National Politics

By Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — In December 2024, a bipartisan congressional task force studying the possible perils of artificial intelligence issued 85 recommendations for how lawmakers could act on the issue. GOP Rep. Jay Obernolte, a key figure on the task force, asked Republican leaders to go even further, establishing a special committee to

By Laura Sharman, Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration has approved a potential multi-billion-dollar sale of stealth F-35 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia, a move that would bolster the Gulf ally’s military, even as it threatens to shift the balance of power in the Middle East. The US State Department announced the proposed

By Aleena Fayaz, CNN (CNN) — Another DC institution is fighting to stop President Donald Trump from permanently planting his name on the front of their building. The US Institute of Peace and its ousted board members on Thursday asked a federal appeals court for emergency relief to prevent the administration from carving Trump’s name

By Arlette Saenz, CNN (CNN) — Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro on Thursday called for greater federal regulation of artificial intelligence while criticizing President Donald Trump for minimizing concerns, saying “We cannot ignore the warning signs nor downplay the very real risks.” “I am not a doomer. I don’t think that it is inevitable that AI

By Aaron Blake, CNN (CNN) — Few things have defined President Donald Trump’s second term as much as his transactionalism. He’s gone to great lengths to wield potential official actions for political and even personal gain in ways simply not seen since at least Watergate. It’s this same sensibility that led to Trump’s first impeachment

By Sunlen Serfaty, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s proposal to build a championship golf course in Washington, DC, could cost up to $49 million dollars, according to a document reviewed by CNN. The National Park Service outlined in the document that it will start soliciting bids to remake the public golf course in East

By Jeff Zeleny, David Wright, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Donald Trump may be omnipresent in American politics, but one place you won’t find him during the midterm elections: starring in Republican TV ads. A new CNN analysis shows that Trump is a bit player – often seldom mentioned at all – in a blitz

By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (CNN) — The White House is pulling former Oklahoma state trooper Lance Schroyer’s stalled nomination to serve as director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. In June, President Donald Trump abruptly announced that he would nominate Schroyer, putting a little-known candidate in line to lead an agency critical to the administration’s immigration

By Lauren Fox, Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (CNN) — Florida Republican Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar tells President Donald Trump in a new ad that Hispanic voters feel betrayed by him as a result of his immigration agenda. The ad is a remarkable break with the president by a member of his own party over immigration, a

CNN By Sunlen Serfaty, Katelyn Polantz, Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump was pictured reviewing a poster that appears to read, “Kennedy Center DEMOLISHED,” hours before his administration told a judge the arts institution had to be closed due to “structural deterioration” it characterized as posing “untenable risks” to safety. The images were

By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — Rep. Haley Stevens on Thursday announced a new bill meant to help Americans detained abroad when they return to the United States. For Paul Whelan, who was detained for more than five years in Russia, it is an announcement that has been years in the making. Whelan has spoken

By Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN (CNN) — Kamala Harris knows other potential 2028 Democratic candidates are waiting on her decision about running for president again. She’s going to keep them waiting. The former vice president is running her own Malibu-based version of a Rose Garden strategy, keeping to occasional social media videos boosting Democrats generally or

By Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge referred Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner and one of his top prosecutors to the Justice Department for potential obstruction of justice, perjury and false statements tied to the recent review of a 2009 murder conviction. Late Tuesday, Judge Paul Diamond, a George W. Bush appointee, said

By Aleena Fayaz, CNN (CNN) — Nebraska independent Senate candidate Dan Osborn on Wednesday appeared to confirm the authenticity of a leaked recording in which he is purported to criticize voters who support President Donald Trump. “Billy Bob in f**king Red Cloud, Nebraska, who lives next door to the f**king Trump store as you pull

By Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge handed down a 20-year sentence for the Afghan man convicted of providing material support to a terrorist organization during the August 2021 airport attack and bombing in Kabul, Afghanistan, during the US military’s flawed departure. Mohammad Sharifullah was convicted of providing support to an ISIS affiliate

By Morgan Rimmer, Sarah Ferris, CNN (CNN) — Congress delivered President Donald Trump one final win ahead of the midterms — a major Russia sanctions bill that critics warn will empower him to impose sweeping new tariffs that could reverberate across the economy. The House on Wednesday gave final approval to the Russia sanctions bill

By Sunlen Serfaty, Katelyn Polantz, Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump was pictured reviewing a poster that appears to read, “Kennedy Center DEMOLISHED,” hours before his administration told a judge the arts institution had to be closed due to “structural deterioration” it characterized as posing “untenable risks” to safety. The images were captured

By Alayna Treene, Hadas Gold, CNN (CNN) — Executives of major technology and artificial intelligence companies are expected to travel to Washington, DC, next week for Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s state visit to the White House — and some Trump officials are contemplating a meeting with them on the sidelines of the high-stakes summit, sources