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CNN By Shania Shelton, CNN (CNN) — The future of habeas corpus has been pushed into the spotlight as President Donald Trump has been involved in discussions inside his administration over potentially taking the extreme step of suspending the procedure. What is habeas corpus? Habeas corpus is a legal principle that allows people who believe

By Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge is halting the Trump administration from carrying out, under a February executive order, mass firings or major reorganizations of multiple agencies going forward. Senior District Judge Susan Illston on Friday evening granted a temporary restraining order sought by federal employee unions, local governments and outside organizations

By Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — The US Postal Service Board of Governors announced Friday that David Steiner, a board member at FedEx, will be the next postmaster general – a move that comes amid concerns the Trump administration will push for privatization of the independent government agency. Steiner, who also served in leadership roles

By Kaitlan Collins, Samantha Waldenberg and Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump has been personally involved in discussions inside the administration over potentially suspending habeas corpus, a legal procedure that allows people to challenge their detention in court, two people familiar with the consideration told CNN. One of Trump’s top aides, Stephen Miller,

By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Lawmakers have until August to address the debt ceiling or the US could default on its obligations for the first time ever, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent wrote to congressional leaders Friday, urging them to act even sooner, “to protect the full faith and credit of the United States.” The

By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — US special envoy Steve Witkoff warned that if Sunday’s talks with Iran are not productive, “then they won’t continue and we’ll have to take a different route.” In an interview with Breitbart posted Friday, Witkoff said the US opted against holding another round of talks last week “because we

By Natasha Bertrand and Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — The Pentagon has ordered all military academies to identify and remove books from their libraries that deal with issues such as race, gender ideology, and other “divisive concepts” that are now considered “incompatible with the department’s core mission,” according to a memo obtained by CNN. The

By Shania Shelton and Michael Williams, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump on Thursday fired three members of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the agency that creates safety requirements and issues recalls for consumer products, the commissioners said in statements. The move comes as the Trump administration is facing legal scrutiny over its efforts to

By Katie Bo Lillis and Natasha Bertrand, CNN (CNN) — Trump administration officials are weighing a change that would shift responsibility for US security interests in Greenland to the military command that oversees America’s homeland defense, underscoring the president’s focus on the strategically important territory that he has repeatedly said he wants to acquire, three