National Politics

By Molly Reinmann, CNN Greenbelt, Maryland (CNN) — A federal judge on Friday blocked the Trump administration’s cancelation of US National Institutes of Health grants that research on LGBTQ+ related health issues. Ruling from the bench, US District Judge Lydia Griggsby, an appointee of former President Joe Biden, said she would issue a preliminary injunction

By Natasha Bertrand, CNN (CNN) — Germany announced on Friday that it will provide two additional Patriot air defense systems to Ukraine in the coming days, and several more in the coming months, after the Pentagon agreed to quickly replenish Berlin’s stockpiles. The statement, issued by Germany’s Ministry of Defense, also said Germany would be

Angélica Franganillo Díaz (CNN) — A federal judge on Friday paused the Trump administration’s efforts to fast-track the deportation of migrants who legally entered the United States through humanitarian parole programs, marking a win for immigrant rights groups who argued the policy was illegal and dangerous. The ruling temporarily blocks the government from deporting individuals

By Michael Williams, CNN (CNN) — The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History last month temporarily removed a board that referenced President Donald Trump’s two impeachments from an exhibit on the American presidency. In a statement to CNN on Thursday, the Smithsonian Institution said the decision, which was first reported by The Washington Post, was

By Lauren Chadwick, Hanna Park, CNN (CNN) — Former Vice President Kamala Harris said she would not run for public office because the system is “broken,” as she reflected on her decision not to pursue a gubernatorial run in California and spoke about what she views as “capitulation” by those tasked with guarding democracy during

By Natasha Bertrand, Zachary Cohen, CNN (CNN) — The Pentagon has scheduled its first major test of the multibillion-dollar Golden Dome missile defense system for just before the 2028 election, according to two sources familiar with the matter, setting an aggressive deadline for military officials to prove they can turn President Donald Trump’s vision for

By Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s super PAC raised $177 million during the first half of the year and entered July with nearly $200 million in available cash to help shape the 2026 midterm elections. The war chest held by Trump’s organization, MAGA Inc., is unrivaled for a president who cannot seek

By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — For Paul Whelan, returning to life in the United States after more than half a decade of Russian imprisonment has been “interesting” – and not without its challenges. “You’re literally starting over,” he told CNN ahead of the one-year anniversary of the sweeping US-Russia prisoner exchange deal that secured

CNN By Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — The family of Virginia Giuffre — one of the women who accused Jeffrey Epstein of sex trafficking and who died by suicide earlier this year — said Thursday that she would have wanted documents related to the disgraced financier to be made public, as the Trump administration faces

By Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — The family of Virginia Giuffre — one of the women who accused Jeffrey Epstein of sex trafficking and who died by suicide earlier this year — said Thursday that she would have wanted documents related to the disgraced financier to be made public, as the Trump administration faces mounting

By Arlette Saenz, CNN (CNN) — Former President Joe Biden warned on Thursday that the country is facing “dark days” under President Donald Trump’s watch, saying the executive branch “seems to be doing its best to dismantle the Constitution.” “They’re doing it all too often with the help of a Congress that’s just sitting in

By Jake Tapper, CNN (CNN) — Former senior Biden adviser Mike Donilon told the House Oversight Committee on Thursday that he was paid $4 million working on the former president’s 2024 campaign and was set to receive an additional $4 million if he was reelected, a source familiar with the matter told CNN. While Donilon’s

By Associated Press (CNN) — A federal judge in California on Thursday extended temporary protected status for 60,000 people from Central America and Asia, including people from Nepal, Honduras and Nicaragua. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem previously determined that conditions in the migrants’ home countries no longer warranted the protections, which prevent them from being

By Betul Tuncer, Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — Republican Rep. Bryan Steil faced a rowdy crowd at a town hall-style event in Wisconsin on Thursday, with attendees angrily confronting him over a wide range of topics, including tariffs, President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful Bill,” the war in Gaza and immigration policy. Audience members frequently interrupted

By Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — Billionaire Elon Musk donated a total of $15 million in June to super PACs favoring President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans ahead of next year’s midterm elections, new campaign finance reports show. The donations of $5 million each to MAGA Inc., the Senate Leadership Fund and the Congressional Leadership

By Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump said his foreign envoy Steve Witkoff will travel to Russia in the coming days as the president calls for an end to the conflict in Ukraine. Trump revealed Witkoff’s previously unknown travel plans during an event at the White House Thursday afternoon, where he also said

By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — A Washington, DC, disciplinary board recommended Thursday that Jeffrey Clark, an attorney and longtime ally of President Donald Trump, should lose his law license for trying to include the Justice Department in Trump’s failed attempt to subvert the 2020 election results. The recommendation from Washington, DC’s board on professional

By Nicky Robertson, Morgan Rimmer, CNN (CNN) — Republican Sen. Josh Hawley on Thursday dismissed a dustup with President Donald Trump over a stock trading bill to a misunderstanding, saying he’d spoken with the president in the hours after he dressed him down as a “second-tier senator” and the pair had a good conversation. Trump