Politics

By Michael Williams, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump on Thursday announced he was ousting Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, and that GOP Sen. Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma would replace her. Mullin, a first-term senator who has served in that role since 2023, is a former mixed-martial artist and business owner who is

By Hannah Rabinowitz, Paula Reid, CNN (CNN) — The Justice Department is still investigating whether people around former President Joe Biden broke the law with their use of an autopen, according to a senior Justice Department official. Biden is not under investigation himself, the official said, as he is afforded broad protection under the Supreme

By Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — Republican Rep. Warren Davidson, a West Point graduate who served in the Army, remembers when the US went to war in Kosovo without congressional authorization. It was part of the reason he decided to run for the US Congress. On Thursday, Davidson was one of just two Republicans to

By Curt Merrill, Annette Choi, CNN (CNN) — The House rejected a war powers resolution on Thursday that would have required the Trump administration to seek congressional approval before continuing military action in Iran. President Donald Trump ordered strikes on Tehran on February 28 and called for the overthrow of the current regime. The conflict

By Hannah Rabinowitz, Casey Tolan, Paula Reid, Isabelle Chapman, CNN (CNN) — The Justice Department has posted online three FBI memos describing interviews related to unverified sexual assault allegations against President Donald Trump that had been missing from the massive trove of Epstein files released by the Department of Justice. A CNN analysis discovered dozens

CNN By Priscilla Alvarez, Kristen Holmes, Annie Grayer, Lauren Fox, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump said Thursday on social media he was firing Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and would name Oklahoma Sen. Markwayne Mullin to replace her. Trump thanked Noem for her service, saying in his Truth Social post she “has had numerous

By Sarah Ferris, Ellis Kim, CNN (CNN) — GOP Texas Rep. Tony Gonzales said he is ending his reelection bid after admitting to an affair with a former staffer who later died by suicide. “After deep reflection and with the support of my loving family, I have decided not to seek re-election while serving out

By Paula Reid, Sean Lyngaas, Evan Perez, Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — The FBI has identified a suspected cybersecurity incident on a sensitive network used to manage wiretaps and intelligence surveillance warrants, and officials are working to determine the seriousness of the incident, according to an FBI statement and a source familiar with the investigation.

By Manu Raju, CNN (CNN) — GOP Sen. Steve Daines made the last-minute decision to abruptly pull out of his Senate race to prevent Democrats from fielding a top recruit for the open Montana seat, according to two sources familiar with the matter. Daines was aware that if he withdrew too soon then Democrats would

By Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — Former President Barack Obama on Thursday threw his support behind a redistricting effort in Virginia that aims to flip four Republican-held US House seats ahead of November’s midterm elections. In a video endorsement, Obama urged Virginians to support a referendum on a new map to ensure “your voting power

By Betsy Klein, Sunlen Serfaty, Casey Tolan, CNN (CNN) — Approval for President Donald Trump’s massive East Wing ballroom project – from a government commission that oversees planning for federal buildings and land in the nation’s capital – is delayed after it received over 32,000 comments from the public overwhelmingly opposing the construction. The National

By Lauren Fox, Sarah Ferris, CNN (CNN) — Rep. Eugene Vindman is among a generation of young Democrats who ran for Congress, in part, because of their experience fighting a forever war in the Middle East. These Democrats are some of the earliest and most vocal critics of President Donald Trump’s decision to enter the

CNN By Lauren Fox, Sarah Ferris, CNN (CNN) — Rep. Eugene Vindman is among a generation of young Democrats who ran for Congress, in part, because of their experience fighting a forever war in the Middle East. These Democrats are some of the earliest and most vocal critics of President Donald Trump’s decision to enter

By Lauren Fox, Ethan Cohen and Sam Waldenberg CNN (CNN) — Montana Republican Sen. Steve Daines ended his reelection campaign suddenly on Wednesday in a move that left a political ally as the only major candidate in the GOP primary. The announcement came as filing closed for the race and President Donald Trump was quick

CNN By Alisha Ebrahimji, Emma Tucker, Hanna Park, Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — A soldier who “made you feel important,” a mother just days from returning home, and a son known to be the life of the party were among the group of six service members killed after an Iranian strike on a makeshift operation