National Politics

By Patrick Svitek, CNN (CNN) — As Republicans ramp up spending for Texas Senate candidate Ken Paxton, a top group supporting his Democratic opponent, James Talarico, is pushing back with a new surrogate: a Republican former state lawmaker who voted to impeach Paxton in 2023. “I’ll never trust Ken Paxton, I’ll never support Ken Paxton

By Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — The Greenland deal signed by President Donald Trump on Tuesday after months of threats appears to make small changes to a 1951 treaty that frames the US military’s footprint on the self-governing territory, according to experts, keeping non-NATO countries out and permitting a small uptick in US forces. Trump

By Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN (CNN) — With President Donald Trump at record unpopularity, Republicans are facing an even bleaker midterm political landscape than they did eight years ago, a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS finds. Nationally, voters say they prefer Democratic candidates over Republicans by an eight-point margin – slightly more modest than their

By Katelyn Polantz, Tierney Sneed, Brian Stelter, CNN (CNN) — The Justice Department said late Tuesday that CNN, MS NOW and Politico can be shut out from areas of the White House at the president’s will. The lawyers argue that the outlets’ coverage of the Iran war and of President Donald Trump’s ballroom construction could

By Sean Lyngaas, Evan Perez, CNN (CNN) — The FBI is investigating an apparent breach of its networks after a prolific cybercriminal group claimed on Tuesday to have stolen thousands of FBI agents’ personal data, according to two sources familiar with the matter. “The FBI is aware of claims regarding unauthorized activity affecting FBIjobs.gov and

By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined a request from a surrogate who is fighting for custody of a baby boy who was born with a serious heart defect, steering clear of a complicated legal battle that has become wrapped up in broader national debates over abortion and surrogacy. McKenna

By Betsy Klein, CNN New York (CNN) — President Donald Trump has implemented a ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico at the White House, seizing reporters’ credentials amid what he deems unfair coverage. First lady Melania Trump, however, is taking a different approach on press freedom. The office of the first lady formally approved

By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — The GOP candidate for Florida governor, Rep. Byron Donalds, has removed several references to Donald Trump from his campaign website, as a growing number of Republicans try to distance themselves from the unpopular president ahead of elections taking place this fall. Earlier this month, the landing page of

By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration has informed Congress it intends to accept 17,500 refugees, primarily White South Africans, in fiscal year 2027, according to a report submitted Tuesday and obtained by CNN. President Donald Trump has previously said that nearly all refugees admitted to the United States would be White South

By Daniel Dale, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump made multiple false claims in his address to the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, though he largely stuck to a prepared text. Here is a fact check of some of his assertions. Trump and wars Trump, repeating a frequent false claim, said, “Since I took

By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — A White House task force will remove hundreds of thousands of enrollees from Affordable Care Act coverage, citing widespread fraud, Vice President JD Vance announced Tuesday alongside Mehmet Oz, administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The action will save $2.2 billion in improperly paid federal subsidies,

By Gloria Pazmino, CNN New York (CNN) — New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is giving herself a deadline. The 36-year-old ascendant leader of the Democratic Party’s progressive movement will decide whether to run for president in 2028 after the upcoming midterm elections. In a wide-ranging interview with The New York Times, Ocasio-Cortez said she is

By Lauren Fox, Morgan Rimmer, CNN (CNN) — Republican Sen. John Curtis is requesting that the Senate Judiciary Committee investigate after a report that a Russian oligarch helped to fund parts of a wedding celebration for the president’s son Donald Trump Jr. The Utah Republican asked in a letter for the committee to review the

By Jennifer Agiesta, CNN (CNN) — Americans’ opposition to the war in Iran has hardened, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS, with almost two-thirds saying the US is not winning the conflict and more saying President Donald Trump isn’t doing enough to end it. Americans have never held positive views about the

By Eric Bradner, Arlette Saenz, CNN (CNN) — Kamala Harris campaigned Tuesday with Michigan Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed, predicting that the progressive will become a “national voice” during a joint appearance between two Democrats in a state crucial to the party’s fortunes in this fall’s midterms — and the presidential primary to follow. Harris and

By Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — A federal appeals court ruled Monday that Missouri must use a GOP-friendly congressional redistricting plan for November’s election but put that ruling on hold for a week so the Supreme Court could review the dispute. The ruling from the US 8th Circuit Court of Appeals is the latest twist

By Lauren Fox, CNN (CNN) — For national Democrats, Republican Rep. Mike Lawler of New York is a top target to beat in the midterm elections this fall. On Monday, however, Rep. Jared Golden, a retiring moderate Democrat from Maine, endorsed Lawler. It was the third time in recent weeks that Golden defied his party,

By Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — Illinois Gov. JB Pritkzer says he has lost 80 pounds while using a “life-changing” GLP-1 medication since he was diagnosed with diabetes two years ago. Pritzker discussed his weight loss and use of the medication in an interview with CBS News that aired on Monday. It comes as the