National Politics

By Casey Gannon, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge has rejected the Trump administration’s request to unseal grand jury materials from the Ghislaine Maxwell sex trafficking case. The Justice Department has sought to release grand jury testimony and exhibits from cases involving Jeffrey Epstein in New York. Judge Paul Engelmayer issued a scathing opinion, saying

By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, Arlette Saenz, CNN (CNN) — Democratic lawmakers in Texas once again thwarted the Republican redistricting effort in the state when the Texas House of Representatives failed to meet a quorum on Monday. Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows reconvened the legislative chamber on Monday but was four members short of reaching the

By Jeremy Herb, Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — Attorney General Pam Bondi this past week directed federal prosecutors to launch a grand jury investigation into accusations that the Obama administration manufactured intelligence about Russia’s interference in the 2016 presidential election. Her order bears striking similarities to President Donald Trump’s first term, when then-Attorney General Bill

By Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump framed his Friday summit with Vladimir Putin as a moment to feel out the Russian leader’s parameters for ending the war in Ukraine and acknowledged it would take further meetings to strike a final peace deal. “I think it’ll be good,” Trump told reporters at the

By Kaanita Iyer, Holmes Lybrand, Fadel Allassan, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump is ramping up efforts to curb crime in the nation’s capital on Monday as he threatens a federal takeover of Washington, DC, with plans for FBI agents to patrol the streets all while city officials largely remain deferential to him. The event

CNN, TRUTHS, MSNBC By Kaanita Iyer, Holmes Lybrand, Fadel Allassan, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump is ramping up efforts to curb crime in the nation’s capital on Monday as he threatens a federal takeover of Washington, DC, with plans for FBI agents to patrol the streets all while city officials largely remain deferential to

By Alejandra Jaramillo, CNN (CNN) — Vice President JD Vance pushed back against criticism of the Trump administration’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files, accusing Democrats of political opportunism and failing to act when they held power in an interview released on Sunday. “President Trump has demanded full transparency from this. And yet somehow the

By Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — Six months into Donald Trump’s second term, his administration is at war with the federal judiciary, evading court orders blocking its agenda, suing judges for alleged misconduct, and veering toward what multiple current and former federal judges say could be a constitutional crisis. The administration this summer sued the

By Betsy Klein, Kristen Holmes, CNN (CNN) — Once a dramatic feature of the White House entryway, the official portrait of former President Barack Obama has been moved to a decidedly less prominent position, underscoring the yearslong tensions between the 44th and 47th presidents. Portraits of other recent predecessors with whom President Donald Trump has

By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN (CNN) — Sen. Bernie Sanders says Democratic governors have “no choice” but to redraw congressional maps in response to Texas Republicans’ redistricting plan – which the Vermont independent describes as an attempt by President Donald Trump to “rig the system.” “What we have now is a terrible situation, and Republicans are

By Alexandra Skores, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump told reporters last month the donated Qatari jet could be ready for his use as Air Force One in February 2026, well ahead of the long-delayed delivery of two presidential planes from Boeing through a more traditional acquisition process. “They say February,” Trump said in late

By Kristen Holmes, Kevin Liptak, Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — A diplomatic scramble unfolded Saturday after President Donald Trump announced he would meet his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, next week in Alaska, as European leaders rushed to understand the terms of the meeting and ensure Ukraine was not being left out of discussions about its

By Betsy Klein, Meg Tirrell, Sarah Owermohle, Adam Cancryn, CNN (CNN) — Dr. Vinay Prasad, a controversial critic of the US Food and Drug Administration who took a top role at the regulatory agency in May, has returned to his job weeks after resigning amid pressure from the White House and right-wing activist Laura Loomer.

By Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s long-term vision to expand the White House’s entertaining capacity is going to have short-term impacts on Americans seeking to visit the complex now. A residence, a workplace and a museum, the White House is the only home of a head of state in the world that

By David Wright, CNN (CNN) — Shortly after former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper announced his plans to run for Senate, a group backing Republicans released an ad with an echo of last year’s presidential campaign. “Roy Cooper sides with they/them,” read the language on screen in the ad, produced by the Senate Leadership Fund.

By Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and the man he is vying to unseat in next year’s Republican primary, US Sen. John Cornyn, are both using the powers of their offices to try to pressure Democratic lawmakers who fled the state to prevent a vote on a GOP-led redistricting plan.

By Aleena Fayaz, CNN (CNN) — John F. Kennedy Jr. was born into the Kennedy political dynasty in the early 1960’s just after his father was elected president of the United States of America. Now 26 years after his death, his life is embedded into politics and culture. “JFK Jr. was harnessing his celebrity into

By Rene Marsh, CNN (CNN) — The Internal Revenue Service began sharing sensitive taxpayer data this week with immigration authorities searching for undocumented migrants, according to two sources familiar with the matter. As part of President Donald Trump’s massive deportation push, the Treasury Department and the Department of Homeland Security signed an agreement in April

By Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration is opening a new front in its battle with Harvard University on the issue of patents, marking a new escalation with the elite school that could result in the loss of additional federal funding or intellectual property rights. In a Friday letter to Harvard President Alan

CNN By Kevin Liptak, Kylie Atwood, Kristen Holmes, Adam Cancryn, Donald Judd, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump said he’ll be meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin next Friday in Alaska after earlier in the day previewing terms of a potential peace deal to end the war in Ukraine that could include “some swapping of