National Politics

By Zachary Cohen, Katie Bo Lillis, CNN (CNN) — Shortly after President Trump met with Russian President Vladimir Putin Alaska, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard abruptly ousted a CIA expert who had helped brief Trump’s team in the lead-up to the meeting, according to several people familiar with the episode. By naming this person

By Eva McKend, Gloria Pazmino, CNN New York (CNN) — The Democratic Socialists of America held their national convention this summer in the afterglow of arguably their biggest electoral victory to date: Zohran Mamdani’s triumph in the Democratic primary for New York City mayor. They then passed a series of resolutions that Mamdani critics are

By Priscilla Alvarez, Alayna Treene, Hannah Rabinowitz, Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration is preparing to conduct a major immigration enforcement operation in Chicago as soon as next week, according to multiple sources familiar with the planning, marking the latest escalation between the president and a Democratic-led city. President Donald Trump and his

By Haley Britzky, Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — The US Air Force will provide military funeral honors for Ashli Babbitt, an Air Force veteran and pro-Donald Trump rioter who was shot and killed on January 6, 2021 after breaching a sensitive area of the US Capitol, where members of Congress were evacuating. A letter shared

By Max Rego, CNN (CNN) — The surge in federal law enforcement in Washington, DC, has “enhanced” the capacity of local police officers and led to fewer crimes, DC Mayor Muriel Bowser said this week while adding that it had also contributed to a “break in trust” between police and residents. The mayor’s comments –

By Adam Cancryn, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump framed his presidency around delivering the American people a booming economy at home and long-sought peace abroad. But lately, as progress toward both those goals has begun to stall, he’s pivoted toward a third priority. Trump is rapidly making crime a centerpiece of his political agenda,

By Shania Shelton, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration proposed a new rule Wednesday that would limit how long foreign students are allowed to study in the United States. The rule targets visas for foreign students, cultural exchange programs and foreign media, and comes as the administration has taken aggressive actions related to student visas

By Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — The ongoing National Guard mission in Washington, DC, as part of President Donald Trump’s crime crackdown in the city, is costing roughly $1 million a day, experts estimated to CNN. Kate Kuzminski, director of studies at the Center for New American Security, told CNN that rough calculations show the

By Alexandra Skores, Pete Muntean, Alejandra Jaramillo, CNN (CNN) — The Department of Transportation announced Wednesday it is planning to reclaim management over Washington’s Union Station, a move that comes after President Donald Trump’s escalated deployment of troops in the nation’s capital. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy said the train station “has fallen into disrepair,”

By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (CNN) — Immigration and Customs Enforcement deported nearly 200,000 people in the first seven months of President Donald Trump’s administration, according to a senior Homeland Security official, putting the federal agency on track for its highest rate of removals in at least a decade but still short of the administration’s stated

By Arlette Saenz, Arit John, CNN Minneapolis (CNN) — Jacob Frey clasped his hands together as he sat on the steps of the Catholic church where hours earlier a shooter opened fire on young children gathered in the pews inside. “Don’t just say, this is about thoughts and prayers right now. These kids were literally

By Alayna Treene, Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — Jared Kushner and former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair participated in President Donald Trump’s meeting at the White House on Wednesday about a plan for post-war Gaza, sources familiar with the matter said, as the administration looks for ways to bring the nearly two-year conflict to an

By Katelyn Polantz, Marshall Cohen, Holmes Lybrand, Casey Gannon, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s plan to combat crime in Washington, DC, with more federal force has led to a deluge of cases flooding already maxed-out courts in the city. The DC US attorney’s office, led by former Fox News anchor Jeanine Pirro, has

CNN By Katelyn Polantz, Marshall Cohen, Holmes Lybrand, Casey Gannon, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s plan to combat crime in Washington, DC, with more federal force has led to a deluge of cases flooding already maxed-out courts in the city. The DC US attorney’s office, led by former Fox News anchor Jeanine Pirro,

By Associated Press (CNN) — Federal prosecutors have failed to obtain a felony indictment against a man who was seen on camera hurling a sandwich at a federal law enforcement official in the nation’s capital, a person familiar with the matter told the Associated Press. Sean Charles Dunn was arrested on an assault charge after

By Jennifer Agiesta, CNN (CNN) — Three new polls find a broad partisan divide over whether the federal government should be involved in fighting crime in US cities, even as a large share of Americans say they see crime in urban areas as a major problem. Just 36% of Americans support “federal officials bringing the

By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge is planning to have Trump administration officials testify in early October about the government’s efforts to re-deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia and is prohibiting his removal from the US for several more weeks. US District Judge Paula Xinis on Wednesday set an evidentiary hearing for October 6.

By Ethan Cohen, Jeff Zeleny, CNN (CNN) — Iowa Democrats secured a consequential victory in a special election on Tuesday, CNN projects, breaking the Republican supermajority in the state Senate by flipping a seat in a district President Donald Trump carried last year. Democrat Catelin Drey defeated her Republican opponent, Christopher Prosch, in a special

By Arit John, CNN Minneapolis (CNN) — The debates roiling the Democratic Party, from the war in Gaza to how to discuss crime, were on full display during the Democratic National Committee’s summer meeting this week. Unable to resolve those disputes, some gathered here tried to shift the narrative. The ability to debate, discuss and

By Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — A man has been charged with felony assault for allegedly spitting on two South Carolina Army National Guard soldiers who were deployed to Washington, DC, as part of President Donald Trump’s anti-crime agenda in the nation’s capital. An officer with Amtrak Police on Friday afternoon observed Scott Pichon riding