National Politics

By Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump on Thursday appeared to offer a rationale for Ukraine to go on offense against Russia, notable rhetoric as the momentum around peace talks has stalled. “It is very hard, if not impossible, to win a war without attacking an invaders country. It’s like a great team

By Annette Choi, CNN (CNN) — The undocumented immigrant population in the US reached a record 14 million in 2023, a 19% increase from the year before, according to new estimates from the Pew Research Center. The rise was driven by immigrants who were granted protection from deportation under the Biden administration — such as

By Adam Cancryn, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump loves to boast about the sprawling size and scope of his domestic policy law. But the White House’s plan to sell voters on his signature, broadly unpopular legislation increasingly relies on the appeal of a single issue: Lower taxes. Trump administration officials have narrowed their rhetoric

By Arit John, Eric Bradner, Arlette Saenz, Ethan Cohen, CNN (CNN) — California Democrats passed a trio of redistricting bills Thursday, a day after Republicans in the Texas House passed new maps of their own. Taken together, the package of bills backed by Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom will ask voters to replace the state’s current

By Ted Barrett, CNN (CNN) — Another senior aide to former President Joe Biden testified Thursday before the House Oversight Committee as part of the GOP-led panel’s investigation into what it charges was a “cover-up” of Biden’s mental decline. House Oversight Chair James Comer said Ian Sams, who served as a special assistant to the

By Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — A US Navy sailor was convicted Wednesday of espionage after a jury found him guilty of selling sensitive information to a Chinese intelligence officer. The sailor, Jinchao Wei — who was also found guilty of conspiracy to commit espionage and “unlawful export of, and conspiracy to export, technical data

By Katie Bo Lillis, CNN (CNN) — Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard on Wednesday announced what she has billed as a significant reorganization of the nation’s top intelligence agency that she promised would cut the workforce by nearly 50% and “save taxpayers at least $700 million per year.” Gabbard has already reduced the size

By Jake Tapper, CNN (CNN) — US special envoy Steve Witkoff delivered a Russian medal to the grieving family of an American who was killed fighting for Russia in 2024, a senior administration official told CNN. Earlier this month, when Russian president Vladimir Putin gave the medal – the Order of Courage – to Witkoff,

By Evan Perez, Hannah Rabinowitz, Kristen Holmes, CNN (CNN) — Pam Bondi has emerged from self-exile following right-wing blowback over her handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files and is reasserting control over the Justice Department and her role as attorney general. Bondi moved this week to install a new co-deputy FBI director alongside Dan Bongino,

By David Wright, CNN (CNN) — Former President Barack Obama said Tuesday that he supported a proposal by California Democrats to redraw congressional lines in response to a Republican-led push in Texas to gain additional US House seats but expressed unease with the broader effects of political gerrymandering. “On this California issue, I want to

By Alejandra Jaramillo, Samantha Waldenberg, CNN (CNN) — As Vice President JD Vance staged a lunch to thank the National Guard members that President Donald Trump has deployed to Washington, DC, he was frequently drowned out by protesters. Vance entered Union Station’s Shake Shack to a mix of claps and boos, shaking hands and posing

By Kara Scannell, Casey Gannon, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge said he would not unseal grand jury transcripts and exhibits from the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein – rejecting the Justice Department’s request to make them public. Judge Richard Berman said the Justice Department did not overcome long-standing precedent to keep grand jury materials sealed

By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge has ruled that several Texas school districts do not need to comply with a state law requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in all classrooms. The colorful 55-page opinion issued Wednesday by US District Judge Fred Biery is the latest court victory in a series

By Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN (CNN) — Roughly 8 in 10​​ Washington, DC, residents oppose President Donald Trump ordering the federal government to take control of the city’s police department as well as his deployment of the National Guard and FBI to patrol the city, a new Washington Post-Schar School poll finds. Notably, more than half

By Michael Williams, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration is expanding the requirement for immigrants who are hoping to become US citizens to display “good moral character,” in a move that some immigration lawyers denounced as a troubling change that adds uncertainty to the naturalization process. US Citizenship and Immigration Services, an agency within the

By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration escalated its fight against the International Criminal Court by imposing sanctions on four more court officials involved in work related to alleged Israeli and US war crimes. In a statement Wednesday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the State Department was designating Kimberly Prost of Canada,

By Hanna Park, CNN (CNN) — The wall along the southern border will be painted black in an effort to make the structure too hot to climb, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced Tuesday, saying the suggestion came from President Donald Trump. “It’s tall, which makes it very, very difficult to climb, almost

By Eric Bradner, Arlette Saenz, Arit John, Steve Contorno, Andi Babineau, CNN (CNN) — The Texas House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a redistricting bill, paving the way for Republican-drawn maps that could net the GOP as many as five US House seats to be finalized in the coming days. The 88-52 vote occurred on

By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — Attorneys for Kilmar Abrego Garcia are asking the federal judge overseeing his criminal case to throw out the human smuggling charges he’s facing, alleging the Justice Department singled him out for prosecution after he challenged his wrongful deportation to El Salvador earlier this year. The request made Tuesday to