National Politics

By Arit John, CNN (CNN) — The eclectic Democratic field in Maine seeking to end the nearly 30-year run of Republican Sen. Susan Collins includes a brewery owner, an oyster farmer and a former congressional staffer who was in grade school when the senator was first elected. Any chance Democrats have of defying expectations and

By Manu Raju, Sarah Ferris, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump and his top political advisers are plotting an aggressive push to oust one of his most persistent Republican adversaries: Rep. Thomas Massie. And House GOP leaders won’t stand in Trump’s way. Speaker Mike Johnson and his leadership team are sending their clearest signals to

By Kaanita Iyer, David Wright, CNN (CNN) — Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for mayor of New York City, joined progressive Sen. Bernie Sanders for a town hall on Saturday in Brooklyn, where he directly criticized President Donald Trump’s involvement in the mayoral race. “It’s not doing to be Donald Trump, it’s not going to

By Alayna Treene, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump and his top advisers are quietly preparing to travel to South Korea in October for the gathering of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation trade ministers, three Trump administration officials told CNN. The summit, set to be held in the city of Gyeongju between late October and early November,

By Samantha Waldenberg, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump posted a meme on social media Saturday saying that Chicago “will find out why it’s called the Department of WAR,” as the city’s officials brace for an immigration crackdown. “I love the smell of deportations in the morning … Chicago about to find out why it’s

By Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — Jerome Adams, who served as US surgeon general during President Donald Trump’s first administration, is calling for Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be fired as controversy continues to swirl over his handling of vaccine approvals. When asked by CNN’s Victor Blackwell on Saturday if

By Arlette Saenz, CNN (CNN) — Former President Joe Biden has decided to build his presidential library in his home state of Delaware, and is set to start a fundraising push to fund the effort soon, according to a senior member of the Joe and Jill Biden Foundation. The effort is expected to be a

By Gloria Pazmino, CNN New York (CNN) — As President Donald Trump tried to push candidates out of the New York City’s mayoral race, a longtime state senator called on other Democrats to put aside differences with Zohran Mamdani, who has roiled the party since his stunning win in June’s mayoral primary. “Whether you agree

By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — Natalia’s son does not remember Ukraine. He thinks he’s been living in the United States his entire life. “He doesn’t understand why he has to leave,” her friend Tatiana explained. But unless there is swift action by the Trump administration, Natalia, Tatiana and their families could be among thousands

By Katie Bo Lillis, Natasha Bertrand, Zachary Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Under intense pressure from Capitol Hill to provide a legal rationale for the unprecedented killing of 11 alleged drug smugglers by the US military, the Trump administration has so far ducked lawmakers and provided a mishmash of public justifications that raise serious questions about

By Kaanita Iyer, Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration informed Kilmar Abrego Garcia on Friday that it now plans to deport him to the tiny African nation of Eswatini, as he continues to fight efforts to re-deport him. In an email to the Maryland man, which was obtained by CNN, an Immigration and

By Zachary Cohen, Kylie Atwood, Kristen Holmes, Alayna Treene, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump is weighing a multitude of options for carrying out military strikes against drug cartels operating in Venezuela, including potentially hitting targets inside the country as part of a broader strategy aimed at weakening leader Nicolas Maduro, according to multiple sources

By Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — One of Joe Biden’s former top aides pushed back Friday on concerns about the former president’s health in a closed-door interview with the House Oversight Committee, a person familiar with the matter told CNN. Andrew Bates, who had served as deputy assistant to the president and senior deputy press

By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — US President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order creating a “state sponsor of wrongful detention” designation meant to penalize countries that wrongfully imprison Americans. The new designation is meant to deter countries from illegally detaining US citizens and encourage them to release wrongful detainees that they have

By Gabe Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Washington, DC Mayor Muriel Bowser privately pressed the city’s attorney general to delay a lawsuit aimed at halting President Donald Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops, according to two sources familiar with the conversation. DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb ended up filing the lawsuit anyway on Thursday. The dispute

By Edward-Isaac Dovere, Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — Texas state Rep. James Talarico is poised to launch his campaign for US Senate in the coming days, joining the Democratic primary in a state the party hopes will emerge as competitive in next year’s midterm elections, two sources familiar with his plans told CNN. Talarico will

By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — Amid reports the Justice Department is weighing banning transgender people from owning firearms in response to last month’s mass shooting at a Minneapolis Catholic church, the National Rifle Association said Friday it will oppose any blanket rule that limits Second Amendment rights. Their declaration comes after CNN and other

By Shania Shelton, CNN (CNN) — A 2019 mission in North Korea, which intended to have Navy SEALs plant an electronic device to intercept communications of the country’s leader Kim Jong Un, resulted in an unsuccessful operation that left unarmed North Koreans dead, according to a report from the New York Times on Friday. The

By Alexandra Skores, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — The White House says it plans to roll back proposed rules by the Biden administration, including some that required passengers to be compensated by airlines for disrupted flights. According to a public document posted Thursday by the White House, the Department of Transportation will withdraw an advanced