Trump’s inaugural committee has already raised a record $170 million in donations
By Associated Press (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump has raised more than $170 million for his upcoming inauguration, a record amount as…
Continue ReadingPolitics
Fact check: As wildfires rage, Trump lashes out with false claims about FEMA and California water policy
By Daniel Dale, CNN Washington (CNN) — Another natural disaster, another series of false claims from President-elect Donald Trump. For years,…
Continue ReadingEyes on US Supreme Court as NY’s highest court rejects Trump’s bid to postpone sentencing in hush money case
By Nicki Brown, Jeremy Herb, Kara Scannell, Lauren del Valle and John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — New York’s highest court on Thursday rejected…
Continue ReadingElon Musk now has a new, lower target number for DOGE’s budget cuts
By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Elon Musk has walked back his previous claim that he could cut at least $2 trillion from the federal budget, saying…
Continue ReadingGarland tells Congress he plans to make Jack Smith report on Trump cases available once courts allow
By Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — Attorney General Merrick Garland told Congress he plans to make special counsel Jack Smith’s report on the…
Continue ReadingBiden administration announces its final military aid package for Ukraine before leaving office
By Alex Marquardt, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration has announced the final tranche of military aid it will send to Ukraine, amounting to…
Continue ReadingBiden confronts an ending with Carter’s funeral
By Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN (CNN) — Not a lot of men get to see what their own funerals are going to look like. Even fewer get to speak at…
Continue ReadingBiden cancels Italy trip in final days of his presidency to focus on federal response to LA wildfires
By Donald Judd and MJ Lee, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden will no longer travel to Italy this week as scheduled, the White House announced…
Continue ReadingEx-FBI informant behind fake Biden-Ukraine bribery allegations sentenced to 6 years in prison
By Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — The disgraced former FBI informant who falsely accused President Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden of taking a…
Continue ReadingAlito spoke with Trump before president-elect asked Supreme Court to delay his sentencing
By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito said he spoke with President-elect Donald Trump by phone this week in support of…
Continue ReadingFact check: President Biden defends Hunter Biden pardon with false and inaccurate claims
By Marshall Cohen and Daniel Dale, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden recently made several false and inaccurate claims to defend his…
Continue ReadingTrump says it ‘doesn’t matter’ whether Republicans use one or two bills to pass his agenda
By Sarah Ferris, Eric Bradner and Annie Grayer, CNN Washington (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump stressed in a meeting with the Senate GOP…
Continue ReadingDanish officials fear Trump is much more serious about acquiring Greenland than in first term
By Natasha Bertrand and Katie Bo Lillis, CNN (CNN) — When President-elect Donald Trump mused about buying Greenland from Denmark during his…
Continue ReadingBiden pledges federal support for ‘astounding’ wildfires as natural disaster upends Los Angeles visit
By Betsy Klein and Donald Judd, CNN (CNN) — Wildfires in California have broken out and escalated significantly since President Joe Biden…
Continue ReadingPolitics may have driven pre-election leak of Trump DOJ Covid nursing home probe, watchdog suggests
By Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — Multiple senior officials in the Justice Department under the first Trump administration improperly leaked…
Continue ReadingGold-plated watches and electoral map sneakers: Trump’s newest merchandise raises conflict of interest questions
By Fredreka Schouten and Steve Contorno, CNN (CNN) — In the two months since the election, President-elect Donald Trump has urged his nearly…
Continue ReadingGarland asks court for permission to release special counsel report on Jan. 6 insurrection before Trump takes office
By Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — The Justice Department told a federal appeals court on Wednesday that Attorney General Merrick Garland intends…
Continue ReadingTrump asks Supreme Court to pause sentencing in hush money case
By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday urged the US Supreme Court to pause his sentencing in the hush money…
Continue ReadingBiden says in USA Today interview that he has not yet made decision about issuing preemptive pardons
By Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden said he had not made a decision about issuing preemptive pardons before leaving office, leaving…
Continue ReadingTrump team resurfaces plans to designate Mexican cartels as terror organizations
By Priscilla Alvarez and Evan Perez, CNN Washington (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump’s team is discussing plans to designate Mexican…
Continue Reading