Fact check: Trump makes false claims about China, Japan and the EU at Cabinet meeting
By Daniel Dale, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Donald Trump made a series of false claims in televised remarks Thursday at a meeting of his…
Continue ReadingCNN – US Politics
4 battleground members of Congress will face voter questions Thursday
By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN (CNN) — Four House lawmakers from battleground districts will field questions from American voters Thursday.…
Continue ReadingDemocrats lose another top contender for US Senate seat in Michigan after Whitmer and Buttigieg bow out
By Sarah Ferris, CNN (CNN) — Another top Democratic contender for Michigan’s open Senate seat has begun informing colleagues she will take a…
Continue ReadingHouse passes bill targeting noncitizen voting – already illegal in federal elections – in Trump-aligned push
By Clare Foran, CNN (CNN) — The House passed a Republican-led bill Thursday to require documentary proof of US citizenship to register to vote…
Continue ReadingHouse approves key budget blueprint to unlock Trump’s agenda
By Sarah Ferris and Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — House Republicans have taken a critical step to advance President Donald Trump’s tax cuts and…
Continue ReadingTrump administration has tightly restricted access to president’s daily intelligence brief
By Katie Bo Lillis, Kylie Atwood and Zachary Cohen, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration has tightly restricted the number of people who have…
Continue ReadingSocial Security’s telephone customer service sucks, acting leader admits. Many senior citizens agree
By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Social Security’s acting commissioner recently said out loud what many beneficiaries are thinking these days —…
Continue ReadingKey takeaways from CNN’s town hall with Sen. Bernie Sanders
By Eric Bradner and Arit John, CNN (CNN) — Sen. Bernie Sanders delivered a wholesale rejection of President Donald Trump’s escalating trade…
Continue ReadingKey takeaways from CNN’s town hall with Sen. Bernie Sanders
CNN By Eric Bradner and Arit John, CNN (CNN) — Sen. Bernie Sanders delivered a wholesale rejection of President Donald Trump’s escalating…
Continue ReadingGretchen Whitmer’s unexpected Oval Office invite highlights balancing act with Trump
By Arit John, CNN (CNN) — Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer visited the White House on Wednesday with a bipartisan delegation to…
Continue ReadingJohnson punts on key budget blueprint vote as GOP holdouts seek concessions on spending cuts
By Sarah Ferris and Lauren Fox, CNN (CNN) — Rep. Andy Ogles personally warned Speaker Mike Johnson not to go ahead Wednesday with a contentious…
Continue ReadingJustice Department dropping charges against man they accused of being MS-13’s ‘leader for the East Coast’
By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — The Justice Department moved to drop charges Wednesday against a man they had alleged to be a “major…
Continue ReadingMichelle Obama addresses recent absences from political events and divorce rumors
CNN By Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — Former first lady Michelle Obama discussed stepping back and making time for herself on a podcast released…
Continue ReadingInside Trump’s tariff retreat: How fears of a bond market catastrophe convinced Trump to hit the pause button
CNN By Kevin Liptak, Jeff Zeleny, Phil Mattingly, Kayla Tausche and Alayna Treene, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s abrupt decision to…
Continue ReadingInside Trump’s tariff retreat: How fears of a bond market catastrophe convinced Trump to hit the pause button
CNN By Kevin Liptak, Jeff Zeleny, Phil Mattingly, Kayla Tausche and Alayna Treene, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s abrupt decision to…
Continue ReadingInside Trump’s tariff retreat: How fears of a bond market catastrophe convinced Trump to hit the pause button
By Kevin Liptak, Jeff Zeleny, Phil Mattingly, Kayla Tausche and Alayna Treene, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s abrupt decision to…
Continue ReadingTrump targets two first term critics, a law firm and the American Bar Association
By Devan Cole, Donald Judd, Hannah Rabinowitz and Evan Perez, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he would use the power…
Continue ReadingNewsmax defamed Dominion Voting Systems with false 2020 election claims, judge rules
By Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — The pro-Trump channel Newsmax defamed Dominion Voting Systems by falsely accusing the company of rigging the…
Continue ReadingMichelle Obama addresses recent absences from political events and divorce rumors
By Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — Former first lady Michelle Obama discussed stepping back and making time for herself on a podcast released…
Continue ReadingTrump administration prepares to send more deported migrants to notorious El Salvador prison
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration is preparing to send more immigrants with criminal records to El Salvador’s…
Continue Reading