National Politics

By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN (CNN) — Democratic Sen. Cory Booker is imploring his party to fight back harder against President Donald Trump, arguing that history will remember some for their “complicity” in “bending the knee” to him. In a wide-ranging interview with CNN’s Manu Raju, Booker argued that Democrats can gain credibility with voters by

By Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — The Office of Special Counsel has launched an investigation into former special counsel Jack Smith, who led criminal probes into President Donald Trump’s handling of classified documents and alleged efforts to subvert the 2020 election. The investigation into potential Hatch Act violations comes as Trump and his allies have

By Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — A Texas House panel on Saturday advanced a new congressional map as state Republicans power ahead with a strategy backed by President Donald Trump to help the GOP maintain the US House majority in the 2026 midterms. The map, unveiled earlier this week, attempts to make five Democratic congressional

By Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — A few weeks ago, Republican election officials in Colorado began receiving unsolicited calls and texts from a GOP consultant who said he was working with the Trump administration on “election integrity.” In a text to one of the officials, the consultant, Jeff Small, indicated he was acting on a

By Eric Bradner, CNN Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin (CNN) — The Jeffrey Epstein files saga at times all but ground Capitol Hill to a halt last month — driving a wedge between Republicans in the House as Democrats went on offense to press President Donald Trump’s Justice Department to release more investigative material. But since

By Gabe Cohen, CNN (CNN) — The Federal Emergency Management Agency is making nearly $1 billion in disaster preparedness and homeland security funding available to communities nationwide, just one week after CNN reported on the agency’s proposed plan to slash the programs at the direction of the Department of Homeland Security, which oversees FEMA. In

CNN By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — For Paul Whelan, returning to life in the United States after more than half a decade of Russian imprisonment has been “interesting” – and not without its challenges. “You’re literally starting over,” he told CNN ahead of the one-year anniversary of the sweeping US-Russia prisoner exchange deal that

By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court signaled Friday that it will take a broader look at a high-profile redistricting fight over Louisiana’s congressional map, subtly expanding the scope of an appeal that could weaken the landmark Voting Rights Act. In a brief order, the high court reframed what is at stake in

By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — A federal appeals court appeared ready on Friday to become the second such court in the country to rule that President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship is unlawful. A three-judge panel of the Boston-based First US Circuit Court of Appeals spent two hours looking skeptically

By Alayna Treene, Paula Reid, Michael Williams, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump has begged his base to stop thinking about Jeffrey Epstein. But 25 days after his Justice Department declared it had nothing more to say on the convicted sex offender, the drumbeat for action continues. Some officials acknowledge, at least privately, that the

CNN By Alayna Treene, Paula Reid, Michael Williams, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump has begged his base to stop thinking about Jeffrey Epstein. But 25 days after his Justice Department declared it had nothing more to say on the convicted sex offender, the drumbeat for action continues. Some officials acknowledge, at least privately, that

By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — A coalition of Democratic state attorneys general sued the Trump administration on Friday over President Donald Trump’s effort to use the Department of Justice to go after medical professionals who provide gender identity care to trans youth and 18-year-olds. The complaint filed at a federal court in Boston argues

By Molly Reinmann, CNN Greenbelt, Maryland (CNN) — A federal judge on Friday blocked the Trump administration’s cancelation of US National Institutes of Health grants that research on LGBTQ+ related health issues. Ruling from the bench, US District Judge Lydia Griggsby, an appointee of former President Joe Biden, said she would issue a preliminary injunction

By Natasha Bertrand, CNN (CNN) — Germany announced on Friday that it will provide two additional Patriot air defense systems to Ukraine in the coming days, and several more in the coming months, after the Pentagon agreed to quickly replenish Berlin’s stockpiles. The statement, issued by Germany’s Ministry of Defense, also said Germany would be

Angélica Franganillo Díaz (CNN) — A federal judge on Friday paused the Trump administration’s efforts to fast-track the deportation of migrants who legally entered the United States through humanitarian parole programs, marking a win for immigrant rights groups who argued the policy was illegal and dangerous. The ruling temporarily blocks the government from deporting individuals

By Michael Williams, CNN (CNN) — The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History last month temporarily removed a board that referenced President Donald Trump’s two impeachments from an exhibit on the American presidency. In a statement to CNN on Thursday, the Smithsonian Institution said the decision, which was first reported by The Washington Post, was

By Lauren Chadwick, Hanna Park, CNN (CNN) — Former Vice President Kamala Harris said she would not run for public office because the system is “broken,” as she reflected on her decision not to pursue a gubernatorial run in California and spoke about what she views as “capitulation” by those tasked with guarding democracy during

By Natasha Bertrand, Zachary Cohen, CNN (CNN) — The Pentagon has scheduled its first major test of the multibillion-dollar Golden Dome missile defense system for just before the 2028 election, according to two sources familiar with the matter, setting an aggressive deadline for military officials to prove they can turn President Donald Trump’s vision for