National Politics

By Associated Press (CNN) — The Trump administration was handed a win by a federal appeals court on Tuesday in its effort to freeze billions of dollars and terminate contracts for nonprofits to run a “green bank” aimed at financing climate-friendly projects. The head of the Environmental Protection Agency had blasted the Biden-era program as

By Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — Frustration is boiling over among some members of the military community who are unhappy with the Pentagon’s process for reinstating service members discharged under the Biden administration for failing to be vaccinated for Covid-19, saying the process is too slow and the criteria for who can rejoin too narrow.

By Steve Contorno, CNN (CNN) — California’s redistricting battle has now reached the airwaves, unleashing an advertising blitz that is expected to grow only more urgent – and staggeringly costly – in the post-Labor Day sprint to the November special election. On Tuesday, groups on both sides of the fight in California launched their first

CNN By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge ruled Tuesday that President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth violated federal law by using the US military to help carry out law enforcement activities in and around Los Angeles this summer. US District Judge Charles Breyer concluded that Trump’s use of thousands of

By Gloria Pazmino, CNN (CNN) — Labor Day marks the traditional start of the sprint to Election Day. This fall’s marquee event: the contest to become New York City’s next mayor. Zohran Mamdani is vying to finish the job after his shocking victory in June’s Democratic primary. Mayor Eric Adams and former New York Gov.

By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Many Americans who work overtime will get a break on their taxes for the next few years — but it may not be as hefty as they think. Congressional Republicans sought to fulfill President Donald Trump’s “no tax on overtime” campaign promise in their One Big, Beautiful Bill, which

By Sarah Ferris, Alison Main, CNN (CNN) — Congress is bracing for a politically bruising fall as lawmakers return to Washington on Tuesday, with massive fights upcoming on government funding, the Jeffrey Epstein files and President Donald Trump’s policing push. After a summer of simmering tensions on Trump’s nationwide deportations, National Guard deployment in Washington,

By Joan Biskupic, CNN Chief Supreme Court Analyst (CNN) — Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett in a new memoir defends her vote reversing a half century of national abortion rights, declaring that Roe v. Wade usurped the will of the American people and “came at a cost.” “(T)he Court’s role is to respect the choices

By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — Democratic Rep. Jerry Nadler, the dean of the New York congressional delegation, has decided not to run for reelection next year, his office told CNN on Monday. Nadler, 78, told the New York Times in an interview published Monday he was convinced it was time for generational change

By Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said “all options are on the table” for further sanctions on Russia, as it continues its onslaught against Ukraine following an historic summit with President Donald Trump on US soil. “President Putin, since the historic meeting in Anchorage, since the phone call, when the European

By Kit Maher, Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump announced on Monday that he will award former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor. The announcement comes after Giuliani, who is also Trump’s former personal attorney, was involved in a car accident in

CNN By Jade Walker, CNN President Donald Trump announced on Monday that he plans to award the Presidential Medal of Freedom — the highest civilian honor — to his former personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani. Giuliani was hospitalized over the weekend after sustaining several injuries in a car accident. Here’s what else you need to know

By Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration has stepped up efforts to obtain personal information about tens of millions of voters across the country, including seeking sensitive data such as partial Social Security numbers. The push, overseen by the Department of Justice, comes as President Donald Trump asserts a larger federal role in

By Terence Burlij, CNN (CNN) — Elections this November will serve as a measure of the mood of voters 10 months into President Donald Trump’s second term as both parties prepare for next year’s crucial midterm contests. The electoral tests of partisan enthusiasm come as both parties face challenges: Democrats find themselves balancing frustration with

CNN By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — The US State Department has instructed its diplomats to refuse most visas for Palestinian passport holders, whether they live in the West Bank, Gaza, or overseas, according to a cable seen by CNN. The internal message, dated August 18 and signed by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, told

By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — The US State Department has instructed its diplomats to refuse most visas for Palestinian passport holders, whether they live in the West Bank, Gaza, or overseas, according to a cable seen by CNN. The internal message, dated August 18 and signed by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, told all

By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani was injured in a car accident in New Hampshire over the weekend but is recovering, his head of security and the New Hampshire State Police said Sunday. Giuliani’s vehicle was struck from behind at “high speed” on Saturday evening,