevin Liptak, Natasha Bertrand, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump plans to attend a surprise gathering of top generals and admirals this week, two sources familiar with the matter said, adding a new dynamic to a meeting that’s been described as a “pep rally” for top military brass. The gathering, set for

By Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN (CNN) — As Zohran Mamdani was asleep on another continent, his top campaign aides wrangled over how he should sound in his statement about an off-duty police officer who had just been shot and killed in Midtown Manhattan along with three other people. Drafts went back and forth as the news

By Kit Maher, Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — The top four congressional leaders will meet with President Donald Trump at the White House on Monday, multiple sources told CNN, as Washington works to avoid a looming government shutdown. The eleventh-hour meeting with House Speaker Mike Johnson, Senate Majority Leader John Thune, House Minority Leader Hakeem

By Associated Press New York (AP) — Rudy Giuliani has reached a settlement with Dominion Voting Systems in its $1.3 billion defamation lawsuit over his baseless 2020 election-rigging claims. The two sides said in a filing in federal court in Washington, DC, on Friday that they have agreed to permanently dismiss the suit against the

By Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump on Saturday accused former FBI Director Christopher Wray of lying about FBI agents’ presence during the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot, days after his administration brought charges against Wray’s predecessor, James Comey. Trump claimed, without evidence, that the FBI “secretly placed” agents into the crowds to

By Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump said Saturday he will send troops to Portland, Oregon, a city he described as “war ravaged,” to protect Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities he claimed are “under siege” by Antifa and “other domestic terrorists.” “At the request of Secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem, I am

By Daniel Dale, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s Monday comments about autism and public health were filled with misinformation that left many doctors aghast – and not just about Tylenol. Most of the media coverage of Trump’s press conference centered around his repeated advice to pregnant Americans to try to avoid taking Tylenol, which

By Marshall Cohen, Tami Luhby, Sunlen Serfaty, CNN (CNN) — Federal employees from agencies across the US government say they’re “terrified,” “disoriented” and filled with anxiety as they brace for a possible shutdown that the Trump White House has threatened will pave the way for new rounds of fast-tracked mass layoffs. There is widespread confusion

By Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Friday she is deploying agents from the Justice Department to Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities to protect Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and facilities. “At my direction, I am deploying DOJ agents to ICE facilities—and wherever ICE comes under siege—to safeguard federal agents, protect

By David Wright, CNN (CNN) — Former President Barack Obama on Friday criticized Israel’s ongoing military action in Gaza, saying that “there’s not a military rationale for continuing to pummel what is already rubble” and arguing for Palestinian statehood. “I think that it is important for us to acknowledge those of us who are not

By Evan Perez, CNN (CNN) — The FBI has fired 15 agents associated with a 2020 incident in which agents were photographed kneeling with demonstrators at the height of protests over the police killing of George Floyd, according to the agents association. The latest round of dismissals at the bureau came at the end of

By Devan Cole, John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Friday to review the constitutionality of President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship, pushing the issue before the justices for the second time this year. Despite more than a century of understanding that the 14th Amendment

By Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN Washington (CNN) — Even as she reflects on last year’s campaign in touring for her new book, Kamala Harris has been weaving in critiques of President Donald Trump’s second term that came out of her loss – and FBI Director James Comey’s indictment was too much to ignore. “It’s frustrating, but

By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Friday allowed President Donald Trump to freeze $4 billion in foreign aid payments, handing the White House a significant victory in its monthslong quest to claw back spending that was approved by Congress last year. At issue is $4 billion in foreign aid, including for

CNN By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — As President Donald Trump publicly pressures the Justice Department to bring criminal cases against his perceived enemies, legal experts say former FBI Director James Comey could attempt a rarely successful legal maneuver that allows judges to throw out charges that were unfairly brought. Requests to dismiss cases based

By Evan Perez, Katelyn Polantz, Kaitlan Collins, Jeremy Herb, CNN (CNN) — The alleged leak to the media that underpins the indictment of former FBI Director James Comey appears to relate to the 2016 investigation concerning Hillary Clinton, rather than the separate 2016 FBI investigation of Donald Trump and Russian election meddling. Prosecutors say in

By Jeremy Herb, Hannah Rabinowitz, Holmes Lybrand, Katelyn Polantz, Evan Perez, Aileen Graef, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer Lindsey Halligan had been on the job for just four days as US attorney when she stood before a grand jury seeking an extraordinary and unprecedented indictment of former FBI Director James Comey.

By Jeff Zeleny, Michael Williams, Fadel Allassan, CNN (CNN) — Robert B. Barnett, a Washington, DC, lawyer and dealmaker who represented some of the most notable American political figures over the last half century, has died. He was 79. His death was confirmed to CNN by his wife Rita Braver – a longtime CBS journalist.