Politics

By Alison Main, CNN (CNN) — Republican Sen. David McCormick defended Donald Trump’s latest controversial moves in a rare interview, including the president’s $230 million request for the Justice Department to pay his legal bills, the demolition of the White House’s East Wing, and his party’s handling of the government shutdown. He also compared Democrats

By Tom Foreman, CNN (CNN) — Amid the rubble and rancor memorializing where the East Wing of the White House once stood, President Donald Trump and his team are trying to dig out. Public outrage has been piling up over the sudden demolition to make way for the sprawling, golden ballroom he has long craved.

By Betsy Klein, CNN Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (CNN) — US President Donald Trump will lean on the power of in-person diplomacy on the first Asia trip of his second term as he meets with old rivals, new friends and, potentially, adversaries, while looking to cut deals that could have sweeping economic and national security implications.

By Gloria Pazmino, CNN New York (CNN) — Roosevelt Avenue in Queens runs through one of New York City’s most densely populated neighborhoods, a cacophonous display of diversity underneath the 7 train. There are Colombian restaurants and taco stalls next to Indian food and fruit stands. Vendors sell homemade tamales and grilled meat. There are

By Tami Luhby, Angélica Franganillo Díaz, CNN (CNN) — Right after setting her out-of-office email on October 1, one furloughed US Department of Agriculture worker filed for unemployment benefits to help her pay for food, rent and other necessities during the federal government shutdown. More than three weeks later, her application is still listed as

By Alejandra Jaramillo, CNN (CNN) — Former US vice president Kamala Harris has hinted she could make another bid for the White House in an interview with the BBC, saying she would “possibly” be president one day and expressing confidence that America will see a woman in the Oval Office in the future. Harris marked

By Steve Contorno, Ashley Killough, CNN Tucson, Arizona (CNN) — For years, immigration attorney Rachel Wilson has relied on her local congressional office to help untangle bureaucratic knots that threaten her clients’ ability to live and work in the United States. That aid used to come from the staff of longtime Rep. Raúl Grijalva, until

By Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — The Justice Department announced Friday it will monitor polling sites in six counties in California and New Jersey ahead of November 4 elections, as voters prepare to cast their ballots in less than two weeks. The department said the move, which focuses on two Democratic-led states, will “ensure transparency,

By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — The US Department of Agriculture says it will not tap into its $6 billion contingency fund to cover food stamp benefits next month if the shutdown continues, according to an agency memo obtained by CNN. That means that roughly 42 million Americans will not receive critical food assistance from

By Devan Cole, Lauren del Valle, Kara Scannell, CNN Norfolk, Virginia (CNN) — New York Attorney General Letitia James is set to go to trial in late January on felony charges of bank fraud and making false statements to a financial institution – if she doesn’t succeed at getting the case dismissed outright. James was

CNN By Devan Cole, Lauren del Valle, Kara Scannell, CNN Norfolk, Virginia (CNN) — New York Attorney General Letitia James is set to go to trial in late January on felony charges of bank fraud and making false statements to a financial institution – if she doesn’t succeed at getting the case dismissed outright. James

By Aaron Blake, Alex Leeds Matthews, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump canceled trade talks with Canada on Thursday, citing a recent ad released by the government of Canada’s Ontario province that quoted former President Ronald Reagan’s 1987 radio address to the nation on fair trade. Trump said the ad, which aired in the US,

CNN By David Wright, Gloria Pazmino, CNN (CNN) — Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for New York City mayor, stood outside a mosque Friday and slammed independent candidate Andrew Cuomo for laughing at the suggestion Mamdani would cheer a terror attack. “I will not change who I am, how I eat or the faith that

By David Wright, Gloria Pazmino, CNN (CNN) — Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for New York City mayor, stood outside a mosque Friday and slammed independent candidate Andrew Cuomo for laughing at the suggestion Mamdani would cheer a terror attack. “I will not change who I am, how I eat or the faith that I

By Daniel Dale, CNN (CNN) — Top Democrats in the Senate and House of Representatives have taken a Thursday quote from the White House press secretary out of context to deliver a misleading attack on President Donald Trump. A reporter asked press secretary Karoline Leavitt at a Thursday briefing: “In addition to the ballroom and

By David Wright, Gloria Pazmino, CNN New York (CNN) — House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries has endorsed Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for mayor of New York City, ending an extended holdout that was being closely watched. “Zohran Mamdani has relentlessly focused on addressing the affordability crisis and explicitly committed to being a Mayor for

By Adam Cancryn, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration plans to funnel a $130 million donation from an anonymous ally of President Donald Trump toward paying military service members during the government shutdown, the Defense Department confirmed on Friday. “The donation was made on the condition that it be used to offset the cost of

By Alayna Treene, Kylie Atwood, Katie Bo Lillis, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump is considering plans to target cocaine facilities and drug trafficking routes inside Venezuela, though he has not yet made a decision on whether to move forward with them, three US officials told CNN. Outward signs on Friday pointed toward a major

By Arit John, Sarah Ferris, CNN (CNN) — This summer, a fired-up Kevin McCarthy vowed to personally lead the fight against California Democrats’ redistricting push, aiming to raise $100 million to help protect Republican lawmakers in his home state. But in the final weeks of the high-stakes election, the former GOP speaker has fallen massively