Politics

By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — Chief Justice John Roberts stressed the importance of judicial independence during public remarks Wednesday, noting that the judiciary’s role as a co-equal branch of government is central to the nation’s political system. “The judiciary is a coequal branch of government, separate from the others with the authority to interpret

By Tierney Sneed, Devan Cole and Emily R. Condon, CNN Washington (CNN) — A federal judge pressed the Justice Department on President Donald Trump’s suggestion that he could secure the return of migrants deported to a Salvadoran super prison, during a Wednesday evening hearing where the judge approved more fact-finding into whether the US has

By Annette Choi and Lauren Fox, CNN (CNN) — House Republican leaders are negotiating over GOP members’ conflicting demands before an expected floor vote on the GOP’s massive tax and spending cuts package this week. Among several sticking points is the timeframe over when new Medicaid work requirements would kick in and whether to change

By Sarah Ferris, Manu Raju and Lauren Fox, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s “big beautiful bill” is running into a wall in the sharply divided House Republican conference, with tensions spiking over Speaker Mike Johnson’s handling of the party’s biggest sticking point: overhauling Medicaid. As Johnson presses for a House vote before Memorial Day,

By Jamie Gangel, Jeremy Herb, Shania Shelton and Steve Contorno, CNN (CNN) — When President Donald Trump descends on the Kennedy Performing Arts Center next month for a high-dollar fundraiser and a performance of “Les Misérables,” he won’t be seeing the usual cast performing, sources told CNN. At least 10 to 12 performers in Les

By Kit Maher, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — Vice President JD Vance said Wednesday that the Russians are “asking for too much” in requirements to end the war with Ukraine and that he believes it’s time the two sides come together in “direct negotiation.” “I wouldn’t say that the Russians are uninterested in bringing this

By Priscilla Alvarez and Alayna Treene, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge said Wednesday that deporting migrants to Libya or Saudi Arabia, as reported in the media, would violate his previous order if they were not provided written notice and an opportunity to contest ahead of time, according to a new filing. Immigrant advocacy groups

CNN By Shania Shelton and Arlette Saenz, CNN (CNN) — Former President Joe Biden criticized President Donald Trump for suggesting Ukraine may have to give up territory in exchange for peace, calling it a “modern-day appeasement,” in reference to British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain’s efforts to appease Adolf Hitler as he sought to annex land

By Alayna Treene, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump is making plans for the United States to begin referring to the Persian Gulf as the Gulf of Arabia or the Arabian Gulf, two administration officials familiar with the discussions told CNN. The expected announcement is tied to his trip to the Middle East next week,

CNN By Manu Raju and Alison Main, CNN (CNN) — The battle to replace Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin in Illinois is intensifying with Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi on Wednesday jumping into a crowded primary that has divided key Democratic factions in the blue state. Krishnamoorthi, who has represented a swath of the northwest Chicago suburbs

By Dianne Gallagher and Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — A Republican North Carolina judge who launched an unprecedented effort to overturn his unofficial loss in a state Supreme Court race is dropping his challenge to the results. Judge Jefferson Griffin will not appeal a federal court’s ruling ordering that the election be certified in his

By Shania Shelton and Arlette Saenz, CNN (CNN) — Former President Joe Biden criticized President Donald Trump for suggesting Ukraine may have to give up territory in exchange for peace, calling it a “modern-day appeasement,” in reference to British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain’s efforts to appease Adolf Hitler as he sought to annex land in

By Katelyn Polantz, CNN Washington (CNN) — When 85,000 people fled Afghanistan in 2021, lawyers from major law firms stepped up to file their political asylum petitions. When the names of more than 700 detainees at Guantanamo Bay were released in 2004, lawyers from large law firms became counsel for many of the men. And

By Manu Raju and Alison Main, CNN (CNN) — The battle to replace Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin in Illinois is intensifying with Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi on Wednesday jumping into a crowded primary that has divided key Democratic factions in the blue state. Krishnamoorthi, who has represented a swath of the northwest Chicago suburbs since