Politics

By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — As federal courts have looked skeptically at President Donald Trump’s assertion that he can construct a massive new ballroom at the White House without approval from lawmakers, he’s increasingly pointed to alleged attempts to harm him as a reason why the project should continue apace. The latest iteration of

By Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump has invoked the Defense Production Act to force defense companies to manufacture more weapons after the war with Iran depleted stockpiles In a document signed last week, the president says that he finds “that conditions exist which may pose a direct threat to the national defense

By Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — At President Donald Trump’s Miami hotel, acting Attorney General Todd Blanche recently tried to smooth things over with a conservative watchdog group whose anger at the Trump administration was building on multiple fronts. In the private speech delivered to Judicial Watch on April 20, Blanche attempted to showcase how

By Arit John, Maureen Chowdhury, Lauren Chadwick, Terence Burlij, CNN (CNN) — Janeese Lewis George is holding a large early lead in the Democratic mayoral primary in Washington, DC, based on initial election results, but CNN has not projected a winner yet. A DC councilmember and democratic socialist, Lewis George has campaigned on making the

By Ariel Edwards-Levy, Patrick Svitek, Katie Doran, CNN (CNN) — In the years before he ran for US Senate, James Talarico said there were six sexes, declared that “God is nonbinary” and deemed it “existential” for Americans to reduce their meat consumption to combat climate change. As Republicans have assailed him over those comments, calling

By Sarah Ferris, Ted Barrett, Kevin Liptak, CNN Geneva (CNN) — Republicans on Capitol Hill believed they’d found a way to dump President Donald Trump’s controversial pick for temporary intelligence chief — while defusing a major fight with Democrats over a significant national security bill. Then came Trump’s middle-of-the-night missive from Switzerland. “I will not

CNN By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — As federal courts have looked skeptically at President Donald Trump’s assertion that he can construct a massive new ballroom at the White House without approval from lawmakers, he’s increasingly pointed to alleged attempts to harm him as a reason why the project should continue apace. The latest iteration

By Eric Bradner, Aaron Blake, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump finally got the best of Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp in a Republican race on Tuesday — but voters rejected both of them in another. In the GOP primary runoff to take on Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff, the Trump-endorsed Rep. Mike Collins defeated Kemp’s choice,

By Alayna Treene, Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — US negotiators are working to quickly release the text of the agreement between Washington and Tehran, even as they downplay the significance of the specific language in the document, US officials told CNN. The officials described the text of the agreement as incredibly vague, mainly intended to

By Tierney Sneed, Hannah Rabinowitz, Katelyn Polantz, Casey Tolan, CNN (CNN) — A Justice Department probe into the wife of Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom burst into public view Monday after Newsom — prominent critic of President Donald Trump and a potential 2028 White House contender — accused the administration of spearheading a politically motivated investigation

By Sunlen Serfaty, Kit Maher, Dugald McConnell, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s more than $14 million Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool renovation was completed just over a week ago, with its more than 300,000 square feet refilled with 6.5 million gallons of clean water. But already it’s been hit with a problem that has haunted

By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — The top federal judge in Rhode Island is slamming the Trump administration for unfairly issuing a “public attack” on one of his colleagues that “put her in personal danger and undermined public faith in the federal courts.” The statement Tuesday comes after a special counsel he appointed to investigate

CNN, POOL, ABC, CNBC, CENTCOM, TRUTH SOCIAL By Kevin Liptak, CNN Geneva, Switzerland (CNN) — Heading into an al fresco dinner Monday evening overlooking the azure Lake Geneva shoreline, the leaders of the world’s most powerful nations were hoping to gain clarity on what, exactly, President Donald Trump’s new arrangement with Iran entailed. After almost

By Jennifer Agiesta, CNN (CNN) — Nearly half of Americans say they don’t consider themselves a part of either major political party, the highest level of partisan independence measured by CNN polling in more than a decade. Independents have grown to 47% of the population, rising roughly 10 points since just after President Donald Trump’s

By David Wright, CNN (CNN) — Georgia Lt. Gov. Burt Jones is criticizing rival Rick Jackson’s campaign spending as the billionaire breaks state records in the final stretch of a tight runoff for the Republican gubernatorial nomination. “Rick Jackson is everywhere – spending over $100 million trying to buy our vote,” says a new ad