Politics

By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Lawmakers have until August to address the debt ceiling or the US could default on its obligations for the first time ever, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent wrote to congressional leaders Friday, urging them to act even sooner, “to protect the full faith and credit of the United States.” The

By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — US special envoy Steve Witkoff warned that if Sunday’s talks with Iran are not productive, “then they won’t continue and we’ll have to take a different route.” In an interview with Breitbart posted Friday, Witkoff said the US opted against holding another round of talks last week “because we

By Natasha Bertrand and Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — The Pentagon has ordered all military academies to identify and remove books from their libraries that deal with issues such as race, gender ideology, and other “divisive concepts” that are now considered “incompatible with the department’s core mission,” according to a memo obtained by CNN. The

By Shania Shelton and Michael Williams, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump on Thursday fired three members of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the agency that creates safety requirements and issues recalls for consumer products, the commissioners said in statements. The move comes as the Trump administration is facing legal scrutiny over its efforts to

By Katie Bo Lillis and Natasha Bertrand, CNN (CNN) — Trump administration officials are weighing a change that would shift responsibility for US security interests in Greenland to the military command that oversees America’s homeland defense, underscoring the president’s focus on the strategically important territory that he has repeatedly said he wants to acquire, three

By Alayna Treene and Kristen Holmes, CNN (CNN) — As President Donald Trump prepares for the first major foreign trip to the Middle East of his second term, some administration officials have privately turned to a familiar face for help navigating the region: Jared Kushner. The president’s son-in-law, who served as a chief Middle East

By Lauren Fox, Sarah Ferris, Tami Luhby and Alayna Treene, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump said he’s open to hiking taxes on wealthy Americans to help pay for Republicans’ sweeping tax and spending cuts package, but the idea remains hotly contested among GOP lawmakers on Capitol Hill. In a Truth Social post Friday morning,

CNN By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — Former Supreme Court Justice David Souter, a Republican appointee who retired from the high court in 2009 after voting consistently with its liberal wing, has died, the Supreme Court announced on Friday. He was 85 years old. Souter, a low-key New Englander who eschewed the national spotlight, was

By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — Former Supreme Court Justice David Souter, a Republican appointee who retired from the high court in 2009 after voting consistently with its liberal wing, has died, the Supreme Court announced on Friday. He was 85 years old. Souter, a low-key New Englander who eschewed the national spotlight, was known

By Priscilla Alvarez and Natasha Bertrand, CNN (CNN) — In the early morning hours of Wednesday, a group of detained migrants were bused from a facility in Texas to a base where a military aircraft awaited them – at least one of them had been told he was destined for Libya, according to an account

By Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — The White House on Thursday notified Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden that she was removed from her position, a spokesperson for the Library of Congress told CNN. While the reason for Hayden’s removal was not immediately clear, several congressional Democrats swiftly criticized President Donald Trump and accused him of

By Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — First lady Melania Trump honored one of her predecessors, the late first lady Barbara Bush, with the unveiling of a new US postage stamp at the White House Thursday, heralding Bush’s “forward-thinking vision” and 1990 call for a female president. Bush, the matriarch of a Republican political dynasty and

By Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — The newly elected American pope, Robert Prevost, appears to have previously reposted social media posts critical of Vice President JD Vance and the immigration policies of President Donald Trump — views that were in line with his predecessor and could cause friction with the White House. An X account

CNN By Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — The newly elected American pope, Robert Prevost, appears to have previously reposted social media posts critical of Vice President JD Vance and the immigration policies of President Donald Trump — views that were in line with his predecessor and could cause friction with the White House. An X

By Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — Once a senior adviser with a West Wing office and a broad portfolio, Ivanka Trump emerged for her first major public event of her father’s second term Thursday – this time, as a private citizen representing a private sector company. The president’s eldest daughter traveled to Bentonville, Arkansas, where

By Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — A federal court ruled Thursday that Alabama engaged in intentional discrimination when it refused to draw a congressional plan with a second Black majority district after courts, including the Supreme Court, repeatedly rejected maps with just one such district. With the finding, the court said it would consider whether

CNN By Arit John and Arlette Saenz, CNN (CNN) — Former President Joe Biden blasted President Donald Trump’s first 100 days and defended his own performance as president during an appearance Thursday on ABC’s “The View,” his first live television interview since leaving the White House in January. In the joint interview with his wife,

By Morgan Rimmer, CNN (CNN) — Senate Democrats blocked a first-of-its-kind bill aimed at regulating cryptocurrency in the US amid Democratic concerns over President Donald Trump’s cryptocurrency dealings. The vote came after months of intense negotiations between Democrats and Republicans. The final tally was 49-48, with GOP Sens. Rand Paul and Josh Hawley joining Democrats

By Arit John and Arlette Saenz, CNN (CNN) — Former President Joe Biden blasted President Donald Trump’s first 100 days and defended his own performance as president during an appearance Thursday on ABC’s “The View,” his first live television interview since leaving the White House in January. In the joint interview with his wife, Dr.