How Vance is navigating peace talks with Iran — and his own political future
April 10, 2026Former U.S. Rep. Eliot Engel, a New York Democrat who chaired the Foreign Affairs Committee chairman, has died at 79
April 11, 2026Djibouti President Ismaïl Omar Guelleh has been reelected for a sixth term, winning 97.81% of the vote in Friday's election
April 11, 2026U.S. Vice President JD Vance is heading to Pakistan for high-level talks with Iranian officials, as Israel and Hezbollah traded fire and Tehran maintained its stranglehold on the Strait of Hormuz
April 10, 2026A judge has temporarily barred Arizona from enforcing its gambling laws against predictive market operators like Kalshi
April 11, 2026Bill Mann, a reporter and editor who covered the Philippines, Egypt, India, Scandinavia and Washington, D.C. over a nearly 50-year career at The Associated Press, died Thursday in Reston, Virginia
April 11, 2026Prominent supporters of California Rep. Eric Swalwell's bid for governor are withdrawing their support Friday in a stunning political reversal
April 11, 2026A former staffer of Rep. Eric Swalwell, a leading Democratic candidate for California governor, says that the congressman raped her when she was heavily intoxicated and left her bruised and bleeding, an allegation Swalwell strongly denies. Three other women who spoke with CNN also alleged various kinds of sexual misconduct by the Democratic congressman – including Swalwell sending them unsolicited explicit messages or nude photos. Swalwell denied the women’s allegations. CNN's Pam Brown has the details.
April 11, 2026President Donald Trump has shared a video of a deadly attack at a Florida gas station, using it to justify his mass deportation agenda
April 11, 2026The gap between rich and poor nations is growing even wider as actions agreed to by many countries last year, including overhauling the major global financial institutions, remain unfulfilled promises
April 11, 2026FAA and military agree on how to use lasers to take down drones at the southern border
April 11, 2026Melania Trump’s Epstein statement stunned White House aides but was in keeping with a first lady who does her own thing
April 11, 2026Project 2025 architect quits South Carolina Senate race and endorses Lindsey Graham challenger
April 11, 2026First lady Melania Trump has denied any connection to Jeffrey Epstein
April 11, 2026In his first 100 days in office, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has governed with a star power unusual in politics
April 10, 2026President Donald Trump says the only reason the Iranians are alive today “is to negotiate,” as he sends Vice President JD Vance overseas to work on a resolution to the war
April 10, 2026Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser has unveiled her last budget, a $21.2 billion gross operating spending plan that is sure to erupt into battles on the District Council and Capitol Hill, where Republican lawmakers have shown a growing willingness to interject themselves into local affairs
April 11, 2026Trump administration unveils renderings of its proposed gold-accented arch
April 11, 2026With the ceasefire in Iran still shaky, U.S. and Iranian negotiators are heading to Pakistan for high-level talks with Iranian officials
April 10, 2026Raskin calls for Trump to take cognitive test in wake of Iran threats as Democrats question president’s fitness
April 11, 2026Kansas City, Missouri, would issue $600 million in bonds for a new stadium for Major League Baseball’s Royals under a proposal officials there are pursuing
April 11, 2026Stepfather arrested 10 years after Virginia teen disappeared on way to airport
April 11, 2026The centerpiece of President Donald Trump’s economic policy — sweeping taxes on global imports — is under legal assault again
April 10, 2026Lawmaker uses satirical 'Spinachgate' video to address water pollution and cancer concerns
April 11, 2026White House warns staff against insider trading on prediction markets
April 11, 2026Office of the Child Advocate increasing oversight of youth detention center amid recent concerns of ‘illegal practices’
April 11, 2026Since the ceasefire between Iran and the U.S. was announced, leaders in President Donald Trump's administration have been quick to say the Iranian military and its capacity have sustained significant damage during the weeks of fighting
April 10, 2026Former Vice President Kamala Harris says she’s actively considering another presidential bid
April 10, 2026Both countries seem tired of the costs of war and ongoing risks, but successful negotiations will have to overcome deep distrust by both sides.
April 10, 2026President Donald Trump's administration has admitted to a major error in data used to justify a federal fraud probe into New York’s Medicaid program
April 10, 2026An AP reporter describes how Israel's massive bombardment of Beirut stunned the city
April 10, 2026Friday marks six months since the ceasefire in Gaza took effect, but progress remains limited
April 10, 2026A few US towns have banned cigarette sales to anyone born after a specific date, and several states are considering this path. A psychologist explains why such measures often face stiff resistance.
April 10, 2026Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi took a short and happy break as she hosted legendary British rock band Deep Purple in Tokyo as a longtime admirer
April 10, 2026Donald Trump is accustomed to criticism from coast to coast — Democrats, disaffected Republicans, late-night comedians, protesters
April 10, 2026President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukrainian military personnel shot down Iranian-designed Shahed drones in multiple Middle Eastern countries during the Iran war, describing the operations as part of a broader effort to help partners counter the same weapons used by Russia in Ukraine
April 10, 2026The week that supercharged MAGA media feuds over the Iran war
April 10, 2026China’s Xi touts peace - and points to global conflicts - in rare meeting with Taiwan opposition leader
April 10, 2026Desperate for fuel, US allies in Asia are turning to its adversaries instead
April 10, 2026What is Israel’s war in Lebanon, and why could it shatter the Iran ceasefire?
April 09, 2026A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit from the U.S. Department of Justice seeking Massachusetts' voter rolls
April 10, 2026The attorney for a man shot by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents during an arrest in central California says his client is recovering after three surgeries for multiple gunshot wounds and that he denies being a gang member
April 10, 2026Taiwan's opposition leader has met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, marking the first such encounter in over a decade
April 10, 2026Protests over high fuel prices in Ireland have entered a fourth day, sparking concerns about fuel shortages and emergency services as demonstrators clogged roads and blocked access to refining and distribution sites around the country
April 10, 2026Pope Leo XIV’s trip to Africa is so dizzying in its complexity it recalls some of the early globetrotting odysseys of St. John Paul II
April 10, 2026President Donald Trump's efforts to exit the war in Iran are causing tension within the Republican Party
April 10, 2026Agriculture secretary’s religious Easter message to all employees sparks internal backlash and a formal complaint
April 10, 2026Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he has authorized direct negotiations with Lebanon aimed at disarming Iranian-backed Hezbollah militants and establishing relations between the neighbors
April 09, 2026Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he has authorized direct negotiations with Lebanon aimed at disarming Iranian-backed Hezbollah militants and establishing relations between the neighbors
April 09, 2026RFK Jr.’s HHS rewrites rules governing key CDC vaccine committee
April 10, 2026The Board of Immigration Appeals has denied Mahmoud Khalil's latest attempt to dismiss his deportation case
April 10, 2026Judge blocks Pentagon’s latest bid to limit press access in scathing ruling
April 10, 2026With a fragile ceasefire agreement between the U.S. and Iran holding for now, China is considering its role in helping find a durable endgame to the war in the Middle East
April 10, 2026First lady Melania Trump has delivered a statement at the White House denying ties to Jeffrey Epstein and knowledge of his crimes
April 10, 2026The Trump administration is highlighting a 24% increase in individual tax refunds this season compared with those issued during the previous administration
April 10, 2026Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel has told NBC News’ Meet the Press that he would not step down in his first interview with a U.S. network
April 10, 2026Iranian Americans are experiencing uncertainty as the Trump administration imposes deadlines and intermediaries seek paths to avoid escalation of the war in Iran
April 09, 2026Israel’s intense barrage of airstrikes on Wednesday hit without warning deep inside the Lebanese capital of Beirut, blowing buildings open to the elements and reducing apartment blocks to rubble in parts of the city that have traditionally escaped attack
April 10, 2026California unveils hospice fraud arrests, pushing back on ‘kingdom of fraud’ claim by Trump official
April 10, 2026Dozens of Democratic lawmakers are saying President Donald Trump should be removed from office after he threatened Iranian civilization would “die” if it didn’t meet his demands
April 09, 2026The Democratic Party’s leading 2028 presidential prospects are warning African Americans that President Donald Trump is actively working to undermine their right to vote in 2026
April 09, 2026Plaintiffs challenging the Trump administration's cost-cutting measures against a library funding agency have settled with the Justice Department
April 10, 2026Automatic military draft registration takes effect in December. Here’s how it would work
April 10, 2026The Associated Press has learned an NCAA panel is scheduled to discuss potential changes to eligibility rules that would incorporate age into the process
April 09, 2026Republicans have had some setbacks this election year, with recent Democratic wins Wisconsin and Georgia
April 09, 2026Many Iranian soccer fans in the U.S. have conflicting emotions about their homeland's beloved national team as the World Cup comes to North America
April 09, 2026Argentina's Congress has approved a bill that eases glacier protections to boost mining investments
April 09, 2026Britain and Norway have conducted a weekslong operation to deter Russian spy submarines near undersea cables in the North Atlantic
April 09, 2026Israeli government secretly approves over 30 new settler outposts
April 09, 2026U.S. applications for unemployment benefits rose last week before Iran, Israel and the U.S. announced a two-week ceasefire deal that injected a degree of optimism into a still-clouded global economic picture
April 09, 2026Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is the rare European leader seeking President Donald Trump's approval
April 09, 2026Elissa Slotkin is testing whether winning in Trump country is a winning message for Democrats
April 09, 2026Would you go to the moon? Board an alien spacecraft? What nearly 80 years of polls say about US attitudes on space
April 09, 2026Lebanon’s health ministry says that Israeli strikes during the day killed 182 people, the highest single-day death toll in the Israel-Hezbollah war
April 08, 2026Anger and frustration is growing in Russia over government restrictions on the internet that have disrupted daily life, hurt businesses and brought condemnation from both Kremlin critics and supporters alike
April 09, 2026Australia has agreed to underwrite two companies buying fuel at inflated prices, with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese warning of extended supply disruptions even if the Iran ceasefire holds
April 09, 2026Iran, the United States and Israel have agreed to a two-week ceasefire, an 11th-hour deal that headed off U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to unleash a bombing campaign that would destroy Iranian civilization
April 08, 2026A ceasefire deal to pause the war in Iran appears to be hanging by a thread after the Islamic Republic closed the Strait of Hormuz again in response to Israeli attacks in Lebanon
April 08, 2026A federal appeals court on Wednesday refused to block the Pentagon from blacklisting artificial intelligence laboratory Anthropic in a decision that differed from the conclusions reached in another judge’s ruling on the same issues
April 09, 2026A U.S. Army veteran has been charged with sharing classified information about an elite commando unit with a journalist
April 09, 2026China’s government says Afghanistan and Pakistan agreed not to escalate their conflict and to “explore a comprehensive solution” after several weeks of cross-border fighting that has killed hundreds of people
April 08, 2026President Donald Trump repeated his complaint about NATO after a private meeting with the alliance's Secretary-General Mark Rutte on Wednesday
April 08, 2026A group of new accounts on the prediction market Polymarket made highly specific, well-timed bets on whether the U.S. and Iran would reach a ceasefire on April 7, resulting in hundreds of thousands of dollars in profits for those users
April 09, 2026A cyberattack on a US corporation illustrates how state-aligned hackers operate, and how damage in war today isn’t always readily visible or geographically confined.
April 02, 2026Over the course of a single day, President Donald Trump went from threatening Iran with “annihilation” to proclaiming that Iran's leadership had presented a “workable” plan that led him to agree to a two-week ceasefire
April 08, 2026Justice Department says Bondi won’t appear for Epstein deposition now that she’s no longer attorney general
April 08, 2026Fired Universities of Wisconsin President Jay Rothman tells The Associated Press in his first interview since the ouster that he was “blindsided” by the move but has no hard feelings and is unlikely to sue
April 08, 2026A ceasefire deal between the United States and Iran appears to be in jeopardy
April 09, 2026What to do when the president uses the word ‘Fuckin’’
April 09, 2026Former Fort Bragg employee charged with leaking classified information to journalist
April 09, 2026Health Secretary Robert F_ Kennedy Jr_ is launching a new podcast called “The Secretary Kennedy Podcast.”
April 08, 2026Kehoe signs juvenile justice, sex trafficking and divorce bills into law
April 09, 2026Oil plunges, Dow sees its best day in a year after US-Iran ceasefire, but ‘hurdles remain’
April 08, 2026U.S. Senator Peter Welch, a Democrat from Vermont, reacts to Trump's decision to suspend bombing of Iran for two weeks.
April 08, 2026New evidence introduced in former New Orleans Mayor Latoya Cantrell, former NOPD officer Jeffrey Vappie's fraud case
April 09, 2026An enduring sense of ownership led businesses and citizens to defend the country’s public health system.
April 08, 2026Republican Clay Fuller has won Marjorie Taylor Greene’s former U.S. House seat in Georgia
April 07, 2026More Federal Reserve policymakers were willing to consider an interest rate hike this year at their March meeting than in January, as higher gas prices stemming from the Iran war threatened to worsen inflation in the coming months
April 09, 2026Wichita City Council approves purchase of robotic police dog, Spot
April 09, 2026The California Supreme Court has ordered a Republican county sheriff who seized more than half a million 2025 election ballots to pause his probe into election fraud allegations while the judges review the legal challenge against it
April 08, 2026Johnson’s narrow House majority gets a bit wider, but the relief could be short-lived
January 02, 2025The head of the Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday defended his decision to repeal the legal determination that serves as the basis for federal rules to slow climate change
April 08, 2026Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has announced plans to tap into unconventional natural gas deposits to reduce reliance on foreign energy
April 08, 2026President Donald Trump threatened to jail a journalist as part of a hunt for the “leaker” behind initial reports Friday that a second Air Force officer from a downed US fighter jet was missing. Trump did not specify which media outlet he was referring to, and a White House official declined to answer questions about his remarks.
April 07, 2026The Diamond League track meet in Qatar has been postponed from next month to June 19 if conditions allow amid ongoing uncertainty caused by the conflict in the Middle East
April 08, 2026Colin Kaepernick will publish his life story, “The Perilous Fight,” on Sept. 15
April 07, 2026Turkish authorities have detained nine people in connection with an attack on police outside the Israeli Consulate in Istanbul
April 08, 2026Former federal prison officer convicted in bribery scheme to smuggle drugs into Atlanta prison
April 08, 2026A historian explores how religious congregations, activists and city officials have supported undocumented immigrants in Philadelphia over the past 40 years.
April 08, 2026Hundreds of Cuban women have gathered in Havana to decry a U.S. energy embargo and other measures imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump that are strangling the Caribbean island
April 07, 2026Suspects in ISIS-inspired attack outside NYC mayor’s residence believed they could kill up to 60 people, prosecutors say
April 08, 2026The president who yearned for a Nobel Peace Prize and once reveled in the appearance of solving conflicts turned to the language of annihilation as he struggled to find a resolution to his war in Iran
April 08, 2026The US and Iran have agreed a ceasefire, with talks to bridge the gulf between them. Here’s what to know
April 08, 2026South Korea’s military says it detected North Korea firing several short-range ballistic missiles toward the sea
April 08, 2026Visualizing the US-Israeli war with Iran and retaliation in maps and charts
March 01, 2026Taiwan opposition leader Cheng Li-wun has arrived in China at the invitation of President Xi Jinping, in what she's calling a “journey for peace” as Beijing pushes for the self-governed island to come under its control
April 07, 2026Republican Clay Fuller wins Georgia special election to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene
April 07, 2026Michigan U.S. Sen. Elissa Slotkin is in Iowa to support Democratic congressional candidates and gather insights on how Democrats could win over President Donald Trump's supporters
April 08, 2026California Rep. Eric Swalwell is vowing to aggressively push back on federal immigration officers if elected governor
April 08, 2026An Indiana politician says someone fired 13 shots at his front door and left behind a note reading “No Data Centers” on his doorstep
April 07, 2026Iran’s Supreme National Security Council says it has accepted a two-week ceasefire in the war
April 07, 2026U.S. President Donald Trump pulls back on his threats to launch devastating strikes on Iran, swerving to deescalate the war less than two hours before the deadline he set for Tehran to capitulate
April 07, 2026Oil prices plunged below $100 a barrel and Asia markets and U.S. stock futures jumped after the U.S. and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire that includes the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz
April 07, 2026Rubio says kidnapped American journalist has been released by pro-Iran militia in Iraq
April 08, 2026U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has confirmed that American journalist Shelley Kittleson, who was kidnapped last week in Iraq, has been released
April 07, 2026The Justice Department’s new leader says “nobody” except President Donald Trump knows why Pam Bondi was replaced as attorney general last week
April 08, 2026Russia and China have vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution aimed at reopening the Strait of Hormuz
April 07, 2026Iran-linked hackers have disrupted multiple US industrial sites
April 08, 2026President Donald Trump is suspending his threatened attack against Iran less than two hours before the deadline the president set for Tehran
April 07, 2026Donald Trump Jr. has lashed out at the European Union
April 07, 2026Amid lawmakers’ calls for the president’s removal from office, Americans may be wondering what would come next.
April 08, 2026Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin has toured North Carolina areas devastated by Hurricane Helene in 2024
April 08, 2026Tehran residents are rushing to stock up on bottled water and charge cellphones, flashlights and portable power banks as the hours tick down to Trump’s latest ultimatum for a deal in the war with Iran
April 08, 2026Missouri governor signs bill banning judges from delaying divorces when a spouse is pregnant
April 08, 2026What to know about Trump’s threat to bomb Iran’s power plants and bridges, and why this could be a war crime
April 07, 2026Tanner Horner pleads guilty in killing of 7-year-old Athena Strand, case moves to sentencing phase
April 08, 2026The British government has blocked the rapper formerly known as Kanye West from entering the U.K. as the controversy over his antisemitic statements led to calls for planned headline performances at a major music festival to be canceled
April 07, 2026Markwayne Mullin has started making policy changes at DHS. Some GOP lawmakers want him to do more
April 03, 2026'It's saving his life': FDA approves new drug for rare disease, helping Kansas family
April 08, 2026U.S. Vice President JD Vance says he is in Hungary to support Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's reelection bid
April 07, 2026'Race-baiting' letter from group tied to Sapulpa candidate's spouse draws outrage
April 08, 2026US has struck Iranian military targets on Kharg Island. Here’s what we know about it
March 26, 2026Vance makes time to visit Hungary to support Orbán amid Iran negotiations
April 07, 2026Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a law allowing Florida leaders to label groups as domestic or foreign terrorist organizations
April 07, 2026A couple living in Iran's capital have grown used to the sound of daily airstrikes five weeks into the war
April 07, 2026Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has maintained his innocence on conspiracy charges in an appeal hearing in Paris
April 07, 2026The Declaration of Independence isn’t just a philosophical breakup letter. It was a strategic move to secure vital support for America after its first declaration of war.
April 07, 2026Bernice King reflects on father's legacy at MLK Jr. wreath-laying ceremony in Atlanta: "It never gets easier"
April 07, 2026Atlanta Mayor calls for safe hangouts and parents to help as teen takeovers rise across the city
April 07, 2026107-year-old World War II veteran honored at Massachusetts State House
April 07, 2026Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukraine is proposing a pause in attacks on energy infrastructure over the Orthodox Easter holiday next weekend
April 07, 2026The United States relied on dozens of aircraft, hundreds of personnel, secret CIA technology and a dose of subterfuge to rescue a two-man F-15E fighter jet crew downed deep inside Iran
April 07, 2026Vietnam has unanimously elected Communist Party leader To Lam as president, consolidating his control over both party and state
April 07, 2026U.S. President Donald Trump says he’s “not at all” concerned about committing possible war crimes as he the destruction of Iran’s bridges and power plants if they don’t reopen the Strait of Hormuz
April 06, 2026Trump threatens to jail unspecified reporter over airmen rescue leaks
April 07, 2026President Donald Trump has expanded his threat against Iran to include all power plants and bridges as his Tuesday ultimatum approaches
April 06, 2026President Donald Trump is endorsing Republican Steve Hilton for California governor, reordering a wide-open race
April 06, 2026In his news conference Monday, President Donald Trump threatened to blow up every bridge and power plant in Iran, action that would be so far-reaching that some experts in military law said it could constitute a war crime
April 07, 2026The city of Minneapolis has released a video showing a chase and a scuffle that ended in a nonfatal shooting in January
April 07, 2026Trump says Iran could be ‘taken out in one night’: What we know about the war, now in its 6th week
April 06, 2026The U.S. stock market drifted higher in tentative trading ahead of a deadline President Donald Trump has set to bomb Iranian power plants
April 06, 2026Fact check: Trump makes false claims about the Iran war and his foreign policy record
April 07, 2026Alleged explosives found near gas pipeline raises heat days before Hungary’s pivotal election
April 05, 2026Two U.S. lawmakers are calling for a permanent solution to Cuba’s crises after witnessing the effects of a U.S. energy blockade during an official visit to the island
April 06, 2026Some major events in the history of US-Iran relations highlight differences between the countries’ views, but others have presented real opportunities for reconciliation.
April 04, 2026The Trump administration has taken a new tack in celebrating Easter
April 06, 2026UN report details sexual abuse investigations involving foreign forces in Haiti
April 04, 2026Longtime Trump ally Steve Bannon has won a Supreme Court order that’s expected to lead to the dismissal of his criminal conviction for refusing to testify to Congress
April 06, 2026ICE agent allegedly rams immigrant's vehicle, leaving him injured
April 07, 2026JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon warns that a resilient U.S. economy could face renewed inflation pressures if the war in Iran disrupts global energy markets
April 06, 2026‘They’ve lost the jury pool’: Jeanine Pirro’s office is struggling to win trials this year
April 06, 2026Supreme Court clears path for Trump’s DOJ to dismiss criminal case against Steve Bannon
April 06, 2026Shield of Sisters aids military sexual trauma survivors at Fort Hood and beyond
April 06, 2026Veteran receives kidney donation after more than 6 years waiting
April 06, 2026CNN will host a California gubernatorial primary debate on May 5
April 06, 2026Trump endorses Republican Steve Hilton in California governor’s race
April 06, 2026Jamie Dimon warns that the Iran war could bring an economic ‘skunk’ to the party
April 06, 2026Voters in a northwest Georgia congressional district will elect a new representative on Tuesday to replace Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene, who resigned in January following a public rift with President Donald Trump
April 06, 2026Sources tell CNN that before firing Attorney General Pam Bondi, President Donald Trump had grown frustrated with her partly because she hadn't investigated or prosecuted enough of his political opponents. While MAGA blames the previous administration for starting "lawfare" into Trump, CNN Senior Legal Analyst Elie Honig says that still wouldn't justify the investigations the president is calling for.
April 04, 2026Voters in Georgia have moved on from Marjorie Taylor Greene. On Tuesday, they finally fill her seat
April 06, 2026Oil prices climb after Trump threatens Iran over Strait of Hormuz
April 06, 2026Inside the mission to recover a downed American airman
April 05, 2026As 4 astronauts aim to make history at the moon, Trump recommends slashing NASA’s budget
April 06, 2026Pope Leo urges those who ‘unleash wars’ to choose peace in his first Easter message
April 05, 2026Missing service member rescued by US forces after jet downed in Iran, Trump announces
April 05, 2026As the Iran war drags on, Israeli solidarity comes under strain
April 05, 2026Russia again claims to have taken an eastern Ukrainian region. The real picture is very different
April 05, 2026The U.S. Secret Service says it's investigating overnight reports of gunfire near Lafayette Park, which is across the street from the White House
April 05, 2026Democrat Graham Platner is attracting support for his Maine Senate campaign from voters willing to forgive his past transgressions and embrace his populist message
April 05, 2026Workers at one of the nation’s largest meatpacking plants plan to return to work next week and halt a three-week strike in order to resume negotiations with the plant's owner
April 05, 2026Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has praised police after the arrest of alleged organized crime boss Roberto Mazzarella
April 05, 2026Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito had to be taken to the hospital after he became ill last month in Philadelphia, sources say. CNN's Joan Biskupic explains what happened and how it could affect the court's future.
April 03, 2026The Trump administration is arguing that a judge’s order to halt construction of a $400 million ballroom creates a security risk for the president
April 04, 2026Pam Bondi is out of her job after failing to deliver criminal cases against President Donald Trump’s political enemies
April 03, 2026The Trump administration has revoked the green cards or U.S. visas of at least four Iranian nationals connected to the current or former Iranian government, including two who have been detained by immigration authorities and are to be deported
April 04, 2026Iran shooting down two American military jets marks an exceedingly rare assault for the U.S. that hasn't happened in more than 20 years
April 04, 2026A 5.8 magnitude earthquake has struck northern Afghanistan, killing at least eight members of a refugee family near Kabul
April 04, 2026Trump’s new budget seeks TSA privatization. Here’s what that could mean for airport security screening
April 04, 2026Russian drone strikes on Ukraine have killed six people and wounded over 30 more, according to Ukrainian officials, while Russia reported four deaths
April 04, 2026As a Kennedy scion, Jack Schlossberg had a lot of hype behind him when he launched his congressional campaign in New York City late last year
April 04, 2026Finance ministers from five European Union member states are urging the bloc to introduce a windfall tax on energy companies as surging oil and gas prices raise inflation fears
April 04, 2026Iran’s ‘new’ regime looks much the same, only harsher
April 03, 2026One crew member has been recued after an American aircraft was shot down in Iran
April 03, 2026Families wrapped their arms around freed loved ones outside Cuban prisons on Friday
April 04, 2026President Trump has signed an executive order aimed at fixing college sports that would give federal agencies authority to cut funding at schools that don’t comply with mandates covering transfers, eligibility and pay-for-play in the rapidly changing industry
April 04, 2026As Taiwan steels its defenses against China, some are hatching escape plans
April 04, 2026New CNN polling shows the Democratic party has an early lead ahead of midterms later this year.
April 03, 2026China is stepping up its diplomacy as the Iran war drags on
April 04, 2026Trump signs memo directing DHS to pay all workers amid shutdown
April 02, 2026An inspection at the nation’s largest immigration detention facility found dozens of violations of national standards that potentially exposed detainees to excessive force, disease, and other unsafe conditions
April 03, 2026‘This is a recalibration’: Trump Cabinet worries no one is safe after Bondi and Noem firings
April 04, 2026Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth told US Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George to retire, as well as firing two other Army generals.
April 03, 2026The Georgia General Assembly has ended its annual session without a plan for new equipment to overhaul the state’s voting system by a July deadline
April 03, 2026President Donald Trump has proposed boosting defense spending to $1.5 trillion in his 2027 budget released Friday, the largest such request in decades, reflecting his emphasis on U.S. military investments over domestic programs
April 03, 2026Two U.S. military planes were shot down in separate incidents on Friday, escalating tensions in the ongoing conflict
April 03, 2026Trump’s DOJ tells Trump he can hold onto government docs when he leaves office, contrary to Watergate-era law
April 04, 2026Trump wants $152 million to rebuild and reopen Alcatraz as a secure prison
April 04, 2026Donald Trump won the presidency by promising to lower costs and end wars
April 03, 2026Exclusive: US intelligence assesses Iran maintains significant missile launching capability, sources say
April 03, 2026Mother accused of forcing unneeded medical treatments on son, warrant says
April 04, 2026NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani plans an April rally to mark his first 100 days in office
April 04, 2026Before picking Todd Blanche to help lead and now run the Justice Department, President Donald Trump was his client
April 03, 2026Exclusive: Justice Samuel Alito was taken to a hospital last month in previously undisclosed incident
April 03, 2026A new Tennessee law has eased up on two longstanding financial hurdles for people with felony sentences who want their voting rights back
April 03, 2026The president of Wisconsin’s largest mosque was detained by federal immigration agents, drawing accusations from local officials and religious leaders that the arrest was motivated by his statements against Israel
April 03, 2026Russian strikes on Ukraine have killed at least eight people across the country
April 03, 2026A new CNN poll reveals how people mad at both parties see the midterms
April 03, 2026The president of the 165,000-student University of Wisconsin system is fighting attempts by the board of regents to force him to retire or face being fired
April 03, 2026The combined political and legal roles and responsibilities of the US attorney general can create conflicts. Some attorneys general yielded to political pressure from the president – many did not.
April 03, 2026Hungarian opposition leader Péter Magyar says an upcoming election against pro-Russian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is a “referendum” on Hungary’s future
April 03, 2026Peace talks between Afghanistan’s Taliban government and Pakistan are advancing, China’s government said, two days after those countries resumed conversations after weeks of fighting that have killed hundreds
April 03, 2026The court decided Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy violated the free speech of a talk therapist.
April 03, 2026State Dept. announces ‘reforms’ to foreign service test and inclusion of ‘America First’ curriculum for orientation
April 03, 2026Trump is battering Iran but may leave it with an upper hand
April 02, 2026Todd Blanche takes over the Justice Department, where there’s no escaping the Epstein files shadow
April 03, 2026Cuba to free more than 2,000 prisoners as economic crisis deepens under US pressure
April 03, 2026Myanmar’s parliament has elected Min Aung Hlaing as the country’s new president
April 03, 2026There has been little sign Friday of the war in the Mideast winding down as Israel says it faced incoming fire from Iran, and Kuwait and Bahrain also reported being under attack
April 02, 2026Federal officials have arrested eight people they say were involved in various health care fraud schemes totaling $50 million in and around Los Angeles
April 03, 2026The U.S. Army’s top uniformed officer has been asked to step down by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth
April 02, 2026President Donald Trump's new White House ballroom has gotten final approval from a key commission
April 02, 2026The Cuban government says it will release 2,010 prisoners in a move that comes while the Trump administration puts extreme pressure on the island’s government with a suffocating oil blockade
April 03, 2026Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ousted the Army’s top uniformed officer and two other generals as the U.S. wages a war against Iran
April 03, 2026Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says he will allow service members to carry personal weapons onto military installations
April 03, 2026Trump’s ballroom gets the green light from loyalist-stacked commission
April 03, 2026A drone maker backed by President Donald Trump’s two oldest sons is trying to win contracts with Gulf countries under threat by Iran and protected by the U.S. military led by their father
April 03, 2026U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has accused China of “bullying” by detaining or holding up dozens of Panama-flagged ships
April 03, 2026Trump’s new role for USPS in mail balloting is unconstitutional, three lawsuits say
April 03, 2026Law enforcement leaders propose guidelines to restore trust amid immigration operations
April 03, 2026A supervisor and two instructors with a Massachusetts State Police tactical unit have plead not guilty in connection with the 2024 death of a recruit following a boxing match during training
April 03, 2026A Colorado appeals court has ruled that a former county clerk convicted in a scheme that attempted to find proof of fraud in the 2020 presidential election should be resentenced
April 02, 2026Trump imposes new tariffs on certain pharmaceutical drugs, revamps metal tariffs
April 02, 2026President Donald Trump says Pam Bondi is out as his attorney general
April 02, 2026President Donald Trump addressed the nation from the White House Wednesday about the war with Iran. He said the core strategic objectives are "nearing completion" as he projected another two to three weeks of involvement.
April 02, 2026Trump fires Pam Bondi as attorney general
April 02, 2026The Trump administration is appealing a judge’s order blocking the federal government from taking punitive measures against artificial intelligence company Anthropic after a dispute with the Pentagon over military use of AI
April 02, 2026Pakistan confirms it is holding peace talks with Afghanistan's Taliban government in China
April 02, 2026A U.S. immigration judge is clearing the way for the potential release of Subramanyam Vedam, an Indian citizen whose Pennsylvania murder conviction was overturned last year
April 02, 2026New Orleans attorneys resign amid improper AI use investigation
April 03, 2026Conflicting claims about kratom are widespread, but scientific evidence makes the risks clear.
April 03, 2026Federal judge says Arkansas Capitol Ten Commandments Monument is religious, not secular
April 03, 2026Governors in Florida and Mississippi have signed laws requiring officials to verify voters' citizenship
April 03, 2026The Trump administration has scaled back its plans to dismantle the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
April 03, 2026President Donald Trump says he'll soon sign an order to pay all Department of Homeland Security employees who have gone without paychecks during the partial government shutdown that has reached 48 days
April 02, 2026Barack Obama’s past comments haunt Virginia Democrats’ efforts to gerrymander new districts
April 02, 2026French president hits back after Trump mocks how his wife treats him
April 02, 2026Russian aerial attacks on Ukraine have killed two people and injured at least three others, officials said
April 02, 2026Former firefighter files another lawsuit for job back after acquittal on rape charges
April 02, 2026Mississippi lawmakers have passed a bill that could imprison people for up to 10 years for distributing abortion-inducing medication
April 02, 2026President Donald Trump has used his first major address since launching his war in Iran to assure Americans all his military objectives will be completed “shortly” and urge a skeptical electorate to give him more time
April 02, 2026US Supreme Court justices appeared highly skeptical of President Donald Trump’s executive order limiting birthright citizenship. Chief Justice John Roberts had a key exchange with US Solicitor John Sauer. CNN's Paula Reid reports.
April 02, 2026A bipartisan group of senators is aiming to relieve high insulin costs for more Americans
April 02, 2026U.S. President Donald Trump and his Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth have been damning of the U.K.’s naval capabilities
April 02, 2026John Roberts told Donald Trump exactly what he thinks
April 02, 2026Evolving views about parental gun ownership and liability will likely have ramifications in custody battles.
April 02, 2026Europe didn’t want an Iran war, yet Trump is saddling it with the consequences
April 02, 2026Police chief announces retirement days after footage released of shooting of man with autism
April 02, 2026Artificial intelligence-generated content is everywhere these days, making it increasingly difficult to separate fact from fiction, particularly when it comes to breaking news
April 02, 2026Is Iran war really ‘America First,’ Iranian president asks in letter to US public
April 02, 2026New Zealand and Cook Islands have signed a defense and security pact, easing over a year of tension between them
April 02, 2026Four ways a hasty Trump exit from the Iran war may not end the conflict
April 01, 2026President Donald Trump's address to the nation on the Iran war did not always hew to the facts
April 02, 2026President Donald Trump says U_S_ forces will “finish the job” in Iran soon as “core strategic objectives are nearing completion.”
April 01, 2026President Donald Trump sought to explain his rationale for the war against Iran in a primetime address Wednesday
April 02, 2026The U.S. has lifted sanctions on Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez
April 02, 2026U.S. President Donald Trump’s prime-time address at 9 p.m. EDT offers an update on the progress made toward achieving his goals in the war with Iran, which are to destroy the country’s missile production and Navy, ensure its proxies can no longer destabilize the region and guarantee Iran does not obtain a nuclear weapon
April 01, 2026What Americans thought about Trump’s Iran strategy before his Wednesday address
April 02, 2026U.S. President Donald Trump says he’s strongly considering pulling the United States out of NATO, yet he failed to mention the alliance in his speech to the American public about the Iran war
April 01, 2026Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin has rescinded a rule that DHS expenditures over $100,000 be personally approved by his office
April 02, 2026President Donald Trump has prioritized efforts to calm the financial markets during the Iran war, but his go-to moves are starting to fall flat
March 31, 2026House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune have announced a plan to fully fund the Department of Homeland Security and try to end a record partial government shutdown
April 02, 2026The criminal trial of a former congressman is offering a glimpse into the prehistory of the ouster of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro
April 02, 2026Artemis launch, flipping voters, fed-up drivers: Catch up on the day’s stories
April 02, 2026Ocasio-Cortez says she’ll vote against any military aid to Israel, including for Iron Dome system
April 02, 2026GOP leaders declare path to end DHS shutdown — but enormous hurdles remain
April 02, 2026Does the Trump administration understand how ‘enriched’ uranium is made into weapons?
April 02, 2026Amish retreat leader accused of forced labor and sexual abuse appears in court
April 02, 2026Can Donald Trump singlehandedly withdraw the US from NATO?
April 02, 2026TMZ is turning its celebrity lens on Congress, tracking lawmakers on recess as a nearly six-week Department of Homeland Security shutdown drags on
April 01, 2026Russian officials say that a Russian military plane has crashed in annexed Crimea, killing 29 people on board
April 01, 2026Shutdown infighting shatters GOP unity in critical stretch for Trump
April 01, 2026U.S. and Iraqi officials say U.S. journalist Shelly Kittleson was warned of threats before she was kidnapped in Baghdad
April 01, 2026Mother returns to U.S. after federal judge rules deportation unlawful
April 02, 2026Devil's Den killings: Death penalty still on the table for Andrew James McGann
April 02, 2026A U.S. resident of 27 years who was deported to Mexico by the Trump administration has returned home to Sacramento
April 01, 2026She was abused by a pastor at 12. Decades later, she finds justice and forgiveness
April 02, 2026The U.S. Supreme Court has finished hearing arguments over the constitutionality of President Donald Trump’s order to end birthright citizenship for children born in the United States to someone in the country illegally or temporarily
April 01, 2026‘There’s a new sheriff in town’: Inside the Miami conference on Trump’s ‘Donroe Doctrine’
April 01, 2026Hundreds of protesters have taken to the streets across the embattled Palestinian territories after Israel's parliament passing a law mandating the death penalty by hanging for Palestinians convicted of nationalistic murder
March 31, 2026Pakistan and Afghanistan’s Taliban governments have resumed talks in China, which is mediating between the two sides to broker a durable ceasefire after weeks of fighting
April 01, 2026A federal judge has dismissed a civil rights lawsuit filed by the parents of an environmental activist who was killed while protesting the construction of an Atlanta-area police and firefighter training center that critics dubbed “Cop City.”
April 01, 2026A federal judge has ruled that President Donald Trump isn’t immune from civil claims that he incited a mob of his supporters to attack the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021
April 01, 2026Trump suggests in new interviews he is ‘absolutely’ considering withdrawing US from ‘paper tiger’ NATO
April 01, 2026The Supreme Court is once again hearing arguments on whether President Donald Trump can deny citizenship to children born to parents who are in the United States illegally or temporarily
March 31, 2026President Donald Trump is scheduled to attend a Supreme Court hearing in which judges will hear arguments on his executive order limiting birthright citizenship
April 01, 2026French President Emmanuel Macron has held talks with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in Japan
April 01, 2026King Charles III will deliver an address to Congress during his visit to Washington in late April
April 01, 2026Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Vice President JD Vance are both seen as the Republican Party’s strongest potential candidates in the next presidential election, but the Iran war could prove to be a political millstone for them
April 01, 2026CNN Poll: Trump’s approval rating on the economy hits a new low
April 01, 2026Russia’s Defense Ministry claims its forces have taken control of the entire Luhansk region in Ukraine
April 01, 2026Teen driver was intoxicated in crash that killed off-duty police officer in Ohio, officials say
April 01, 2026The DOJ wants states to send it copies of voters’ names and addresses as well as sensitive information such as driver’s license and Social Security numbers. Here’s why many states have refused.
April 01, 2026Homeland Security is pausing plans to buy new warehouses for immigrant detention as it reviews contracts signed under former secretary Kristi Noem
April 01, 2026Democrats have run California for years
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