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By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — A coalition of 22 Democratic-led states and the District of Columbia is seeking to halt the Trump administration from enacting a provision in President Donald Trump’s domestic agenda package that would defund Planned Parenthood. The lawsuit was filed Tuesday in the US District Court of Massachusetts. It argues the

By Kaitlan Collins, CNN (CNN) — Jeffrey Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell has offered to testify before Congress, but with major conditions, including immunity, according to a list of her demands sent to the House Oversight Committee by her attorneys. House Oversight Chair James Comer subpoenaed Maxwell to testify next month. In a new letter sent

By Eric Bradner, Sarah Ferris, CNN (CNN) — Democrats landed the biggest recruiting win of the 2026 midterm elections to date when former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper launched his Senate run Monday, boosting party hopes of winning the seat opened by retiring Republican Sen. Thom Tillis. They are looking for several more wins just

By Joan Biskupic, CNN Chief Supreme Court Analyst (CNN) — Ever since Chief Justice John Roberts swore in Donald Trump at the US Capitol January 20 – with the eight other Supreme Court justices looking on – the question has been whether they would restrain a president who vowed to upend the constitutional order. The answer,

By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — The Department of Justice has filed a misconduct complaint against US District Court Judge James Boasberg – marking another formal challenge against a federal judge who has pushed back on the Trump administration’s policies. The complaint, submitted Monday and obtained by CNN, alleges that Boasberg, the DC judge

By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration will allow federal workers to promote their religious beliefs to colleagues, display religious items at work and pray together or individually, according to a memorandum issued Monday by the Office of Personnel Management. The guidance, from OPM Director Scott Kupor, declares that federal agencies “should

By Devan Cole, John Fritze, Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (CNN) — After months of avoiding details about a divisive plan to end birthright citizenship, President Donald Trump’s administration is rolling out a series of new documents that offer a stark glimpse into how it would implement an executive order that upends the century-old understanding about the

By Molly Reinmann, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge on Monday denied a request by a Donald Trump ally to force the Federal Reserve committee responsible for directing US monetary policy to make its meetings publicly accessible and accused an investment firm of wasting the court’s time. The suit, filed last week by Azoria Capital,

By Betsy Klein, Samantha Waldenberg, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration has identified a new target in its battle with elite higher education, announcing a two-pronged front against Duke University on allegations the North Carolina school is in violation of the Civil Rights Act. The Education Department is launching an investigation into Duke University and

By Betsy Klein, Alayna Treene, CNN (CNN) — Dogged by questions on the Jeffrey Epstein scandal even from Scotland, President Donald Trump again sought to put distance between himself and the sex offender — offering one of his most thorough personal explanations to date on his former relationship with the disgraced financier. While sitting next

By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — Twenty states are suing the Trump administration, alleging that the Department of Agriculture is improperly attempting to gather sensitive personal information of low-income families across the country who use food stamps. The USDA has demanded information, including Social Security numbers and home addresses, from people who get credits from

By Steve Contorno, CNN (CNN) — Paul Dans, the main force behind the polarizing conservative blueprint Project 2025, is planning to challenge South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham in next year’s Republican primary. Dans told CNN he will formally launch his campaign with a prayer breakfast Wednesday in Charleston. Graham, a close friend of President Donald

By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — Ghislaine Maxwell, the former girlfriend of Jeffrey Epstein, urged the Supreme Court on Monday to take up her pending appeal and overturn her sex-trafficking conviction, claiming she was covered by an agreement Epstein made with federal authorities that shielded her from prosecution. “This case is about what the government

By Gloria Pazmino, Sabrina Souza, CNN New York (CNN) — Andrew Cuomo made his way across New York City’s five boroughs over the weekend stopping into public housing cookouts in Harlem, pouring rum behind a bar in Brooklyn and walking in the Colombian Day Parade in Queens. It’s all part of a new campaign strategy

CNN By Gloria Pazmino, Sabrina Souza, CNN New York (CNN) — Andrew Cuomo made his way across New York City’s five boroughs over the weekend stopping into public housing cookouts in Harlem, pouring rum behind a bar in Brooklyn and walking in the Colombian Day Parade in Queens. It’s all part of a new campaign

By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, Julia Benbrook, CNN (CNN) — Division between Republican lawmakers over the Jeffrey Epstein files continued to intensify even as President Donald Trump and his administration seeks to redirect scrutiny toward the president’s political foes and the 2016 election. Signs of mounting pressure to respond to calls for transparency appeared last week

By Natasha Bertrand, CNN (CNN) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and his Qatari counterpart have signed an agreement outlining the terms of Qatar’s “unconditional donation” of a Boeing jet to the Pentagon, confirming that the US will pay nothing to Qatar for the plane, according to a copy of the memorandum of understanding reviewed by

By Daniel Dale, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump over the weekend called for the prosecution of music superstar Beyoncé – based on something that did not actually happen. Trump claimed in a social media post that Beyoncé broke the law by supposedly getting paid $11 million for her endorsement of Democratic presidential candidate Kamala

By Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN (CNN) — Rep. Dave Min was chatting with reporters at the US Capitol when the California Democrat was asked about whether he wants Kamala Harris to run for governor. Suddenly, Min no longer had time to talk. “I have no comment,” he said. Asked what he thought a Harris run would