White House says New Jersey drones that caused hysteria were ‘not the enemy’
By Pete Muntean, CNN Washington (CNN) — White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said reported drone sightings that sparked panic in New…
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Trump’s ban on trans service members is challenged in court, reigniting a fight that wasn’t settled during his first term
By Devan Cole, CNN Washington (CNN) — A group of soldiers are challenging President Donald Trump’s decision to reprise a ban on transgender…
Continue ReadingDemocratic Sen. Gary Peters not running for reelection, opening up battleground Michigan seat in 2026
By David Wright, CNN (CNN) — Democratic Sen. Gary Peters of Michigan announced Tuesday that he will not seek reelection in 2026, leaving…
Continue ReadingIntel officials spent years battling Kash Patel. Now he’s poised to take over a key agency
By Zachary Cohen, Jeremy Herb, Evan Perez and Natasha Bertrand, CNN (CNN) — Kash Patel, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the FBI, has…
Continue ReadingLawsuit alleges new Trump administration email system for federal employees raises privacy concerns
By Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — A lawsuit brought by two federal employees alleges that the Trump administration has set up an email distribution…
Continue ReadingJudge temporarily blocks part of Trump administration’s plans to freeze federal aid
By Jennifer Hansler, Andy Rose, Tami Luhby and Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge on Tuesday afternoon temporarily blocked part of the…
Continue ReadingKey GOP senators want public commitments from RFK Jr. on abortion and vaccines during confirmation hearings
By Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — Some GOP senators want public commitments from Robert F. Kennedy Jr. before deciding whether to support him as the…
Continue ReadingSenate confirms Scott Bessent as Treasury secretary
By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn and Morgan Rimmer, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Senate confirmed Scott Bessent as Treasury secretary on Monday,…
Continue ReadingThousands of Afghans who helped the US lose access to critical resources following Trump directives
By Priscilla Alvarez, Haley Britzky and Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — Thousands of Afghans who worked directly for or on behalf of the US…
Continue ReadingTrump Justice Department fires officials who investigated Trump and launches ‘special project’ into January 6 cases
By Hannah Rabinowitz, Katelyn Polantz and Paula Reid, CNN (CNN) — More than a dozen officials who worked on the criminal investigations into…
Continue ReadingTrump administration launches nationwide immigration enforcement blitz
By Priscilla Alvarez and Rosa Flores, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration launched an immigration enforcement blitz nationwide Sunday that…
Continue ReadingFederal agents in immigration operations told to be camera-ready as thousands arrested
By Josh Campbell, Andy Rose and Nick Valencia, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration’s immigration sweeps that included more than 2,000…
Continue ReadingTrump signs executive orders to reshape the military, including banning transgender troops
By Alayna Treene, Pamela Brown, Haley Britzky and Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump on Monday announced he had signed four…
Continue ReadingTrump divided America as a candidate. So far, he’s doing the same as president
CNN By John King, CNN (CNN) — There are two areas of bipartisan agreement about President Donald Trump’s early days back in the White House:…
Continue ReadingHow Donald Trump’s dreams of a Florida casino could be dimmed by Ron DeSantis’ latest power play
By Steve Contorno, CNN (CNN) — A push by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to crack down on ballot initiatives could have unforeseen consequences for…
Continue ReadingTrump administration launches nationwide immigration enforcement blitz
CNN By Priscilla Alvarez and Rosa Flores, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration launched an immigration enforcement blitz nationwide Sunday that…
Continue ReadingColombia backs down on accepting deportees on military planes after Trump’s tariffs threats
By Aaron Pellish, Alejandra Jaramillo, Stefano Pozzebon, Priscilla Alvarez and Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — Colombia has walked back from the…
Continue ReadingTrump divided America as a candidate. So far, he’s doing the same as president
By John King, CNN (CNN) — There are two areas of bipartisan agreement about President Donald Trump’s early days back in the White House:…
Continue ReadingTrump gave broad clemency to all Jan. 6 rioters. See their cases in 3 charts
By Annette Choi, Alex Leeds Matthews and Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — On his first day in office, President Donald Trump granted sweeping clemency…
Continue ReadingInside Trump’s first week back in the White House: Bright moods and simmering tensions
By Kevin Liptak and Jeff Zeleny, CNN Washington (CNN) — It was as if he’d never left. The Oval Office that President Donald Trump…
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