Politics

By John Fritze and Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Monday cleared the way for President Donald Trump’s administration to strip temporary deportation protections from potentially hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans. In a brief and unsigned order, a majority of the high court ruled that the administration could move forward with its

By Manu Raju, Lauren Fox and Sarah Ferris, CNN (CNN) — Key GOP conservatives remain opposed to approving President Donald Trump’s sweeping tax and spending bill in the House this week – and even Trump himself may not be able to change their minds. On the eve of Trump’s visit to Capitol Hill, multiple members

By Kara Scannell and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — The Federal Bureau of Investigation is probing the Democratic New York attorney general’s real estate transactions, Director Kash Patel confirmed in an interview with Fox News on Sunday. The investigation is focused on whether the state Attorney General, Letitia James, committed fraud on a mortgage application,

CNN By Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden’s diagnosis of metastatic prostate cancer has understandably raised concerns and questions: How long has he had cancer, how will he be treated, and what is his prognosis? As a urologist, I regularly diagnose prostate cancer in my patients, and each time I share the

By Arlette Saenz, CNN (CNN) — Former President Joe Biden and his family were preparing to mark the 10th anniversary of his son Beau’s passing from brain cancer on May 30. Two weeks before that solemn day, the elder Biden had been dealt a cancer diagnosis of his own. The 82-year-old former president’s diagnosis —

By Zachary Cohen, Katie Bo Lillis and Natasha Bertrand, CNN (CNN) — The Pentagon has submitted small, medium and large options to the White House for developing “Golden Dome,” President Donald Trump’s vision for a cutting-edge missile shield that can protect the US from long-range strikes that will likely cost hundreds of billions of dollars,

By Joan Biskupic, CNN Chief Supreme Court Analyst (CNN) — As Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Samuel Alito approach their two-decade milestones on the Supreme Court, they appear to be taking personal stock. Twice in the past two weeks, Roberts, 70, has mused before audiences about retirement. The 75-year-old Alito wrote wistfully about Justice David

CNN By Betsy Klein, Katherine Dillinger, Meg Tirrell and Isabelle D’Antonio, CNN (CNN) — Former President Joe Biden was diagnosed with an “aggressive form” of prostate cancer, according to a statement from his personal office Sunday, and it has spread to his bones. “Last week, President Joe Biden was seen for a new finding of

By Betsy Klein, Katherine Dillinger, Meg Tirrell and Isabelle D’Antonio, CNN (CNN) — Former President Joe Biden was diagnosed with an “aggressive form” of prostate cancer, according to a statement from his personal office Sunday, and it has spread to his bones. “Last week, President Joe Biden was seen for a new finding of a

By Aileen Graef, Haley Talbot and Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — The House Budget Committee voted Sunday night to advance President Donald Trump’s legislative agenda, with the sweeping bill clearing a key hurdle while setting up a potentially contentious series of votes with hardliners this week. GOP leadership spent the weekend racing to get

By Alison Main, CNN (CNN) — In a Republican Party dominated by President Donald Trump, Sen. John Curtis, who was elected to fill retired Sen. Mitt Romney’s seat last year, thinks it’s still possible – and essential – to be an independent thinker, and isn’t afraid to break with the president over key issues. “I

By Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — A House measure that would make it easier to yank the tax-exempt status of nonprofits the Trump administration deems as supporting terrorism marks the latest effort by the president and his Republican allies to hobble organizations that oppose his agenda, some nonprofit leaders argue. The provision comes as President

By Max Rego, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s administration agreed on Friday to permit the sale of a device that allows for semi-automatic rifles to be fired quicker, a decision that gun control activists say paves the way for more mass shootings. The Department of Justice announced the agreement as part of a settlement

By Julia Benbrook and Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump will speak on Monday with Russian President Vladimir Putin on ending the Ukraine war, the US president announced. “THE SUBJECTS OF THE CALL WILL BE, STOPPING THE ‘BLOODBATH’ THAT IS KILLING, ON AVERAGE, MORE THAN 5000 RUSSIAN AND UKRAINIAN SOLDIERS A WEEK, AND TRADE,”

By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — A month after instituting a controversial anti-fraud policy that sparked widespread concern among senior citizens, the Social Security Administration has quietly dropped a key piece of the measure. The agency will no longer hold retirement benefit applications for three days to check for fraud, according to an email sent

By Jeremy Herb, CNN (CNN) — James Comey’s controversial, now-deleted Instagram photo of seashells spelling out the numbers “86 47” only adds to a long list of social media posts from the former FBI director that have sparked a mix of both anger and — more often — a heavy dose of eye rolls. Comey’s

By Kylie Atwood, Jennifer Hansler and Alex Marquardt, CNN (CNN) — When President Donald Trump announced the lifting of US sanctions on Syria during his trip to the Middle East this week, it marked a major policy shift that could reshape the region and triggered a scramble across the US government to implement the decision,

CNN By Michael Williams and Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — The Department of Homeland Security is reviewing a reality TV pitch where immigrants would compete for American citizenship, according to a spokesperson who said in a statement to CNN that “the show in question is in the very beginning stages of that vetting process and