After Putin call, Trump says negotiations to end Ukraine war will start ‘immediately’
CNN By Kaitlan Collins and Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump said negotiations to end the Ukraine war will start…
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Senate votes to confirm Tulsi Gabbard as director of national intelligence
By Morgan Rimmer and Katie Bo Lillis, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Senate voted Wednesday to confirm former Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard as…
Continue ReadingAfter Putin call, Trump says negotiations to end Ukraine war will start ‘immediately’
By Kaitlan Collins and Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump said negotiations to end the Ukraine war will start “immediately”…
Continue ReadingDOGE’s power expands as federal agencies start planning large-scale layoffs
By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — The next stage of the Trump administration’s efforts to slash the federal workforce is underway. Agency leaders…
Continue ReadingGovernment watchdogs fired by Trump sue to get their jobs back
By Katelyn Polantz and Manu Raju, CNN (CNN) — Eight inspectors general whom Donald Trump fired from their federal agency watchdog posts are…
Continue Reading‘Some of the things that I say will be incorrect’: Musk backs away from false claim of $50 million for Gaza condoms
By Daniel Dale, CNN Washington (CNN) — Elon Musk acknowledged Tuesday that there might not have been a federal plan to spend $50 million on…
Continue ReadingHegseth rules out NATO membership for Ukraine and says Europe must be responsible for country’s security
By Natasha Bertrand, Clare Sebastian and Haley Britzky, CNN Brussels (CNN) — US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said on Wednesday that the…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor says she has faith court orders will be honored
By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor said Tuesday that she has faith federal court orders will be honored in the…
Continue ReadingHere’s what federal judges could do if they’re ignored by the Trump administration
By Devan Cole and John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — Recent court orders slowing down or indefinitely blocking President Donald Trump’s policy blitz…
Continue ReadingIs there anyone in government Trump can’t fire? Why Humphrey’s Executor may be in peril at the Supreme Court
By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s purge at independent agencies is putting a target on a nearly 100-year-old Supreme Court…
Continue ReadingIs there anyone in government Trump can’t fire? Why Humphrey’s Executor may be in peril at the Supreme Court
CNN By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s purge at independent agencies is putting a target on a nearly 100-year-old Supreme…
Continue ReadingAccused Russian money launderer is being released in exchange for Marc Fogel
CNN By Jennifer Hansler, Anna Chernova and Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — Accused Russian money launderer Alexander Vinnik is being released from US…
Continue ReadingWrongfully detained American teacher Marc Fogel meets with Trump after being released from Russia in an ‘exchange’
CNN By Kit Maher, Jennifer Hansler and Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — Marc Fogel, an American teacher detained for more than three years…
Continue Reading5 things to know for Feb. 12: Federal agencies, Winter weather, Ukraine, NASA astronauts, Tuna recall
CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — An American teacher who was wrongfully detained in Russia is back on US soil after the White House secured…
Continue ReadingTrump stands by his Gaza plan in meeting with Jordan’s King Abdullah
CNN By Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump made no attempt Tuesday to soften his proposal to relocate Palestinians in Gaza and…
Continue ReadingMusk touts DOGE transparency but downplays his own potential conflicts of interest
By Kevin Liptak, Jeff Zeleny and Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Elon Musk, the world’s richest man who is now leading a sweeping effort to reshape…
Continue ReadingUSAID IG fired day after report critical of impacts of Trump administration’s dismantling of the agency
By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — The inspector general of the US Agency for International Development was fired on Tuesday, a day after his…
Continue ReadingSenate Democrat says FBI nominee Kash Patel is working on purge of agency officials before being confirmed
By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — The top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee is alleging that Kash Patel, President Donald Trump’s…
Continue ReadingHegseth expected to push NATO and EU to take more responsibility for Ukraine
By Natasha Bertrand, Zachary Cohen and Alex Marquardt, CNN (CNN) — New US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is expected to assume the role of…
Continue ReadingMace makes allegations of sexual abuse against multiple men from the House floor
By Sarah Ferris, CNN Washington (CNN) — As Rep. Nancy Mace prepared to speak, she took out a Bible and — as if she were in a courtroom,…
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