Speculation is mounting about who, if anyone, might replace Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel as U.S. President Donald Trump pushes for change in Cuba’s leadership
March 25, 2026
The Senate has confirmed President Donald Trump’s pick to lead a new Justice Department division focused on prosecuting fraud over critics’ concerns of potential political pressure to target White House opponents
March 25, 2026
Secretary of State Marco Rubio testifies at trial of former Florida congressman
March 24, 2026
Artist who marched with Cesar Chavez talks removing Chavez artwork after allegations
March 25, 2026
The group Everytown for Gun Safety used court records to trace more than 250 guns bought at nearly two dozen Academy Sports + Outdoors chain stores that had been trafficked over three years in a handful of federal straw purchasing prosecutions
March 25, 2026
Newsom says he regrets earlier comments likening Israel to an ‘apartheid state’
March 25, 2026
Trump says US talking with ‘respected’ figure in Iran. It may be a war veteran with a record of suppressing dissent
March 24, 2026
Journalists and civilians have been held in shipping containers under brutal conditions by M23 rebels in eastern Congo, according to the Reporters Without Borders (RSF) group
March 24, 2026
A new explosion — in Texas, this time — could be sending your gas prices higher
March 24, 2026
Woman wrongfully jailed for days after deputy mistakes her for fugitive
March 24, 2026
Beginning Jan. 1, 2027, Philadelphia will require employers to provide reasonable accommodations to workers suffering from symptoms of hormonal cycles and changes.
March 24, 2026
The national intelligence community has seemingly been sidelined from Trump’s Iran war decisions – a far cry from previous administrations, writes a former National Security Council member.
March 24, 2026
Both President Trump and Vice President Vance pronounce Iran as ‘Ih-RAN,’ not ‘Ih-RON.’ A linguist says that how the country’s name is pronounced may be a political choice.
March 24, 2026
Cambodia says fighting with Thailand has left the Preah Vihear temple badly damaged and too dangerous for visitors
March 24, 2026
How Matt Floca went from being ‘in charge of HVAC and toilets’ to leading the Kennedy Center
March 24, 2026
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has pledged to irreversibly cement his country’s status as a nuclear power while maintaining a hard-line stance toward South Korea, which he called the “most hostile” state
March 24, 2026
The head of Colombia’s armed forces says the death toll from a military plane crash has reached 66
March 23, 2026
After losing in court, the Pentagon moves to restrict press access again
March 24, 2026
President Donald Trump started the fourth week of his war against Iran by offering the world some guarded optimism that the U.S. could soon be winding down its military operations
March 24, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump says the U.S. is talking with an Iranian leader and claims the Islamic Republic is eager for a deal to end the war
March 23, 2026
President Donald Trump has paused military pressure on Iran by extending his deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and delaying strikes on Iranian power plants for another five days
March 23, 2026
The U.S. Defense Department says it will issue new press credentials but remove media offices from the Pentagon
March 24, 2026
How Trump suddenly embraced the idea of talking with Iran
March 24, 2026
Markwayne Mullin confirmed to lead a DHS in turmoil
March 24, 2026
Armed federal immigration officers in tactical gear moved through terminals at some of the busiest U.S. airports Monday, standing near security lines and checkpoints after President Donald Trump ordered their deployment during a partial government shutdown that has disrupted air travel nationwide
March 23, 2026
The list of reasons why air travel can be stressful has grown as long as the security lines at some U.S. airports in recent months
March 24, 2026
Rahm Emanuel is proposing a far-reaching measure to crack down on betting in predictive markets in Washington as part of an effort to call attention to what he sees as a culture of corruption gripping the nation’s politics
March 23, 2026
President Donald Trump took a detour to Graceland on Monday
March 24, 2026
The Supreme Court’s conservative majority sounds skeptical of state laws that allow the counting of late-arriving mail ballots, a target of President Donald Trump
March 23, 2026
A cautious relief swept through financial markets after President Donald Trump said the United States has talked with Iran about a possible end to their war
March 23, 2026
Takeaways from arguments in the Supreme Court case that could end grace periods for mail-in ballots
March 24, 2026
The RNC has nearly a 7-to-1 money advantage over the DNC, which has more debt than cash on hand
March 24, 2026
Trump rejected an off-ramp to the DHS shutdown – for now
March 23, 2026
Metairie family still waiting for closure four years after loved one's death
March 24, 2026
Oil drops, stocks soar after Trump postpones strikes on Iran
March 23, 2026
Thousands in taxpayer funds spent on horse, hair and makeup expenses for Kristi Noem’s Mount Rushmore ad
March 23, 2026
A company that evaluates news outlets and websites to see which produce reliable journalism says it's under attack by the Trump administration
March 15, 2026
Some journalists at Voice of America charged in a lawsuit Monday that the Trump administration — while largely shutting down the government-run outlet that provides news around the world — wants the operation to be more of a voice for propaganda
March 24, 2026
Trump promised to fix the economy, and that helped increase his Latino support in 2024. But the cost of living and ICE raids may be bringing Latinos back to the Democrats in 2026.
March 23, 2026
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March 22, 2026
Rama Duwaji, NYC’s first lady, faces new scrutiny over her art and social media
March 23, 2026
Italian voters have rejected a judicial reform backed by conservative Premier Giorgia Meloni in a referendum, handing the right-wing government a major political setback
March 23, 2026
European far-right leaders are rallying around Hungary’s Viktor Orbán as his grip on power looks shakier than it has in years
March 23, 2026
A coalition of preservation groups is suing to stop major physical changes at the Kennedy Center under President Donald Trump’s renovation plans
March 23, 2026
Zimbabwe has released the key opponent of planned constitutional changes that could extend President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s rule and have the post elected by Parliament, not the people
March 23, 2026
Travelers at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport grew frustrated as they waited in long security lines due to the partial government shutdown that began last month. CNN's Rafael Romo reports.
March 22, 2026
The trial has begun for former congressman David Rivera over allegations he secretly lobbied for Venezuela’s government during the first Trump administration
March 23, 2026
Robert Mueller, former FBI director and special counsel who led the investigation into Russia’s interference in the 2016 election, has died at 81.
March 22, 2026
Return to sender: Election mail delivered for decades to wrong house
March 23, 2026
Five years later: Boulder remembers King Soopers mass shooting victims
March 23, 2026
Breonna Taylor’s mother speaks out against DOJ's move to dismiss former LMPD officers' charges
March 23, 2026
What is Vermont’s Fair and Impartial Policing Policy?
March 23, 2026
The Supreme Court has rejected the appeal of a Texas-based online citizen journalist who said she was wrongly arrested in a case that drew attention from national media organizations and free speech advocates
March 23, 2026
Slovenia’s president is urging the country’s political parties to start talks on forming a new government as soon as possible after the country's two main parties were practically tied in a weekend election
March 23, 2026
Top architectural and historic preservation groups sue Trump over Kennedy Center plans
March 23, 2026
Statue of Christopher Columbus installed on White House grounds
March 23, 2026
Oil prices fall as Trump hails ‘productive’ conversations with Iran on an end to the war
March 23, 2026
‘President Trump is right’: The White House’s go-to line about Trump’s false claims
March 23, 2026
Democrats are pushing new tax-cut plans to ease voters’ affordability worries and blunt Republicans’ advantage on the issue
March 23, 2026
Most travelers don’t know who pays TSA officers. Here’s a breakdown
March 23, 2026
Oil prices rise after Trump issues ultimatum and Iran threatens to close the Strait of Hormuz indefinitely
March 23, 2026
Trump said he was glad Robert Mueller died. Fox News never mentioned his comment on TV
March 23, 2026
The head of the International Energy Agency says the global economy faces a “major, major threat” because of the Iran war
March 23, 2026
A new AAPI Data/AP-NORC poll finds that most Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders believe President Donald Trump has done more harm than good on the issue of immigration and border security in his second term so far
March 23, 2026
A statue of Christopher Columbus been placed on the grounds of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building adjacent to the White House
March 23, 2026
President Donald Trump has warned that the U.S. will “obliterate” Iran’s power plants if it doesn’t fully open the Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours, prompting Tehran to say it would respond to any such strike with attacks on U.S. and Israeli energy and infrastructure assets
March 22, 2026
Immigration agents deploying to airports under border czar as TSA staffing falls short
March 22, 2026
The United States and Iran are threatening to target critical infrastructure as the war in the Middle East puts lives and livelihoods at risk
March 22, 2026
President Donald Trump is cycling through what seems to be an increasingly desperate list of options as he searches for a solution to the crisis in the Strait of Hormuz
March 23, 2026
Socialist candidate Emmanuel Grégoire has won the Paris mayoral race, succeeding fellow party member Anne Hidalgo as the French capital’s mayor
March 22, 2026
What we know on day 23 of the US and Israel’s war with Iran
March 22, 2026
Spiking gas prices in the U.S. are on track to eat up tax refunds this year, leaving most Americans with little extra to spend
March 22, 2026
At least 10 Palestinians were injured Sunday night in attacks in the occupied West Bank by Israeli settlers, who rampaged through nearby villages after holding a funeral for a settler killed in a car crash a day earlier
March 22, 2026
Early results of Slovenia’s highly contested parliamentary election show governing liberals and opposition right-wing populists neck and neck, heralding a period of political uncertainty in the small European Union country
March 22, 2026
Kentucky Gov. Beshear takes jabs at JD Vance in his home state of Ohio
March 23, 2026
Italy’s conservative premier, Giorgia Meloni, faces a pivotal political test in a two-day referendum on judicial reform
March 22, 2026
Tom Kean Jr.'s bid for a third term representing New Jersey's 7th Congressional District offers a window into the larger battle for control of the narrowly divided House
March 21, 2026
White House Border Czar Tom Homan tells Dana Bash isn’t offering Democrats “really significant policy changes” to immigration enforcement and says “we certainly can't surrender ICE's authorities and their congressionally mandated job.”
March 22, 2026
The World Health Organization says a strike hit a hospital last week in Sudan’s western Darfur region and killed at least 64 people
March 22, 2026
Crowds of Syrians have rallied to protest authorities’ efforts to limit the sale and consumption of alcohol in Damascus
March 22, 2026
Democrats are starting to treat Vice President JD Vance, not Donald Trump, as their number one focus among Republican leaders
March 22, 2026
Why the Trump administration is easing sanctions on certain Iranian oil stockpiles
March 21, 2026
What’s ahead as Trump threatens to send ICE agents to airports while TSA workers go unpaid during shutdown
March 22, 2026
In Maine’s marquee Senate primary, Janet Mills reaches out to women by raising Graham Platner’s online past
March 22, 2026
Voting rights advocates in Alaska are worried that a case set to be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court could end a long-standing practice of the state accepting ballots after Election Day
March 22, 2026
Nonprofits and airport communities across the country are feeding Transportation Security Administration officers who keep working without full pay during the partial government shutdown
March 22, 2026
A major protest in Prague has targeted Prime Minister Andrej Babiš who the protesters say threatens democracy in the Czech Republic
March 21, 2026
Cuba is again without electricity as power grid has collapsed for a third time this month
March 22, 2026
President Donald Trump on Saturday says the U.S. will “obliterate” Iranian power plants if it doesn’t fully open the Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours
March 21, 2026
President Donald Trump is sending mixed messages about the U.S. war with Iran, and that's raising even more questions about the direction of the conflict and his administration's strategy
March 21, 2026
Nearly 600 immigrant children were held in a Texas family detention center in recent months beyond court-mandated limits and without enough food, medical care or mental health services, with dozens languishing inside for more than three months, according to court documents filed Friday
March 22, 2026
What we know on day 22 of the US and Israel’s war with Iran
March 21, 2026
President Donald Trump says he'll order federal immigration officers to take a role soon in airport security unless Democrats agree on a bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security
March 22, 2026
President Donald Trump took the United States to war without a vote of support from Congress
March 21, 2026
The Senate has blocked a proposal that would ban transgender athletes from playing in women’s sports
March 22, 2026
Airline passengers are saying that Transportation Security Administration workers need to get paid
March 21, 2026
Russia and Ukraine have traded deadly strikes as Ukraine pushes the U.S. to restart stalled peace talks
March 21, 2026
TSA workers go unpaid as unpredictable wait times mount during shutdown. Here’s what travelers should know this weekend
March 21, 2026
How a Juliana Stratton win in Illinois could make history in the US Senate
March 21, 2026
Authorities in nearly a dozen regions across Russian have refused to authorize protests in recent weeks over internet censorship and the blocking of Telegram, a popular messaging app
March 21, 2026
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces a high-stakes decision on Israel’s next election as war rages on multiple fronts
March 21, 2026
High level officials usually shy away from public discussion of Japan’s 1941 sneak attack on U.S. forces at Pearl Harbor
March 21, 2026
20 US airports don’t have TSA. Passengers there are not seeing long lines
March 21, 2026
Internet outages disrupt daily life in Russia, fueling fears of a digital crackdown
March 21, 2026
Israeli police attack journalists in Jerusalem, fracturing wrist of CNN producer
March 21, 2026
There are races in 30 states this year for attorney general, and groups that support those candidates prepared for the elections by raising record amounts in 2025
March 21, 2026
Does California’s race for governor finally have a leader
March 20, 2026
The artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency industries have suffered a setback as they try to reshape the midterm elections and establish themselves as power players in American politics
March 18, 2026
Kansas City considers changing mural, street name honoring Cesar Chavez after sexual assault reports
March 20, 2026
Some 650 delegates from 33 countries and 120 organizations have started arriving in Cuba as part of a solidarity caravan transporting some 20 tons of humanitarian aid as the island grapples with a severe energy crisis
March 21, 2026
A judge this week ruled that Voice of America's employees — and the news organization itself — get back to work
March 21, 2026
An Israeli strike has hit a Hezbollah-run health center in southern Lebanon and killed 12 medical workers, as Israel widens its campaign beyond fighters
March 21, 2026
Colombian President Gustavo Petro has been designated a “priority target” by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration as federal prosecutors in New York probe his alleged ties to drug traffickers, according to people familiar with the matter and records seen by The Associated Press
March 20, 2026
The U.S. military is deploying three more warships and roughly 2,500 more marines to the Middle East as Iran fires on Israel and energy sites in neighboring Gulf Arab states, sending oil and gas prices soaring
March 20, 2026
The Cuban government has refused a request by the U.S. Embassy in Havana to allow it to import diesel for its generators while the Trump administration continues to impose a fuel blockade on the island, according to two U.S. officials familiar with the matter
March 21, 2026
Talks intensify in Washington to end DHS shutdown as airport delays mount nationwide
March 21, 2026
Iran is threatening recreational and tourist sites worldwide and insisting it is still building missiles three weeks into an escalating war in the Middle East
March 20, 2026
A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from enforcing a policy limiting news reporters’ access to the Pentagon, ruling that key portions of the new rules are unlawful
March 21, 2026
Hegseth has repeatedly said the US is upping the frequency of its Iran strikes. The data tells a different story
March 21, 2026
The first of five high school protesters detained for days in Pennsylvania after a scuffle with a man who turned out to be the police chief entered a probationary program designed to spare him a criminal record
March 21, 2026
What we know on the 21st day of the US and Israel’s war with Iran
March 20, 2026
A Georgia appeals court says Fulton County doesn't have to seat two Republican picks to its election board
March 21, 2026
The former counterterrorism director who resigned this week in protest of the Iran war is denying allegations that he improperly shared classified information
March 21, 2026
A Missouri judge has struck down the ballot summary for a potential referendum on a congressional redistricting plan backed by President Donald Trump
March 21, 2026
The U.S. Department of Energy has announced a public-private partnership with SoftBank and AEP Ohio to develop a massive artificial intelligence data center and power complex at a former uranium enrichment site in southern Ohio
March 21, 2026
Iranians abroad and in Tehran are approaching Persian new year with grief and fear as war and a crackdown cut them off from loved ones
March 20, 2026
Federal prosecutors have asked a judge to drop the charges against two Louisville officers tied to the 2020 raid that killed Breonna Taylor
March 21, 2026
Mark Robinson admits ‘I lied’ about CNN story
March 21, 2026
Trump reshapes a key US House race by offering a candidate and her husband roles if they drop out
March 21, 2026
Nashville immigration reporter Estefany Rodríguez released from ICE custody
March 20, 2026
Lawmakers reckon with question of special treatment at airport security amid DHS shutdown
March 21, 2026
War is rippling through their ancestral land — waged against the country where they live
March 21, 2026
Your tax refund is likely bigger this year. But Trump’s war with Iran could take a bite out of it
March 20, 2026
Colorado bill aims to reduce racial disparities in maternal mortality
March 21, 2026
The Supreme Court is reviving a lawsuit from an evangelical Christian barred from demonstrating in Mississippi after authorities say he shouted insults at people over a loudspeaker
March 20, 2026
President Donald Trump has issued an executive order barring College Football Playoff and other postseason games from airing during the annual Army-Navy matchup in December
March 21, 2026
The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear arguments over a Mississippi law that allows counting late-arriving mail ballots after Election Day
March 20, 2026
Dozens of masked Israeli settlers grabbed Qusai Abu al-Kebash in the middle of the night, bound him by his hands and legs and stripped him. He says they then zip-tied his genitals and paraded him through his community while beating him. Israeli settlers have increasingly used violence against Palestinians in a bid to drive them from their homes in the occupied West Bank. But sexual assault appears to be a new weapon in these settlers’ arsenal of intimidation, pointing to a troubling new level of violence.Israeli authorities are investigating the alleged assault and settlers’ alleged theft of hundreds of Abu al-Kebash’s sheep. But Palestinians have largely lost faith in Israeli investigations into settler violence, with few ever resulting in arrests, let alone convictions.Abu al-Kebash recounted his horrifying experience for the first time on camera with CNN’s Jeremy Diamond.
March 19, 2026
The White House just laid out how it wants to regulate AI
March 20, 2026
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukrainian officials are helping five countries in the Middle East and Gulf region counter attacks on their territory by Iranian drones
March 20, 2026
Democrats running for governor across the country are making tariffs a central element of their political message this year
March 20, 2026
Supreme Court revives First Amendment lawsuit from street preacher who called concertgoers ‘whores,’ ‘Jezebels’ and ‘sissies’
March 20, 2026
President Trump is best placed to end the war in the Middle East, Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam told CNN’s Nick Paton Walsh in an exclusive interview. Salam said Lebanon is ready to enter into talks with Israel but has yet to receive any “clear agenda" to kickstart negotiation and would not be willing to accept any kind of buffer zone stretching into its territory.
March 20, 2026
Cubans in South Florida demand a regime change as the archdiocese of Miami sends aid to the island
March 20, 2026
A federal judge has ruled that the government overreached when it declared certain types of gender-affirming care unsafe for young people
March 20, 2026
FIFA has fined the Israeli soccer federation for breaching anti-discrimination regulations but it took no action on a Palestinian request to suspend Israel from global soccer for allowing clubs based in West Bank settlements
March 20, 2026
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth brings Christian language into the Pentagon as the U.S. and Israel wage war against Iran
March 20, 2026
New VA-DOJ agreement on guardianship could put homeless veterans at risk, advocates warn
March 20, 2026
Ramadan brought a new political moment for New York City’s Muslims – and its first Muslim mayor
March 20, 2026
Cesar Chavez abuse allegations force communities to rethink honors for the labor leader
March 20, 2026
President Donald Trump faces the most daunting question of the Iran war: Will he put U.S. troops on the ground to secure the enriched uranium Tehran could use for nuclear weapons
March 19, 2026
The State Department says it is adding 12 countries to an expanding list of nations whose citizens must post bonds of up to $15,000 to apply for U.S. visas
March 18, 2026
Treasury Department to take over some federal student loans, as Trump administration works to dismantle Education Department
March 20, 2026
The U.S. Education Department is handing off a portion of its student loan portfolio to the Treasury Department
March 20, 2026
A senior administration official says the Pentagon is seeking $200 billion in additional funds for the Iran war
March 19, 2026
Nicholas Haysom has died at 73
March 20, 2026
Within hours of explosive sexual abuse allegations against labor leader César Chavez, officials at a California university took swift action and covered a statue of him
March 19, 2026
What we know on the 20th day of the US and Israel’s war with Iran
March 19, 2026
GOP hardliners wavering on support for Bondi subpoena after testy briefing
March 20, 2026
A federal arts commission has approved the design for a 24-karat gold commemorative coin bearing President Donald Trump's image to celebrate America's 250th birthday
March 20, 2026
Justice Department seizes several websites it says spread terrorist propaganda
March 20, 2026
Commemorative Trump coin should be ‘as large as possible,’ key commission says in granting design approval
March 20, 2026
The Senate debate over voting legislation is airing out differences on voter ID
March 20, 2026
Two agents fired from the FBI last year say in a federal lawsuit they were terminated “solely” because of their participation in an investigation into President Donald Trump’s effort to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election
March 20, 2026
European leaders have demanded the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and a moratorium on strikes on water and energy infrastructure in the Middle East as they met in Brussels to grapple with rising energy prices caused by the war
March 19, 2026
GOP senator warns gutting Senate filibuster to pass SAVE America Act is a ‘foolish and lazy idea’
March 20, 2026
London police commissioner describes department’s work to disrupt Iran-backed retaliation plots
March 20, 2026
There's a small sign of progress in efforts to end the Homeland Security shutdown
March 20, 2026
President Donald Trump this week said he believes he’ll have “the honor of taking Cuba” soon
March 19, 2026
Markwayne Mullin has moved a step closer to becoming President Donald Trump’s next homeland security secretary
March 19, 2026
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has created a new community safety office intended to shift some mental health crisis response away from police
March 20, 2026
Under Israeli bombardment, Lebanon urges Trump to intervene, calls for ‘immediate’ talks with Israel
March 20, 2026
The renewed war between Israel and the Lebanese militant Hezbollah group and the mass displacement because of the conflict are draining the joy from Ramadan and the run-up to the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Fitr for many in Lebanon
March 19, 2026
Hollister considers removing Cesar Chavez's name from public spaces
March 20, 2026
President Donald Trump says he knew oil prices would go up because of the Iran war as the conflict underscores the risks of his relentless focus on fossil fuels while pursuing what he calls American energy dominance
March 19, 2026
Two dozen states, along with more than a dozen cities and counties, sued the Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday, challenging the Trump administration’s repeal of a scientific finding that had been the central basis for U.S. action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change
March 20, 2026
Epstein ties present potential hurdle for Trump’s Fed chair nominee
March 20, 2026
As the war — and gas prices — escalate, Trump uses Israel to deflect domestic and allied pressure
March 20, 2026
Cracks emerge in GOP over Iran war cost as administration floats more than $200B request to Congress
March 20, 2026
Belarus’ authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko has ordered the release of 250 prisoners as part of a deal with Washington to lift some U.S. sanctions, the latest step in the isolated leader’s effort to improve ties with the West
March 19, 2026
President Donald Trump has for months wanted to remove Jerome Powell as chair of the Federal Reserve
March 19, 2026
San Diego TSA officers turn to food banks as the partial government shutdown drags on without an end
March 20, 2026
The Trump administration is launching investigations into 13 states that require health insurance plans to cover abortion
March 19, 2026
CNN cameras captured what appeared to be a cluster munition in the skies over central Israel. CNN's Jeremy Diamond reports on the ground in Tel Aviv.
March 18, 2026
The Bank of England is holding its main interest rate at 3.75% in the wake of the oil and gas price hikes following the start of the Iran war
March 19, 2026
What is the South Pars gas field and why is Israel’s attack an escalation?
March 19, 2026
US F-35 damaged by suspected Iranian fire makes emergency landing, sources say
March 19, 2026
EU leaders are accusing Hungary’s Viktor Orbán of blocking major aid to Ukraine to score points at home ahead of elections next month
March 19, 2026
Dolores Huerta has dedicated her life to breaking down barriers and cemented her place in history as one of the nation’s most influential labor leaders, civil rights icons and feminist activists
March 19, 2026
Palestinian man in the West Bank says he was sexually assaulted by Israeli settlers
March 19, 2026
Fetterman explains why he crossed party lines to support Mullin for DHS chief
March 19, 2026
Iranian Americans are marking Nowruz this year with a mix of somber celebrations and the traditional flowers, music and dancing
March 19, 2026
Frustrated Democrats walk out of tense Epstein briefing with Bondi and Blanche on Capitol Hill
March 19, 2026
A Chinese province has intensified a crackdown on fentanyl precursor trafficking, an issue that strained U.S.-China relations and prompted tariffs on imports from China
March 19, 2026
President Donald Trump’s pick as homeland security chief is signaling a gentler stance on disaster relief and promising to roll back some recent restrictions
March 19, 2026
Joe Kent’s resignation from President Donald Trump’s counterterrorism team is fueling a Republican fight over the Iran war and talk about Israel that critics call antisemitic
March 19, 2026
For many U.S. Jews, following current events these days can be emotionally tumultuous
March 19, 2026
A U.S. senator from Oklahoma who is poised to join President Donald Trump's cabinet says it was a serious brain injury to his son that drew him closer to the president
March 19, 2026
TSA officers are the latest aviation workers to be used as ‘political pawns.’ They just want the shutdown to end
March 19, 2026
Have we seen the last of the Epstein files? Lawmakers and victims want more released
March 19, 2026
The US is re-evaluating the threat of Chinese military action in Taiwan
March 19, 2026
How Susie Wiles is balancing one of the most powerful jobs in the world with her cancer diagnosis
March 19, 2026
Peter Thiel’s secret lectures on Antichrist in Rome spark debate
March 17, 2026
The U_S_ government’s top intelligence official has told lawmakers that Iran’s government “appears to be intact but largely degraded.”
March 18, 2026
The FBI is investigating whether Joe Kent, who resigned his position as a top counterterrorism official this week in protest of the Iran war, improperly shared classified information
March 19, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump pledged Israel would make no more attacks on Iran’s major South Pars gas field, but if Iran attacked Qatar again the U.S. would retaliate and “massively blow up the entirety” of the field
March 18, 2026
Allegations that César Chavez sexually abused women and girls are reshaping how many communities honor him
March 19, 2026
Iran has broadened its strikes on major energy facilities in the Middle East, eliciting strong warnings from Gulf Arab states that called it a dangerous escalation that threatened to draw them into direct combat with Tehran
March 18, 2026
Tracking current TSA wait times at select major airports
March 18, 2026
President Donald Trump told reporters on Monday that he believes he could have the "honor of taking Cuba" on the same day the communist-run island’s electricity grid suffered its first nationwide collapse since the US effectively shut off the flow of oil to the country.
March 19, 2026
Cuba is going dark under US pressure. How the crisis unfolded and why its troubles are far from over
March 19, 2026
Could your airport close if TSA screeners don’t show up to work? Here’s what experts say
March 19, 2026
A former senior counterterrorism official who resigned over the Iran war says he and other national security officials with concerns about U.S. strikes on Iran were not allowed to express those concerns to President Donald Trump
March 19, 2026
President Donald Trump was present as the remains of six U.S. service members returned from the Middle East to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware
March 18, 2026
Democratic lawmakers have stormed out of a closed-door briefing on the Jeffrey Epstein files by Justice Department leaders, and say they will push to force Attorney General Pam Bondi to answer questions under oath about the case
March 19, 2026
Cuba’s president has lashed out after the latest threat from the Trump administration after President Donald Trump said he can do “whatever he wants” with the island
March 18, 2026
Iranian authorities have confirmed the death of Ali Larijani, a top Iranian security official who was thought to be running the country since the beginning of the war
March 18, 2026
The U.S. national debt has hit a record $39 trillion
March 19, 2026
Mullin under microscope by Senate colleagues over temperament, stolen valor and ICE in tense DHS confirmation hearing
March 19, 2026
Senator Rand Paul has made it clear he has little regard for President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Department of Homeland Security, fellow Republican Senator Markwayne Mullin
March 19, 2026
US downgraded in democracy index as press freedom concerns grow
March 18, 2026
Lawmakers appear far from ending a funding lapse at the Department of Homeland Security
March 19, 2026
A man has been sentenced to at least four years in prison for an election petition scandal that spoiled the candidacies of five Republicans who were running for Michigan governor in 2022
March 19, 2026
The Treasury Department is easing sanctions on Venezuela’s state oil company
March 18, 2026
Illinois Democrats ushered in a new generation of lawmakers Tuesday night, picking five new nominees for Congress in open seats that are favored to remain in Democratic hands this fall
March 19, 2026
Mexican authorities have arrested an Ecuadorian fugitive accused of helping organize the 2023 assassination of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio
March 19, 2026
Attacks on a town along Sudan’s border with Chad have killed at least 17 people and injured 123, Doctors Without Borders, or MSF, said
March 18, 2026
Geopolitical violence abroad translates into homegrown threats in the US and Canada. Recent antisemitic attacks show how the Jewish community is a target of those threats.
March 18, 2026
Joe Kent, a top US intelligence official, announced his resignation Tuesday, citing his opposition to war with Iran and saying the country posed “no imminent threat” to the United States. The move makes Kent the first member of President Trump’s cabinet to resign over the war. CNN's Zach Cohen reports.
March 17, 2026
Proposed 'Cherish Act' would give residents more say on environmental decisions
March 18, 2026
Word of the Week: Denying the enemy ‘quarter’ may sound like tough talk, but it would be a war crime
March 18, 2026
After years of setbacks, mom receives pardon to begin new chapter
March 18, 2026
Farmers are bracing for effects of the Iran war on fertilizer prices and availability as the spring planting season nears
March 18, 2026
Georgia bill could allow homeowners to build smaller houses in their backyards
March 18, 2026
Exclusive: Here’s how many immigrants have signed on to DHS’s nearly billion-dollar ‘self-deportation’ plan
March 18, 2026
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has left for the United States for what she expects to be a “very difficult” meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump
March 18, 2026
We’ve long had your back, now it’s our turn
March 18, 2026
Chief Justice John Roberts warned against personal attacks on the judiciary, telling an audience Tuesday that while criticism of opinions is fair game, “personally directed hostility” is dangerous and must stop.
March 18, 2026
Northern Israel's largest city, Kiryat Shmona, on the border with Lebanon, is under fire from both Hezbollah and Iran
March 18, 2026
The World Anti-Doping Agency has put off a decision about barring government officials from major sporting events if their countries voluntarily withhold dues
March 18, 2026
Juliana Stratton wins Illinois Democratic primary for Senate. She could become the sixth Black woman senator in US history
March 18, 2026
TSA workers face reality of working without pay as passengers unaware of the shutdown see long lines
March 18, 2026
Venezuela’s tears of joy: Why the team that cared the most won the World Baseball Classic
March 18, 2026
Cuban president promises ‘impregnable resistance’ to any US attempt to control island
March 18, 2026
A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to restore the government-run Voice of America to full operations, putting hundreds of journalists who have been on administrative leave for a year back to work
March 18, 2026
President Donald Trump says he plans to endorse a candidate in the Texas Republican Senate runoff to end the painful primary
March 18, 2026
Judge orders Voice of America staff reinstated, reversing Trump’s shutdown
March 18, 2026
A federal judge has for now halted Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s biggest vaccine moves, disrupting his push to remake U.S. immunization policy
March 18, 2026
Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton of Illinois has won the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate
March 17, 2026
Wisconsin lawmakers are taking a shot at expanding sports betting in the state
March 18, 2026
‘Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation’: Trump-appointed intelligence official resigns over Iran war
March 17, 2026
Israel killed two senior Iranian security officials in a major blow to the country’s leadership
March 17, 2026
The widening U.S.-Israeli war with Iran is choking the Strait of Hormuz and sending energy and security shocks around the world
March 17, 2026
Lawmakers unflinching in DHS shutdown fight that could drag on for weeks as airport lines and travel anxieties grow
March 18, 2026
What we know on the 18th day of the US and Israel’s war with Iran
March 17, 2026
A military investigation has found that a “one in a million” malfunction during a live fire demonstration over Camp Pendleton last October led to a misfire that rained shrapnel on Interstate 5
March 18, 2026
President Donald Trump says NATO and other allies have rejected his calls to help secure the Strait of Hormuz
March 18, 2026
Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts is warning that personal criticism of federal judges is dangerous and “it’s got to stop.”
March 18, 2026
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called Russia and Iran “brothers in hatred.”
March 17, 2026
Fact check: Trump’s barrage of false or unproven claims about the Iran war
March 18, 2026
Trump said he wanted one of the Texas Senate candidates to drop out. Now he’s missed the deadline
March 18, 2026
Trump asked Latin America to use military force against drug trafficking. Here are the risks
March 18, 2026
US gas prices surge to their highest since October 2023
March 16, 2026
The Trump administration is expanding its growing Medicaid fraud crackdown to Florida
March 18, 2026
Judge mocks White House East Wing ‘alteration’ as a ‘brazen interpretation of the laws of vocabulary’
March 18, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio are calling for new people in charge of Cuba as the socialist island experiences its third nationwide blackout in four months
March 17, 2026
Gregory Bovino says he plans to retire from the U.S. Border Patrol in the coming weeks
March 18, 2026
Just over a year ago, the Trump administration began an immigration enforcement campaign that swept up multiple people who had participated in pro-Palestinian activism on U.S. campuses
March 18, 2026
Senate kicks off marathon debate over Trump’s voter ID bill
March 18, 2026
Israel says Ali Larijani, a top Iranian security official who was widely believed to be running the country after the killing of its supreme leader, was killed in an overnight strike
March 17, 2026
Columbia, Walla Walla counties recovering from weekend floods
March 18, 2026
Sen. Markwayne Mullin has a tough path as he moves toward leading the Department of Homeland Security, with immigration fights, disaster anger and Iran threats piling up
March 17, 2026
Americans have been able to know what troops at war are facing, and make informed decisions about the war’s cost, because a free press has been able to tell the story − good or bad. Can it still?
March 18, 2026
Henderson woman fights to keep her animals amid camel controversy
March 18, 2026
Attorney General Pam Bondi has been subpoenaed to answer questions from Congress about the Justice Department’s sex trafficking investigation of Jeffrey Epstein and the agency’s handling of millions of files related to the disgraced financier
March 18, 2026
President Donald Trump is pushing back against claims by the director of the National Counterterrorism Center about the motivations for the Iran war
March 17, 2026
Trump lashes out after he fails to convince European allies to help in war with Iran
March 18, 2026
The transit agency in charge of New York City’s subway system has sued the Trump administration
March 18, 2026
Long lines and delays are growing at some US airports as hundreds of Transportation Security Administration workers — going without full pay during the partial government shutdown — have quit or taken unscheduled leave.
March 16, 2026
House Oversight chair subpoenas Attorney General Pam Bondi for deposition in Epstein probe
March 18, 2026
The U.N. human rights office has expressed concerns about possible “ethnic cleansing,” warning of an acceleration of Israeli settlements and displacements of thousands of Palestinians in the occupied West Bank
March 17, 2026
Florida bill against marrying your first cousin fails
March 18, 2026
US judge blocks Kennedy’s efforts to overhaul US vaccine policy
March 17, 2026
President Donald Trump is delaying a diplomatic trip to China that was planned for months but began to unravel as he pressured Beijing and other world powers to form a military coalition to protect the vital Strait of Hormuz
March 17, 2026
Trump reveals GOP congressman faced ‘terminal’ health condition and had months to live
March 17, 2026
How Atlanta's reinvigorated Pothole Posse tackles street problems
March 18, 2026
The Supreme Court will hear arguments over the Trump administration’s push to end legal protections for people fleeing war and natural disaster from countries around the world, including Haiti and Syria
March 17, 2026
An advocacy group is providing support to candidates who want to expand support for child and elder care in the midterm elections
March 17, 2026
Rescue crews are digging bodies from the rubble of a drug rehabilitation hospital in Kabul
March 17, 2026
President Donald Trump criticized US allies who have refused his demands to send warships to help escort tankers through the Strait of Hormuz as the war with Iran continues.
March 17, 2026
Democrats like Markwayne Mullin but that doesn’t mean they’ll vote for him for DHS secretary
March 17, 2026
A man charged with planting pipe bombs near the U.S. Capitol on the eve of the Jan. 6, 2021, riot claims he's covered by President Donald Trump's blanket pardons
March 17, 2026
Leaders at the World Anti-Doping Agency are considering adopting a rule that could bar President Donald Trump and all U.S. government officials from attending major international events — even if they take place on American soil
March 17, 2026
Man to face murder charge after body found under garage floor
March 17, 2026
Mother of fallen firefighter frustrated with lack of action on welding safety bill
March 17, 2026
The war in Iran has cut off diplomatic efforts to limit the country’s development of nuclear weapons. Securing that material and equipment in other ways would be difficult and dangerous.
March 17, 2026
President Donald Trump says a former president has told him that he now wishes he had attacked Iran when he occupied the Oval Office
March 17, 2026
Sen. Lindsey Graham is tying his reelection pitch to President Donald Trump and the war with Iran, a conflict for which he's long advocated
March 17, 2026
Trump’s handpicked Kennedy Center board approves two-year closure
March 17, 2026
Trump repeatedly suggests Newsom can’t be president because he has dyslexia
March 17, 2026
It’s USA vs. Venezuela in the World Baseball Classic final. The Maduro raid and decades of tension simmer under the surface
March 17, 2026
Flailing Cuba invites exiles to return, but hurdles remain
March 17, 2026
Explosions are sounding in Dubai after the United Arab Emirates reopened its airspace following a brief closure amid incoming attacks from Iran
March 16, 2026
Afghanistan has accused Pakistan of targeting a drug rehabilitation hospital in the Afghan capital with an airstrike
March 16, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump says he has pressured around seven countries to send warships to keep the Strait of Hormuz open as fears of a global energy crisis persist and Iranian attacks and threats have choked off shipping in the vital waterway
March 16, 2026
President Donald Trump and his team are increasing the pressure on journalists to cover the war in the Middle East the way the administration wants
March 17, 2026
Palestinian protester held in immigration detention for over a year is released
March 17, 2026
A Palestinian woman who was the last person still in immigration detention after the Trump administration’s 2025 crackdown on pro-Palestinian activists has been released
March 17, 2026
A federal judge in Boston has blocked federal health officials from cutting the number of vaccines recommended for every child, and says U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. likely violated federal procedures in revamping a key vaccine advisory committee
March 17, 2026
What we know on the 17th day of the US and Israel’s war with Iran
March 16, 2026
President Donald Trump relied on his gut and largely side-stepped diplomatic coordination as he made the decision to launch strikes on Iran with Israel
March 16, 2026
Top Border Patrol official Gregory Bovino plans to retire, sources say
March 17, 2026
A horde of children chased Conan O’Brien onto the Dolby Theatre stage in the opening moments of the 98th Academy Awards, and throughout an Oscar ceremony that saw “One Battle After Another” win best picture, it was like they never left
March 17, 2026
President Donald Trump's decision to replace Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem gives him an opportunity to reset his mass deportation agenda — or to double down on a campaign promise
March 16, 2026
White House chief of staff Susie Wiles has been diagnosed with early stage breast cancer but plans to continue working through her treatment, retaining her place as one of President Donald Trump’s closest aides
March 16, 2026
Six airmen died when their KC-135 refueling aircraft crashed in western Iraq earlier this week, according to the Pentagon. Their deaths bring the total US troop casualties in connection to the war in Iran to 13.
March 15, 2026
White House chief of staff Susie Wiles has early stage breast cancer, Trump announces
March 16, 2026
With the US pressuring Cuba, a Castro known as ‘the Crab’ is making appearances. Here’s why it matters
March 15, 2026
The outgoing head of the Ms. Foundation says the fight for political equality in the U.S. is far from over
March 16, 2026
Haitian authorities say they have arrested legislator Arnel Belizaire
March 16, 2026
Illinois voters will choose nominees for a full slate of offices in a state primary Tuesday
March 16, 2026
China says U
March 16, 2026
The U.S. military is identifying the six service members who died last week when a KC-135 refueling plane crashed in western Iraq
March 15, 2026
The University of Florida is moving to deactivate its College Republicans chapter after reports of antisemitic behavior by some members
March 16, 2026
Iran still exporting millions of barrels of oil through Strait of Hormuz even as other traffic paralyzed
March 16, 2026
Afghan man who served alongside US forces dies after less than a day in ICE custody, family and advocates say
March 16, 2026
Trump and his officials pressure the news media in unison as Iran war scrutiny intensifies
March 16, 2026
President Donald Trump says he has “demanded” that about seven countries heavily reliant on Middle East oil join a coalition to police the Strait of Hormuz
March 15, 2026
A Democratic fight for an Illinois Senate seat is testing the sway of JB Pritzker, pro-crypto forces and anti-ICE messaging
March 16, 2026
Israeli soldiers fired on a car carrying a family in the northern West Bank, killing four people, including two children, the Palestinian Authority’s Health Ministry said
March 15, 2026
Palestinian hospital officials say Israeli airstrikes hit a home and a police vehicle in central Gaza and killed at least 12 Palestinians, including two boys, a woman pregnant with twins and eight police officers
March 15, 2026
A few artists at Hollywood's biggest night protested more than just the Trump administration’s immigration policies
March 16, 2026
The United States’ war with Iran is entering its third week, but Congress has yet to publicly test the Trump administration’s case for the conflict
March 16, 2026
Gulf countries have reported new Iranian attacks as the war in the Middle East entered its third week
March 15, 2026
China's official news agency Xinhua reports that representatives from Beijing and Washington have begun their economic and trade talks in Paris
March 15, 2026
Two weeks into the war with Iran, President Donald Trump has increasingly been knocked back on his political heels
March 15, 2026
What we know on the 16th day of the US and Israel’s war with Iran
March 15, 2026
Israel's military is claiming that the brother of a man who attacked a Michigan synagogue last week was a Hezbollah commander
March 15, 2026
6 airmen killed in Iraq plane crash remembered with emotional tributes: ‘Served with honor’
March 15, 2026
A closing ceremony boycotted by Ukraine signaled the end of the Milan Cortina Winter Paralympics
March 16, 2026
UEFA said Sunday that the game between Argentina and Spain known as Finalissima that was supposed to be held in Qatar has been canceled after the widening Middle East war
March 15, 2026
Israeli forces shoot and kill 4 members of Palestinian family, officials say, after opening fire on car in West Bank
March 16, 2026
Kazakhstanis are voting Sunday in a referendum on a new constitution that would strengthen President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev's hold on power
March 15, 2026
As the politics around Israel shift, many Democrats are seeking distance from AIPAC
March 15, 2026
Hungary’s election fight is intensifying as Viktor Orbán and challenger Péter Magyar stage rival mass rallies in Budapest to show strength
March 15, 2026
Presidents come and go from the White House every four year or eight years
March 15, 2026
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s kidney function has improved but he will remain in an intensive care unit because of pneumonia
March 15, 2026
Pakistan says it struck militant hideouts in Afghanistan as cross-border fighting intensified and both sides traded blame
March 15, 2026
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he is ready for the next trilateral peace talks with the U.S. and Russia, but the meeting depends on Washington and Moscow
March 15, 2026
Pope Leo XIV has urged a ceasefire in the Middle East and called on leaders in the Iran war to reopen talks
March 15, 2026
The Trump administration’s immigration crackdown is expanding, but the public data that tracks it is drying up
March 15, 2026
Vietnam hold a nationwide vote to choose a new five-year National Assembly, just two months after the ruling Communist Party confirmed its leadership at its national congress and reelected To Lam as general secretary
March 15, 2026
North Korea says leader Kim Jong Un has observed a live-fire test of multiple rocket launch systems to examine the country’s war deterrence
March 15, 2026
Formula 1 and its governing body, the FIA, say the Grand Prix races in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia will not be held in April on safety grounds related to the Iran war
March 15, 2026
Iran has threatened for the first time to attack civilian infrastructure in a neighboring country, urging people to evacuate three major ports in the United Arab Emirates it claimed the U.S. military was using to launch strikes on Iran
March 14, 2026
U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright has directed a Texas-based oil and gas company to restore operations in waters off southern California that were damaged by a 2015 oil spill, invoking the Defense Production Act
March 15, 2026
Thousands of people have protested in Italy against wars in the Middle East and proposed judicial reforms by Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni
March 15, 2026
Trump seeks to replace White House visitor screening center with underground facility
March 15, 2026
What we know on day 15 of the US-Israel war with Iran
March 14, 2026
The American flag has been raised over the U.S. Embassy in Caracas for the first time since 2019
March 14, 2026
Trump administration must provide Kennedy Center renovation plans to board members before key closure vote, judge rules
March 15, 2026
Turkey’s foreign minister says diplomacy between the U.S. and Iran is stalled, but he thinks quiet back-channel talks remain possible
March 15, 2026
A Russian missile and drone strike has hit the Kyiv region in Ukraine and killed at least four people
March 14, 2026
A federal judge has quashed subpoenas the Justice Department had issued against Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, according to court documents unsealed Friday. CNN's Paula Reid reports.
March 14, 2026
A federal judge says a Democratic lawmaker is entitled to participate in a Kennedy Center board meeting to discuss President Donald Trump’s plan to close the performing arts center for two years of renovations
March 14, 2026
Trinidad and Tobago’s government has received House of Representatives approval to extend the country’s state of emergency for three months
March 14, 2026
The Justice Department has moved to dismiss charges against an Army veteran who set fire to an American flag near the White House last year to protest President Donald Trump’s executive order on flag burning
March 14, 2026
Pakistan’s president says Afghanistan’s Taliban government has crossed a red line by launching drones into Pakistan, and Pakistan has reportedly answered with airstrikes
March 14, 2026
Congressional Republicans are pushing voting legislation that's backed by President Donald Trump and would require voters to produce documentary proof of citizenship in order to register for federal elections
March 14, 2026
Burt Jones is Georgia's lieutenant governor and he seemed to have a clear path to be the Republican nominee for governor this year with President Donald Trump's endorsement, But then health care tycoon Rick Jackson got into the race in February and he's already spent more than $30 million of his own money on television campaign ads
March 14, 2026
Kat Abughazaleh knows how to create viral moments. Can she translate that into votes?
March 14, 2026
Three acts of ideologically inspired violence in the past week in the United States have laid bare the heightened terrorism threat unfolding against the backdrop of the war with Iran
March 14, 2026
A turf war over a football team is developing between two Midwestern states with a long rivalry
March 14, 2026
Anti-Muslim rhetoric is on the rise among some Republican lawmakers
March 14, 2026
U.S. Marines are being deployed to the Middle East as American and Israeli strikes pound Iran
March 13, 2026
President Donald Trump says the U.S. bombed military sites on an island vital to Iran’s oil network
March 13, 2026
The man who opened fire in a classroom at Virginia’s Old Dominion University completed a drug treatment program that allowed him early release from federal prison, even though he was convicted of a terrorism charge that should have disqualified him from that benefit
March 13, 2026
The State Department has slashed by about 80% the fee for Americans to formally renounce their U.S. citizenship
March 14, 2026
A Lebanese-born man who had learned a week earlier that four of his family members were killed in an Israeli airstrike in his native country, waited in his car outside a Detroit-area synagogue for two hours before ramming into the building
March 13, 2026
Ric Grenell took a ‘sledgehammer’ to the Kennedy Center. Trump still soured on him
March 14, 2026
A federal judge on Friday quashed Justice Department subpoenas issued to the Federal Reserve in January, a severe blow to an investigation that has already attracted strong criticism on Capitol Hill
March 14, 2026
Richard Grenell is stepping down as president of the Kennedy Center after leading changes that drive artists away
March 14, 2026
The Trump administration is scrambling to replace the revenue the federal government lost when the Supreme Court struck down his biggest and boldest tariffs last month
March 13, 2026
Trump fundraising email uses photo from soldiers’ dignified transfer and promises ‘private national security briefings’
March 14, 2026
Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel says his government has held recent talks with the U.S. His comments on Friday mark the first time the Caribbean country has confirmed speculation about active communication with the Trump administration which has been openly hostile toward the communist government
March 13, 2026
Key Senate chairman hopes to soon have first public oversight hearings on war with Iran
March 13, 2026
Georgia lawmakers pressed former special prosecutor Nathan Wade about contact his team had with federal investigators while pursuing an election interference case against President Donald Trump
March 14, 2026
The inclusion of Russia in the line-up of the 2026 Venice Biennale art fair has sparked international outcry
March 14, 2026
President Donald Trump has signed two executive orders that aim to make housing and mortgages more affordable
March 14, 2026
Male shoe anxiety hits the Oval Office
March 14, 2026
The man accused of killing Charlie Kirk on an Utah college campus was in court as a state judge denied some defense efforts to limit public access to certain documents
March 13, 2026
Cuban president says talks held with the United States amid intense pressure from Trump
March 13, 2026
Republicans release AI deepfake of James Talarico as phony videos proliferate in midterm races
March 13, 2026
'A piece of me is just gone': Miracle Cromwell's mom demands answers as suspected killer roams free
March 13, 2026
Afghanistan’s Taliban government has accused Pakistan’s military of targeting homes in airstrikes in Kabul and Kandahar Province
March 13, 2026
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the U.S. 30-day waiver on Russian oil sanctions amid the Iran war is “not the right decision” and won’t help bring a stop to Russia’s more than 4-year-old invasion of Ukraine
March 13, 2026
Pushing back on U.S. President Donald Trump’s comments, Iran’s national soccer team says “no one can exclude” it from playing in the men’s World Cup in the United States
March 13, 2026
Iran is escalating the war by attacking ships along a key oil route. Here’s what we know.
March 11, 2026
Venezuela and Colombia cancel a high-profile presidential border meeting, even as both sides say they still want closer ties
March 13, 2026
Iran’s secretive new leader has issued his first public statements, resolving to keep fighting
March 12, 2026
Senate Democrats have filed legislation that would prevent the U.S. from attacking Cuba without congressional approval
March 13, 2026
China is signaling it will stay focused on technology and economic growth, even as U.S. tensions with Iran rise
March 12, 2026
An American military refueling plane taking part in the operation against Iran has crashed in Iraq and rescue efforts are underway
March 13, 2026
Iran’s new supreme leader vowed to keep attacking the country's Gulf Arab neighbors and using its threat of closing the Strait of Hormuz as leverage
March 12, 2026
Cuba’s government says it will release 51 people from prisons in an unexpected move
March 13, 2026
What we know on the 13th day of the US and Israel’s war with Iran
March 12, 2026
The Trump administration is denouncing CNN for airing a portion of the new Iranian supreme leader's first public statement since he got the job
March 13, 2026
Assault charges against Israeli soldiers dropped in controversial end to a yearlong scandal
March 13, 2026
The Michigan synagogue that was attacked is one of the largest reform congregations in the U.S. Temple Israel was founded in 1941 in the city of Detroit and relocated to West Bloomfield in the 1980s
March 13, 2026
Senate Republicans plan to launch a full debate next week on legislation to impose strict new proof-of-citizenship requirements
March 13, 2026
A Missouri court has rejected a legal challenge to new U.S. House districts backed by President Donald Trump
March 13, 2026
President Donald Trump says he doesn't think it'd be “appropriate” for the Iranian soccer team to attend this year's World Cup
March 12, 2026
California Gov. Gavin Newsom says there's no imminent threat to the state from Iran
March 12, 2026
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will meet Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng in Paris for trade talks that set the stage for President Donald Trump’s visit to Beijing
March 13, 2026
Oil and gas prices have spiked with the war in Iran
March 13, 2026
In a rare bipartisan effort for a deeply divided Congress, the Senate has passed a broad bill to make U.S. housing more accessible and affordable
March 12, 2026
Political content on social media finds you even if you’re not looking for it, and it tends to do so through a sensationalized and emotionally charged lens.
March 03, 2026
Ohio State has moved past the abrupt resignation of the university’s president by elevating its chief academic officer into the role
March 12, 2026
Long-serving South Carolina Democrat Jim Clyburn says he's running for an 18th term in Congress
March 12, 2026
FC Barcelona loves to say it is “more than a club."
March 12, 2026
Mortgage rates climb to 6.11% as Iran war roils markets
March 12, 2026
Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court are dropping an investigation into whether U.S. sanctions against Venezuela qualified as crimes against humanity
March 12, 2026
Gov. Gavin Newsom says no ‘imminent threat’ to California after FBI memo on possible Iran drone attacks
March 12, 2026
FBI agents to train with UFC fighters at Quantico
March 12, 2026
House on the verge of falling down a hill
March 12, 2026
Gracie Mansion hero officers speak out after stopping men accused of trying to set off bombs
March 12, 2026
Senegal’s parliament has approved a bill that toughens punishment for homosexuality in the largely conservative West African nation
March 12, 2026
The US Food and Drug Administration is no longer recommending a high-dose B vitamin medication (leucovorin) as a potential treatment for autism. Last fall, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. claimed the drug could be a therapy for thousands of children with the condition.
March 11, 2026
Outdated intelligence has likely led to the United States carrying out a deadly missile strike on an elementary school in Iran that killed over 165 people, many of them children, in the opening hours of the conflict, according to a U.S. official and a second person briefed on findings of a preliminary U
March 12, 2026
China has adopted a sweeping ethnic unity law that critics say tightens assimilation and weakens minority rights
March 12, 2026
The Pentagon has not permitted photographers to cover Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's last two briefings on the war in Iran, and hasn't explained the change in longstanding policy
March 11, 2026
Sarah Ferguson publicly criticized Epstein. In private, she apologized to her ‘supreme friend’
March 12, 2026
For nearly two weeks, Chinese fighter jets stopped buzzing Taiwan. No one seems to know why.
March 12, 2026
South Korean lawmakers have passed a law to implement a pledge of $350 billion in U.S. investments Seoul made last year to avoid the Trump administration’s highest tariffs
March 12, 2026
South Africa has deployed troops to the streets of the country's biggest city to help police fight gang violence and illegal mining
March 11, 2026
Iran targeted the world’s busiest international airport Wednesday and attacked commercial ships as U.S. and Israeli strikes rocked Tehran, while the United Nations’ most powerful body demanded a halt to the Islamic Republic’s strikes on its Gulf neighbors that threaten global oil supplies
March 11, 2026
Far-right leader José Antonio Kast has been sworn in as Chile’s president in the nation’s most pronounced rightward shift since the return of democracy in 1990
March 11, 2026
President Donald Trump used a swing through Ohio and Kentucky to push an economic message and attack fellow Republican Rep. Thomas Massie — even as the conflict in Iran threatened to overshadow all else
March 11, 2026
Senators are venting their frustrations about the shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security as travelers endure long lines at airports
March 12, 2026
What we know on the 12th day of the US and Israel’s war with Iran
March 11, 2026
House lawmakers are digging into Jeffrey Epstein’s sprawling financial portfolio
March 12, 2026
The Trump administration is opening a new trade investigation into manufacturing in foreign countries
March 12, 2026
Tornadoes have killed at least two people in northwest Indiana and leveled buildings in Kankakee, Illinois
March 11, 2026
Longtime Epstein accountant testifies behind closed doors for roughly 7 hours in House Oversight probe
March 11, 2026
A man who was shot by Connecticut police last year and later died had to wait 10 extra minutes for another ambulance to arrive at the scene, after another officer having an “anxiety attack” took the first one
March 12, 2026
A U_N_-backed panel of independent experts focusing on racial discrimination says racist hate speech by U_S_ President Donald Trump and other American political leaders, along with a crackdown on immigration in the United States, have led to “grave human rights violations.”
March 12, 2026
CDC vaccine committee drops push to stop recommending mRNA Covid-19 shots, for now
March 12, 2026
President Donald Trump is weighing an endorsement in the Texas Republican Senate runoff, and some state party members say he risks backing the wrong candidate
March 12, 2026
Trump leaned toward endorsing Cornyn. Then the leaks started — and Paxton made a ‘genius move’
March 12, 2026
The State Department will permanently close the U.S. consulate in Peshawar, Pakistan, which has been America’s closest diplomatic mission to the Afghan border
March 12, 2026
The widow of Haiti’s last elected president described being shot and wounded during the 2021 assassination of her husband Jovenel Moïse
March 12, 2026
A coalition of 17 state Democratic attorneys general has filed a lawsuit challenging a Trump administration policy that requires higher education institutions to collect data showing they aren't considering race in admissions
March 12, 2026
US strike likely hit a school in Iran due to outdated intelligence, sources briefed on initial findings say
March 12, 2026
As critics question President Trump’s motivations for war on Iran, it’s not just about politics. It’s about the Constitution and whether Congress has any hope of checking the president’s warmaking.
March 12, 2026
Ecuador's interior minister says the country is preparing a major crackdown on criminal groups set to begin this weekend with logistical support from the United States
March 12, 2026
South Africa says the new U.S. ambassador has been summoned to explain his criticism of the country’s policies
March 11, 2026
When it comes to the war with Iran, President Donald Trump has cycled from calls for “unconditional surrender” to sounding amenable to an end state in which Iran trades one hard-line ayatollah for another
March 11, 2026
Democratic-led states alarmed by the prospect of federal immigration officers patrolling the polls during this year’s midterm elections are taking steps to counter what they see as a potential tactic to intimidate voters
March 11, 2026
British PM was warned of ‘reputational risk’ over Mandelson’s ties to Epstein, files show
March 11, 2026
Republican U.S. Sen. Jon Husted has testified remotely in Akron, Ohio, in the high-profile corruption trial of two former FirstEnergy Corp. executives
March 11, 2026
Source: New Iranian supreme leader had fractured foot and face lacerations on first day of war
March 11, 2026
‘Betrayed’: Families are dealing with dashed hopes after pivot on autism treatment
March 11, 2026
Jill Biden says she wants to “set the record straight” as she breaks her silence about Joe Biden’s decision to end his 2024 presidential reelection bid under pressure from Democrats who were concerned about his age and viability against Republican Donald Trump
March 11, 2026
Exclusive: Russia is giving Iran specific advice on drone tactics, Western intelligence source tells CNN
March 11, 2026
By the Revolutionary War in the late 1770s, those marking the anniversary of St. Patrick’s death on March 17 included Irish immigrants in the Continental Army and those serving the British Redcoats.
March 11, 2026
A series of explosions attributed to drones has killed at least one person as the attack rocked downtown Goma in eastern Congo
March 11, 2026
'Social workers showed up with donuts, but no housing:' Homeless encampment closures raising eyebrows
March 11, 2026
Photos appear to show US Tomahawk missile fragments at site of deadly Iran school strike
March 11, 2026
Britain is ending the centuries-old tradition of hereditary aristocrats sitting in Parliament’s House of Lords
March 11, 2026
Homesick, but hopeful: The World Baseball Classic is giving Venezuelans a reason to dance at a time of intense upheaval
March 11, 2026
Democrat Shawn Harris to face Trump-endorsed Republican Clay Fuller in runoff to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene
March 11, 2026
Former Virginia first lady Dorothy McAuliffe is running for Congress in a newly drawn district that favors Democrats
March 11, 2026
Trump administration to restore Global Entry program as DHS shutdown impacts travel
March 11, 2026
Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon are driving thousands of families to flee again, and some longtime Hezbollah supporters are now openly blaming the group
March 11, 2026
President Donald Trump insisted he had the answer for Republicans anxious about losing their congressional majority this year
March 11, 2026
Republican Clay Fuller and Democrat Shawn Harris are advancing to an April 7 runoff for Marjorie Taylor Greene’s former U.S. House seat in Georgia
March 10, 2026
The defection of another opposition lawmaker is all but assuring Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will have a majority government soon
March 11, 2026
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said that Tuesday would be the most intense day yet of U.S. strikes inside Iran
March 10, 2026
What we know about the 2 terror suspects accused of tossing makeshift bombs near the NYC mayor’s home
March 10, 2026
Mamdani walks fine line between his identity and politics in wake of attempted ISIS-inspired attack
March 11, 2026
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his teenage daughter have observed tests of strategic cruise missiles fired from a warship as North Korea threatened responses to U.S.-South Korean military drills
March 11, 2026
The U.S. says it took out more than a dozen mine-laying Iranian vessels, and the Islamic Republic vowed to block the region’s oil exports, saying it would not allow “even a single liter” to be shipped to its enemies
March 10, 2026
Longtime U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson has won the Democratic nomination for Mississippi’s 2nd Congressional District
March 10, 2026
The FBI found explosive residue in a Pennsylvania storage unit after two men were charged with bringing homemade bombs to a protest outside the home of New York City’s mayor
March 10, 2026
What we know on the 11th day of the US and Israel’s war with Iran
March 10, 2026
Ronda Rousey and Gina Carano say their meeting on May 16 is the biggest fight that can be made in mixed martial arts, and they’re both thrilled to end their lengthy retirements for the long-awaited showdown
March 11, 2026
Trump’s designs for Air Force One echo TWA, US Airways, Obama’s charter and other planes of the past
March 11, 2026
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has commuted the death sentence of a 75-year-old inmate who was set to be executed this week even though he was not in the building when the victim was killed during a 1991 robbery
March 10, 2026
Canadian police are investigating gunfire that hit the U.S. consulate in downtown Toronto early on Tuesday
March 10, 2026
The office that enforces the ethics code for attorneys in the nation’s capital has accused Justice Department official Ed Martin of professional misconduct for a threatening letter that he sent to Georgetown Law School’s dean last year
March 11, 2026
The head of the College Sports Commission says the onset of $30 million football rosters funded mostly by companies providing third-party payments to players is within the rules but not the system some of its founders intended
March 11, 2026
Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi has been left stranded in Qatar amid the war in the Middle East
March 11, 2026
Russia and Ukraine have made competing claims about who is gaining ground, as Russian strikes keep hitting Ukrainian cities and U.S.-backed talks in Turkey were postponed
March 10, 2026
Americans are divided along party lines on U.S. military action against Iran, according to polls conducted since the war began, with most polls showing opposition is higher than support
March 10, 2026
Family of teen put in chokehold at ICE protest wants justice and accountability
March 11, 2026
Device found near Gracie Mansion deemed safe, NYPD says
March 11, 2026
Priest faces $500,000 in fines for feeding homeless amid lawsuit
March 11, 2026
The State Department has authorized the use of up to $40 million in emergency funds to pay for evacuation charter flights for Americans to leave the Middle East due to disruptions in transportation caused by the Iran war
March 10, 2026
Voters in Georgia’s 14th Congressional District will elect a replacement for former Republican congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene in a special election on Tuesday
March 09, 2026
How the special election to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene is testing the power of Trump’s endorsement
March 10, 2026
New Mexico authorities search Zorro Ranch formerly owned by Epstein
March 10, 2026
Fact check: Trump’s latest false, unproven and contradictory claims about the Iran war
March 10, 2026
US intelligence community ramps up warnings of possible retaliatory attacks by Iran
March 10, 2026
It seems that a country divided on many fronts is finding common ground at the gas pumps
March 10, 2026
The White House says it fired an NTSB board member for serious misconduct, and he says the claims are false
March 10, 2026
Oil prices dive as Trump says Iran war will end ‘very soon’
March 10, 2026
Justice Department leans on prosecutors in Brennan probe as other Trump-foe investigations fizzle
March 10, 2026
Why does Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth brag and gloat in his statements about the Iran war? In the MAGA media world, war is a game, a test of masculine fortitude.
March 09, 2026
Ed Martin, outspoken Justice Department lawyer, is formally accused of ethical violations
March 10, 2026
The war that began Feb. 28 hews to a familiar, dangerous pattern, writes an Iran expert, from deep, historical mistrust and incompatible strategic interests to miscommunication and misperception.
March 10, 2026
The Iran war is affecting the whole Middle East. An expert on the region looks at four key issues that shed light on the war’s likely end and political consequences.
March 10, 2026
A lack of transparency at both the federal and state level is making it increasingly difficult for journalists and citizens to hold government to account.
March 10, 2026
Australia has granted asylum to five members of the Iranian women’s soccer team who were in the country for a tournament when the Iran war began
March 10, 2026
The US and Israel went to war with Iran, but the UAE is paying the price. Here’s why
March 10, 2026
The United Nations Mission in South Sudan says it will not comply with a government order to shut down its base in Akobo, an opposition stronghold near the Ethiopian border where tens of thousands of refugees have fled
March 10, 2026
Mississippi voters will choose nominees for Congress in a state primary Tuesday
March 09, 2026
In this exclusive interview in Tehran, Kamal Kharazi, Foreign Policy Advisor to the office of the Supreme Leader, tells CNN’s Fred Pleitgen Iran can continue with the war for a long time and he doesn’t see room for diplomacy anymore. CNN is operating in Iran with the permission of the Iranian government, as required under local regulations. CNN maintains full editorial control over what it reports. The Iranian government does not review, approve, or preview CNN’s reporting prior to publication or broadcast.
March 09, 2026
Mariachi-playing brothers and their parents are released from ICE custody
March 10, 2026
Five Iranian women’s soccer players granted humanitarian visas by Australian government
March 09, 2026
Nepal’s new Rastriya Swatantra party is heading for a landslide win in the country’s first parliamentary election since youth protests toppled the old leadership last year
March 08, 2026
North Korea, South Korea, Japan, and China are watching warily as war spreads across the Middle East
March 10, 2026
Kavanaugh and Jackson appearance gets testy when emergency docket comes up
March 10, 2026
Trump administration designates Afghanistan as state sponsor of wrongful detention
March 10, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump says the war against Iran could be short-lived
March 09, 2026
Seventh US service member killed in Iran war brought home in dignified transfer
March 10, 2026
2 men are charged with using a weapon of mass destruction after IEDs are tossed near NYC mayor’s home
March 09, 2026
More than 20 years after the US military success in Iraq, the outcome of the US effort at regime change wasn’t as expected, and authoritarians with close ties to Iran now rule the country.
March 10, 2026
Venezuela’s lawmakers debate a new mining bill that aims to attract foreign investment and rebuild trust after past expropriations
March 10, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump says that the war with Iran began because that country was starting work on a new site for developing material for nuclear weapons
March 09, 2026
The State Department has designated Afghanistan as a sponsor of wrongful detention as the U_S_ ambassador to the United Nations separately called out the country for engaging in what he said was “hostage diplomacy.”
March 10, 2026
Senior clerics selected Mojtaba Khamenei to succeed his father after another day of strikes across the Middle East. A senior Iranian official warns the war is entering a "new phase." CNN operates in Iran only with government permission.
March 09, 2026
Rep. Kevin Kiley of California says he’s dropping his Republican Party affiliation to serve as an independent
March 10, 2026
The Republican leader of Arizona’s state Senate says he has complied with a federal grand jury subpoena for records related to the 2020 presidential election
March 10, 2026
Two teen brothers in a nationally recognized mariachi band in South Texas have been released from immigration custody after bipartisan criticism that the Trump administration’s campaign for mass deportation overreached
March 10, 2026
A partial government shutdown has hit the Department of Homeland Security. Here’s what that means
February 13, 2026
Capturing Iran’s highly enriched uranium would require a large US ground force, sources say
March 10, 2026
What we know on the 10th day of the US and Israel’s war with Iran
March 09, 2026
Trump administration starts to panic over rapidly rising oil costs
March 10, 2026
A court complaint says two men who brought explosives to a protest outside New York City’s mayoral mansion said they were inspired by the Islamic State extremist group
March 09, 2026
FIFA’s World Cup chief operating officer says the tournament is “too big” to be postponed because of global turmoil caused by the U.S. and Israeli war against Iran
March 10, 2026
President Gustavo Petro’s political party has emerged victorious in Colombia’s congressional election, but will have to build coalitions with other parties to advance its agenda
March 10, 2026
Wyoming's governor on Monday signed a ban on abortion after cardiac activity can be detected in the embryo
March 10, 2026
Route revealed IndyCar drivers will race through DC to celebrate America’s 250th birthday
March 10, 2026
As Congress responds to President Donald Trump’s attack on Iran, lawmakers who served on the front lines of Iraq and Afghanistan are making their voices heard
March 09, 2026
Fox News has apologized for airing old video of a hatless President Donald Trump at a dignified transfer ceremony as part of its coverage
March 09, 2026
The White House aide who revealed that Richard Nixon had secretly recorded his conversations as president has died
March 10, 2026
Travelers complained of long waits Sunday that in some cases lasted hours at security checkpoints at airports in Houston and New Orleans
March 09, 2026
California congressman is leaving the Republican Party to become an independent amid tough reelection race
March 10, 2026
An intelligence assessment completed shortly before the U.S. and Israel launched a war in Iran determined that military intervention is unlikely to result in regime change
March 09, 2026
The Trump administration is criticizing lower court judges who have slowed its efforts to strip legal protections from a broad swath of migrants living in the U.S. It's asking the Supreme Court to clear the way for moves that could expose thousands more people to deportation
March 10, 2026
Airports see hours-long delays due to TSA shortages as Homeland Security shutdown shows no sign of ending
March 09, 2026
French President Emmanuel Macron has visited Cyprus to show support, days after a drone strike hit a British base on the island
March 09, 2026
The United States and Iran have offered sharply different accounts of the sinking of an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean
March 09, 2026
Exclusive: Iran is ready for a long war with the US and only economic pain will end it, senior official tells CNN
March 09, 2026
Many voters are frustrated by rising prices for essentials like housing
March 09, 2026
President Trump said in a social media post that "There will be no deal with Iran except UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER!" "This is a huge undertaking, if in fact he's serious about it," says retired Rear Admiral John Kirby.
March 07, 2026
A jury has been seated in the trial of four men charged in the 2021 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse
March 09, 2026
Iraq coach Graham Arnold has urged soccer’s international governing body to postpone his team’s intercontinental World Cup qualifier later this month because of disruptions caused by the war in the Middle East
March 09, 2026
Activists say an independent journalist in Belarus has been convicted of treason and sentenced to nine years in prison
March 09, 2026
Seventh US service member killed in Iran war is identified as Army sergeant
March 09, 2026
Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu is facing a major corruption trial that critics say targets Turkey’s opposition and threatens democracy
March 09, 2026
The Lebanese parliament has extended its term by two years due to the U.S.-Israel war with Iran, which has pushed the region into an escalating conflict, and Israel stepped up its attacks on Lebanon
March 09, 2026
US Tomahawk struck Iranian base next to school destroyed in deadly attack, video appears to confirm
March 09, 2026
The Iran war is shaking the global energy system and with it Earth's climate future
March 09, 2026
Hungary is introducing a new cap on gasoline and diesel prices as global oil markets surge during the Iran war
March 09, 2026
A reporter in Nashville has been covering ICE arrests in her community. Then she was detained herself
March 07, 2026
Everything we know on the ninth day of the US and Israel’s war with Iran
March 07, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump warned in a Truth Social post that more Iranian officials will be targets, saying, “Today Iran will be hit very hard
March 07, 2026
This is the weekend when clocks move ahead, causing angst, lost sleep and health issues for many
March 06, 2026
President Donald Trump says it's inconsequential if Russia has provided Iran with information to help Tehran target U.S. military personnel and assets in the Middle East
March 08, 2026
Flames rose above an oil storage facility in Tehran as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised “many surprises” for the next phase of the week-old war
March 07, 2026
Authorities say a counterprotester demonstrating against a “Stop the Islamic Takeover of New York City” event Saturday lit and threw a device at the protesting crowd after someone from that group used pepper spray on the counterprotest
March 08, 2026
The family of the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. is honoring him with a private memorial at Rainbow PUSH headquarters in Chicago
March 07, 2026
Six US troops killed in Iran war brought home in dignified transfer
March 08, 2026
Visitors to the Capitol in Washington now have a visible reminder of the siege there on Jan. 6, 2021, and the officers who fought and were injured that day
March 08, 2026
Dozens killed, authorities say, as Israeli commandos raid Lebanon in hunt for missing airman
March 07, 2026
President Donald Trump says the U.S. and Latin American countries are banding together to combat violent cartels as his administration looks to demonstrate it remains committed to sharpening U.S. foreign policy focus on the Western Hemisphere
March 07, 2026
January 6 commemorative plaque appears in Capitol after years of delay
March 08, 2026
NYPD watching "heightened threat environment" week into war with Iran
March 08, 2026
At least 10 people, including two children, have been killed and 16 others wounded in a Russian missile strike on a five-story residential building in Ukraine’s second-largest city, Kharkiv, officials said
March 07, 2026
Iran sends first significant message of de-escalation, but with a major caveat
March 07, 2026
Israel carried out a commando raid in eastern Lebanon to search for clues about a navigator who went missing 40 years ago
March 07, 2026
Risks for the US economy grow as the war in the Middle East continues to escalate.
March 07, 2026
President Donald Trump visited Dover Air Force Base in Delaware to view the dignified transfer for six soldiers killed during his war with Iran
March 07, 2026
Preliminary and partial results show that a new political party led by an ex-rapper is leading Nepal’s parliamentary election, the country’s first since last year’s revolt
March 07, 2026
Ukraine’s counter-drone expertise has been hard won. War in the Middle East may reveal its silver lining
March 07, 2026
Pope Leo XIV named a veteran Vatican diplomat as his new ambassador to the United States
March 07, 2026
Trump’s demands for ending Iran war shift as US military works through its target list
March 07, 2026
Court documents say immigration authorities arrested a reporter for a Spanish-language news outlet in Tennessee without a warrant
March 07, 2026
A subsidiary of a Hong Kong-based company that has lost control of two critical ports on the Panama Canal says it is seeking $2 billion of compensation in damages from Panama over its “illegal” takeover of the ports
March 07, 2026
Newly released videos showing the fatal shooting of a U.S. citizen by a federal immigration agent in Texas last year call into question assertions by the Department of Homeland Security that a driver intentionally rammed an agent with his car
March 07, 2026
Strict citizen voting requirements sought by President Donald Trump have stalled in the U.S. Senate
March 07, 2026
Families and supporters of Americans detained in Iran worry that their loved ones risk becoming collateral damage amid continued Israeli and American bombardment, or victims of retaliation from Iran’s repressive regime
March 07, 2026
A deluge of misrepresented or fabricated videos has spread widely online since the Iran war began last weekend, fueled in part by state-linked propaganda influence campaigns — particularly around who is winning the war and how bad casualties have been
March 07, 2026
Formula One appears to have delayed a decision on whether to cancel its races in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia in April which have been placed in doubt due to the Iran war
March 07, 2026
Israeli airstrikes are pounding the capitals of Iran and Lebanon as the U.S. apparently struck an Iranian drone carrier at sea
March 06, 2026
Explosions are sending up plumes of smoke in Iran's capital city as the United States says the most intense bombing of the weeklong campaign is coming
March 06, 2026
Venezuelan fans are turning the World Baseball Classic in Miami into a celebration
March 07, 2026
President Donald Trump says questions about the war in Iran are “easy” compared to efforts to better regulate college sports
March 07, 2026
‘We can’t take it anymore’: How Trump is pushing Cuba to the brink
March 07, 2026
Affordable housing residents near a federal immigration building in Portland, Oregon, have won a court order limiting federal officers’ use of tear gas during protests at the facility
March 07, 2026
President Donald Trump has predicted the destruction not just of college sports but the entire U.S. collegiate system unless the industry is fixed quickly
March 07, 2026
How to help civilians impacted by the Middle East conflict
March 07, 2026
CNN's Dana Bash spoke with President Donald Trump about the war with Iran, Cuba, gas prices and the elections in Texas.
March 06, 2026
A Pakistani business owner who tried to hire hit men to kill a U.S. politician has been convicted in a trial that showcased allegations of Iran-backed plotting on American soil
March 07, 2026
Jury convicts man of aggravated sexual abuse of autistic child in Camp Lejeune case
March 07, 2026
Russia has provided Iran with information that could help Tehran strike American warships, aircraft and other assets in the region
March 07, 2026
The Florida Bar has walked back what it said was an erroneous statement indicating that it had an open investigation into Lindsey Halligan, a former top federal prosecutor in Virginia
March 07, 2026
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has lost her job after criticism over a flashy ad campaign tied to President Donald Trump’s deportation push
March 07, 2026
The top Justice Department prosecutor in Miami is considering criminal investigations of Cuban government officials
March 07, 2026
National Symphony Orchestra director Jean Davidson has left the Kennedy Center to lead the Wallis Annenberg Center in Los Angeles, as turmoil grows under President Donald Trump’s control
March 07, 2026
Kosovo President Vjosa Osmani said after dissolving Parliament that a snap election should be held as soon as possible to avoid another prolonged political crisis in the Balkan country at a time of global turmoil
March 06, 2026
The Milan Cortina Winter Paralympics has officially opened amid the tensions of intensifying war in the Middle East and with some countries boycotting the opening ceremony because of the return of the Russian flag to the global sports stage
March 06, 2026
The Justice Department has released additional Jeffrey Epstein files involving uncorroborated accusations made by a woman against President Donald Trump that the department said had been mistakenly withheld during an earlier review
March 06, 2026
Georgia’s races for governor and U.S. Senate are taking shape as candidates qualify and begin their sprint to the May 19 party primaries
March 07, 2026
Everything we know on the seventh day of the US and Israel’s war with Iran
March 06, 2026
Hungary has temporarily detained seven Ukrainians working for a state bank and seized armored vehicles full of cash, setting off a sharp dispute with Kyiv
March 06, 2026
State leaders call on Washington as restaurants feel impacts of crawfish shortage
March 07, 2026
Legal experts say a U.S. submarine’s deadly attack on an Iranian warship does not appear to have violated international or American military law
March 07, 2026
Tunisian authorities have detained pro‑Palestinian activists as an international group prepares a new flotilla aimed at bringing aid to Gaza
March 07, 2026
Assisted by a glittering, pink soccer ball, Lionel Messi crossed yet another frontier with his visit to the White House
March 07, 2026
The New York Times is urging a federal judge to block a Pentagon policy that has limited access to the building for journalists from many mainstream news outlets
March 07, 2026
Windshield barnacle ban ordinance introduced by Philadelphia councilmember
March 07, 2026
The U.S. has issued a license that allows business to be done with Venezuela’s state gold mining company, Minerven
March 07, 2026
Officials with one of the armed Kurdish Iranian dissident groups based in northern Iraq say they are not planning an imminent cross-border attack on Iran but would join a ground invasion if the U.S. were to launch one
March 07, 2026
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights is ordering Peru to pay compensation for a woman’s death tied to a forced sterilization program
March 07, 2026
As Iran war rages, Israel seizes chance to finish the job against Hezbollah
March 07, 2026
Russia is aiding Iran’s war effort by providing intel on US military targets, sources say
March 07, 2026
Trump tells CNN he’s not worried whether Iran becomes a democratic state
March 06, 2026
Florida International University has launched an investigation into a group chat linked to a local GOP official that included violent racist slurs, antisemitic comments and misogynistic language
March 07, 2026
Belarus’ authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko has pardoned 18 more prisoners as part of his recent effort at a rapprochement with the United States
March 07, 2026
Pakistani and Afghan officials say their forces have launched multiple strikes at each other in cross-border clashes, with each side claiming to have killed dozens more enemy troops in what has been the deadliest fighting yet between the two neighbors
March 06, 2026
Policymakers are still deciding whether to make some types of Medicare coverage for telehealth permanent. Studies show it helps older adults get more consistent health care.
March 06, 2026
Trump tells CNN Cuba is soon going to fall: ‘I’m going to put Marco over there’
March 06, 2026
How international news outlets report under Israel’s military censor during wartime
March 06, 2026
The signs that Illinois is having one of its most frenzied primaries in years are everywhere
March 06, 2026
Officials say Iran’s retaliatory attacks in the Middle East over strikes from Israel and the U.S. have left some of America’s partners in the Gulf frustrated over a lack of notice or adequate defense
March 06, 2026
Muslims across the United States are observing Ramadan under rising fears tied to immigration raids, anti-Muslim rhetoric, and war in the Middle East
March 06, 2026
Here’s how much the war with Iran is expected to cost every day
March 06, 2026
Exclusive: GOP lawmakers push for charges against former White House aide for Jan. 6 testimony
March 06, 2026
Between bombs and blackouts, Iranians are trapped in a deepening crisis
March 06, 2026
How Kristi Noem finally lost Trump — and her job
March 06, 2026
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has drawn negative attention for his comment that the press has emphasized casualties in the Iran war because it wants to make President Donald Trump look bad
March 06, 2026
GOP Rep. Gonzales ending reelection bid after admitting to affair with late staffer
March 06, 2026
The legal team for Hong Kong pro-democracy ex-publisher Jimmy Lai says he will not appeal the national security conviction for which he was sentenced to 20 years in prison
March 06, 2026
After James Talarico won the Democratic Senate nomination in Texas, Republicans are racing to paint him as too progressive
March 06, 2026
President Donald Trump has yet to endorse a candidate in Georgia's Republican primary
March 06, 2026
Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas is withdrawing from his reelection race, after having admitted an affair with a former staff member who later died by suicide
March 06, 2026
The Pentagon has identified four of the six US service members who were killed in an Iranian drone strike on Sunday. The two other soldiers who were killed in the strike on Sunday have not yet been identified.
March 04, 2026
Many of the six US troops killed in the war with Iran served together years earlier in Kuwait
March 04, 2026
The United Nations political chief says demand for critical minerals that power technology from smartphones to missiles could triple by 2030 and quadruple by 2040
March 06, 2026
The Trump administration in recent weeks has taken forceful steps in one Latin American country after another aimed at curbing the influence and economic dominance of China
March 06, 2026
Who is Markwayne Mullin, named by Trump to replace Kristi Noem as Homeland Security secretary?
March 06, 2026
Justice Department autopen investigation isn’t over yet, official says
March 06, 2026
Last year, President Donald Trump promoted unproven ties between Tylenol and autism and touted an old generic drug as a treatment for the developmental condition
March 06, 2026
The State Department says the United States and Venezuela have agreed to reestablish diplomatic relations in a major shift in a historically adversarial relationship
March 06, 2026
Leucovorin prescriptions surged after the White House touted the drug for autism. Parents are still scrambling to find it
March 06, 2026
US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said today that a US submarine sank an Iranian warship in international waters. Hegseth stressed that four days in, the US operation against Iran is still in its “early” days as he laid out plans to accelerate military efforts.
March 05, 2026
At the tail end of the Vietnam War, Congress engaged in a breathtaking act of legislative assertion, affirming that lawmakers held the power to declare war – not the president.
March 04, 2026
The Texas GOP Senate primary went about as expected with Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and incumbent Senator John Cornyn headed for a runoff that will conclude on May 26. CNN's Arlette Saenz has details.
March 04, 2026
Governments around the world are rushing to organize the return of their citizens from the Middle East on Wednesday and air traffic seems to be picking up slightly as travel across the region remains heavily disrupted by the widening Iran war
March 04, 2026
China has set an economic growth target of 4.5% to 5% for this year, a slight decrease in the face of a prolonged property slump and other headwinds and global uncertainty
March 05, 2026
US submarine sank an Iranian warship in international waters marking a first since WWII
March 05, 2026
Facing ‘grave and complex landscape,’ China sets lowest economic growth target in decades
March 05, 2026
The Winter Paralympics come to Milan Cortina to celebrate their 50th anniversary, with China looking to extend its dominance as a Paralympic powerhouse and Ukraine and other nations boycotting the opening ceremony over the return of the Russian flag and anthem
March 04, 2026
Texas Democrats have picked James Talarico as their Senate nominee, and the state lawmaker now becomes a national voice against President Donald Trump
March 04, 2026
A new report says Rhode Island Catholic clergy abused hundreds of children for decades, while church leaders minimized the scandal
March 04, 2026
Rep. Tony Gonzales acknowledges affair with late staffer, but vows to stay in Texas runoff
March 05, 2026
Texas Rep. Steve Toth defeats GOP Rep. Dan Crenshaw in primary upset
March 04, 2026
Trump advisers work to mitigate a political nightmare on Iran as president fuels messaging chaos
March 05, 2026
House Republicans grill Walz and Ellison over Minnesota’s welfare fraud scandal
March 04, 2026
Aaron Spencer wins primary race for sheriff as he awaits his murder trial in Arkansas
March 04, 2026
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the U.S. is quickly gaining air superiority over Iran but the U.S. can't stop all air attacks
March 04, 2026
Takeaways from the Texas and North Carolina primaries
March 04, 2026
A joke from Hilary Knight on “Saturday Night Live” and a couple of fist-bumps with Jack and Quinn Hughes on “The Tonight Show” capped a whirlwind victory lap celebrating the twin Olympic golds won by the U.S. men’s and women’s hockey teams
March 05, 2026
Analysis: What Kristi Noem and Marco Rubio said vs. what they claimed they said
March 05, 2026
With his war in Iran, Trump just made the next Fed chair’s job even harder
March 04, 2026
President Donald Trump says he'll soon endorse a Republican candidate in the Texas Senate race
March 04, 2026
An Arkansas man awaiting trial for murder has won the Republican nomination in a sheriff’s race in central Arkansas
March 05, 2026
Senate Republicans have voted down an effort to halt President Donald Trump’s war against Iran
March 04, 2026
Iran is launching more missiles at Israel as attacks in the Middle East commence for a sixth day
March 04, 2026
Republican U.S. Sen. Steve Daines of Montana has dropped his bid for reelection to a third term
March 04, 2026
Sri Lanka’s navy has recovered 87 bodies and rescued 32 people after an Iranian warship was sunk by a U.S. submarine in international waters near the island
March 04, 2026
A widening U.S.-Israeli war with Iran has seen major strikes, missile fire across the region, and fresh fears for global energy and markets
March 04, 2026
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says he supports the strikes on Iran “with some regret” as they represent an extreme example of a rupturing world order
March 04, 2026
Spain’s foreign minister has denied that the government has changed its position on supporting the U.S. military operations against Iran
March 04, 2026
The first round of primary elections shows this year’s midterm elections will be taking place on shifting political ground for incumbents
March 04, 2026
A partisan battle to redraw U.S. House districts is raging in some states, even though campaigning is underway
February 21, 2026
Democratic turnout in Texas primaries reaches record levels, in latest sign of party enthusiasm
March 04, 2026
State Rep. James Talarico topped Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett in Texas' closely watched Democratic Senate primary
March 03, 2026
President Donald Trump says “someone from within” the Iranian regime might be the best choice to take power once the U.S.-Israel military campaign is completed
March 04, 2026
An operations center targeted by an Iranian drone strike that killed six American soldiers was located in a civilian port in Kuwait, more than 10 miles away from the main Army base
March 04, 2026
President Trump's plan to nominate U.S. Sen. Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma as Homeland Security secretary will leave an unexpected Senate vacancy in deep-red Oklahoma
March 06, 2026
A Wisconsin teenager who killed his parents and stole their money to fund his plan to kill President Donald Trump has been sentenced to life in prison
March 06, 2026
Democrats are gearing up for a bruising presidential primary as they argue over how to rebuild a winning coalition
March 06, 2026
A New Jersey man has pleaded guilty to charges that he brought dozens of homemade explosive devices to a Washington, D.C., church that was preparing for an annual Mass celebrating the start of the Supreme Court’s term
March 06, 2026
The FBI is investigating “suspicious activities” on an internal system that the bureau says contains sensitive information related to surveillance operations and investigations
March 06, 2026
President Donald Trump has fired his embattled Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem
March 06, 2026
Sen. John Cornyn is going on offense against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton as they fight for a Republican Senate runoff, and President Donald Trump’s endorsement hangs over it all
March 06, 2026
House Speaker Mike Johnson and the GOP leadership are calling for Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas to withdraw from his reelection race after he admitted having an affair with a former staff member who later died by suicide
March 06, 2026
President Donald Trump's administration is trying to explain why it struck Iran and killed its supreme leader without clear support from Congress or allies
March 06, 2026
Some two dozen states are challenging President Donald Trump’s new global tariffs in court
March 06, 2026
A federal panel reviewing President Donald Trump's White House ballroom has set April 2 for a final vote on the project
March 06, 2026
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is urging Latin American countries to take a more aggressive approach against drug cartels
March 05, 2026
Georgia city passes ordinance protecting natural hairstyles
March 05, 2026
Azerbaijan has accused Iran of a drone attack on its territory, a development that signaled the war in the Middle East was spreading
March 05, 2026
A longtime diplomat explains how the State Department normally encourages and helps Americans to leave countries amid political instability and war – which didn’t happen over the last week.
March 05, 2026
On its own, the phrase “Christ is king” sums up a core tenet of the Christian faith, that Jesus is the divine ruler of the universe
March 05, 2026
Former President Barack Obama is promoting a Democratic effort to redraw congressional lines in Virginia, the latest front in a nationwide redistricting battle ahead of this year’s midterm elections
March 05, 2026
Officials in New Delhi say that an Iranian warship that was sunk by a U.S. submarine near Sri Lanka had participated in naval exercises hosted by India before heading out into international waters in the Indian Ocean on its way home
March 05, 2026
Ukrainian President Volodymyr says U.S.-brokered talks between Russia and Ukraine have stalled as the war in the Middle East pulls focus away
March 05, 2026
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the United States and its allies in the Middle East are seeking Ukraine’s expertise in countering Iran’s Shahed drones
March 05, 2026
Iran is launching more missiles at Israel and U.S. bases as war in the Middle East enters a sixth day
March 05, 2026
Iran is launching more missiles at Israel as attacks in the Middle East commence for a sixth day
March 05, 2026
Iran is launching more missiles at Israel as attacks in the Middle East commence for a sixth day
March 05, 2026
Canadian and Australian prime ministers have called for a de-escalation of the Iran war but added the Iranians must never gain a nuclear weapon
March 05, 2026
Montana GOP Sen. Steve Daines won’t seek reelection in shock announcement at filing deadline
March 05, 2026
A Pakistani man charged with plotting a political assassination in the U.S. is testifying in his defense at his attempted terrorism trial
March 05, 2026
The new president of Honduras, who was elected with the backing of President Donald Trump, has ordered a review of economic agreements with China
March 05, 2026
Polls are open across Nepal in the first nationwide election since last year’s violent, youth-led uprising forced the government from power
March 05, 2026
Voters who cast ballots during extended polling place hours in Dallas and Williamson counties are waiting to see if their votes will count
March 05, 2026
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has opened an internal investigation into whether the one-time architect of President Donald Trump’s large-scale immigration crackdown made disparaging comments about the Jewish faith while criticizing the U.S. attorney for Minnesota
March 05, 2026
A man protesting the war in Iran has been arrested after a struggle in a U.S. Senate building
March 05, 2026
Trump, tech companies sign voluntary pledge to protect consumers from rising electricity costs
March 05, 2026
Camp Mystic official says he didn't see flood warnings issued the day before storm hit
Ex-Army contractor, accused of leaking classified information, to be released to home detention
Man accused in Molotov cocktail attack of OpenAI CEO's home opposed AI, court documents say
Many US Catholics are dismayed by Trump's unprecedented broadside at the first American pope
'It's been tough': Farmers concerned about low snowpack
Woman sues Uber after alleged violent, terrifying ride with her children
The Thunder top NBA playoff odds, the Spurs own the season series and the Celtics hover close
Ty Gibbs is having fun as a new NASCAR Cup winner while trying to maintain his low profile