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Rubio unveils new sanctions targeting the International Criminal Court for attempts to investigate US and Israel

By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — US Secretary of State Marco Rubio unveiled new sanctions to target the International Criminal Court for its attempts to investigate the United States and Israel for alleged war crimes. Thursday’s sanctions were imposed against four ICC judges under a executive order signed by President Donald Trump authorizing punitive measures

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DHS halts ‘Quiet Skies’ program following Republican claims it was used against political opponents

By Holmes Lybrand, CNN Washington (CNN) — A program designed to flag travelers for potential extra screening and monitoring at airports and on airplanes will be discontinued, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced Thursday. The program recently came under attack from Republicans after it was revealed that prior to her appointment to lead the US

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US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Trump and Xi hold long-awaited trade call

By Kevin Liptak and Simone McCarthy, CNN Washington/Hong Kong (CNN) — President Donald Trump held a long-awaited phone call Thursday with China’s Xi Jinping, a person familiar with the matter said, as the two leaders tussle over trade policy. The White House did not immediately confirm the call, which was also reported by Chinese state

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Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks to reporters at the White House on May 7.  The Justice Department filed a lawsuit Wednesday alleging that the state of Texas is discriminating against out-of-state college students.

Trump DOJ and Texas settle to block use of law giving undocumented immigrants in-state tuition rates

By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — The Justice Department and the state of Texas settled a lawsuit Wednesday, blocking the state from offering undocumented immigrants residing in Texas the in-state tuition rates for its public colleges and universities. The lawsuit, which was filed by the Justice Department earlier the same day, alleged that the Texas

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President Donald Trump ordered an investigation into former President Joe Biden’s actions and autopen use on June 4.

Trump orders investigation of Biden actions and autopen use, citing former president’s ‘cognitive decline’

By Samantha Waldenberg, Alayna Treene and Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump ordered an investigation into former President Joe Biden’s actions and autopen use in a Wednesday memorandum that cites his predecessor’s “cognitive decline.” Part of the memo calls on the counsel to the president, in consultation with Attorney General Pam Bondi and

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A Department of Homeland Security official conceded on June 4 that an undocumented migrant believed to have been framed with threatening to kill President Donald Trump is no longer under investigation.

DHS official concedes undocumented migrant believed to have been framed is no longer under investigation

By Kaitlan Collins, CNN (CNN) — A Department of Homeland Security official conceded Wednesday that an undocumented migrant believed to have been framed with threatening to kill President Donald Trump is no longer under investigation. DHS and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem had initially highlighted the arrest of Ramon Morales-Reyes in connection with the threat

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Trump is unhappy with Musk’s outburst, but Republicans are downplaying the effect on their agenda bill

By Kristen Holmes, Jeff Zeleny, Hadas Gold and Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — When Elon Musk declared Tuesday that President Donald Trump’s signature legislation was a “disgusting abomination,” it caught the West Wing by surprise and sent Republican leaders in Congress scrambling, unsuccessfully, to get Musk on the phone. A day later, both GOP leaders

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People hold a banner as they participate in a protest outside the US Supreme Court over President Donald Trump's move to end birthright citizenship as the court hears arguments over the order in Washington

DOJ presses federal appeals court to reverse ruling blocking Trump’s effort to end birthright citizenship

By Devan Cole and Molly Reinmann, CNN (CNN) — The Justice Department on Wednesday pressed a federal appeals court to reverse a judge’s ruling that blocked nationwide President Donald Trump’s effort to end birthright citizenship. The hearing before a three-judge panel of the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals represents the first time one of

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House Speaker Mike Johnson speaks to the media after the House narrowly passed a bill forwarding President Donald Trump's agenda at the US Capitol in May.

House GOP ‘big, beautiful bill’ would increase the deficit by $2.4 trillion, CBO says

By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — House Republicans’ sweeping tax and spending cuts package would increase the deficit by $2.4 trillion over the next decade, according to the Congressional Budget Office’s analysis of the bill that GOP lawmakers narrowly approved last month. The highly anticipated score, which was released Wednesday, could complicate Senate Majority Leader

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The White House is approving disaster relief funds without notifying FEMA, leading to delays and confusion

By Gabe Cohen, CNN (CNN) — In early April, President Donald Trump approved millions of dollars in assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency for Virginia, which was reeling from devastating winter storms and flooding. Gov. Glenn Youngkin, a Republican, issued a news release touting the president’s decision to sign his disaster declaration request, and

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