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By Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — US defense companies doing business in Israel are at increased risk of cyberattacks from Iran despite an Israel-Iran ceasefire, American cybersecurity and defense agencies warned Monday. “Based on the current geopolitical environment, Iranian-affiliated cyber actors may target U.S. devices and networks for near-term cyber operations,” said the advisory from

CNN By Michael Williams, CNN (CNN) — Republican Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina announced Sunday he is not seeking reelection next year, a day after he was one of only two Republicans who voted against advancing President Donald Trump’s sweeping agenda bill. Tillis had expressed concern about the impact that cuts to Medicaid would

By David Wright, CNN (CNN) — A ferocious advertising campaign is underway with passage of President Donald Trump’s landmark policy bill hanging in the balance, as political groups and business interests spent at least $35 million just this month to try to sway key members of Congress and their constituents. Republican Sen. Thom Tillis of

By Samantha Waldenberg, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump said in an interview that aired Sunday there is a “buyer for TikTok,” teasing an announcement to come in “about two weeks.” “We have a buyer for TikTok by the way. I think I’ll need probably China approval, and I think President Xi will probably do

By Michael Williams, CNN (CNN) — Republican Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina announced Sunday he is not seeking reelection next year, a day after he was one of only two Republicans who voted against advancing President Donald Trump’s sweeping agenda bill. Tillis had expressed concern about the impact that cuts to Medicaid would have

By David Adkins, CNN (CNN) — Fairfax County Supervisor James Walkinshaw will be the Democratic nominee in the upcoming special election to replace the late Virginia Democratic Rep. Gerry Connolly, district party officials announced Saturday after a party-run primary. Walkinshaw will face Republican Stewart Whitson, who also won a party-run nominating event Saturday. Connolly had

By Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN (CNN) — If you’re someone who clicks on an article about political engagement, you’re probably a person who likes keeping up with the news. Maybe you find yourself constantly scrolling social media. You care deeply about politics, and with so much happening, you want to make sure you’re on top of

By Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — House Republican leadership is actively discussing new ways to restrict the classified information that all lawmakers can receive, after the White House indicated it will limit intelligence sharing with Congress going forward. Democrats are warning that would threaten their ability to do their jobs, and some Republicans also say

By John Fritze and Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump unquestionably secured a big win as the conservative Supreme Court wrapped up its term this past week, but there were signs that the administration’s long-running feud with the federal judiciary is far from over. Immigrant rights groups raced into lower courts hours after

By Devan Cole and John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — Just days after the Supreme Court’s conservative supermajority upheld Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors in one of its most important cases of the year, the justices must now decide the fate of other anti-trans policies. As soon as Monday, the nine are set

By Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN New York (CNN) — Another conference call. This was what strategy looked like on Andrew Cuomo’s mayoral campaign: A small circle of aides and advisers listening to longtime aide Melissa DeRosa, who denied working on his campaign in public but whom all involved knew was running things, as she pressed them

CNN By Sarah Ferris, Manu Raju, Lauren Fox, Annie Grayer, Ted Barrett and Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — Senate Republicans took a major step toward delivering President Donald Trump his “big, beautiful bill” late Saturday, though the fate of the giant tax cuts and spending measure is still in question as other hurdles remain. After

CNN By Sarah Ferris, Manu Raju, Lauren Fox, Annie Grayer, Ted Barrett and Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — Senate Republicans took a major step toward delivering President Donald Trump his “big, beautiful bill” late Saturday, though the fate of the giant tax cuts and spending measure is still in question as other hurdles remain. After

By Sarah Ferris, Manu Raju, Lauren Fox, Annie Grayer, Ted Barrett and Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — Senate Republicans took a major step toward delivering President Donald Trump his “big, beautiful bill” late Saturday, though the fate of the giant tax cuts and spending measure is still in question as other hurdles remain. After an

By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — Speaking a day after the Supreme Court ended its term with a burst of high-profile decisions, Chief Justice John Roberts on Saturday warned “political people” against criticizing judges and shrugged off critics if they are “venting” just because they lost. Without addressing the court’s blockbuster decisions, including the high-profile

By Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — A Mexican drug cartel hired a hacker to surveil the movements of a senior FBI official in Mexico City in 2018 or earlier, gathering information from the city’s camera system that allowed the cartel to kill potential FBI informants, the Justice Department inspector general said in a new report.

By Associated Press (AP) — The Justice Department on Friday fired at least three prosecutors involved in U.S. Capitol riot criminal cases, the latest moves by the Trump administration targeting attorneys connected to the massive prosecution of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack, according to two people familiar with the matter. Those dismissed include two attorneys

By Joan Biskupic, CNN Chief Supreme Court Analyst (CNN) — Chief Justice John Roberts chastised President Donald Trump early on in his second term, and Justice Amy Coney Barrett pointedly questioned whether his administration would adhere to court orders. But their public wariness of Trump was fleeting. And on Friday, Roberts enlisted Barrett to write the

By Daniel Dale and Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump is using false claims to promote his massive domestic policy bill. In a White House speech on Thursday, Trump falsely claimed Medicaid is “left the same” by the bill. In fact, both the version of the legislation that was narrowly passed by the