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By Priscilla Alvarez, Angelica Franganillo Diaz, Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge on Sunday afternoon temporarily blocked the removals of unaccompanied Guatemalan minors in US custody as the government was in the process of repatriating some of them in the early morning hours. A notice sent to attorneys about the removals prompted an

WBBM, CNN By Whitney Wild and Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson signed an executive order Saturday laying out initial plans for how the city will try to resist President Donald Trump’s planned immigration crackdown in the coming days. The mayor’s order provides guidance and directives to the city’s agencies and

By Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump is just fine, he said in a message to followers Sunday afternoon as he returned to the White House from a day at his Virginia golf club. “NEVER FELT BETTER IN MY LIFE,” he wrote on Truth Social — a nod to the swirl of weekend

By Whitney Wild and Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson signed an executive order Saturday laying out initial plans for how the city will try to resist President Donald Trump’s planned immigration crackdown in the coming days. The mayor’s order provides guidance and directives to the city’s agencies and law enforcement

By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Days after filing a whistleblower complaint claiming that the Department of Government Efficiency put Americans’ Social Security data at risk, the agency’s chief data officer “involuntarily” resigned. Charles Borges, who served in the post at the Social Security Administration since late January, wrote in his resignation letter that agency

By Gabe Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has fired two dozen Federal Emergency Management Agency IT employees, including top leaders, for allegedly neglecting security protocols and compromising sensitive data. A DHS press release Friday claims a routine cybersecurity review uncovered major vulnerabilities that allowed a “threat actor” to breach FEMA’s network.

By Alayna Treene, CNN (CNN) — Two weeks after his high-stakes summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, President Donald Trump is growing increasingly frustrated with the lack of tangible progress he’s made to end the war in Ukraine and is contemplating how involved he should be personally in brokering a meeting between Kremlin and Ukrainian

By Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe on Friday announced a special session to draw new congressional maps – becoming the latest governor of a Republican-run state to accede to President Donald Trump’ s demands to undertake mid-decade redistricting. Kehoe ordered lawmakers to return to the state capitol next week to take

By Arlette Saenz, CNN (CNN) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday signed a Republican-friendly redistricting bill approved by the state legislature, finalizing a new congressional map pushed by President Donald Trump ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. “Today, I signed the One Big Beautiful Map into law,” the governor wrote on X. “This map

By Devan Cole, Bryan Mena, CNN (CNN) — An emergency court hearing over President Donald Trump’s attempt to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook ended with no immediate ruling from the judge overseeing the high-stakes legal battle. US District Judge Jia Cobb spent more than two hours Friday morning hearing arguments over Cook’s request to

By Jeff Zeleny, Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — Iowa Republican Sen. Joni Ernst has decided not to seek reelection to a third term, two people familiar with the decision say, and is poised to make an announcement next week. Ernst, 55, has been wrestling with the decision for months, but began telling friends in recent

By Arlette Saenz, Phil Mattingly, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump has notified Congress he is moving to cancel $4.9 billion in congressionally approved foreign aid using a rare “pocket rescission,” drawing criticism from Democrats and at least one top Republican senator who questioned the legality of the move. The Office of Management and Budget’s

By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — The United States is denying a visa to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas for next month’s UN General Assembly – a significant and controversial move ahead of the global summit where multiple countries are expected to recognize a Palestinian state. The State Department announced Friday it is “denying and

By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration is moving to repatriate hundreds of Guatemalan children in government custody who arrived in the United States alone, according to multiple sources familiar with the planning who described the scope of the effort as unprecedented. It’s the latest in a series of moves since President Donald

By Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump met with Smithsonian Institution Secretary Lonnie Bunch III for lunch at the White House on Thursday. “The White House lunch meeting was productive and cordial,” a White House official told CNN. The meeting, which was first reported by The New York Times, comes as Trump has