Politics

By Ted Barrett, Manu Raju, CNN (CNN) — Sen. Mitch McConnell has spoken to GOP leaders and informed them he wants to return to the chamber as soon as this week after the 84-year-old Kentuckian was admitted to the hospital this weekend for an undisclosed medical reason. The former GOP leader’s office has refused to

By Jake Tapper, Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — In a private meeting last week, a group of survivors of Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse and family members of the late Virginia Giuffre pointed House Oversight Chair James Comer to allegations from the Justice Department’s Epstein files to further investigate, arguing that acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s suggestion

By Kit Maher, Jake Tapper, Alejandra Jaramillo, CNN (CNN) — Less than 24 hours after a UFC fighter used a highly publicized White House match to lob a false insult at former first lady Michelle Obama, Ultimate Fighting Championship CEO and President Dana White called it “nasty and false,” dismissing it as “nonsense.” The White

By Kevin Liptak, Alex Leeds Matthews, CNN (CNN) — With President Donald Trump’s arrival this week at the French spa resort Évian-les-Bains for a summit of top world leaders, the placid lakeside setting may disguise a somewhat more stormy atmosphere. Trump has repeatedly insulted most of his Group of 7 counterparts over the last several

By Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump said Monday that America’s 250th anniversary celebration on the National Mall next month will include a “TRUMP RALLY” on Independence Day. “On July 4th, at The Lincoln Memorial and Washington Monument, in beautiful and safe Washington D.C., we are going to host the most spectacular TRUMP

By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up an appeal from former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page, who sued former FBI officials over flawed government surveillance he faced during the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election. Page, a foreign policy adviser to then-candidate Donald Trump in

By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to decide if the government may hold noncitizens in detention for prolonged periods without a bond hearing, a case that could have significant implications for the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigration. At the center of the dispute are two green card holders who

By Steve Contorno, CNN (CNN) — When JD Vance published his best-selling book “Hillbilly Elegy” in 2016, he had drifted away from the Christian faith of his childhood — a familiar story amid a broader national retreat from organized religion that had left church pews emptier than in previous decades. Now, Vance as vice president

By Kevin Liptak, Alayna Treene, CNN Geneva, Switzerland (CNN) — For weeks, President Donald Trump and his advisers have looked ahead warily to this week’s Group of Seven summit in France. Overseeing a Middle East war stuck in a dangerous limbo between ceasefire and full-blown conflict, Trump risked arriving to the lakeside resort of Évian-les-Bains

By Arit John, CNN (CNN) — Janeese Lewis George, a Washington, DC, councilmember and leading candidate for mayor, was knocking on doors when her team got word that President Donald Trump said he wouldn’t “put up with it” if the democratic socialist wins her Tuesday primary. “Maybe we’ll take back Washington, run it on the

CNN, POOL, ABC “THIS WEEK”, @REALDONALDTRUMP, PAKISTAN MFA, U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND, IRIB, IRANWIRE, FARS NEWS AGENCY (CENTCOM) By Alejandra Jaramillo, Mohammed Tawfeeq, Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, Dalia Abdelwahab, Auzinea Bacon President Donald Trump announced Sunday that an agreement with Iran has been reached and that the US will end its naval blockade on the country, marking

By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, Abigail Roedersheimer, CNN (CNN) — Large striped tarps remained on the Kennedy Center’s exterior Sunday, prompting confusion and frustration from some visitors who arrived to the renowned arts venue to see President Donald Trump’s name removed. Stephen Caken, a New York resident visiting Washington, DC, for an internship, told CNN he

By Manu Raju, Michael Williams, CNN (CNN) — Sen. Mitch McConnell, a Kentucky Republican, was admitted to the hospital Sunday morning, according to his spokesperson. “Senator McConnell was admitted to the hospital this morning. He is receiving excellent care,” spokesperson David Popp said. The statement did not address the cause of McConnell’s hospitalization or his

By Casey Gannon, Logan Schiciano, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump on Sunday waded into the Georgia Republican primary for Senate, endorsing Rep. Mike Collins just days before the congressman faces off against Derek Dooley in a runoff election. “Mike Collins is a true Friend, Fighter, and WARRIOR, who has been with us from the