McConnell, free from leadership constraints, bucks Trump and the evolving GOP
By Eric Bradner and Lauren Fox, CNN (CNN) — Sen. Mitch McConnell was a generational force for the Republican Party — using procedural tactics…
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White House forcing out top leadership at National Archives in major shakeup
By Jamie Gangel, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration is forcing out senior leadership at the National Archives and Records Administration in a…
Continue ReadingExclusive: FEMA firings reveal roiling tension and confusion within the Department of Homeland Security
By Priscilla Alvarez and Gabe Cohen, CNN (CNN) — One week into the Trump administration, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem issued a…
Continue Reading‘It was never going to be me’: How Trump’s DOJ sparked a crisis and mass resignations over the Eric Adams case
By Kara Scannell, Evan Perez, Hannah Rabinowitz and Jeremy Herb, CNN (CNN) — The morning after the mass resignation of prosecutors sparked a…
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Continue ReadingSeventh prosecutor in Eric Adams case resigns and calls out Trump’s former lawyer in scathing letter
By Hannah Rabinowitz, Kara Scannell and Evan Perez, CNN (CNN) — A federal prosecutor assigned to the corruption case against New York City…
Continue ReadingHow Trump’s Justice Department has gutted the government’s ability to chase public corruption
By Hannah Rabinowitz, Evan Perez and Paula Reid, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration has gutted the federal government’s ability to fight…
Continue ReadingTrump hosts four foreign leaders in two weeks as the world navigates his return to power
By Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — The swift succession of dignitaries visiting President Donald Trump in the Oval Office over the past two weeks…
Continue ReadingThe almighty Musk: How the world’s richest man became Washington’s most powerful bureaucrat
By Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — After accruing immense governmental power over the past month, tech billionaire Elon Musk got his biggest boost…
Continue ReadingThousands of probationary employees fired as Trump administration directs agencies to carry out widespread layoffs
By Tami Luhby, Rene Marsh, Matt Egan and Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration broadened its effort to terminate thousands of…
Continue ReadingVance says US has economic and military ‘tools of leverage’ if Russia doesn’t push for peace with Ukraine, WSJ reports
By Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — Vice President JD Vance warned on Thursday that the United States could hit Russia with economic and military…
Continue ReadingDOGE visits the IRS, putting staffers on edge
By Pamela Brown, CNN (CNN) — At least one member of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency team visited the Internal Revenue Service…
Continue ReadingWho is Danielle Sassoon, the acting US attorney in New York who quit amid directive to drop Eric Adams corruption case?
By Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — Danielle Sassoon, who resigned from her position as Manhattan’s top federal prosecutor, oversaw all…
Continue ReadingREAD: Resignation letter from acting US attorney in New York and DOJ’s response
By CNN staff (CNN) — The acting US attorney for the Southern District of New York, Danielle Sassoon, resigned from her position in a letter to…
Continue ReadingUS intelligence agencies believe Israel is likely to strike Iranian nuclear facilities this year
By Zachary Cohen, Jeremy Herb and Alex Marquardt, CNN (CNN) — US intelligence agencies recently warned both the Biden and Trump administrations…
Continue ReadingFact check: Musk, Trump deceive about a Trump-era Pentagon contract for ‘social deception’ defense
By Daniel Dale and Natasha Bertrand, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Donald Trump and ally Elon Musk are misleadingly depicting a Pentagon…
Continue ReadingActing US attorney in New York and five others quit after being told to drop Eric Adams case
By Kara Scannell, Evan Perez, Hannah Rabinowitz and Jeremy Herb, CNN New York (CNN) — Three senior Justice Department officials in New York and…
Continue ReadingJudge extends pause on Trump dismantling of USAID through February 21
By Katelyn Polantz and Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge has extended the pause on the Trump administration’s dismantling of USAID for…
Continue ReadingScores of firings have begun at federal agencies
By Rene Marsh and Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Scores of firings have begun at federal agencies, with terminations of probationary employees…
Continue ReadingMinnesota Sen. Tina Smith won’t seek reelection in 2026
By David Wright, CNN (CNN) — Minnesota’s Democratic Sen. Tina Smith announced Thursday that she will not seek reelection in 2026, a decision…
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