Politics

By Jennifer Hansler, Mohammed Tawfeeq and Jeremy Diamond, CNN (CNN) — American journalist Shelly Kittleson was kidnapped in Baghdad, Iraq, on Tuesday, sources and her media outlet said. The US government is tracking her kidnapping and working with the Iraqis to secure her release, a US official said. It is unclear who is responsible for

By Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — FBI agents who say they were summarily fired for investigating President Donald Trump following his first term have filed a class-action lawsuit arguing they were improperly dismissed from the agency. The lawsuit demands the three agents be reinstated and could, if successful, open the door for at least 50

By Alayna Treene, Kevin Liptak, Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump and his administration increasingly believe that they can’t promise to reopen the Strait of Hormuz as a prerequisite to declaring “mission accomplished” in the war with Iran, sources familiar with the discussions tell CNN. Inside the White House, many top officials recognize

By Paula Reid, Casey Gannon, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday will hear its biggest case of the term: about whether President Donald Trump’s effort to limit birthright citizenship through executive order is constitutional. This case will not be easy to win – a ruling for Trump would upend a long-standing tenant of

By John Fritze, Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday endorsed a religious counselor’s challenge to Colorado’s ban on “conversion therapy” for gay and transgender minors, saying it likely violates the First Amendment, handing the LGBTQ community another setback in a decision that will reverberate in nearly half the country. The 8-1

By Aileen Graef, CNN (CNN) — Vice President JD Vance on Tuesday announced he’s written a book about his “personal journey” in faith as speculation rises about his presidential aspirations. “I’ve been writing this book for a long time, and I’m honored to finally be able to share the full story with you all. Communion

By Zachary Cohen, Kristen Holmes, CNN (CNN) — In the immediate lead-up to the first bombs being dropped on Iran last month, President Donald Trump met with a small group of advisers to discuss options. He made it clear that he wanted to launch a military campaign alongside Israel, multiple sources familiar with the matter

By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — In the 26 years since she fled Colombia for the United States, “Pilar” has received her working papers, graduated high school, established a career as a paralegal and purchased a home in Florida. But under the legal theory President Donald Trump is defending at the Supreme Court to end

By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump on Monday shared renderings of what his future presidential library could look like, offering a look into how the planned Florida-based center might eventually commemorate him. In the nearly two-minute-long video shared by the president on Truth Social, a skyscraper dominates the Miami skyline with

By Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — Travelers in South Florida might soon find themselves transiting through Trump International Airport. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill into law Monday that could rename the Palm Beach International Airport to the “President Donald J. Trump International Airport” after the state’s House and Senate passed the legislation last

By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — Several people who were at the US Capitol during the January 6, 2021, insurrection are suing the police agencies that worked to defend the building that day, asking a federal court to award them millions of dollars in damages for the “physical and emotional injuries” they say were inflicted

By Kevin Liptak, Jennifer Hansler, Kylie Atwood, CNN (CNN) — As President Donald Trump’s envoys gear up for another go at diplomacy with Iran, a major question hovers over their efforts: do the officials they’re communicating with have the juice to make a deal? It’s not entirely clear to American officials whether the regime figures

By Annie Grayer, Morgan Rimmer, CNN (CNN) — Lawmakers have departed Washington for spring recess locked in a stalemate over funding for the Department of Homeland Security. But even as their movements outside the halls of Congress face increased public scrutiny, Republican leaders are showing no signs they’ll force their members to come back early

By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, Isabelle D’Antonio, CNN (CNN) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday the Army pilots who flew Apache helicopters over Kid Rock’s Nashville-area home were no longer suspended and the incident would not be investigated. Hegseth reposted a video from Kid Rock, thanking the longtime supporter of President Donald Trump and saying

By Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — A former federal immigration prosecutor and whistleblower who has taken issue with Trump administration leadership has now gone to Capitol Hill, saying the internal watchdog offices of the Justice Department are doing nothing to investigate his and other complaints. Lawyers for Erez Reuveni, who was fired last year after

By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Tens of thousands more Department of Homeland Security workers are now being paid during the record partial government shutdown after President Donald Trump ordered the agency to send Transportation Security Administration employees their back pay. But tens of thousands of other DHS staffers — including Federal Emergency Management Agency

By Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — Federal prosecutors in Manhattan are exploring whether certain lucrative bets placed on prediction markets have violated insider trading and other laws, multiple sources told CNN. The chiefs of the securities and commodities fraud unit of the US attorney’s office for the Southern District of New York recently met with

By Joan Biskupic, CNN Chief Supreme Court Analyst (CNN) — As the Supreme Court considers the future of birthright citizenship, some advocates fighting President Donald Trump are speaking directly to conservative justices on how fundamental one’s faith can be to identity and citizenship. Several groups that have filed briefs in the case to be argued Wednesday