National Politics

By Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — As the US sends large numbers of troops to the Middle East, preparing for a possible ground incursion, Iran’s willingness to inspire lone-wolf attacks, lead cyber hacks, and conduct assassination operations abroad is likely to increase, terrorism experts and US law enforcement officials told CNN. In the early days

By Eric Bradner, Steve Contorno, CNN Grapevine, Texas (CNN) — The Conservative Political Action Conference’s annual gathering in Texas — like most of its meetings over the last decade — was largely a pro-President Donald Trump pep rally. But several moments over CPAC’s first two days made clear that there are also rifts on the

By Katherine Koretski, CNN New York (CNN) — The New York City Council approved legislation Thursday that would require police to publish plans to establish buffer zones at schools and houses of worship during protests. The move places Mayor Zohran Mamdani in the middle of another political fight. He declined Friday to say whether he

By Tami Luhby, Kaitlan Collins, CNN (CNN) — With Congress’ debate over Department of Homeland Security funding now likely to extend for at least several more days, President Donald Trump on Friday issued a promised executive action that Transportation Security Administration employees be paid immediately. “I hereby direct the Secretary of Homeland Security, in coordination

By Sarah Ferris, Veronica Stracqualursi, Ellis Kim, Annie Grayer, Lauren Fox, CNN (CNN) — In a remarkable 24 hours in Washington, House Republicans snubbed a bipartisan funding deal cut by their own Senate GOP counterparts and instead approved an entirely different plan — prolonging the Department of Homeland Security shutdown. Then, they left town. Now,

By Evan Perez, Sean Lyngaas, Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — Hackers connected to the Iranian government accessed FBI Director Kash Patel’s personal email and posted materials — including photos and documents — taken from his account, a person familiar with the breach confirmed to CNN. The hackers have published a series of photos of Patel

By Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — A US Secret Service special agent on former first lady Jill Biden’s security detail accidentally shot himself in the leg at the Philadelphia International Airport Friday morning, an agency official said. “On Friday morning just after 8:30, an on-duty U.S. Secret Service Special Agent suffered a non-life-threatening injury following

CNN By Ted Barrett, Morgan Rimmer, CNN (CNN) — The Senate unanimously moved to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security, except for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and part of Customs and Border Protection, in a rare overnight session. The agreement would fund other parts of the department, such as the Transportation Security Administration

By Tierney Sneed, Jason Morris, CNN (CNN) — A lawyer for Fulton County warned a federal judge Friday that if he did not scrutinize the criminal search warrant the Justice Department used to obtain 2020 Atlanta-area election records, it could embolden the Trump administration to seize ballots in the midst of an election in the

By Steve Contorno, Jeff Simon, CNN Grapevine, Texas (CNN) — As the daughter of an American oil field worker living in Iran in the 1970s, Blake Zummo watched as the streets around her regularly descended into violence in the years before the Iranian revolution. Now 62 and residing in Texas, she rejects arguments — including

CNN, POOL, HOUSE TV, KOLD, KYW, HOUSTON AIRPORTS By Ted Barrett, Morgan Rimmer, CNN (CNN) — The Senate unanimously moved to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security, except for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and part of Customs and Border Protection, in a rare overnight session. The agreement would fund other parts of the

By Adam Cancryn, Zachary Cohen, Alayna Treene, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump is weighing several options for dramatically escalating the war against Iran should his latest push for diplomacy fail. None of them are ideal. While the military campaign has heavily focused on bombing the country so far, Pentagon officials preparing for a next

By Eric Bradner, Steve Contorno, CNN Grapevine, Texas (CNN) — The movement that helped return President Donald Trump to the White House in 2024 is split over the war with Iran and Trump’s relationship with Israel, the administration’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files, fractures among some of its most prominent personalities and more. But

By Piper HudspethBlackburn, CNN (CNN) — US paper currency will soon feature President Donald Trump’s signature going forward, the US Treasury Department announced Thursday, the latest of the president’s efforts to leave his mark across the federal government. It will be the first time a sitting US president’s signature has appeared on paper notes. Treasury

By Priscilla Alvarez, Gabe Cohen, Michael Williams, CNN (CNN) — The Department of Homeland Security inspector general has launched a sprawling investigation into how contracts have been solicited and handled, including the involvement of former Secretary Kristi Noem and her de facto chief of staff Corey Lewandowski, according to two sources familiar with the probe.

By Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — A man who has since fled to China was charged with placing an improvised explosive device outside the visitor’s center at a Florida military base housing US Central Command, which is leading the joint US-Israeli war effort against Iran. During a press conference Thursday, US Attorney for the Middle