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By Hannah Rabinowitz, Kaitlan Collins, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump personally pushed the Justice Department to issue subpoenas to reporters covering the war in Iran in an effort to flush out their sources, according to officials familiar with the matter. He delivered the message on a sticky note — the word “Treason” in Sharpie

By Lauren Fox, Manu Raju, Sarah Ferris, Ellis Kim, CNN (CNN) — Key Senate Republicans are signaling a willingness to support up to $1 billion in security upgrades for President Donald Trump’s ballroom renovation project, despite Democratic attacks, as the White House ramps up its lobbying push. But the vote could put some of the

By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court’s conservative majority on Monday cleared the way for Alabama to revert to a congressional map with one majority-Black district in a sudden ruling that drew a dissent from the court’s three liberal justices. Alabama officials had rushed up to the court late Friday asking it to

By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — Democratic officials in Virginia asked the US Supreme Court on Monday to reinstate a congressional map that would benefit their party ahead of this year’s midterm elections, the latest map drawing appeal to reach the high court amid a flurry of mid-decade redistricting. The emergency appeal follows a decision

By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Monday extended a short-term order that will allow patients to continue to access the abortion pill mifepristone through telehealth visits while the justices deliberate over a high-profile emergency appeal. Justice Samuel Alito issued a temporary order last week that allowed widespread access to the drug

By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — A nonprofit dedicated to “promoting informed stewardship” of historic landscapes asked a federal judge on Monday to halt the Trump administration’s painting of the Lincoln Memorial’s Reflecting Pool, which has long featured a gray basin, blue. The lawsuit filed in federal court in Washington, DC, by The Cultural Landscape

By Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN San Francisco (CNN) — The last time this city’s voters had someone other than Nancy Pelosi representing them in Congress, there were no self-driving taxis on the streets, no AI ads competing for space around the tie-dye shop in Haight-Ashbury. The youngest San Franciscans who could have voted then are nearing

By Aleena Fayaz, CNN (CNN) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Sunday called for Sen. Mark Kelly to be investigated over comments he made about US weapon stockpiles, marking the second time the Pentagon chief has opened a review into the Democratic senator. Hegseth slammed the retired Navy captain and former astronaut for expressing concern

By Camila DeChalus, CNN (CNN) — Experts are raising conflict-of-interest and ethical concerns after President Donald Trump hosted a LIV Golf event at his Virginia property this weekend, renewing scrutiny over whether the Trump family is financially benefiting from his time in office while supporting a golf league backed by a government accused of human

By Camila DeChalus, CNN (CNN) — A new bipartisan bill passed in the House is aiming to eliminate childcare regulations that critics in the industry say have gone bananas. Across the country at some daycare centers, workers can open a bag of chips for a toddler but may not be allowed to peel a banana

By Julia Benbrook, CNN (CNN) — Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy’s new reality show, filmed with his family over the last seven months, has sparked criticism amid high gas prices, in addition to raising ethics questions. Duffy said that costs for the five-part series titled “The Great American Road Trip,” which will air for free on

By Jeff Zeleny, CNN (CNN) — Omaha may be a blue dot in a sea of Nebraska red, but that point of political pride has sparked a bitter divide among Democrats in one of the nation’s most closely watched congressional races. In the Nebraska primary on Tuesday, the Democratic campaign to replace Republican Rep. Don

By Zachary Cohen, Natasha Bertrand, Jim Sciutto, CNN (CNN) — US intelligence assesses that Iran’s new supreme leader is playing a critical role in shaping war strategy alongside senior Iranian officials, according to multiple sources familiar with the intelligence. The reports found that precise authority within a now-fractured regime remains unclear, but that Mojtaba Khamenei

CNN By Devan Cole, Patrick Svitek, Sarah Ferris, CNN (CNN) — The Virginia Supreme Court voided Democrats’ attempt to redraw the state’s US House map in an April referendum, a devastating blow to the Democratic Party’s efforts in the national redistricting battle launched by President Donald Trump ahead of this fall’s midterms. Hours after the

By Sarah Ferris, CNN (CNN) — Hours after House Democrats suffered a major political setback in Virginia, Hakeem Jeffries was defiant. In an interview with CNN, the New York Democrat predicted his party would still win the US House of Representatives in November despite the GOP’s now-clear advantage in the nationwide redistricting fight — and

By Daniel Dale, CNN (CNN) — Oil prices are higher now than they were when President Donald Trump returned to the White House in January 2025. But Trump posted a wildly deceptive chart on Friday that wrongly suggests oil prices are lower than they were upon predecessor Joe Biden’s departure. The text at the top

By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday downplayed the planned withdrawal of 5,000 US troops from Germany and said President Donald Trump has not made a decision on removing more service members from Europe amid growing cracks in the transatlantic relationship. Speaking in Rome after meetings with top

By Devan Cole, Patrick Svitek, Sarah Ferris, CNN (CNN) — The Virginia Supreme Court voided Democrats’ attempt to redraw the state’s US House map in an April referendum, a devastating blow to the Democratic Party’s efforts in the national redistricting battle launched by President Donald Trump ahead of this fall’s midterms. Hours after the court’s

By Adam Cancryn, CNN (CNN) — Senior Trump aides will host anti-abortion activists for a meeting at the White House on Friday, in an effort to temper growing intra-party criticism over the administration’s priorities, a person familiar with the matter told CNN. Anti-abortion activists have expressed deep frustration over a stalled effort to limit access

By Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — The legal team of the man accused of opening fire at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner last month has asked the court to disqualify top Department of Justice officials from being involved in his case, arguing there is a conflict of interest because they were present during the incident.

By Kaanita Iyer, Michael Williams, Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — The Pentagon on Friday released what it says are “never-before-seen files” on UFOs after President Donald Trump directed the agency to do so earlier this year. The batch of files outlines various investigations of reported sightings of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena that span decades. “The American

By Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN Sacramento, California (CNN) — California Democratic leaders have shifted their strategy to prevent their party from being locked out of the governor’s race: Instead of thinking about consolidating the field, they have turned to behind-the-scenes operations and political spending aimed at tamping down Republicans and building up Democratic turnout. That is

By Evan Perez, Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — Jason Reding Quiñones, the top federal prosecutor in Florida’s southern district, arrived in Washington, DC, last month for a meeting with top Justice Department officials as White House pressure continued to build over bringing criminal charges against one of President Donald Trump’s top political foes. For months,

By Zachary Cohen, Billy Stockwell, CNN (CNN) — US forces targeted Iranian military facilities responsible for launching a series of “unprovoked” missile, drone and small boat attacks against American warships transiting the Strait of Hormuz, US Central Command said on Thursday. “U.S. forces intercepted unprovoked Iranian attacks and responded with self-defense strikes as US Navy

By Wesley Bruer, Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — During the initial hearing in the Justice Department’s fraud case against the Southern Poverty Law Center, an attorney for the civil rights group said he believes a second indictment might be coming in the case. The attorney, Abbe Lowell, told a federal judge in Alabama that a

By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — A federal appeals court appeared ready Thursday to reject Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s effort to punish Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly over his call to US service members to refuse illegal orders. A majority of judges on a three-member panel at the DC US Circuit Court of Appeals spent more

By Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration has classified left-wing networks like Antifa among “three major types of terror groups” the US faces, according to a counter-terrorism plan released Thursday. “In addition to cartels and Islamist terror groups,” the plan says, “our national (counter terrorism) activities will also prioritize the rapid identification and

By Aileen Graef, CNN (CNN) — White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Thursday announced the birth of her daughter Viviana, saying she is “perfect and healthy.” “On May 1st, Viviana aka ‘Vivi’ joined our family, and our hearts instantly exploded with love,” Leavitt said in a post on Instagram. “She is perfect and healthy,

By Adam Cancryn, Sarah Owermohle, CNN (CNN) — When President Donald Trump needed a new pick for surgeon general last May, he turned to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for advice. “Bobby really thought she was great,” Trump told reporters the day after choosing Casey Means, a close Kennedy ally and