Politics

By Kit Maher, Lex Harvey, CNN (CNN) — Florida lawmakers have passed a bill to rename Palm Beach International Airport after President Donald Trump. The bill to rename the south Florida hub passed the state Senate Thursday with 25 votes in favor and 11 votes against, all from Democrats, two days after Florida’s House of

By Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth railed against what he called the “Godless left” and praised “Western Christian” values and traditions in a headliner speech Thursday night at a Christian communicators conference in Tennessee. “Under the leadership of President Trump, the military once again supports and trains our troops and tends

By Aileen Graef, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump on Thursday said he will direct the Pentagon and other federal agencies to release government records related to extraterrestrial life and UFOs. “Based on the tremendous interest shown, I will be directing the Secretary of War, and other relevant Departments and Agencies, to begin the process

By Kevin Liptak, Kristen Holmes, Zachary Cohen, Natasha Bertrand, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump faces one of the weightiest decisions of his second term as he orders the largest military buildup in the Middle East in 22 years. If he decides to go ahead with an attack on Iran, his options now range from

By Jennifer Hansler, Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — It had the hallmarks of a Trump political rally – Laura Branigan’s “Gloria” blaring over speakers and red “USA” hats handed out to participants. But the event in Washington, DC, Thursday was meant to mark a major moment in global governance. It was the inaugural meeting of

By Ellis Kim, CNN (CNN) — Abigail Spanberger will deliver the Democratic Party’s response to President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address Tuesday night, giving a high-profile platform to the Virginia governor. Democratic congressional leaders are tapping a recent history-maker who became the Commonwealth’s first female governor in January. Prior to that, she served

By Brian Todd, CNN (CNN) — The Department of Veterans Affairs is halting enforcement of a new rule for determining disability payments after veterans across the US expressed outrage for what they said would likely reduce benefits for many. The rule said a veteran’s disability level would be based on how well they function while

By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — A large banner of Donald Trump was hung outside of the Justice Department headquarters in Washington, DC, on Thursday, emphasizing the White House’s control over the nation’s top law enforcement branch that once pursued criminal prosecutions against the president. The image of Trump in shades of blue is a

By Priscilla Alvarez, Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — The Department of Homeland Security is doubling down on the administration’s ongoing investigations into potential voter fraud — reviewing cases involving US citizens and whether they registered to vote, or voted, prior to being naturalized, according to an internal memo reviewed by CNN. The request, stemming from

By Michael Williams, Alex Leeds Matthews, CNN (CNN) — The Department of Homeland Security admitted that its website featuring what it calls the “worst of the worst” arrested immigrants was rife with errors and changed the site this week after receiving questions from CNN about it. DHS created the website in December and the agency,

By Kaanita Iyer, Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — A controversial pastor who supports repealing women’s right to vote and believes homosexuality should be a crime led a worship service at the Pentagon this week, saying he was invited by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. During a 15-minute sermon in the Pentagon’s auditorium and broadcast live on

By Devan Cole, Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge in Minnesota held a Trump administration attorney in civil contempt for “flagrant disobedience of court orders” in the case of a noncitizen swept up in the immigration crackdown there earlier this year. The contempt finding by US District Judge Laura Provinzino on Wednesday appears

By Sunlen Serfaty, CNN (CNN) — The Commission of Fine Arts fast-tracked approval for President Donald Trump’s East Wing renovation plans Thursday, bringing the president’s quest for a new ballroom one step closer to reality. In a unusual move, the committee, an independent federal agency that advises the president and Congress on design plans for

By Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt arrived in Washington this week with invitations to two White House meetings from an angry President Donald Trump. Trump and Stitt, chair of the National Governors Association, were at odds over whether all the nation’s governors should be invited to the White House for what’s

By Matthew Rehbein, CNN (CNN) — The Department of Homeland Security is broadening federal immigration authorities’ ability to detain legal refugees who have not yet obtained green cards, citing national security concerns and the need to ensure refugees undergo additional screening, according to a DHS memo obtained by CNN. Immigration officers may “arrest and detain”

By Adam Cancryn, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump is preparing to make health care a central focus of his midterm sales pitch, despite weak polling and misgivings among some of his own advisers about elevating an issue that’s long proved disastrous for the Republican Party. The approach developed by Trump and his senior aides