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By Marshall Cohen, Devan Cole and John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Thursday said President Donald Trump doesn’t have to rehire senior officials he fired from two independent federal labor agencies that enforce worker protections, while the officials continue fighting in court to reverse their terminations. The court, in its unsigned opinion,

By Manu Raju, Alison Main and Sarah Ferris, CNN (CNN) — Before Speaker Mike Johnson could get his first real stretch of sleep in three days, the House GOP’s painstakingly drafted “big, beautiful bill” was running into resistance in the Senate. Sen. Lisa Murkowski railed against the bill’s work requirements for Medicaid. Sen. Mike Rounds

By Haley Britzky, Priscilla Alvarez and Natasha Bertrand, CNN (CNN) — Eight migrant detainees who were on a US flight destined for South Sudan are currently at a US military base in Djibouti, awaiting next steps as details over their case are hammered out in court, two US officials told CNN. It’s unclear when or

By Gabe Cohen, CNN (CNN) — The Department of Homeland Security is inserting more than a half-dozen of its officials into key front office roles at the Federal Emergency Management Agency to effectively run the agency, according to multiple sources and an internal memo obtained by CNN. The major shakeup comes less than two weeks

By Sarah Owermohle, CNN (CNN) — Poor diet, environmental toxins, unhealthy habits and pharmaceuticals are contributing to a national rise in chronic illnesses, particularly among children, top Trump officials said in a Thursday report that lays the groundwork for a “Make America Healthy Again” overhaul of government policy. Leaders of the MAHA Commission including Health

CNN By John King, CNN Allentown, Pennsylvania (CNN) — Todd Harder voted for Donald Trump and knows firsthand his community would benefit if the president can deliver on his promise of a quick American manufacturing renaissance. But Harder doesn’t believe he will ever see it. The early evidence, Harder said, is that the tariffs and

By Katie Bo Lillis and Holmes Lybrand, CNN CIA security officers shot and injured a woman who approached the front gates of the agency in a car around 4 a.m. ET on Thursday morning, according to a law enforcement source and another person familiar with the matter. That person is now in custody. It was

By Byron Manley and Jedd Rosche, CNN (CNN) — The US House of Representatives voted early Thursday morning to pass President Donald Trump’s sweeping tax and spending cuts package, a major victory for the president and House Speaker Mike Johnson. The chamber voted 215-214 to pass the bill, which contains key Trump campaign trail promises.

CNN By David Goldman, CNN (CNN) — The decidedly unsexy bond market is usually pretty quiet. But when they want to, bond investors can send a loud, clear message to Washington. They did just that Wednesday and Thursday. The 20-year bond auction conducted by the US Treasury on Wednesday afternoon was unusually weak: Demand for

By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn and Sunlen Serfaty, CNN (CNN) — For 60 years, Boston’s Museum of African American History has transported people to the past, letting visitors to a 200-year-old meeting house see where abolitionists like Frederick Douglass spoke and walk through halls where young Black soldiers once rallied to fight in the Civil War.

CNN By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn and Sunlen Serfaty, CNN (CNN) — For 60 years, Boston’s Museum of African American History has transported people to the past, letting visitors to a 200-year-old meeting house see where abolitionists like Frederick Douglass spoke and walk through halls where young Black soldiers once rallied to fight in the Civil

By John King, CNN Allentown, Pennsylvania (CNN) — Todd Harder voted for Donald Trump and knows firsthand his community would benefit if the president can deliver on his promise of a quick American manufacturing renaissance. But Harder doesn’t believe he will ever see it. The early evidence, Harder said, is that the tariffs and tough

KVVU By John King, CNN Allentown, Pennsylvania (CNN) — Todd Harder voted for Donald Trump and knows firsthand his community would benefit if the president can deliver on his promise of a quick American manufacturing renaissance. But Harder doesn’t believe he will ever see it. The early evidence, Harder said, is that the tariffs and

By Sarah Ferris, Haley Talbot, Veronica Stracqualursi, Lauren Fox, Jeff Zeleny and Alayna Treene, CNN Washington (CNN) — Speaker Mike Johnson delivered a major win for President Donald Trump early Thursday morning, quashing a conservative rebellion and driving a deeply divided House GOP to pass a bill that many of them were still pushing fiercely

CNN By Karina Tsui, Teele Rebane, Isaac Yee, Jessie Yeung, Lex Harvey, Diego Mendoza Diaz, Alex Marquardt, Gabe Cohen, Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — Two Israeli Embassy staff members were shot and killed by a gunman who later yelled “Free Palestine!” while being arrested in Washington, DC, Wednesday night, authorities said. The slain staffers, who

By Karina Tsui, Teele Rebane, Isaac Yee, Jessie Yeung, Lex Harvey, Diego Mendoza Diaz, Alex Marquardt, Gabe Cohen, Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — Two Israeli Embassy staff members were shot and killed by a gunman who later yelled “Free Palestine!” while being arrested in Washington, DC, Wednesday night, authorities said. The slain staffers, who the

CNN By Kevin Liptak and Kristen Holmes, CNN (CNN) — Moments before President Donald Trump escorted his South African counterpart into the Oval Office on Wednesday, White House aides could be seen wheeling two large-screen televisions down the driveway and into the West Wing. Little could have prepared President Cyril Ramaphosa for what he was