National Politics

CNN By Michael Williams, Manu Raju, Annie Grayer, Veronica Stracqualursi and Ted Barrett, CNN (CNN) — US Democratic Sen. Alex Padilla was forcefully removed from a press conference in Los Angeles Thursday and coerced to the ground after attempting to ask Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem a question. Padilla, California’s first Latino elected to the

By Clare Duffy, Sean Lyngaas and Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — On Wednesday, the Department of Homeland Security posted a striking graphic on its official X account. Uncle Sam, a symbol of American patriotism, is depicted nailing a poster to a wall that reads, “Help your country… and yourself.” Written underneath the poster

By Sarah Ferris, CNN (CNN) — Speaker Mike Johnson was on the verge of an embarrassing defeat on the floor: the narrowly divided GOP-led House was on track to reject billions in DOGE cuts. Then he pulled aside Rep. Nick LaLota, a New York centrist, who had just voted no. With the vote still open,

By Michael Williams, Manu Raju, Annie Grayer, Veronica Stracqualursi and Ted Barrett, CNN (CNN) — US Democratic Sen. Alex Padilla was forcefully removed from a press conference in Los Angeles Thursday and coerced to the ground after attempting to ask Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem a question. Padilla, California’s first Latino elected to the US

By Arit John, CNN (CNN) — David Hogg is leaving the Democratic National Committee’s leadership team, closing out a long and messy feud. Now, party chair Ken Martin and his allies hope voters will pay more attention to their efforts to define President Donald Trump and less to Democrats’ infighting. Both Martin’s allies and critics

By Arlette Saenz and David Wright, CNN (CNN) — Democratic governors on Thursday slammed President Donald Trump’s deployment of the National Guard and Marines to California amid protests over the administration’s immigration enforcement policies. “As we speak, an American city has been militarized over the objections of their governor,” New York Gov. Kathy Hochul began

By Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — Two police officers who defended the US Capitol building during the January 6, 2021, attack by a pro-Donald Trump mob are suing to have a congressional memorial installed to honor law enforcement caught in the attack. Three years ago, Congress approved installing a plaque with the names of officers

By Betsy Klein, Kylie Atwood, Alayna Treene, Alejandra Jaramillo, Rob Picheta and Dana Bash, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump told CNN in a brief phone call Friday morning that the United States “of course” supports Israel and called the country’s strikes on Iran overnight “a very successful attack,” while warning Iran to make a

By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (CNN) — The Department of Homeland Security on Thursday told hundreds of thousands of migrants that their permission to live and work in the United States had been revoked and they should leave the country, according to a copy of the notice obtained by CNN. The termination notice was addressed to

By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously sided with a Minnesota family that has been battling their local school district over the education of their daughter in a decision that could make it easier for other parents of disabled children to seek damages from schools under federal disability laws. The

By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — The Senate Agriculture Committee is proposing some notable changes to the controversial food stamp provisions in the House-approved version of Republicans’ megabill. The committee, which unveiled its proposal on Wednesday, would dial back the introduction of work requirements for parents of dependent children in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program,

By Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — Attorneys for Kilmar Abrego Garcia have asked a judge to put severe sanctions on the Trump administration, saying federal officials violated court orders to prove the steps they were taking to attempt to get the wrongfully deported man out of El Salvador for weeks, before he was returned to

By Alejandra Jaramillo, CNN (CNN) — Sen. Rand Paul is “of course” invited to the annual congressional picnic Thursday, President Donald Trump said after a dispute with the Kentucky Republican over his invite to the long-held bipartisan gathering. “Of course Senator Rand Paul and his beautiful wife and family are invited to the BIG White

By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — A family whose home was mistakenly raided in the middle of the night by the FBI eight years ago will be permitted to continue their damages lawsuit after the Supreme Court on Thursday sent their case back to a federal appeals court for additional review. The outcome represents a

By Shania Shelton, CNN (CNN) — Nearly all of the members of the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board resigned on Wednesday, claiming the Trump administration is taking “unprecedented actions” they believe are “impermissible under the law.” The board said the Trump administration denied a “substantial number” of Fulbright awards to people who had already been selected

CNN By Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump drew charged reactions of both admiration and ire at the Kennedy Center’s opening night of “Les Misérables” – with a greeting of cheers and boos, drama at intermission and drag queens in the audience. When the lights came on after the end of the first

By Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump drew charged reactions of both admiration and ire at the Kennedy Center’s opening night of “Les Misérables” – with a greeting of cheers and boos, drama at intermission and drag queens in the audience. When the lights came on after the end of the first act

By Arit John and Ethan Cohen, CNN (CNN) — David Hogg will not seek reelection to his Democratic National Committee leadership position after the party announced Wednesday that members had voted to redo the vice chair contests he and Malcolm Kenyatta won in February. “Ultimately, I have decided to not run in this upcoming election

By Manu Raju, Alison Main and Aileen Graef, CNN (CNN) — GOP Sen. Rand Paul is accusing the White House of “immaturity” and engaging in “petty vindictiveness” after he and his family were disinvited from the annual White House picnic long held with members of both parties. Paul, a libertarian-minded deficit hawk who has been

By Natasha Bertrand, Kylie Atwood and Michael Williams, CNN (CNN) — The US State and Defense departments on Wednesday made efforts to arrange the departure of non-essential personnel from locations around the Middle East, according to US officials and sources familiar with the efforts. It’s not clear what is causing the sudden change in posture,