National Politics

CNN By Kevin Liptak, Kristen Holmes, Jennifer Hansler, CNN West Palm Beach, Florida (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s administration is working quickly to establish a pliant interim government in Venezuela following the dramatic capture of Nicolás Maduro, according to US officials, prioritizing administrative stability and repairing the country’s oil infrastructure over an immediate turn to

By Kevin Liptak, Kristen Holmes, Jennifer Hansler, CNN West Palm Beach, Florida (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s administration is working quickly to establish a pliant interim government in Venezuela following the dramatic capture of Nicolás Maduro, according to US officials, prioritizing administrative stability and repairing the country’s oil infrastructure over an immediate turn to democracy.

By Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s allies in the Republican Party and his Make America Great Again movement — even some who previously warned against wading into new foreign conflicts — largely rallied behind his actions in Venezuela on Saturday, hours after the capture of President Nicolás Maduro in a large-scale military

By Holmes Lybrand, Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — Over three decades ago, the US government executed the shocking arrest of the leader of a foreign country: Panama’s Manuel Noriega. The dictator’s case may prove to be a guide for the prosecutors, defense attorneys and judges now involved in the case against Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro. Like

CNN By Kevin Liptak, CNN West Palm Beach, Florida (CNN) — Hours after declaring from underneath the tented ceiling of Mar-a-Lago’s Tea Room that Venezuela’s leader was in American custody and the US was running the country on Saturday, President Donald Trump emerged victorious onto his club’s crowded patio as dinner-goers cheered the audacious mission

By Kevin Liptak, Isabelle Khurshudyan, Zachary Cohen, Alayna Treene, Kristen Holmes, CNN (CNN) — It was just like watching television. Huddled in a draped-off room at Mar-a-Lago around screens set up for his viewing pleasure — including, according to photos released by the White House, a live feed of social media messages on X —

By Michael Williams, CNN (CNN) — “Wicked” composer Stephen Schwartz says he will not appear at the Kennedy Center after its board voted to attach President Donald Trump’s name to the venue — becoming the latest artist to push back against the president’s takeover of Washington’s most iconic performing arts center. The Oscar and Grammy-award

By Jennifer Hansler, Michael Williams, CNN (CNN) — Russia filed a formal diplomatic request that the United States stop pursuing an oil tanker originally bound for Venezuela that has evaded US custody for almost two weeks, two sources familiar with the matter told CNN. The demarche sent to the State Department on New Year’s Eve

By Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — A super PAC aligned with President Donald Trump has built more than $304 million in cash reserves that it can deploy to help shape this year’s midterm elections, according to information released Friday by the political committee. MAGA Inc.’s massive stockpile underscores the unrivaled fundraising by a president who

By Adam Cancryn, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump spent his Friday morning perusing samples of stone in Florida for a new White House ballroom, as he pushes ahead on a controversial effort to replace the East Wing. Before his visit to Trump International Golf Club, the president made a detour to Arc Stone &

By Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — The man accused of being the Washington, DC, pipe bomber will remain in jail until he faces trial, a federal judge ruled Friday. The decision to keep Brian Cole Jr., who allegedly placed explosives outside the Democratic and Republican National Committee buildings on January 5, 2021, was made two

By Gloria Pazmino, CNN (CNN) — New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani used his executive powers to revoke a handful of orders put into place by his predecessor after the former mayor was federally indicted, including a directive that expanded the definition of antisemitism and another that barred city employees and agencies from boycotting or

By Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN (CNN) — Americans feel more politically connected by generation than they do by race or gender, CNN polling data finds. Nearly 6 in 10 say they share a lot of common interests and concerns with other people of their generation, according to a late-summer CNN survey. By contrast, fewer than half

By Gabe Cohen, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration is abruptly cutting dozens of disaster response and recovery staff at the Federal Emergency Management Agency this week, according to internal emails obtained by CNN and sources familiar with the plan. On New Year’s Eve, some employees received emails saying their positions “would not be renewed”

By Kylie Atwood, Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — Venezuelan security forces have detained at least five Americans in recent months as the US has built a pressure campaign against Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, a US official familiar with the matter told CNN. The circumstances of the individual cases vary, and some could have been involved

By Kaanita Iyer, Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump told The Wall Street Journal in an interview published Thursday that he takes a higher dose of aspirin than his doctors have recommended, blaming that for the visible hand bruises that have generated renewed questions about his health. “They say aspirin is good for