Politics

By Betsy Klein, Jeff Zeleny, Kaitlan Collins and Donald Judd, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump departed the Middle East Friday touting economic deals and portraying himself as the ticket to a peaceful solution in many of the world’s major conflicts. His four-day trip to Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates revealed a

By John Miller and Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — Former FBI Director James Comey was interviewed by US Secret Service agents at their Washington, DC, field office on Friday afternoon, according to law enforcement sources. Comey was interviewed by agents investigating a photo he posted to social media Thursday showing shells in the sand on

By Michael Williams and Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — The Department of Homeland Security is reviewing a reality TV pitch where immigrants would compete for American citizenship, according to a spokesperson who said in a statement to CNN that “the show in question is in the very beginning stages of that vetting process and has

By John Fritze and Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Friday blocked President Donald Trump from moving forward with deportations under the 1798 Alien Enemies Act for a group of immigrants in northern Texas, siding with Venezuelans who feared they were poised for imminent removal under the sweeping wartime authority. The decision

By Holmes Lybrand and John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The director of US intelligence voiced concern for President Donald Trump’s life after former FBI Director James Comey posted a picture of seashells writing out four numbers. The Secret Service is investigating. And the FBI is ready to provide support. But the end result could be

By John Fritze and Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Friday to reverse a lower court order that has blocked mass firings and major reorganizations at federal agencies, a case that could have enormous consequences on President Donald Trump’s ability to reshape the federal government. The emergency appeal

By Natasha Bertrand, CNN (CNN) — The Department of Homeland Security has requested 20,000 National Guard members to help with immigration enforcement across the US, a department spokesperson told CNN on Friday. “The Department of Homeland Security will use every tool and resource available to get criminal illegal aliens including gang members, murderers, pedophiles, and

By Kit Maher and Annette Choi, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump has been unable to negotiate a peace deal between Ukraine and Russia, despite vowing to end the war on Day One of his second term. He’s hoping a highly anticipated sit-down with Russian President Vladimir Putin will help change that. Trump is meeting

By Sarah Ferris, Lauren Fox and Haley Talbot, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s agenda has been thrown into chaos after a group of GOP hardliners blocked the bill in a key committee vote on Friday – dealing a major embarrassment to House Republican leaders and Trump himself. Speaker Mike Johnson and his leadership team

CNN, POOL, WFTV, GETTY IMAGES, THE SUPREME COURT By Joan Biskupic, CNN Chief Supreme Court Analyst (CNN) — The Trump administration came to the Supreme Court on Thursday with what it called a “modest” request in its effort to end the constitutional right of birthright citizenship. Yet over two-and-a-half hours of arguments, the ramifications of President

By Joan Biskupic, CNN Chief Supreme Court Analyst (CNN) — The Trump administration came to the Supreme Court on Thursday with what it called a “modest” request in its effort to end the constitutional right of birthright citizenship. Yet over two-and-a-half hours of arguments, the ramifications of President Donald Trump’s gambit appeared anything but modest. Justice

By Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — Former Director of the FBI James Comey on Thursday took down an Instagram post of seashells spelling out the numbers “86 47” after Republicans claimed that it was a threat against President Donald Trump. The number 86 can often refer to getting rid of or tossing something out, while