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By Jeremy Herb, Tierney Sneed, Kristen Holmes, Sean Lyngaas, Zachary Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Kurt Olsen became a key player in some of President Donald Trump’s most far-fetched 2020 election reversal schemes because he believed “that something was not right” in how he saw election officials handle the presidential count in Fulton County, Georgia, and

By Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — The families of the six US Army Reserve soldiers who were killed this week in Kuwait watched as their loved ones were brought home during a dignified transfer at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware on Saturday. President Donald Trump, first lady Melania Trump and Vice President JD Vance

By Kaanita Iyer, Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN (CNN) — A plaque honoring the heroism of police officers during the January 6, 2021, attack by a mob supportive of President Donald Trump has quietly been installed at the US Capitol after years of delay. The installation of the plaque early Saturday morning, which was first reported by

CNN By Kevin Liptak, Natasha Bertrand, Zachary Cohen, Kylie Atwood, CNN (CNN) — Inside the Oval Office this week, after a crowd of jostling reporters departed into the Rose Garden, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz tried to get an answer from President Donald Trump: how, exactly, did he envision the war with Iran ending? Despite some

By Kevin Liptak, Natasha Bertrand, Zachary Cohen, Kylie Atwood, CNN (CNN) — Inside the Oval Office this week, after a crowd of jostling reporters departed into the Rose Garden, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz tried to get an answer from President Donald Trump: how, exactly, did he envision the war with Iran ending? Despite some pressing

By Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — As the United States and Israel prepared for war and later launched strikes against Iran, traders on online prediction markets wagered over $1 billion on every aspect of the conflict, drawing a wave of scrutiny. One week after the attacks began, traders are still betting millions of dollars on

By Natasha Bertrand, Jim Sciutto, Zachary Cohen, Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — Russia is providing Iran with intelligence about the locations and movements of American troops, ships and aircraft, according to multiple people familiar with US intelligence reporting on the issue, the first indication that Moscow has sought to get involved in the war. Much

By Dana Bash, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump told CNN Friday that Iran’s leadership has been “neutered” and that he’s looking for new leadership that will treat the United States and Israel well, even if that’s a religious leader and it’s not a democratic state. “Iran is not the same country it was a

CNN By Dana Bash, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump told CNN Friday that Iran’s leadership has been “neutered” and that he’s looking for new leadership that will treat the United States and Israel well, even if that’s a religious leader and it’s not a democratic state. “Iran is not the same country it was

By Dana Bash, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump told CNN Friday morning that Cuba “is going to fall pretty soon.” “Cuba is gonna fall pretty soon, by the way, unrelated, but Cuba is gonna fall too. They want to make a deal so badly,” he told CNN’s Dana Bash in a phone interview when

By Sunlen Serfaty, CNN (CNN) — Over the last year, four of Kristen Schoettle’s students have been detained by ICE and taken roughly 1,500 miles from Detroit to the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, Texas. “The most emotional moment for me personally is the first time it happened,” she said, recalling how she

By Annie Grayer, Katelyn Polantz, Evan Perez, CNN (CNN) — Republicans on Capitol Hill are asking the Justice Department to consider bringing criminal charges against Cassidy Hutchinson, a former aide in President Donald Trump’s first administration who became a star congressional witness about the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot, according to two sources familiar with

By Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — Days into the war with Iran and with no clear end in sight, questions have emerged about just how much Operation Epic Fury will cost US taxpayers. The Pentagon hasn’t shared an estimate, and it has yet to ask Congress for a supplemental spending bill for the operation. “This

By Michael Williams, Priscilla Alvarez, Lauren Fox, Gabe Cohen, CNN (CNN) — After a year of controversies, Kristi Noem’s fate was sealed over just a few days. It started with a heads-up from the Hill. Sen. John Kennedy let the White House know Sunday that he was not going to go easy on the Homeland

By Michael Williams, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump on Thursday announced he was ousting Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, and that GOP Sen. Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma would replace her. Mullin, a first-term senator who has served in that role since 2023, is a former mixed-martial artist and business owner who is

By Hannah Rabinowitz, Paula Reid, CNN (CNN) — The Justice Department is still investigating whether people around former President Joe Biden broke the law with their use of an autopen, according to a senior Justice Department official. Biden is not under investigation himself, the official said, as he is afforded broad protection under the Supreme

By Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — Republican Rep. Warren Davidson, a West Point graduate who served in the Army, remembers when the US went to war in Kosovo without congressional authorization. It was part of the reason he decided to run for the US Congress. On Thursday, Davidson was one of just two Republicans to

By Curt Merrill, Annette Choi, CNN (CNN) — The House rejected a war powers resolution on Thursday that would have required the Trump administration to seek congressional approval before continuing military action in Iran. President Donald Trump ordered strikes on Tehran on February 28 and called for the overthrow of the current regime. The conflict

By Hannah Rabinowitz, Casey Tolan, Paula Reid, Isabelle Chapman, CNN (CNN) — The Justice Department has posted online three FBI memos describing interviews related to unverified sexual assault allegations against President Donald Trump that had been missing from the massive trove of Epstein files released by the Department of Justice. A CNN analysis discovered dozens

CNN By Priscilla Alvarez, Kristen Holmes, Annie Grayer, Lauren Fox, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump said Thursday on social media he was firing Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and would name Oklahoma Sen. Markwayne Mullin to replace her. Trump thanked Noem for her service, saying in his Truth Social post she “has had numerous

By Priscilla Alvarez, Kristen Holmes, Annie Grayer, Lauren Fox, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump said Thursday on social media he was firing Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and would name Oklahoma Sen. Markwayne Mullin to replace her. Trump thanked Noem for her service, saying in his Truth Social post she “has had numerous and

By Sarah Ferris, Ellis Kim, CNN (CNN) — GOP Texas Rep. Tony Gonzales said he is ending his reelection bid after admitting to an affair with a former staffer who later died by suicide. “After deep reflection and with the support of my loving family, I have decided not to seek re-election while serving out

By Paula Reid, Sean Lyngaas, Evan Perez, Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — The FBI has identified a suspected cybersecurity incident on a sensitive network used to manage wiretaps and intelligence surveillance warrants, and officials are working to determine the seriousness of the incident, according to an FBI statement and a source familiar with the investigation.

By Manu Raju, CNN (CNN) — GOP Sen. Steve Daines made the last-minute decision to abruptly pull out of his Senate race to prevent Democrats from fielding a top recruit for the open Montana seat, according to two sources familiar with the matter. Daines was aware that if he withdrew too soon then Democrats would

CNN By Jessie Yeung, Billy Stockwell, Max Saltman, CNN (CNN) — Now in its sixth day, the latest Middle East conflict continues to widen – with a “hybrid attack” on Israel from Iran, Israel ordering massive evacuations in Lebanon, and NATO countries increasing their missile defenses. Here’s what to know. What are the main headlines?

By Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — Former President Barack Obama on Thursday threw his support behind a redistricting effort in Virginia that aims to flip four Republican-held US House seats ahead of November’s midterm elections. In a video endorsement, Obama urged Virginians to support a referendum on a new map to ensure “your voting power

By Betsy Klein, Sunlen Serfaty, Casey Tolan, CNN (CNN) — Approval for President Donald Trump’s massive East Wing ballroom project – from a government commission that oversees planning for federal buildings and land in the nation’s capital – is delayed after it received over 32,000 comments from the public overwhelmingly opposing the construction. The National

By Lauren Fox, Sarah Ferris, CNN (CNN) — Rep. Eugene Vindman is among a generation of young Democrats who ran for Congress, in part, because of their experience fighting a forever war in the Middle East. These Democrats are some of the earliest and most vocal critics of President Donald Trump’s decision to enter the

CNN By Lauren Fox, Sarah Ferris, CNN (CNN) — Rep. Eugene Vindman is among a generation of young Democrats who ran for Congress, in part, because of their experience fighting a forever war in the Middle East. These Democrats are some of the earliest and most vocal critics of President Donald Trump’s decision to enter

By Lauren Fox, Ethan Cohen and Sam Waldenberg CNN (CNN) — Montana Republican Sen. Steve Daines ended his reelection campaign suddenly on Wednesday in a move that left a political ally as the only major candidate in the GOP primary. The announcement came as filing closed for the race and President Donald Trump was quick