By Brian Todd, Linda Gaudino, CNN (CNN) — Every night longtime Washington, DC, resident Jeff Padgett packs up his two chihuahuas, his sketch pad and other belongings in a black canvas rolling cart to cross the bridge over the Potomac River and disappear into the woods in Virginia. Padgett, 60, has been living unhoused on
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By Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN New York (CNN) — Add this to the list of Donald Trump’s accomplishments: Helping elect a socialist mayor of New York City. That’s the assessment from many politicians and operatives in the president’s hometown after a chaotic week of White House intervention, between Trump talking repeatedly about the candidates and his
Continue ReadingBy Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — Almost a year since he allegedly perched a rifle through the chain-link fence of a golf club in West Palm Beach, Florida, the 59-year-old man accused of creating a “sniper’s nest” one hole away from where Donald Trump was playing golf will now stand trial. Ryan Routh has chosen
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By Alison Main, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration launched a new federal immigration enforcement effort in Massachusetts focused on deporting criminals who entered the country illegally, according to the Department of Homeland Security. “ICE launched ‘Patriot 2.0’ to target the worst of the worst criminal illegal aliens living in the state of Massachusetts, following
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By Arit John, CNN (CNN) — The eclectic Democratic field in Maine seeking to end the nearly 30-year run of Republican Sen. Susan Collins includes a brewery owner, an oyster farmer and a former congressional staffer who was in grade school when the senator was first elected. Any chance Democrats have of defying expectations and
Continue ReadingBy Manu Raju, Sarah Ferris, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump and his top political advisers are plotting an aggressive push to oust one of his most persistent Republican adversaries: Rep. Thomas Massie. And House GOP leaders won’t stand in Trump’s way. Speaker Mike Johnson and his leadership team are sending their clearest signals to
Continue ReadingBy Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN (CNN) — Scores of protesters marched in Washington, DC, on Saturday against President Donald Trump’s federal takeover of the city’s police department and deployment of National Guard troops to the capital. Holding signs that read “protect DC home rule” and “stop the Trump takeover,” participants in the “We Are All DC”
Continue ReadingBy Kaanita Iyer, David Wright, CNN (CNN) — Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for mayor of New York City, joined progressive Sen. Bernie Sanders for a town hall on Saturday in Brooklyn, where he directly criticized President Donald Trump’s involvement in the mayoral race. “It’s not doing to be Donald Trump, it’s not going to
Continue ReadingBy Alayna Treene, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump and his top advisers are quietly preparing to travel to South Korea in October for the gathering of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation trade ministers, three Trump administration officials told CNN. The summit, set to be held in the city of Gyeongju between late October and early November,
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By Samantha Waldenberg, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump posted a meme on social media Saturday saying that Chicago “will find out why it’s called the Department of WAR,” as the city’s officials brace for an immigration crackdown. “I love the smell of deportations in the morning … Chicago about to find out why it’s
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By Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — Jerome Adams, who served as US surgeon general during President Donald Trump’s first administration, is calling for Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be fired as controversy continues to swirl over his handling of vaccine approvals. When asked by CNN’s Victor Blackwell on Saturday if
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By Arlette Saenz, CNN (CNN) — Former President Joe Biden has decided to build his presidential library in his home state of Delaware, and is set to start a fundraising push to fund the effort soon, according to a senior member of the Joe and Jill Biden Foundation. The effort is expected to be a
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By Gloria Pazmino, CNN New York (CNN) — As President Donald Trump tried to push candidates out of the New York City’s mayoral race, a longtime state senator called on other Democrats to put aside differences with Zohran Mamdani, who has roiled the party since his stunning win in June’s mayoral primary. “Whether you agree
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — Natalia’s son does not remember Ukraine. He thinks he’s been living in the United States his entire life. “He doesn’t understand why he has to leave,” her friend Tatiana explained. But unless there is swift action by the Trump administration, Natalia, Tatiana and their families could be among thousands
Continue ReadingBy Katie Bo Lillis, Natasha Bertrand, Zachary Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Under intense pressure from Capitol Hill to provide a legal rationale for the unprecedented killing of 11 alleged drug smugglers by the US military, the Trump administration has so far ducked lawmakers and provided a mishmash of public justifications that raise serious questions about
Continue ReadingBy Kaanita Iyer, Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration informed Kilmar Abrego Garcia on Friday that it now plans to deport him to the tiny African nation of Eswatini, as he continues to fight efforts to re-deport him. In an email to the Maryland man, which was obtained by CNN, an Immigration and
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By Zachary Cohen, Kylie Atwood, Kristen Holmes, Alayna Treene, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump is weighing a multitude of options for carrying out military strikes against drug cartels operating in Venezuela, including potentially hitting targets inside the country as part of a broader strategy aimed at weakening leader Nicolas Maduro, according to multiple sources
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By Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — One of Joe Biden’s former top aides pushed back Friday on concerns about the former president’s health in a closed-door interview with the House Oversight Committee, a person familiar with the matter told CNN. Andrew Bates, who had served as deputy assistant to the president and senior deputy press
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By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — US President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order creating a “state sponsor of wrongful detention” designation meant to penalize countries that wrongfully imprison Americans. The new designation is meant to deter countries from illegally detaining US citizens and encourage them to release wrongful detainees that they have
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By Gabe Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Washington, DC Mayor Muriel Bowser privately pressed the city’s attorney general to delay a lawsuit aimed at halting President Donald Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops, according to two sources familiar with the conversation. DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb ended up filing the lawsuit anyway on Thursday. The dispute
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