US withdraws some diplomats and military families from Middle East amid Iran tensions
By Natasha Bertrand, Kylie Atwood and Michael Williams, CNN (CNN) — The US State and Defense departments on Wednesday made efforts to arrange…
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Trump can revoke national monument designations, Justice Department says
By Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump has broad authority to revoke protected land designated as national monuments by past…
Continue ReadingGroup tracking Russian abductions of Ukrainian children prepares to shut down following Trump admin funding cut
By Kylie Atwood, CNN (CNN) — The preeminent body tracking alleged Russian war crimes in the war with Ukraine, including the abduction of…
Continue ReadingAs Trump’s ‘two week’ deadline for Russia expires, he faces a series of unresolved foreign conflicts
By Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — Two weeks after President Donald Trump set a 14-day timeline for determining the willingness of his Russian…
Continue ReadingMusk called Trump Monday night before expressing regret for harshest criticism of the president
By Alayna Treene, Kaitlan Collins, Kristen Holmes and Hadas Gold, CNN (CNN) — Elon Musk called President Donald Trump Monday night, two sources…
Continue ReadingFederal appeals court wrestles with Trump effort to fight hush money conviction
By John Fritze and Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — A federal appeals court in New York wrangled Wednesday with President Donald Trump’s claim that…
Continue ReadingNewsom and California confront Trump with a potential blueprint for Democrats
CNN By Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN (CNN) — Democratic politicians have spent the last few months talking about standing up to President Donald…
Continue ReadingTrump to sign resolution reversing California’s ban on gas-powered cars
By Shania Shelton and Chris Isidore, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump is expected to sign a set of resolutions Thursday to reverse…
Continue ReadingNewsom and California confront Trump with a potential blueprint for Democrats
By Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN (CNN) — Democratic politicians have spent the last few months talking about standing up to President Donald Trump…
Continue ReadingFederal appeals court to hear arguments in Trump’s long-shot effort to fight hush money conviction
By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — Five months after President Donald Trump was sentenced without penalty in the New York hush money case, his…
Continue ReadingThe days around Trump’s trade war announcements saw spikes in lawmaker stock market transactions
By Annie Grayer and Alex Leeds Matthews, CNN (CNN) — In the days before President Donald Trump suddenly paused most of the punishing tariffs on…
Continue ReadingTrump says he plans to phase out FEMA after 2025 hurricane season
By Gabe Cohen, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he plans to phase out the Federal Emergency Management Agency after this…
Continue ReadingICE protests nationwide come as agency scrambles to meet Trump’s immigration arrest quotas
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (CNN) — Protests unfolding nationwide against President Donald Trump’s immigration agenda come as Immigration and…
Continue ReadingUS Army to bring back names of 7 bases that once honored Confederate leaders
By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — The US Army said Tuesday it will restore the names of seven Army bases that previously honored…
Continue ReadingDemocrat Mikie Sherrill and Republican Jack Ciattarelli win New Jersey governor primaries
By Arit John, David Wright, Arlette Saenz and Danny Freeman, CNN Parsippany, NJ (CNN) — Mikie Sherrill, a four-term Democratic congresswoman,…
Continue ReadingFact check: Trump makes multiple false claims to the troops at Fort Bragg
By Daniel Dale, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump made a series of false claims to members of the military on Tuesday in a partisan and…
Continue ReadingAn unrestrained Trump defends deploying military to Los Angeles during Fort Bragg visit
By Kevin Liptak and Alayna Treene, CNN Fort Bragg, North Carolina (CNN) — When President Donald Trump returned from a Bastille Day visit to…
Continue ReadingTrump’s aggressive moves on immigration protests put Democrats in a political bind
By Eric Bradner and Sarah Ferris, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s deployment of military troops to California is forcing Democrats back…
Continue ReadingSmithsonian says it’s committed to being free from ‘partisan influence’ after Trump tries to remove gallery director
By Shania Shelton, CNN (CNN) — The Smithsonian Institution on Monday emphasized its “nonpartisan stature” and said “all personnel…
Continue ReadingHegseth defends military involvement in LA protests as defense secretary faces questions over costs and authority
By Natasha Bertrand, Zachary Cohen, Kristen Holmes and Haley Britzky, CNN Washington (CNN) — Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Tuesday…
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