Claiming to give every child “a shot at financial freedom,” President Donald Trump is unveiling the new Trump Accounts initiative, which gives $1,000 to every newborn if their parents open an account
January 28, 2026
The man accused of squirting an unknown substance on Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar at a town hall in Minneapolis has a criminal history and made online posts supportive of President Donald Trump
January 28, 2026
Takeaways from CNN’s Minnesota town hall
January 29, 2026
Republicans are increasingly worried about immigration enforcement becoming a political problem in the upcoming midterm elections
January 29, 2026
President Donald Trump is facing a growing cultural revolt against his immigration crackdown
January 29, 2026
Talks intensify to avert shutdown as White House and Senate leaders eye last-ditch deal
January 29, 2026
Democrats and White House have struck a deal to avert a partial government shutdown and temporarily fund the Department of Homeland Security
January 29, 2026
After assault on Ilhan Omar, Trump responds with another blame-the-victim conspiracy theory
January 29, 2026
The top U.S. envoy to China has called for fair and reciprocal trade between the world's two largest economies
January 29, 2026
President Donald Trump’s border czar says immigration enforcement could reduce the number of officers in Minnesota
January 29, 2026
Germany midfielder Leon Goretzka says in an interview with Die Zeit newspaper that U_S_ President Donald Trump “has managed to make us feel not only German, but also European.”
January 29, 2026
The Kennedy Center's head of artistic programming has stepped down, two weeks after being named to the position
January 29, 2026
President Donald Trump’s latest attempt to sidestep the United Nations through his new Board of Peace appears to have inadvertently backfired
January 29, 2026
President Donald Trump says he asked Russian President Vladimir Putin not to target the Ukrainian capital and other towns for one week as the region experiences frigid temperatures and Putin agreed, but Russia hasn't confirmed that
January 29, 2026
Two Iranian-backed militias in the Middle East are signaling their readiness to launch new attacks
January 26, 2026
A key figure in President Donald Trump's first impeachment is running for the U.S. Senate in Florida as a Democrat
January 27, 2026
Bondi’s injection of voter roll demands into Minneapolis ICE tensions draws claims of ‘ransom’
January 27, 2026
After two weeks of intense political and legal scrutiny, the Federal Reserve will seek to make this week’s meeting about interest rates as straightforward and uneventful as possible, though President Donald Trump probably still won’t like the result
January 26, 2026
Lawmakers in both parties are calling for investigations following the killing of Alex Jeffrey Pretti by a U.S. Border Patrol officer
January 27, 2026
Trump says he’s raising tariffs on South Korea because it’s ‘not living up’ to trade agreement
January 26, 2026
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says some of U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats should be viewed as prepositioning before negotiations to renew the countries' free trade pact
January 26, 2026
A senior Border Patrol commander and some agents are expected to leave Minneapolis as early as Tuesday, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press
January 26, 2026
Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter is backing a proposed fan boycott of World Cup matches in the United States because of the conduct of President Donald Trump and his administration at home and abroad
January 26, 2026
A group of lawyers and family members of cartel members accused Mexico’s government on Monday of breaking the law by sending nearly a hundred Mexican citizens to the United States without an extradition order
January 26, 2026
US carrier strike group is now in the Middle East region, sources say
January 26, 2026
Who is Tom Homan, the White House border czar Trump is deploying to Minnesota?
January 26, 2026
Businesses are coming into the crosshairs of President Donald Trump’s mass deportation campaign, whether it’s public pressure for them to speak out against aggressive immigration enforcement or becoming the sites for arrests themselves
January 26, 2026
The U.S. Treasury Department has cut contracts with Booz Allen Hamilton after a former contractor leaked tax information about wealthy individuals, including Donald Trump
January 26, 2026
NATO chief says Europe should ‘keep on dreaming’ if it thinks it can defend itself without the US
January 26, 2026
The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln and three accompanying warships have arrived in the Middle East
January 26, 2026
Priests and priestesses of the Afro-Cuban religion known as Santería have offered gifts to deities and asked for peace as tensions rise between the United States and Cuba and the island braces for more economic difficulties
January 26, 2026
A senior French official has emphasized the importance of honoring French soldiers who died in Afghanistan
January 26, 2026
The fatal shooting of a Minneapolis protester by a federal immigration officer touched off a firestorm and prompted some fellow Republicans to question President Donald Trump’s hard-line immigration crackdown, but the president on Sunday night doubled down and blamed Democratic officials
January 25, 2026
Authorities in Iran have unveiled a new mural in a central Tehran square with a direct warning to the United States to not attempt a military strike on the country
January 25, 2026
President Donald Trump says the U.S. used a secret weapon he called “The Discombobulator” to disable Venezuelan equipment when the U.S. captured Nicolás Maduro
January 25, 2026
DC Delegate Holmes Norton files to end her reelection campaign
January 25, 2026
Melania Trump’s multimillion-dollar documentary project faces a key test this week
January 25, 2026
Another killing by a federal officer deepens Trump’s self-inflicted political nightmare
January 25, 2026
Trump praises British troops after drawing outrage at comments downplaying NATO’s role in Afghanistan
January 24, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump has heaped praise on British soldiers who fought in Afghanistan
January 24, 2026
President Donald Trump is threatening to impose a 100% tariff on goods imported from Canada if America’s northern neighbor goes ahead with its trade deal with China
January 24, 2026
Ukraine hails first trilateral talks with Russia and US as ‘constructive’ as Washington says mood ‘very upbeat’
January 24, 2026
Top U.S. envoys have met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, urging him to advance the ceasefire in Gaza
January 24, 2026
Trump threatens new 100% tariffs on Canada over possible trade deal with China
January 24, 2026
The commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guard has warned that his forces are "more ready than ever" as U.S. warships move toward the Middle East
January 24, 2026
In social media, President Trump is questioning global warming because of a chilly severe winter storm hitting the U_S_ On Friday, he called the weather nearly unprecedented and labeled scientists “environmental insurrectionists.”
January 23, 2026
The Justice Department says in a sharply worded court filing that a report by former special counsel Jack Smith on his investigation into President Donald Trump’s hoarding of classified documents belongs in the “dustbin of history” and should remain sealed
January 23, 2026
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney responded to U.S. President Donald Trump's comment that “Canada lives because of the United States” by saying Canada thrives because of Canadian values
January 22, 2026
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has signaled that U.S. President Donald Trump to apologize for his false assertion that troops from NATO countries — other than Americans — stayed away from the front line during the war in Afghanistan
January 23, 2026
Trump privately frustrated that he risks losing control of immigration message amid Minnesota chaos
January 23, 2026
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the future of Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region is a key focus as negotiators from Ukraine, Russia, and the United States meet in Abu Dhabi
January 23, 2026
President Donald Trump unveiled his 'Board of Peace' with a signing ceremony at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. The President has tasked the group with rebuilding Gaza and tackling global conflicts. The signing ceremony was attended by fewer than 20 countries.
January 22, 2026
Renée Fleming is withdrawing from two May appearances at the Kennedy Center
January 23, 2026
The Supreme Court for the past year has repeatedly allowed President Donald Trump to fire heads of independent agencies, but it appears to be drawing a line with the Federal Reserve
January 23, 2026
FEMA halts terminations of disaster workers as agency prepares for massive winter storm
January 23, 2026
Vice President JD Vance says the Insurrection Act won’t be needed “right now” in Minneapolis after meeting with Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in the city, which has emerged as a national focal point in the clash over the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown
January 22, 2026
President Donald Trump launched his Board of Peace on Thursday to lead efforts to maintain a ceasefire in Gaza
January 22, 2026
‘F**k yourself’: Former MPD officer who was beaten during Jan. 6 riot tells GOP lawmaker
January 23, 2026
Maine Gov. Janet Mills challenged federal immigration officials to provide arrest warrants, real-time numbers and information about detainees amid a sweeping enforcement operation, saying the state has been left in the dark as fear spreads in immigrant communities
January 22, 2026
Former Special Counsel Jack Smith testified publicly for the first time on Capitol Hill about his investigation of President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election
January 22, 2026
Former Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith has defended his investigations of Donald Trump at a public congressional hearing
January 22, 2026
Georgia Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, a Republican gubernatorial candidate, is attacking his opponent over the 2020 election
January 22, 2026
President Donald Trump seemed more optimistic about a future Greenland deal after meeting with a familiar friend, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte. CNN looks at his relationship with Trump.
January 22, 2026
The House has barely rejected a Democratic-backed resolution that would have prevented President Donald Trump from sending U.S. military forces to Venezuela
January 22, 2026
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has voted to rescind its guidance on workplace harassment
January 22, 2026
What is Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ and who is joining? Here’s what to know.
January 22, 2026
President Donald Trump's budget office is telling government agencies to compile data on federal money sent to a group of 14 mostly Democratic-controlled states and the District of Columbia
January 22, 2026
Trump says heavy bruise on his left hand came after he ‘clipped it on the table’
January 22, 2026
Trump sues JPMorgan and Jamie Dimon for dropping him as a customer after Jan. 6 attack
January 22, 2026
Trump’s posturing over Greenland has changed the transatlantic alliance forever, European officials say
January 22, 2026
In an interview with CNN's Kaitlan Collins, California Governor Gavin Newsom responded to what Donald Trump said about him in his speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
January 21, 2026
NATO’s Mark Rutte emerges as Trump whisperer-in-chief after dramatic about-face at Davos
January 22, 2026
Supreme Court conservatives have downplayed Trump’s conduct. The Fed case may change that
January 22, 2026
Joe Biden promised Europe that "America is back" early in his presidency, aiming to mend ties after Donald Trump's tenure
January 22, 2026
Jack Smith is ‘not afraid’ of Donald Trump, his legal team says ahead of Thursday testimony
January 21, 2026
President Donald Trump’s ambitions for the “Board of Peace” to play a role in global conflicts beyond Gaza appear to be the latest U.S. attempt to sidestep the U.N. Security Council
January 22, 2026
Elizabeth Holmes asks Trump to let her out of prison early
January 21, 2026
The producers of a Bruce Lee-inspired stage play and Vocal Arts DC have canceled shows at the Kennedy Center
January 21, 2026
Russian officials and media are reacting to President Donald Trump’s push to acquire Greenland with a mix of glee and caution
January 21, 2026
Five takeaways from Trump’s antagonistic speech in Davos
January 21, 2026
After Newsom trolls Trump in Davos, one of his appearances is blocked
January 21, 2026
The Supreme Court seems inclined to keep Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook in her job
January 21, 2026
Jamie Dimon hesitates to criticize Trump… except for one plan he says will create ‘an economic disaster’
January 21, 2026
Why does Trump want Greenland and why is it so important?
January 06, 2026
Trump once again en route to Davos after ‘minor electrical issue’ forced Air Force One to turn back
January 21, 2026
Rory McIlroy believes the PGA Tour and LIV Golf have grown “too far apart” to form an alliance and bring a splintered sport back together
January 21, 2026
President Donald Trump’s plane, Air Force One, has safely returned to Joint Base Andrews about an hour after departing for Switzerland on Tuesday evening
January 21, 2026
President Donald Trump meandered through a list of his administration’s accomplishments while speaking at a White House press briefing Tuesday
January 20, 2026
A 1951 defense agreement between the United States and Denmark allows the US to build military installations on Greenland to protect the region.
January 20, 2026
Lindsey Halligan departs Justice Department hours after Trump-appointed federal judge calls her leadership a ‘charade’
January 20, 2026
Iran has warned Donald Trump not to take any action against the country’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, days after the U.S. president called for an end to Khamenei’s near 40-year reign
January 20, 2026
The World Economic Forum’s annual meeting attracts corporate executives, academics, philanthropists and media to the Swiss Alps town of Davos
January 20, 2026
President Donald Trump is fighting a two-front war at the outset of this year’s midterm campaigns, working to prevent Democratic victories while also attempting to purge the Republican Party of the few remaining members who have defied him
January 20, 2026
President Donald Trump has commanded attention during his second term
January 20, 2026
Fact check: The false claims in Trump’s extraordinary message to Norway
January 20, 2026
Communities across the U.S. held parades, panels and service projects for the 40th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr. Day
January 19, 2026
Nearly 3,000 high-level participants from business, government and beyond plus untold numbers of activists, journalists and observers are converging on the Swiss town of Davos for the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting
January 19, 2026
Trump ties failure to win Nobel Peace Prize to efforts to acquire Greenland in message to Norway
January 19, 2026
Johnson seeks Trump agenda 2.0 as GOP anxiety grows over midterms
January 19, 2026
Will the Supreme Court continue to protect the Federal Reserve from Donald Trump?
January 19, 2026
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey says sending active duty soldiers to Minnesota for an immigration crackdown is ridiculous and unconstitutional
January 18, 2026
A heckler yelled “leave Greenland alone!”
January 18, 2026
Martin Luther King Jr.'s daughter says the holiday honoring her father's legacy is a “saving grace” amid political division
January 18, 2026
American Battleground: Demolition Man – How Trump’s first year back is changing the nation’s capital
January 18, 2026
Recent Trump investments reignite concerns around potential conflicts of interest
January 17, 2026
America’s top trading partners are responding to President Donald Trump’s trade policies by trying to take their business elsewhere
January 17, 2026
Longtime climate activist Bill McKibben finds hope in solar energy despite the Trump administration rolling back environmental regulations and freezing offshore wind projects
January 17, 2026
President Donald Trump has demanded a 10% cap on credit card interest rates by January 20
January 17, 2026
Sen. Thom Tillis isn't holding back in his final year in Washington
January 17, 2026
President Donald Trump has issued a series of pardons, including for the father of a large donor to his super PAC and a woman who ended up back in prison after he commuted her sentence during his first term
January 17, 2026
President Donald Trump says he's ready to restart U.S. mediation between Egypt and Ethiopia over Nile River water sharing
January 16, 2026
President Donald Trump isn't waiting for future generations to decide to name important things in his honor — he's doing it himself
January 16, 2026
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado says she’s confident of her country’s eventual transition to democracy after the U.S. military ousted former President Nicolás Maduro
January 16, 2026
Virginia Democrats set up a referendum to try to flip as many as 4 GOP-held US House seats
January 16, 2026
Canada’s leader patches things up with China as rift with Trump upends old certainties
January 16, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump has turned Greenland into a geopolitical hotspot with his demands to own it
January 16, 2026
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has discussed her country’s future with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House
January 15, 2026
International journalists have been flocking to Greenland's capital, Nuuk during the geopolitical crisis triggered by U.S. President Donald Trump's desire to control the island
January 15, 2026
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is trying to project political influence even as his term nears its end
January 15, 2026
‘Department of War’ rebrand could cost up to $125 million, CBO estimates
January 15, 2026
U.S., Danish and Greenlandic officials have met face to face to discuss President Donald Trump’s ambitions to take control of Greenland, a semiautonomous territory of Denmark
January 15, 2026
Judges on a Colorado appeals panel expressed skepticism about the sentence for a former county elections clerk convicted of orchestrating a breach of election equipment
January 14, 2026
Iranian officials signaled that fast trials and executions lay ahead for suspects detained in nationwide protests, while the Islamic Republic promised retaliation if the U.S. or Israel intervened in the domestic unrest
January 14, 2026
Deputy White House Chief of Staff Stephen Miller has argued for years that the Venezuelan government has intentionally orchestrated mass migration into the United States
January 15, 2026
Senate Republicans have voted to dismiss a war powers resolution that would have limited President Donald Trump’s ability to conduct further attacks on Venezuela
January 14, 2026
An Oval Office ceremony meant to celebrate milk was overshadowed by President Donald Trump making news on other fronts
January 14, 2026
Jeff Landry has embraced his role as President Donald Trump's special envoy to Greenland, but the Republican governor of Louisiana says he hopes to connect with everyday islanders rather than with Danish diplomats
January 14, 2026
A new Congressional Budget Office analysis says renaming the Department of Defense the Department of War could cost taxpayers up to $125 million
January 14, 2026
Greenland biathlete Ukaleq Slettemark is used to the stress of competing on the world stage as she tries to qualify for the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics
January 14, 2026
The head of a nonpartisan group supporting Georgia prosecutors says a new state law used by Donald Trump and others to seek attorney fees is likely unconstitutional
January 14, 2026
The Supreme Court is reviving a Republican challenge to a law allowing the counting of late-arriving mail ballots, a target of President Donald Trump
January 14, 2026
Marjorie Taylor Greene’s exit sets off a MAGA showdown in her old Georgia district
January 14, 2026
President Donald Trump has claimed control of Venezuela, escalated threats to seize Greenland and increased immigration raids in the U.S. These actions have created turmoil as voters prepare for midterm elections that will determine control of Congress
January 14, 2026
Some personnel at a key U.S. military base in Qatar have been advised to evacuate
January 14, 2026
In an interview with CBS, President Donald Trump commented Renee Good was likely “a very solid, wonderful person, but her actions were pretty tough.” CBS anchor Tony Dokoupil told Trump that Good’s father is a Trump supporter but is deeply upset by his daughter’s death and the administration’s portrayal of her. In response, Trump said “Well, I want to say to the father that I love all of our people.”
January 14, 2026
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer says he expects President Donald Trump to interfere with the midterm elections
January 14, 2026
President Donald Trump promoted his efforts to boost U.S. manufacturing, as he tries to counter fears about a weakening job market and worries that still-rising prices are hurting Americans’ pocketbooks
January 13, 2026
Fact check: Trump litters Detroit economic speech with numerous false claims about economy
January 13, 2026
President Donald Trump says that his administration is planning to halt federal payments to "sanctuary cities" and the states where they're located starting Feb. 1
January 13, 2026
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has delivered her State of the State address, pitching proposals to fight President Donald Trump's agenda while also moving to capture progressive excitement surrounding Mayor Zohran Mamdani
January 13, 2026
President Donald Trump is defending his tariffs, using a major economic speech in Michigan to argue that they boost domestic manufacturing despite many Americans fears about rising prices
January 13, 2026
The plane used by the U.S. military to strike an alleged drug-smuggling boat off Venezuela last fall was painted to look like a civilian aircraft
January 13, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump has made an American takeover of Greenland a focus of his second term in the White House
January 13, 2026
President Donald Trump's administration has made good on its pledge to label three Middle Eastern branches of the Muslim Brotherhood as terrorist organizations, imposing sanctions on them
January 13, 2026
The Trump administration has announced it will end Temporary Protected Status for Somali immigrants
January 13, 2026
Inflation declined a bit last month as prices for gas and used cars fell, a sign that cost pressures are slowly easing
January 12, 2026
Former Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith is set to testify publicly next week about his investigations into President Donald Trump that resulted in two indictments
January 13, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump is set to return to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, next week
January 13, 2026
China is hoping President Donald Trump's economic and military actions against other countries will weaken the U.S.-Canada relationship
January 13, 2026
Trump ‘immediately’ imposes 25% tariffs on countries that do business with Iran. That could include China
January 12, 2026
Former Trump prosecutor Jack Smith to publicly testify in House Judiciary hearing
January 13, 2026
The Trump administration’s criminal investigation of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has sparked a backlash that may undermine the White House’s goals
January 12, 2026
A bipartisan U.S. congressional delegation is headed to Copenhagen later this week to show unity with Denmark amid tensions over Greenland
January 12, 2026
Yaxzodara Lozada has woken up freezing on a sidewalk outside a Venezuelan prison, hoping her husband, a police officer detained in November, will be released
January 12, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump says Iran has proposed negotiations following his threat to strike the country amid a crackdown on demonstrators
January 12, 2026
Wall Street ticked to more records after bouncing back from early losses taken because of worries about the worsening feud between the White House and the Federal Reserve
January 12, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump's repeated threats to take control of Greenland are straining relations with NATO allies
January 12, 2026
Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel says his administration is not in talks with the U.S. government
January 12, 2026
Venezuelan opposition leader Machado to visit White House on Thursday
January 12, 2026
The president has sued multiple media companies. He may care less about winning in court than intimidating news outlets, suggest two media scholars.
January 12, 2026
Cuban leader says ‘no one dictates what we do’ as Trump tells regime to make a deal
January 12, 2026
Hollywood’s awards season is underway with the 83rd Golden Globe Awards
January 11, 2026
President Donald Trump's motorcade took an unusual route to the airport in Florida due to a "suspicious object
January 12, 2026
President Donald Trump says he is “inclined” to keep ExxonMobil out of Venezuela after its top executive was skeptical about oil investment efforts in the country after the toppling of former President Nicolás Maduro
January 12, 2026
Smithsonian takes down details about Trump’s impeachments from presidential portrait exhibition
January 11, 2026
There's another warning from President Donald Trump to Cuba in the wake of Nicolás Maduro's ouster in Venezuela
January 11, 2026
The organization that oversees the Nobel Peace Prize is throwing cold water on talk of Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado giving her recent award to President Donald Trump
January 10, 2026
President Donald Trump says he wants a one-year, 10% cap on credit card interest rates
January 10, 2026
Greenland’s party leaders have rejected President Donald Trump’s calls for the U.S. to take control of the island
January 10, 2026
Members of Congress are considering the possible consequences for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and even Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem after an ICE officer shot Renee Good to death in Minnesota
January 10, 2026
Washington National Opera cuts ties with the Kennedy Center after longstanding partnership
January 10, 2026
A federal judge on Friday blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from enforcing most of his executive order on elections against the vote-by-mail states Washington and Oregon, in the latest blow to Trump’s efforts to require documentary proof of citizenship to vote and to require that all ballots be received by Election Day
January 10, 2026
President Donald Trump is showing off a lapel pin he says is called "Happy Trump," featuring a cartoonish version of himself
January 09, 2026
The Heritage Foundation think tank is urging the federal government “to save and restore the American family,” kicking off the midterm election year with a call for conservatives to focus on domestic issues
January 09, 2026
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says his agency is taking a closer look at financial transactions between Minnesotan residents and businesses and Somalia
January 09, 2026
For the nation’s first president, friendliness was strategy, not concession: the republic would treat other nations with civility in order to remain independent of their appetites and quarrels.
January 09, 2026
White House East Wing expansion proposal includes changes dubbed ‘Upper West Wing,’ too
January 08, 2026
Vice President JD Vance is blaming a federal immigration officer’s fatal shooting of a Minneapolis woman on “a left-wing network,” Democrats, the news media and the woman who was killed
January 08, 2026
President Donald Trump says he is directing the federal government to buy $200 billion in mortgage bonds, a move he said would help reduce mortgage rates at a time when Americans are worried about home prices
January 08, 2026
The White House says structural issues and decay had made it unfeasible to save the East Wing
January 08, 2026
Newsom contrasts California ‘blueprint’ with Trump’s ‘carnival of chaos’ in final state of state address
January 08, 2026
President Donald Trump is causing some commotion for investors in U.S. defense contractors this week
January 08, 2026
What we know about ICE’s fatal shooting of a US citizen in Minneapolis
January 08, 2026
Trump’s controversial ballroom could solve a decades-long problem — and is taking the first formal steps for construction
January 08, 2026
President Donald Trump is now officially on board with a sanctions package aimed at Russia, according to a top GOP senator
January 08, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest threats against Greenland pose a new and potentially unprecedented challenge to NATO, perhaps even an existential one
January 07, 2026
Trump threatens defense contractors with restrictions while promising sharp increase in spending
January 07, 2026
GOP senator’s scathing message to Stephen Miller: Get informed on Greenland or leave the job
January 07, 2026
Speaker Mike Johnson has invited President Donald Trump to give his first State of the Union of his second term on Feb. 24
January 07, 2026
Officials in about one-third of the states have considered revising their U.S. House districts since President Donald Trump called for mid-decade redistricting
January 07, 2026
White House rewrites January 6 history and blames police for deadly attack on 5-year anniversary
January 06, 2026
The White House says the U.S. military is “always an option” for acquiring Greenland, despite European leaders rejecting President Donald Trump's comments about taking over the island
January 06, 2026
2,000 federal agents are being deployed to Minneapolis in an escalated immigration push. Here’s what we know
January 06, 2026
A suburban Phlladelphia shop selling President Donald Trump-themed merchandise that became a magnet for die-hard supporters announced it’s closing its doors, six years after opening
January 06, 2026
President Donald Trump promised that “America First” would stand against more foreign entanglements
January 06, 2026
Trump’s ‘ammunition’ for House GOP to win the midterms involves lots of grievances
January 06, 2026
President Donald Trump wants Republicans to get a deal on health care insurance assistance by being flexible on a long-standing budget policy that bars federal money from being spent on abortion services
January 06, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney says his foreign minister and the governor general will visit Greenland in early February in the wake of renewed threats by U.S. President Donald Trump to annex the Danish territory
January 06, 2026
Justice Department uses Maduro case to defend Trump’s use of Alien Enemies Act for deportations
January 06, 2026
A golden phone that President Donald Trump’s family business promised to release last year remains mysteriously under wraps as the technology industry serves up a gluttony of new gadgets in Las Vegas this week
January 06, 2026
George Conway launches congressional bid with one goal: Taking on Trump
January 06, 2026
Cuba has acknowledged the deaths of 32 Cubans in the American military operation that ousted Venezuela's leader over the weekend
January 05, 2026
President Donald Trump's plan to take control of Venezuela's oil industry and ask American companies to revitalize it after capturing that country's president in a military raid isn't likely to have a significant immediate impact on oil prices
January 04, 2026
Venezuelans remain in shock after President Nicolás Maduro was deposed and captured in a U.S. military operation
January 04, 2026
Inside the operation: How the US moved to capture Nicolás Maduro
January 03, 2026
Marjorie Taylor Greene is leaving Capitol Hill after five years as one of the most well-known members of Congress
January 04, 2026
President Donald Trump has held a news conference to explain a U.S. raid on Venezuela to extract President Nicolás Maduro and his wife
January 03, 2026
President Donald Trump and U.S. officials have laid out some of the details of the U.S. military strike against Venezuela that led to the capture of leader Nicolás Maduro
January 03, 2026
Trump shops for marble for new White House ballroom
January 02, 2026
Presidents often find solace in golfing, and Joint Base Andrews in Maryland is a favorite spot because it's close to the White House and has built-in security
January 02, 2026
Trump tells WSJ he takes a higher daily dose of aspirin than his doctors advise in lengthy interview on his health
January 01, 2026
President Donald Trump defended his energy and health in an interview with The Wall Street Journal
January 01, 2026
Mayor Mamdani’s new job: Fixing New York’s affordability crisis
January 01, 2026
CIA assesses Ukraine was not targeting a Putin residence in drone attack, contrary to Kremlin claim, sources say
January 01, 2026
Former special counsel Jack Smith told lawmakers that the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol “does not happen” without President Donald Trump
December 31, 2025
Chief Justice John Roberts pushes for judicial independence in history-heavy report
December 31, 2025
House Judiciary Committee releases video and transcript of Jack Smith deposition
December 31, 2025
The Department of Justice has expanded its review of documents related to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein to 5.2 million as it also expands the number of attorneys trying to comply with a law mandating their release
December 31, 2025
The longest-serving White House chief usher says presidents before Donald Trump were interested in having a larger space for entertaining too
December 31, 2025
President Donald Trump made a lot of tariff threats and trade promises this year
December 31, 2025
Thailand has repatriated 18 Cambodian prisoners of war
December 31, 2025
The CIA was behind a drone strike last week at a docking area believed to have been used by Venezuelan drug cartels
December 31, 2025
The big story of the upcoming midterm elections will be the fight over which party will control the U.S. House of Representatives during the last half of President Donald Trump's second term in office
December 30, 2025
Leaders from Europe and Canada have held talks on U.S.-led peace efforts to end the war between Russia and Ukraine
December 30, 2025
The U.S. military says it has conducted another strike against a boat accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing two people
December 29, 2025
Trump says US knocked out ‘big facility’ as part of Venezuela campaign
December 29, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump continues to claim he has ended eight wars this year, but that is exaggerated
December 29, 2025
CNN’s Rahel Solomon spoke to Nigerian foreign minister Yusuf Tuggar after President Donald Trump said he ordered a deadly strike on Islamic State terrorists in Nigeria, whom he accused of persecuting Christians in the country.
December 25, 2025
The man accused of placing two pipe bombs in Washington on the eve of the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol told investigators after his arrest that he believed someone needed to “speak up” for people who believed the 2020 election was stolen
December 29, 2025
Takeaways from Trump’s meeting with Zelensky in Florida
December 29, 2025
Kennedy Center president rebukes performer who called off Christmas Eve show over addition of Trump’s name
December 27, 2025
A U.S. airstrike that targeted an alleged camp of the Islamic State group in Nigeria has caused panic in the village of Jabo, close to where the strike hit
December 26, 2025
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says that he will meet on Sunday with U.S. President Donald Trump in Florida
December 26, 2025
The president’s party almost always loses seats in the midterms. More than two dozen Republican House members have already decided to retire.
December 26, 2025
President Donald Trump says the U.S. launched a deadly strike against Islamic State forces in Nigeria, after spending weeks accusing the West African country's government of failing to rein in the persecution of Christians
December 25, 2025
Talk show host Jimmy Kimmel takes aim at U.S. President Donald Trump in a message to U.K. viewers
December 25, 2025
Mariela Gómez and thousands of Venezuelan immigrants have faced a challenging Christmas after Donald Trump returned to the White House in January
December 25, 2025
The Justice Department released a new batch of documents from Epstein investigation. President Donald Trump’s name is mentioned many times in the documents, including in references to flight records related to Epstein’s private plane. Authorities have not accused Trump of criminal wrongdoing related to Epstein and the DOJ said some of the materials include “untrue and sensationalist” claims about the president. CNN's Katelyn Polantz reports.
December 24, 2025
Annual Christmas Eve jazz concert canceled after Trump’s name installed on Kennedy Center
December 25, 2025
President Donald Trump marked Christmas Eve by chatting with children about their holiday wishes
December 24, 2025
Trump tells 10-year-old child he made sure ‘a bad Santa’ is not ‘infiltrating’ the US
December 24, 2025
‘It’s perpetuated this news cycle’: Frustration mounts in Trump’s orbit about messaging on latest Epstein documents
December 24, 2025
DOJ says letter signed by ‘J. Epstein’ and referencing ‘our president’ is fake
December 23, 2025
Venezuela's National Assembly has approved a measure criminalizing activities that hinder navigation and commerce, like the seizure of oil tankers
December 23, 2025
The U.S. Justice Department has released tens of thousands more documents related to Jeffrey Epstein, a tranche that included multiple mentions of President Donald Trump but added little new revelatory information to the long-anticipated public file on the disgraced late financier
December 23, 2025
In major loss for Trump, Supreme Court blocks National Guard deployment to Chicago
December 23, 2025
Rep. Harriet Hageman, who defeated Liz Cheney, announces run for Wyoming Senate seat
December 23, 2025
Former Sen. Ben Sasse announces he has stage 4 pancreatic cancer and is ‘gonna die’
December 23, 2025
George Conway has filed paperwork to run for a congressional seat in New York City
December 23, 2025
Justice Department’s heavy-handed redactions leave no one happy in the ‘Epstein files’ saga
December 22, 2025
How Nicki Minaj went from Trump critic to the president’s biggest fan
December 22, 2025
The leaders of Denmark and Greenland are insisting that the U.S. won’t take over Greenland after President Donald Trump announced the appointment of a special envoy to the semi-autonomous territory
December 22, 2025
Inside the Bari Weiss decision that led to a ‘60 Minutes’ crisis
December 22, 2025
President Donald Trump has announced he is appointing Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry to serve as the U.S. special envoy to Greenland, the vast, semi-autonomous territory of Denmark that Trump has said the U.S. needs to take over
December 22, 2025
Rapper Nicki Minaj has made a surprise appearance at a gathering of conservatives in Arizona
December 21, 2025
White House pushes Smithsonian to comply with review to receive federal funding
December 21, 2025
President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner has been drawn back into the foreign policy fold like he was during Trump's first term
December 21, 2025
At Turning Point’s annual gathering, young conservatives fret about the future
December 20, 2025
Trump talks about neuroses, selecting chairs and his wife’s underwear drawer in latest affordability speech
December 20, 2025
The Department of Justice has released some of its records related to its investigations of Jeffrey Epstein
December 19, 2025
The Justice Department has released thousands of files about convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, but the incomplete document dump Friday did not break significant ground about the long-running criminal investigations of the financier or his ties to wealthy and powerful individuals
December 19, 2025
Two decades after Jeffrey Epstein was first reported to police, the Justice Department has started to publicly release investigative files on the late sex offender and his longtime confidant Ghislaine Maxwell
December 19, 2025
The president of the National Trust for Historic Preservation says she trusts the Trump-appointed chairman of a federal planning commission to do his job and seriously review President Donald Trump's proposal to build a ballroom at the White House
December 19, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump announced Friday that nine drugmakers have agreed to lower the cost of their prescription drugs in the U.S. Amgen, Bristol Myers Squibb, Boehringer Ingelheim, Genentech, Gilead Sciences, GSK, Merck, Novartis and Sanofi will now charge Medicaid what they charge in other developed countries
December 19, 2025
The Kennedy Center has added President Donald Trump's name to the memorial that Congress created for John F. Kennedy
December 19, 2025
Kennedy Center gets new signage bearing Trump’s name
December 19, 2025
President Donald Trump has suspended the green card lottery program that allowed the suspect in the Brown University and MIT shootings to come to the United States
December 19, 2025
Conservative influencers clashed at Turning Point USA's annual youth conference over the future of President Donald Trump's "Make America Great Again" movement
December 18, 2025
A Northern California school district near the state's border with Nevada is caught up in a dispute over the states' differing policies on the participation of transgender athletes
December 19, 2025
Exclusive: HHS planning to overhaul childhood vaccine schedule to recommend fewer shots, source says
December 19, 2025
Trump announces ‘Patriot Games,’ a youth athletic competition celebrating United States’ 250th birthday
December 19, 2025
Nebraska plans to be the first state to implement new work requirements for some Medicaid recipients
December 17, 2025
The “Warrior Dividend” that President Donald Trump announced Wednesday is not a Christmas bonus made possible by tariff revenues, as the president appeared to suggest during his televised address to the nation
December 18, 2025
Cannabis companies like Tilray Brands and Canopy Growth could soon face a more mellow path ahead following President Donald Trump’s move to help reclassify the drug’s status
December 18, 2025
The parent company of President Donald Trump’s Truth Social media platform announced Thursday it is merging with a fusion power company, an unusual pairing of the Trump name with a futuristic clean energy venture that aims to power the next wave of artificial intelligence
December 18, 2025
A judge in Miami has dismissed a complaint challenging a college’s decision to gift prime downtown real estate for President Donald Trump’s future presidential library
December 18, 2025
House Democrats have released several dozen more photos from the estate of the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein
December 18, 2025
Jack Smith didn’t invoke Fifth Amendment during 8 hours of testimony, GOP committee chairman says
December 18, 2025
A U.S. official says a Kremlin envoy will travel to Florida to discuss a U.S.-proposed plan to end the war in Ukraine
December 18, 2025
Trump’s social media business is merging with a nuclear fusion company
December 18, 2025
Fact check: Trump repeats numerous false claims in prime-time address
December 18, 2025
Troops will receive $1,776 checks before Christmas, Trump announces
December 18, 2025
President Donald Trump says he is sending a $1,776 bonus check to U.S. troops for Christmas
December 17, 2025
Former Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith has told lawmakers in a closed-door interview his team “developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt” President Donald Trump criminally conspired to overturn his 2020 election loss
December 17, 2025
Jared Isaacman confirmed as NASA chief after monthslong tug-of-war
December 17, 2025
The Senate has confirmed billionaire entrepreneur Jared Isaacman to serve as NASA administrator
December 17, 2025
Fani Willis has counterattacked during a Wednesday Georgia state Senate committee questioning her prosecution of Donald Trump
December 17, 2025
President Donald Trump has added partisan and subjective plaques to a refashioned West Wing walkway he calls the Presidential Walk of Fame
December 17, 2025
‘Here we go again’: Melania Trump documentary teases inside look at her return to the White House
December 17, 2025
Susie Wiles offered unflattering assessments of her colleagues to Vanity Fair. In return, they showered her with praise
December 17, 2025
Air Force purchasing two 747-8 planes from Lufthansa to support future Air Force One program
December 17, 2025
White House chief of staff Susie Wiles is criticizing Attorney General Pam Bondi’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case and broadly defending Donald Trump's second presidency in a series of interviews published Tuesday
December 16, 2025
Trump says Ukraine peace deal is ‘closer than ever’ after Berlin talks, but is it? Here are the key sticking points
December 16, 2025
President Donald Trump’s contentious relationship with news organizations over his time in office has led to a host of legal battles and disputes
December 16, 2025
President Donald Trump has filed a lawsuit seeking $10 billion in damages from the BBC, accusing the British broadcaster of defamation as well as deceptive and unfair trade practices
December 15, 2025
Trump and Biden have issued pardons at a faster clip than their predecessors. Many of their decisions appear to have been political or personal in nature.
December 15, 2025
Serbia’s prosecutor for organized crime has charged a government minister and three others with abuse of position and falsifying of documents related to a luxury real estate project linked to U.S. President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner
December 15, 2025
These Trump bets boomed. Now they’re huge busts
December 15, 2025
A Syrian security guard who attacked and killed three U.S. citizens in Syria had joined the internal security forces two months earlier
December 14, 2025
More redistricting bad news for Republicans: Texas may not net five GOP seats like they planned
December 14, 2025
Brian Jack is a first-term Republican congressman from Georgia, but he's become a key figure in the Oval Office
December 14, 2025
In the past year, tens of thousands hostile to immigrants marched through London chanting “send them home!”
December 14, 2025
Moscow pounded Ukrainian power infrastructure with drone and missile strikes and Kyiv launched a deadly strike of its own on southwestern Russia, a day before talks involving senior European and U.S. officials aimed at ending the war were set to resume
December 13, 2025
As DOJ seeks to recharge Comey, judge deprives prosecutors from accessing key evidence for now
December 13, 2025
Indiana Republican senators turned down President Donald Trump's redistricting proposal this week
December 12, 2025
Justice Department sues Fulton County, Georgia, for 2020 ballot stubs and other election records
December 12, 2025
Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson is asking the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate allegations made by a former attorney for President Donald Trump in Wisconsin that a judge overseeing his felony case is guilty of misconduct and must step aside
December 12, 2025
New photos released from Epstein’s estate showing Trump, Bannon, Bill Clinton and other high-profile people
December 12, 2025
A senior Kremlin official says Russian police and the National Guard will stay on in eastern Ukraine’s Donbas even if a peace settlement ends the war
December 12, 2025
Killing the penny was just the start. Trump is rewriting the rules on America’s coins
December 12, 2025
A Vermont school district is receiving racist and threatening messages after raising a Somali flag at a school building last week
December 12, 2025
The recent seizure of an oil tanker known as Skipper by the U.S. off the coast of Venezuela marks a dramatic escalation of President Donald Trump’s campaign to choke off Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro’s access to oil revenues
December 11, 2025
The Justice Department can keep trying to reindict Letitia James, but is it worth the risks?
December 12, 2025
Trump announces pardon for Tina Peters, increasing pressure to free her though he can’t erase state charges
December 12, 2025
International Criminal Court judges and prosecutors are trying to live and work under the same financial and travel restrictions brought against Russian President Vladimir Putin and Osama bin Laden
December 12, 2025
President Donald Trump has issued a symbolic pardon for Tina Peters, a former Colorado elections administrator convicted of a data breach scheme tied to false claims of election fraud
December 12, 2025
The U.S. Mint has unveiled designs for coins commemorating the 250th anniversary of American independence
December 11, 2025
The Senate has rejected two partisan health bills on expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies, essentially guaranteeing that millions of Americans will see a steep rise in costs at the beginning of the year
December 11, 2025
A grand jury has declined for a second time in a week to re-indict New York Attorney General Letitia James
December 11, 2025
The House has voted to dismiss an effort to impeach President Donald Trump
December 11, 2025
A university president who’s a former federal judge looks at the rule of law and the Trump administration’s first year, concluding the president ‘simply lacks respect for our system of justice.’
December 11, 2025
‘Trump Gold Card’ launches, offering expedited immigration pathway with a $1 million fee
December 11, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump says he and European leaders have discussed proposals to end the war in Ukraine, adding that President Volodymyr Zelenskyy “has to be realistic” about his country’s position on a peace plan
December 10, 2025
Takeaways: Powell says the Fed has delivered enough rate cuts for now
December 10, 2025
The New York Times and President Donald Trump are fighting again
December 10, 2025
Mega billionaire Elon Musk said his efforts leading the Department of Government Efficiency were only “somewhat successful” and he would not do it over again
December 10, 2025
Democrats Jasmine Crockett and James Talarico have kicked off their Texas Senate campaigns with contrasting strategies
December 10, 2025
In CNN interview, Govs. Spencer Cox of Utah and Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania condemn political violence
December 10, 2025
Almost eight years later, Trump confirms he used the phrase ‘shithole countries’
December 10, 2025
Southeast Asia is embracing the embattled offshore wind industry as it reels from U.S. President Donald Trump’s rejection of renewable energy
December 10, 2025
Opponents of Missouri’s new congressional map have submitted thousands of petition signatures calling for a statewide vote on the plan backed by President Donald Trump
December 09, 2025
President Donald Trump admits he used the slur “shithole countries” during a private 2018 meeting with lawmakers to disparage Haiti and African nations
December 10, 2025
Democrat Eileen Higgins has won the Miami mayor’s race over a Republican endorsed by President Donald Trump
December 09, 2025
Ukraine is ready to hold elections in next 90 days if allies can guarantee security, Zelensky says
December 09, 2025
As Trump states Ukraine is losing the war with Russia, officials say the battlefield situation hasn’t changed significantly
December 09, 2025
A gerrymandering battle is spreading among states after President Donald Trump pushed for new U.S. House districts ahead of next year's elections
December 01, 2025
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum says her country plans to send more water to the U.S., but not immediately
December 09, 2025
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has reaffirmed his refusal to cede territory, resisting U.S. pressure for compromise with Russia
December 09, 2025
FIFA president Gianni Infantino’s public support for Donald Trump and a peace prize awarded to the U.S. president are the subjects of formal complaints to the global soccer body’s ethics investigators
December 09, 2025
Justice Department confirms in court filing it may prosecute Comey again
December 09, 2025
Israel’s military took journalists into Rafah this week
December 09, 2025
Trump administration quietly builds plans for what would happen if Maduro were ousted in Venezuela
December 09, 2025
Trump heads to Pennsylvania as GOP tries to sell its own affordability message
December 09, 2025
Trump’s lawyer pushed for more executive power; Supreme Court justices seem eager to comply
December 09, 2025
Battle over future of Warner Bros. Discovery captures Trump’s attention
December 08, 2025
President Donald Trump’s former attorney in battleground Wisconsin is alleging that a judge presiding over his case and that of two other Trump aides charged with felonies related to the 2020 election is guilty of misconduct and must step aside
December 08, 2025
British, French and German leaders met in London with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a show of European support for Kyiv at what they called a “critical moment” in the U.S.-led effort to end Russia’s war in Ukraine
December 08, 2025
A North Carolina judge says a Honduran man charged in a non-fatal stabbing on a Charlotte commuter train will remain held without bond
December 08, 2025
Analysis: Trump’s first year back in office contradicts his ‘free speech’ commitments
December 08, 2025
President Donald Trump says a deal struck by Netflix to buy Warner Bros
December 08, 2025
Sylvester Stallone, Kiss and Gloria Gaynor are among the luminaries celebrated at the annual Kennedy Center Honors
December 07, 2025
After months of bending the Kennedy Center to his will, Trump takes center stage for the annual honors
December 08, 2025
President Donald Trump is angry that Rep. Henry Cuellar plans to run for reelection as a Democrat rather than switch parties after the president pardoned the Texas congressman and his wife in a federal bribery and conspiracy case
December 07, 2025
A federal judge has dealt a setback to Justice Department efforts to seek a new indictment against former FBI Director James Comey
December 07, 2025
Who are the 2025 Kennedy Center honorees?
December 07, 2025
Trump blames Maduro for migrants, but a war in Venezuela could create millions of refugees
December 07, 2025
Inside Trump’s transformation of the Kennedy Center
December 06, 2025
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has defended U_S_ military strikes on alleged drug cartel boats, saying President Donald Trump has the right to take military action “as he sees fit.”
December 06, 2025
Dulles was supposed to be the airport of the future. So why does everyone, including Trump, hate it?
December 06, 2025
Chief Justice John Roberts has led the Supreme Court’s conservative majority on a steady march of increasing the power of the presidency
December 06, 2025
Perhaps it's fitting that after the World Cup draw ceremony began, it took about 90 minutes for the actual drawing of teams to begin in earnest
December 05, 2025
President Donald Trump has finally met with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum
December 05, 2025
Indiana House sets up a showdown between Trump and Republican state senators over redistricting
December 05, 2025
Melania Trump has continued a decades-old first lady tradition of visiting with hospitalized children for the holidays
December 05, 2025
President Donald Trump's White House has established a hall of shame for journalists it finds guilty of media bias as it looks for new avenues of attack against legacy news outlets
December 05, 2025
President Donald Trump has come out with a new national security strategy that paints European allies as weak and aims to reassert America’s dominance in the Western Hemisphere
December 05, 2025
A divided Supreme Court has come to the rescue of Texas Republicans, ruling in favor of their new congressional map that a judge says is likely to be found racially discriminatory
December 05, 2025
Exclusive: Survivors clinging to capsized boat didn’t radio for backup, admiral overseeing double-tap strike tells lawmakers
December 05, 2025
The World Cup draw takes place Friday, featuring four debuting teams: Cape Verde, Curaçao, Jordan and Uzbekistan
December 04, 2025
When President Donald Trump suspended the refugee program, he left thousands stranded worldwide
December 05, 2025
Judges lash out at Justice Department for still listing Lindsey Halligan on court documents
December 05, 2025
FIFA World Cup Draw: Everything you need to know
December 05, 2025
Democratic Governor Tim Walz has denounced former President Donald Trump for his comments about Minnesota’s Somali community
December 04, 2025
First lady Melania Trump has lit the National Christmas Tree on a chilly night in the nation’s capital
December 05, 2025
Tiger Woods turns down Ryder Cup captain's job as he steps away to get healthy
Watch D.O.G.S. program brings mentorship and safety to school
To fix a patient's irregular heartbeat, doctors first tested its digital 'twin'
Trump ally testifies in trial over secret Venezuela lobbying effort
Amish retreat leader accused of forced labor and sexual abuse appears in court
Baltimore's Samuel Basallo makes MLB's first game-ending robo-ump challenge
GOP leaders declare path to end DHS shutdown — but enormous hurdles remain
Casino employee accused of armed robbery pleads not guilty