Politics

By Daniel Dale, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump tried Tuesday to concoct an alternative reality on the subject of “affordability” – piling lie on top of lie to try to convince Americans that the issue has vanished. “You know, inflation we’ve solved; it’s done,” Trump said in an interview with Fox News during a trip to

By Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — The Justice Department and federal courts are struggling to keep up with the exponential increase in federal court cases of immigrants in custody who are challenging their detentions – another result of the Trump administration’s aggressive immigration enforcement policies across the country. The cases, in which a person can

By Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — First lady Melania Trump rang the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange Wednesday morning, giving her a high-profile platform in the business world as she seeks to build momentum toward the release of her documentary later this week. The first lady stood on the iconic marble stage,

By Daniel Dale, CNN (CNN) — From the start, this has been a say-anything presidential administration. A White House led by President Donald Trump, who lies frequently and brazenly, has rarely appeared concerned about factual accuracy. And guided by Trump’s no-apologies ethos and penchant for dogged repetition, the administration has almost never retreated from even the most outlandish

By Brian Todd, CNN (CNN) — As a combat medic with the Army National Guard more than a decade ago, Lauren Feringa says she was exposed to toxins from burning oil fields during the Iraq War. A few years later, as a civilian contractor in Afghanistan, she says she suffered from concussive blasts, including a

CNN By Eric Bradner, Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar ignored staffers’ pleas to end a town hall early and get a medical check Tuesday after a man rushed the podium and sprayed a substance at the Democratic congresswoman. Omar, who was not injured in the attack, said after the town hall

By Joan Biskupic, CNN Chief Supreme Court Analyst (CNN) — When the Supreme Court agreed last September to hear a dispute over President Donald Trump’s billion-dollar tariffs on foreign goods, it heeded the administration’s plea that time was of the essence. To Trump, the case is a matter of “LIFE OR DEATH for our Country,” as

By Rashard Rose, CNN (CNN) — Top Justice Department leaders said in a court filing Tuesday they expect to release the department’s Jeffrey Epstein-related files “in the near term.” Attorney General Pam Bondi, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche and US Attorney for the Southern District of New York Jay Clayton told two federal judges the

By Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration on Tuesday asked a federal court to pause a Louisiana lawsuit seeking to end access to abortion pills by mail. The new filing from the US Food and Drug Administration said the court should put the case on hold while it conducts its own review of

By Eric Bradner, Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar ignored staffers’ pleas to end a town hall early and get a medical check Tuesday after a man rushed the podium and sprayed a substance at the Democratic congresswoman. Omar, who was not injured in the attack, said after the town hall ended

By Sarah Ferris, Kristen Holmes, Manu Raju, CNN (CNN) — Top Democrats in Congress are plunging into an impeachment fight with Kristi Noem, as even some moderate Republicans say they’ve lost faith in the embattled Department of Homeland Security chief – upping the pressure on the administration over what they see as a complete failure

By Kristen Holmes, CNN (CNN) — Top White House aide Stephen Miller said Tuesday that officials were evaluating why the Customs and Border Protection team in Minneapolis “may not have been following” proper protocol before the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti — a remarkable acknowledgment of possible wrongdoing from one of the Trump administration’s most

CNN By Kristen Holmes, CNN (CNN) — Top White House aide Stephen Miller said Tuesday that officials were evaluating why the Customs and Border Protection team in Minneapolis “may not have been following” proper protocol before the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti — a remarkable acknowledgment of possible wrongdoing from one of the Trump administration’s

By Holmes Lybrand, Lauren Fox, Shimon Prokupecz, CNN Two officers fired their guns during the fatal encounter with Alex Pretti in Minneapolis over the weekend, according to an initial report to Congress from the Department of Homeland Security reviewed by CNN. The report – from Customs and Border Protection’s initial investigation into the shooting of

By Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — A state court on Tuesday blocked Virginia Democrats’ redistricting effort, delivering a setback to the party’s plans to redraw congressional lines ahead of November’s midterm elections. Tazewell County Circuit Judge Jack Hurley Jr. ruled that Democrats in the General Assembly failed to follow the correct procedures when they launched

By Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — Philip Glass has withdrawn his symphony based on Abraham Lincoln from the Kennedy Center, with the award-winning composer writing to the board of the arts institution that its values conflict with the work. “Symphony No. 15 is a portrait of Abraham Lincoln, and the values of the Kennedy Center

By Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — First lady Melania Trump on Tuesday called on Americans to unify in the wake of the fatal shootings of two US citizens by federal law enforcement and widespread protests in Minneapolis this month. “We need to unify. I’m calling for unity. I know my husband, the president, had a

By Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — Acting Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director Todd Lyons has been ordered to appear in federal court this Friday to explain why he should not be held in contempt for violating a judge’s order in the case of a man who is challenging his detention. Judge Patrick Schiltz, the chief

By Haley Britzky, Zachary Cohen, CNN (CNN) — As the US military began launching strikes on alleged drug boats in the Caribbean last year, a young Trinidadian man who was in Venezuela for work was searching for a way home, according to a lawsuit filed on Tuesday. Chad Joseph, 26, had been in Venezuela for