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By Jamie Gangel, Michael Williams, Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — Political figures from across the aisle gathered Thursday in Washington, DC, for former Vice President Dick Cheney’s funeral — sending off a key figure of pre-MAGA Republican politics. The funeral, which was attended by two former presidents and all living former vice presidents, was a

By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — The son of a United States citizen held in Saudi Arabia for criticizing the Saudi government said Wednesday the Trump administration secured his father’s release and thanked US officials for helping bring him home. “They really delivered when it comes to my father’s situation. I understand Saudi Arabia

By Donald Judd, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he plans to host New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani Friday in the Oval Office, the first face-to-face meeting for the two politicians since Mamdani was elected earlier this month. “Communist Mayor of New York City, Zohran ‘Kwame’ Mamdani, has asked for a

By Ellis Kim, Alison Main, Manu Raju, Morgan Rimmer, Ted Barrett, CNN (CNN) — The House on Wednesday unanimously moved to repeal a controversial provision in the government funding law that allows senators to sue the Justice Department for up to $500,000 when their phone records are seized without their knowledge. The provision, included in

By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge on Wednesday issued an extraordinary broadside against his two colleagues over their decision to publish their opinion in a major redistricting case in Texas before he had a chance to finish writing his dissent, saying they had lost “any pretense of judicial restraint, good faith, or

By Veronica Stracqualursi, Ellis Kim, CNN (CNN) — The House on Wednesday night referred a Republican’s push to ​censure her fellow GOP colleague to the chamber’s Ethics Committee, beating back an effort to swiftly remove him from his committee assignments. Lawmakers voted 310-103 to send GOP Rep. Nancy Mace’s complaint against Florida Rep. Cory Mills

By Daniel Dale, CNN (CNN) — After a reporter reminded Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the White House on Tuesday that “US intelligence concluded that you orchestrated the brutal murder of a journalist,” Saudi dissident and Washington Post contributing columnist Jamal Khashoggi, President Donald Trump stepped in to describe Khashoggi as “somebody that

CNN By Hannah Rabinowitz, Holmes Lybrand, Katelyn Polantz, Casey Gannon, CNN (CNN) — The hearing Wednesday morning in the case against former FBI Director James Comey ended with a revelation by prosecutors and a conundrum: if a full grand jury never reviewed the final set of charges handed up against Comey, are they void? The

By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge said Wednesday that he plans to “promptly” move ahead with an effort to find out which Trump administration officials were responsible for flouting his orders in a high-stakes immigration case – and whether they will face punishment for their actions. The comments from US District Judge

By Hannah Rabinowitz, Holmes Lybrand, Katelyn Polantz, Casey Gannon, CNN (CNN) — The hearing Wednesday morning in the case against former FBI Director James Comey ended with a revelation by prosecutors and a conundrum: if a full grand jury never reviewed the final set of charges handed up against Comey, are they void? The question

By Samantha Waldenberg, Bryan Mena, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday suggested he would fire Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent if the Federal Reserve doesn’t decrease interest rates. “The only thing Scott is blowing it on is the Fed because the Fed, the rates are too high, Scott. If you don’t get it fixed

By Natasha Bertrand, Zachary Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Half a dozen members of Congress who previously served in the military or intelligence community are urging service members and intelligence officials to disobey illegal orders that might be issued by President Donald Trump’s administration. In a video posted on X Tuesday, Democratic lawmakers Sen. Elissa Slotkin,

By Hannah Rabinowitz, Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — Federal officials unveiled additional charges on Wednesday against a former Olympic snowboarder for Canada who has been wanted for allegedly running a drug trafficking ring. The new charges against Ryan James Wedding include murder, witness tampering, money laundering and drug trafficking, Attorney General Pam Bondi said at

By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — Kamran Hekmati didn’t have concerns about going to Iran earlier this year for what was supposed to be a brief trip. Hekmati, who is Iranian-American and Jewish, had traveled there numerous times with family, and he isn’t a political person, family members told CNN. But the 70-year old was

By Daniel Dale, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump tells a lot of lies. Trump also regularly accuses others of lying. And sometimes he does both at once – telling a lie about something while accusing someone else of lying about it. In other words, the president has been dishonest even about others’ honesty. It’s

By Gloria Pazmino, CNN New York (CNN) — New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani announced Wednesday that Jessica Tisch accepted his offer to stay at the helm of the nation’s largest police force. The announcement secures Mamdani’s highest-profile appointment as he prepares to take office in January. It will require significant compromise from both Tisch

By Arit John, CNN (CNN) — Tom Steyer, the billionaire Democratic activist and former presidential candidate, became the latest contender Wednesday in the race to succeed California Gov. Gavin Newsom. Steyer launched his campaign around the theme of affordability, echoing messaging that helped Democratic candidates win key races earlier this month, and taking on corporations.

By Alayna Treene, Kevin Liptak, Matthew Chance, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration has been quietly hammering out a new peace plan with Russia to end its war with Ukraine, a person familiar with the talks told CNN. The president’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, who has been at the center of the administration’s talks with

By Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN Washington (CNN) — The House vote to release the Jeffrey Epstein files was, in the end, 427-1. That’s a margin typically reserved for proclamations and post office namings, not for what was perhaps the biggest defeat of President Donald Trump’s second term, a fight that GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene declared

By Betsy Klein, CNN Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina (CNN) — Melania Trump joined second lady Usha Vance on Wednesday for a pre-Thanksgiving visit with North Carolina military families, offering the latest signal that the first lady is more actively engaging with her role after a quiet start to her second term.

By Ellis Kim, CNN (CNN) — A failed effort in the House of Representatives to censure Democratic Del. Stacey Plaskett over her text exchanges with Jeffrey Epstein during a 2019 congressional hearing sparked bitter recriminations in the GOP on Tuesday, with some conservative lawmakers alleging that a backroom deal was struck to spare one of

By MJ Lee, Nicky Robertson, CNN (CNN) — The scrum outside of the Cannon office building early Tuesday morning slowly grew in size, eventually ballooning to several dozen women. Every time someone new arrived, there was an eruption of hugs and cheerful greetings. The scene could have easily been a joyful reunion of old friends.

By Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — The Indiana Senate voted Tuesday to adjourn until January as its Republican supermajority continues to resist pressure from President Donald Trump to redraw the state’s congressional lines. Gov. Mike Braun responded by threatening to “compel” the Senate into a special session to vote on redistricting at Trump’s behest. It

By Alison Main, CNN (CNN) — GOP Rep. Clay Higgins, the only lawmaker to vote against the bipartisan bill to force the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files, defended his opposition on Tuesday, saying the legislation was written in such a way that it might harm innocent people. “It abandons 250 years of criminal justice

By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN (CNN) — Months after it was first introduced, a bill directing the Department of Justice to publicly release all its Jeffrey Epstein-related files passed the House on Tuesday. Although the measure passed with near-unanimous support, it still has to pass a few hurdles before it becomes law and files are ultimately

By Sarah Ferris, Ellis Kim, CNN (CNN) — The House on Tuesday took the rare step of publicly reprimanding one of its own members — retiring Democratic Rep. Chuy García — for what some of his colleagues have described as an attempt to subvert the election of his successor in Congress. What made it even

By Sarah Ferris, Morgan Rimmer, CNN (CNN) — Lawmakers on Capitol Hill Tuesday took the significant step of ordering President Donald Trump’s Justice Department to publicly release all of its investigative files into the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, after months of nasty infighting within the GOP. Congress is sending the measure — which remarkably

By Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday angrily dismissed a question about the 2018 murder of Jamal Khashoggi, claiming the Saudi dissident journalist was “extremely controversial” and insisting the subject was only raised during his meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to embarrass his visitor. “You’re mentioning somebody that

By Sunlen Serfaty, CNN (CNN) — The Department of Education on Tuesday announced a further dismantling of the agency by transferring much of its remaining workload to other federal agencies in a bid to convince Congress the department is no longer needed. Under an interagency agreement, six offices will be moved to partner with four