Politics

By Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — Democrats’ governance in one of the bluest states in America is being put to the test Tuesday, as California voters in primaries for governor and Los Angeles mayor weigh crowded fields led by relatively weak or unpopular frontrunners. President Donald Trump may be less popular with voters now than

By Jeff Zeleny, CNN Des Moines, Iowa (CNN) — Theresa Weeks was making spaghetti when a Senate candidate came knocking on her door. “I was just watching your commercial,” Weeks said, extending her arms to give Josh Turek a hug on her front steps. “I’m delighted to see you.” Turek is not only running to

By Donald Judd, CNN (CNN) — The White House released the results of President Donald Trump’s May physical late Friday evening, sharing a memo from his physician recommending he lose weight and exercise more while noting he is in excellent health. “President Trump remains in excellent health, demonstrating strong cardiac, pulmonary, neurological, and overall physical

By Kaitlan Collins, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s proposed $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization fund” is stalled, with some allies urging the White House to scrap it altogether amid an unusually intense backlash from multiple Senate Republicans, sources familiar with the matter said. It remains to be seen whether the president will agree to end the

By Natasha Bertrand, CNN (CNN) — The commander of US Southern Command met with senior Cuban military officials on Friday in a rare meeting on the perimeter of Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, a US military installation located in Cuba’s southeast. SOUTHCOM said that Commander Gen. Francis Donovan met with Cuban Army Corps Gen. Roberto Legrá

By Kara Scannell, Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — Democratic billionaire Reid Hoffman said Friday that the Justice Department’s criminal probe involving donations he made toward E. Jean Carroll’s lawsuits is meant to “silence” those who stand up to President Donald Trump. “He is investigating me because I supported E Jean’s lawsuit –– where a jury

By Zachary Cohen, Josh Campbell, CNN (CNN) — Senior Pentagon leaders are putting together lists of uniformed US service members who will be offered the chance to attend the UFC fight at the White House next month hosted by President Donald Trump, but tickets will only be given to those who meet military body composition

By Devan Cole, Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge on Friday blocked the Kennedy Center from temporarily closing its doors for a yearslong renovation and said its board violated the law when it added President Donald Trump’s name to the historic performing arts venue. US District Judge Casey Cooper concluded that the law

By Adam Cancryn, CNN (CNN) — The White House has yet to release any results from President Donald Trump’s most recent physical exam, a break from its own past practice that’s likely to fuel further questions about his health and fitness. Trump, who is the oldest president to be inaugurated, declared on social media that

By Sarah Ferris, Paula Reid, Camila DeChalus, CNN (CNN) — Former Attorney General Pam Bondi remained tight-lipped about the Justice Department’s handling of the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files in a long-sought interview with Hill lawmakers, Democrats said on Friday, repeatedly noting that her successor – Todd Blanche – was largely in charge. In

By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge in Virginia has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from moving ahead with plans to create a nearly $1.8 billion fund to compensate people who it says were wrongly targeted by the government in the past. The brief order from US District Judge Leonie Brinkema says the

By Patrick Svitek, CNN (CNN) — At James Talarico’s first rally after Ken Paxton became his opponent in their US Senate race, one of Texas’ most prominent Black leaders, Rodney Ellis, acknowledged he had supported Talarico’s opponent, Rep. Jasmine Crockett, in their hard-fought Democratic primary. “That was then, this is now,” Ellis said on Wednesday.

By Michael Williams, Alayna Treene, Alexandra Skores, CNN (CNN) — Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin has become preoccupied with an idea to punish cities and states that do not cooperate with federal immigration enforcement — cutting customs staffing at their airports and possibly stopping the processing of international travelers all together. But the

By Davis Winkie, CNN (CNN) — What happens to Iran’s enriched uranium stockpile, including the 970 pounds that it has highly concentrated to near-weapons grade, is one of the primary sticking points as the US and Iran have trudged through weeks of negotiations to potentially end the Iran war. President Donald Trump has insisted that

By Andrew Kaczynski, Em Steck, CNN (CNN) — Years before Spencer Pratt emerged as a high-profile insurgent candidate in the Los Angeles mayor’s race, the former reality TV star immersed himself in the world of noted conspiracy theorist Alex Jones — telling Jones’ audience in 2009 that the September 11 attacks were “100%” an inside

By René Marsh, CNN (CNN) — For over a year, Lonnie Bunch III, the head of the storied Smithsonian Institution, has been at the center of a political tempest. Under President Donald Trump’s second administration, the world’s largest museum institution and a key voice in shaping the narrative of America’s history has been under pressure

CNN By Aileen Graef, CNN (CNN) — The Bureau of Engraving and Printing is planning to potentially print a commemorative $250 bill with the image of President Donald Trump to mark the country’s 250th anniversary. A Treasury Department spokesperson confirmed the plans in a statement, saying it was conducting “appropriate planning and due diligence” in

By Aileen Graef, CNN (CNN) — The Bureau of Engraving and Printing is planning to potentially print a commemorative $250 bill with the image of President Donald Trump to mark the country’s 250th anniversary. A Treasury Department spokesperson confirmed the plans in a statement, saying it was conducting “appropriate planning and due diligence” in response

By Holmes Lybrand, Zachary Cohen, CNN (CNN) — A former CIA officer in Virginia has been charged with stealing tens of millions of dollars in gold bars and foreign currency from the very agency he worked for, according to an FBI affidavit and a source familiar with the matter. David Rush was arrested last week

By David Wright, CNN (CNN) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer threw cold water Thursday on the idea of a 2028 presidential bid, saying that while “there will be a robust group of people running for president, I will not be one of them.” Whitmer made the comments in an interview with Fox 2 Detroit while

By Adam Cancryn, CNN (CNN) — The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission is asking a judge to vacate the Biden-era penalty that it imposed last year on a cryptocurrency exchange run by Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss — prominent donors to President Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign. The request, filed late Wednesday, marks an extraordinary reversal for

By Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump has refiled his lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal’s publisher and two of its reporters over a July 2025 report on a lewd birthday letter to Jeffrey Epstein bearing Trump’s name. Tuesday’s defamation lawsuit seeks $10 billion for damages and claims that the story had “glaring

By Tierney Sneed, Hannah Rabinowitz, Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — When President Donald Trump promised, seemingly out of the blue, in late January that prosecutions would “soon” be coming for 2020 election rigging, the Justice Department was already mobilizing an effort behind the scenes to build out a portfolio of cases that would boost the

By Patrick Svitek, CNN (CNN) — James Talarico, the Democratic nominee for US Senate in Texas, raised more than $3 million in the first 24 hours after Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton emerged as his Republican opponent, Talarico’s campaign first told CNN. The haul confirms Talarico’s status as a formidable fundraiser as he looks to

By Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — The coast-to-coast battle to gain an edge in November’s elections through partisan gerrymandering is racing to its conclusion – with Republicans poised to finish with as many as 10 seats ahead of Democrats through redistricting alone. The GOP kicked off the fight last year in Texas, changing boundaries for