Politics

By Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — The Pentagon conducted its 20th strike on an alleged drug trafficking boat earlier this week, a Defense Department official said Thursday. “The strike occurred in the Caribbean and four narco-terrorists were killed, no survivors,” the official confirmed in a statement to CNN. Trump administration officials have acknowledged they do

By Sarah Ferris, CNN (CNN) — As the House convened Wednesday to hold a critical vote to end the government shutdown, an outspoken centrist Democrat took aim at a member of her own party, a surprise move that shocked Democrats. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez of Washington took to the floor to launch the process of

By Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — Pennsylvania Democratic Sen. John Fetterman is receiving care at a Pittsburgh hospital after suffering a fall near his home, according to his office. “Upon evaluation, it was established he had a ventricular fibrillation flare-up that led to Senator Fetterman feeling light-headed, falling to the ground and hitting his face

By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — Justice Neil Gorsuch said Thursday he will co-author a children’s book next year focused on the Declaration of Independence, a departure from the headier book the conservative jurist authored last year that targeted burdensome government regulations. The book will be titled “Heroes of 1776: The Story of The Declaration

By Jamie Gangel, CNN (CNN) — George Conway, a prominent lawyer and critic of President Donald Trump, is actively considering running for Congress from New York City, a source familiar with the matter tells CNN. An independent, Conway may enter the Democratic primary race for New York’s 12th Congressional District, a Manhattan-based seat currently held

By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — In the winter of 1944, as some of the bloodiest fighting in World War II ramped up in Europe, 19-year-old then-1st Sgt. Jefferson Wiggins, along with hundreds of other Black soldiers, were tasked with burying the dead in the southern Netherlands. What was once a fruit orchard would

By Daniel Dale, CNN (CNN) — When Fox News host Laura Ingraham reminded President Donald Trump in an interview this week that coffee prices are high, Trump responded, “Coffee: We’re going to lower some tariffs, we’re going to have some coffee come in. We’re gonna take care of all this stuff very quickly, very easily.”

By Gianluca Mezzofiore, Simone McCarthy, CNN (CNN) — US lawmakers have called for the Trump administration to respond to reporting that Chinese firms are helping Iran rebuild its ballistic missile program in defiance of United Nations sanctions. The call, from Representatives Raja Krishnamoorthi and Joe Courtney, follows CNN reporting last month detailing what Western intelligence

By Jeremy Herb, Tami Luhby, Sunlen Serfaty, René Marsh, Alexandra Skores, Ella Nilsen, Marshall Cohen, Bryan Mena, CNN (CNN) — The government shutdown is over. But hundreds of thousands of federal workers are coming back after 43 days to anything but normalcy, employees from across the country told CNN. Flight delays and cancellations will linger

CNN, SENATE TV, POOL By Jeremy Herb, Tami Luhby, Sunlen Serfaty, René Marsh, Alexandra Skores, Ella Nilsen, Marshall Cohen, Bryan Mena, CNN (CNN) — The government shutdown is over. But hundreds of thousands of federal workers are coming back after 43 days to anything but normalcy, employees from across the country told CNN. Flight delays

By Hannah Rabinowitz, Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — The criminal cases against two of the president’s fervent political adversaries face a critical test Thursday, as attorneys for former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James argue in court that the prosecutor who single-handedly brought their charges is unlawfully serving in her

By CNN Staff (CNN) — The House Oversight Committee on Wednesday released an additional 20,000 pages of documents the GOP-led panel received from the estate of Jeffrey Epstein, a convicted sex offender whose death by suicide spawned intense scrutiny of the high-profile people he knew. The emails include a message in which Epstein asserts President

CNN By CNN Staff (CNN) — The House Oversight Committee on Wednesday released an additional 20,000 pages of documents the GOP-led panel received from the estate of Jeffrey Epstein, a convicted sex offender whose death by suicide spawned intense scrutiny of the high-profile people he knew. The emails include a message in which Epstein asserts

CNN By CNN Staff (CNN) — The House Oversight Committee on Wednesday released an additional 20,000 pages of documents the GOP-led panel received from the estate of Jeffrey Epstein, a convicted sex offender whose death by suicide spawned intense scrutiny of the high-profile people he knew. The emails include a message in which Epstein asserts

By Abby Phillip, Laura Sharman, CNN (CNN) — Civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson has been hospitalized, according to a statement obtained by CNN. Jackson, 84, a protégé of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., is under observation for progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), the Rainbow PUSH Coalition said Wednesday evening. “He has been managing this

By Matt Stiles, CNN (CNN) — The House on Wednesday approved a Senate-backed funding bill that would reopen the federal government, paving the way for an end to the record-setting shutdown. Almost all the House Republicans, who control the chamber with a razor-thin majority, voted together to pass the funding package, with the Democrats largely

CNN By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — The longest federal government shutdown in history is over. President Donald Trump on Wednesday night signed the compromise bill that ended the 43-day shutdown soon after the legislation passed the House. The Senate approved the package on Monday evening. Eight Democratic senators defied their party’s leadership to support