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By Samantha Waldenberg, CNN (CNN) — The White House has fired all six members of the Commission of Fine Arts, an independent federal agency charged with advising the president, Congress and the city of Washington, DC, on “matters of design and aesthetics,” according to a source familiar with the matter. The firings come as President

By Morgan Rimmer, Ted Barrett, CNN (CNN) — The Senate passed a resolution Tuesday aimed at ending President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Brazil, with five Republicans joining Democrats in a rare bipartisan rebuke of the president over trade policy. Sens. Rand Paul, Thom Tillis, Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski and former Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell

By Jake Tapper, CNN (CNN) — On Monday, a day before the House Oversight Committee released a 93-page report outlining its conclusions from its monthslong investigation into former President Joe Biden’s use of the autopen to formalize clemency decisions, Justice Department official Ed Martin wrote an email to its chair. Martin, the pardon attorney, told

By Marshall Cohen, Sarah Ferris, CNN (CNN) — A coalition of 25 Democratic-run states sued the Trump administration Tuesday to prevent billions of dollars of cuts to federal food assistance that are set to kick in this weekend. Democratic attorneys general and governors from 25 states and Washington, DC, claimed in the lawsuit that the

By Daniel Dale, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump made numerous false claims in his Tuesday speech to US service members on an aircraft carrier stationed in Japan. Trump repeated his regular lie that he won the 2020 election (he lost to Joe Biden). He also deployed some of his favorite recent false claims about

By Annie Grayer, Sarah Ferris, CNN (CNN) — House Speaker Mike Johnson and GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia went back and forth during a private call with House Republicans on Tuesday, according to two sources on the call, as tensions rise during the government shutdown. Greene, who has been publicly critical of Johnson’s

By Veronica Stracqualursi, Annie Grayer, Alayna Treene, CNN (CNN) — House Speaker Mike Johnson on Tuesday said he has spoken with Donald Trump about the possibility of the president seeking a third-term but that he sees no path for it as any change to the US Constitution would be well after Trump has left office.

By Gloria Pazmino, CNN (CNN) — In the final days of New York City’s mayoral race, Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani has faced pushback over a story he told about his aunt being afraid to wear her hijab while riding the subway after the September 11, 2001, attacks. National Republicans including Vice President JD Vance mocked

By Zachary Cohen, CNN (CNN) — The US military conducted strikes against four more boats in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Monday, killing 14 people on board the vessels, with one survivor, according to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. It marked the first time multiple strikes were conducted on the same day as part of

By Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump appealed his criminal conviction on state charges related to a hush money scheme, arguing the case should never have been brought and the verdict should be overturned. Lawyers for Trump repeated many of the arguments that had been rejected throughout the investigation and trial, accusing Manhattan

By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — In an unprecedented situation, millions of Americans could lose access to a crucial food assistance program in the coming weeks amid the federal government shutdown. The US Department of Agriculture has said it does not have the money to pay $8 billion in food stamp benefits for November amid

By Arlette Saenz, CNN Passaic County, New Jersey (CNN) — In the race for New Jersey governor, Democratic nominee Mikie Sherrill is trying to reverse Donald Trump’s gains with Latino voters in the 2024 election while her Republican rival, Jack Ciattarelli, is seeking to build on them. Their dueling missions collided on recent back-to-back days

By Clarissa Ward, Sarah El Sirgany, CNN (CNN) — “The Americans drove through here,” the Syrian army guard said, pointing to a steep road behind him. “I don’t know where they headed, I’m not allowed up there.” The barricaded road leads to a labyrinth of military facilities wedged into the rocky slopes of Mount Qasioun

By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration is planning another shakeup at Immigration and Customs Enforcement amid frustrations over lagging immigration arrests, according to four sources familiar with the discussions. The White House set a lofty goal of 3,000 daily arrests earlier this year—a high bar for an agency that’s historically been strained

By Annie Grayer, Manu Raju, Ellis Kim, CNN (CNN) — Democrats appear to be unmoved by fresh demands from the largest federal employees’ union to reopen the government, a sign that the shutdown stalemate between lawmakers will continue as government workers increasingly feel the pain during the process. It’s the latest example of how pressure

By Arit John, CNN (CNN) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom expanded on his comments about a potential 2028 presidential campaign during a wide-ranging interview Monday on CNN’s “The Story Is with Elex Michaelson.” “People talk about it and you’d be lying if you haven’t thought about it, processed it,” Newsom said. “But quite literally I’m

By Samantha Waldenberg, Alejandra Jaramillo, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration said Monday it has provided seven separate classified briefings on US military strikes on alleged drug boats, even as lawmakers have said they have not received the information they want. “The administration provided Congress seven separate classified briefings since early September, covering members or

By Adam Cancryn, Sarah Owermohle, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration is delaying the release of new national dietary guidelines after the government shutdown disrupted efforts to finalize the overhaul by the end of October, officials said. The US Department of Health and Human Services and US Department of Agriculture are now tentatively targeting December

By Josh Campbell, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration has ordered FBI employees to immediately search their workstations and digital media for any records pertaining to the disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa, two law enforcement sources told CNN. The directive, which comes nearly a month into the federal government shutdown, is the latest in a series