National Politics

By Morgan Rimmer, CNN (CNN) — Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer announced Tuesday he is placing a blanket hold on all Justice Department political nominees, as he seeks answers related to the Trump administration’s plans to accept a luxury jet from the Qatari royal family to use as Air Force One. “News of the Qatari

By Shania Shelton, CNN (CNN) — Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. posted photos Sunday of him and his family swimming in Rock Creek where swimming is not allowed “due to high bacteria levels.” “Mother’s Day hike in Dumbarton Oaks Park with Amaryllis, Bobby, Kick, and Jackson, and a swim with my

CNN By Jeremy Herb, CNN (CNN) — Former President Joe Biden did not recognize George Clooney when he arrived for a record-breaking June 2024 fundraiser the movie star was co-hosting, according to a forthcoming book from CNN’s Jake Tapper and Axios’ Alex Thompson. Backstage before the fundraiser, Clooney greeted the president when he arrived after

By Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration on Monday asked the Supreme Court to allow it to resume the deportations of nearly 200 Venezuelan migrants detained in Texas, requesting that the court lift its order from last month that temporarily paused the deportation of migrants subject to the Alien Enemies Act. In a

By Jeremy Herb, CNN (CNN) — Former President Joe Biden’s physical deterioration was severe enough in the second half of his presidency that his aides privately discussed putting him in a wheelchair for his second term, according to a new book from CNN’s Jake Tapper and Axios’ Alex Thompson. Axios reported Tuesday on the new

By Arit John, CNN (CNN) — The 2028 presidential primary contests are still nearly three years away, but the early jockeying to replace President Donald Trump has already started in earnest — at least among Democrats. Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, who narrowly won the 2020 Iowa caucuses, is back in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday

By Sarah Ferris and Lauren Fox, CNN (CNN) — House Republicans kicked off a blockbuster week for President Donald Trump’s “one big, beautiful bill,” as Speaker Mike Johnson attempts to stave off a revolt from any one faction of his conference that could tank the sweeping GOP agenda. As House lawmakers returned to Washington on

By Tierney Sneed and Paula Reid, CNN (CNN) — As the Supreme Court hears arguments Thursday on a major Donald Trump policy for the first time in his second term, the president could secure a significant win affecting many of the lawsuits against his administration out of a case that is otherwise widely seen as

By Morgan Rimmer, Manu Raju, Ted Barrett and Alison Main, CNN (CNN) — Several Republican senators expressed misgivings that the Trump administration plans to accept a luxury jet from the Qatari royal family to use as Air Force One, noting the potential for security and legal risks. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, a member of the

By Paula Reid, Casey Gannon and Michael Williams, CNN (CNN) — Two senior Justice Department officials appointed by President Donald Trump to run the Library of Congress were denied access on Monday, according to a person familiar with the interaction. Paul Perkins and Brian Nieves are expected to hold positions at the Library of Congress,

By Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge won’t block a controversial Trump administration initiative to share highly sensitive taxpayer information with federal immigration authorities in hopes of tracking down undocumented immigrants and quickly deporting them out of the country. District Judge Dabney Friedrich on Monday rejected arguments from several immigrant-rights groups, that claimed

By Sarah Ferris and Haley Talbot, CNN (CNN) — House Republicans on Monday unveiled one of the most critical pieces of President Donald Trump’s domestic agenda: How it plans to spend trillions of dollars on tax breaks. The long-awaited tax plans include some of Trump’s big campaign promises, including scrapping federal taxes on tips, on

By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — A flight carrying a group of 59 White South Africans granted refugee status by the Trump administration arrived in the United States on Monday. They were the first people to be granted refugee status by the Trump administration and are not expected to be the last Afrikaners to come

By Alejandra Jaramillo, Kaitlan Collins and Michael Williams, CNN (CNN) — White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Monday that the legal details on accepting a Boeing 747-8 jet to replace Air Force One as a gift from the Qatari royal family are “still being worked out.” “Any donation to this government is always done

By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump signed a sweeping executive order Monday morning that promises to crack down on “unreasonable or discriminatory” practices by foreign countries that result in Americans paying far higher costs for prescription drugs. “Starting today, the United States will no longer subsidize the health care of foreign countries,

Joan Biskupic, CNN Chief Supreme Court Analyst (CNN) — The Supreme Court that will hear a case over birthright citizenship this week has been acting less like a group seeking consensus and more like nine justices clinging to their own interests. Ruptures have occurred in litigation arising from President Donald Trump’s effort to transform the federal

By Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump embarks Monday on the first major international trip of his second term — an opportunity to shore up relations with a trio of key Middle Eastern allies and prove his might as a dealmaker on the world stage. Arriving in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Tuesday with

By Sarah Ferris and Lauren Fox, CNN (CNN) — House Republicans on Sunday night offered the first glimpse of their Medicaid overhaul plan, which is expected to cut billions of dollars to help finance President Donald Trump’s sweeping tax and spending cuts agenda. Details of the plan, unveiled by House Energy and Commerce Chairman Brett

CNN By Jade Walker, CNN (CNN) — “Sinners,” the new period piece/crime thriller/vampire horror hybrid from director Ryan Coogler, scored top marks with critics and fans (97% on Rotten Tomatoes) and has earned more than $200 million at the box office. But the closest movie theater to Clarksdale, Mississippi, which served as the inspiration for