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By Kaanita Iyer, Eva McKend and David Wright, CNN (CNN) — Former President Barack Obama and former Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday each delivered remarks on the state of the country under President Donald Trump’s second term and criticized the administration’s recent actions. Obama, who preceded Trump’s first term, sharply criticized Trump’s efforts to

By Sean Lyngaas, Katie Bo Lillis and Alayna Treene, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration has fired the director and deputy director of the National Security Agency, the United States’ powerful cyber intelligence bureau, according to two sources with direct knowledge of the situation, members of the Senate and House intelligence committees and two former

CNN By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — Top Russian negotiator Kirill Dmitriev said Thursday he did not raise sanctions relief in his meetings with the Trump administration in Washington, DC, but he said ​the punitive measures could be lifted to allow more US business with Russia. “At this point, we are not asking for any

By Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — As President Donald Trump departed the White House on Thursday afternoon — his first time in public since announcing sweeping new tariffs that have jolted global markets and sparked recession fears — he likened the duties he imposed this week to a successful medical procedure. “I think it’s going

By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — Top Russian negotiator Kirill Dmitriev said Thursday he did not raise sanctions relief in his meetings with the Trump administration in Washington, DC, but he said ​the punitive measures could be lifted to allow more US business with Russia. “At this point, we are not asking for any sanction

By Katie Bo Lillis, Alayna Treene, Kylie Atwood and Kaitlan Collins, CNN (CNN) — The White House has fired multiple administration officials, including at least four National Security Council staffers, three sources familiar with the move told CNN. The firings came after Laura Loomer, the far-right activist who once claimed 9/11 was an inside job,

By Natasha Bertrand, Alex Marquardt, Haley Britzky and Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is not expected to attend next week’s meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group in Brussels, marking the first time since the group’s founding three years ago that a senior Pentagon official will not be there

By Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — The US Naval Academy has returned photos and memorabilia of Jewish women after they were “mistakenly removed” from a display to apparently comply with diversity, equity, and inclusion directives from the Pentagon. A Navy spokesperson told CNN that “photos and items of distinguished leaders and graduates were mistakenly removed

By Devan Cole and Tierney Sneed, CNN Washington (CNN) — US District Judge James Boasberg said Thursday that he is looking at whether “probable cause” exists to hold Trump administration officials in contempt for violating his orders halting the use of the Alien Enemies Act to deport alleged Venezuelan gang members. The comments from Boasberg

By Gabe Cohen and Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (CNN) — Homeland Security officials are discussing using FEMA funds, intended to provide housing and other aid to migrants, for immigration enforcement, according to multiple sources familiar with the discussions. The so-called Shelter and Services Program was the target of Republican attacks during the 2024 presidential campaign and

By Daniel Dale, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump made a series of false claims about tariffs and trade – most of which he has made before – in the Wednesday speech in which he announced a sweeping set of global tariffs. Here is a fact check of some of Trump’s remarks. Canada’s dairy tariffs

By Evan Perez, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday picked Stanley Woodward, a lawyer for multiple Trump aides over the years and for defendants accused of crimes in the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol, to be the No. 3 official at the Justice Department. Woodward most recently has served as

By Lauren Fox, CNN (CNN) — Senate Republicans unveiled their new budget blueprint Wednesday afternoon, paving the way for the Senate and House to finally inch closer to advancing President Donald Trump’s immigration and tax agenda. The blueprint is just the first step in a long and arduous process expected to take months, but if

By Jeremy Herb, Fredreka Schouten, Steve Contorno, Sarah Ferris, Annie Grayer and Jeff Zeleny, CNN (CNN) — Tuesday’s decisive victory for the Democratic-backed candidate in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race offered a warning for Republicans that Elon Musk’s unfavorability with voters may outweigh the millions he’s pledged to spend for Republicans in next year’s midterms.

By Morgan Rimmer and Haley Talbot, CNN (CNN) — Four Senate Republicans joined with Democrats on Wednesday to deliver a rare bipartisan rebuke to President Donald Trump over trade policy. The Senate adopted a resolution by a vote of 51 to 48 aimed at blocking the Trump administration’s proposed tariffs on Canadian imports. The four

By Lauren del Valle and Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — The judge overseeing the corruption case against Eric Adams has dismissed the charges against the New York City mayor, and in a split with the Trump Justice Department, ordered that the charges cannot be brought again. Judge Dale Ho said his hands were essentially tied

By Alex Marquardt, CNN (CNN) — In the two months since Donald Trump became president, the Taliban has ratcheted up its efforts to ingratiate itself with the Trump administration, appearing to sense an opening to re-establish official ties and a presence in the US, according to people familiar with the American conversations with the group,

By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday backed a series of decisions by the US Food and Drug Administration to deny market access for flavored vaping products in a rare win for government regulators that may limit access to those products across the nation, though the justices sent the case back

By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday is debating whether patients may sue states that cut Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood, teeing up a dispute over preventive healthcare that has been drawn into the fraught national fight over abortion access. A ruling from the conservative Supreme Court, expected by the end

By Tami Luhby and Gabe Cohen, CNN (CNN) — At least six federal agencies are once again giving their employees the option to resign but be paid through the end of September, according to internal emails obtained by CNN and agency spokespeople. The employees don’t have long to make a decision either. Depending on the

By Arlette Saenz and Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — Democratic-backed candidate Susan Crawford has won Wisconsin’s Supreme Court race, maintaining the liberal majority on the court in a key battleground state less than three months into President Donald Trump’s second term. Crawford, a liberal circuit court judge in Dane County, will beat the conservative candidate