Politics

By Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN Manchester, New Hampshire (CNN) — “The reckoning,” Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker told a room full of revved up Democrats in New Hampshire on Sunday night, “is here.” Appearing in the first presidential primary state ahead of what’s expected to be a major 2028 Democratic nomination cycle, Pritzker railed against the “Looney

By Eva McKend, CNN (CNN) — Former Vice President Kamala Harris will make a rare public appearance this week in California, addressing an annual gathering of one of the nation’s largest networks of Democratic women elected officials just one day after President Donald Trump marks his first 100 days in office, CNN has learned. Her

By Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — Inside the soaring nave of St. Peter’s Basilica on Saturday, the quiet hush of world leaders paying respects to the late Pope Francis was briefly interrupted by a flurry of activity in a secluded corner near the entrance doors. Men in black robes rushed over with red-cushioned chairs. A

By Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — A peer of the Wisconsin judge who the FBI arrested for allegedly helping an undocumented immigrant avoid federal immigration enforcement said her arrest is meant to intimidate the judiciary by the Trump administration. “I think they’re trying to send a message to chill the judiciary,” Wisconsin Appellate Judge Pedro

Alison Main, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Sen. Cory Booker are holding a sit-in on the steps of the US Capitol — the latest move by Democrats to stand up to President Donald Trump as they face pressure from constituents. The Democratic lawmakers started their demonstration just before sunrise

CNN By Jennifer Agiesta and Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump won back the Oval Office and took charge of the government amid the strongest poll numbers of his political career, but as the 100-day mark of his presidency approaches, Americans’ views of what he’s done so far have turned deeply negative, a new

By Sarah Ferris and Lauren Fox, CNN (CNN) — Speaker Mike Johnson’s agenda has been repeatedly seized by a group of GOP hardliners who have used the party’s razor-thin margin in the House to score their own political wins. Now, Republicans from the party’s center are prepared to try the same. As Congress returns Monday

By Steve Contorno, CNN (CNN) — A year after his presidential ambitions collapsed, Gov. Ron DeSantis and his wife Casey can no longer lay claim to the future of the Republican Party. And in Florida, even their present is in jeopardy. Once firmly in his corner, many Sunshine State Republicans have lately turned on DeSantis,

By Jennifer Agiesta and Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump won back the Oval Office and took charge of the government amid the strongest poll numbers of his political career, but as the 100-day mark of his presidency approaches, Americans’ views of what he’s done so far have turned deeply negative, a new CNN

By Josh Campbell and John Miller, CNN (CNN) — Two arrests have been made in the theft of the theft of a high-end Gucci bag belonging to DHS Secretary Kristi Noem. The primary suspect was arrested in Washington, DC, and is in custody, according to the US Secret Service. USSS said in a Sunday evening

By Casey Gannon and Evan Perez, CNN (CNN) — FBI Director Kash Patel posted a photo on X Friday night of the Wisconsin judge who was arrested for allegedly obstructing immigration agents while she was handcuffed, being escorted to a vehicle by officials. The photo of Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan does not show

By Shania Shelton, Alex Marquardt, Kylie Atwood and Leila Gharagozlou, CNN (CNN) — Leaders from the United States and Iran painted a positive but cautious picture of talks between the nations over Iran’s nuclear program Saturday, after the third phase of the discussions wrapped up in Oman. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and US Middle

By Jeremy Herb, Eric Bradner and Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency has been Donald Trump’s battering ram during the president’s first 100 days, slashing the federal government and trying to bend its remnants to Trump’s will. Driven by a band of 20-something coders and computer experts burrowing into agencies

By Annette Choi and Danya Gainor, CNN (CNN) — Nearly 100 days. Wide-ranging and chaotic firings across at least 30 agencies. At least 121,000 federal workers have been laid off or targeted for layoffs in the three months since President Donald Trump’s second term began, according to a CNN analysis of official statements, internal memos

By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — The American Federation of Government Employees is planning to lay off more than half its staff, as the largest federal employees’ union reels from President Donald Trump’s move to end collective bargaining rights for many federal workers. AFGE, which has filed an array of lawsuits against the Trump administration,

WDJT, CNN By Casey Gannon and Evan Perez, CNN (CNN) — FBI Director Kash Patel posted a photo on X Friday night of the Wisconsin judge who was arrested for allegedly obstructing immigration agents while she was handcuffed, being escorted to a vehicle by officials. The photo of Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan does

By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — The arrest of a Wisconsin state judge for allegedly helping an undocumented immigrant avoid arrest has opened a new front in the Trump administration’s aggressive attempt to carry out a historic deportation campaign. The decision by the Justice Department to charge Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan for obstruction

By Michael Williams, CNN (CNN) — The Wisconsin judge who was arrested by the FBI on Friday and accused of interfering in the arrest of an undocumented immigrant has a decadeslong history of advocating for the poor and vulnerable. Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Hannah Dugan faces two charges for obstruction and concealing the individual

By Kristin Chapman, CNN (CNN) — Georgia Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff told a voter in Georgia on Friday that he “strongly” agrees that President Donald Trump needs to be impeached. “There is no doubt that this president’s conduct has already exceeded any prior standard for impeachment by the United States House of Representatives,” Ossoff told