National Politics

By Sarah Ferris, Manu Raju and Haley Talbot, CNN (CNN) — Hakeem Jeffries and House Democrats are ready to seize on the first big leverage point of President Donald Trump’s second term, lining up against a bill to avert a government shutdown this week. But the party’s position is far murkier in the Senate, showcasing

By Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge ruled Monday that the US Department of Government Efficiency is likely covered by the Freedom of Information Act, a federal transparency law that allows outsiders to obtain internal government records detailing agency conduct. The new preliminary ruling from US District Court Judge Casey Cooper is a

By Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — A top official at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau testified in court Monday that efforts by DOGE to quickly and aggressively abolish the agency have been somewhat reined in by Trump-appointed agency leadership in recent weeks. The testimony from Adam Martinez, the CFPB’s chief operating officer, was the first

By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — The United States wants to hear what concessions Ukraine would be willing to make in negotiations to end the war with Russia, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said ahead of a high-stakes meeting between the two nations on Tuesday. “We really want to sort of ascertain where they

By Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — When a multi-million federal grant program for dairy businesses was shut down earlier this month in line with Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency push to downsize the government, Wisconsin lawmakers on both sides of the aisle sprang into action to try and save it. The Democratic senator who

By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear the appeal of a California fire chief who claimed he lost his job because of his Christian faith, a case that could have made it easier for Americans to win discrimination lawsuits against employers. Ronald Hittle, a 24-year veteran of the

By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Monday said it would review a Colorado law that bars mental health professionals from practicing “conversion therapy” for minors, a discredited practice that attempts to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity. Kaley Chiles, a licensed counselor and practicing Christian, challenged that law under

By Jennifer Hansler and Kit Maher, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Trump administration is canceling 83% of programs at the US Agency for International Development and intends to fold the remaining programs under the State Department, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Monday. The move to have the remaining 1,000 USAID programs administered by the

By Daniel Dale, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Donald Trump correctly noted Friday, as he has before, that Canada has tariffs above 200% on dairy products imported from the US. But Trump again failed to mention a critical fact. Those high tariffs kick in only after the US has hit a certain Trump-negotiated quantity of

By Joan Biskupic, CNN Chief Supreme Court Analyst (CNN) — Federal judges hearing Trump administration litigation have increasingly gone beyond the case at hand to reflect on potential threats to democracy or offer dramatic assertions about the state of America. Democratic and Republican appointees alike, these judges are giving voice to a simmering concern in judicial

By Andrew Kaczynski and Em Steck, CNN (CNN) — A top acting State Department official deleted at least half a dozen tweets that ridiculed his now boss, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, including ones calling him “low IQ” and repeating a false rumor about Rubio’s sexuality. The deleted tweets from Darren Beattie, the acting under

By Arit John, CNN (CNN) — Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom is no stranger to going against the grain on significant social issues. Four years before California voters passed a ballot initiative banning same-sex marriage in 2008, then-San Francisco Mayor Newsom instructed the city clerk to issue marriage licenses to gay couples, defying federal law

By Christian Sierra and John Miller, CNN (CNN) — An armed adult man was shot by US Secret Service personnel on Sunday morning outside the White House, the agency announced shortly after the incident. President Donald Trump was not at the White House Sunday morning. According to Secret Service Chief of Communications Anthony Guglielmi, USSS

By Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — As the Pentagon and Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency set their sights on climate-related programs at the Defense Department, officials and experts are warning that slashing them could put US troops and military operations at risk, both in the near and long term. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth

By Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — Usha Vance is a private person in a very public job. With her husband JD Vance’s rapid political elevation to President Donald Trump’s second-in-command, she stepped away from a successful legal career and into an unelected and ceremonial role that comes with no manual, an automatic global platform, and

CNN By Tricia Escobedo, CNN (CNN) — Air travel across Germany has been disrupted due to a one-day strike by workers at 13 German airports. The so-called “warning strike” is a common tactic in German wage negotiations. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. 1.

CNN By Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — Elon Musk is emerging as a new star in Democratic ads and fundraising appeals, as politicians from Virginia to Wisconsin try to seize on the tech billionaire’s role in slashing the federal government to motivate their voters and donors. A leading Democratic outside group recently launched ads in

By Sarah Ferris, CNN (CNN) — House Speaker Mike Johnson formally unveiled plans on Saturday for a government funding stopgap through September 30 — a measure intended to stave off a potential March 14 shutdown and buy time for Donald Trump and GOP leaders to steer key pieces of the president’s agenda through Congress this

By Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — Elon Musk is emerging as a new star in Democratic ads and fundraising appeals, as politicians from Virginia to Wisconsin try to seize on the tech billionaire’s role in slashing the federal government to motivate their voters and donors. A leading Democratic outside group recently launched ads in nearly