Politics

By Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN (CNN) — Jasmine Crockett has two cashier’s checks made out to use on Monday: one to submit if she files for reelection for her US House seat, the other to jump into the already competitive Texas Democratic primary for US Senate. Her down-to-the-wire indecision, she knows, is driving even her staff

By Katelyn Polantz, Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge on Saturday temporarily locked down the Justice Department’s access to some evidence used in its criminal case against former FBI Director James Comey, just as the Trump administration prepares to seek a new indictment after the dismissal of previous charges early last week. The

By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration is expected to deport dozens of Iranians back to their home country on Sunday, a source familiar with the matter told CNN. It is the second such deportation flight after a rare agreement between Washington and Tehran, which do not have diplomatic relations, amid the Trump

By Kaanita Iyer, Aleena Fayaz, CNN (CNN) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Saturday defended the Trump administration’s military actions against alleged drug boats in the Caribbean, saying they show “the strength of American resolve.” “Right now the world is seeing the strength of American resolve in stemming the flow of lethal drugs to our

By Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump doesn’t have his name on the Kennedy Center yet, but he’s already shaped it to his tastes. Just days after participating in the FIFA World Cup draw onstage — and accepting the first-ever FIFA Peace Prize — Trump is expected to host the Kennedy Center Honors,

By Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — National park visitors will receive free admission on President Donald Trump’s birthday next year, but will have to pay a regular fee on Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth, after the National Park Service overhauled its free admission calendar. Admission fees have been waived on Martin Luther King

By Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court’s endorsement of how Texas Republicans redrew the state’s congressional map is offering hope to California Democrats as they prepare to defend their map in court this month – and emboldening other states to move ahead. The high court allowed Texas to use a congressional map giving

By Sarah Owermohle, Adam Cancryn, CNN (CNN) — Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary is under renewed scrutiny by Trump officials amid continued turmoil at the agency, including a series of high-profile departures that have raised questions in the administration about Makary’s ability to lead, according to two people familiar with conversations. The pending

By Ellis Kim, CNN (CNN) — Rep. Adelita Grijalva said Friday she was pepper-sprayed and pushed around during an Immigration and Customs Enforcement raid in Tucson, Arizona, a claim that the Department of Homeland Security swiftly disputed. The Arizona Democrat said in a video on X the incident occurred near a restaurant she frequents and

CNN By Natasha Bertrand, CNN (CNN) — The alleged drug traffickers killed by the US military in a strike on September 2 were heading to link up with another, larger vessel that was bound for Suriname — a small South American country east of Venezuela – the admiral who oversaw the operation told lawmakers on

CNN By Evan Perez, Hannah Rabinowitz, Casey Gannon, Devan Cole, Austin Culpepper, CNN (CNN) — During interviews with the FBI, the suspect arrested in the pipe bomb probe told investigators that he believed the 2020 election was stolen, providing perhaps the first indication of a possible motive for the bombs placed near the DNC and

By Natasha Bertrand, CNN (CNN) — The alleged drug traffickers killed by the US military in a strike on September 2 were heading to link up with another, larger vessel that was bound for Suriname — a small South American country east of Venezuela – the admiral who oversaw the operation told lawmakers on Thursday,

By Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — The US Army officially stood up a new command on Friday to oversee the Army’s activities in the Western Hemisphere in the latest signal of increasing focus on homeland defense. The new command, called Army Western Hemisphere Command, will combine US Army Forces Command, US Army North, and US

By Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — A former high-level Drug Enforcement Agency agent was indicted on and federal charges of conspiring to traffic drugs and launder millions of dollars for a Mexican cartel. Paul Campo, who was a DEA agent for nearly 25 years, and his associate Robert Sensi, are accused in a new indictment

By Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge in Florida ordered the unsealing of grand jury transcripts and other records in the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, paving the way for the public release of those documents. In a two-page order, Judge Rodney Smith granted the Justice Department’s request to unseal grand jury transcripts and

By Eric Bradner, CNN Indianapolis (CNN) — The Indiana House on Friday approved a new congressional map designed to hand Republicans all nine of the state’s US House seats, setting the stage for a showdown in the state Senate. At least 10 senators publicly oppose a mid-decade overhaul of the state’s congressional boundaries, and Senate

By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court agreed Friday to decide if President Donald Trump’s attempt to end birthright citizenship with an executive order is constitutional, offering the justices an opportunity to revisit what has widely been considered settled law since the 19th Century. By granting the appeal, the court is directly taking

By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration on Friday urged the Supreme Court to step into a yearslong legal battle over a policy that bars immigration judges from expressing their personal views in public, a case that could have wider consequences for federal workers. Underlying the appeal is a dispute over a personnel