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By Sean Lyngaas, Evan Perez, CNN (CNN) — State and local election administrators’ growing suspicion of the Trump administration’s motives has triggered concerns among some federal officials that distrust of even routine moves by the FBI could hinder cooperation with states and give an opening for US adversaries trying to influence elections. An FBI official

CNN By Adam Cancryn, Alayna Treene, Alejandra Jaramillo, Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump shared a racist video on his social media platform Thursday night that depicted former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama as apes in a jungle, then removed it hours later amid bipartisan outrage, including from a

By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Friday that the FBI has arrested a “key participant” behind the 2012 Benghazi terror attack in Benghazi, Libya. The man, Zubayar Al-Bakoush, is being charged with the murders of Ambassador Chris Stevens and State Department employee Sean Smith, as well as the attempted murder

By Michael Williams, CNN (CNN) — The head of the coordinating committee for the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles is facing calls to step down after emails released by the Justice Department last week show he exchanged racy messages with Ghislaine Maxwell more than 20 years ago. The messages between Casey Wasserman – who,

By Kaanita Iyer, Alayna Treene, CNN (CNN) — Police have arrested a Maryland man for attempted murder after he allegedly went to Office of Management and Budget director Russ Vought’s home, according to three sources familiar with the matter. Colin Demarco was arrested on January 16 in connection to an August 10, 2025, incident in

By Kevin Liptak, Adam Cancryn, Alayna Treene, Alejandra Jaramillo, Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump refused to apologize Friday after posting and then deleting a racist video depicting former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama as apes in a jungle, insisting he hadn’t seen the final frames containing the offensive

By Kathryn Squyres, CNN (CNN) — Among the people running to fill the seat vacated by former GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is one of her former staffers, Jim Tully. Introducing himself on a local conservative radio show in January, he didn’t mention his connection to Greene until asked by the host. Tully said Greene’s