Politics

By Daniel Dale, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump made a series of false claims about tariffs and trade – most of which he has made before – in the Wednesday speech in which he announced a sweeping set of global tariffs. Here is a fact check of some of Trump’s remarks. Canada’s dairy tariffs

By Evan Perez, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday picked Stanley Woodward, a lawyer for multiple Trump aides over the years and for defendants accused of crimes in the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol, to be the No. 3 official at the Justice Department. Woodward most recently has served as

By Veronica Stracqualursi and Ted Barrett, CNN (CNN) — As Democratic Sen. Cory Booker neared Strom Thurmond’s record for the longest speech in Senate history Tuesday night, the typically sparsely filled viewing galleries above the Senate floor grew packed. Democratic Senate staffers and members of the public drawn in by the feat, like the many

By Lauren Fox, CNN (CNN) — Senate Republicans unveiled their new budget blueprint Wednesday afternoon, paving the way for the Senate and House to finally inch closer to advancing President Donald Trump’s immigration and tax agenda. The blueprint is just the first step in a long and arduous process expected to take months, but if

By Jeremy Herb, Fredreka Schouten, Steve Contorno, Sarah Ferris, Annie Grayer and Jeff Zeleny, CNN (CNN) — Tuesday’s decisive victory for the Democratic-backed candidate in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race offered a warning for Republicans that Elon Musk’s unfavorability with voters may outweigh the millions he’s pledged to spend for Republicans in next year’s midterms.

By Gabe Cohen and Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (CNN) — Homeland Security officials are discussing using FEMA funds, intended to provide housing and other aid to migrants, for immigration enforcement, according to multiple sources familiar with the discussions. The so-called Shelter and Services Program was the target of Republican attacks during the 2024 presidential campaign and

By Morgan Rimmer and Haley Talbot, CNN (CNN) — Four Senate Republicans joined with Democrats on Wednesday to deliver a rare bipartisan rebuke to President Donald Trump over trade policy. The Senate adopted a resolution by a vote of 51 to 48 aimed at blocking the Trump administration’s proposed tariffs on Canadian imports. The four

By Byron Manley, Zachary B. Wolf and Curt Merrill, CNN (CNN) — The liberal prevailed in a technically nonpartisan Wisconsin State Supreme Court race that took on national importance as a proxy fight between Democrats and Republicans supporting President Donald Trump. Turnout in the race was remarkable for an off-year election in which state supreme

By Kayla Tausche and Alayna Treene, CNN (CNN) — Advisers to President Donald Trump are expected Wednesday to present the president with options for a deal to invest in TikTok that involves a number of well-heeled venture capital, private equity funds and tech companies, multiple sources familiar with the discussions say, as the White House

By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — A California man is planning to plead guilty two years after he was charged in an alleged plot to kill Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, his lawyers said Wednesday. Attorneys for Nicholas Roske, who was 26 when he was arrested, said in a letter to a judge that their

By Alex Marquardt, CNN (CNN) — In the two months since Donald Trump became president, the Taliban has ratcheted up its efforts to ingratiate itself with the Trump administration, appearing to sense an opening to re-establish official ties and a presence in the US, according to people familiar with the American conversations with the group,

By John Fritze and Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday backed a series of decisions by the US Food and Drug Administration to deny market access for flavored vaping products in a rare win for government regulators that may limit access to those products across the nation. Though a partial win

By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court sided with a former commercial truck driver Wednesday who was fired after failing a drug test he said was caused by a “CBD-rich medicine” in a decision that could make it easier to sue companies under organized crime laws. Douglas Horn sued the manufacturers of a

By Lauren del Valle and Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — The judge overseeing the corruption case against Eric Adams has dismissed the charges against the New York City mayor, and in a split with the Trump Justice Department, ordered that the charges cannot be brought again. Judge Dale Ho said his hands were essentially tied

By Andrew Kaczynski and Em Steck, CNN (CNN) — When Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden faced intense scrutiny for their handling of classified material, top officials now serving in Trump’s Justice Department and FBI demanded criminal probes and severe penalties. Yet today, those same figures – including Attorney General Pam Bondi, FBI Director Kash Patel,

By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — Several key conservatives on the Supreme Court left open the possibility on Wednesday that they could side with Planned Parenthood in a dispute with South Carolina over its decision to yank that organization’s Medicaid funding because it provides abortions. Though the case technically doesn’t deal with abortion – federal