Politics

CNN Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump has promised to completely remake the US government and wield new power as president. The ambitious promises, if enacted, would transform society. Some of his most-repeated promises on the campaign trail include: Mass deportation of 11 million undocumented immigrants Closing the southern border

By Kayla Tausche, CNN Washington (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump remains likely to allow Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell to serve out the remainder of his term, which expires in May 2026, according to a senior adviser to Trump who requested anonymity to describe private conversations. The adviser cautioned that Trump could always change his

By Annie Grayer and Michelle Shen, CNN (CNN) — Democratic Rep. Gerry Connolly has esophagus cancer, the longtime Virginia congressman announced in a statement Thursday. “It was a surprise because, except for some intermittent abdominal aches and pains, I had no symptoms,” Connolly, 74, said. “I’m going to undergo chemotherapy and immunotherapy right away. Cancer

By Priscilla Alvarez and Alayna Treene, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump’s allies and some in the private sector have been quietly preparing to detain and deport migrants residing in the United States on a large scale, according to four sources familiar with the discussions. And with the former president becoming the president-elect, those preparations are

By Sarah Ferris, Annie Grayer and Lauren Fox, CNN (CNN) — Republicans on Capitol Hill are laying the groundwork to push through an ambitious agenda with President-elect Donald Trump if they have total control of Washington next January – a rare GOP trifecta that party leaders believe is now within reach. And this time they’ll

By Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — A military judge ruled on Wednesday that plea agreements between the alleged 9/11 conspirators at Guantanamo Bay and the US government are “valid and enforceable,” a defense official told CNN – roughly three months after Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin revoked the deals. The ruling allows for the plea deals

CNN By Kristen Holmes, Jeremy Herb, Kayla Tausche, Evan Perez and Kaitlan Collins, CNN (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump’s allies are quickly jockeying for positions in a new Trump administration on the heels of his decisive victory, sources familiar with the matter told CNN, pitting loyalists against each other to land top roles in the

By Kristen Holmes, Jeremy Herb, Kayla Tausche, Evan Perez and Kaitlan Collins, CNN (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump’s allies are quickly jockeying for positions in a new Trump administration on the heels of his decisive victory, sources familiar with the matter told CNN, pitting loyalists against each other to land top roles in the new

CNN By Devan Cole, Paula Reid, Lauren del Valle, Kara Scannell, Jeremy Herb, Zachary Cohen and Sara Murray, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump has been reelected to the White House as a convicted felon who is awaiting sentencing in his hush money case in New York and still working to stave off prosecution in other

CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — As Democrats grapple with election night losses, Trump administration officials are ramping up preparations to return to the White House in January. Trump’s team, however, has actively skipped a series of key deadlines during the initial planning process which could complicate matters between now and his inauguration. Here’s

By Kevin Liptak, Kristen Holmes, Kylie Atwood and Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — In the hours after Donald Trump secured another term in the White House, a familiar exercise was unfolding in foreign capitals. Dusting off their proverbial Trump playbooks, leaders from Paris to Jerusalem to Riyadh and beyond began posting congratulatory messages online and

By Alison Main, CNN (CNN) — Rep. Elissa Slotkin will win the competitive Michigan Senate race, CNN projects, keeping the seat in Democratic hands and making her the youngest Democratic woman elected to the Senate. She will defeat former Rep. Mike Rogers, who once chaired the House Intelligence Committee and was endorsed by former President