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Trump received Covid vaccine and flu shot during second physical of the year

By Samantha Waldenberg, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump received a Covid vaccine and flu shot during his visit to Walter Reed Medical Center on Friday, his physician said in a memo released by the White House. “In preparation for upcoming international travel, President Trump also received preventive health screenings and immunizations, including annual influenza

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Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought at the White House September 29.

Trump administration lays off thousands of federal workers during government shutdown

By Tami Luhby, Annie Grayer, Alayna Treene, CNN (CNN) — More than 4,000 federal employees received layoff notices Friday as part of the Trump administration’s broad effort to reshape the government while it remains shutdown, according to a court filing Friday. The filing provides greater insight into an announcement from President Donald Trump’s budget chief

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Conservative influencer Benny Johnson accuses Democratic Party of violence as Pam Bondi announces arrest in his death threat

By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — A conservative influencer railed against the Democratic Party for having “mainstreamed violence as a political tool” during a Justice Department press conference where Attorney General Pam Bondi discussed a death threat against him. At the event in Florida, Content creator Benny Johnson said he received a graphic letter threatening

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First lady Melania Trump delivers remarks in the Grand Foyer at the White House on October 10.

Melania Trump says she has an ‘open channel’ to Putin on Ukrainian children, and some have been reunited with family

CNN By Adam Cancryn, Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — First lady Melania Trump said Friday that Russia has allowed eight Ukrainian children to reunite with their parents, following months of private discussions between Russian officials and the first lady’s office centered on children separated from their families during the war. The first lady revealed that

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Lindsey Halligan

Lindsey Halligan didn’t coordinate NY AG Letitia James indictment with Pam Bondi’s DOJ

By Kristen Holmes, Kaitlan Collins, Evan Perez, Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — Attorney General Pam Bondi was caught off guard Thursday when President Donald Trump’s handpicked US attorney, Lindsey Halligan, secured New York Attorney General Letitia James’ indictment from a grand jury, two sources familiar with what happened told CNN. Halligan, who has been running

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Chinese leader Xi Jinping in The Great Hall of People in Beijing

Trump says he’ll impose new 100% tariff on China ‘over and above’ current rates, massively escalating trade war

By Donald Judd, Kylie Atwood, Phil Mattingly, David Goldman, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump said Friday he would impose a 100% tariff on China “over and above any Tariff they are currently paying” effective November 1 – massively escalating his trade war amid a heated dispute over export controls on rare earths. In a

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First lady Melania Trump delivers remarks in the Grand Foyer at the White House on October 10.

Melania Trump says she has an ‘open channel’ to Putin on Ukrainian children, and some have been reunited with family

By Adam Cancryn, CNN (CNN) — First lady Melania Trump said Friday that Russia has allowed eight Ukrainian children to reunite with their parents, following months of private discussions between Russian officials and the first lady’s office centered on children separated from their families during the war. The first lady revealed that she and Russian

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A US Army patch on the sleeve of an American soldier participating in the celebrations of Land Forces Day in Krakow

US Army accepting roughly $1 million donation to bring senior leaders to DC conference as troops brace for missed paycheck

By Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — The US Army is accepting a donation of roughly $1 million for the travel and lodging of senior leaders to a professional development conference in Washington, DC, next week, as active duty forces are bracing for a missed paycheck amid the government shutdown, multiple US officials told CNN. Many

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Attorney General Letitia James sits in the courtroom during the civil fraud trial of former U.S. President Donald Trump at New York Supreme Court in January 2024 in New York City.

Letitia James, the New York attorney general who defeated Trump in court, indicted by Justice Department

CNN By Kristen Holmes, Hannah Rabinowitz, Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — New York Attorney General Letitia James was indicted Thursday in Alexandria, Virginia, as President Donald Trump’s Justice Department continues to pursue charges against his political opponents. James has been under investigation since May over a 2023 mortgage she took out to buy a home

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An election judge sets up a Dominion voting machine

Former GOP election official buys Dominion Voting Systems, says he’ll push for paper ballots

By Alayna Treene, Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Dominion Voting Systems, the election vendor that was falsely accused of rigging the 2020 election, is being sold and rebranded as Liberty Vote effective immediately. Scott Leiendecker, the founder of a Missouri-based election technology company who previously served as the Republican director for the St. Louis City

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Attorney General Letitia James sits in the courtroom during the civil fraud trial of former U.S. President Donald Trump at New York Supreme Court in January 2024 in New York City.

Letitia James, the New York attorney general who defeated Trump in court, indicted by Justice Department

By Kristen Holmes, Hannah Rabinowitz, Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — New York Attorney General Letitia James was indicted Thursday in Alexandria, Virginia, as President Donald Trump’s Justice Department continues to pursue charges against his political opponents, two sources familiar with the matter told CNN. James has been under investigation since May over a 2023 mortgage

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White House rebukes Colombian president’s claim that boat US struck off Venezuela coast was carrying Colombians

By Alejandra Jaramillo, Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — The White House on Thursday dismissed Colombian President Gustavo Petro’s allegation that the most recent US strike in the Caribbean may have targeted a Colombian vessel, saying the claim is “baseless and reprehensible.” “The United States looks forward to President Petro publicly retracting his baseless and reprehensible

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