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CNN By Kristen Holmes, Alayna Treene, Kaitlan Collins and Samantha Waldenberg, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump signed a proclamation Wednesday evening to ban travel from several countries to the US, citing security risks. The ban will fully restrict entry of nationals from 12 countries: Afghanistan; Myanmar, also known as Burma; Chad; Republic of the

By Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — House Oversight Chair James Comer has subpoenaed former President Joe Biden’s White House physician to appear for a deposition later this month, according to a copy of the subpoena letter shared with CNN. The subpoena to Dr. Kevin O’Connor marks an escalation of the Republican chairman’s probe into Biden’s

By Natasha Bertrand, CNN (CNN) — Air Force Secretary Troy Meink told lawmakers on Thursday that it will “probably” cost the Air Force less than $400 million to retrofit a luxury Qatari plane that President Donald Trump has said he is getting from the Qataris as a gift to use as the new Air Force

By Betsy Klein, Hadas Gold and Alayna Treene, CNN (CNN) — One of the most powerful alliances in American politics appears to be over. President Donald Trump and Elon Musk explosively sparred on their respective social media platforms Thursday – with the president floating the idea of cutting the tech billionaire’s various government contracts and

By Natasha Bertrand, CNN (CNN) — The Pentagon notified Congress last week that it will be diverting critical anti-drone technology that had been allocated for Ukraine to US Air Force units in the Middle East, according to correspondence obtained by CNN and people familiar with the matter. The move reflects the US’ shifting defense priorities

By Arlette Saenz, CNN (CNN) — The high-profile battles to become the Democratic and Republican nominees for governor of New Jersey are centered on a single summer Garden State resident: President Donald Trump. While Democrats have debated their approaches to housing, affordability and immigration, they all agree that part of the role of the state’s

By John Fritze and Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Thursday cleared the way for a Catholic Charities chapter in Wisconsin to secure an exemption from certain state taxes in a decision that could expand the type of religious entities entitled to tax breaks under the First Amendment’s protections for religion. It

By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Thursday tossed out a lawsuit from the Mexican government that alleged American gun manufacturers should be held responsible for cartel violence on the Southwest border, a decision that shields the companies from a suit that had claimed billions in damages. Justice Elena Kagan wrote the

By John Fritze and Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Thursday sided with a straight woman in Ohio who filed a “reverse discrimination” lawsuit against her employer when her gay boss declined to promote her. The ruling will make it easier to win such suits in some parts of the country. Despite

By Kevin Liptak and Simone McCarthy, CNN Washington/Hong Kong (CNN) — President Donald Trump emerged Thursday from a long-awaited 90-minute telephone call with Chinese leader Xi Jinping encouraged that ongoing trade tensions could soon be resolved. Calling the conversation “very good,” Trump said in a social media post after the call that follow-up talks would

CNN, POOL, HOST TV, SEE PREFONTS By Kristen Holmes, Alayna Treene, Kaitlan Collins and Samantha Waldenberg, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump signed a proclamation Wednesday evening to ban travel from several countries to the US, citing security risks. The ban will fully restrict entry of nationals from 12 countries: Afghanistan; Myanmar, also known as

By Arit John, Eric Bradner, Edward-Isaac Dovere and David Wright, CNN (CNN) — Andrew Cuomo faced a two-hour pile-on Wednesday as eight other Democrats vying for the party’s nomination for New York City mayor spent their first debate attempting to knock the former governor off his perch. Cuomo faced attacks over his management of the

By Samantha Waldenberg, Alayna Treene and Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump ordered an investigation into former President Joe Biden’s actions and autopen use in a Wednesday memorandum that cites his predecessor’s “cognitive decline.” Part of the memo calls on the counsel to the president, in consultation with Attorney General Pam Bondi and

By Kevin Liptak and Kristen Holmes, CNN (CNN) — For months, President Donald Trump has suggested his personal relationship with China’s Xi Jinping will be what unlocks the world’s most consequential trade dispute. Yet he couldn’t get Xi on the telephone for weeks. The long period of silence between the leaders will — at least

By Priscilla Alvarez and Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — A group of migrants the Trump administration sent to a mega-prison in El Salvador earlier this year must now have an opportunity to challenge their removal under the Alien Enemies Act, a federal judge ruled Wednesday. The ruling from US District Judge James Boasberg said that

By Kaitlan Collins, CNN (CNN) — A Department of Homeland Security official conceded Wednesday that an undocumented migrant believed to have been framed with threatening to kill President Donald Trump is no longer under investigation. DHS and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem had initially highlighted the arrest of Ramon Morales-Reyes in connection with the threat