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By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge on Wednesday approved the unsealing of documents from the investigation and criminal prosecution of accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. The decision from Manhattan judge Richard M. Berman comes one day after a different New York judge approved the release of records in the case against Epstein’s

By Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — The Justice Department said in court documents on Tuesday that it plans to continue its efforts to prosecute former FBI Director James Comey. The department’s stance was revealed in a lawsuit brought by the former FBI’s director’s friend and former lawyer Dan Richman. It comes two weeks after Comey’s

By Haley Britzky, Brianna Keilar, CNN (CNN) — An Army gynecologist accused of sexual misconduct by dozens of his former patients is officially charged with allegedly recording his patients, along with several other related charges, the Army’s Office of Special Trial Counsel said Tuesday. Maj. Blaine McGraw, a doctor at Fort Hood, Texas, was charged

By Morgan Rimmer, Alison Main, Ted Barrett, CNN (CNN) — Majority Leader John Thune announced that the Senate will vote Thursday on a Republican-led alternative to Democrats’ three-year extension of soon-to-expire enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits. Neither bill, however, is expected to get the 60 votes needed to advance. Republicans have accused Democrats of

By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge in New York on Tuesday granted the Justice Department’s request to unseal records from the investigation and criminal prosecution of Ghislaine Maxwell. The ruling from Judge Paul Engelmayer opens the door for the department to publicly release evidence it had gathered against Maxwell, an associate of

By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday left open the possibility that it might raise caps on how much money political parties may spend in coordination with candidates in a case initially filed by then-Senate candidate JD Vance. But after more than two hours of oral arguments — and warnings that

By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration has revoked 85,000 visas of all categories since January, more than double the number pulled last year, according to a State Department official. The high number of revocations, which includes more than 8,000 student visas, come amid a broader push by the Trump administration to both

By Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge on Monday refused to release from prison former Colorado clerk Tina Peters, the only ally of President Donald Trump currently behind bars for crimes related to the attempts to overturn the 2020 election. Last year, a state jury convicted Peters, the former Republican clerk of Mesa

CNN By David Wright, CNN (CNN) — US Rep. Jasmine Crockett filed Monday to run for US Senate from Texas in 2026, leaning into the criticisms of President Donald Trump that have built her national profile while also worrying Democrats hoping for a long-shot upset. “Trump, I know you’re watching, so let me tell you

By Kevin Liptak, Kristen Holmes, CNN (CNN) — The mounting battle to purchase one of Hollywood’s biggest prizes — Warner Bros. Discovery — has captured President Donald Trump’s attention as he sees his own interests entwined in the transaction and appears poised to try to influence its outcome. On Sunday evening, Trump declared he’d be

CNN By Hannah Rabinowitz, Kara Scannell, Casey Gannon, CNN (CNN) — Alina Habba, President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer, resigned Monday as the acting US attorney for the district of New Jersey, following an appeals court ruling finding that she was serving in her position unlawfully. Habba, a staunch defender of Trump as his attorney

By Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump on Monday announced a $12 billion farm aid package. Most of the aid — $11 billion — will be directed toward crop farmers through one-time payments under the Farmer Bridge Assistance program, a White House official told CNN ahead of the announcement. The rest will go

CNN By Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump on Monday announced a $12 billion farm aid package. Most of the aid — $11 billion — will be directed toward crop farmers through one-time payments under the Farmer Bridge Assistance program, a White House official told CNN ahead of the announcement. The rest will

By Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — A group of former FBI agents are suing the agency and Director Kash Patel for allegedly violating their constitutional rights by firing them for kneeling during a 2020 protest in the wake of George Floyd’s killing. The lawsuit alleges the decision to fire the individuals who were photographed kneeling

By Hannah Rabinowitz, Kara Scannell, Casey Gannon, CNN (CNN) — Alina Habba, President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer, resigned Monday as the acting US attorney for the district of New Jersey, following an appeals court ruling finding that she was serving in her position unlawfully. Habba, a staunch defender of Trump as his attorney and

By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — Attorney General Pam Bondi denounced federal judges in Alexandria, Virginia, on Monday, saying that they had launched an “unconscionable campaign of bias and hostility” against Lindsey Halligan, who was recently stripped of her US attorney title. The statement from Bondi and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, posted on X,

By David Wright, CNN (CNN) — US Rep. Jasmine Crockett filed Monday to run for US Senate from Texas in 2026, leaning into the criticisms of President Donald Trump that have built her national profile while also worrying Democrats hoping for a long-shot upset. “Trump, I know you’re watching, so let me tell you directly,”

By Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump doesn’t have his name on the Kennedy Center yet, but he’s already shaped it to his tastes. Just days after participating in the FIFA World Cup draw onstage — and accepting the first-ever FIFA Peace Prize — Trump is expected to host the Kennedy Center Honors,

By Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — National park visitors will receive free admission on President Donald Trump’s birthday next year, but will have to pay a regular fee on Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth, after the National Park Service overhauled its free admission calendar. Admission fees have been waived on Martin Luther King

CNN By Natasha Bertrand, CNN (CNN) — The alleged drug traffickers killed by the US military in a strike on September 2 were heading to link up with another, larger vessel that was bound for Suriname — a small South American country east of Venezuela – the admiral who oversaw the operation told lawmakers on

By Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — A former high-level Drug Enforcement Agency agent was indicted on federal charges of conspiring to traffic drugs and launder millions of dollars for a Mexican cartel. Paul Campo, who was a DEA agent for nearly 25 years, and his associate Robert Sensi, are accused in a new indictment unsealed

By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court agreed Friday to decide if President Donald Trump’s attempt to end birthright citizenship with an executive order is constitutional, offering the justices an opportunity to revisit what has widely been considered settled law since the 19th Century. By granting the appeal, the court is directly taking

By Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge in Florida ordered the unsealing of grand jury transcripts and other records in the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, paving the way for the public release of those documents. In a two-page order, Judge Rodney Smith granted the Justice Department’s request to unseal grand jury transcripts and

By Eric Bradner, CNN Indianapolis (CNN) — The Indiana House on Friday approved a new congressional map designed to hand Republicans all nine of the state’s US House seats, setting the stage for a showdown in the state Senate. At least 10 senators publicly oppose a mid-decade overhaul of the state’s congressional boundaries, and Senate

By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration on Friday urged the Supreme Court to step into a yearslong legal battle over a policy that bars immigration judges from expressing their personal views in public, a case that could have wider consequences for federal workers. Underlying the appeal is a dispute over a personnel

By Alejandra Jaramillo, CNN (CNN) — Vice President JD Vance said he and second lady Usha Vance are largely amused by the online chatter dissecting their marriage, including a recent spate of headlines over photos of her without a wedding ring. “I think that we kind of get a kick out of it,” Vance told

By Alejandra Jaramillo, CNN (CNN) — The White House quietly released President Donald Trump’s new national security strategy late Thursday, a 33-page document that elevates his “America First” doctrine and sets out the administration’s realignment of US foreign policy, from shifting military resources in the Western Hemisphere to taking an unprecedentedly confrontational posture toward Europe.

By Katie Bo Lillis, Natasha Bertrand, Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — The two men killed as they floated holding onto their capsized boat in a secondary strike against a suspected drug vessel in early September did not appear to have radio or other communications devices, the top military official overseeing the strike told lawmakers on

CNN By Katelyn Polantz, Kaitlan Collins, Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — A grand jury declined to indict New York Attorney General Letitia James after being asked to look at the mortgage fraud case against her a second time, 10 days after a federal judge threw out the initial charges against her, according to a person

By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed Texas to use a congressional map that will boost President Donald Trump’s effort to keep Republicans in control of Congress, blocking a lower court decision that found the new boundaries were likely unconstitutional because they were drawn based on race. The decision could