National Politics

By Sarah Ferris, CNN (CNN) — House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries’ leadership team believed they had successfully convinced one of their famously rogue members — Rep. Shri Thanedar — not to force the party into an untimely vote on impeaching President Donald Trump. The Michigan Democrat had personally signaled to his party’s leadership in recent

By Katie Bo Lillis, CNN (CNN) — Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has fired the top two career officials leading the National Intelligence Council, the senior most analytical group in the intelligence community whose job it is to understand and assess the biggest threats facing the United States. Gabbard fired Mike Collins, the acting

By Lauren Fox and Haley Talbot, CNN (CNN) — Republicans and Democrats grew weary in the early hours of Wednesday morning on Capitol Hill as they slogged through at-times contentious debate over provisions in President Donald Trump’s sweeping tax and spending cuts package. The House Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce panels held marathon

CNN By Jeremy Herb, CNN (CNN) — Former President Joe Biden did not recognize George Clooney when he arrived for a record-breaking June 2024 fundraiser the movie star was co-hosting, according to a forthcoming book from CNN’s Jake Tapper and Axios’ Alex Thompson. Backstage before the fundraiser, Clooney greeted the president when he arrived after

By Haley Britzky, Alex Marquardt, Zachary Cohen and Katie Bo Lillis, CNN (CNN) — Converting a luxury jet gifted by Qatar to President Donald Trump into a replacement for Air Force One could potentially cost hundreds of millions of dollars, and it could take up two years to install the necessary security equipment, communications and

By Betsy Klein, Jennifer Hansler and Hira Humayun, CNN Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (CNN) — President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he plans to lift sanctions on Syria following last year’s fall of the Assad regime, saying the move will “give them a chance at greatness.” The removal of the sanctions is a significant win for

By Jeremy Herb, CNN (CNN) — Former President Joe Biden did not recognize George Clooney when he arrived for a record-breaking June 2024 fundraiser the movie star was co-hosting, according to a forthcoming book from CNN’s Jake Tapper and Axios’ Alex Thompson. Backstage before the fundraiser, Clooney greeted the president when he arrived after a

CNN By Jeremy Herb, CNN (CNN) — Former President Joe Biden did not recognize George Clooney when he arrived for a record-breaking June 2024 fundraiser the movie star was co-hosting, according to a forthcoming book from CNN’s Jake Tapper and Axios’ Alex Thompson. Backstage before the fundraiser, Clooney greeted the president when he arrived after

By Morgan Rimmer, CNN (CNN) — Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer announced Tuesday he is placing a blanket hold on all Justice Department political nominees, as he seeks answers related to the Trump administration’s plans to accept a luxury jet from the Qatari royal family to use as Air Force One. “News of the Qatari

By Shania Shelton, CNN (CNN) — Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. posted photos Sunday of him and his family swimming in Rock Creek where swimming is not allowed “due to high bacteria levels.” “Mother’s Day hike in Dumbarton Oaks Park with Amaryllis, Bobby, Kick, and Jackson, and a swim with my

CNN By Jeremy Herb, CNN (CNN) — Former President Joe Biden did not recognize George Clooney when he arrived for a record-breaking June 2024 fundraiser the movie star was co-hosting, according to a forthcoming book from CNN’s Jake Tapper and Axios’ Alex Thompson. Backstage before the fundraiser, Clooney greeted the president when he arrived after

By Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration on Monday asked the Supreme Court to allow it to resume the deportations of nearly 200 Venezuelan migrants detained in Texas, requesting that the court lift its order from last month that temporarily paused the deportation of migrants subject to the Alien Enemies Act. In a

By Jeremy Herb, CNN (CNN) — Former President Joe Biden’s physical deterioration was severe enough in the second half of his presidency that his aides privately discussed putting him in a wheelchair for his second term, according to a new book from CNN’s Jake Tapper and Axios’ Alex Thompson. Axios reported Tuesday on the new

By Arit John, CNN (CNN) — The 2028 presidential primary contests are still nearly three years away, but the early jockeying to replace President Donald Trump has already started in earnest — at least among Democrats. Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, who narrowly won the 2020 Iowa caucuses, is back in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday

By Sarah Ferris and Lauren Fox, CNN (CNN) — House Republicans kicked off a blockbuster week for President Donald Trump’s “one big, beautiful bill,” as Speaker Mike Johnson attempts to stave off a revolt from any one faction of his conference that could tank the sweeping GOP agenda. As House lawmakers returned to Washington on