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By Tierney Sneed, Katelyn Polantz, Michael Williams, CNN (CNN) — One of the tensest showdowns between the Trump administration and the federal bench in Washington, DC, came to a head on Monday in a marathon court hearing over President Donald Trump’s efforts to overhaul a public golf course that has been the subject of months

By Joan Biskupic, CNN Chief Supreme Court Analyst (CNN) — Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson over the past two years has been nearly as visible on the book circuit as she has been at the Supreme Court, recounting her personal struggles and professional successes and emphasizing that she is the embodiment of her “ancestors’ dreams.”As she joined

By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (CNN) — Immigrants from Ukraine and Sudan are expected to be allowed to continue to live and work in the United States for now after their deportation protections were set to expire this week, the Department of Homeland Security said.Temporary Protected Status is a form of humanitarian relief that provides people

By Patrick Svitek, CNN Greenville, Ohio (CNN) — A day after President Donald Trump offered his latest appraisal of Ohio Sen. Jon Husted’s muscular physique, it had already become a running joke — if not an explicitly stated one — during a GOP gathering in rural western Ohio.“I know the president’s been talking about me

By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — Former President Barack Obama on Sunday called the Justice Department’s investigation into Rep. Ilhan Omar “appalling,” saying the government is attempting to intimidate and deport one of President Donald Trump’s most outspoken critics.“The full weight of the federal government is being brought down on a law-abiding elected official

By Julia Benbrook, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump said Sunday that restoration work on the Washington, DC, golf course that has become wrapped up in litigation will begin November 15.In a Truth Social post, Trump displayed an architectural rendering of what he said will be a “world class championship golf course” developed by the

By Katherine Koretski, CNN (CNN) — One year after Charlie Kirk’s assassination, the organization he founded for young conservatives is building out its political operation in a purple state that has often evaded Republicans’ grasp at the federal level.New Hampshire appears to have become a centerpiece of Turning Point Action’s midterm work, according to online

By Patrick Svitek, CNN (CNN) — As potential 2028 presidential candidates crisscross the country to campaign in the midterms, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is wielding an advantage that none of the others can match: his massive personal wealth.The billionaire has funneled nearly $40 million to Democratic candidates and groups in the midterms, donating to everything

By Aleena Fayaz, CNN (CNN) — Nearly five decades before David Hearn faced up to 10 years in prison over allegations from the Trump administration that he intentionally damaged the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, he did something that would be considered unthinkable today.The then-18-year-old dropped an oblong yellow canoe into the shallow water and, with

By Sarah Ferris, CNN (CNN) — GOP operatives conducting a focus group in a traditionally red Midwestern state this month were taken aback by what they heard from their own party’s voters.Asked what they blamed for rising gas prices, those voters pointed to “corrupt politicians” and “billionaires” — a response that surprised some longtime strategists

By Aleena Fayaz, CNN (CNN) — Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed on Saturday disavowed the Muslim Brotherhood, an Islamist political movement, during a heated exchange at a town hall.El-Sayed, who could make history as the first Muslim elected to the Senate, has frequently faced Republican accusations that he is sympathetic to interests connected to

By Aleena Fayaz, Sunlen Serfaty, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration on Friday released final plans for its proposed 250-foot triumphal arch, notably excluding key features of a military complex including drones and snipers that President Donald Trump used as justification for the controversial project.In the new documents, made public by the federal National Capital

By Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration has requested the removal of the federal judge overseeing a legal challenge to President Donald Trump’s plans to overhaul a Washington, DC public golf course, accusing her of having “bias.”In a motion filed Friday, the administration’s lawyer said US District Judge Ana Reyes’ “behavior in this

By Michael Williams, Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — The search of Rep. Ilhan Omar’s Washington, DC, home by federal law enforcement earlier this week was an extraordinary legal step taken against a sitting congresswoman who is facing reelection.The Justice Department pushed for an unusually aggressive search of Omar’s home while the congresswoman has said she

By Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar is fighting back against the Trump administration’s search of her home earlier this week – disputing its legality and demanding the return of her property seized by federal agents.Omar’s attorneys sent a letter Friday, obtained by CNN, to prosecutors at the Justice Department, saying, “This

By Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump said Friday there is “zero chance” he’s considering replacing White House chief of staff Susie Wiles after reports that suggested as much.“The Susie Wiles story was a fake story,” Trump told CNN’s Kristen Holmes in reference to Politico reporting earlier this week about the president surveying

By Kristen Holmes, Alayna Treene, Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — Settling in for a seven-hour flight across the continent this week, President Donald Trump offered little indication there was anything wrong.His new press secretary’s rocky 14-minute debut at the White House podium was being met with decidedly negative reviews. An hour later, she’d offered a

By Kaanita Iyer, Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — Former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has quietly moved into a new role at the State Department after her special envoy status expired last month.President Donald Trump fired her from his Cabinet earlier this year after multiple controversies while she ran the Department of Homeland Security. Noem

By Jeff Zeleny, David Wright, CNN (CNN) — An open Senate seat in Minnesota.A massive GOP spending advantage in almost every battleground.A lingering sense of unease that polling could be underestimating Republican support.With many Democrats awash in optimism, those are just some of the potential obstacles facing the party as it seeks to deliver on

By Bob Ortega, CNN (CNN) — When voters in Tarrant County, part of a key swing district in Texas, prepare to cast ballots for the midterms, they’ll encounter a whole new set of rules.Those allowed to send mail-in ballots will now need to provide a Social Security or state ID number. And in-person voters will

By David Wright, Kaanita Iyer, Arlette Saenz, CNN (CNN) — New filings with the Federal Election Commission on Thursday are shedding light on tech billionaire Elon Musk’s heavy influence on the 2026 midterm elections, especially the blockbuster Senate race in Texas.After contributing more than a quarter of a billion dollars to support President Donald Trump’s

CNN By Patrick Svitek, Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — Candidates faced off in heated debates Thursday night in two of the country’s most competitive Senate races, showing how bitter — and personal — each contest has become. In Maine, Democratic nominee Troy Jackson told GOP Sen. Susan Collins to “shut up” after she suggested a

By Patrick Svitek, Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — Candidates faced off in heated debates Thursday night in two of the country’s most competitive Senate races, showing how bitter — and personal — each contest has become.In Maine, Democratic nominee Troy Jackson told GOP Sen. Susan Collins to “shut up” after she suggested a protester was

By Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Tech billionaire and Republican megadonor Elon Musk on Thursday settled the two remaining lawsuits stemming from his $1 million giveaways to voters during the 2024 election, according to court filings, bringing a two-year legal saga to an end.During the final stretch of the 2024 presidential race, Musk’s super PAC

By Sean Lyngaas, Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — US intelligence officials had to postpone a much-anticipated classified briefing for election officials about foreign threats because the video call was plagued by technical difficulties, according to six people familiar with the matter.Election officials from across the country, who rearranged their schedules on short notice less than

By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (CNN) — A group of attorneys filed a lawsuit Thursday challenging the accelerated immigration process for unaccompanied migrant children, saying the Trump administration’s policies are unlawful.Under President Donald Trump, unaccompanied migrant children have been increasingly forced to navigate a complicated and accelerated immigration process with dwindling help after the administration ended

By Jennifer Hansler, Kylie Atwood, CNN (CNN) — A political appointee with deep ties to the Trump family has been removed from his special envoy role following a report of a feud with a top State Department official.Paolo Zampolli, who served as US special envoy for global partnerships, “was notified today that his status as

By Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration made good on threats that it would sue California over unvetted non-citizen voter claims, with a lawsuit legal experts are describing as a “long shot” and “a press release masquerading as litigation.”The new lawsuit filed Thursday in Los Angeles seeks to block state election officials from

By Andrew Kaczynski, CNN (CNN) — New White House press secretary Katie Zacharia shared at least 15 social media posts identifying her as an “attorney” over the past two years, despite having failed the California bar exam and acknowledging publicly she had been advised not to use that term.The posts, published to Zacharia’s X and

By Whitney Wild, Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — Federal investigators in Minnesota abruptly stopped sharing evidence last month with state authorities investigating the fatal ICE shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti.The move — which could hamper the state’s probe of the two killings by ICE agents — is the latest in a series of