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The entrance to the now shuttered USAID office can be seen as black plastic covers a USAID sign at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington

‘Just never been anything like DOGE’: Inside Elon Musk’s turbulent takeover of government in Trump’s first 100 days

By Jeremy Herb, Eric Bradner and Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency has been Donald Trump’s battering ram during the president’s first 100 days, slashing the federal government and trying to bend its remnants to Trump’s will. Driven by a band of 20-something coders and computer experts burrowing into agencies

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Russian President Vladimir Putin delivering a speech at the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow

Russia claims recapture of Kursk border region but Ukraine says fighting continues

By Svitlana Vlasova, Catherine Nicholls, Daria Tarasova-Markina and Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed his country’s forces have recaptured Kursk, the border region where Ukraine launched a surprise offensive last year, though Kyiv insists its troops are fiercely battling to preserve their foothold in the territory. “The Kyiv regime’s adventure has

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French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer huddle with Trump and Zelensky in St. Peter's Basilica on Saturday ahead of the funeral.

Trump criticizes Putin after meeting with Zelensky: ‘Maybe he doesn’t want to stop the war’

By Tim Lister, Catherine Nicholls and Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — US President Donald Trump questioned whether Russian leader Vladimir Putin wants a peace deal, shortly after meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky in the heart of the Vatican minutes before the start of the funeral of Pope Francis on Saturday. Saturday marked the

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Woman arrested, accused of smuggling nearly 120 pounds of meth at Highway 86 border checkpoint

WESTMORELAND, Calif. (KESQ) – Authorities say a 42-year-old Mexican citizen is in custody after being arrested by El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents for allegedly smuggling nearly 120 pounds of methamphetamine into the United States. The woman was stopped shortly after noon Tuesday at an immigration checkpoint on Highway 86, according to U.S. Customs and

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