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By Alejandra Jaramillo, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump on Saturday signed an executive order aimed at encouraging expanded research into psychedelic drugs, part of a broader push to explore emerging mental health treatments. “In many cases, these experimental treatments have shown life-changing potential for those suffering from severe mental illness and depression, including our

By Arit John, CNN (CNN) — In a midterm election that will likely be decided by how voters feel about the economy, Republicans are grappling with how to discuss the war in Iran and its impact on fuel costs. Republicans had spent the weeks before the war touting lower prices under President Donald Trump. Now,

By Aleena Fayaz, CNN (CNN) — Lawyers for President Donald Trump are engaged in discussions with the IRS and the Treasury Department in an effort to resolve his $10 billion lawsuit accusing the agencies of an unauthorized leak of his tax information during his first administration. Trump’s lawyers disclosed the conversations in a court filing

By Adam Cancryn, Sarah Owermohle, CNN (CNN) — Over the course of 12 months, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has seen a traumatic shooting, abrupt leadership changes and a shattering of its image as a globally respected public health agency. So by the time the Trump administration started looking for a new director,

By Evan Perez, Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — The Justice Department has removed the career Miami federal prosecutor leading the investigation into John Brennan, after she resisted pressure to quickly bring charges against the former CIA director and prominent critic of President Donald Trump, according to people briefed on the matter. Maria Medetis Long on

By Ellis Kim, Morgan Rimmer, CNN (CNN) — Congress on Friday approved a short-term extension for a critical foreign surveillance program after GOP leaders failed to secure a longer term extension amid clamoring from some of their members for reforms to protect Americans’ privacy. The warrantless surveillance law, known as Section 702 of the Foreign

By Gabe Cohen, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump plans to nominate Cameron Hamilton to lead FEMA less than a year after he was unceremoniously fired from the disaster relief agency, three people familiar with the decision told CNN. Hamilton was first tapped to lead the Federal Emergency Management Agency at the start of Trump’s

CNN By Betsy Klein, Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s proposed triumphal arch project received overwhelmingly negative feedback from preservationist groups and members of the public as plans for the massive structure were presented on Thursday to a key committee for the first time. But the Commission of Fine Arts still appears poised

By Priscilla Alvarez, Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — Acting Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director Todd Lyons is stepping down from his role later this spring, Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin announced Thursday. Lyons, a veteran of the federal agency, was tasked with overseeing the Trump administration’s mass deportation plan as the acting ICE chief, placing

By Daniel Dale, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump continued his criticism of Pope Leo XIV on Thursday – in part by making a false claim about the pope’s stance on nuclear weapons. Asked by CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins why he is fighting with the pope, Trump said he has “nothing against the pope” but

By Kristen Holmes, Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — With Vice President JD Vance, a one-time Iran war skeptic, now tasked with brokering a deal to end it, President Donald Trump has been monitoring his progress closely and inquiring with various friends and advisers how they’d rank his performance, according to three people familiar with the

By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court’s emergency docket has resurfaced as a flashpoint within the federal judiciary as justices openly snipe at one another over the handling of short-fuse appeals, especially those involving President Donald Trump’s policies. The renewed debate over what critics call the “shadow docket” has been at the center

By Betsy Klein, Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s proposed triumphal arch project received overwhelmingly negative feedback from preservationist groups and members of the public as plans for the massive structure were presented on Thursday to a key committee for the first time. But the Commission of Fine Arts still appears poised to

By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge has again ordered President Donald Trump to pause construction of a massive new ballroom at the White House, rejecting the president’s “disingenuous” bid to circumvent an earlier ruling against the project by claiming that it needed to proceed for national security reasons. The ruling Thursday from

By Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — Army Secretary Dan Driscoll strongly praised an Army chief who was fired earlier this month by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth but conceded that civilian leadership of the military gets “to pick the leaders that they want.” “There is no person that has more respect for Gen. (Randy) George and

By Arit John, CNN (CNN) — Analilia Mejia has won a special election in New Jersey’s 11th District, allowing Democrats to further narrow Republicans’ razor-thin majority in the US House. Mejia will defeat Republican Joe Hathaway, a member of the Randolph Township council. She will fill the remainder of the term for the seat Mikie

By Adam Cancryn, CNN (CNN) — The White House had long circled Tax Day as the unofficial start to a critical midterm campaign meant to highlight how much money the administration was putting back in voters’ pockets. Then President Donald Trump launched a costly war in Iran, sent gas prices soaring and singlehandedly upended months

By Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — More than five years after he pushed a plan to help Donald Trump cling to power after losing the 2020 election, the president’s former election lawyer John Eastman has lost his license to practice law in the state of California. Eastman devised a multi-step plan for then-Vice President Mike