Politics

By Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — Bettina Anderson officially became part of the country’s first family this weekend – her new name an American political brand. “I feel honored to join your family and to fight by your side, Don, through whatever life brings us. And to become your wife is the greatest honor, and

By Katelyn Polantz, Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — The Justice Department wants to interview some poll workers and ballot counters who participated in the 2020 election in Fulton County, Georgia, in a new effort to dig up details about the ballot-processing, prosecutors revealed at a court hearing last week. A prosecutor working with a grand

By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — The White House is preparing a government-wide nondisclosure agreement aimed at curtailing federal workers’ sharing of “confidential government information,” as it seeks to stop internal leaks to media organizations. The draft notice, posted to the Federal Register on Tuesday by the Office of Personnel Management, says the NDA is

By John Fritze, Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court declined Tuesday to take up an appeal from the National Football League in a class action lawsuit from Brian Flores and other Black coaches who have claimed racial discrimination. By passing on the appeal, the court’s decision leaves in place an appeals court ruling

By Marshall Cohen, Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — Former US Capitol riot prosecutors, fired federal officials and journalists who say they were past targets of President Donald Trump’s retribution tell CNN they may seek compensation from the Justice Department’s $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund. Some Trump critics have already sent letters to the DOJ outlining their

By Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — As President Donald Trump departed the hospital Tuesday after his physical exam, he declared on his way back to the White House that everything had checked out “PERFECTLY.” But that is likely to do little to quiet questions about Trump’s health. And even the president himself has begun making

By Arit John, CNN (CNN) — Maureen Galindo, a sex therapist and housing advocate, caught Democrats off guard when she placed first in the March 3 primary for Texas’ 35th Congressional District, despite spending just a few thousand dollars on her campaign. That surprise quickly turned to alarm as her use of antisemitic tropes in

By Patrick Svitek, CNN (CNN) — Republican Sen. John Cornyn’s uphill battle for renomination from his party reaches its conclusion Tuesday as voters head to the polls in the Texas primary runoffs. Cornyn’s race against state Attorney General Ken Paxton was considered highly competitive until a week ago, when President Donald Trump abruptly backed Paxton

By Michael Williams, CNN (CNN) — Two months into his new role, Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin finds himself trying to solve a puzzle: How does he deliver on the deportation mandate expected of him by President Donald Trump, while avoiding some of the same pitfalls that led to the ouster of his predecessor? The

By Patrick Svitek, CNN Katy, Texas (CNN) — In one of his first rallies since winning President Donald Trump’s endorsement in his Senate race, Ken Paxton told the crowd he wanted to try something new. The Democratic nominee, James Talarico, Paxton said, would be the “most radical US senator from Texas, maybe in the whole

By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — Like all good lawyers, Supreme Court justices can argue over anything — including, it turns out, how best to argue. Quiet grumbling for years over how the court conducts its oral argument sessions has increasingly slipped into public view during a series of appearances by some of the justices.

By Jeremy Herb, Zachary Cohen, Kristen Holmes, Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump selected Tulsi Gabbard as his top intelligence official thanks to her non-interventionist, “America First” ideology that had pushed her away from the Democratic Party and into the MAGA fold. But as Trump’s director of national intelligence, Gabbard’s isolationist tendencies quickly

By Kristen Holmes, Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — Palm Beach socialite and model Bettina Anderson celebrated her marriage to President Donald Trump’s eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., on a tropical island Saturday. It wasn’t the affair the bride had originally envisioned. Anderson had initially expressed interest in getting married at the White House, multiple sources

By Adam Cancryn, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s relationship with Senate Republicans has hit a new low after a revolt over his $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund surfaced deep divisions over the direction of the party and its priorities. Trump and his close allies were fuming over the rebuke on Friday, while on Capitol Hill,