National Politics

By Hadas Gold, Tierney Sneed, Phil Mattingly, Katelyn Polantz and Rene Marsh, CNN Washington (CNN) — Elon Musk and his allies have spent the last two weeks barreling full speed into multiple government agencies, causing confusion and chaos and raising questions about whether an unelected businessman can wield this kind of authority, seemingly running roughshod

By Annie Grayer and Lauren Fox, CNN Washington (CNN) — Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, a former physician who has spent his career touting the safety of vaccines, will likely determine whether Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a vaccine skeptic, becomes the country’s next Health and Human Services secretary. Cassidy, a former gastroenterologist with a

By Andrew Kaczynski, Jennifer Hansler and Em Steck, CNN (CNN) — Darren Beattie, a former Donald Trump speechwriter who was fired in 2018 after CNN revealed he spoke at a conference attended by White nationalists, has been elevated to a top job at the State Department, multiple sources familiar with the move told CNN. Beattie

By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump’s apparent plans to shutter the US Agency for International Development without congressional authority represent another unprecedented move by a president who, since taking office two weeks ago, has been testing the limits of his office by defying longstanding legal and political principles, legal experts told CNN. The

CNN By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump’s apparent plans to shutter the US Agency for International Development without congressional authority represent another unprecedented move by a president who, since taking office two weeks ago, has been testing the limits of his office by defying longstanding legal and political principles, legal experts told CNN.

By Daniel Dale, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Donald Trump and his administration have made a variety of complaints about Canada to justify his plan to impose 25% tariffs on most imports from Canada (with 10% tariffs on energy imports) beginning on Tuesday. Most frequently, Trump has cited the US trade deficit with Canada, the

By Jennifer Hansler, Lauren Kent, Alex Marquardt and Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Monday that he is acting administrator of the US Agency for International Development, confirming the de-facto takeover of the humanitarian agency by the State Department. Rubio said in a letter to lawmakers Monday he had delegated

By Josh Campbell, Danya Gainor, Jim Sciutto and Dan Berman, CNN (CNN) — The fate of thousands of FBI officials remains in the balance as the Justice Department is demanding they fill out a questionnaire about any involvement in investigating the January 6, 2021, US Capitol riot, a move employees believe is meant to be

CNN By Jennifer Hansler, Alex Marquardt and Lex Harvey, CNN (CNN) — Elon Musk said President Donald Trump agreed the US Agency for International Development needs to be “shut down,” following days of speculation over the future of the agency after its funding was frozen and dozens of its employees were put on leave. “With

By Alayna Treene, Rene Marsh and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN (CNN) — Dozens of employees at the Education Department were placed on paid administrative leave Friday as part of the Trump administration’s larger effort to rid the federal workforce of employees associated with diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility efforts, two sources familiar with the move told

CNN By Kevin Liptak and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN (CNN) — A day after signing steep new tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China, President Donald Trump acknowledged what economists, members of Congress and even some of his own aides — in their previous lives — have been saying all along: Americans may find themselves paying the

By Jennifer Hansler, Alex Marquardt and Lex Harvey, CNN (CNN) — Elon Musk said President Donald Trump agreed the US Agency for International Development needs to be “shut down,” following days of speculation over the future of the agency after its funding was frozen and dozens of its employees were put on leave. “With regards

By Kevin Liptak and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN (CNN) — A day after signing steep new tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China, President Donald Trump acknowledged what economists, members of Congress and even some of his own aides — in their previous lives — have been saying all along: Americans may find themselves paying the costs.

CNN Analysis by Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — President Donald Trump is on the verge of hitting America’s three biggest trading partners with sweeping tariffs, a far more aggressive use of his favorite economic weapon than anything he did during his first term. The looming import taxes on Mexico, Canada and China will

By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Donald Trump has quickly mobilized wide swaths of the federal government to arrest and detain undocumented immigrants in the United States, part of a broader strategy to amass a large enforcement machine. The administration has sent troops to the US-Mexico border, utilized military aircraft to repatriate recent

By Samantha Waldenberg, Kevin Liptak, Alayna Treene and David Goldman, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump announced extraordinary new tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China — signing the long-promised economic policy at his Mar-a-Lago club on Saturday. The Trump administration said tariffs are aimed at curbing the flow of drugs and undocumented immigrants into the

By Alayna Treene and Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s allies, including Vice President JD Vance, are making calls to shore up support for both Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Tulsi Gabbard following their confirmation hearings this week, two sources familiar with the situation told CNN. Kennedy, Trump’s nominee to lead the Department