Politics

CNN By Kaitlan Collins, Kristen Holmes, Evan Perez and Paula Reid, CNN (CNN) — Several of President Donald Trump’s top officials went to work on Monday with a key question unanswered: would Dan Bongino show up? Hours later, two sources familiar with the matter confirmed he did. But his long-term future as deputy director of

By Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — It’s President Donald Trump versus MAGA. In the days since the Trump administration released a memo about Jeffrey Epstein directly at odds with conspiracy theories pushed by the president and some of his top lieutenants, Trump’s movement and most ardent supporters are in revolt. The Justice Department and the

By Sarah Ferris, Ted Barrett and Manu Raju, CNN (CNN) — Congressional Republicans are launching into their next big legislative fight — this time over DOGE spending cuts for foreign aid and public broadcasting — that risks the wrath of President Donald Trump if they fail. With just days to go before a critical deadline,

By Alison Main, CNN (CNN) — Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham and Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal are urging quick action by the US as Russia escalates its war in Ukraine, including the passage of a bipartisan bill they’ve introduced implementing sanctions on Moscow that they say could be the “sledgehammer” President Donald Trump needs to end

By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Senior citizens are getting a tax break in President Donald Trump’s sweeping tax and spending cuts package, but it’s not the one the president promised on the campaign trail last year. Congressional Republicans could not eliminate taxes on Social Security benefits in their megabill because it would not have

CNN By Brian Todd and Michael Williams, CNN Washington (CNN) — Multiple urban search and rescue teams from across the country that responded to the deadly floods in central Texas told CNN they were not deployed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency until at least Monday evening — days after any victim had been found

By Brian Todd and Michael Williams, CNN Washington (CNN) — Multiple urban search and rescue teams from across the country that responded to the deadly floods in central Texas told CNN they were not deployed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency until at least Monday evening — days after any victim had been found alive.

CNN By Jade Walker, CNN A fast-moving wildfire destroyed 50 to 80 structures on the Grand Canyon’s North Rim, including the historic Grand Canyon Lodge. The blaze, which was started by lightning 10 days ago, rapidly grew to 7.8 square miles due to hot temperatures, low humidity and strong wind gusts, fire officials said. According

By Donald Judd and Kristen Holmes, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump defended Attorney General Pam Bondi over the weekend amid criticism from some in his base over a memo about accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, writing on Truth Social that Bondi is doing “a FANTASTIC JOB” in her role. “What’s going on with my

By Audry Jeong, CNN (CNN) — The Department of Justice has abruptly dropped all charges against a Utah doctor and three of his associates who were accused of destroying Covid-19 vaccines and falsifying records, Attorney General Pam Bondi said Saturday in a post on X. Dr. Michael Kirk Moore Jr., a certified plastic surgeon in

By Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — Columbia University is on the verge of striking an agreement with the Trump administration following months of negotiation to restore federal funding to the school, according to two sources familiar with the deal. Columbia is expected to pay a multimillion-dollar settlement to victims of alleged civil rights violations, implement changes

By Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — Two of the most senior figures in the US government — Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the White House chief of staff — have been impersonated in recent weeks using artificial intelligence — a tactic that harnesses a rapidly developing technology that cybersecurity experts say is becoming the

By Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge on Friday found that the Department of Homeland Security has been making stops and arrests in Los Angeles immigration raids without probable cause and ordered the department to stop detaining individuals based solely on race, spoken language or occupation. US District Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong, an

CNN By Brian Stelter and Jamie Gangel, CNN (CNN) — David Gergen, who served as a presidential adviser to four presidents of both parties and educated generations of Americans about leadership and civic engagement, has died. He was 83. Gergen was the founding director of the Center for Public Leadership at the Harvard Kennedy School

By Brian Stelter and Jamie Gangel, CNN (CNN) — David Gergen, who served as a presidential adviser to four presidents of both parties and educated generations of Americans about leadership and civic engagement, has died. He was 83. Gergen was the founding director of the Center for Public Leadership at the Harvard Kennedy School and