Politics

By Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday classifying “illicit fentanyl and its core precursor chemicals” as weapons of mass destruction — though it was not immediately clear what practical effect that might have. “Today I’m taking one more step to protect Americans from the scourge of deadly fentanyl

By Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump on Monday described an end to the war in Ukraine as closer than ever, with American officials earlier in the day suggesting beefed-up security guarantees for Kyiv had advanced the peace talks — but that the US offer would not be on the table forever. “I

By Casey Gannon, CNN (CNN) — The Justice Department on Monday said it has arrested four people in the Los Angeles area for allegedly working together on a bomb plot that was set to take place around the city on New Year’s Eve. The four people arrested – Audrey Ilene Carroll, Dante Garfield, Zachary Aaron

By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, Natasha Bertrand, Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — The two US Army soldiers killed in Syria on Saturday were Sgt. Edgar Brian Torres Tovar, 25, of Des Moines, Iowa, and Sgt. William Nathaniel Howard, 29, of Marshalltown, Iowa, according to the Army. They were both members of the Iowa National Guard. The

By Alison Main, CNN (CNN) — Lawmakers are scrambling to address skyrocketing health care costs in the final days before Congress leaves Washington for the holidays, with enhanced tax credits that make insurance premiums more affordable for millions of Americans set to expire at the end of the month. After the Senate failed to advance

By Camila DeChalus, CNN (CNN) — A new House committee report alleges the former DC police chief pressured officers to manipulate crime data to create the appearance of a safer city. The report, released Sunday by the Republican-led House Oversight Committee, claims there was an active effort to downplay crime in the nation’s capital and

By Edward Wu, Molly English, CNN (CNN) — The Republican plans to pick off five Democratic-held congressional seats in Texas once seemed like a sure thing. Not anymore. President Donald Trump’s flagging approval ratings, particularly among Latinos, and strong Democratic performance in this year’s special elections have changed both parties’ assumptions. Now, the cushion the

By Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — In a major win for former FBI Director James Comey in the Justice Department’s continued attempts to prosecute him, a judge is depriving federal investigators from accessing central evidence in the case for the foreseeable future. The federal judge’s ruling late Friday says investigators must return electronic data they

By Eyad Kourdi, Natasha Bertrand (CNN) — President Donald Trump said Saturday that there will be “very serious retaliation” after two US soldiers and one civilian interpreter were killed in an ambush in Syria on Saturday. Three others were wounded in the attack, which was carried out by a single ISIS gunman, US Central Command

By Arit John, CNN (CNN) — At least a dozen US House Democrats are already facing primary challenges, as progressives seek to transform a party regaining its footing after 2024 by tapping into voters’ frustration with its leaders ahead of next year’s midterm elections. Unlike past intraparty battles, this current fight is less about policy

By Sarah Ferris, Adam Cancryn, Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — House Republicans unveiled a narrow health care package on Friday that does not extend soon-to-expire enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies — the latest sign that Congress is unlikely to avert skyrocketing insurance premiums for millions of Americans in the new year. The GOP proposal would

By Brian Todd, CNN (CNN) — More than two weeks after being shot in the head in Washington, DC, National Guard Staff Sargent Andrew Wolfe, 24, is breathing on his own and can stand with assistance, according to MedStar Washington Hospital Center. Those are “important milestones that reflect his strength and determination,” said Dr. Jeffrey

By Sarah Ferris, CNN (CNN) — One day after Indiana Republicans decided to forego political gains by rejecting a new US House map, key Democrats made clear Friday they would still aim to redistrict in states their party controls. “Donald Trump launched this unprecedented effort to gerrymander congressional maps all across the country as part

By René Marsh, Sunlen Serfaty, CNN (CNN) — The Department of Labor held its first-ever prayer service for its employees this week, in a highly unusual move that mirrors an initiative at the Pentagon. The service, which took place Wednesday morning in the auditorium of the department’s headquarters, included a speech by Yaakov Menken, a

By Casey Gannon, CNN (CNN) — A coalition of blue states is suing the Trump administration over its fee of $100,000 for H-1B Visas, several Democratic attorneys general announced on Friday. The Trump administration announced in September that it would be implementing the fee for H-1B visas, citing that the program for the visas is