Politics

By Tami Luhby, Adam Cancryn, CNN (CNN) — The White House is seeking roughly $1.5 trillion for defense as part of a fiscal 2027 budget request — a proposal that would boost military spending to its highest point in modern history as the Trump administration wages its war with Iran. The blueprint released Friday —

By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — The US State Department on Wednesday announced a series of changes to the US foreign service test with a specific focus on eliminating alleged “diversity, equity, and inclusion” as the Trump administration attempts to reshape the diplomatic corps. In its statement announcing the changes, which also includes new curriculum

By Ariel Edwards-Levy, Jennifer Agiesta, CNN (CNN) — Americans’ views of both the Democratic and Republican parties remain deeply negative, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS. And in an election year that may turn on which party voters see as the lesser of two evils, the Democrats hold an early advantage. About

CNN By Ariel Edwards-Levy, Jennifer Agiesta, CNN (CNN) — Americans’ views of both the Democratic and Republican parties remain deeply negative, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS. And in an election year that may turn on which party voters see as the lesser of two evils, the Democrats hold an early advantage.

CNN By Holmes Lybrand, Evan Perez, Katelyn Polantz, Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, who President Donald Trump tapped Thursday to serve as the interim head of the Justice Department, managed the day-to-day operations of the department over the past year, often taking a more public-facing role when Pam Bondi was

By Holmes Lybrand, Evan Perez, Katelyn Polantz, Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, who President Donald Trump tapped Thursday to serve as the interim head of the Justice Department, managed the day-to-day operations of the department over the past year, often taking a more public-facing role when Pam Bondi was in

CNN By Haley Britzky, Natasha Bertrand, CNN (CNN) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday fired the US Army chief of staff and two other generals as the Iran war continues. Hegseth told US Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George to retire immediately, a Pentagon official told CNN. He also fired two other Army

By Haley Britzky, Natasha Bertrand, Jim Sciutto, Tal Shalev, CNN (CNN) — Roughly half of Iran’s missile launchers are still intact and thousands of one-way attack drones remain in Iran’s arsenal despite the daily pounding by US and Israeli strikes against military targets over the past five weeks, according to recent US intelligence assessments, three

By Haley Britzky, Natasha Bertrand, CNN (CNN) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday fired the US Army chief of staff and two other generals as the Iran war continues. Hegseth told US Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George to retire immediately, a Pentagon official told CNN. He also fired two other Army generals

By Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — Democrats compared President Donald Trump’s latest attempt to overhaul elections to George Orwell’s “1984,” in one of three lawsuits now challenging Tuesday’s executive order, which instructs the US Postal Service to determine who does and doesn’t receive a mail ballot. Democratic congressional leaders and organizations, as well as two

By Adam Cancryn, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump has repeatedly sought to tamp down the surging price of oil by telling investors what they’re eager to hear: The war in Iran is almost over. But after hearing that message for weeks, with fighting ongoing and no plan for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, they’re

By Annie Grayer, Michael Williams, CNN (CNN) — During his confirmation hearing last month, Markwayne Mullin promised to make changes at the Department of Homeland Security if he were to be confirmed as its next secretary. He called the controversial policy under outgoing Secretary Kristi Noem that required her approval of contracts exceeding $100,000 “micromanaging.”

By Betsy Klein, Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s sprawling ballroom project officially got the green light on Thursday from a board that oversees planning for federal buildings and land, marking the latest step in an accelerated process that now faces some legal uncertainty. Despite more than 32,000 public comments overwhelmingly opposed to

CNN By Kristen Holmes, Kaitlan Collins, Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump has fired Pam Bondi as attorney general. She will be replaced for now by Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, who will serve as acting attorney general, Trump said. The president wrote on Truth Social that Bondi would be “transitioning to a

By Joan Biskupic, CNN Chief Supreme Court Analyst (CNN) — When Chief Justice John Roberts and the eight associate justices took the Supreme Court bench on Wednesday for a fundamental debate over American identity, they did not acknowledge the presence of Donald Trump in the courtroom. That was not unexpected: Wednesday marked the first time in

By Adam Cancryn, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump is imposing a new 100% tariff on certain pharmaceutical companies that have not struck deals to sell their drugs directly to consumers as part of his “Most Favored Nation” pricing initiative, the White House announced on Thursday. The forthcoming tariff will apply to imports of patented

By Ellis Kim, Lauren Fox, Sarah Ferris, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump on Thursday suggested he will order that all Department of Homeland Security employees be paid, as Congress again took steps toward ending the longest-ever partial government shutdown. The move would expand Trump’s earlier directive for DHS to unilaterally pay Transportation Security Administration

By David Wright, Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — Barack Obama’s past comments are haunting Democrats’ efforts to draw new congressional districts in Virginia as they try to give their party an edge in the battle for control of Congress. The former president, still one of the Democratic Party’s most popular figures, has endorsed and appeared