Politics

By Arit John, Eva McKend, CNN (CNN) — Virginia’s race for governor has been dominated by economic issues, the government shutdown and the violent text messages sent by the Democratic candidate for attorney general. But during their only debate this month, Democrat Abigail Spanberger pressed her Republican opponent, Winsome Earle-Sears, over a topic that once

By René Marsh, Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — The federal agency responsible for overseeing and modernizing the US nuclear stockpile will furlough the vast majority of its staff Monday as the government shutdown drags on, according to the Department of Energy. About 1,400 employees at the National Nuclear Security Administration, or NNSA, will receive furlough

By Betsy Klein, CNN West Palm Beach, Florida (CNN) — President Donald Trump announced Sunday he would end all US payments and subsidies to Colombia, marking a dramatic escalation in his back-and-forth with the country’s president, Gustavo Petro. Trump said in a post to social media that Petro “does nothing to stop” the production of

By Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN (CNN) — Standing in the lobby of the art deco theater where Zohran Mamdani held a raucous rally last week, just hours after Israeli hostages were freed by Hamas in a ceasefire deal, the organizer was dressed the part: A black T-shirt with the phrase “Land Back” on the top of

By Alison Main, Natasha Bertrand, CNN (CNN) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Sunday that the US conducted a strike Friday on a boat that American intelligence officials believed was involved in illegal drug trafficking in the Caribbean. Hegseth wrote in a post on X that the vessel was affiliated with a Colombian terrorist organization

CNN By Aileen Graef, CNN (CNN) — Disgraced former Rep. George Santos, fresh off his release from prison after President Donald Trump commuted his sentence on Friday night, dismissed his critics, telling CNN he’s focused on the future after eating a “very large slice of humble pie” during his time behind bars. Santos, who had

By Aileen Graef, CNN (CNN) — Disgraced former Rep. George Santos, fresh off his release from prison after President Donald Trump commuted his sentence on Friday night, dismissed his critics, telling CNN he’s focused on the future after eating a “very large slice of humble pie” during his time behind bars. Santos, who had been

By Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump made his money by slapping his name on hotels and products. Now he’s doing the same thing to the US government. There’s TrumpRx, a website for prescription drugs. The Trump Gold Card, a high-dollar ticket to citizenship. A Trump coin. A Trump fighter jet. Beginning with

By Kylie Atwood, Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — As he flew to the Middle East to celebrate his diplomatic victory on a ceasefire and hostage release in Gaza, President Donald Trump heaped praise on one ally in particular: Qatar. “Qatar was a tremendous help to getting this done. I hope people can realize that,” Trump

By Isabelle D’Antonio, Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — Vice President JD Vance celebrated the 250th anniversary of the United States Marine Corps on Saturday at a California event that drew some pushback from Gov. Gavin Newsom over a live artillery demonstration. The Camp Pendleton demonstration, which the Marines called the largest in a decade in

By Natasha Bertrand, Zachary Cohen, CNN (CNN) — The US released the two survivors of Thursday’s military strike on a suspected drug vessel in the Caribbean to their home countries of Ecuador and Colombia, President Donald Trump said Saturday. Trump said it was his “great honor” to destroy a drug-carrying “submarine” with “four known narcoterrorists

By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Roughly 42 million people are at risk of losing critical food assistance in November amid the federal government shutdown. And it’s not clear whether the Trump administration will step in to find the funds to continue paying benefits, as it has with other priorities. The food stamp program will

By Alayna Treene, Kylie Atwood, CNN (CNN) — Trump administration officials have privately discussed setting up a meeting between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un when Trump visits Asia next month, though many are skeptical that it will ultimately happen, sources familiar with the matter said. Officials have not yet done

By Jeff Zeleny, CNN Whippany, New Jersey (CNN) — Donald Trump may not be on the ballot in the fall’s biggest political races, but both sides are counting on him to help them win. A year after winning back the White House, Republicans are racing to motivate voters who love the president and Democrats are

By Isabelle Khurshudyan, Zachary Cohen, Ines Capdevila, CNN (CNN) — As President Donald Trump weighs military action inside Venezuela, building up forces in the Caribbean and flying B-52 bombers off the country’s coast this week, Nicolás Maduro is responding in kind, repositioning troops, mobilizing “millions” of militia and denouncing US activity in the region –

By Kristen Holmes, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s hand-picked interim US Attorney Lindsey Halligan has fired more senior prosecutors from the Eastern District of Virginia office, two sources familiar with the matter told CNN. Beth Yusi and Kristin Bird were no longer with the office as of Friday. Yusi has been with the Department

By Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — These are busy days for Steve Witkoff. The real estate developer-turned-Swiss Army Knife diplomat (officially the special presidential envoy for peace missions) was sitting in the galleries of the Israeli Knesset on Monday, listening as President Donald Trump basked in the newly brokered ceasefire-for-hostages deal, when his boss reminded

CNN By Samantha Waldenberg, Kaanita Iyer, Fadel Allassan, CNN (CNN) — Disgraced former Rep. George Santos, who had been serving a seven-year term for the fraud charges that got him ousted from Congress, was released from prison on Friday night after President Donald Trump commuted his sentence, his lawyer tells CNN. Trump first announced the

By Annie Grayer, Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — The former US attorney who negotiated a controversial 2008 plea deal with Jeffrey Epstein defended that agreement in a closed-door interview with House investigators last month, according to a transcript of the interview released by lawmakers. Alex Acosta, the former US attorney from the Southern District of

By Samantha Waldenberg, Kaanita Iyer, Fadel Allassan, CNN (CNN) — Disgraced former Rep. George Santos, who had been serving a seven-year term for the fraud charges that got him ousted from Congress, was released from prison on Friday night after President Donald Trump commuted his sentence, his lawyer tells CNN. Trump first announced the commutation