Politics

By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court signaled Tuesday that it will revive a lawsuit from a suburban Atlanta family that was mistakenly held at gunpoint in their bedroom after the FBI accidentally conducted a predawn raid at the wrong address. After about an hour of oral argument, it seemed clear that conservative

By Jeff Zeleny, CNN Sterling Heights, Michigan (CNN) — President Donald Trump is taking a self-described victory lap on Tuesday as he returns to one of the biggest battleground states for the first time since taking office, basking in the glow of 100 days back in the White House. For Pashko Ujkaj, who can feel

By Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Tuesday he was ending the Defense Department’s Women, Peace and Security program which he termed a ‘Biden initiative’ that was enacted by President Donald Trump in his first term, championed by his daughter Ivanka Trump and based on a law co-sponsored by Secretary of

By Alayna Treene and Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — Delivering the longest inaugural address in history in January, newly inaugurated President Donald Trump made clear he had little time to waste. “From this moment on, America’s decline is over,” he said, before adding: “All of this will change starting today, and it will change very

CNN, POOL, X, @MARGOMARTIN47, PRESIDENCIA DE EL SALVADOR, X/@MARGOMARTIN47 By Alayna Treene and Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — Delivering the longest inaugural address in history in January, newly inaugurated President Donald Trump made clear he had little time to waste. “From this moment on, America’s decline is over,” he said, before adding: “All of this

By Morgan Rimmer, Ted Barrett and Alison Main, CNN (CNN) — Perhaps the only greater challenge for congressional Democrats than President Donald Trump’s sledgehammer approach to governing is a growing anxiety that the party’s base voters don’t feel they are doing enough to fight back. So, as Trump rallies Tuesday to mark his first 100

By Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — A congressional watchdog agency is investigating President Donald Trump’s efforts to dismantle the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, CNN has learned, responding to Senate Democrats who are also demanding that the agency’s Trump-appointed acting director turn over information about how the bureau can meet its statutory obligations amid attempts to

By Jennifer Agiesta and Emily R. Condon, CNN (CNN) — The American public is frustrated, disappointed and increasingly angry at the state of politics 100 days into Donald Trump’s second term in the White House, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS, with neither party positioned to change the mood. Approval ratings for

By Tierney Sneed and Dianne Gallagher, CNN (CNN) — Nearly six months after he voted in the 2024 election, North Carolinian Josiah Young still isn’t sure if his ballot will be counted in a high-stakes race for a state Supreme Court seat. Born and raised in western North Carolina, the 20-year-old college student studied abroad

By Betsy Klein and Haley Talbot, CNN (CNN) — The US House of Representatives on Monday passed the “Take It Down” Act, which aims to protect Americans from deepfake and revenge pornography. Lawmakers voted 409-2 to pass the bill – which boosts protections for victims of non-consensual sharing of sexual images, including content generated by

By Jennifer Hansler and Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (CNN) — The United States proposed sending up to 500 Venezuelan migrants with alleged ties to the Tren de Aragua gang to El Salvador as the two governments sought to reach an agreement on the use of the Central American nation’s notorious mega-prison, according to emails seen by

By Paula Reid and Casey Gannon, CNN (CNN) — Republican Maine state lawmaker Laurel Libby is asking the US Supreme Court to ensure her votes are counted in the next legislative session of the Maine House after she was censured for expressing opposition to transgender athletes competing in girls sports, according to a copy of

By Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — Federal prosecutors have filed charges against the man accused of stealing Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s purse, including thousands of dollars she had in cash, earlier this month at The Capital Burger restaurant in Washington, DC. The man, Mario Bustamante Leiva, has been charged with wire fraud, aggravated identity

By Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN (CNN) — A 59% majority of the public now says President Donald Trump’s policies have worsened economic conditions in the country, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS, up from 51% in March and on par with the worst numbers Joe Biden saw during his presidency. Americans remain broadly

By Haley Britzky, Natasha Bertrand and Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — A US Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet has been lost at sea after it fell overboard from the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier while it was being towed on board, the Navy said in a statement on Monday. A US official said