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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

CNN 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

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

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 familiar

By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — National Guard troops deployed to Washington, DC, can remain there for now, after a federal appeals court on Thursday temporarily froze a judge’s ruling that would have soon required them to leave the city’s streets. The DC Circuit Court of Appeals said it was keeping the lower-court decision on

By Sarah Ferris, CNN (CNN) — Congress is almost out of time to extend enhanced Obamacare subsidies that would avert skyrocketing health care premiums for tens of millions of Americans next year. And with GOP leaders far from a consensus among their members, lawmakers in both parties are increasingly worried that those funds will actually

By Kristen Holmes, Samantha Waldenberg, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump has hired a new architect for the White House ballroom amid disputes between the president and the architect originally contracted to complete the project, several sources have told CNN. One senior White House official said that McCrery Architects and its CEO James McCrery would

By Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN (CNN) — Young Americans are “a generation under profound strain” with little confidence in institutions and widespread economic concerns, according to a Harvard Institute of Politics survey of adults younger than 30 released Thursday. Young adults say, 57% to 13%, that things in the country are generally on the wrong track,

CNN By Hannah Rabinowitz, Evan Perez, Holmes Lybrand, Dugald McConnell, CNN (CNN) — The FBI arrested a Virginia man on Thursday in its almost five-year investigation into who planted pipe bombs near the Republican and Democratic National Committee headquarters the night before the 2021 US Capitol riot. The bureau believes the man, 30-year-old Brian Cole

By Hannah Rabinowitz, Evan Perez, Holmes Lybrand, Dugald McConnell, CNN (CNN) — The FBI arrested a man from Woodbridge, Virginia, on Thursday who investigators believe planted pipe bombs near the Republican and Democratic National Committee headquarters the night before the 2021 US Capitol riot. At a press conference Thursday afternoon, Attorney General Pam Bondi identified

By Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — Lawyers for the New York attorney general’s office are expected to appear in federal court in Albany on Thursday to try to disqualify a US attorney from investigating the state’s civil case against President Donald Trump. New York Attorney General Letitia James, a Democrat, is challenging the appointment of

CNN By MJ Lee, Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — House Democrats on the Oversight Committee on Wednesday released photos and videos from a private island in the Caribbean that Jeffrey Epstein once owned, shining new light on what was once the epicenter of the late convicted sex offender’s decades of abuse of young girls and

By Donald Judd, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump said Wednesday that his administration would “certainly” release video of a follow-up strike on an alleged drug vessel in the Caribbean after the initial attack did not kill everyone on board. “I don’t know what they have, but whatever they have, we’d certainly release, no problem,”

CNN By Alayna Treene, Alejandra Jaramillo, Betul Tuncer, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday unveiled plans to rescind fuel-economy standards for vehicles put in place under the Biden administration. “These policies forced automakers to build cars using expensive technologies that drove up costs, drove up prices, and made the car much worse,” Trump

By Sarah Ferris, Manu Raju, CNN (CNN) — Some of President Donald Trump’s closest allies in Congress are warning that the party needs to sharpen its affordability message to voters heading into the 2026 elections — or risk big losses that would shackle him for the rest of his second term. “I would love him

By Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein’s former girlfriend who was convicted of recruiting young girls into sex trafficking, is planning to ask a judge to release her from prison, according to a new court filing. In a letter to Judge Paul Engelmayer filed Wednesday, Maxwell’s attorney said the one-time British socialite

By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — Changes by the Trump administration have left US diplomats demoralized and less able to do their jobs, according to a scathing new report by the union representing foreign service officers. The report, based on a survey of foreign service members, found that a vast majority of respondents — 98%

CNN By Alejandra Jaramillo, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump announced Wednesday he is issuing a “full and unconditional” pardon to Texas Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar and his wife, Imelda, using a lengthy social media post to accuse the Biden administration of targeting political opponents, even within its own party. “One of the clearest examples

By Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — Jim Jordan, the Republican Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, said he has issued a subpoena to former Special Counsel Jack Smith to privately testify before the committee in mid-December. The subpoena follows Smith’s continued calls to allow him to testify publicly about his investigations and cases against President

By Zachary Cohen, Jake Tapper, CNN (CNN) — Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth risked compromising sensitive military information, which could have endangered American troops and mission objectives, when he used Signal in March of this year to share highly-sensitive attack plans targeting Houthi rebels in Yemen, according to four sources familiar with the contents of

CNN By Zachary Cohen, Jake Tapper, CNN (CNN) — Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth risked compromising sensitive military information, which could have endangered American troops and mission objectives, when he used Signal in March of this year to share highly-sensitive attack plans targeting Houthi rebels in Yemen, according to four sources familiar with the contents

By Alayna Treene, Alejandra Jaramillo, Betul Tuncer, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday unveiled plans to rescind fuel-economy standards for vehicles put in place under the Biden administration. “These policies forced automakers to build cars using expensive technologies that drove up costs, drove up prices, and made the car much worse,” Trump said

By MJ Lee, Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — House Democrats on the Oversight Committee on Wednesday released photos and videos from a private island in the Caribbean that Jeffrey Epstein once owned, shining new light on what was once the epicenter of the late convicted sex offender’s decades of abuse of young girls and women.

By Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — Having faced continuous drone attacks by Iran and its proxies over the last two years, the US military is responding by standing up its first one-way attack drone squadron in the Middle East — and using drones that borrow design and technology directly from Iran. The squadron falls under

By Michael Williams, Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s latest immigration crackdown, prompted by the shooting of two National Guard members, means he has now halted or significantly tightened every legal and illegal form of foreign entry into the US, prompting widespread fear and confusion among immigrants who are unsure what will happen

By Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — Republican Matt Van Epps has won the special US House election for Tennessee’s 7th District, preventing an upset but emboldening Democrats who over-performed in a normally deep-red district. His win over Democrat Aftyn Behn allows the GOP to retain the seat previously held by former Rep. Mark Green, who

By Molly English, CNN (CNN) — City councilman James Solomon will become the next mayor of Jersey City after winning Tuesday’s runoff, according to a projection from CNN’s Decision Desk. Solomon’s victory denies a comeback attempt by former New Jersey Gov. Jim McGreevey, who was attempting to reenter elected office for the first time in

By Natasha Bertrand, Zachary Cohen, CNN (CNN) — A classified final version of the Pentagon inspector general’s report into Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s use of Signal to discuss sensitive military operations has been delivered to the House and Senate Armed Services committees for review, three people familiar with the matter told CNN. A declassified,

By Adam Cancryn, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday sought to distance themselves from the decision to launch a follow-up strike on a suspected drug boat in the Caribbean, insisting they weren’t aware of what the military had done after the first strike didn’t kill everyone on board.