National Politics

By Katherine Koretski (CNN) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s new book, “Young Man in a Hurry,” details his political triumphs and downfalls, personal relationships and times of struggle. Newsom doesn’t say in the book, which comes out Tuesday, whether he’ll run for president – though he’s been open in interviews about his consideration of a

By Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN (CNN) — Abigail Spanberger is less known for her oratory than for drilling down into the work of government and bucking her party leadership. On Tuesday night, she has one of the riskier speeches in politics to figure her way through. The 46-year-old Virginia governor, the first female chief executive of

By Kevin Liptak, Kylie Atwood, Zachary Cohen, Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — After ordering the largest American military buildup in the Middle East since the onset of the Iraq War, President Donald Trump now has a decision to make on Iran. The options before him now appear relatively well established, confirmed in vague terms by

By Adam Cancryn, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday night will get his highest-profile opportunity to convince skeptical Americans that his policies are working — and that a promised economic golden age is right around the corner. But ahead of a State of the Union address meant to mark the unofficial start of

By Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — The gold medal-winning US Olympic women’s hockey team has declined an invitation to President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address, citing scheduling issues. The invite came after Trump regaled the US men’s team by phone Sunday as the players celebrated their historic Olympic victory, even offering to send

By Ellis Kim, Manu Raju, Sarah Ferris, CNN (CNN) — House Speaker Mike Johnson is resisting calls, including from within his own ranks, to pressure Rep. Tony Gonzales to resign amid allegations he had an affair with a district staffer who later died by suicide, telling reporters he wants investigations to play out first. Johnson

By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — Special counsel Jack Smith’s final report on Donald Trump’s alleged mishandling of classified records and obstruction of justice at Mar-a-Lago after his first term will not be released, a Trump-appointed judge in Florida ruled Monday. The decision by US District Judge Aileen Cannon, who threw out the case Smith

By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court agreed Monday to take up a major environmental appeal from fossil fuel producers who are hoping to shake off a lawsuit from a Colorado city that wants to hold them responsible for climate change. The court’s decision could have broad implications for numerous other lawsuits filed

By Way Mullery, Annette Choi, Marco Chacon, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump will address a joint session of the 119th Congress on Tuesday, after accepting House Speaker Mike Johnson’s formal invitation in January to speak. It’s an opportunity for the president to outline his administration’s goals and address the nation’s most pressing issues. When

By Ariel Edwards-Levy, Jennifer Agiesta, CNN (CNN) — When President Donald Trump gives his State of the Union address Tuesday, he will face a public that increasingly questions his priorities and expresses broad doubts about whether his proposed policies are helping the nation, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS. Adding to the

WPTV, CNN By Lauren Mascarenhas, John Miller, Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — US Secret Service agents and Palm Beach County law enforcement shot and killed an armed man who unlawfully entered the secure perimeter at President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in South Florida on Sunday morning, the Secret Service said. The FBI has identified the

By Paula Reid, Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — FBI Director Kash Patel celebrated with the US men’s hockey team in Milan after their historic gold medal win over Canada on Sunday, according to a video obtained by CNN. Patel, a longtime hockey fan, posted on social media multiple times from the event, but the video

By David Wright, CNN (CNN) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom, launching a book tour widely seen as a prelude to a presidential run, discussed with CNN the possibility of running against former Vice President Kamala Harris, another longtime figure in California politics. “What happens if and when those parallel careers intersect and collide?” CNN’s Dana

CNN By Martin Goillandeau, Alexandra Skores, CNN (CNN) — The Department of Homeland Security on Sunday walked back its decision to suspend the Transportation Security Administration’s PreCheck program, after initially sparking confusion for travelers when it said it was temporarily halting the popular service. TSA “will evaluate on a case-by-case basis and adjust operations” according

By Jeremy Herb, Elex Michaelson, Brian Stelter, CNN (CNN) — Pressure is mounting publicly and privately for entertainment mogul Casey Wasserman to step down as chair of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics following a series of embarrassing and salacious emails with Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell included in the Epstein files released by the Justice

By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — On the surface, the Supreme Court’s massive decision shutting down Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs was a case about the president’s power to pursue a global economic agenda and levy what the majority said amounted to a $134 billion tax on American consumers. But just below the court’s bottom-line repudiation

By John King, CNN Brownsville, Texas (CNN) — Daisy Alcazar is a one-issue voter this midterm year: stopping Donald Trump. “I don’t think we are going to survive if we don’t speak up this election,” Alcazar said. “We are on fire. We are being burned down to the floor. Our businesses. Our economy.” Alcazar and