National Politics

By Betsy Klein, Natasha Bertrand, Kevin Liptak, Kylie Atwood, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration could have expanded authority to take action against Venezuela starting Monday, as the US designates Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his government allies as members of a foreign terrorist organization. The designation of “Cartel de los Soles,” a phrase that

By Adam Cancryn, Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — The White House has postponed its rollout of a new proposal to address health care costs aimed at averting a spike in premiums driven by the expiration of key Affordable Care Act subsidies, a White House official said. President Donald Trump was originally expected to unveil the

By Gloria Pazmino, Maria Sole Campinoti, CNN (CNN) — They talked real estate, debated complicated zoning code, and mulled over how to get a utility giant to bring down electricity rates. Then, they talked about what it takes to build housing in America’s largest city and how the health of the five boroughs hinges on

By Alison Main, CNN (CNN) — The Justice Department has asked a federal judge in Florida to reconsider unsealing grand jury materials related to an investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, as the agency faces a congressionally-mandated deadline to release all documents related to the accused sex trafficker next month. A judge in the Southern District of

By Arit John, CNN (CNN) — Seven years ago, they were part of a wave of first-time candidates who helped Democrats retake the US House. But their tenures in Congress were brief. Ben McAdams of Utah lost his first re-election bid in 2020. Two years later, Tom Malinowski of New Jersey and Elaine Luria of

CNN By Manu Raju, Sarah Ferris, CNN (CNN) — GOP leaders in Washington are ramping up pressure on Republican Rep. Wesley Hunt to drop out of the Texas Senate race, warning that his candidacy could cost their party tens of millions of dollars and even upend their midterm map. But a defiant Hunt told CNN

By Associated Press HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) — Lawmakers critical of President Donald Trump’s approach to ending the Russia-Ukraine war said Saturday they spoke with Secretary of State Marco Rubio who told them that the peace plan Trump is pushing Kyiv to accept is a “wish list” of the Russians and not the actual proposal

By Alison Main, Manu Raju, CNN (CNN) — Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene denied a report that her decision to resign from Congress in January is driven by a desire to enter the 2028 presidential race. “I’m not running for President and never said I wanted to and have only laughed about it when anyone

By Manu Raju, Sarah Ferris, CNN (CNN) — GOP leaders in Washington are ramping up pressure on Republican Rep. Wesley Hunt to drop out of the Texas Senate race, warning that his candidacy could cost their party tens of millions of dollars and even upend their midterm map. But a defiant Hunt told CNN in

By Gloria Pazmino, Maria Sole Campinoti, CNN (CNN) — New Yorkers know better than to be overly positive. A day after Zohran Mamdani got a surprisingly warm reception at the White House from President Donald Trump, who has spent the last few months deriding the New York City mayor-elect as a “lunatic” and falsely labeling

By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN (CNN) — Tatiana Schlossberg, the granddaughter of former President John F. Kennedy, revealed on Saturday she has been diagnosed with terminal cancer, with a doctor telling her she has less than a year to live. In an essay in The New Yorker, the 35-year-old wrote that she was diagnosed last year

By John King, CNN Bethlehem, Pa. (CNN) — Jenique Jones is “super busy” these days. Because of what she does — and where she lives — that is perilous news for President Donald Trump and Republican control of Washington. “My business assists people in repairing their credit,” Jones said in an interview at the Bethlehem

CNN By Sarah Ferris, Kaitlan Collins, Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — Georgia GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene announced on Friday that she will resign from office in January, stunning some in her own party after a shocking, monthslong political pivot that catapulted her from one of President Donald Trump’s closest allies to one of his

By John Fritze, Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — Texas urged the Supreme Court on Friday to boost President Donald Trump’s effort to help Republicans maintain control of Congress, asking the justices to review a federal court ruling that found the state’s new map is likely an unconstitutional racial gerrymander. Soon after the appeal was filed,

CNN By Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani was pressed Friday on whether he believes President Donald Trump is a fascist. Standing beside his host in the Oval Office, Mamdani began to answer – until the president, seated, interrupted. “That’s OK – you can just say yes. That’s easier. It’s

By Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani was pressed Friday on whether he believes President Donald Trump is a fascist. Standing beside his host in the Oval Office, Mamdani began to answer – until the president, seated, interrupted. “That’s OK – you can just say yes. That’s easier. It’s easier

By Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — Indiana Gov. Mike Braun said he and his family are among the Republicans targeted in a wave of threats against state officeholders this week as President Donald Trump pressures Hoosier State lawmakers to redraw the state’s congressional maps. At least eight Republican state senators said they had been the

By Holmes Lybrand, Katelyn Polantz, Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — Attorneys for former FBI Director James Comey are asking a federal judge to dismiss the charges against him because, they say, a grand jury never approved the final indictment in the case. The motion to dismiss comes after prosecutors, including interim US Attorney Lindsey Halligan,

By Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge on Friday blocked the IRS from giving ICE the home addresses of taxpayers who might be undocumented immigrants — dealing a blow to the Trump administration’s mass deportation efforts. The ruling is a significant victory for immigrant-rights group and liberal activists who are trying to resist