By Camila DeChalus, CNN (CNN) — At least four Democratic lawmakers have been contacted by US Attorney Jeanine Pirro’s office for interviews following their involvement in a controversial video urging service members and intelligence officials to disobey illegal orders. The contact signals Justice Department has not let up on its investigation into the “illegal orders”
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By Chelsea Bailey, CNN (CNN) — Officials in Minnesota and Illinois filed lawsuits within hours of each other Monday seeking to curb the Trump administration’s ongoing immigration crackdown in their states. Although the lawsuits are separate and nuanced, both states cited the 10th Amendment to back their claim that the surge of Immigration and Customs
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By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday sided with county police in Montana who entered the home of a man without a warrant because they feared he might be suicidal, rejecting an argument that the officers needed probable cause. Justice Elena Kagan wrote the opinion for a unanimous court. “We repeat
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) – Last week, the federal government announced it would freeze funding for childcare assistance funds in California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota and New York following alleged fraud concerns at day care centers in Minnesota. On Friday, a judge blocked the funding freeze for now, but local day care centers are expressing concerns
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By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — The United States is indefinitely suspending immigrant visa processing from 75 countries in another expansion of the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigration. The pause in processing will apply to countries including Brazil, Colombia, Egypt, Haiti, Somalia and Russia. The suspension applies to immigrant visas, such as those for employment
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By Shimon Prokupecz, Matthew J. Friedman, Rachel Clarke, CNN (CNN) — A school employee testified Wednesday she saw both a teenage gunman and a police officer responding to an emergency before the 2022 massacre at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. Melodye Flores, a teaching aide who helped children with special needs, said she ran
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By Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN (CNN) — Most Americans see an immigration officer’s fatal shooting of Minneapolis resident Renee Good as an inappropriate use of force, a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS finds. Roughly half view it as a sign of broader issues with the way US Immigration and Customs Enforcement is operating, with less
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By Mostafa Salem, Jeremy Diamond, Gul Tuysuz, CNN (CNN) — Some personnel at the United States’ largest military base in the Middle East have been urged to leave, a US official told CNN on Wednesday, as regional nations press the Trump administration to reconsider taking military action against Iran. The US official described the directive
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By Alayna Treene, Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump, facing a red line of his own making in Iran, increasingly believes he must take decisive action against the regime amid a violent and deadly crackdown on protesters, according to officials familiar with the matter. Top Trump administration officials met Tuesday to further refine
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By Veronica Stracqualursi, Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — Contempt proceedings will officially move forward against both Clintons on Capitol Hill after Hillary Clinton failed to appear for a deposition in the House Oversight Committee’s Jeffrey Epstein probe. Republican Chairman James Comer said Wednesday that the panel will meet in a week to consider contempt of
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By Ivana Kottasová, Victoria Butenko, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine estimates that 200,000 of its soldiers are absent without official leave (AWOL), meaning they have left their positions without permission to do so, the country’s new Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov revealed on Wednesday. Speaking in the Ukrainian Parliament ahead of the vote that confirmed him as
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By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday backed a Republican congressman from Illinois who is challenging a state law that allows mail ballots to be received after Election Day, a decision that may make it easier for other candidates to challenge voting laws – even if they ultimately win their election. The
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By Lauren del Valle, Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — The au pair who was having an extramarital affair with Brendan Banfield when he allegedly killed his wife and another man in February 2023 said she finally agreed to cooperate with prosecutors a year after her own arrest because she could no longer carry the guilt
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By Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — Polling got underway Thursday in Uganda’s presidential election, but logistical delays hampered voting in some areas while restrictions on internet access drew criticism for potentially compromising electoral transparency. Millions of Ugandans are signed up to vote in a crucial presidential rematch between a former pop star and their long-time
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By Kit Maher, Ivana Kottasová, Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump said Wednesday that “anything less” than US control of Greenland is “unacceptable,” arguing the United States needs the territory for national security purposes, which could in turn strengthen NATO. “NATO becomes far more formidable and effective with Greenland in the hands of
Continue ReadingBy Amarachi Orie, CNN London (CNN) — The Red Arrows, the United Kingdom’s famous Royal Air Force Aerobatics Team, has appointed its first ever female commander, less than three years after it was roiled by a sexual harassment scandal. Wing Commander Sasha Nash has replaced Wing Commander Adam Collins as the most senior officer in
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By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — With affordability at the top of his domestic agenda for 2026, President Donald Trump unveiled in rapid succession last week a series of proposals aimed at making Americans’ cost of living less, well, costly. He focused on two major burdens — housing and credit card debt. Trump has been
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By Kara Fox, CNN London, UK (CNN) — Heba Muraisi knows exactly what is happening to her body. “My organs are slowly but surely shutting down,” she said late Monday via phone call from HMP New Hall, a prison in northern England. The 31-year-old Londoner and pro-Palestinian activist is refusing food as part of a
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By Marshall Cohen, Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — Former election clerk Tina Peters’ prison sentence has long been a rallying cry for President Donald Trump and other 2020 election deniers. Her lawyers returned to court Wednesday to appeal her conviction as Colorado’s Democratic governor has signaled a new openness to letting her out of prison
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By Danya Gainor, CNN (CNN) — Over the last several months, Chicago, Minneapolis and St. Paul have seen a dramatic escalation in federal immigration enforcement along their chilly streets, with agents arresting thousands – including some US citizens – in neighborhoods, shopping centers, schools and at protests. The surge is the result of the Trump
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