National Politics

By Veronica Stracqualursi, Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — House Republicans are gearing up to consider more than a dozen bills that would further limit Washington, DC’s self-governance, impose tougher punishments and roll back criminal justice reforms in the wake of President Donald Trump’s federal crime crackdown. The House Oversight Committee will take up the bills

By John Fritze, Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN The Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to hear arguments over President Donald Trump’s sweeping global tariffs, taking up a fast-moving appeal that deals with the centerpiece of the administration’s economic agenda. In the meantime, the tariffs will remain in place while the court hears the case. Trump is pressing the

By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — Chief Justice John Roberts on Tuesday allowed the Trump administration to freeze billions in foreign aid payments for now, putting on hold a lower court ruling that required officials to spend $4 billion of that money by the end of the month. Roberts, who handles emergency appeals from federal

By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — Two Supreme Court justices – a conservative and the court’s senior liberal – appeared to shut down talk of a third term for President Donald Trump in separate appearances this week, with both suggesting that the two-term language included in the 22nd Amendment is clear. The 22nd Amendment was

By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Americans’ median household income rose less than 3%, or about $2,150, during the Biden administration, according to Census Bureau data released Tuesday. Former President Joe Biden had to contend with the aftermath of the economic upheaval wrought by the Covid-19 pandemic and a period of soaring inflation. Median household

By Kaitlan Collins, Zachary Cohen, Kristen Holmes, CNN (CNN) — Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard directed the National Security Agency in recent months to recall a classified report about Venezuela – despite agency staff affirming it was accurate and complied with all NSA policies – in a move that has raised major questions inside

By Michael Williams, Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — Two key figures in the Iran-Contra affair quietly married last month, nearly 40 years after the scandal rocked US politics and President Ronald Reagan’s administration. Oliver North married his former secretary, Fawn Hall, on August 27 in Virginia, according to a copy of the marriage certificate

By Hannah Rabinowitz, Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — A Michigan state judge on Tuesday dismissed charges against the fake electors who signed certificates falsely claiming President Donald Trump won Michigan in the 2020 election, saying that the state failed to prove the 15 men and women were knowingly trying to break the law. The group

By Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — The Missouri House voted Tuesday to approve a new congressional map that seeks to eliminate a Democratic-controlled US House seat, as Republicans around the country scramble to boost their chances of retaining control of Congress after next year’s midterm elections. The 90-65 vote puts Missouri a step closer to

By Marshall Cohen, Casey Tolan, Casey Gannon, CNN (CNN) — One month after President Donald Trump’s administration effectively took over Washington, DC’s police department, surging federal law enforcement and troops across the capital, crime in the city is down, homeless encampments have been cleared, and hundreds of people accused of being in the US illegally

By David Wright, CNN (CNN) — Maryland Gov. Wes Moore announced Tuesday that he will run for reelection in 2026, seeking a second term in a deep-blue state even as the rising Democratic star sparks speculation about a potential 2028 presidential bid. “While we stand up for middle-class Marylanders, the president of the United States

By Molly English, Ethan Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Democrat James Walkinshaw will win a special election in Virginia’s 11th Congressional District, CNN’s Decision Desk projects, bolstering Democratic numbers in the House and cutting down on an already slim Republican majority. With Tuesday’s results, House Speaker Mike Johnson will now only be able to afford to

CNN By Kristen Holmes, Kaitlan Collins, CNN (CNN) — Two of President Donald Trump’s top economic officials — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency Bill Pulte — almost came to blows last week, two sources familiar with the altercation told CNN. Bessent threatened to punch Pulte in the face

By Sarah Ferris, CNN (CNN) — House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries has appointed three Democratic members to sit on the GOP’s new panel investigating the January 6 riot at the US Capitol – casting the move as an effort to avoid allowing the committee to “whitewash” the violence from that day. Rep. Eric Swalwell of

By Annie Grayer, Sarah Ferris, CNN (CNN) — The House Oversight Committee released a trove of records Monday evening from the estate of Jeffrey Epstein, including a note bearing President Donald Trump’s name that was part of a collection of letters gifted to the late convicted sex offender for his 50th birthday. In addition to

By Ellis Kim, Manu Raju, CNN (CNN) — House Speaker Mike Johnson on Monday attempted to clean up earlier remarks he made claiming that President Donald Trump had been an “FBI informant” in the Jeffrey Epstein case. “What I was referring to in that long conversation was what the (Epstein) victims’ attorney said,” Johnson told

By Kristen Holmes, Kaitlan Collins, CNN (CNN) — Two of President Donald Trump’s top economic officials — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency Bill Pulte — almost came to blows last week, two sources familiar with the altercation told CNN. Bessent threatened to punch Pulte in the face during

By David Wright, Eva McKend, CNN (CNN) — As Democrats continue their internal debate over transgender rights, Abigail Spanberger, the party’s nominee for governor of Virginia, is directly responding to Republican ads that echo the commercials run against Kamala Harris last year. “I’m Abigail Spanberger, mom to three girls in public school,” Spanberger says in

By John Fritze, Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Monday backed President Donald Trump’s push to allow immigration enforcement officials to continue what critics describe as “roving patrols” in Southern California that lower courts said likely violated the Fourth Amendment. The court did not offer an explanation for its decision, which came

By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — Chief Justice John Roberts on Monday allowed President Donald Trump to remove a member of the Federal Trade Commission for now, a temporary win for the White House as it extends control over independent agencies throughout the federal government. The short-term order, known as an administrative stay, is designed