Politics

By Associated Press (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has fired a general whose agency’s initial intelligence assessment of damage to Iranian nuclear sites from US strikes angered President Donald Trump, according to two people familiar with the decision and a White House official. Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Kruse will no longer serve as head of

CNN By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — Kilmar Abrego Garcia was released from criminal custody in Tennessee on Friday, the latest development in a dramatic legal saga surrounding the wrongly deported Maryland father of three. This marks the first time he has not been imprisoned since the Trump administration deported him to a notorious mega-prison

By Aditi Sangal, Ted Barrett, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump said Friday that he supports the Justice Department sending Jeffrey Epstein files to the House Oversight Committee. “Innocent people shouldn’t be hurt. But I’m in support of keeping it totally open. I couldn’t care less. You got a lot of people that it could

By Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump said Friday he will give Russian President Vladimir Putin “a couple of weeks,” further extending his deadline for potential consequences against Moscow after urging the Russian leader to meet with his Ukrainian counterpart in hopes of ending the war. Asked by CNN’s Alayna Treene if there’s

By Adam Cancryn, Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump said Friday that Chicago will be the next city that his administration targets for a federal crackdown on crime and suggested a longer and more intense campaign in the nation’s capital. “We’ll straighten that one out, probably next, that will be our next one

By David Wright, CNN (CNN) — The Republican National Committee elected Florida State Sen. Joe Gruters as its new chair Friday, confirming President Donald Trump’s pick to replace outgoing chairman Michael Whatley, who is running for US Senate in North Carolina. “Thank you all so much, now the party’s in great hands moving forward –

By Evan Perez, Kristen Holmes, Michael Callahan, Shania Shelton, Adam Cancryn, CNN (CNN) — The FBI conducted a court-authorized search Friday at former national security adviser John Bolton’s home and office as part of a renewed investigation into whether he disclosed classified information in his 2020 book, according to two people familiar with the matter.

By Daniel Dale, CNN (CNN) — Seventeen days ago, President Donald Trump made a dramatic claim in an interview on the business news channel CNBC. As part of his July trade agreement with the European Union, he said, the EU gave the United States a $600 billion present he could spend however he wanted. “They

By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — Kilmar Abrego Garcia was released from criminal custody in Tennessee on Friday, the latest development in a dramatic legal saga surrounding the wrongly deported Maryland father of three. This marks the first time he has not been imprisoned since the Trump administration deported him to a notorious mega-prison in

By Eric Bradner, Arit John, Arlette Saenz, Ethan Cohen, CNN (CNN) — The Texas Senate could soon vote to approve new congressional maps drawn to help Republicans win as many as five more House seats in next year’s midterm elections. The chamber voted to advance the redistricting bill Friday, moving the Republican-drawn congressional map one

By Steve Contorno, CNN Sacramento, California (CNN) — California Democrats may have successfully muscled a new congressional map through the state legislature this week, but the redistricting fight in the Golden State is only just beginning. With 74 days until the November vote, Gov. Gavin Newsom and his allies have a tight window to convince

By Joan Biskupic, CNN Chief Supreme Court Analyst (CNN) — Most of the lawyers Donald Trump has recently selected for lifetime appointments to the federal bench resemble those of his first presidency, despite his threat to abandon the Federalist Society and the establishment conservatism that drove his first-term judicial juggernaut. The nominations through mid-August, more than

CNN By Kristen Holmes, Samantha Waldenberg, Adam Cancryn, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump said Thursday he would expand the law enforcement and National Guard crackdown he ordered in Washington, DC, this month to other jurisdictions as he appeared at a US Park Police facility to promote the initiative. “We’re going to make it safe,

By Kylie Atwood, Haley Britzky, Zachary Cohen, Isabelle Khurshudyan, CNN (CNN) — Secretary of State Marco Rubio told European counterparts Thursday the US will participate in post-war security guarantees for Ukraine but that the Trump administration believes Europe should take the lead, according to a European diplomat familiar with the call. During a call with