The chairman of the federal Religious Liberty Commission ousted a member after a hearing that featured tense exchanges on the definition of antisemitism
February 12, 2026The Congressional Black Caucus is building a new coalition with major civil rights groups to push back on President Donald Trump’s domestic agenda
February 11, 2026Activists have planned protests at more than two dozen Target stores around the United States to pressure the discount retailer into taking a public stand against the 5-week-old immigration crackdown in its home state of Minnesota
February 11, 2026Attorney General Pam Bondi took heated questions from lawmakers in a combative congressional hearing over the Justice Department’s handling of files related to Jeffrey Epstein that have exposed sensitive private information about victims despite redaction efforts
February 11, 2026Iowa’s top election official and a group of voters the state had flagged as potential noncitizens just ahead of the 2024 presidential election settled a federal lawsuit that will prevent the state from relying exclusively on driver’s license records for citizenship data in the three months before an election
February 11, 2026Democrats are denouncing the Justice Department’s attempt to indict a group of lawmakers who last year urged U_S_ military members to resist “illegal orders.”
February 11, 2026President Donald Trump has escalated a feud with the National Governors Association chair over who gets invited to White House events
February 11, 2026Maine’s Republican Sen. Susan Collins has announced her reelection bid, entering a closely watched race that Democrats have targeted in their effort to retake the Senate majority in Congress in this year’s midterm elections
February 10, 20265 takeaways from Pam Bondi’s fiery testimony
February 11, 2026Valeria Chomsky says she and her husband Noam Chomsky made serious errors in judgment in their relationship with Jeffrey Epstein
February 11, 2026In Alex Murdaugh’s appeal, justices grill attorneys on ‘rogue’ court clerk and financial crimes
February 11, 2026The Federal Aviation Administration has reopened the airspace around El Paso International Airport in Texas, just hours after it announced a 10-day closure that would have grounded all flights to and from the airport
February 11, 2026How allies of AI are ramping up their political donations for the midterms
February 11, 2026Iranian authorities subjected Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi to ‘life-threatening mistreatment,’ Nobel Committee says
February 11, 2026President Donald Trump met privately with Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday and says he pushed Israel to back continued U.S. talks with Iran on a nuclear deal
February 11, 2026The Kennedy Center is warning staff that a planned two-year renovation shutdown will lead to job cuts and “skeletal teams.”
February 11, 2026Surprise US military plans to use counter-drone laser triggered El Paso airspace closure, sources say
February 11, 2026The Canadian government has taken multiple steps to reduce gun violence in recent years, including banning thousands of assault-style weapons and freezing the sale, purchase and transfer of handguns
February 11, 2026Iran marks the 47th anniversary of its 1979 Islamic Revolution as leaders face pressure from the U.S. and anger at home
February 11, 2026NATO has launched a new military effort called Arctic Sentry to boost security in the High North
February 11, 2026Ukrainian Olympian tells CNN he will continue honoring athletes killed in war: ‘Some things are more important than sports’
February 10, 2026Ona Judge was one of 9 people George Washington owned when he lived in the President’s House in Philadelphia.
February 11, 2026Russian drone strike kills three Ukrainian toddlers and their father
February 11, 2026Russia's top diplomat says that Moscow will observe the limits of the last nuclear arms pact with the United States that expired last week as long as it sees that Washington does the same
February 11, 2026Portuguese Interior Minister Maria Lúcia Amaral has resigned amid criticism of her government's response to recent winter storms
February 11, 2026Three House Republicans cross party lines to block effort to shield Trump from challenges to his tariffs
February 11, 2026A Russian drone has struck a home in Ukraine's Kharkiv region in an attack that killed a father and his three small children
February 11, 2026Bangladesh is holding a crucial election that comes after a turbulent period marked by mob violence, rising religious intolerance, attacks on the press, the growing influence of Islamists and weakening of the rule of law
February 11, 2026How many Democrats are too many
February 11, 2026A grand jury in Washington has refused to indict Democratic lawmakers in connection with a video in which they urged U.S. military members to resist “illegal orders,” according to a person familiar with the matter
February 11, 2026Congressional Democrats are accusing the Trump administration of trying to hijack plans to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary and using the nonprofit National Park Foundation to solicit money from private donors for some of the president’s pet projects
February 11, 2026Iranian security official Ali Larijani is in Oman, the country currently mediating talks between Tehran and Washington over Iran's nuclear program
February 10, 2026With some Minneapolis Muslims in hiding, a nonprofit is gathering halal food for Ramadan
February 11, 2026The FBI relied on years-old claims of fraud, many of them thoroughly investigated, to obtain a search warrant to seize ballots from election offices in Fulton County, Georgia
February 10, 2026Fact check: What Trump got wrong and left out while threatening to block the new US-Canada bridge
February 10, 2026The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is refusing to consider Moderna’s application for a new flu vaccine made with mRNA technology
February 10, 2026The heads of three Trump administration agencies have appeared before Congress to discuss immigration policies
February 10, 2026Republican lawmakers are decrying what they said are invasive tactics in the investigation of President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election
February 10, 2026The men in charge of the agencies carrying out President Donald Trump’s mass deportation agenda delivered a staunch defense of immigration enforcement operations in a three-hour testimony to Congress
February 10, 2026Immigrant rights groups are seeking to toss out a Republican lawsuit that would prohibit the U.S. Census Bureau from counting people who are in the U.S. illegally during the 2030 census
February 10, 2026The National Governors Association annual conference is unraveling after President Donald Trump did not invite some Democrats to events
February 10, 2026Gov. Tim Walz says the federal immigration crackdown in Minnesota could end soon
February 10, 2026Justice Department un-redacts more names in Epstein files after pressure from lawmakers
February 10, 2026President Donald Trump’s administration plans to withhold public health and transportation funds from several Democratic-led states
February 10, 2026The acting head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement is defending his officers, saying they won't be intimidated while carrying out President Donald Trump's deportation agenda
February 10, 2026The White House says the Trump administration will revoke a scientific finding that long has been the central basis for U.S. action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change
February 10, 2026Stocks drifted to a mixed finish after flirting with record highs
February 10, 2026Takeaways from a tense House hearing with Trump immigration officials
February 10, 2026A Minneapolis man is accused of cyberstalking and making online threats against a person who federal prosecutors say supported immigration officers
February 05, 2026Mississippi attorney general announces donation of Ring cameras to aid domestic violence survivors
February 10, 2026Former congressman Tom Malinowski has conceded to Analilia Mejia in New Jersey’s Democratic primary for the U.S. House special election
February 10, 2026The White House says President Donald Trump has the right to amend a permit for a new bridge between Canada and Michigan
February 10, 2026Parents who owe a significant amount of child support soon could lose their ability to travel internationally as the Trump administration expands and steps up enforcement of a 30-year-old law that allows the federal government to revoke American passports until payments are made
February 10, 2026Pilot jailed in Republic of Guinea for 6 weeks. Here's why he and the co-pilot are stuck there.
February 10, 2026Colorado law expands Black history studies in all K-12 schools
February 10, 2026Army veteran deported to Jamaica after 50 years in U.S., despite appeal pending
February 10, 2026Video has been released of Epstein co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell pleading the Fifth multiple times during a virtual deposition in front of the House Oversight Committee.
February 10, 2026Venezuelan opposition figure Guanipa placed under house arrest after armed men detained him again following prison release
February 09, 2026Vance’s X account deletes post recognizing Armenian genocide
February 10, 2026The US military conducted another strike against an alleged drug-trafficking boat in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Monday, killing two people with one survivor, according to US Southern Command. CNN's Polo Sandoval reports.
February 10, 2026Trump threatens to block opening of new US-Canada bridge
February 10, 2026Billboards go up as 1-year mark nears in case of woman who carried her baby while brain dead, sparked debate over Georgia abortion law
February 10, 2026Keir Starmer has secured a temporary respite after fallout from the Jeffrey Epstein files threatened his leadership
February 10, 2026Two Palestinian men riding bicycles were killed in an Israeli drone strike Tuesday, hospital officials said, as deadly violence continued in Gaza despite an October ceasefire
February 10, 2026Juan Pablo Guanipa, an ally of Venezuela's opposition leader María Corina Machado, has been placed under house arrest
February 10, 2026Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime performance resonated deeply with Latino audiences
February 10, 2026Netanyahu to discuss potential Iran strikes with Trump as Washington and Tehran resume talks
February 10, 2026Combat-injured veterans forced to choose between retirement and benefits pay
February 10, 2026Chappell Roan leaves Casey Wasserman talent agency after Epstein files revelations
February 10, 2026The US slips to its lowest-ever rank in a global corruption index
February 10, 2026A senior European intelligence chief says Russia cannot launch an attack on NATO this year or next but is planning to increase its forces significantly along the alliance’s eastern flank, depending on the outcome of the war in Ukraine
February 10, 2026Russia targets another critical part of Ukraine’s infrastructure: Its railways
February 10, 2026America’s 250th anniversary arrives at a time of deep political divisions and, in some quarters, heightened anxiety over whether representative government in the world’s oldest democracy can be sustained
February 10, 2026A new Gallup poll reveals that Americans' optimism about their future is at a low
February 10, 2026South Korea plans to increase medical school admissions by over 3,340 students from 2027 to 2031 to address physician shortages
February 10, 2026Trump the ‘demolition’ man of world order, European security experts warn
February 10, 2026Judge gives Trump administration more time to unfreeze billions in funding for NY tunnel project
February 10, 2026As US squeezes Cuba’s oil supply, airlines rethink flights and Havana rations health services
February 10, 2026Lawmakers suggest at least a half-dozen men are being protected by over-redactions in Epstein files
February 10, 2026Gen Z won the revolution. The old guard are dominating the election
February 10, 2026President Donald Trump posted his thoughts on Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show on Truth Social
February 09, 2026Israeli military strikes on Monday killed three people west of Gaza City, according to the hospital where the casualties arrived
February 09, 2026A federal judge has blocked a California law from going into effect that would ban federal immigration agents from covering their faces, but they will still be required to wear clear identification showing their agency and badge number
February 09, 2026President Donald Trump has threatened to block the opening of a new Canadian-built bridge across the Detroit River
February 10, 2026Turning Point Action endorses Ken Paxton in heated GOP Senate primary in Texas
February 10, 2026Democratic leaders say a proposal from the White House is “incomplete and insufficient” as they are demanding new restrictions on President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown just days before funding for the Department of Homeland Security is set to expire
February 09, 2026The United Nations says it’s waiting to find out how much of the nearly $4 billion the United States owes the world organization the Trump administration intends to pay and when the money will arrive
February 10, 2026Prince William and Kate ‘deeply concerned’ by Epstein revelations
February 09, 2026Republican lawmakers in North Carolina have pressed Charlotte-area leaders about crime-fighting efforts after recent light-rail stabbings
February 09, 2026A day after the Seattle Seahawks became Super Bowl champions, speculation about the halftime music showdown is making news
February 09, 2026Classified hearing erupted in frustration as officials refused to say whether Trump wants to renew powerful surveillance law
February 09, 2026U.S. stocks drifted higher following big rallies for markets in Asia earlier in the day
February 09, 2026Justice Department seeks to dismiss Steve Bannon’s Capitol riot contempt case
February 09, 2026Lawmakers have tried to interview Ghislaine Maxwell, but the former girlfriend and confidante of Jeffrey Epstein invoked her Fifth Amendment rights to avoid answering questions that would be incriminating
February 09, 2026King Charles ‘ready to support’ police as they assess claim his brother, Andrew, shared confidential material with Epstein
February 09, 2026British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has vowed to fight for his job as revelations about the relationship between the former U.K. ambassador to Washington and Jeffrey Epstein spiral into a full-blown crisis for his 19-month-old government
February 09, 2026Pakistan’s president warns that the Taliban's government in Afghanistan has created conditions “similar to or worse than” those before the 9/11 attacks in 2001
February 09, 2026Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show transformed the field in Santa Clara, California, into a vibrant tribute to Puerto Rico
February 09, 2026Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signs bill into law criminalizing disruptions at worship services
February 09, 2026Buckingham Palace says King Charles III will “support’’ UK police assessing reports that the former Prince Andrew gave confidential information to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein
February 09, 2026‘Not prepared to walk away’: Starmer defends premiership as UK government reels from Epstein fallout
February 09, 2026Federal authorities have denied trying to expedite an end to asylum claims for the family of a 5-year-old boy who was detained with his father during the immigration crackdown in the Minneapolis area
February 09, 2026A Norwegian ambassador who was involved in Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts in the 1990s and most recently served in Jordan has resigned as she faces scrutiny over her contacts with Jeffrey Epstein, the country’s Foreign Ministry says
February 09, 2026Venezuela's top prosecutor says his office has requested the arrest of Juan Pablo Guanipa, a close ally of opposition leader María Corina Machado
February 09, 2026State law aimed at protecting sexually trafficked children can cause more harm than good by identifying them as criminals and not victims.
February 09, 2026Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime performance redefined what it means to be an American patriot
February 09, 2026Jimmy Lai, the pro-democracy former Hong Kong media tycoon and a fierce critic of Beijing, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison in one of the most prominent cases prosecuted under a China-imposed national security law
February 08, 2026Clashes in Sydney over Israeli president’s visit as police disperse mass protests
February 08, 2026The sentencing of Hong Kong’s onetime media magnate and democracy advocate Jimmy Lai is raising an outcry from international governments and rights groups
February 09, 2026Israeli President Isaac Herzog has started a state visit to Australia, aiming to console grieving Jews and improve bilateral relations
February 09, 2026Hong Kong’s Jimmy Lai sentenced to 20 years in prison after landmark national security trial
February 09, 2026Trump calls Olympic skier ‘real loser’ after athlete expresses ‘mixed emotions’ representing the US
February 08, 2026Israel tightens grip on West Bank ahead of Netanyahu’s visit to US
February 08, 2026Israelis forces have seized a local Sunni Islamist politician and an ally of the Palestinian militant Hamas group and took him to Israel for questioning
February 09, 2026U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent rhetoric about taking control of Greenland has stirred up national pride in Denmark, which oversees the semiautonomous island
February 08, 2026Iranian security forces have launched a campaign to arrest figures within the country's reformist movement
February 09, 2026Japan’s Takaichi secures historic supermajority in landslide election victory
February 08, 2026The Bhumjaithai Party of Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul is on track to win the most seats in Thailand’s general election, according to unofficial results
February 09, 2026Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s governing party has secured a two-thirds supermajority in a parliamentary election
February 09, 2026Venezuela’s government has released several prominent opposition members from prison, including one of the closest allies of Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado
February 08, 2026Iran has sentenced Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi to over seven more years in prison
February 08, 2026Green Day pulls its political punches in Super Bowl performance
February 09, 2026Center-left Socialist candidate António José Seguro has won Portugal’s presidential runoff election against hard-right populist André Ventura
February 08, 2026Israel's security cabinet has approved measures to strengthen control over the occupied West Bank and weaken the powers of the Palestinian Authority
February 08, 2026U.S. Olympians are beginning to face backlash for speaking out about domestic politics at the Milan Cortina Games
February 08, 2026Tow truck driver returns abandoned vehicles to families after ICE arrests
February 08, 2026‘We must get through the next few days’: Ukrainians face bitter cold without power
February 08, 2026British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s chief of staff has resigned over the controversy surrounding Peter Mandelson's appointment as the U.K. ambassador to the U.S. Morgan McSweeney said he advised Starmer to appoint Mandelson, despite his ties to Jeffrey Epstein
February 08, 2026The FBI pored over Jeffrey Epstein’s bank records and emails
February 08, 2026Russian investigators claim Ukraine behind assassination attempt on top general
February 08, 2026GOP leaders fret as Trump sits out the party’s nastiest primary battles — with Senate control on the line
February 08, 2026The Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt has reopened after a two-day closure
February 08, 2026Hundreds of traders and customs clearance company owners have protested in central Baghdad to demand that Iraq's government reverse new customs tariffs
February 08, 2026Legal observers and officials say they have received a growing number of reports of federal agents impersonating construction workers, delivery drivers and in some cases anti-ICE activists in Minnesota
February 08, 2026ICE chief counsel in Minnesota retires amid growing number of immigration cases
February 08, 2026Washington Post publisher Will Lewis says he’s stepping down, three days after the troubled newspaper said that it was laying off one-third of its staff
February 07, 2026North Korean state media says the country's leadership will convene a major political conference later this month
February 08, 2026Ohio man charged with Vance death threat amid rising US political violence
February 07, 2026A federal appeals court has ruled that President Donald Trump's administration can continue detaining immigrants without bond
February 07, 2026Several dozen protesters were arrested outside a federal building in Minneapolis on the one-month anniversary of Renee Good's death
February 07, 2026Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is heading into a challenging reelection bid as she continues to suffer fallout from last year’s devastating wildfire
February 07, 2026Haiti’s presidential council has stepped down after almost two years of tumultuous rule alongside a U.S.-backed prime minister who is expected to remain in power as the country prepares for the first general elections in a decade
February 07, 2026Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet with U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington on Wednesday about the U.S. talks with Iran
February 07, 2026Italian police have used tear gas and a water cannon on protesters near a Winter Olympics venue
February 07, 2026U.S. Vice President JD Vance sat with influencer and boxer Jake Paul as they watched the U.S. women’s hockey team ease to a 5-0 win over Finland at the Winter Olympics
February 07, 2026Kushner, Witkoff visit USS Abraham Lincoln carrier amid tension with Iran
February 07, 2026President Donald Trump is facing rare criticism from his Republican Party over a racist video
February 07, 2026Trump administration planning ‘Board of Peace’ meeting in DC on February 19
February 07, 2026An Ohio man has been charged with threatening to kill Vice President JD Vance while he was visiting his home state last month
February 07, 2026A drone attack by the Rapid Support Forces has hit a vehicle carrying displaced families in central Sudan, killing at least 24 people, including eight children
February 07, 2026The U.S. has given Ukraine and Russia a June deadline to reach a peace deal, according to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy
February 07, 2026Tourists in Milan during the Winter Olympics faced disappointment as access to Leonardo da Vinci’s The Last Supper was closed for three and a half days
February 07, 2026President Donald Trump plans to convene the first meeting of his Board of Peace this month in Washington to raise money for the reconstruction of Gaza
February 07, 2026The chair of the Congressional Black Caucus says the Trump administration has a chance to change after President Donald Trump posted a racist video depicting former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama as primates in the jungle
February 07, 2026Confusion at reopening of Rafah crossing leaves Palestinians stranded
February 07, 2026Judge grants continuance in the asylum case of Liam Conejo Ramos and his family
February 07, 2026Trump confirms more talks with Iran as Tehran stands firm on nuclear enrichment. Here’s what to know
February 06, 2026Zelensky says US wants Ukraine-Russia peace deal by June, despite failure to reach breakthrough so far
February 07, 2026President Donald Trump has taken an unusual step of turning to military leaders for high-level diplomacy
February 07, 2026Calls for accountability over feds’ deadly use of force in Minneapolis have not relented. Here’s why that’s complicated
February 07, 2026Suicide bomber kills dozens in Pakistan mosque
February 06, 2026The Jeffrey Epstein files have rocked Europe's elite, revealing ties to a prince, an ambassador, and top politicians
February 07, 2026AIPAC allies picked a candidate to target in New Jersey. They may have boosted a stronger critic of Israel
February 07, 2026A federal judge has given the government until next Thursday to reach an agreement with human rights lawyers in Minnesota
February 06, 2026Appeals court greenlights Trump admin policy of detaining undocumented immigrants without opportunity to seek release
February 07, 2026A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to restore funding for a new rail tunnel between New York and New Jersey
February 07, 2026Democratic governors disinvited from traditionally bipartisan White House gatherings
February 07, 2026President Donald Trump says he won't apologize for posting a racist video of the Obamas
February 06, 2026Judge orders Trump administration to unfreeze more than $16 billion for NY tunnel project
February 07, 2026Iran and the United States have held indirect talks in Oman
February 06, 2026Trump won’t apologize for sharing since-deleted racist video depicting Obamas as apes on Truth Social
February 06, 2026A federal judge says the Trump administration must bring back three deported families who should have been allowed to remain in the United States under a court settlement involving the separation of children from their parents at the border
February 07, 2026The Department of Justice will allow members of Congress to review unredacted files on the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein
February 06, 2026President Donald Trump’s social media post featuring a video about election conspiracy theories and a racist depiction of former President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle Obama, as primates in a jungle has been deleted
February 06, 2026Cubans on Friday are facing a worsening crisis as U.S. efforts to block oil supplies take a toll
February 06, 2026American athletes receive an enthusiastic welcome at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics opening ceremony
February 06, 2026President Donald Trump issued a proclamation reopening a huge swath of the Atlantic to commercial fishing
February 06, 2026US accuses China of secret nuclear test as Trump admin calls for broader nuclear weapons agreement
February 06, 2026A judge has ruled that Arizona must stop enforcing abortion restrictions that predate and contradict a 2024 voter-approved constitutional amendment guaranteeing abortion rights
February 06, 2026France and Canada open consulates in Greenland amid Trump threats
February 06, 2026ICE Ace of Spades "death cards" form rallying cry for Colorado immigration nonprofit: "Comes from a place of evil"
February 06, 2026States’ mistrust of Trump’s fraud crusade could hinder fight against foreign influence in elections, federal officials fear
February 06, 2026Luigi Mangione’s state murder trial set for June, judge rules
February 06, 2026Vice President JD Vance met with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in Milan on Friday, part of his trip to the Olympics
February 06, 2026President Trump shared a racist video on Truth Social that depicted former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama as apes, then removed it hours later after bipartisan outrage.
February 06, 2026U.N. peacekeepers in southern Lebanon say they have faced increased violence from Israeli forces over the past year
February 06, 2026Man receives 15 years in prison for stealing, reselling trailers meant for Hurricane Ian victims
February 06, 2026Wade Wilson’s death penalty appeal lasts just minutes before Florida Supreme Court
February 06, 2026The Kremlin says Russian and U.S. negotiators have discussed the expiration of their last remaining nuclear arms pact
February 06, 2026The Republican chairman of the House Oversight Committee is requesting records related to firms partially owned by the husband of Rep. Ilhan Omar
February 06, 2026British police are searching two properties linked to ex-ambassador Peter Mandelson as part of probe into potential misconduct stemming from his ties to the late Jeffrey Epstein
February 06, 2026UK police searching two properties linked to Peter Mandelson over Epstein investigation
February 06, 2026Man faces attempted murder charge after allegedly targeting OMB director Russ Vought at his home
February 06, 2026Democrats refuse to sit for DOJ interviews over ‘illegal orders’ video
February 06, 2026Analilia Mejia and Tom Malinowski locked in a tight Democratic primary for US House from New Jersey
February 05, 2026Norway’s crown princess has apologized for the situation she has put the royal family in as she faces scrutiny over her contacts with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein
February 06, 2026In dozens of states, an increasing number of legislative seats are going completely uncontested by one of the two major parties.
February 06, 2026Talk of boycotts have added to fears among the US tourism industry that foreign tourists will continue to stay away.
February 06, 2026Jasmine Crockett and James Talarico are adept at creating digital media moments and collecting social media followers
February 06, 2026Russian authorities say a deputy chief of its military intelligence agency has been shot and wounded
February 06, 2026Local leaders across the U.S. describe an increasingly hostile relationship with Washington, driven by President Donald Trump's immigration policies
February 06, 2026Italy has put in place a massive security operation for the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics ahead of Friday's opening ceremony
February 06, 2026The U.S. and Russia have agreed to reestablish high-level, military-to-military dialogue for the first time in more than four years
February 05, 2026Canada and France were opening diplomatic consulates in the capital of Greenland
February 06, 2026Japan’s conservative leader bets big on Takaichi mania with snap election. Will her gamble pay off?
February 06, 2026President Donald Trump claims his tariffs have revived the U_S_ economy, calling it an “American economic miracle.”
February 06, 2026The New Jersey U.S. House Democratic primary between a onetime political director for Sen. Bernie Sanders and an ex-congressman is too early to call
February 05, 2026The U.S. military says it has carried out another deadly strike on a vessel accused of trafficking drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean
February 06, 2026The U_S_ has announced an additional $6 million in aid for Cuba as the island’s crisis deepens and tensions escalate between the two countries, with Cuba’s president accusing the U_S_ of an “energy blockade.”
February 05, 2026US strikes another boat in the eastern Pacific, killing 2
February 06, 2026Hong Kong’s pro-democracy former media tycoon Jimmy Lai will be sentenced Monday following his conviction in December under a Beijing-imposed national security law
February 06, 2026TrumpRx launches, but it’s unclear if it will lower drug prices for most patients
February 05, 2026The Trump administration has launched TrumpRx, a website it says will help patients buy prescription drugs directly at a discounted rate
February 05, 2026Trump promises Schumer funding for NY tunnel project — if Penn Station and Dulles Airport are renamed after him
February 05, 2026Senate Majority Leader John Thune says Democrats' demands for new restrictions on federal immigration officers are “unrealistic.”
February 05, 2026CIA terminates its World Factbook, overthrowing reference regime
February 05, 2026Democrats are threatening to block funding for the Homeland Security Department when it expires in two weeks unless there are “dramatic changes” and “real accountability” for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other law enforcement agencies who are carrying out President Donald Trump’s campaign of federal immigration enforcement in Minnesota and across the country
February 05, 2026In Venezuela, political critics are emerging from hiding following the U.S. ouster of President Nicolás Maduro
February 05, 2026Fears of nuclear arms race rise as US-Russia treaty expires
February 05, 2026Trump warns Iran’s supreme leader should be ‘very worried’
February 05, 2026The Kremlin says it regrets the expiration of the last remaining nuclear arms pact between Russia and the United States, while President Donald Trump declared he was against keeping its limits and wants a better deal
February 05, 2026Fact check: Trump repeats lies about inflation, immigration and elections in NBC interview
February 05, 2026Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says it would be up to the president to decide whether to sue Kevin Warsh, Donald Trump's nominee for Federal Reserve chair, if he doesn't lower interest rates
February 05, 2026The Nigerian government has launched a military operation against Islamic militants after more than 160 people were killed in Muslim-majority villages
February 05, 2026Woman steps up to foster family dog after kids' parents are detained by ICE
February 05, 2026U.S. Vice President JD Vance is in Milan leading U.S. President Donald Trump’s delegation to the 2026 Winter Olympics
February 05, 2026Queen Máxima of the Netherlands has started training to become a reserve member of the Dutch army
February 05, 2026Florida gubernatorial candidate uses Tinder to connect with young female voters
February 05, 2026New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has endorsed Gov. Kathy Hochul for reelection, offering the moderate governor some progressive heft in her campaign for a second full term
February 05, 2026Keir Starmer never met Jeffrey Epstein
February 05, 2026Marco Rubio drops one of his job titles, while still juggling several other hats
February 05, 2026The detention of a Turkish couple who own a New Jersey kebab shop helped galvanize their community against immigration crackdowns last year
February 05, 2026Celebrity coaches and video applications: Here’s what we’re learning about Trump’s ‘Patriot Games’
February 05, 2026The European Central Bank is leaving interest rates unchanged as the economy in the 21 countries that use the euro chugs past the disruption from U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs with modest but resilient growth
February 05, 2026CNN's Randi Kaye speaks with Brianna Keilar about the sentencing of Ryan Routh. Kaye was in the courtroom and watched Routh's reaction to the sentence.
February 04, 2026Federal immigration raids in Minnesota prompted a social backlash. But the business community is largely hedging its bets due to a changed political calculus.
February 05, 2026A global hunger monitoring group says that famine is threatening more areas in war-torn Sudan’s western Darfur region, where acute malnutrition has been registered in two more towns there
February 05, 2026Email appears to confirm photo of former Prince Andrew and Virginia Giuffre is real
February 05, 2026Harris relaunches her old ‘Kamala HQ’ account as an online organizing project
February 05, 2026Elizabeth Warren launches probe into booming car repossessions
February 05, 2026DHS to pull 700 officers from Minnesota, leaving about 2,000 officers on the ground. Here’s what we know
February 05, 2026The U.N. human rights chief says his office is in "survival mode" as he appeals for $400 million to meet this year's needs
February 05, 2026What does Tulsi Gabbard’s job as director of national intelligence have to do with elections?
February 05, 2026If you want to win over Supreme Court justices, quote Antonin Scalia
February 05, 2026Ryan Routh sentenced to life in prison for attempted assassination of Trump in 2024 at Florida golf course
February 04, 2026As Israeli strikes killed two dozen Palestinians on Wednesday, many in Gaza wondered what had become of the ceasefire reached between Israel and Hamas in October
February 05, 2026Taiwan’s ties with the United States are “rock solid,” the island’s president said Thursday, hours after President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping spoke on the phone, including about the self-ruled island’s future
February 05, 2026Jesse Jackson Jr. has launched a spirited primary bid for his old U.S. House seat
February 05, 2026A judge says U.S. immigration agents in Oregon must stop arresting people without warrants unless they are likely to escape
February 05, 2026The US says Venezuela is changing. But one month since Maduro’s capture, its people aren’t so sure
February 05, 2026Nude photos
February 04, 2026Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has confirmed that Iran and the United States will hold nuclear talks in Oman’s capital, Muscat, on Friday
February 04, 2026Guan Heng, a Chinese asylum seeker who exposed human rights abuses in his homeland, has been released after more than five months in federal detention
February 05, 2026The federal agency for protecting workers’ civil rights revealed Wednesday that it is investigating sportswear giant Nike for allegedly discriminating against white employees through its diversity policies
February 05, 2026President Donald Trump says he and Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed the situation in Iran in a wide-ranging call as the U.S. administration pushes Beijing and others to further isolate Tehran
February 04, 2026The Supreme Court has allowed California to use a new voter-approved congressional map that is favorable to Democrats in this year’s elections, rejecting a plea from state Republicans and the Trump administration
February 04, 2026A man convicted of trying to assassinate President Donald Trump on a Florida golf course in 2024 has been sentenced to life in prison
February 04, 2026Puerto Ricans are jazzed for Bad Bunny’s Spanish-language Super Bowl performance. They’re not the only ones.
February 04, 2026The Washington Post has laid off one-third of its staff, eliminating its sports section, several foreign bureaus and its books coverage
February 04, 2026Judge to Trump lawyers trying to move hush money appeal to federal court: ‘You sought two bites at the apple’
February 04, 2026Former U.S. Rep. Lee Hamilton, a crewcut-wearing Indiana Democrat who was a leading foreign affairs voice during three decades in Congress, has died
February 04, 2026Federal agency probes Nike over alleged discrimination against White employees
February 04, 2026A government lawyer who told a judge that her job “sucks” during a court hearing stemming from the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota has been removed from her Justice Department post
February 04, 2026Democrats are threatening to block funding for the Homeland Security Department when it expires in two weeks unless there are “dramatic changes” and “real accountability” for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other law enforcement agencies who are carrying out President Donald Trump’s campaign of federal immigration enforcement
February 04, 2026President Donald Trump's border czar says he is reducing the number of immigration enforcement officers in Minnesota after state and local officials agreed to turn over arrested immigrants
February 04, 2026Whistleblower complaint centers on sharing of classified intelligence and reporting of a potential crime, watchdog says
February 04, 2026Who is Peter Mandelson, and why have his Epstein ties shaken the British establishment?
February 03, 2026Republicans and Democrats in some states are redrawing U.S. House districts to gain an advantage in the upcoming midterm elections
February 03, 2026Authorities say a Delaware man who was once married to former first lady Jill Biden remains jailed on first-degree murder charges in the death of his wife
February 04, 2026Russian President Vladimir Putin has discussed the burgeoning economic cooperation between Moscow and Beijing and their relations with the United States in a video call with Chinese leader Xi Jinping
February 04, 2026The British government has agreed to release documents related to Peter Mandelson's appointment as ambassador to the U.S. despite his ties to Jeffrey Epstein
February 04, 2026Bad Bunny's highly anticipated Super Bowl halftime show is set entirely in Spanish
February 04, 2026New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has announced a new reelection running mate — as her current lieutenant governor has launched an increasingly caustic primary challenge to unseat her
February 04, 2026Army veteran faces deportation after 50 years in U.S.: "Thank you for your service...should mean something"
February 04, 2026Envoys from Moscow and Kyiv have met in Abu Dhabi for U.S.-brokered talks to end the nearly four-year war
February 04, 2026The last remaining nuclear arms pact between Russia and the United States is set to expire this week, removing any caps on the two largest atomic arsenals for the first time in more than a half-century
February 04, 2026Man narrowly escapes car attack at Scripps Ranch Pride fence in alleged hate crime
February 04, 2026DHS withdrawing 700 personnel in Minnesota "immediately," border czar says
February 04, 2026Sen. Mark Kelly appeared in court today challenging the Pentagon's efforts to punish him over his involvement in a video urging service members to disobey illegal orders. He says he was there fighting "for the rights of millions of retired service members."
February 03, 2026Justice Department plans to seek death penalty for man accused of shooting National Guard members
February 04, 2026Former Prince Andrew moves out of Windsor’s Royal Lodge, CNN understands
February 04, 2026Little Rock Nine icon Carlotta Walls LaNier confronts new barriers to sharing her story
February 04, 2026In Minnesota, can constitutional protections withstand the actions of a federal government seemingly intent on aggressively violating the rule of law?
February 04, 2026The Angel Meloni is no more
February 04, 2026Tampa's first Black female firefighter reflects on barrier breaking career
February 04, 2026Congress has handed ICE a blank check, dramatically increasing its funding without exercising oversight.
February 04, 2026Priming people to watch out for political deepfakes helps them question the AI-generated videos.
February 04, 2026On a podcast epidsode with Dan Bongino, the former deputy director of the FBI, President Donald Trump called on Republicans to “nationalize the voting.”
February 03, 2026Voters in northern New Jersey will select nominees in a special congressional primary to replace Democrat Mikie Sherrill in the U.S. House now that she's governor
February 04, 2026Prospects for ICE deal sour on Capitol Hill as shutdown deadline nears for critical agency
February 04, 2026Son of Libya’s late dictator Gadhafi shot dead by gunmen, political team says
February 04, 2026Attacks on Bangladesh’s Hindu minority have surged since the ouster of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in an uprising in 2024
February 04, 2026Justice Department review found Trump ally Ed Martin improperly leaked grand jury material in probe of president’s foes
February 04, 2026President Donald Trump wants to build a massive arch near the Lincoln Memorial
February 04, 2026Iran conditionally agrees to nuclear talks with US, first since Trump’s military strikes last summer
February 03, 2026The brothers of Renee Good, a U.S. citizen killed by an immigration officer in Minneapolis, are urging Congress to take action
February 04, 2026Netflix’s antitrust hearing morphed into a culture-war fight over ‘wokeness’
February 04, 2026A complaint made about Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard months ago relates to an allegation that she withheld access to classified information for political reasons
February 04, 2026President Donald Trump met on Tuesday with Colombian President Gustavo Petro at the White House for two hours
February 03, 2026Graphic videos showing the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk on a Utah college campus have gone viral, drawing millions of views
February 03, 2026President Donald Trump has signed a roughly $1.2 trillion spending package to end the partial government shutdown hours after the House passed the bill in a bipartisan vote
February 03, 2026Continuing a game day tradition, Trump agrees to Super Bowl Sunday interview with NBC
February 03, 2026Immigration officers with guns drawn arrested some activists who were trailing their vehicles Tuesday in Minneapolis
February 03, 2026Historians and observers have accused the Trump administration trying to rewrite American history to justify its own foreign policy decisions toward Latin America by posting a “historically inaccurate” version of the Mexican-American War
February 03, 2026Trump says states are agents of federal government in elections
February 03, 2026Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has turned a soccer news conference into a passionate address on the “hurt” he is feeling at seeing humanitarian tragedies around the world
February 03, 2026President Donald Trump has signed a government funding bill that ends the partial federal shutdown that began over the weekend and sets the stage for an intense debate in Congress over Homeland Security funding
February 03, 2026A federal judge who presided over the sex trafficking case against Jeffrey Epstein says a Wednesday conference to address harm done to the financier's victims by a massive release of records isn't needed after a deal was struck to protect their identities
February 03, 2026The first husband of former first lady Jill Biden has been charged with killing his wife at their Delaware home in late December
February 03, 2026Federal immigration officials are scouting warehouses and beginning to purchase some of them to transform into detention and processing facilities
February 03, 2026US carrier shoots down Iranian drone as tensions escalate and diplomatic talks hit a snag
February 03, 2026Iran's president has instructed the foreign minister to pursue negotiations with the United States
February 03, 2026Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton have finalized an agreement with House Republicans to testify this month in a House investigation into Jeffrey Epstein
February 03, 2026A federal judge says he knows of no U.S. Supreme Court precedent to justify the Pentagon’s censuring of a sitting U.S. senator who joined a videotaped plea for troops to resist unlawful orders from the Trump administration
February 03, 2026British police have opened a criminal investigation into politician Peter Mandelson over alleged misconduct in public office related to his ties to Jeffrey Epstein
February 03, 2026The White House says talks between special envoy Steve Witkoff and Iranian officials are still planned after a Navy fighter jet shot down an Iranian drone that was approaching a U.S. aircraft carrier in the Arabian Sea
February 03, 2026The Epstein files are rocking Britain from the palace to Parliament
February 02, 2026Trump signs bill ending government shutdown, starting clock on ICE talks
February 03, 2026Palestinians have gathered at Gaza’s Rafah crossing with Egypt, hoping to pass through after it reopened
February 03, 2026Libyan officials say that Seif al-Islam Gadhafi, the son and one-time heir apparent of Libya’s late dictator Moammar Gadhafi, has been killed in the northern African country
February 03, 2026The $4.3 million that Akron-based FirstEnergy paid veteran utility lawyer Sam Randazzo in 2019 is at the center of another criminal trial tied to Ohio's sweeping $60 million bribery scandal
February 03, 2026Friendship with Jeffrey Epstein has already cost Peter Mandelson the post of Britain’s ambassador to Washington
February 02, 2026Bill and Hillary Clinton have agreed to appear for in-person depositions in Washington, DC, in the congressional Jeffrey Epstein probe, caving in hopes of avoiding a looming House contempt of Congress vote.
February 02, 2026The Department of Homeland Security’s approach to naming immigrant enforcement operations elicits polarizing opinions: Are the names funny or offensive
February 03, 2026Jill Biden’s ex-husband charged with murder in death of his current wife
February 03, 2026Russia resumes night strikes on major Ukrainian cities, ending brief reprieve agreed between Putin and Trump
February 03, 2026Charles “Sonny” Burton faces execution in Alabama for his role in a 1991 robbery in which a man was fatally shot, even though Burton didn't fire the gun or witness the killing
February 03, 2026Clintons will appear for depositions in Epstein probe, staving off contempt vote
February 03, 2026New York’s attorney general has announced plans to deploy legal observers to monitor federal immigration enforcement actions in the state
February 03, 2026The son of Norway’s crown princess has pleaded not guilty to rape charges as he goes on trial for multiple alleged offenses, opening weeks of proceedings in a case that has cast a shadow on the royal family’s image
February 03, 2026Many Minnesota-based athletes at the Winter Olympics this week have more on their minds than sports
February 03, 2026French prosecutors have requested a five-year ban on holding elected office against far-right leader Marine Le Pen at a crucial appeal trial in Paris
February 03, 2026Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Russia breached its commitment to hold off on energy infrastructure attacks for a week when it launched a major assault on Ukraine overnight
February 03, 2026The NFL says the federal security presence at the Super Bowl will be consistent with past games and Immigration and Customs Enforcement won't be there
February 03, 2026The Marshall Project reports on a recent arrest in Georgia that highlights the criminal suspicion which surrounds pregnancy loss in several states.
April 25, 2025A Democratic lawmaker is raising new concerns about a Food and Drug Administration program designed to drastically shorten the review of certain drugs
February 03, 2026Man plans to sue Department of Homeland Security after encounter with ICE agents
February 03, 2026More prosecutors are leaving the U.S. attorney’s office in Minnesota during a time of continued turmoil over the Trump administration’s stepped-up immigration enforcement in the state and recent shootings of civilians by federal agents
February 03, 2026President Donald Trump dodged a question from a reporter about whether he plans to sue comedian and 2026 Grammys host Trevor Noah. The president threatened to sue Noah in a Truth Social post after the comedian joked about the president and Jeffrey Epstein’s island.
February 02, 2026Italy launches investigation as newly-restored angel painting in Rome church now resembles Giorgia Meloni
February 03, 2026Clintons agree to in-person depositions in 11th-hour offer to avoid contempt vote in Jeffrey Epstein investigation
February 02, 2026Grieving Iranians cowed into silence beside the graves of protesters
February 03, 2026State resistance to federal immigration enforcement in Minnesota illustrates how federalism keeps authority divided and disputed.
February 03, 2026The Supreme Court appears poised to abolish a key part of the Voting Rights Act. It may draw on a constitutional amendment that empowered African Americans.
February 03, 2026Several of these Americans experienced aggressive encounters with Trump’s DHS. Now, they’re telling their stories
February 03, 2026‘We will protect them from the digital Wild West.’ Another country will ban social media for under-16s
February 03, 2026Gaza’s only border crossing with Egypt partially reopened on Monday morning after Israel closed it nearly two years ago, allowing a small number of Palestinians to enter and leave the war-torn enclave. CNN's Nic Robertson reports.
February 02, 2026The Czech Republic's coalition government of populist Prime Minister Andrej Babiš faces a no-confidence vote over a dispute with President Petr Pavel
February 03, 2026Trump calls on Republicans to ‘nationalize’ future elections
February 03, 2026Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump’s termination of protections for Haitians
February 03, 2026A Democrat flipped a state Senate seat in Texas. Republicans say it’s a ‘wake-up call’ for the midterms
February 03, 2026Don Lemon defends his reporting of anti-ICE protest in Minnesota during interview with Jimmy Kimmel
February 03, 2026MAHA activists who want to hold corporations accountable for harming Americans’ health have found an unlikely ally in a Republican-led Environmental Protection Agency that has traditionally supported big businesses and less regulation
February 03, 2026The nearly monthlong disappearance from public view of Bolivia’s towering socialist icon, ex-leader Evo Morales, just days after the Jan. 3 U.S. seizure of former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, his close ally, is alarming his supporters, roiling his enemies and galvanizing the internet
February 03, 2026State and local officials are pushing back against federal plans to expand immigrant detention facilities
February 03, 2026An internal document reveals Vietnam's military is preparing for a possible American war of aggression, viewing the U.S. as a "belligerent" power
February 03, 2026A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from ending temporary protections that have allowed roughly 350,000 Haitians to live and work in the United States
February 02, 2026Texas Senate candidate James Talarico’s campaign roiled as he denies referring to ex-rival as ‘mediocre Black man’
February 03, 2026Trump hints at dramatic Kennedy Center renovations that will leave steel ‘fully exposed’
February 03, 2026Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has told lawmakers that she attended an FBI search of the election center in Fulton County, Georgia, last week because President Donald Trump asked her to be there
February 03, 2026Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton are agreeing to testify in a House investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein
February 02, 2026President Donald Trump says he won't tear down the Kennedy Center
February 02, 2026President Donald Trump says he plans to lower tariffs on goods from India to 18%, from 25%, after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi agreed to stop buying Russian oil
February 02, 2026From clash to dialogue: Petro arrives in Washington for key encounter with Trump after year of tensions
February 03, 2026President Donald Trump is imploring the House to end the partial government shutdown
February 02, 2026A dozen Palestinian returnees were allowed into Gaza and a few medical evacuees exited to Egypt Monday after the long-awaited reopening of the Rafah border crossing was marred by delays
February 02, 2026The secretary of Homeland Security is requiring that all the department's officers on the ground in Minneapolis wear body cameras
February 02, 2026An attorney says Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has delayed giving members of Congress a complaint about her conduct
February 02, 2026The NFL released a statement Monday on New York Giants co-owner Steve Tisch, whose name showed up more than 400 times in files released by the U.S. Justice Department regarding Jeffrey Epstein
February 02, 2026Key House conservatives bow to Trump ahead of government funding vote, signaling swift end to shutdown
February 02, 2026Ed Martin has been removed as head of the Justice Department group tasked with scrutinizing the federal prosecutions of President Donald Trump
February 02, 2026The father of a 5-year-old boy detained by immigration officers in Texas denies abandoning his son
February 02, 2026Turkey is trying to bring U.S. and Iranian officials to the negotiating table to ease tensions and avoid U.S. military action against Iran
February 02, 2026A federal judge has ruled that an offshore wind project aimed at powering 600,000 New York homes can resume construction
February 02, 2026'People's voices are important': OKC residents celebrate victory over proposed ICE facility
February 02, 2026Bad Bunny, Billie Eilish, and SZA gave speeches to call out ICE, as many artists wore “ICE Out” pins to the Grammy Awards.
February 02, 2026Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says his department will devote $100 million toward a pilot program addressing homelessness and substance abuse in eight cities
February 02, 2026Gold Star family pushes for new state license plate
February 02, 2026A small contingent of security forces with Syria’s interior ministry has entered the city of al-Hassakeh
February 02, 2026Former Prince Andrew saw his reputation destroyed six years ago and became the butt of internet jokes when he gave a disastrous interview to the BBC about his relationship with the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein
February 02, 2026Humanitarian organizations in South Sudan say restricted access to the conflict-hit eastern state of Jonglei has left thousands of people in need of lifesaving medical care and food assistance at risk
February 02, 2026Georgia's Geoff Duncan was once a conservative Republican
February 02, 2026A new round of U.S.-brokered talks on ending Russia’s war on Ukraine is set to go ahead this week
February 02, 2026Trump slams Grammys and threatens to sue host Trevor Noah after Epstein joke
February 02, 2026President Donald Trump is promoting his administration’s work on affordability, but Americans don't seem to be buying it
February 02, 2026Companies are ditching business with ICE
February 02, 2026Planned Parenthood has dropped its legal challenge against the Trump administration's decision to cut off Medicaid funding to its abortion providers
February 02, 2026Iran is open to participate in a "fair and equitable" deal talks with the United States amid rising tensions between the two nations. CNN senior international correspondent Frederik Pleitgen sat down with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi to discuss the topic. Thousands of people were killed in the brutal crackdown on recent protests and tens of thousands are in prison. CNN operates in Iran only with government permission.
February 01, 2026U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi has announced two more arrests in the protest at a church in Minnesota against the immigration enforcement crackdown
February 02, 2026Fulton County expected to make new court filing challenging legality of FBI’s seizure of 2020 election records
February 02, 2026Ecuadorian preschooler Liam Conejo Ramos and his father are back in Minneapolis after being released from a Texas detention facility where they had been held for more than a week, according to Texas Congressman Joaquin Castro. This story is breaking.
January 31, 2026A federal judge has ordered the release of 5-year-old Liam Conejos Ramos and his father from the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, Texas, according to a ruling obtained by CNN.
January 31, 2026Israeli authorities are investigating a group of local officials and businesspeople that investigators suspect siphoned millions of dollars of wartime aid being funneled to help people in the early days of the Israel-Hamas war
February 02, 2026Gaza-Egypt border reopens nearly two years after Israel closed it, official says
February 02, 2026Young Democrats across the United States are challenging veteran party figures, aiming to mount tougher opposition to President Donald Trump
February 02, 2026Justice Department expected to ramp up efforts to deliver on Trump’s ‘weaponization’ priorities
February 02, 2026What comes next for 5‑year‑old Liam Ramos and his father after their release from federal custody
February 02, 2026Trump says Kennedy Center will close in July for two-year renovation
February 02, 2026Hosting the Grammy Awards for the sixth and final time, Trevor Noah went easy on politics at first but drew the presiden's ire with a joke later in the show
February 02, 2026Bad Bunny uses Grammy Award win to protest ICE
February 02, 2026UAE-linked firm bought major stake in Trump family crypto company, Wall Street Journal reports
February 02, 2026Authorities say a police officer has been killed and another seriously wounded in a shootout at a suburban Atlanta hotel
February 01, 2026Iran’s top diplomat hopeful for negotiations even amid US military buildup
February 01, 2026Five-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his father have returned to Minnesota after being released by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
February 01, 2026The mayor of Portland, Oregon, has demanded that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement leave his city after federal agents launched tear gas at demonstrators — including young children — outside an ICE facility during a weekend protest
February 01, 2026A federal appeals court judge has dismissed a misconduct complaint filed by the Justice Department against a judge who clashed with President Donald Trump’s administration over deportations to a notorious prison in El Salvador
February 01, 2026A top Justice Department official is playing down the possibility of additional criminal charges arising from the Jeffrey Epstein files
February 01, 2026House Speaker Mike Johnson says it'll be a few days before a government funding package comes up for a vote in the House
February 01, 2026A 23-year-old man was sentenced to four years in federal prison after admitting he hurled a Molotov cocktail at Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies during protests against immigration raids across the region last spring
February 01, 202614 people have died during dangerous cold snap in NYC, Mayor Mamdani says
February 01, 2026Democrat Taylor Rehmet has won a special election for the Texas state Senate and flipped a reliably Republican district that President Donald Trump won by 17 points in 2024
February 01, 2026One of the Oscar-nominated screenwriters of the Iranian drama “It Was Just an Accident” has been arrested in Tehran just weeks before the Academy Awards
February 01, 2026Deputy attorney general signals no new Epstein charges, defends Gabbard role in Georgia election search
February 01, 20265-year-old Liam Ramos and father are back in Minneapolis after being released from federal custody in Texas
January 31, 2026A Russian drone strike on the Ukrainian city of Dnipro has killed at least 12 people, according to Ukrainian emergency services
February 01, 2026Pakistani police and military forces have killed over 100 "Indian-backed terrorists" in Balochistan, according to government officials
February 01, 2026Save the Children warns that supplies are running out at al-Hol camp in northeast Syria
January 31, 2026The United States is already dominating the narrative two years before the Los Angeles Olympics and five days before the opening ceremony of the Milan Cortina Winter Games
February 01, 2026Gaza’s Rafah crossing partially reopens after nearly 2 years of closure
February 01, 2026A ‘bizarro world’: How Trump’s words have scrambled America’s gun politics
February 01, 2026As Susan Collins awaits, a generational divide splits Maine Democrats in pivotal Senate race
February 01, 2026Trump jokes about suing his Federal Reserve nominee Warsh over interest rates at elite Washington dinner
February 01, 2026Iran’s supreme leader has warned that any U.S. attack would trigger a “regional war” in the Mideast
February 01, 2026Leftist and liberal gun groups are seeing a rush of new members
February 01, 2026Donald Trump credits the mayor of a small Detroit suburb with helping him win over Michigan's Arab American community during the 2024 presidential campaign
February 01, 2026A judge has ordered the U.S. to release a father and 5-year-old son who were taken into custody during the immigration crackdown in Minnesota
January 31, 2026Independent journalist and former CNN anchor Don Lemon speaks outside of a Los Angeles courthouse after he was criminally charged in connection with a protest at a church in St. Paul, Minnesota.
January 30, 2026Democrat Christian Menefee has won a Texas U.S. House seat in a special election that will narrow Republicans’ already-slim majority
January 31, 2026Democrat Christian Menefee wins special US House runoff in Texas, shrinking GOP majority even further
January 31, 2026President Donald Trump says the United States is beginning to talk with Cuban leaders
February 01, 2026President Donald Trump says he's instructed Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem not to intervene in protests in Democratic-led cities unless local authorities request federal help
January 31, 2026Latest Epstein file photos appear to show former Prince Andrew on floor with female
January 31, 2026Newly released files on Jeffrey Epstein have prompted the resignation of a top official in Slovakia and revived calls in Britain for a former prince to cooperate with authorities
January 31, 2026U.S. charge d’affaires Laura Dogu has arrived in Caracas to reopen the American diplomatic mission in Venezuela after seven years of severed ties
January 31, 2026More anti-ICE protests underway nationwide after judge declines to immediately halt Operation Metro Surge in Minnesota
January 31, 2026A federal judge says she won’t halt the immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota and the Twin Cities as a lawsuit over it proceeds
January 31, 2026Chicago mayor signs executive order calling on police to investigate federal immigration agents accused of misconduct
January 31, 2026Hundreds of demonstrators have gathered in Milan to protest the deployment of ICE agents during the upcoming Winter Olympics
January 31, 2026Pakistan’s military says multiple suicide and gun attacks across the restive southwestern province of Balochistan have killed 33 people, including civilians, while security forces responding to the violence killed 92 assailants
January 31, 2026Emergency power cuts have hit several Ukrainian cities and neighboring Moldova
January 31, 2026North Carolina and South Carolina have become two hot spots for growth in the United States
January 31, 2026From empty theaters to packed houses, response to Melania Trump documentary reflects America’s political division
January 31, 2026President Donald Trump acted quickly to negotiate with Democratic senators on a deal to avert a government shutdown
January 31, 2026Israeli strikes kill over 30 in Gaza, health ministry says, in deadliest day in months
January 31, 2026The shooting deaths of white protesters Alex Pretti and Renee Good by federal officers in Minneapolis have followed a playbook that is painfully familiar to Black Americans
January 31, 2026Tulsi Gabbard inserts herself into 2020 election fraud probe
January 31, 2026Protesters across the U.S. shut down schools and stores during a nationwide strike to oppose the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in Minneapolis
January 30, 2026Three months after paramilitary fighters overran the Sudanese city of el-Fasher, a doctor is providing a rare first-person account of the attack
January 31, 2026Trump-backed funding bill clears the Senate, putting pressure on House to quickly end shutdown
January 30, 2026The release of many more records from Justice Department files on Jeffrey Epstein is revealing more about what investigators knew of his sexual abuse of young girls and his interactions with the rich and powerful such as Donald Trump and Bill Clinton
January 30, 2026President Donald Trump says he is nominating the government economist Brett Matsumoto to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics
January 31, 2026In her new self-titled documentary, first lady Melania Trump offers a peek behind the scenes during the 20 days before she returned to the White House
January 31, 2026Man arrested in 'screw bandit' case after months-long probe in South Carolina
January 29, 2026Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez has announced an amnesty bill that could lead to the release of hundreds of prisoners, including opposition leaders, journalists and human rights activists detained for political reasons
January 31, 2026The Justice Department has charged a man who squirted apple cider vinegar on Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar at an event in Minneapolis
January 29, 2026Before capturing Maduro, Trump admin sought lessons from Iraq war to get Venezuela’s oil flowing
January 29, 2026San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan is jumping into the race to replace Gavin Newsom as governor of California
January 29, 2026Americans are learning and doing the kind of work that civilians in war zones worldwide have done for decades: dealing with threats by organizing to help protect their neighbors and communities.
January 29, 2026Pakistan’s information minister says imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan underwent a medical procedure for an eye ailment last week at a government hospital in the capital and is in good health
January 29, 2026Foreign leaders and governments presented to former President Joe Biden, his wife, U.S. Cabinet members and other senior officials tens of thousands of dollars in gifts in the last year of the Biden administration
January 29, 2026Fact check: Trump twice promotes phony claim that Walmart is closing 250 California stores
January 29, 2026Man allegedly assaults, kidnaps woman and threatens to ‘burn her home down’
January 29, 2026Carney says he expects Trump to ‘respect Canadian sovereignty’ after Alberta separatists meet with US officials
January 29, 2026Detainees have been pepper-sprayed on at least two occasions at a Florida immigration detention center, dubbed “Deportation Depot,” since opening this past September
January 29, 2026Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez has signed a law that will open the nation’s oil sector to privatization
January 29, 2026Iran warns of ‘hazardous consequences’ after EU designates Revolutionary Guard as a terrorist organization
January 29, 2026This is not a typical employment law case because Lisa Cook, a member of the Federal Reserve Board, has far more legal rights to her job than most American workers.
January 29, 2026The biggest organizing body in rodeo, the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association, has all but decided to move its headquarters from Colorado Springs, Colorado, to Cheyenne, Wyoming
January 29, 2026President Donald Trump is threatening Canada with a 50% tariff on any aircraft sold in the U.S., the latest salvo in his trade war with America’s northern neighbor as his feud with Prime Minister Mark Carney expands
January 29, 2026Trump says he’s decertifying Canada-made aircraft and threatens 50% tariffs
January 29, 2026President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that would impose a tariff on any goods from countries that sell or provide oil to Cuba, a move that puts pressure on Mexico
January 30, 2026Russia says it agreed to pause strikes on Kyiv until Sunday at Trump’s request
January 30, 2026The chief federal judge in Minnesota has added his voice to the weekslong confrontation between the public and the Trump administration's immigration enforcement
January 29, 2026Venezuela approves new law opening its oil industry as Trump threatens more tariffs on countries selling oil to Cuba
January 30, 2026Aggressive immigration enforcement in Minnesota, which resulted in the shooting deaths of two U.S. citizens by federal agents, and this week’s FBI search of an election office in Georgia have Democratic election officials concerned about what could be in store for this fall’s midterm elections
January 30, 2026The Justice Department has released over 3 million pages of documents related to Jeffrey Epstein
January 30, 2026President Donald Trump said he plans to announce his choice for Federal Reserve chairman on Friday morning
January 30, 2026President Donald Trump is suing the IRS and Treasury Department for $10 billion
January 30, 2026Panama’s president has vowed that critical ports at both ends of the Panama Canal will continue to operate without interruption
January 30, 2026Inside the premiere of Melania Trump’s not-documentary documentary
January 30, 2026The Senate has voted to fund most of the government through the end of September while carving out a temporary extension for Homeland Security funding, giving Congress two weeks to debate new restrictions on federal immigration raids across the country
January 30, 2026A separatist group is asking for Trump’s help to split from Canada. Here’s what we know
January 30, 2026They were asylum seekers and refugees in Minnesota. Still, ICE detained and flew them to Texas to face deportation
January 30, 2026The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces have announced a new agreement with Syria's central government in Damascus to stabilize a ceasefire
January 30, 2026Uganda’s army chief accused U.S. Embassy officials of helping opposition leader Bobi Wine as he went into hiding
January 30, 2026Russian President Vladimir Putin has agreed to U.S. President Donald Trump's request to pause attacks on Ukraine's power grid for a week
January 30, 2026Foreign women linked to the Islamic State group in a Syrian camp are hoping for amnesty after a government offensive weakened the Kurdish-led forces guarding them
January 30, 2026The Islamic State extremist group has claimed responsibility for an attack on an air force base in Niger's capital
January 30, 2026Kristi Noem treated FEMA as an adversary. Then came a massive winter storm
January 30, 2026Ethiopia’s national carrier cancelled flights to and from its troubled northern region of Tigray as fears grew of a renewed fighting between federal troops and regional forces
January 30, 2026Israel says it will reopen Gaza’s border crossing with Egypt over the weekend
January 30, 2026Trump nominates inflation hawk Kevin Warsh to replace Jerome Powell as Fed chair
January 30, 2026South Africa has declared Israel’s deputy ambassador persona non grata and ordered him to leave the country within 72 hours
January 30, 2026The Justice Department has opened a federal civil rights probe into the death of Alex Pretti, the Minneapolis resident killed Saturday by Border Patrol officers, according to federal officials
January 30, 2026Journalist Don Lemon promises to fight federal charges following his arrest after Minnesota church protest
January 30, 2026Israeli military reportedly acknowledges 70,000 killed in Gaza after previously casting doubt on health ministry’s count
January 30, 2026Journalist Don Lemon has been released from custody after being charged with federal civil rights crimes in connection with an anti-immigration enforcement protest that disrupted services at a Minnesota church
January 30, 2026Houston voters who have gone almost a year without representation in the U.S. House will finally fill the seat in a special runoff election
January 30, 2026NYPD accused of "stop-and-frisk on wheels" in new lawsuit
January 30, 2026Thailand’s top diplomat says that a 5-year-old plan by Southeast Asian leaders to end Myanmar’s civil war has failed but could still help restore peace
January 30, 2026A man convicted of fatally shooting a police officer during a traffic stop is set to be Florida’s third execution of 2026
January 30, 2026A federal judge says federal prosecutors can’t seek the death penalty against Luigi Mangione in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson
January 30, 2026Iran is open to US talks but won’t be dictated to and won’t negotiate on missiles, foreign minister says
January 30, 2026The Trump administration has imposed sanctions against Iran’s interior minister, accusing Eskandar Momeni of repressing nationwide protests that have challenged Tehran’s theocratic government
January 30, 2026Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche says the Justice Department has opened a federal civil rights investigation into the death of Alex Pretti, the Minneapolis resident killed by Border Patrol officers
January 30, 2026Cubans are hustling to become more self-sufficient as the U.S. government tightens its economic noose over the communist-run island in a move experts say is meant to force a popular uprising and usher in a new government
January 30, 2026Federal prosecutors have charged Georgia state Rep. Dexter Sharper with making false statements to collect $13,825 in unemployment benefits during the COVID-19 pandemic
January 30, 2026Massive power outages in Cuba mean that many people are unaware that U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to impose tariffs on any country that sells or supplies oil to the Caribbean island
January 30, 2026U.S. allies and partners in the Middle East again are urging restraint from both the United States and Iran as the Trump administration warns of a possible strike and builds up its military presence in the region
January 30, 2026President Donald Trump has announced an IndyCar race will be held through the streets of Washington as part of America's 250th birthday celebrations
January 30, 2026The Trump administration has approved a massive new series of arms sales to Israel totaling $6.67 billion and to Saudi Arabia worth $9 billion
January 30, 2026Here’s what military equipment the US has positioned in the Middle East as Trump considers an Iran strike
January 30, 2026The United Nations chief is warning that the world body faces “imminent financial collapse” unless its financial rules are overhauled or all 193 member nations pay their dues in full and on time
January 30, 2026Oklahoma City ICE detention center proposal halted after community opposition
January 30, 2026A federal judge warned Justice Department lawyers that they were making “dangerous" and “horrifying” statements when they said the Trump Administration can decide what part of history to display at National Park Service sites
January 30, 2026Trump’s threatened tariffs over oil to Cuba put Mexico in a bind
January 31, 2026Venezuela plans amnesty law for political prisoners and closure of notorious prison
January 31, 2026A Customs and Border Protection official told Congress in a notice that two federal officers fired shots during the encounter that killed ICU nurse Alex Pretti in Minneapolis
January 27, 2026Italians furious over deployment of ICE agents to bolster US security at Winter Olympics
January 27, 2026U.S. consumer confidence declined sharply in January, hitting the lowest level since 2014 as Americans grow increasingly concerned about their financial prospects
January 27, 2026Trump held 2-hour meeting with Noem as his administration grapples with Minneapolis strategy
January 27, 2026Families of two men believed to have been killed in military strike on boat sue US government over ‘unlawful’ attacks
January 27, 2026Minnesota judge orders acting ICE director to appear in court
January 27, 2026Neil Young is offering free access to his entire music catalog to residents of Greenland
January 27, 2026A science-oriented advocacy group moved its “Doomsday Clock” to 85 seconds to midnight, saying the Earth is closer than ever to destruction
January 27, 2026Alex Pretti broke rib in confrontation with federal agents a week before death, sources say
January 27, 2026Israel is marking the end of a painful chapter after the return of the remains of the last hostage held in Gaza
January 27, 2026Prize-winning composer Philip Glass has canceled the world premiere of his symphony about Abraham Lincoln at the Kennedy Center
January 27, 2026Melania Trump calls for unity after Minneapolis shootings in rare interview
January 27, 2026The Trump-approved US TikTok is off to a rough start
January 27, 2026Philip Glass withdraws his ‘Lincoln’ symphony from the Kennedy Center, citing conflicting values
January 27, 2026Man accused of trafficking runaway teen after offering her food
January 27, 2026Spokane vigil honors victim as immigration fears rise in local community
January 27, 2026Greenland’s inhabitants call it Kalaallit Nunaat, or land of the Kalaallit. It is an Indigenous nation whose relatively few people now mostly govern themselves.
January 27, 2026A Chicago carpenter cleared of accusations that he put a $10,000 bounty on the life of a Border Patrol commander’s life has been taken into immigration custody
January 27, 2026A federal judge has blocked the possible deportation of a 5-year-old and his father for now
January 27, 2026The Trump administration has notified Congress that it is taking the first steps to possibly reopen the shuttered U.S. Embassy in Venezuela as it explores restoring relations with the South American country following the U.S. military raid that ousted then-President Nicolás Maduro
January 27, 2026After the regime ‘disappeared’ their children, Argentina’s Madres de la Plaza de Maya relentlessly demanded justice – and exposed the atrocities of a dictatorship.
January 27, 2026A Virginia judge has ruled that a proposed constitutional amendment letting Democrats redraw the state’s Congressional maps was illegal
January 27, 2026Speak in code, delete the chats: The tactics Venezuelans are using out of fear of phone checks
January 27, 2026Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum says that her government has suspended oil shipments to Cuba, but says the pause in shipments has been a “sovereign decision” and not the result of pressure by the United States
January 27, 2026Trump warns against Nouri al-Maliki’s return as prime minister of Iraq
January 27, 2026The Trump administration has unveiled 15 new drugs selected for a Medicare drug price negotiation program that allows the federal government to haggle directly with drug manufacturers
January 28, 2026Top White House aide Stephen Miller acknowledges possible breach of protocol before Alex Pretti’s shooting
January 28, 2026President Donald Trump is warning Iraqi officials that the U.S. would no longer support the country if its former prime minister, Nouri al-Maliki, returns to power
January 28, 2026Top White House aide Stephen Miller said that officials were evaluating why Customs and Border Protection agents in Minneapolis “may not have been following” proper protocol before the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti. CNN's Kristen Holmes reports.
January 28, 2026Trump-backed businessman Nasry Asfura was sworn in Tuesday as president of Honduras
January 27, 2026A man has sprayed an unknown substance on U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar before being tackled to the ground during a town hall she was hosting
January 28, 2026North Korean leader Kim Jong Un says his country will unveil plans to further bolster its nuclear program at the upcoming ruling party congress
January 28, 2026A Republican opponent is challenging U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s eligibility to run for governor of Alabama
January 28, 2026A man sprayed Rep. Ilhan Omar with an unknown substance on Tuesday, seconds after the congresswoman called for the abolishment of ICE.
January 28, 2026After town hall attack, Ilhan Omar condemns ‘terrorizing’ immigration push and criticism from GOP
January 28, 2026Trump administration asks court to pause Louisiana lawsuit targeting abortion pill access while it conducts review
January 28, 2026US conducts military drills in Middle East as tension with Iran builds amid Trump’s demands
January 28, 2026Secretary of State Marco Rubio has given a full-throated defense of President Donald Trump's military operation to oust and arrest then-Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro
January 28, 2026Russia’s 1.2 million casualties in Ukraine dwarf all its conflicts since World War II, report says
January 28, 2026How a love of luxury brought down South Korea’s former first lady
January 28, 2026Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) answered questions after a man rushed the podium and sprayed a substance at her during a town hall in Minneapolis.
January 28, 2026Justice Department expects to release its Epstein files soon, top officials say
January 28, 2026Where is the Supreme Court’s decision on Trump’s tariffs?
January 28, 2026Iran has reached out to Middle Eastern countries over the threat of a possible U.S. military strike
January 28, 2026Doctors, veterans fear near-total abortion ban at VA will put women’s health at risk
January 28, 2026Organizers are planning what they anticipate will be the largest "No Kings" protests yet, targeting what they call authoritarianism under President Donald Trump
January 28, 2026Russia strikes civilian train in Ukraine, killing five, in an attack Zelensky calls ‘terrorism’
January 28, 2026Two former detainees at a Florida immigration center known as “Alligator Alcatraz” testified they faced punishment for seeking legal advice
January 28, 2026Analysis: Trump’s team almost never backs down from its false claims. This past week has been different
January 28, 2026The Federal Reserve pushed the pause button on its interest rate cuts Wednesday, leaving its key rate unchanged at about 3.6% after lowering it three times last year
January 27, 2026Hungarian prosecutors charge Budapest mayor over role in banned LGBTQ+ march
January 28, 2026Former Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has expressed defiance after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to withdraw support for Iraq if he returns to power
January 28, 2026Syria’s interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa has arrived in Moscow for his second time in less than four months for talks, and Russian President Vladimir Putin emphasized his readiness to help the country rebuild its war-battered economy
January 28, 2026Man found guilty of assault after Barron Trump told UK police he saw attack on woman
January 28, 2026The US may be stepping back from some engagements on the world stage. That’s not necessarily bad news for the rest of the world, an analyst argues.
January 28, 2026Parking space savers in snow not allowed on Baltimore streets, mayor says
January 28, 2026The proposed rescheduling of marijuana could have far-reaching implications in science, medicine and criminal justice. What is the best policy option?
January 28, 2026Council member apologizes after using racial slur during public meeting
January 28, 2026President Donald Trump's endorsement of U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany in Wisconsin’s open race for governor has led Tiffany's top Republican rival to drop out of the race
January 28, 2026Melania Trump rings the NYSE opening bell, placing her documentary promotion at the center of the business world
January 28, 2026A group of local prosecutors concerned about immigration enforcement tactics and the lack of federal accountability has launched a project to strategize and seek accountability for what they consider federal overreach and unconstitutional behavior
January 28, 2026Word of the Week: Being a ‘commuter’ in Minneapolis means tailing ICE
January 28, 2026‘We are reliving the Nakba’: A Palestinian community says it’s being erased as Israeli settler violence intensifies
January 28, 2026The man accused of squirting an unknown substance on Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar at a town hall in Minneapolis has a criminal history and made online posts supportive of President Donald Trump
January 28, 2026Detained 5-year-old immigrant is depressed and lethargic, Texas congressman says in demanding boy’s release
January 28, 2026Kansas Supreme Court hears arguments in death row appeal
January 28, 2026Trump’s immigration approach is gumming up the courts, frustrating his Justice Department and judges
January 28, 2026President Donald Trump seemed to signal a willingness to ease tensions in Minneapolis after a second deadly shooting by federal immigration agents
January 28, 2026The search warrant FBI served at Fulton County elections office near Atlanta on Wednesday seeks records tied to the 2020 election, a county spokesperson said
January 28, 2026What it’s like each day in Minneapolis
January 28, 2026Secretary of State Marco Rubio says that technical talks with officials from Denmark and Greenland over hatching an Arctic security deal are now underway
January 28, 2026FBI searches Fulton County elections office as it investigates alleged voter fraud
January 28, 2026Resident detained by ICE while his wife was in hospital with their newborn
January 28, 2026Bruce Springsteen has released a new song, “Streets of Minneapolis,” criticizing President Donald Trump's immigration enforcement
January 28, 2026The FBI is serving a warrant Wednesday at an elections office in Fulton County, Georgia, as it probes alleged voter fraud in the 2020 election. CNN's Paula Reid reports.
January 28, 2026Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni was given an aerial tour of a southern Sicilian town where days of heavy rains triggered a massive landslide
January 28, 2026Trash piling up on Arivaca property near the border
January 28, 2026A federal judge has refused to block a winter oil and gas exploration project in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska that opponents said was improperly analyzed by the federal government
January 28, 2026Democratic Reps. Joaquin Castro and Jasmine Crockett have met with a 5-year-old Ecuadorian boy and his father at a Texas immigration detention center, a case that has stirred anger over the Trump administration’s immigration policies
January 28, 2026Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has a warning for Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney: Your comments against U.S. trade policy could backfire, especially at a time when the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement is facing a formal review
January 28, 2026US Embassy in Copenhagen removes flags honoring fallen Danish soldiers, angering veterans
January 28, 2026Anti-tax advocates are pushing to eliminate property taxes for homeowners
January 28, 2026Brendan Banfield testifies at his double-murder trial ‘there was no plan’ with au pair
January 28, 2026Democrats demand major overhaul to ICE, as government shutdown risk skyrockets
January 28, 2026Elizabeth Kautz, mayor of Burnsville, Minnesota, says she carries her passport in her own city due to concerns about immigration enforcement
January 28, 2026The Trump administration is taking a step toward rolling back a rule that limits smokestack emissions that burden downwind areas in neighboring states
January 28, 2026This former Venezuelan opposition mayor fears the US will deport him to the country he fled
January 29, 2026Mayor Frey tells Anderson Cooper and Sara Sidner that Trump administration officials have not apologized for their initial characterizations of Alex Pretti.
January 29, 2026Takeaways from CNN’s Minnesota town hall
January 29, 2026Republicans are increasingly worried about immigration enforcement becoming a political problem in the upcoming midterm elections
January 29, 2026President Donald Trump is facing a growing cultural revolt against his immigration crackdown
January 29, 2026Obamacare enrollment drops after enhanced premium subsidies expire
January 29, 2026Justice Department bracing for more resignations in Minnesota
January 29, 2026The leaders of Britain and China have called for a “comprehensive strategic partnership” to deepen ties at a time of global uncertainty
January 29, 2026Videos show Alex Pretti forcefully taken to the ground by federal immigration agents after kicking out the tail light of their vehicle during a Minneapolis protest 11 days before he was shot and killed by Border Patrol officers
January 29, 2026Bangladesh’s ousted leader Sheikh Hasina has slammed the country’s upcoming election after her party was barred from the polls, remarks that could deepen tensions ahead of the pivotal vote next month
January 29, 2026King Charles III is clearly thinking about his legacy
January 28, 2026The Philippine foreign secretary says the Association of Southeast Asian Nations does not recognize the recently held elections in Myanmar, the first since the army seized power in 2021
January 29, 2026Melania Trump is capping her first year after becoming first lady again with the global release of a documentary about the 20 days before she and President Donald Trump returned to the White House
January 29, 2026A former Illinois sheriff’s deputy has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for fatally shooting Sonya Massey, a Black women who dialed 911 asking for help
January 29, 2026Vietnam and the European Union have upgraded their relationship to a comprehensive strategic partnership, Vietnam’s highest diplomatic level
January 29, 2026Trump’s National Guard deployments have cost taxpayers nearly $500 million
January 29, 2026How Stephen Miller micromanages Trump’s immigration policies
January 29, 2026German Chancellor Friedrich Merz says the European Union can be an “alternative to imperialism and autocracy” and can forge deals with like-minded partners in a world of increasing great power rivalry
January 29, 2026Trump directs team to beef up his public schedule to combat questions about his stamina
January 29, 2026Amy Klobuchar says she's running for governor of Minnesota
January 29, 2026A Texas man detained by ICE was his disabled son’s sole caregiver. His son will be laid to rest without him
January 29, 2026Sen. Amy Klobuchar launches bid for Minnesota governor: ‘We cannot sugarcoat how hard this is’
January 29, 2026U.S. senators are increasingly looking to leave Washington for leadership roles in their home states
January 29, 2026After a failed US intervention exposed Afghan civilians to Taliban threats, Washington is retreating from its humanitarian obligations.
January 29, 2026Democrats and White House have struck a deal to avert a partial government shutdown and temporarily fund the Department of Homeland Security
January 29, 2026After assault on Ilhan Omar, Trump responds with another blame-the-victim conspiracy theory
January 29, 2026The top U.S. envoy to China has called for fair and reciprocal trade between the world's two largest economies
January 29, 2026Protesters want slavery exhibit restored after removal: "The stories should be told"
January 29, 2026New video shows driver repeatedly ramming into Chabad headquarters
January 29, 2026The Trump administration is looking at basing the new Board of Peace in the Washington building that formerly housed the U.S. Institute of Peace
January 29, 2026House Republicans are proposing sweeping changes to the nation’s voting laws
January 29, 2026A federal judge has rejected Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger's request to raise unlimited campaign funds
January 29, 2026President Donald Trump’s latest attempt to sidestep the United Nations through his new Board of Peace appears to have inadvertently backfired
January 29, 2026President Donald Trump says he's informed Venezuela’s acting president that he'll open up all commercial airspace over Venezuela
January 29, 2026VIDEO: Man attacks neighborhood with pitchfork, residents say
January 29, 2026President Donald Trump says he asked Russian President Vladimir Putin not to target the Ukrainian capital and other towns for one week as the region experiences frigid temperatures and Putin agreed, but Russia hasn't confirmed that
January 29, 2026Trump’s deal with Senate leaders to avert government shutdown hits snags as lawmakers refuse to allow quick vote
January 29, 2026Top Border Patrol official Gregory Bovino and some of his agents are expected to leave Minneapolis on Tuesday and return to their respective sectors, according to three sources familiar the discussions, sidelining a key player in the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown. The move comes after President Donald Trump announced he was dispatching White House border czar Tom Homan to Minneapolis in the wake of Saturday’s fatal shooting of a US citizen.
January 26, 2026Spain will grant legal status to potentially hundreds of thousands of immigrants living and working in the country without authorization
January 27, 2026President Donald Trump is making a big pitch in Iowa as the White House tries to focus on affordability ahead of midterm elections despite fallout over his administration's immigration crackdown
January 27, 2026Why Minnesota’s CEOs finally broke their silence
January 26, 2026A key figure in President Donald Trump's first impeachment is running for the U.S. Senate in Florida as a Democrat
January 27, 2026A military hunt is underway in Uganda opposition leader Bobi Wine, whom the country's army chief is calling a wanted fugitive
January 27, 2026President Donald Trump strong-armed America’s biggest trading partners into pledging trillions of dollars of investment in the United States
January 26, 2026Officials in Ukraine say that a heavy Russian drone attack on Odesa has killed at least three people and wounded 23, including children and a pregnant woman
January 27, 2026U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer is heading to China, aiming to improve relations with Beijing amid tensions with the United States
January 27, 2026Activists say at least 6,221 people have been killed in Iran’s crackdown on nationwide protests and many more are still feared dead
January 27, 2026French lawmakers have approved a bill banning social media for children under 15
January 27, 2026TikTok users say they can’t upload anti-ICE videos. The company blames tech issues
January 27, 2026North Korea has launched short-range ballistic missiles into the sea
January 27, 2026Bondi’s injection of voter roll demands into Minneapolis ICE tensions draws claims of ‘ransom’
January 27, 2026Prominent Republicans and gun rights advocates helped elicit a White House turnabout this week after bristling over the administration’s characterization of Alex Pretti as responsible for his own death because he lawfully possessed a weapon
January 27, 2026A new Minnesota website lays out evidence to counter what state officials have called federal misinformation after immigration officials fatally shot two residents during the Trump administration's immigration crackdown
January 27, 2026After two weeks of intense political and legal scrutiny, the Federal Reserve will seek to make this week’s meeting about interest rates as straightforward and uneventful as possible, though President Donald Trump probably still won’t like the result
January 26, 2026Russian authorities use various strategies to recruit new troops to replenish its supply of soldiers for its nearly 4-year-old full-scale invasion of Ukraine
January 27, 2026Lawmakers in both parties are calling for investigations following the killing of Alex Jeffrey Pretti by a U.S. Border Patrol officer
January 27, 2026Trump says he’s raising tariffs on South Korea because it’s ‘not living up’ to trade agreement
January 26, 2026Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says some of U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats should be viewed as prepositioning before negotiations to renew the countries' free trade pact
January 26, 2026President Donald Trump says he is increasing tariffs on South Korean goods because the country’s national assembly has yet to approve the trade framework announced last year
January 26, 2026President Donald Trump is taking a more conciliatory approach with Democratic leaders in Minnesota
January 27, 2026Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter is backing a proposed fan boycott of World Cup matches in the United States because of the conduct of President Donald Trump and his administration at home and abroad
January 26, 2026Confusion and questions: Where investigations stand in the killing of Alex Pretti
January 27, 2026Venezuela’s leading prisoner rights organization says that dozens of prisoners were released over the weekend
January 26, 2026The shooting deaths of two American citizens at the hands of federal law enforcement in Minneapolis have upended the politics of the Trump administration’s deportation agenda
January 26, 2026Treasury cancels $21 million in Booz Allen contracts, blaming Trump tax return leak
January 26, 2026A group of lawyers and family members of cartel members accused Mexico’s government on Monday of breaking the law by sending nearly a hundred Mexican citizens to the United States without an extradition order
January 26, 2026New York’s congressional redistricting battle is headed back to court
January 26, 2026A US district judge is weighing whether the surge of ICE agents in the state violates the US Constitution or falls within the executive’s power to enforce federal law.
January 26, 2026The U.S. military says the death toll from strikes on alleged drug boats is up to 126 people, with the inclusion of those presumed dead after being lost at sea
January 26, 2026Israel says the remains of the final hostage in Gaza have been recovered, clearing the way for the next phase of the ceasefire that stopped the Israel-Hamas war
January 26, 2026Lawmakers exploring options for DHS bill in critical week for government funding talks
January 26, 2026US carrier strike group is now in the Middle East region, sources say
January 26, 2026Who is Tom Homan, the White House border czar Trump is deploying to Minnesota?
January 26, 2026Trump admin deports Iranians for first time since brutal crackdown on protests
January 26, 2026The Nigerian military says several of its officers will face trial for allegedly plotting to overthrow the West African nation’s government
January 26, 2026Fox News said Tom Homan should be sent to Minnesota — 20 minutes later, Trump did exactly that
January 26, 2026Where government funding talks stand after the Minneapolis shooting
January 25, 2026Celebrities like Pedro Pascal and Billie Eilish begin to condemn deadly shootings in Minneapolis amid ICE surge
January 26, 2026Alex Pretti, a Minnesota nurse, is the sixth person to die during the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement campaign in the U.S. Federal authorities immediately said Pretti was a threat to federal officers
January 26, 2026The U.S. Treasury Department has cut contracts with Booz Allen Hamilton after a former contractor leaked tax information about wealthy individuals, including Donald Trump
January 26, 2026Israelis expressed relief as the remains of Ran Gvili, the last hostage taken into Gaza, were recovered Monday
January 26, 2026Republican candidate for Minnesota governor Chris Madel has ended his campaign in a surprise video announcement
January 26, 2026BTS's upcoming concerts in Mexico have reached a presidential level, with demands from fans prompting a response from Mexico's president
January 26, 2026Survivor urges Georgia domestic violence registry
January 26, 2026The District of Columbia's longtime delegate is closing out her career in Congress
January 25, 2026The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln and three accompanying warships have arrived in the Middle East
January 26, 2026NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte insists Europe cannot defend itself without U.S. military support
January 26, 2026Mail theft in Colorado continues years after USPS vowed to make changes
January 27, 2026Israel recovers body of last hostage in Gaza
January 26, 2026A Michigan Republican businessman has joined a crowded field of candidates vying for to be the state's next governor
January 26, 2026Priests and priestesses of the Afro-Cuban religion known as Santería have offered gifts to deities and asked for peace as tensions rise between the United States and Cuba and the island braces for more economic difficulties
January 26, 2026The Dubai-based Al Habtoor Group plans to take legal action against Lebanese authorities over investment losses of $1.7 billion
January 26, 2026Chris Madel, a Republican running for Minnesota governor, ends his bid and criticizes ICE
January 26, 2026The U.S. is taking a minority stake in an Oklahoma rare earth miner, the latest government investment in the sector as it seeks to minimize its reliance on imports of a material used prevalently in smartphones, robotics, electric vehicles and many other high tech products
January 26, 2026A senior French official has emphasized the importance of honoring French soldiers who died in Afghanistan
January 26, 2026Negotiations to end Russia's invasion of Ukraine are showing signs of progress, but major challenges remain, according to a senior Kremlin official
January 26, 2026Voters in places like Aliquippa and Braddock aren’t becoming more radical; they’re responding to decades of disinvestment and institutional failure.
January 26, 2026Amnesty International says Myanmar's military is using evasive tactics to import aviation fuel for air attacks in its civil war
January 26, 2026Judges at the International Criminal Court have ruled that former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is fit to stand trial
January 26, 2026Gun rights groups and legal experts question Trump administration’s stance on the Second Amendment after shooting
January 26, 2026A Japanese court has held North Korea responsible for human rights violations against four plaintiffs lured to the country by false promises of a "paradise on Earth."
January 26, 2026Here’s the latest on the first trilateral talks between Ukraine, Russia and US as negotiators set plans for future meeting
January 26, 2026Videos and witness statements shed new light on moments leading up to Alex Pretti shooting
January 26, 2026Gold just hit a record $5,000. What’s driving the surge?
January 26, 2026Mark Tully, a longtime BBC correspondent known as the “voice of India,” has died at 90
January 26, 2026Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said a security agreement with the United States is “100% ready.”
January 25, 2026The Minnesota Timberwolves and Golden State Warriors have returned to the court after their game was postponed following the fatal shooting of a man in Minneapolis by federal immigration officers
January 26, 2026Trump administration redoubles immigration enforcement strategy as cracks emerge in the president’s coalition
January 25, 2026A man has been arrested for allegedly assaulting Florida Congressman Maxwell Frost at a party during the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah
January 25, 2026The fatal shooting of a Minneapolis protester by a federal immigration officer touched off a firestorm and prompted some fellow Republicans to question President Donald Trump’s hard-line immigration crackdown, but the president on Sunday night doubled down and blamed Democratic officials
January 25, 2026A growing number of Republicans are pressing for a deeper investigation into federal immigration tactics after a U.S. Border Patrol agent fatally shot a man in Minneapolis
January 25, 2026What Trump officials claimed about Alex Pretti — and what the evidence actually shows
January 25, 2026What we know so far about the latest killing by a federal agent in Minneapolis
January 25, 2026Israel says its military is conducting a large-scale operation to locate the last hostage in Gaza
January 25, 2026Authorities in Iran have unveiled a new mural in a central Tehran square with a direct warning to the United States to not attempt a military strike on the country
January 25, 2026President Donald Trump says the U.S. used a secret weapon he called “The Discombobulator” to disable Venezuelan equipment when the U.S. captured Nicolás Maduro
January 25, 2026Police drone program draws community concern
January 25, 2026DC Delegate Holmes Norton files to end her reelection campaign
January 25, 2026Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says his country has no intention of pursuing a free trade deal with China
January 25, 2026Mother of tear-gassed family faces backlash as video raises questions about a comment from before the incident
January 25, 2026Boys collecting firewood in Gaza killed by Israeli fire
January 25, 2026How Gregory Bovino became the face of Trump’s immigration crackdown
January 25, 2026American religious history is rife with protest movements
January 25, 2026Crowds bid farewell to Japan’s last pandas before return to China amid souring ties
January 25, 2026Trump says he’s skipping the Super Bowl: ‘It’s just too far away’
January 25, 2026Trump claims secret ‘discombobulator’ weapon was used to help capture Maduro
January 25, 2026European leaders are finding a way to speak with one voice against President Donald Trump and they're increasingly willing to say “no” to his demands
January 25, 2026French President Emmanuel Macron says he wants to fast-track a ban on social media for teenagers under 15
January 25, 2026Trump’s stock market: Worst first year of a term since George W. Bush
January 25, 2026Lawyers for Renee Good’s family have experience taking on the government, but this time they face more hurdles
January 25, 2026Voting was held Sunday in the final round of Myanmar’s general election, concluding a monthlong process
January 24, 2026Florida Rep. Maxwell Frost assaulted at Sundance Film Festival event, police say
January 25, 2026Another killing by a federal officer deepens Trump’s self-inflicted political nightmare
January 25, 2026Senate Democrats threaten partial government shutdown over DHS funding after Minnesota shooting
January 25, 2026The morning started frigid and quiet on Minneapolis’ “Eat Street,” a stretch of road south of downtown famous for its small coffee shops and restaurants ranging from New American to Vietnamese
January 25, 2026Family members say the man who was killed by a federal officer in Minneapolis was an intensive care nurse at a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs hospital who cared deeply about people and was upset by President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown in his city
January 24, 2026A federal immigration officer has shot and killed a man in Minneapolis, drawing hundreds of protesters onto the frigidly cold streets in a city already shaken by another fatal shooting weeks earlier
January 24, 2026A federal officer fatally shot a 37-year-old man in Minneapolis amid the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown, according to a hospital record obtained by The Associated Press
January 24, 2026Alex Pretti was an ICU nurse dedicated to helping others, friends and family said
January 25, 2026Takeaways from the first Texas Senate Democratic primary debate
January 24, 2026Democrats Jasmine Crockett and James Talarici differed more on style than substance in their first debate for U.S. Senate in heavily Republican Texas
January 24, 2026Trump praises British troops after drawing outrage at comments downplaying NATO’s role in Afghanistan
January 24, 2026Confusion remains after Trump administration abruptly halts public health funding to cities and states, then reverses course
January 24, 2026The NBA game between the Minnesota Timberwolves and Golden State Warriors has been postponed following another fatal shooting by a federal officer in Minneapolis
January 24, 2026Hours after the expiration of a four-day truce between the Syrian government and Kurdish-led fighters Saturday, Syria’s defense ministry announced the ceasefire had been extended by another 15 days
January 24, 2026U.S. President Donald Trump has heaped praise on British soldiers who fought in Afghanistan
January 24, 2026President Donald Trump is threatening to impose a 100% tariff on goods imported from Canada if America’s northern neighbor goes ahead with its trade deal with China
January 24, 2026Ukraine hails first trilateral talks with Russia and US as ‘constructive’ as Washington says mood ‘very upbeat’
January 24, 2026Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says talks with Russian and American representatives have concluded with constructive discussions on ending the war
January 24, 2026Top U.S. envoys have met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, urging him to advance the ceasefire in Gaza
January 24, 2026Trump threatens new 100% tariffs on Canada over possible trade deal with China
January 24, 2026Pope Leo warns of ‘overly affectionate’ AI chatbots
January 24, 2026Minnesota toddler taken into ICE custody with father and flown to Texas is returned to mother next day, lawyer says
January 24, 2026Armed men entered the home of Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine and held his wife, Barbara Kyagulanyi, at gunpoint as they demanded to know his whereabouts
January 24, 2026Grief has become infrastructure in Minneapolis, a city mobilized by trauma
January 24, 2026President Donald Trump has revoked an invitation to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney to join his Board of Peace
January 23, 2026Outraged nail artists are giving ICE the finger
January 24, 2026The commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guard has warned that his forces are "more ready than ever" as U.S. warships move toward the Middle East
January 24, 2026A judge’s decision to toss out the boundaries of the only Republican-held congressional district in New York City could help Democrats notch a win in the national redistricting wars — but for now, the outcome remains uncertain
January 24, 2026Police say a suicide bomber detonated an explosive vest among guests at a wedding ceremony in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least seven people and wounding 25
January 23, 2026China's Defense Ministry says the military's top general is under investigation for serious violations of discipline and law
January 24, 2026After agreeing to accept deportees from the United States last year, South Sudan sent a list of requests to Washington that included American support for the prosecution of an opposition leader and sanctions relief for a senior official accused of diverting over a billion dollars in public funds
January 24, 2026The scale of nationwide protests in Iran and the bloody crackdown that has followed is slowly coming into focus, even though authorities have cut off the country from the internet
January 24, 2026Danish troops who fought alongside US forces feel betrayed, as Trump threatens Greenland and denigrates NATO
January 24, 2026A preschooler was taken away by ICE, but officials say they had no choice. Here’s what we know
January 23, 2026Forecasters say over half the U.S. population could be affected by snow, ice or bitter cold as a winter storm sweeps across the county
January 23, 2026Pastor Sergio Amezcua, a family friend of a 5-year-old detained by ICE, says agents used the child to draw his pregnant mother out of the house so they could arrest her. He denounces the tactic, drawing comparisons between ICE’s actions in Minnesota and cartels in Mexico. “Cartels don’t target kids or pregnant women,” Amezcua says.
January 22, 2026The Pentagon has released a National Defense Strategy that chastises U.S. allies to take control of their own security and reasserts the Trump administration’s focus on dominance in the Western Hemisphere over a longtime goal of countering China
January 24, 2026Guan Heng sought asylum in the United States after exposing human rights abuses in his native China
January 24, 2026Federal immigration agents in Minnesota are accused of using a 5-year-old boy as "bait" to arrest his father
January 24, 2026Police have arrested about 100 clergy who were demonstrating against immigration enforcement at Minnesota’s largest airport
January 23, 2026FBI agent who initially investigated fatal ICE shooting in Minneapolis has resigned
January 24, 2026Maine’s leading Republican and Democratic officials are taking different approaches to Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s sweeping ongoing action in the state
January 23, 2026A private security guard told a 911 dispatcher that a Cuban immigrant at a Texas detention center tried to hang himself, was restrained by guards in handcuffs, and stopped breathing during a subsequent struggle
January 23, 2026Several people were arrested for protesting at a St. Paul church. Here’s what we know
January 23, 2026The U.S. military says it’s carried out a deadly strike on a vessel accused of trafficking drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, the first since the raid that captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro earlier this month
January 23, 2026Outraged critics are accusing President Donald Trump of “whitewashing history” after the National Park Service removed an exhibit on slavery at Philadelphia’s Independence National Historical Park
January 23, 2026Multiple myeloma survivor hosts blood drive after platelet shortage
January 23, 2026California Attorney General Rob Bonta is suing the Trump administration for approving an oil company's plans to restart two oil pipelines along the state's coast
January 23, 2026A Minnesota activist who was charged for her role in an anti-immigration enforcement protest at a church has released her own video of her arrest, after the White House posted a manipulated image online
January 23, 2026In social media, President Trump is questioning global warming because of a chilly severe winter storm hitting the U_S_ On Friday, he called the weather nearly unprecedented and labeled scientists “environmental insurrectionists.”
January 23, 2026Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney responded to U.S. President Donald Trump's comment that “Canada lives because of the United States” by saying Canada thrives because of Canadian values
January 22, 2026Prosecutors are accusing members of a motorcycle club and a street gang of working together to kill an Indiana judge in hopes of derailing a domestic abuse trial
January 23, 2026British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has signaled that U.S. President Donald Trump to apologize for his false assertion that troops from NATO countries — other than Americans — stayed away from the front line during the war in Afghanistan
January 23, 2026US expected to deport dozens of Iranians as Trump threatens regime over crackdown
January 23, 2026Trump privately frustrated that he risks losing control of immigration message amid Minnesota chaos
January 23, 2026A federal judge in Georgia is dismissing a U.S. Justice Department lawsuit seeking voter information from the state
January 23, 2026A member of Haiti’s transitional presidential council has announced that a majority of the panel has voted to fire the country’s embattled Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé as the country’s political chaos deepens
January 23, 2026A German soccer federation executive committee member says it’s time to consider a World Cup boycott because of the actions of U.S. President Donald Trump
January 23, 2026Trump administration is expanding ‘Mexico City’ abortion policy to also ban funding for NGOs that it says promote DEI
January 23, 2026Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the future of Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region is a key focus as negotiators from Ukraine, Russia, and the United States meet in Abu Dhabi
January 23, 2026Former special counsel Jack Smith, who brought two now-defunct criminal cases against President Donald Trump, defended the integrity of his investigation during a combative hearing Thursday on Capitol Hill. Former police officers who defended the Capitol on January 6 were in the room to watch the hearing, as well as the former leader of the right-wing militia group known as the Oath Keepers.
January 23, 2026Republicans move forward with plans for a midterm convention featuring Trump
January 23, 2026Vice President JD Vance is encouraging anti-abortion activists to celebrate progress in limiting abortion
January 23, 2026President Donald Trump unveiled his 'Board of Peace' with a signing ceremony at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. The President has tasked the group with rebuilding Gaza and tackling global conflicts. The signing ceremony was attended by fewer than 20 countries.
January 22, 2026Justice Department charges ex-government contractor with leaking to Washington Post reporter
January 23, 2026Trump angers allies with claim NATO troops ‘stayed a little back’ from front lines in Afghanistan
January 23, 2026The U.S.-led push to end Russia’s nearly 4-year-old war in Ukraine gained momentum late last year and is moving ahead in 2026, with leaders, diplomats and envoys working on trying to reach a deal
January 23, 2026Ukrainian, Russian and U.S. envoys are meeting in the United Arab Emirates, the first known instance that officials from the Trump administration have sat down with both countries as part of Washington’s push to end Moscow’s nearly 4-year-old invasion
January 23, 2026What is the Donbas, the piece of Ukrainian land that Putin wants so badly?
January 23, 2026Since the republic’s beginning, it has been uncontested law that to invade someone’s home, the government needs a warrant reviewed and signed by a judicial officer. ICE is turning that law on its head.
January 23, 2026Iran’s top prosecutor has called U_S_ President Donald Trump’s about halting the hangings of 800 detained protesters “completely false.”
January 23, 2026Philadelphia sues Trump administration over removal of long-standing slavery exhibit from historic park
January 23, 2026How a Minneapolis federal building’s namesake is inspiring resistance to the ICE actions happening inside
January 23, 2026Leading global economic policymakers at the World Economic Forum in Davos urged countries and businesses to filter out the turmoil from a week of clashes with the Trump administration and focus on boosting growth and fighting inequality in a world where trade will continue to flow and international cooperation is still badly needed
January 23, 2026'Horrifying': Milwaukee officials say no heat and water causes dozens to evacuate apartment
January 23, 2026The shutdown of Wisconsin’s version of C-SPAN amid a shortfall of fundraising has left the state as perhaps the only one in the country where its legislative floor debates are not being broadcast
January 23, 2026The Supreme Court for the past year has repeatedly allowed President Donald Trump to fire heads of independent agencies, but it appears to be drawing a line with the Federal Reserve
January 23, 2026Barron Trump may have saved woman’s life by calling British police during an alleged assault, court hears
January 22, 2026US, Ukraine and Russia in first trilateral talks of the war
January 23, 2026Jared Kushner envisions a rebuilt Gaza with high-rises, a coastline that attracts tourists and a bustling port
January 23, 2026Democratic senators sound the alarm on Pentagon backing firms linked to Donald Trump Jr.
January 23, 2026A scholar of modern Iran looks at Reza Pahlavi, son of the last shah of Iran, and examines what he believes and why his profile has been elevated during the recent anti-government protests.
January 23, 2026‘Mr. President, it’s now time’: Social conservatives beg Trump for abortion pill crackdown
January 23, 2026Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has dissolved the lower house of parliament to pave the way for an early election on Feb. 8
January 23, 2026Vietnam’s Communist Party has re-elected To Lam as general secretary, putting the former security chief on track to become the country’s most powerful leader in decades
January 23, 2026Turkey is celebrating the latest developments in Syria, where the new government has effectively defeated a major Kurdish-led force with an abrupt offensive
January 23, 2026The European Union is ready to implement a free trade agreement with the Mercosur group of South American countries on a provisional basis
January 23, 2026FEMA halts terminations of disaster workers as agency prepares for massive winter storm
January 23, 2026A prominent activist who organized Hong Kong’s decades-old vigil commemorating the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown has defended their demand for ending "one-party rule” in court
January 23, 2026It has become common knowledge in immigrant communities across the U.S. to not open the door for federal immigration agents unless they show a warrant signed by a judge
January 23, 2026Firefighters and security forces in Chile are battling deadly wildfires that have killed at least 21 people and destroyed vast areas of forests
January 23, 2026European Union leaders have welcomed U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to drop his tariff threats over Greenland, but they are wary about his Board of Peace project
January 22, 2026Desperate Palestinians at a garbage dump in a Gaza neighborhood are digging with their bare hands for plastic items to burn to keep warm in the cold and damp winter in the enclave, battered by two years of the Israel-Hamas war
January 22, 2026President Donald Trump launched his Board of Peace on Thursday to lead efforts to maintain a ceasefire in Gaza
January 22, 2026A federal judge ruled that the academics, who are party to a lawsuit alleging U.S. policy singles out noncitizens for detention or deportation over their pro-Palestinian activism on college campuses, can seek relief from the court if their immigration status is changed as retribution for taking part in the case
January 23, 2026Attorney General Pam Bondi says a woman who led an anti-immigration enforcement protest that disrupted a service at a Minnesota church has been arrested
January 22, 2026‘F**k yourself’: Former MPD officer who was beaten during Jan. 6 riot tells GOP lawmaker
January 23, 2026New ICE policy allows officers to enter homes without a judge’s warrant. Here’s what experts say
January 23, 2026Federal agents have taken a 5-year-old boy and his father from Minnesota to a detention facility in Texas
January 22, 2026Maine Gov. Janet Mills challenged federal immigration officials to provide arrest warrants, real-time numbers and information about detainees amid a sweeping enforcement operation, saying the state has been left in the dark as fear spreads in immigrant communities
January 22, 2026Takeaways from former special counsel Jack Smith’s public hearing
January 22, 2026Former Special Counsel Jack Smith testified publicly for the first time on Capitol Hill about his investigation of President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election
January 22, 2026Georgia Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, a Republican gubernatorial candidate, is attacking his opponent over the 2020 election
January 22, 2026President Donald Trump seemed more optimistic about a future Greenland deal after meeting with a familiar friend, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte. CNN looks at his relationship with Trump.
January 22, 2026Former special counsel Jack Smith, who brought two now-defunct criminal cases against President Donald Trump, defended the integrity of his investigation during a combative hearing Thursday on Capitol Hill. Making his first public appearance before lawmakers, Smith pushed back against Trump’s claims that he was a crooked prosecutor during a hearing that devolved into a partisan Rorschach test about Trump’s actions after losing the 2020 election.
January 22, 2026JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon had a tense exchange at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Wednesday with moderator and Editor-in-Chief of The Economist Zanny Minton Beddoes when she asked a question about President Trump.
January 22, 2026Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is criticizing European allies for their slow and fragmented response to Russia's invasion
January 22, 2026A jury has found a man not guilty of offering a $10,000 bounty over Snapchat for the murder of a top Border Patrol commander who led an immigration crackdown in the Chicago area last year
January 22, 2026Trump administration completes US’ split from the World Health Organization
January 22, 2026Vice President JD Vance says he came to Minneapolis to help “lower the temperature” in the city
January 22, 2026The Trump administration is misrepresenting the arrest of civil rights attorney Nekima Levy Armstrong for her role in an anti-immigration enforcement protest that disrupted a service at a Minnesota church
January 22, 2026Venezuela’s legislature is debating a major overhaul of its oil sector, the first since Hugo Chávez's era
January 22, 2026What is Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ and who is joining? Here’s what to know.
January 22, 2026Two teens arrested after swastikas painted on playground in Jewish area of Brooklyn
January 22, 2026President Donald Trump's budget office is telling government agencies to compile data on federal money sent to a group of 14 mostly Democratic-controlled states and the District of Columbia
January 22, 2026Democratic state Rep. Angie Nixon has announced her candidacy for the Florida U.S. Senate seat held by Republican Ashley Moody in the 2026 election
January 22, 2026Trump administration targets 14 blue states with sweeping federal funding review
January 22, 2026Sen. Amy Klobuchar prepares to run for Minnesota governor
January 22, 2026The Trump administration is arguing the government could detain and deport British people under an 18th century wartime act if a president found there was a “British invasion” corrupting young Americans
January 22, 2026The Trump administration is ending the use of abortion-derived fetal tissue in research funded by the National Institutes of Health
January 22, 2026President Donald Trump is suing JPMorgan Chase and its CEO Jamie Dimon for $5 billion
January 22, 2026Trump says heavy bruise on his left hand came after he ‘clipped it on the table’
January 22, 2026Judge rejects Justice Department’s initial attempt to bring charges against Don Lemon
January 22, 2026The Trump administration is expanding its ban on U.S. foreign aid for groups supporting abortion services to include assistance going to international and domestic organizations and agencies that promote gender identity as well as diversity, equity and inclusion programs
January 22, 2026Trump sues JPMorgan and Jamie Dimon for dropping him as a customer after Jan. 6 attack
January 22, 2026The U.S. has imposed sanctions on five Costa Ricans and five Costa Rican entities for allegedly transporting cocaine from Colombia
January 22, 2026Iraq has asked that Islamic State group prisoners be moved from northeast Syria to its detention centers
January 22, 2026Rhode Islanders have long been able to choose Mr. Potato Head for their specialty license plates
January 22, 2026U.S. President Donald Trump used the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, to unveil a proposed "Board of Peace" for Gaza
January 22, 2026Nearly all residents out of problematic nursing home after OH Attorney General asked for shutdown
January 22, 2026Playground vandalized with swastikas twice in same week
January 22, 2026Officials say that France’s navy, working with intelligence provided by the United Kingdom, intercepted an oil tanker in the Mediterranean Sea that traveled from Russia, in a mission targeting the sanctioned Russian shadow fleet
January 22, 2026Crowds marched in Greenland's capital, Nuuk, Saturday sending a message that their country is not for sale as US President Donald Trump pushes for a deal. CNN's Nic Robertson reports.
January 06, 2026New information about 'brutal' prison attack. What inmate said after allegedly killing cellmate.
January 22, 2026Campaigning has begun for Bangladesh’s elections next month
January 22, 2026Teen's idea leads to bill offering tax credits for braille shipping labels
January 22, 2026Colombia has announced a 30% tax on certain Ecuadorian products and says it will suspend energy sales to Ecuador
January 22, 2026Missouri gambling regulators have rejected an NCAA request to ban bets on college athletes' performance
January 22, 2026Son of wrongly executed Dallas man finds peace after 70 years with father's exoneration
January 22, 2026The son-in-law of Venezuelan opposition figure Edmundo González has been released after more than a year in detention
January 22, 2026In an interview with CNN's Kaitlan Collins, California Governor Gavin Newsom responded to what Donald Trump said about him in his speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
January 21, 2026Mother files lawsuit after police officer frisks her 12-year-old daughter
January 22, 2026The US used a cyberattack to turn off power in Caracas during the raid to seize Maduro. The US grid is also vulnerable to this kind of attack.
January 22, 2026The Trump administration’s move to withdraw the US from these organizations risks undercutting lasting peace and global human rights accountability.
January 22, 2026Democrats demand Trump officials disclose potential ‘profiteering’ from Venezuela oil dealings
January 22, 2026The House has passed this year's final batch of spending bills
January 22, 2026NATO’s Mark Rutte emerges as Trump whisperer-in-chief after dramatic about-face at Davos
January 22, 2026A report issued by the Council on Criminal Justice is showing a 21% decrease in the homicide rate from 2024 to 2025, based on data collected from 35 American cities
January 22, 2026Federal authorities have called those who monitor ICE ‘domestic terrorists.’ Here’s what we know
January 22, 2026Two Hong Kong pro-democracy activists have pleaded not guilty in a landmark national security trial
January 21, 2026Supreme Court conservatives have downplayed Trump’s conduct. The Fed case may change that
January 22, 2026Joe Biden promised Europe that "America is back" early in his presidency, aiming to mend ties after Donald Trump's tenure
January 22, 2026Economic stress is widespread across the United States, but for Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders and Native Hawaiians, anxiety about costs and affordability is particularly high
January 22, 2026An Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo obtained by The Associated Press reveals that the agency allows immigration officers to forcibly enter homes to make arrests without a judicial warrant
January 21, 2026Iran has reported its first government-issued death toll from the recent protests, saying 3,117 people were killed
January 21, 2026A judge has thrown out the boundaries of New York City's only Republican congressional seat, ordering a redrawing due to unconstitutional vote dilution of Black and Hispanic residents
January 21, 2026Jack Smith is ‘not afraid’ of Donald Trump, his legal team says ahead of Thursday testimony
January 21, 2026Maine is seeing an increase in immigration enforcement activity this week
January 21, 2026President Donald Trump’s ambitions for the “Board of Peace” to play a role in global conflicts beyond Gaza appear to be the latest U.S. attempt to sidestep the U.N. Security Council
January 22, 2026Business in Minnesota has taken a hit as President Donald Trump's administration carries out an immigration sweep that has spurred protests
January 21, 2026Russian officials and media are reacting to President Donald Trump’s push to acquire Greenland with a mix of glee and caution
January 21, 2026Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum says that her government sent 37 cartel members to the United States at the request of the U.S. Justice Department
January 21, 2026Five takeaways from Trump’s antagonistic speech in Davos
January 21, 2026President Donald Trump says he has scrapped the tariffs that he threatened to impose on eight European nations to press for U.S. control over Greenland
January 21, 2026Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says about 4,000 buildings in Kyiv remain without heating, and nearly 60% of the city is without power following days of Russian attacks on Ukraine’s power grid
January 21, 2026Electrical issue that grounded Trump’s flight raises questions about aging Air Force One aircraft
January 21, 2026Takeaways: Supreme Court signals it will defy Trump to keep Lisa Cook on Federal Reserve
January 21, 2026Hospitals in Gaza say Israeli forces have killed at least 11 Palestinians on one of the deadliest days since the ceasefire between Hamas and Israel took effect in October
January 21, 2026U.S. President Donald Trump has decided to drop his threat of imposing tariffs on several European countries
January 21, 2026Trump says Board of Peace meant to oversee Gaza reconstruction ‘might’ replace UN
January 20, 2026After Newsom trolls Trump in Davos, one of his appearances is blocked
January 21, 2026Why the fate of ISIS prisoners in Syria is back on the radar
January 20, 2026The U.S. military has started transferring Islamic State detainees from northeastern Syria to secure facilities in Iraq
January 21, 2026Europeans are rattled by U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats over Greenland, and are preparing countermeasures against the United States
January 21, 2026President Donald Trump’s plans for bringing homeownership within reach of more Americans involve pushing for lower interest rates on home loans and credit cards, and banning large institutional investors from buying single-family homes
January 21, 2026Divisions have emerged over U.S. President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace as its ambitions have grown beyond Gaza
January 21, 2026Fact check: Trump’s barrage of false claims in Davos about Greenland and NATO
January 21, 2026Why does Trump want Greenland and why is it so important?
January 06, 2026The EU pushed back on Trump’s latest tariff threats. Hours later, he backed down
January 21, 2026Under pressure from FIFA and UEFA, Palestinian soccer pitch saved from planned Israeli demolition
January 21, 2026Second lady Usha Vance and Vice President JD Vance are expecting a baby this summer, the couple announced. CNN's Kristen Holmes reports.
January 21, 2026President Donald Trump's threats to annex Greenland and impose tariffs continue to raise concerns in Europe
January 21, 2026Olympic leader Kirsty Coventry is yet to have formal contact with U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration but says she looks forward to meeting Vice President JD Vance in Milan next month
January 21, 2026Mother fights for justice after son's death in controversial Stand Your Ground case
January 21, 2026The Trump administration is dropping its appeal of a federal court ruling that blocked a campaign against diversity, equity, and inclusion threatening federal funding to the nation’s schools and colleges
January 21, 2026Logan's Law gains bipartisan support in Kentucky legislature after decade-long fight for justice
January 21, 2026Former NFL sideline reporter Michele Tafoya has launched her campaign for the U.S. Senate
January 21, 2026The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces have fallen from power in Syria as the U.S. shifts its backing to the country's new leaders in Damascus
January 21, 202692-year-old woman dead in crash with police cruiser; family demands justice
January 21, 2026Executive says ICE is "evicted" from local offices, hasn't been paying rent
January 21, 2026Michelle Obama explains her comments that the US wasn’t ready for a female president
January 21, 2026Treasury Secretary Bessent says Denmark and its investment in the US are ‘irrelevant’
January 21, 2026Danish veterans feel betrayed as the U.S. escalates threats to seize Greenland, a territory of Denmark
January 21, 2026While federal immigrant agents need to produce a judicial warrant to enter a classroom, they can freely operate in public spaces at and around schools.
January 21, 2026Guatemalan police and soldiers are using new powers under a state of emergency to target the Barrio 18 gang in a high-crime area in the capital
January 21, 2026Although she’s the world’s reigning pop star, attitudes toward Swift are split markedly along both partisan and gender lines.
January 21, 2026“When they make a wasteland, they call it ‘peace,‘” wrote the Roman historian Tacitus, in a turn of phrase that a classics scholar says has been relevant for centuries – including right now.
January 21, 2026European Union lawmakers have voted to hold up a major free trade agreement with the Mercosur group of South American countries over concerns about the legality of the deal
January 21, 2026A South Korean court has ruled that the failed imposition of martial law by former President Yoon Suk Yeol constituted an act of rebellion
January 21, 2026Michele Tafoya, a longtime sportscaster, launches a Republican bid for US Senate in Minnesota
January 21, 2026Man who assassinated former Japan leader Abe with homemade gun sentenced to life in prison
January 21, 2026A Japanese court sentenced a man who admitted assassinating former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to life imprisonment
January 21, 2026Trump once again en route to Davos after ‘minor electrical issue’ forced Air Force One to turn back
January 21, 2026What we know about the FACE and KKK acts that could be used to prosecute Minnesota church protesters
January 21, 2026President Donald Trump’s plane, Air Force One, has safely returned to Joint Base Andrews about an hour after departing for Switzerland on Tuesday evening
January 21, 2026President Donald Trump meandered through a list of his administration’s accomplishments while speaking at a White House press briefing Tuesday
January 20, 2026Lindsey Halligan, who as a top Justice Department prosecutor pursued indictments against a pair of President Donald Trump’s adversaries, is leaving her position
January 20, 2026Israeli settlers are celebrating the inauguration of a new settlement in the West Bank on land where Israel and the U.S. once hoped to build a hospital for Palestinian children
January 20, 2026The Department of Justice has subpoenaed at least five officials across Minnesota as part of a probe into whether the officials obstructed ICE efforts in the state. One of those officials, St. Paul Mayor Kaohly Her, joins Erin Burnett OutFront to respond and discuss the ongoing ICE operation in her city.
January 20, 2026Mexico's security minister says the country has sent 37 more cartel members to the United States
January 20, 2026A look at false and misleading claims made as President Donald Trump marks his first year back in office by highlighting accomplishments at Davos and at a White House briefing
January 20, 2026Wes Moore targets Maryland’s only GOP congressman with redistricting, but a powerful Democrat stands in his way
January 21, 2026Federal prosecutors have served six grand jury subpoenas to Minnesota officials as part of an investigation into whether they obstructed or impeded federal law enforcement during a sweeping immigration operation in Minneapolis-St. Paul area
January 20, 2026President Donald Trump wanted to recap his first year back in office
January 21, 2026President Donald Trump closed out 2025 with his plan to end the Israel-Hamas war in fine fettle
January 20, 2026President Donald Trump's push to control Greenland has sparked major tensions with Europe
January 20, 2026Vice President JD Vance and his wife, second lady Usha Vance, are expecting their fourth child
January 20, 2026A man charged with vandalizing Vice President JD Vance's Ohio home has pleaded not guilty
January 20, 2026Democrat Mikie Sherrill has been inaugurated as New Jersey's 57th governor
January 20, 2026Doctors say immigrant patients are missing key medical appointments, afraid to come to medical clinics amid the Trump administration’s sweeping Minnesota immigration crackdown
January 20, 2026Grim humanitarian conditions remain in Gaza months after the ceasefire paused two years of war between Israel and Hamas militants
January 20, 2026Exclusive: Justice Department leadership pushed FBI to investigate campaign contributions to Minnesota officials
January 20, 2026A jury has been selected for the trial of a man accused of putting a $10,000 bounty on the life of a Border Patrol commander who led an immigration crackdown in the Chicago area last year
January 20, 2026President Donald Trump’s bid to reshape the Federal Reserve board is putting the Supreme Court in a familiar position, weighing an emergency appeal from the president’s lawyers in a politically charged case
January 20, 2026Youngest Freedom Rider given formal apology from city of Jackson
January 20, 2026A federal judge in Miami has rescheduled a hearing for a Florida congresswoman charged with conspiring to steal $5 million in federal COVID-19 disaster funds
January 20, 2026Israel starts demolishing UN agency headquarters in East Jerusalem after ban
January 20, 2026Britain’s government has approved a massive new Chinese Embassy in central London, despite strong criticism from lawmakers
January 20, 2026Iran has warned Donald Trump not to take any action against the country’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, days after the U.S. president called for an end to Khamenei’s near 40-year reign
January 20, 2026Trump administration asks judge to reject Minnesota’s bid to stop immigration crackdown
January 20, 2026The World Economic Forum’s annual meeting attracts corporate executives, academics, philanthropists and media to the Swiss Alps town of Davos
January 20, 2026Guards from the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces have abandoned a camp in northeast Syria, allowing detainees linked to the Islamic State group to escape
January 20, 2026Federal immigration agents have detained a U.S. citizen in Minnesota at gunpoint without a warrant
January 20, 2026Teen to plead guilty to mass shooting in Hedingham neighborhood
January 20, 2026New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders are rallying with nurses in Manhattan during the ninth day of their strike
January 20, 2026Israeli forces have targeted two United Nations facilities as part of their crackdown on the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees
January 20, 2026New court doc asserts former Obama WH counsel advised Jeffrey Epstein during critical reputational and legal battles
January 20, 2026President Donald Trump is fighting a two-front war at the outset of this year’s midterm campaigns, working to prevent Democratic victories while also attempting to purge the Republican Party of the few remaining members who have defied him
January 20, 2026With Trump’s backing, Rep. Julia Letlow launches a primary challenge against Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy
January 20, 2026With a very offbeat style of play and even more unique body art, Oleksandra Oliynykova stood out in her Australian Open loss to defending champion Madision Keys
January 20, 2026The British government is defending its decision to transfer sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius after U.S. President Donald Trump criticized the move
January 20, 2026What are the Chagos Islands and why does Trump think Britain would be stupid to give them up?
January 20, 2026Turkey’s pro-Kurdish political party says that violence against Kurdish groups in Syria risks undermining reconciliation efforts with Kurdish militants in Turkey
January 20, 2026Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says the bid by U.S. President Donald Trump to take over Greenland poses a “deep crisis” for NATO and raises questions about the alliance’s preservation as a single military-political bloc
January 20, 2026President Donald Trump has commanded attention during his second term
January 20, 2026President Donald Trump has shared private messages from world leaders about Greenland, revealing softer tones behind public criticism
January 20, 2026Severely burned firefighter to get workers' comp after outrage over denied care
January 20, 2026New Jersey students to learn cursive in school under new law
January 20, 2026NYC Mayor Mamdani, Sen. Bernie Sanders join striking nurses on picket line
January 20, 2026Fact check: The false claims in Trump’s extraordinary message to Norway
January 20, 2026An Israeli official says the nation has been asked to join U.S. President Donald Trump’s new Board of Peace that will supervise the next phase of the Gaza peace plan
January 19, 2026President Donald Trump promised the largest mass deportation operation in U.S. history, but achieving his goal wouldn’t have been possible without his big tax and spending cuts bill
January 20, 2026Britain approves ‘mega’ Chinese embassy in London despite national security fears
January 20, 2026Supreme Court doubts constitutionality of Hawaii’s ‘default’ ban on guns on private property that’s open to the public
January 20, 2026With eyes on House majority, Democrats face Trump impeachment dilemma
January 20, 2026North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has dismissed a vice premier over issues in a factory modernization project
January 20, 2026Trump officials investigate protesters who interrupted Minnesota church service, targeting ICE official
January 19, 2026Black landowners from a Georgia island community founded by freed slaves have won their latest property dispute with local officials at the ballot box
January 20, 2026Hackers have disrupted Iranian state TV to air footage supporting the exiled crown prince
January 19, 202610-foot-tall replica of Trump’s alleged birthday message to Epstein appears on National Mall
January 20, 2026How the US treats its allies has been a crucial question for every president. What evolved over the centuries into an official embrace of friendly nations is now being reversed by Donald Trump.
January 19, 2026Even some Trump advisers are wary of a military pursuit of Greenland. Is an off-ramp possible?
January 19, 2026A federal judge has refused to temporarily block the Trump administration from enforcing a new policy requiring members of Congress to give a week’s notice before they can visit immigration detention facilities
January 19, 2026Communities across the U.S. held parades, panels and service projects for the 40th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr. Day
January 19, 2026Federal prosecutors have opened a criminal investigation into the Federal Reserve’s $2.5 billion renovation of its headquarters in Washington, DC.
January 19, 2026Walz was also asked about foreign ties during Harris vetting, sources tell CNN
January 19, 2026Mexico is showing sensitivity to U.S. military movements since the attack earlier this month on Venezuela
January 19, 2026In the wake of spiraling tensions between the United States and Iran over Tehran’s violent crackdown of protests, analysts warn that internal upheaval or a potential collapse of the Iranian government could carry nuclear risks
January 19, 2026The Swiss town of Davos hosts the annual meeting of elites from business, government and culture this week
January 19, 2026Bulgaria’s President Rumen Radev says he is stepping down from the mostly ceremonial job
January 19, 2026Activist keeping Martin Luther King Jr.'s message at Girard College alive 6 decades later
January 19, 2026The Democrats’ 2028 calendar fight: 12 states apply for a spot at the front of the line
January 19, 2026Nearly 3,000 high-level participants from business, government and beyond plus untold numbers of activists, journalists and observers are converging on the Swiss town of Davos for the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting
January 19, 2026European shares mostly fell and U.S. stock futures skidded Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to slap a 10% extra tariff on imports from eight European countries because they oppose having America take control of Greenland
January 19, 2026Trump ties failure to win Nobel Peace Prize to efforts to acquire Greenland in message to Norway
January 19, 2026European Union leaders are using strong language like "intimidation" and "blackmail" to describe U.S. President Donald Trump's threat of new tariffs over Greenland
January 19, 2026Government offices, the stock market and many schools are closed Monday in observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day, but most businesses are open
January 19, 2026Three U.S. Catholic cardinals have urged the Trump administration to use a moral compass in foreign policy
January 19, 2026Syria’s military has seized swaths of Kurdish-held territory. Here’s what we know.
January 18, 2026After decades of fighting the Iranian regime, Kurds see victory edging closer
January 19, 2026Putin invited to join Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ for Gaza, Kremlin says
January 19, 2026Prince Harry vs. the Daily Mail: Royal takes on tabloid publisher over unlawful information gathering
January 19, 2026A shooting at a town hall in northern Czech Republic on Monday has left one person dead and six others wounded
January 19, 2026Shapiro says Harris’ vetting team asked whether he was ‘an agent of the Israeli government’
January 19, 2026A year into Trump’s second term, Iowa voters offer clues for the midterm elections
January 19, 2026Iraq announces full withdrawal of US forces from its federal territory
January 19, 2026Will the Supreme Court continue to protect the Federal Reserve from Donald Trump?
January 19, 2026Vietnam’s Communist Party has opened a meeting to decide the country's top leadership and policies for the next five years
January 19, 2026Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ for Gaza to require $1 billion payment for permanent membership
January 18, 2026Guatemala President Bernardo Arévalo has declared a state of siege after suspected gang members in Guatemala’s capital killed seven police officers
January 18, 2026Aftermath video of latest ICE shooting involving a man officials say assaulted an officer contradicts officials’ account
January 18, 2026The Pentagon has ordered about 1,500 active duty soldiers to be ready in case of a possible deployment to Minnesota, where federal authorities have been conducting a massive immigration enforcement operation
January 18, 2026Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey says sending active duty soldiers to Minnesota for an immigration crackdown is ridiculous and unconstitutional
January 18, 2026What sounds like President Donald Trump narrating a new Fannie Mae ad actually is an AI-cloned voice reading text, according to a disclaimer in the video
January 18, 2026The Syrian government has announced a ceasefire with the Syrian Democratic Forces, taking almost full control of the country
January 18, 2026The eight European countries targeted by U_S_ President Donald Trump for a 10% tariff for opposing American control of Greenland have criticized the move in an unusually strong joint statement, warning that his threats “undermine transatlantic relations and risk a dangerous downward spiral.”
January 18, 2026At least eight more countries say the United States has invited them to join President Donald Trump’s new Board of Peace overseeing next steps for Gaza
January 18, 2026Iran’s supreme leader acknowledges thousands were killed in protests
January 18, 2026Restaurant workers detained by ICE agents who visited business for lunch
January 18, 20261,500 soldiers on standby for possible Minnesota deployment, source says, as state mobilizes National Guard
January 18, 2026A U.S.-based activist agency reports at least 3,919 deaths during recent protests in Iran
January 18, 2026The Justice Department is investigating whether Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey have impeded federal immigration enforcement through public statements they have made, according to two people familiar with the matter
January 16, 2026A heckler yelled “leave Greenland alone!”
January 18, 2026President Donald Trump’s new Gaza ceasefire plan includes a committee to manage Gaza's daily affairs
January 17, 2026Mom now wearing ankle monitor, fighting to prove U.S. citizenship after ICE deportation threat
January 18, 2026President Yoweri Museveni says his landslide victory in Uganda's election shows his party's dominance
January 18, 2026Republican lawmakers are scrambling to contain President Donald Trump’s threats of taking possession of Greenland
January 18, 2026CNN poll: Just 6% of Americans satisfied with how much US has released from Epstein files so far
January 18, 2026Kremlin-installed authorities in Russia-occupied parts of southern Ukraine say Ukrainian drone strikes have damaged energy networks
January 18, 2026Martin Luther King Jr.'s daughter says the holiday honoring her father's legacy is a “saving grace” amid political division
January 18, 2026American Battleground: Demolition Man – How Trump’s first year back is changing the nation’s capital
January 18, 2026Meet the trusted diplomat tasked with turning the US-backed ceasefire into peace for Gaza
January 18, 2026Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz mobilizes state National Guard amid ongoing protests
January 17, 2026US carries out lethal strike against al Qaeda affiliate leader in Syria
January 18, 2026The European Union and the Mercosur bloc of South American countries have formally signed a long-sought landmark free trade agreement
January 17, 2026Trump threatens new tariffs on European allies over Greenland until deal reached, as thousands protest
January 17, 2026Republican Congressman Mike Flood joins The Lead.
January 16, 2026Recent Trump investments reignite concerns around potential conflicts of interest
January 17, 2026Kurdish forces retreat as government troops advance across northern Syria
January 17, 2026Virginia’s governors traditionally wear morning suits for their inaugurations
January 17, 2026Thousands of Greenlanders carefully marched across snow and ice to take a stand against U.S. President Donald Trump
January 17, 2026Trump’s double pardon underscores sweeping use of clemency
January 17, 2026A third round of retaliatory strikes by the U.S. in Syria has resulted in the death of an Al-Qaeda-affiliated leader
January 17, 2026The White House has announced that U.S. Vice President JD Vance will lead an American delegation to the 2026 Winter Olympics
January 17, 2026President Donald Trump says he'll impose a 10% import tax starting in February on goods from eight European nations because of their opposition to American control of Greenland
January 17, 2026Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has criticized U.S. President Donald Trump for supporting Iranian protesters
January 17, 2026Thousands of people have rallied in Serbia as university students announced a new stage in their struggle against President Aleksandar Vucic’s government
January 17, 2026‘Blood on the streets’: Iranian who fled Karaj tells of brutal crackdown on protesters
January 17, 2026Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has won his seventh term with 71.65% of the votes
January 17, 2026Israel’s government is objecting to a White House announcement about leaders overseeing the next steps in Gaza as the ceasefire enters its challenging second phase
January 17, 2026A Minneapolis couple says federal officers rolled a tear gas canister under their SUV, flooding it with toxic fumes and leaving them and several of their six children, including an infant, in need of hospital treatment
January 17, 2026Syrian government forces have entered two northern towns after Kurdish-led fighters agreed to evacuate
January 17, 2026Former UK leader Blair joins Carney and Rubio on Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ for Gaza
January 17, 2026A border crossing in Turkey’s eastern province of Van has not seen a major influx of Iranians seeking asylum
January 17, 2026Britain’s main opposition leader has joined a protest against China’s planned new embassy in London
January 17, 2026The NFL will honor the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. by displaying “Choose Love” in the end zones and on helmet decals for all divisional round playoff games this weekend
January 17, 2026911 transcripts, incident reports and videos show how an ICE agent shot a mother of 3 at ‘point blank range’
January 17, 2026Your biggest legal questions about ICE and the Minneapolis shooting, answered
January 17, 2026The Trump admin tried to merge DEA and ATF. After pressure, it quietly abandoned the plan
January 17, 2026A Ukrainian delegation has arrived in the United States to discuss a U.S.-led diplomatic push to end the nearly 4-year-old war
January 17, 2026America’s top trading partners are responding to President Donald Trump’s trade policies by trying to take their business elsewhere
January 17, 2026Longtime climate activist Bill McKibben finds hope in solar energy despite the Trump administration rolling back environmental regulations and freezing offshore wind projects
January 17, 2026Anti-abortion movement seeks to escalate clashes over blue state ‘shield’ laws
January 17, 2026Journalists and media leaders in Bangladesh are demanding protection after recent attacks on two major newspapers
January 17, 2026Trump considering new tariffs on countries that oppose his annexation plans for Greenland
January 16, 2026Sen. Thom Tillis isn't holding back in his final year in Washington
January 17, 2026A U.S. judge has ruled federal officers in a Minneapolis-area immigration operation can’t detain or tear gas peaceful protesters who aren’t obstructing authorities, including when these people are observing the agents
January 17, 2026The Federal Aviation Administration is urging U.S. aircraft operators to “exercise caution” when flying over the eastern Pacific Ocean near Mexico, Central America and parts of South America, citing “military activities” and satellite navigation interference
January 17, 2026Alleged Charlie Kirk assassin Tyler Robinson appears in court as defense pushes to disqualify prosecutors from the case
January 16, 2026The Utah man charged with killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk returned to court Friday as his attorneys seek to disqualify prosecutors in the case
January 16, 2026A judge has ruled that Tennessee prison officials must grant expanded access to media members to view state-run executions
January 17, 2026President Donald Trump has issued a series of pardons, including for the father of a large donor to his super PAC and a woman who ended up back in prison after he commuted her sentence during his first term
January 17, 2026President Donald Trump this week quietly appointed four new members to the Commission of Fine Arts, one of two federal panels reviewing his plan to build a White House ballroom
January 16, 2026Trump’s pardon of convicted woman is the second time he’s erased her sentence in a criminal case
January 16, 2026Brazilian President Lula da Silva and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen celebrate the expected signing of a free trade agreement between the EU and Mercosur
January 16, 2026FBI director and deputy attorney general visit Minneapolis amid ongoing tensions
January 16, 2026President Donald Trump says he's ready to restart U.S. mediation between Egypt and Ethiopia over Nile River water sharing
January 16, 2026U.S. President Donald Trump says he may punish countries with tariffs if they don’t back the U.S. controlling Greenland
January 16, 2026New York City nurses on strike say they have restarted contract talks with another one of the major hospital systems affected on the fifth day of the walkout
January 16, 2026Trump appoints loyalists to arts commission that will review White House ballroom plans
January 16, 2026Republicans in Congress are supporting Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell as the Trump administration ramps up its pressure campaign against the central bank
January 16, 2026Kansas City, Missouri, mayor requests investigation into city's response to concerns before Northland homicide
January 16, 2026At its one-year mark, the Trump administration is dismantling the systems that once helped the US move toward a more open and equal democracy.
January 16, 2026Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado says she’s confident of her country’s eventual transition to democracy after the U.S. military ousted former President Nicolás Maduro
January 16, 2026President Donald Trump plans to pardon former Puerto Rico Gov. Wanda Vázquez, a White House official said
January 16, 2026President Donald Trump is thanking Iran for not following through on executions of more than 800 political prisoners
January 16, 2026The White House has released the names of some of the leaders who will play a role in overseeing next steps in Gaza
January 16, 2026Virginia Democrats set up a referendum to try to flip as many as 4 GOP-held US House seats
January 16, 2026Local leaders chime in after reports of ICE touring south Kansas City locations for possible detention center
January 16, 2026What we know about Trump’s ‘Great Health Care Plan’
January 16, 2026CIA Director John Ratcliffe has met with Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez
January 16, 2026‘As far as I’m concerned, this regime has fallen’: Director Jafar Panahi on Iran’s deadly protests
January 16, 2026A British police force chief has retired following criticism over a decision to ban Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from a match against Aston Villa last year
January 16, 2026Tens of thousands of Cubans have gathered in Havana to protest the killing of 32 Cuban officers in Venezuela
January 16, 2026Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum says that efforts to crack down on Mexican cartels and slow migration north were showing “compelling results” in an effort to head off intervention by the Trump administration
January 16, 2026As Attorney General Pam Bondi approaches her first anniversary on the job, the firings of career attorneys have defined her turbulent tenure
January 16, 2026Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has an early lead in a tense presidential election
January 16, 2026Venezuela’s Machado gave Trump her Nobel prize. In return she received a swag bag but no promise of support
January 16, 2026The Education Department is opening fewer sexual violence investigations at schools and universities
January 16, 2026Minneapolis couple says ICE released tear gas under their family vehicle with 6 children inside
January 16, 2026Man charged with selling fentanyl pills from Georgia farmers market, authorities say
January 16, 2026911 transcripts and an incident report reveal where Renee Good was shot and how her community faced her killing in real time
January 16, 2026CIA director traveled to Venezuela to meet with country’s acting president
January 16, 2026A South Korean court has sentenced former President Yoon Suk Yeol to five years in prison on some charges related to his imposition of martial law
January 16, 2026Rightwingers of the world unite to endorse Orbán ahead of Hungary’s election
January 16, 2026CNN poll finds majority of Americans say Trump is focused on the wrong priorities
January 16, 2026Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey called the situation in the city “not sustainable,” as tensions flare after a federal law enforcement officer shot someone the DHS says assaulted them.
January 15, 2026Myanmar insists its military campaign against the Rohingya ethnic minority was a legitimate counter-terrorism operation, not genocide
January 16, 2026Taiwan’s premier has hailed a new trade deal with the United States as the “best tariff deal” enjoyed by countries with trade surpluses with Washington, while an official in Beijing condemned the accord
January 16, 2026Canada’s leader patches things up with China as rift with Trump upends old certainties
January 16, 2026A woman in Canada has become a global symbol of defiance against Iran's regime
January 16, 2026U.S. President Donald Trump has turned Greenland into a geopolitical hotspot with his demands to own it
January 16, 2026President Donald Trump has threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act and deploy troops to quell persistent protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in Minneapolis
January 15, 2026Pentagon moves to turn independent military outlet into a ‘mouthpiece,’ advocates warn
January 16, 2026Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez has used her first state of the union message to advocate opening the state-run oil industry to more foreign investment
January 15, 2026A federal judge has dismissed a U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit against California that sought detailed voting records and personal data on the state’s 23 million registered voters
January 16, 2026Small town pushes back against proposed placement of sexually violent predator
January 16, 2026Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado says she presented her Nobel Peace Prize medal to President Donald Trump
January 15, 2026A group of U.S. senators is voicing concern over U.S. Postal Service processing changes and what those could mean for voting with mail ballots
January 16, 2026The 75-year-old pop star is part of a generation of Iranians in the diaspora who are watching, with bated breath, as their compatriots seek to topple the Islamic Republic.
January 15, 2026Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has discussed her country’s future with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House
January 15, 2026Good news: World records longest ever lull in nuclear tests. Bad news: It’s on shaky ground
January 15, 2026On the verge of strikes in Iran, the US held off. What happens next is up to Trump
January 15, 2026U.S. and Iranian officials faced each other at the U.N. Security Council, where America’s envoy renewed threats against the Islamic Republic despite President Donald Trump’s efforts to lower the temperature between the two adversaries
January 15, 2026The Trump administration has identified a host of athletic competitions it classifies as “major sporting events” — aside from soccer's 2026 World Cup and the 2028 Olympic Games — that athletes and coaches will be allowed to travel to the U.S. to take part in despite a broad visa ban
January 15, 2026A federal appeals panel has reversed a lower court decision that released former Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil from an immigration jail, bringing the government one step closer to detaining and ultimately deporting the Palestinian activist
January 15, 2026The president of the Oglala Sioux Tribe is walking back claims of pressure and arrests he made earlier this week
January 15, 2026President Donald Trump has announced the outlines of a health care plan he wants Congress to take up
January 15, 2026The bodies of 32 Cuban officers killed during a stunning U.S. attack on Venezuela have been repatriated to their homeland
January 15, 2026Democrats across the country are proposing state law changes to rein in federal immigration officers and protect the public following the shooting death of a protester in Minneapolis and the wounding of two people in Portland, Oregon
January 15, 2026Several Middle Eastern allies of the United States have urged the Trump administration to hold off on strikes against Iran for the government’s deadly crackdown on protesters
January 15, 2026Congress is halfway home in approving government funding for the current budget year that began Oct. 1 after the Senate overwhelmingly passed a three-bill package on Thursday
January 15, 2026Senators from opposing parties are working together in hopes of finally banning members of Congress from trading stocks
January 15, 2026Can the president use the Insurrection Act and send the military into U.S. cities? A web of legal provisions try to balance presidential power with the power of state leaders.
January 15, 2026Elon Musk's AI assistant, Grok, is facing scrutiny from governments worldwide
January 15, 2026Providers, state health agencies and others are feeling whiplash and confusion after the Trump administration eliminated and then abruptly reinstated grants that support substance abuse and mental health programs nationwide
January 15, 2026Federal immigration agents deployed to Minneapolis have used aggressive crowd-control tactics — including pointing rifles at demonstrators and deploying chemical irritants — actions the government says are necessary to protect officers from violent attacks and growing protests
January 15, 2026Israeli strikes in Gaza have killed nine people, including three women, following the U.S. announcement of a second phase in the fragile ceasefire
January 15, 2026Troops from European countries, including France and Germany, are arriving in Greenland to boost security
January 15, 2026U.S. forces in the Caribbean Sea have seized another sanctioned oil tanker the Trump administration says has ties to Venezuela
January 15, 2026A top ICE official has resigned her job in a bid to oust the longest-serving woman in Congress this fall
January 15, 2026The Defense Department says it is revamping the military newspaper Stars and Stripes to focus on “reporting for our warfighters” and eliminate woke distractions
January 15, 2026Why the Trump administration is holding millions of dollars from Venezuelan oil sales in a Qatari bank
January 15, 2026The Marine Corps general tapped to lead U.S. military operations in Latin America says he's ready to oversee an expanded presence but isn't sure what the Trump administration has planned
January 15, 2026The United Nations chief is lashing out at countries that violate international law and calling the concentration of power and wealth by the world’s richest 1% “morally indefensible.”
January 15, 2026Last month, Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson penned a first-person piece about her long year as “the federal government whisperer,” receiving tips from hundreds of federal workers impacted by President Donald Trump’s transformation of the government. On Wednesday morning, FBI agents arrived at Natanson’s home and executed a search warrant. CNN's Katelyn Polantz reports.
January 15, 2026Possible leaker to Washington Post told officers he ‘mishandled classified information,’ DOJ says
January 15, 2026A prosecutor has told a jury that a prison guard should be convicted of manslaughter for failing to intervene in the brutal beating of an inmate by other guards
January 15, 2026President Donald Trump’s second term has been eventful, but you wouldn’t know it from his approval numbers
January 15, 2026Trump unveils health care framework aimed at lowering costs in latest affordability push
January 15, 2026International journalists have been flocking to Greenland's capital, Nuuk during the geopolitical crisis triggered by U.S. President Donald Trump's desire to control the island
January 15, 2026Minneapolis Native community works to protect each other as ICE surges in Twin Cities
January 15, 2026A federal judge has cleared the way for a New York offshore wind project to resume construction
January 15, 2026A Kremlin official says that Moscow agrees with U.S. President Donald Trump that Ukraine is holding up a peace deal
January 15, 2026Boise man who fled Iran shares perspective as protests escalate overseas
January 15, 2026Exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi has outlined his vision for a democratic Iran on social media
January 15, 2026‘Tip of the iceberg’: The FBI search of a reporter’s home has newsrooms bracing for more
January 15, 2026Wisconsin Democrats are hoping to flip majority control of the Legislature and retain the governor's seat this year
January 15, 2026Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is trying to project political influence even as his term nears its end
January 15, 2026Press freedom advocates are concerned this week's raid on a Washington Post journalist's home will deter reporting on government actions and silence whistleblowers
January 15, 2026Maryland woman doing humanitarian work in Philippines is in military custody, her friends say
January 15, 2026European nations send additional troops to Greenland as US annexation threats escalate
January 15, 2026‘Department of War’ rebrand could cost up to $125 million, CBO estimates
January 15, 2026Forty-seven U.S. House members have announced they're not running for reelection, putting a record number of seats up for grabs at this point in the midterm election cycle
January 15, 2026Most of the 1 million Venezuelan immigrants in the US arrived relatively recently.
January 15, 2026The high court recognizes a person’s right to self-defense with firearms but has also upheld the government’s power to enforce limits on that right.
January 15, 2026When fires broke out across Los Angeles in January 2025, Miguel Santana, CEO of the California Community Foundation, saw the devastation firsthand
January 15, 2026Trump is threatening to attack a country that produces three times more oil than Venezuela
January 15, 2026Federal agent shoots a man officials say assaulted an officer, sparking new protests in Minneapolis
January 15, 2026A bipartisan group of lawmakers has proposed creating a new agency with $2.5 billion to boost production of rare earths and the other critical minerals
January 15, 2026Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada and China are entering a new era of relations
January 15, 2026Palestine Action-linked protesters end their weeks-long UK hunger strike
January 15, 2026Major Middle East powers urge Trump not to attack Iran as US moves some personnel from key base
January 14, 202675% of Americans oppose US attempting to take control of Greenland, CNN poll finds
January 15, 2026Russian authorities have ordered a British diplomat to leave the country, accusing the official of spying
January 15, 2026Israel plans to honor the late Charlie Kirk for his efforts against antisemitism
January 15, 2026Execution of Iranian protester Erfan Soltani postponed, family says, as Trump claims ‘killing has stopped’
January 14, 2026The ongoing debate over health care in the U.S. remains as contentious as ever
January 15, 2026A federal officer has shot a man in the leg in Minneapolis after being attacked with a shovel during an arrest Wednesday
January 14, 2026Officials say emergency repair crews are working tirelessly to restore power in the Kyiv region of Ukraine
January 14, 2026The US has officially started selling Venezuelan oil
January 15, 2026The House GOP’s new Select Committee on the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack has held its first hearing, but it's clear the trauma of that day still lingers
January 15, 2026Iranian officials signaled that fast trials and executions lay ahead for suspects detained in nationwide protests, while the Islamic Republic promised retaliation if the U.S. or Israel intervened in the domestic unrest
January 14, 2026California Gov. Gavin Newsom says he is blocking Louisiana's effort to extradite a California doctor accused of mailing abortion pills out of state
January 15, 2026A top Democrat is slamming the Trump administration for cutting thousands of substance abuse and mental health grants and then abruptly reversing course
January 14, 2026Senate GOP shields Trump from limits to his war powers in Venezuela after Vance breaks tie
January 14, 2026Deputy White House Chief of Staff Stephen Miller has argued for years that the Venezuelan government has intentionally orchestrated mass migration into the United States
January 15, 2026Senate Republicans have voted to dismiss a war powers resolution that would have limited President Donald Trump’s ability to conduct further attacks on Venezuela
January 14, 2026A top Danish official says a “fundamental disagreement” over Greenland remains with President Donald Trump after talks in Washington with Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio
January 14, 2026Trump says ‘anything less’ than US control of Greenland is ‘unacceptable’
January 14, 2026A demonstrator was hit in the face with a projectile fired by a federal officer at close range during a protest in Southern California
January 14, 2026A legal memo that came out days before the U_S_ military operation against Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro said such a move would “not rise to the level of a war in the constitutional sense” and would serve “important national interests."
January 14, 2026Trump enacts 25% tariff on chips — with a caveat
January 14, 2026Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez vows to continue releasing prisoners detained under former President Nicolás Maduro
January 14, 2026Epstein survivors ask inspector general to review Justice Department’s release of files
January 14, 2026A district attorney, a state senator and a trash-hauling entrepreneur are among the 22 candidates bidding to succeed former U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene in a Georgia congressional seat
January 14, 2026The president of the Oglala Sioux Tribe in South Dakota said three of the four tribal members detained by ICE agents in Minneapolis last week have been transferred to an ICE facility and called for their immediate release
January 14, 2026Renee Good's family hired the law firm that represented George Floyd’s family to seek answers and accountability for the Minneapolis mother's killing by a federal immigration agent
January 14, 2026FBI searches Washington Post reporter’s home
January 14, 2026Greenland biathlete Ukaleq Slettemark is used to the stress of competing on the world stage as she tries to qualify for the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics
January 14, 2026A pop star, an aging autocrat and a crackdown: What to expect from Uganda’s election
January 14, 2026The head of a nonpartisan group supporting Georgia prosecutors says a new state law used by Donald Trump and others to seek attorney fees is likely unconstitutional
January 14, 2026President Donald Trump says he’s been told “on good authority” that plans for executions in Iran have stopped, even as Tehran has signaled fast trials and executions ahead in its crackdown on protesters
January 14, 2026Syria’s military has announced it will open a “humanitarian corridor” for civilians to evacuate from an area in Aleppo province
January 14, 2026DOJ wants interviews with Democrats as part of investigation into lawmakers’ ‘illegal orders’ video
January 14, 2026Democratic lawmakers who appeared in a video urging members of the military to resist “illegal orders” have confirmed that they're under investigation from the Trump administration
January 14, 2026The Supreme Court is reviving a Republican challenge to a law allowing the counting of late-arriving mail ballots, a target of President Donald Trump
January 14, 2026New York City nurses are striking for a third day with both sides seemingly preparing for a protracted walkout
January 14, 2026Smithsonian hands over documents as its leader tries to balance ‘principle and pragmatism’ in facing White House demands
January 14, 2026US announces next phase of Gaza ceasefire plan as committee is formed to run battered enclave
January 14, 2026The State Department says it will suspend the processing of immigrant visas for citizens of 75 countries whose nationals are deemed likely to require public assistance while living in the United States
January 14, 2026Federal officials are reinstating hundreds of U.S. health workers who were laid off last year from a small health agency that aims to protect workers
January 14, 2026The United States says it’s moving into the next phase of a Gaza ceasefire plan involving disarming Hamas, rebuilding the war-ravaged territory and establishing the group of Palestinian experts that will administer daily affairs
January 14, 2026Marjorie Taylor Greene’s exit sets off a MAGA showdown in her old Georgia district
January 14, 2026The Supreme Court has sided with Montana police in a case over when officers can enter a home without a warrant if an emergency might be unfolding inside
January 14, 2026Some personnel at a key U.S. military base in Qatar have been advised to evacuate
January 14, 2026SpaceX's Starlink has dropped fees to help Iranian demonstrators share protest details globally, activists say
January 14, 2026Milwaukee father charged with locking 6 kids in storage testifies at his own trial
January 14, 2026Attorney General Pam Bondi says the search of a Washington Post reporter’s home was done at the Pentagon’s request as part of a leak investigation
January 14, 2026Reproductive rights advocates have dropped a lawsuit against the Trump administration after officials agreed to restore millions in federal funding for family planning services
January 14, 2026Trump wants to slash funding for federal climate and weather research. Congress is about to tell him ‘No’
January 14, 2026Half of Americans think ICE is making US cities less safe, CNN poll finds
January 14, 2026Ukraine's new defense minister says wide-scale desertions and draft-dodging are major challenges as Russia's invasion continues
January 14, 2026West Virginia Attorney General John McCuskey joins The Lead.
January 14, 2026ACLU attorney Joshua Block joins The Lead.
January 14, 2026Supreme Court revives GOP congressman’s absentee ballot suit that could spur more election litigation
January 14, 2026President Donald Trump’s threats against independent media and free speech look a lot like the actions of autocrats elsewhere intent on undermining the institutions meant to keep them in check.
January 14, 2026In an interview with CBS, President Donald Trump commented Renee Good was likely “a very solid, wonderful person, but her actions were pretty tough.” CBS anchor Tony Dokoupil told Trump that Good’s father is a Trump supporter but is deeply upset by his daughter’s death and the administration’s portrayal of her. In response, Trump said “Well, I want to say to the father that I love all of our people.”
January 14, 2026Trump feels obligated to take action on Iran as administration weighs risks of retaliation
January 14, 2026Peace efforts in Sudan have resumed in Cairo, with Egypt and the United Nations urging warring parties to agree to a nationwide humanitarian truce
January 14, 2026A new poll shows most Americans believe President Donald Trump has “gone too far” in using the U.S. military to intervene in other countries
January 14, 2026There is no evidence that US intervention in Venezuela will lead to a meaningful reduction in drugs flowing into the United States.
January 14, 2026The European Union plans to allocate most of a new loan program to Ukraine's military needs over the next two years
January 14, 2026President Donald Trump has said that all countries that do business with Iran will face a new 25% tariff. CNN's Paula Hancocks discusses what this could mean for trading partners such as China.
January 12, 2026Pro-Palestinian activists are carrying out one of the UK’s longest ever hunger strikes. Their families say they won’t stop
January 14, 20264 ways Trump wants to make America more affordable. Will they work?
January 14, 2026Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer says he expects President Donald Trump to interfere with the midterm elections
January 14, 2026A former Republican lawmaker in South Carolina has been sentenced to 17 1/2 years in prison for sending videos of children being sexually abused on social media
January 14, 2026Why this legal expert says the Minnesota and Illinois immigration lawsuits ‘are close to completely meritless’
January 14, 2026As election denier Tina Peters tries to overturn her conviction, Colorado’s Democratic governor signals openness to clemency
January 14, 2026Judge deals blow to the Trump Justice Department’s use of the Civil Rights Act to ‘clean’ voter rolls
January 14, 2026The British government has scaled back plans for mandatory digital ID cards, initially proposed as a way of helping control immigration
January 14, 2026Venezuelan officials return to X in apparent end to Maduro-era ban on platform
January 14, 2026The Ugandan opposition leader known as Bobi Wine has been campaigning for president in a flak jacket and helmet as soldiers filled the streets of the capital, Kampala
January 14, 2026The Japanese and South Korean leaders agreed to deepen cooperation between their countries before they let loose with their own surprise cultural exchange in a surprise jam session drumming to K-pop hits
January 14, 2026Days of demonstrations against immigration agents and a new lawsuit have left Minnesota tense
January 13, 2026Nearly 1,000 households displaced by wildfires on the Hawaiian island of Maui in 2023 are anxiously awaiting news on federal assistance
January 14, 2026Kavanaugh and Roberts are already looking ahead to the next major transgender controversy
January 14, 2026New documents shed light on Renee Good’s ties to ICE monitoring efforts in Minneapolis
January 13, 2026Edilson Torres has been buried in his hometown after dying in a Venezuelan prison
January 13, 2026Activists say the death toll from the protests in Iran has surpassed 2,500 people
January 13, 2026President Donald Trump has once again drawn his go-to diplomatic weapon — tariffs — to coerce the Iranian government to end its bloody crackdown on nationwide protests
January 13, 2026Frustration mounts inside White House over Pirro’s handling of Powell investigation
January 14, 2026President Donald Trump promoted his efforts to boost U.S. manufacturing, as he tries to counter fears about a weakening job market and worries that still-rising prices are hurting Americans’ pocketbooks
January 13, 2026The Trump administration says multiple Americans who were detained in Venezuela have been released
January 14, 2026Activists say the death toll from Iran's protests has risen to at least 2,571, and Iranian state TV acknowledges there was a high death toll
January 13, 2026Interim Venezuelan government frees at least 4 Americans
January 14, 2026Pentagon to dispatch dozens of military lawyers to Minneapolis amid immigration crackdown
January 14, 2026President Donald Trump met Tuesday with his national security team to discuss the Iranian government’s violent crackdown on protesters as he looks to get a better understanding of the number of Iranian citizens who have been killed and arrested in more than two weeks of unrest throughout the country
January 13, 2026The House gave approval to legislation aimed at loosening water efficiency regulations for showerheads
January 13, 2026Au pair who had affair with Brendan Banfield describes alleged scheme to kill his wife and another man
January 13, 2026Civil rights pioneer Claudette Colvin has died
January 13, 2026Fact check: Trump litters Detroit economic speech with numerous false claims about economy
January 13, 2026A top Justice Department official says there is not currently any basis to open a criminal civil rights investigation into the killing of a woman by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Minneapolis
January 13, 2026Military plane part of secretive, classified fleet used in first Caribbean boat strike
January 13, 2026President Donald Trump says that his administration is planning to halt federal payments to "sanctuary cities" and the states where they're located starting Feb. 1
January 13, 2026As the Supreme Court of the United States hears arguments in blockbuster cases challenging transgender sports bans, CNN's Brianna Keilar speaks with Madison Kenyon, a former college athlete who is involved in one of the cases before the court, and Kristen Waggoner, President & CEO of Alliance Defending Freedom.
January 13, 2026Access to Elon Musk’s Starlink internet service is now free in Iran as regime continues brutal crackdown on protests
January 13, 2026Iranian state media has aired at least 97 confessions from protesters since Dec. 28, according to the Human Rights Activists News Agency
January 13, 2026The leaders of Denmark and the country’s territory of Greenland on Tuesday offered a united front against President Donald Trump’s calls for the United States to take over the strategic Arctic island
January 13, 2026Justice Department officials have accused a federal judge of abusing his power in demanding that Trump loyalist Lindsey Halligan explain why she continues to identify herself as a U.S. Attorney in Virginia despite another judge’s ruling that she was illegally appointed
January 13, 2026Takeaways from Supreme Court arguments on transgender athletes
January 13, 2026Thousands of New York City nurses were back on the picket lines as they walked out for a second day from their jobs at some of the city’s leading hospitals
January 13, 2026President Donald Trump is defending his tariffs, using a major economic speech in Michigan to argue that they boost domestic manufacturing despite many Americans fears about rising prices
January 13, 2026Classified legal memo argues Trump wasn’t constrained by US or international law for Maduro capture operation
January 13, 2026Georgia lawmakers are moving to void a Savannah ordinance that fines or jails people for leaving guns in unlocked cars
January 13, 2026The plane used by the U.S. military to strike an alleged drug-smuggling boat off Venezuela last fall was painted to look like a civilian aircraft
January 13, 2026The Supreme Court seems likely to uphold state laws barring transgender girls and women from playing on school athletic teams
January 13, 2026Trump steps up pressure campaign to avoid rare Congress reprimand on war powers
January 13, 2026U.S. President Donald Trump has made an American takeover of Greenland a focus of his second term in the White House
January 13, 2026A New York City Council employee detained in the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown is an asylum-seeker from Venezuela, according to a court petition seeking his release
January 13, 2026President Donald Trump's administration has made good on its pledge to label three Middle Eastern branches of the Muslim Brotherhood as terrorist organizations, imposing sanctions on them
January 13, 2026Why are there mass protests in Iran, and could the US get involved?
January 12, 2026A jury has convicted a former Navy SEAL with neo-Nazi beliefs of transporting fireworks across state lines with plans to shoot explosives at police during last year’s “No Kings” protest in San Diego
January 13, 2026Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton are refusing to testify to Congress about Jeffrey Epstein
January 13, 2026As Iran faces unrest, Israel waits quietly for Trump’s next move
January 13, 2026French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has returned to court to appeal an embezzlement conviction that risks affecting her 2027 presidential ambitions
January 13, 2026Families demand proof of life as Venezuela releases only dozens of political prisoners. Here’s what we know so far
January 12, 2026The Democratic National Committee plans to spend millions of dollars to consolidate voter registration efforts, traditionally handled by nonprofits and individual campaigns
January 13, 2026The Trump administration has announced it will end Temporary Protected Status for Somali immigrants
January 13, 2026Retired firefighter assaulted at anti-ICE rally; suspect claims stolen valor
January 13, 2026Clintons refuse to testify in congressional Epstein probe despite contempt threat
January 13, 2026The state of Minnesota and the Twin Cities are suing the Trump administration, arguing the widespread federal immigration operation in the state is “a federal invasion of the Twin Cities,” according to a lawsuit filed Monday.
January 12, 2026Woman who was shocked on sidewalk with her dog speaks out: "Like he was being tased"
January 13, 2026The policy of providing guaranteed cash incomes has gained momentum in recent years. This tool to tackle inequality has the potential to address racial resentment.
January 13, 2026Rubio says US does not know whereabouts of 137 Venezuelans deported under the Alien Enemies Act
January 13, 2026John Hinckley Jr., the man who shot President Reagan in 1981, wants you to read his new book
January 13, 2026Former Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith is set to testify publicly next week about his investigations into President Donald Trump that resulted in two indictments
January 13, 2026U.S. President Donald Trump is set to return to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, next week
January 13, 2026The BBC says it will ask for dismissal of Trump’s lawsuit
January 13, 2026Uganda President Yoweri Museveni and his opponents have held their final rallies before the country's next election
January 13, 2026South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi have agreed to enhance cooperation in economic security, defense and the search for Korean forced laborers' remains
January 13, 2026Former British ambassador to US Peter Mandelson issues apology over friendship with Jeffrey Epstein
January 13, 2026Central bankers from around the world have expressed full support for U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell
January 13, 2026Minnesota and Illinois are suing the Trump administration over immigration operations. Here are the lawsuits’ key claims
January 13, 2026Wisconsin Democratic Gov. Tony Evers is questioning whether a proposal from his own lieutenant governor to ban federal immigration enforcement actions around courthouses, schools and other locations can, or should, be done
January 13, 2026Senegal and Ivory Coast fans who want to support their teams at the World Cup this summer have had their plans upended because of a travel ban imposed by the Trump administration
January 13, 2026Hospital authorities in the Gaza Strip say that at least four Palestinians have died following the collapse of walls onto tents sheltering displaced during rainfall and strong winds that lashed the coastal territory
January 13, 2026The BBC will ask a judge to dismiss U.S. President Donald Trump's $10 billion lawsuit against the broadcaster
January 13, 2026Trump ‘immediately’ imposes 25% tariffs on countries that do business with Iran. That could include China
January 12, 2026Pope Leo XIV has met with Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado at the Vatican
January 12, 2026Department of Homeland Security changes story of Maryland ICE shooting after local police release contradicting details
January 13, 2026Pentagon bought device through undercover operation some investigators suspect is linked to Havana Syndrome
January 13, 2026Former Trump prosecutor Jack Smith to publicly testify in House Judiciary hearing
January 13, 2026Bessent unhappy with criminal investigation of Fed Chair Jerome Powell
January 12, 2026The Trump administration’s criminal investigation of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has sparked a backlash that may undermine the White House’s goals
January 12, 2026A man accused of steering a U-Haul truck toward a Los Angeles demonstration over the weekend in support of Iran’s protests has been released after being arrested on suspicion of reckless driving, officials say
January 12, 2026President Donald Trump has arrived at a delicate moment as he weighs whether to order a U.S. military response against the Iranian government over its crackdown on protests
January 13, 2026A bipartisan U.S. congressional delegation is headed to Copenhagen later this week to show unity with Denmark amid tensions over Greenland
January 12, 2026Trump administration strikes deal with AbbVie to cut costs of certain drugs
January 13, 2026Trump administration under pressure to restore funding to groups supporting internet freedom in Iran
January 13, 2026The United States is accusing Russia of a “dangerous and inexplicable escalation” of the nearly four-year war in Ukraine at a time when the Trump administration is trying to advance negotiations toward peace
January 13, 2026Yaxzodara Lozada has woken up freezing on a sidewalk outside a Venezuelan prison, hoping her husband, a police officer detained in November, will be released
January 12, 2026The FBI says in a court document that it has found no surveillance or other video of a Border Patrol agent shooting and wounding two people in a pickup truck during an immigration enforcement operation in Portland, Oregon, last week
January 12, 2026A morgue overflowing with more body bags than answers amid Iran’s latest crackdown on dissent
January 12, 2026The state of Minnesota and the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul are suing the federal government to stop an enforcement surge by Immigration and Customs Enforcement following the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis woman by an ICE officer
January 12, 2026Russia killed more than 2,500 Ukrainian civilians in 2025, many of them far from the front lines
January 12, 2026U.S. President Donald Trump says Iran has proposed negotiations following his threat to strike the country amid a crackdown on demonstrators
January 12, 2026The FBI says that an arson suspect admitted to targeting a historic Mississippi synagogue because it's a Jewish house of worship
January 12, 2026Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly has sued the Pentagon over attempts to punish him for his warnings about illegal orders
January 12, 2026Colombia’s National Liberation Army called for a “national accord” to overcome political conflicts, as it faces the prospects of attacks from the governments of Colombia and the United States
January 12, 2026Washington’s inspector general’s office has launched an investigation into the Metropolitan Police Department’s crime data reporting system
January 12, 2026Democrats are looking to expand their hold on the nation's governorships in the midterm elections in November
January 12, 2026Justice Department fires top career prosecutor in Lindsey Halligan-led office
January 12, 2026Hospital officials in Gaza say an Israeli drone strike has killed three Palestinians who crossed the ceasefire line
January 12, 2026Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel says his administration is not in talks with the U.S. government
January 12, 2026'All In For Our Culture Festival' bringing community together to celebrate next mayor
January 12, 2026Plaintiffs' attorneys are asking a federal judge to intervene after three Democratic members of Congress were blocked from visiting an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Minnesota over the weekend
January 12, 2026Massachusetts is enacting a series of safety reforms at assisted living facilities including increase inspections following a fire that killed 10 residents last year
January 12, 2026Carriage horse runs into traffic, hits multiple vehicles
January 12, 2026Thousands of nurses at several major New York City hospitals have gone on strike
January 12, 2026A top aide to Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides has resigned after an online video was posted recently in which it was suggested that he and others were using their close ties to the leader to earn favors for would-be investors in exchange for cash
January 12, 2026London's murder rate fell in 2025 to its lowest level in decades, officials said Monday
January 12, 2026A US-based human rights group says more than 400 protesters have now been killed in two weeks as information about the victims of Iran’s bloody crackdown is starting to emerge. CNN’s Paula Hancocks reports.
January 11, 2026Venezuelan opposition leader Machado to visit White House on Thursday
January 12, 2026The Golden Globes were calm, scripted and largely apolitical amid a world on fire
January 12, 2026New polling from Gallup shows that Americans are increasingly identifying as political independents and rejecting the labels of the two major political parties
January 12, 2026Democratic former U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola announces her challenge against Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan in this year's midterm elections
January 12, 2026Nurses strike begins in New York City as thousands walk off jobs at major hospitals
January 12, 2026Supreme Court leaves multibillion-dollar Boy Scouts bankruptcy settlement in place
January 12, 2026US oil companies have never stopped investing and operating in Venezuela’s petroleum industry, despite many changes in the terms of their engagement.
January 12, 2026Cuban leader says ‘no one dictates what we do’ as Trump tells regime to make a deal
January 12, 2026President Donald Trump says Iran wants to negotiate with the U.S. after his threat to strike the country over its crackdown on protesters
January 12, 2026Myanmar heard accusations that it is responsible for genocide against the Rohingya ethnic minority at the top court of the United Nations, as long-awaited hearings began on Monday
January 12, 2026Since the Supreme Court protected transgender people from discrimination, ‘The backlash has been brutal’
January 12, 2026Demonstrations broke out in Iran on Dec. 28 and have spread nationwide as protesters vent their increasing discontent over the Islamic Republic’s faltering economy and the collapse of its currency
January 09, 2026For thousands of Venezuelans living in the U.S., the days since the Trump administration ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro have brought a mixture of joy and trepidation
January 12, 2026Federal prosecutors open criminal investigation into the Fed and Jerome Powell
January 12, 2026Some celebrities have donned anti-ICE pins at the Golden Globes ceremony in tribute to Renee Good, who was shot and killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Minneapolis this week
January 11, 2026President Donald Trump says Iran reached out to the U.S. and proposed negotiations after he threatened action in response to a crackdown on protesters in the Middle Eastern country
January 11, 2026Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the Ugandan president’s military son, is not on the ballot in Thursday's presidential election
January 12, 2026A student, a bodybuilder and a father of three among those killed during protests in Iran
January 11, 2026Federal agents are carrying out immigration arrests in Minnesota’s Twin Cities region already shaken by the fatal shooting of a woman
January 11, 2026Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Sunday the Department of Justice has served the central bank with subpoenas and threatened it with a criminal indictment over his testimony this summer about the Fed’s building renovations
January 12, 2026Trump weighs potential military intervention in Iran
January 11, 2026President Donald Trump's motorcade took an unusual route to the airport in Florida due to a "suspicious object
January 12, 2026President Donald Trump says he is “inclined” to keep ExxonMobil out of Venezuela after its top executive was skeptical about oil investment efforts in the country after the toppling of former President Nicolás Maduro
January 12, 2026A Minneapolis church opened its doors for a special Sunday service of ‘Lament and Hope’ amid the ongoing federal immigration crackdown in the city
January 11, 2026Britain is discussing with NATO allies how to enhance Arctic security against Russia and China
January 11, 2026References to President Donald Trump’s two impeachments have been removed from his photo portrait display at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery in Washington
January 11, 2026Smithsonian takes down details about Trump’s impeachments from presidential portrait exhibition
January 11, 2026Longtime New Jersey legislator and former acting governor Richard “Dick” Codey has died
January 11, 2026First responders started entering a contested neighborhood in Syria's Aleppo after deadly clashes between government and Kurdish-led forces
January 11, 2026There's another warning from President Donald Trump to Cuba in the wake of Nicolás Maduro's ouster in Venezuela
January 11, 2026Anti‑ICE protests held across US after agent’s fatal shooting of a woman in Minneapolis
January 11, 2026‘We hope they will give us heat’: Bitter winter cold bites for Kyiv’s residents as Russia steps up attacks
January 11, 2026A group is teaching residents about rights they have during ICE interactions. Here's how.
January 11, 2026Families from one of the few remaining Palestinian Bedouin villages in the dusty corridor between Ramallah and Jericho packed up and prepared to flee their homes Sunday, saying harassment by Jewish settlers living in unauthorized outposts nearby had grown unbearable
January 11, 2026Myanmar has begun a second round of voting in its first general election since the military takeover five years ago
January 11, 2026Kurdish fighters have been evacuated from a contested neighborhood in Aleppo, Syria, after days of violent clashes with government forces
January 10, 2026What happens when the US decides to seize an oil ship?
January 11, 2026Pope Leo XIV has baptized 20 babies in the Sistine Chapel, continuing an annual tradition marking the end of the Christmas holiday at the Vatican
January 11, 2026A Ukrainian drone strike has killed one person and wounded three others in the Russian city of Voronezh
January 11, 2026The German government has sharply rejected claims by U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that it sidelined patient autonomy during COVID-19
January 11, 2026The U.S. has launched another round of strikes against the Islamic State group in Syria
January 10, 2026Israel’s official state photos from last year portend to show history in the making
January 11, 2026‘It could have killed me’: Minnesota shooting solidifies the anxieties of people who track ICE
January 11, 2026Venezuelan detainee Diógenes Angulo has been released from prison after a year and five months
January 10, 2026Activists say the death toll in nationwide protests challenging Iran's theocracy has reached at least 116 people killed
January 10, 2026Protesters in Tehran describe seeing ‘bodies piled up’ in hospitals after crackdown by authorities
January 10, 2026Video captured by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent Jonathan Ross gives a raw, up-close perspective of the tense moments surrounding his fatal shooting of Renee Good in Minneapolis.
January 09, 2026President Trump says he's discussing a range of options to acquire Greenland, but he's not the first. CNN's Nic Robertson breaks down the history of US interest in the Danish territory.
January 09, 2026Nicaragua’s Interior Ministry has announced the release of dozens of prisoners
January 10, 2026US carries out strikes in Syria as part of ongoing retaliation against ISIS
January 10, 2026A Virginia man has pleaded not guilty to charges accusing him of planting two pipe bombs outside the headquarters of the Democratic and Republican national parties on the eve of the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021
January 10, 2026Russia launched an Oreshnik missile into Ukraine overnight into Friday for the second time since the full-scale war began 2022, CNN's Nick Paton Walsh looks back at the first time it was used during a strike on Dnipro in late November 2024.
January 09, 2026A man who is known for grabbing Nancy Pelosi's podium during the U.S. Capitol riot is running for a county office in Florida
January 10, 2026President Donald Trump has issued a new executive order to protect Venezuelan oil revenue from judicial proceedings
January 10, 2026President Donald Trump says he wants a one-year, 10% cap on credit card interest rates
January 10, 2026CNN’s examination of the fatal shooting of Renee Good includes newly-released footage and a 3D model
January 10, 2026Iran has disconnected its internet and phone lines to cut off its 85 million people from the rest of the world
January 10, 2026Greenland’s party leaders have rejected President Donald Trump’s calls for the U.S. to take control of the island
January 10, 2026Doctors fear this week’s unprecedented changes to federal vaccine recommendations will stoke vaccine hesitancy even more, pose challenges for pediatricians and parents and ultimately lead to more illness and death among children
January 10, 2026British-born Thomas Paine helped inspire the 13 English colonies to declare independence and form the United States of America
January 10, 2026US will take Greenland the ‘hard way’ if it can’t do it the ‘easy way,’ Trump says
January 10, 2026As U.S. seizures of oil tankers linked to Venezuela surge, so do concerns in Cuba about whether the island’s government and economy will survive
January 10, 2026A judge has ruled that President Donald Trump’s administration cannot block child care and other federal social service money from flowing to five states for now
January 10, 2026Trump calls for a 10% cap on credit card rates in his latest appeal to affordability concerns
January 10, 2026New York’s attorney general has sued the Trump administration for halting two major offshore wind projects expected to power more than 1 million homes
January 10, 2026A Minnesota prosecutor is calling on the public to share with investigators any recordings and evidence connected to the fatal shooting of Renee Good as new video emerged showing the final moments of her encounter with an immigration officer
January 09, 2026Russia has launched a massive overnight attack on Ukraine, using hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles
January 09, 2026June dragging incident could have influenced ICE officer during fatal Minneapolis shooting, experts say. Only he knows
January 10, 2026The United States and Venezuela are exploring the possibility of restoring diplomatic relations
January 09, 2026Protests in Iran have continued despite threats from the government to crack down
January 09, 2026U.S. forces have boarded another oil tanker in the Caribbean Sea
January 09, 2026The head of the FBI’s New York field office has been named co-deputy director of the bureau, replacing Dan Bongino following his departure last week
January 09, 2026President Donald Trump is showing off a lapel pin he says is called "Happy Trump," featuring a cartoonish version of himself
January 09, 2026Oregon to investigate Border Patrol shooting of man and woman who authorities say have ties to notorious gang
January 09, 2026FBI picks career agent to replace Dan Bongino as deputy director
January 09, 2026In an unusual move, President Donald Trump posted a graph Thursday night on social media that reflected jobs data from December that weren’t supposed to be released until the Labor Department issued the monthly employment report Friday morning at 8:30 a.m. eastern
January 09, 2026President Donald Trump is calling on oil executives to rush to invest in Venezuela as the White House looks to quickly secure $100 billion in private funding to revive the country's ability to fully tap into its expansive reserves of petroleum
January 09, 2026A federal judge is expected to temporarily block efforts by the Trump administration to end a program that offered legal protections for more than 10,000 relatives of citizens and green card holders
January 09, 2026Fear of Trump’s wrath ripples through House GOP
January 09, 2026Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty has asked the public to send any video or other evidence in the fatal shooting of Renee Good in Minneapolis directly to her office
January 09, 2026Opening statements began Friday in the trial of five current and former Stanford students who overtook a university building during 2024 pro-Palestine protests
January 09, 2026ICE agent’s cellphone captures fatal confrontation in Minneapolis
January 09, 2026DC pipe bomb suspect pleads not guilty to federal charges
January 09, 2026Nearly 50 years after the 1979 Islamic Revolution overthrew his father, exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi has spurred demonstrators onto the streets in a massive escalation of the protests sweeping Iran
January 09, 2026Why are Iranians protesting and what does it mean for the regime?
January 09, 2026Documents obtained by The Associated Press show that federal border agents are pulling out of a Louisiana immigration crackdown and heading to Minneapolis
January 09, 2026Luigi Mangione’s federal death penalty trial in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson could begin before the end of the year
January 09, 2026Yemen's main separatist group, the Southern Transitional Council, is set to dismantle its institutions effective Friday
January 09, 2026Syria's Defense Ministry has announced a ceasefire after three days of clashes in Aleppo between government forces and Kurdish fighters
January 09, 2026US seizes another sanctioned oil tanker in the Caribbean
January 09, 2026For the nation’s first president, friendliness was strategy, not concession: the republic would treat other nations with civility in order to remain independent of their appetites and quarrels.
January 09, 2026President Donald Trump says American intervention in Venezuela will bring billions of dollars of investment in the country's infrastructure, a revival of its once-thriving oil industry and a new age of prosperity for the Latin American country
January 09, 2026Russia has used its latest missile against Ukraine for a second time in the nearly 4-year-old war, a forceful signal to Kyiv and its Western allies as peace talks are in a crucial stage
January 09, 2026Cold cap helped mom keep hair during chemo. Now she is trying to help others get access to treatment.
January 09, 2026Pope Leo says ‘war is back in vogue’ in major address to global envoys
January 09, 202629 states allow mail-in ballots postmarked by Election Day to be counted days after an election. A case before the Supreme Court could take that decision away from the states.
January 09, 2026When reputable local news outlets close, fewer people vote and get involved in local politics, and misinformation, corruption and polarization increase.
January 09, 2026Trump says he has canceled a ‘second wave’ of attacks on Venezuela due to country’s cooperation with US
January 09, 2026A new U.N. rights report says that the presidential election in Uganda next week will be “marked by widespread repression and intimidation" against the opposition and others
January 09, 2026Chinese, Russian and Iranian warships have launched a week of naval drills with host South African off the coast of Cape Town as geopolitical tensions run high over the United States’ intervention in Venezuela
January 09, 2026White House East Wing expansion proposal includes changes dubbed ‘Upper West Wing,’ too
January 08, 2026Health officials say at least 13 people were killed by Israeli strikes across Gaza as U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to announce his Board of Peace to oversee the fragile ceasefire
January 09, 2026Nickolay Mladenov, the man chosen to serve as the director-general for U.S. President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace in Gaza, is a Bulgarian politician and former U.N. envoy to the Middle East who frequently has worked to ease tensions between Israel and Hamas
January 09, 2026Judge halts Trump freeze of social assistance and child care funds in five Democrat-led states, for now
January 09, 2026The United States will be providing significant aid to Thailand and Cambodia to ensure regional stability in the wake of the two nations fighting last year
January 09, 2026What’s behind the highly unusual move to block Minnesota officials from investigating ICE shooting
January 09, 2026Oil CEOs are meeting with Trump today. These are their demands
January 09, 2026A week in which longtime tensions between neighbors China and Japan ratcheted up economically and politically is drawing to a close with no sign of improvements
January 09, 2026Venezuela has released a number of imprisoned high-profile opposition figures, activists and journalists — both citizens and foreigners — nearly a week after former President Nicolás Maduro was captured by U.S. forces to face drug-trafficking charges
January 08, 2026Iran plunged into internet blackout as nationwide anti-government turmoil spreads
January 08, 2026Anger and outrage are spilling out onto Minneapolis’ streets over the fatal shooting of a woman the day before by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer
January 08, 2026Venezuela releases first prisoners in ‘peace’ gesture: Here’s what to know
January 08, 2026Federal officials say an immigration officer acted in self-defense when he shot through the window of a car, killing the driver, Renee Good, a 37-year-old mother of three in Minneapolis
January 09, 2026Iran’s government has cut off the country from the internet and international telephone calls
January 08, 2026The House has passed legislation that extends expired health care subsidies for those who get coverage through the Affordable Care Act
January 08, 2026A day after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and killed 37-year-old mother of three Renee Good as she tried to drive away on a snowy Minneapolis street, tensions have remained high
January 08, 2026Top diplomats from Greenland and Denmark met with White House officials as Trump pushes for ownership
January 09, 2026California Gov. Gavin Newsom has delivered his final State of the State address to lawmakers in Sacramento
January 08, 2026President Donald Trump’s plan to control Venezuela's oil industry and counter China's influence could clash with his goal of stabilizing trade with Beijing
January 09, 2026Energy executives scramble to head off Trump demands on Venezuela
January 08, 2026Fights over which agencies will be involved in the investigation into the fatal shooting of a woman by a federal immigration officer in Minneapolis are roiling as calls for a thorough investigation and accountability mount
January 09, 2026The top United Nations official says the United States has a “legal obligation” to keep paying its dues that fund U.N. agencies after the White House announced that it's withdrawing support from more than 30 initiatives operated by the world body
January 08, 2026Republican Congressman Don Bacon joins The Lead.
January 06, 2026Secretary of State Marco Rubio, a football fan, now is quarterbacking President Donald Trump’s foreign policy team as it navigates particularly turbulent global waters, notably in Venezuela
January 08, 2026Do ICE agents have absolute immunity? No, experts say, but it’s not easy for a state to prosecute
January 08, 2026Vice President JD Vance is blaming a federal immigration officer’s fatal shooting of a Minneapolis woman on “a left-wing network,” Democrats, the news media and the woman who was killed
January 08, 2026President Donald Trump says he is directing the federal government to buy $200 billion in mortgage bonds, a move he said would help reduce mortgage rates at a time when Americans are worried about home prices
January 08, 2026Trump orders ‘my representatives’ to buy $200 billion in mortgage bonds in effort to lower housing costs
January 08, 2026Syrian authorities have warned civilians to leave a contested area in Aleppo as clashes between government and Kurdish forces intensify
January 08, 2026Hill liberals push for shutdown clash over ICE funding but face resistance in Democratic ranks
January 08, 2026Police departments have changed their policies regarding use of force over the years to protect life, but ICE and other federal agencies have lagged in this regard.
January 08, 2026Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Sonia De Los Santos has canceled her upcoming performances at the Kennedy Center in Washington
January 08, 2026Denmark and Greenland’s envoys to Washington have begun a vigorous effort to urge U.S. lawmakers as well as key Trump administration officials to step back from President Donald Trump’s call for a “takeover” of the strategic Arctic island
January 08, 2026Austin Peay State University has reinstated a professor who was fired for his social media post after the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk
January 08, 2026The White House says structural issues and decay had made it unfeasible to save the East Wing
January 08, 2026Environmental groups claim federal and state officials withheld evidence about funding for an immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades
January 08, 2026The House refused Thursday to override President Donald Trump’s veto of two low-profile bills as Republicans stuck with the president despite their prior support for the measures
January 08, 2026Newsom contrasts California ‘blueprint’ with Trump’s ‘carnival of chaos’ in final state of state address
January 08, 2026Somalia’s government is denying an allegation by the U.S. government that authorities in Mogadishu destroyed an American-funded warehouse belonging to the World Food Program
January 08, 2026The Mexican government reports a sharp decline in homicide rates, claiming its security strategy is working
January 08, 2026Russia has strongly condemned the U.S. seizure of an oil tanker
January 08, 2026President Donald Trump is causing some commotion for investors in U.S. defense contractors this week
January 08, 2026New York City parents may soon have access to free child care for their 2-year-olds, under a plan unveiled by Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Zohran Mamdani
January 08, 2026Israel’s prime minister says a former U.N. Mideast envoy, Bulgarian diplomat Nickolay Mladenov, has been chosen to serve as the director-general for U.S. President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace aimed at overseeing the peace process in Gaza
January 08, 2026What we know about ICE’s fatal shooting of a US citizen in Minneapolis
January 08, 2026Judge says Trump’s acting US Attorney investigating Letitia James is serving unlawfully
January 08, 2026A grand jury once again declined to bring a new indictment against New York Attorney General Letitia James over alleged fraud on mortgage paperwork. CNN Senior Legal Analyst Elie Honig says the department needs to stop and it's embarassing they were unable to convince a grand jury to indict on two separte occasions.
January 08, 2026Russian drone strikes have knocked out power in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region and left over 600,000 households in Dnipropetrovsk without electricity
January 08, 2026The longest-serving Democrat in Congress has announced he's retiring at the end of his term, saying he's deeply concerned "this House is not living up to the Founders’ goals.”
January 08, 2026Handful of Republicans join Democrats to force Senate check on Trump’s war powers in Venezuela
January 08, 2026Protesters gather outside Orlando City Hall after ICE fatally shoots Minneapolis woman
January 08, 2026Woman says she never applied for unemployment benefits that letter asked her to repay
January 08, 2026North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis joins The Lead.
January 07, 2026A woman is dead in Minneapolis after a shooting involving immigration officers, who were conducting targeted operations in Minneapolis on Wednesday. A statement from the Dept of Homeland Security said that “violent rioters weaponized” a vehicle and attempted to run over officers. CNN's Whitney Wild reports from Minneapolis.
January 08, 2026Baltimore pays $14 million to wrongfully convicted man who spent 31 years in prison
January 08, 2026Lebanon says first phase of plan to disarm Hezbollah completed, but Netanyahu warns progress ‘far from sufficient’
January 08, 2026Northern Colorado city to change approach in response to homelessness
January 08, 2026DHS officials privately express shock at department’s immediate response to Minneapolis shooting
January 08, 2026The U.S. has seized a Venezuela-linked oil tanker in the North Atlantic, backed by British support
January 08, 2026Lebanon's military says it has ended the first phase of its plan to deploy across southern Lebanon and disarm non-state groups, including Hezbollah
January 08, 2026Saudi-backed forces move to capture key Yemeni city as crisis with UAE deepens
January 08, 2026Russia says any foreign forces in Ukraine would be ‘legitimate targets’, after UK and France pledge troops
January 08, 2026Dozens of angry farmers have demonstrated in France and Greece, halting traffic and blocking roads with tractors to protest European Union plans to move forward with a free trade deal with five South American nations
January 08, 2026DHS said a woman attempted to run over ICE officers before being shot in Minneapolis. Here’s what videos show
January 08, 2026Trump’s controversial ballroom could solve a decades-long problem — and is taking the first formal steps for construction
January 08, 2026Neighbors describe peaceful morning interrupted by gunfire after deadly Minneapolis ICE shooting
January 08, 2026Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro launches his reelection bid with bigger plans in mind
January 08, 2026Longtime DC delegate faces challenge from former staffer for seat in Congress
January 08, 2026Despite Trump-Petro feud, US-Colombia anti-drug partnership remains strong
January 08, 2026What we know about the US seizure of a Russian-flagged oil tanker
January 08, 2026Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced a royal commission into antisemitism, weeks after a deadly attack at a Jewish holiday event in Bondi Beach
January 08, 2026State lawmakers and governors will have decisions to make in 2026 about the budgets for their biggest social safety net programs
January 08, 2026Colombian President Gustavo Petro has strongly criticized the Trump administration’s actions against Venezuela
January 07, 2026Mogadishu’s first line of defense against the next militant attack on Somalia’s capital ranges from machine gunners in pick-up trucks to young men in plainclothes manning checkpoints
January 08, 2026Venezuela's military has held a funeral for some of the soldiers killed during the U.S. operation that captured former President Nicolás Maduro
January 07, 2026DHS Secretary Kristi Noem says ICE agent was justified in fatal shooting of Minneapolis woman after mayor disputes DHS account
January 08, 2026Spencer Pratt, a reality television personality who lost his home in the deadly Palisades wildfire last year, said Wednesday that he intends to run for mayor of Los Angeles
January 08, 2026U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest threats against Greenland pose a new and potentially unprecedented challenge to NATO, perhaps even an existential one
January 07, 2026House Oversight hearing over fraud allegations in Minnesota drew shouting and partisan fury. Here are the takeaways
January 08, 2026Federal prosecutors are slamming Luigi Mangione’s lawyers for making what the government said were “meritless” and “misleading” claims about Attorney General Pam Bondi’s ties to a lobbying firm and her decision to seek the death penalty against Mangione in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson
January 08, 2026U.S. transportation officials say California will lose $160 million for delaying the revocations of 17,000 commercial driver’s licenses for immigrants
January 07, 2026President Donald Trump has signed an executive order suspending U.S. support for 66 organizations, agencies and commissions
January 07, 2026An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and killed a Minneapolis motorist during the Trump administration’s latest immigration crackdown in a major U.S. city — a shooting that federal officials claimed was an act of self-defense but that the city’s mayor described as “reckless” and unnecessary
January 07, 2026What to know about Diosdado Cabello, the powerful Venezuelan minister who may be in jeopardy next
January 07, 2026The State Department says it has suspended all U.S. assistance to Somalia’s federal government over allegations that Somali officials destroyed an American-funded warehouse belonging to the World Food Program and seized 76 metric tons of food aid intended for impoverished civilians
January 07, 2026The House is pushing ahead with legislation to renew subsidies for Affordable Care Act plans
January 07, 2026Georgia is the latest state to consider eliminating its personal income tax, with Republican leaders in the Senate backing a proposal to phase it out by 2032
January 07, 2026The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette is shutting down in May after its owners cited financial losses
January 07, 2026President Donald Trump is proposing setting U_S_ military spending at $1_5 trillion in 2027, citing “troubled and dangerous times.”
January 07, 2026US seizes Russian-flagged oil tanker linked to Venezuela
January 07, 2026GOP senator’s scathing message to Stephen Miller: Get informed on Greenland or leave the job
January 07, 2026Speaker Mike Johnson has invited President Donald Trump to give his first State of the Union of his second term on Feb. 24
January 07, 2026The U.S. population is projected to grow more slowly over the next 30 years than previously predicted
January 07, 2026New guidelines for healthy eating say Americans should eat more whole foods and protein, fewer highly processed foods and less added sugar
January 07, 2026President Donald Trump says he wants to block large institutional investors from buying houses, saying that a ban would make it easier for younger families to buy their first homes
January 07, 2026A separatist group in southern Yemen says it's urgently trying to contact a delegation that traveled to the Saudi capital for talks meant to de-escalate recent tensions
January 07, 2026U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says he plans to meet with Danish officials next week after the Trump administration reiterated its intention to take over the strategic Arctic island
January 07, 2026Officials in Connecticut and Arizona are defending their decision to refuse a request from the U.S. Justice Department to turn over detailed voter information
January 07, 2026Venezuela’s oil industry has been in the spotlight since President Donald Trump captured the country’s President Nicolas Maduro
January 07, 2026Officials in about one-third of the states have considered revising their U.S. House districts since President Donald Trump called for mid-decade redistricting
January 07, 2026Mexico has emerged as a key fuel supplier to Havana as the United States prepares to seize control of Venezuelan oil and the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump hardens its stance toward Cuba
January 07, 2026Why does health care reform keep failing despite decades of attention and expanding costs? A scholar of Congress has some answers.
January 07, 2026New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is supporting a new housing official amid backlash over past social media posts
January 07, 2026The Trump administration has finalized a plan to roll back regulations implementing a landmark environmental law that the White House says needlessly delays federal approvals for energy and infrastructure projects
January 07, 2026Trump threatens to ban institutional investors from buying single-family homes
January 07, 2026Gov. Ron DeSantis is calling for a special session in April for Florida’s legislature to redraw congressional districts
January 07, 2026The European Union is renewing negotiations for a free trade agreement with five South American nations neighboring Venezuela
January 07, 2026ICE officer fatally shoots woman in Minneapolis, investigation underway
January 07, 2026ICE entered hospital without warrant, handcuffed patient to bed, community organizers say
January 07, 2026On the 5th anniversary of the insurrection, a DC march celebrates the rioters pardoned by Donald Trump, while Democrats struggle to remind the public that a mob stormed the Capitol.
January 06, 2026Separate and alone: How Nicolás Maduro and his wife can expect to be treated in jail
January 07, 2026Opposition supporters have long hoped their leaders could replace Nicolás Maduro as Venezuela's president
January 07, 2026Man pardoned by Trump for participation in Jan. 6 riot says life hasn’t changed a year later
January 07, 2026Word of the Week: What makes a military attack ‘kinetic’?
January 07, 2026Shooting at Airbnb reignites calls for regulation on short-term rentals
January 07, 2026The U.S. military operation in Venezuela can be seen as both a benefit and a burden for Russian President Vladimir Putin
January 07, 2026Trump administration demands Venezuela cut ties with US adversaries to resume oil production
January 07, 2026Perhaps no one outside of Venezuela should care more about the US invasion and capture of President Nicolás Maduro than the Islamic Republic of Iran’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei.
January 07, 2026Farm bills – famously complex legislative and spending balances between farm subsidies, food assistance, conservation and more – have tended to be passed about every five years since 1933.
January 07, 2026Fighting has escalated in Syria's northern city of Aleppo
January 07, 2026Frustration and anger are brewing among young protesters in Nepal who helped topple the government
January 07, 2026White House rewrites January 6 history and blames police for deadly attack on 5-year anniversary
January 06, 2026Faith leaders are urging prayers for peace following the U.S. capture of Nicolás Maduro
January 07, 2026The US has tried to acquire Greenland before – and failed
January 07, 2026Everyone is talking about Greenland. Here’s what it’s like to visit
January 12, 2025Hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans still face deportation from US after Maduro capture
January 07, 2026Iran’s army chief has threatened preemptive military action over the “rhetoric” targeting the Islamic Republic
January 07, 2026As Iran is gripped by new protests, many people there are focused on the U.S. raid in Venezuela and wonder whether the same could occur in Tehran
January 07, 2026Plans for $2.3 billion stadium ignite debate in 2032 Olympics host city
January 07, 2026Japanese PM’s Taiwan comments prompt China to ban certain exports to Japan
January 06, 2026The White House website is officially re-writing the history of the January 6th attack on the Capitol. Anderson is Keeping Them Honest.
January 06, 2026Notorious CIA spy whose treachery caused the deaths of countless sources has died in federal prison
January 07, 2026Trump administration freezes billions in social services funding to five Democratic states
January 06, 2026Uganda is preparing for a election in an atmosphere of political violence
January 07, 2026A photo of 21-year-old Mariana Camargo dashing through the streets of eastern Caracas as explosions boomed in the background was soon on front pages of major international outlets
January 07, 2026Days after US attack, weary but resilient Venezuelans try to return to normal amid fears of repression
January 06, 2026President Donald Trump says Venezuela will be providing 30 million to 50 million barrels of oil to the U.S., and he pledges to use proceeds from the sale of this oil “to benefit the people” of both countries
January 06, 2026Trump says Venezuela will turn over 30 million to 50 million barrels of oil to US
January 07, 2026President Donald Trump’s administration is withholding funding to help needy families with children in five states governed by Democrats
January 06, 2026The Department of Homeland Security says it has launched in Minnesota what it's calling the largest immigration enforcement operation ever carried out by the agency
January 06, 2026White House discussing ‘options’ to acquire Greenland, says military use isn’t off the table
January 06, 2026The White House says the U.S. military is “always an option” for acquiring Greenland, despite European leaders rejecting President Donald Trump's comments about taking over the island
January 06, 2026Venezuela's military says the U.S. operation to capture Nicolás Maduro resulted in dozens of casualties
January 06, 2026What parents need to know about the overhauled childhood vaccine schedule
January 06, 2026Minnesota Governor Tim Walz is ending his gubernatorial re-election bid. Podcast host Blois Olson joins CNN This Morning to explain why the former Democratic vice presidential nominee has decided not to run for another term as governor.
January 05, 2026As the Trump administration continues to investigate a series of alleged fraud schemes at Minnesota day care centers run by Somali residents, social media users are falsely citing a Craigslist ad as evidence of such deceit
January 06, 2026An individual accused of vandalizing the Ohio home of Vice President JD Vance and causing other property damage is behind bars pending a Friday hearing
January 06, 2026California Republican Rep. Doug LaMalfa’s sudden death this week leaves a new vacant seat in the House
January 06, 2026UK and France agree to send troops to Ukraine in event of peace deal with Russia
January 06, 20262,000 federal agents are being deployed to Minneapolis in an escalated immigration push. Here’s what we know
January 06, 2026A suburban Phlladelphia shop selling President Donald Trump-themed merchandise that became a magnet for die-hard supporters announced it’s closing its doors, six years after opening
January 06, 2026Nicolás Maduro’s first court hearing — a heavily secured spectacle where he proclaimed he is still Venezuela’s president and pleaded “soy inocente” — was merely the beginning of a legal odyssey that could keep him locked up and out of power for years, maybe even the rest of his life
January 06, 2026Will Amy Klobuchar run for Minnesota governor? ‘I’m seriously considering it,’ she says
January 05, 2026Ukraine’s allies have made major progress toward defending the country if a peace deal is struck with Russia
January 06, 2026The Cuban government has revealed the identities of 32 military personnel killed during the U.S. capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro
January 06, 2026The Trump administration is nearly tripling the number of countries whose passport holders will be required to post bonds of up to $15,000 to apply to enter the United States
January 06, 2026President Donald Trump promised that “America First” would stand against more foreign entanglements
January 06, 2026Trump’s ‘ammunition’ for House GOP to win the midterms involves lots of grievances
January 06, 2026On the fifth anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, there is no official event to memorialize what happened
January 06, 2026A former Republican lawmaker in Arizona has been sentenced to probation and a five-year ban on running for public office
January 06, 2026President Donald Trump wants Republicans to get a deal on health care insurance assistance by being flexible on a long-standing budget policy that bars federal money from being spent on abortion services
January 06, 2026Israel has cleared the final hurdle before starting construction on a controversial settlement project near Jerusalem that would effectively cut the West Bank in two
January 06, 2026Abortion will remain legal in Wyoming after the state Supreme Court struck down two laws that include the nation’s first explicit ban on abortion pills
January 06, 2026George Conway says he is running for a U.S. House seat in New York City
January 06, 2026The deadliest clashes so far have erupted between Syrian government forces and Kurdish fighters in Aleppo
January 06, 2026Trump officials told lawmakers that Maduro and his wife hit their heads as they attempted to flee US forces
January 06, 2026Prime Minister Mark Carney says his foreign minister and the governor general will visit Greenland in early February in the wake of renewed threats by U.S. President Donald Trump to annex the Danish territory
January 06, 2026Justice Department uses Maduro case to defend Trump’s use of Alien Enemies Act for deportations
January 06, 2026Republican U.S. Rep. Jim Baird of Indiana is recovering from a car crash and expected to make a full recovery, A statement from Baird's office says he is recovering, but details of the crash are not immediately clear
January 06, 2026New Orleans ended 2025 with its third year of declining violent crime rates even as armed National Guard troops patrolled the city's streets on the orders of President Donald Trump
January 05, 2026President Donald Trump hasn’t minced words about the larger message he’s trying to send the world with the U.S. military raid to capture Nicolás Maduro
January 06, 2026Suspect charged with murder of Ravenscroft teacher held without bond
January 06, 2026Protesters angry over Iran's ailing economy have conducted a sit-in at Tehran's Grand Bazaar
January 06, 2026California GOP Congressman Doug LaMalfa dies at 65
January 06, 2026Venezuelan restaurant in Indy turns into community hub amid homeland crisis
January 06, 2026Uniontown swears in its first-ever woman police chief
January 06, 2026There are few signs that President Donald Trump’s supporters wanted the United States to become more embroiled in foreign conflicts — even as many Republicans show initial support for his military strike in Venezuela
January 06, 2026Even after Maduro’s capture, Democrats try to keep their focus on affordability
January 06, 2026The many ways lawyers for Maduro could try to derail the case against him
January 06, 2026China has banned exports to Japan of dual-use goods for military purposes
January 06, 2026Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen says an American takeover of Greenland would amount to the end of the NATO military alliance
January 05, 2026The capture of Nicolás Maduro by U.S. forces has sparked global controversy
January 06, 2026Israel's air force has struck areas in southern and eastern Lebanon, including Sidon, the country's third-largest city
January 05, 2026President Donald Trump said Saturday that the US is “going to run” Venezuela in the immediate aftermath of President Nicolás Maduro's capture. Trump did not offer a timeline for how long he anticipated such a transition of power would take.
January 04, 2026Apprehensive of what comes next, some Venezuelans are heading to local stores for supplies. Journalist Mary Mena reports from Caracas.
January 04, 2026A Paris court is set to rule in a case involving 10 people accused of cyberbullying French first lady Brigitte Macron
January 05, 2026The U.S. capture and ouster of Venezuelan strongman leader Nicolás Maduro marked a stunning culmination of the Trump administration’s efforts to assert dominance in Latin America
January 05, 2026One of the first police officers to respond to the 2022 school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, goes on trial Monday on charges that he failed to protect children during the attack, when authorities waited more than an hour to confront the gunman
January 05, 2026A clearer picture is emerging of what Trump meant when he said the US will ‘run’ Venezuela
January 04, 2026A day after the ouster of Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro, President Donald Trump is renewing his calls for an American takeover of the Danish territory of Greenland and is threatening Colombia with military action over its drug trade
January 04, 2026Venezuela's interim President Delcy Rodríguez has taken the place of her ally President Nicolás Maduro who was captured by the United States in a nighttime military operation
January 04, 2026President Donald Trump's plan to take control of Venezuela's oil industry and ask American companies to revitalize it after capturing that country's president in a military raid isn't likely to have a significant immediate impact on oil prices
January 04, 2026If Washington governs by force in Venezuela, it will repeat the failures of Afghanistan, Iraq and Libya: Power can topple regimes, but it cannot create political authority or legitimacy.
January 05, 2026North Korea says leader Kim Jong Un has observed test-flights of hypersonic missiles and underscored the need to bolster the country’s nuclear war deterrent
January 05, 2026Venezuelans remain in shock after President Nicolás Maduro was deposed and captured in a U.S. military operation
January 04, 2026Venezuelans hunker down, apprehensive about what comes next
January 04, 2026When Nicolás Maduro appears in a New York courtroom to face U.S. drug charges, he'll be following a path taken by Panama's Manuel Noriega, another strongman who was toppled by American forces
January 04, 2026President Donald Trump's military intervention in Venezuela is testing his ability to hold the Republican coalition together
January 04, 2026Homeland Security expert Donell Harvin joins The Lead.
January 02, 2026The New York jail holding Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is a facility so troubled, some judges have refused to send people there even as it has housed such famous inmates as music stars R. Kelly and Sean “Diddy” Combs
January 04, 2026Trump’s MAGA allies mostly rally behind his Venezuela strike
January 04, 2026Inside the operation: How the US moved to capture Nicolás Maduro
January 03, 2026Officials say Ukrainian drone strikes killed two people and wounded two others, including a child, in Russia’s Belgorod and Kursk regions on Sunday
January 04, 2026Marjorie Taylor Greene is leaving Capitol Hill after five years as one of the most well-known members of Congress
January 04, 2026South Korea says North Korea has launched ballistic missiles toward the sea
January 03, 2026What the Noriega case can tell us about Maduro’s upcoming legal battle
January 04, 2026South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has begun his visit to China as Beijing aims to strengthen ties amid heightened tensions with Japan over Taiwan
January 04, 2026Israel has revoked the licenses of more than three dozen humanitarian organizations, and now those groups are grappling with how that will affect aid operations in Gaza
January 04, 2026The U.S. military operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has disrupted Caribbean travel
January 03, 2026Venezuelans are trying to understand who is in charge after the United States announced the capture of President Nicolás Maduro
January 03, 2026President Donald Trump says the United States will run Venezuela at least temporarily after an audacious military operation plucked leader Nicolás Maduro from power and removed him from the country
January 03, 2026Who is Delcy Rodríguez, Venezuela’s leader after Maduro’s capture?
January 04, 2026President Donald Trump insists that the U.S. government would run Venezuela after an audacious military operation that plucked leader Nicolás Maduro from power and removed him from the country
January 03, 2026Revelers chanted “liberty” and draped Venezuelan flags over their shoulders in South Florida on Saturday to celebrate the U.S. military operation to capture President Nicolás Maduro and remove him from the country
January 03, 2026A federal appeals panel has ruled that a California law prohibiting open carry of firearms in heavily populated counties is unconstitutional
January 04, 2026President Donald Trump declared Saturday’s military operation that led to the ouster of Nicolás Maduro a major success
January 03, 2026Visualizing the US assault on Venezuela
January 03, 2026President Donald Trump has held a news conference to explain a U.S. raid on Venezuela to extract President Nicolás Maduro and his wife
January 03, 2026Legal questions are being raised about the Trump administration’s capture of Venezuela’s president and claims that it will “run” the South American country
January 03, 2026Nicolás Maduro’s capture by US met with celebrations in South Florida and apprehension in Caracas
January 03, 2026Congress has a legal, constitutional and even moral responsibility to assert itself as a branch when it comes to military actions by the US, says an expert on war powers.
January 03, 2026The US has captured Venezuelan leader Maduro. Here’s what to know
January 03, 2026President Donald Trump and U.S. officials have laid out some of the details of the U.S. military strike against Venezuela that led to the capture of leader Nicolás Maduro
January 03, 2026Who is Cilia Flores, Maduro’s wife and ‘first combatant’ of Venezuelan socialism?
January 03, 2026Trump says US is taking control of Venezuela’s oil reserves. Here’s what it means
January 03, 2026Embattled Wisconsin Judge Hannah Dugan, who was convicted of obstruction last month for helping an immigrant evade federal officers, has sent her resignation letter to the governor
January 03, 2026National security advisers from Europe and other allies have discussed security guarantees in Kyiv as the U.S.-led push to end the war in Ukraine intensifies
January 03, 2026Iran’s supreme leader has addressed the ongoing protests, insisting that “rioters must be put in their place.”
January 03, 2026Minnesota families and child care providers scramble as federal funds hang in balance
January 03, 2026Nicolás Maduro's fall at the hands of the United States follows months of pressure from the Trump administration
January 03, 2026President Donald Trump had long threatened that he could order military strikes on targets on Venezuelan territory after months of attacks on boats accused of carrying drugs from the South American country
December 05, 2025Myanmar's military-appointed election body has announced the winners of the first phase of its three-part general election
January 03, 2026One of the first officers on the scene at the 2022 school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, is about to stand trial
January 03, 2026Coast Guard suspends search for people who abandoned ship after US strikes on alleged drug boats
January 03, 2026Angelina Jolie visits Rafah Crossing as Gaza aid groups face Israeli suspension
January 02, 2026‘Wicked’ composer says he won’t appear at Kennedy Center after name change
January 03, 2026President Donald Trump has invited Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to visit the United States this year
January 03, 2026Yemen’s separatist movement has announced a constitution for an independent nation in the south and demanded other factions in the war-torn country accept the move
January 02, 2026U.S. President Donald Trump and top Iranian officials have exchanged dueling threats as widening economic protests sweep across parts of the Islamic Republic
January 02, 2026Russia files diplomatic request asking US to stop pursuing oil tanker originally bound for Venezuela
January 02, 2026The Coast Guard said it's still searching for people who had jumped off alleged drug-smuggling boats when the U.S. military attacked them days earlier
January 03, 2026Zohran Mamdani, New York City's new mayor, begins his term with a symbolic commute
January 02, 2026Teen arrested in alleged ISIS-inspired attack plot intended for New Year’s Eve near Charlotte
January 02, 2026In Rama Duwaji’s New York, everyone is entitled to a little glamour
January 02, 2026No major change in troop levels after Trump says US is ‘locked and loaded’ to defend Iranian protesters
January 02, 2026A grandmother and her 5-year-old grandson have burned to death in Gaza when their tent caught fire
January 02, 2026Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appointed the head of the country’s military intelligence as his new chief of staff
January 02, 2026A federal magistrate judge has refused to order the pretrial release of a man charged with planting two pipe bombs outside the headquarters of the Democratic and Republican national parties on the eve of the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021
January 02, 2026Trump shops for marble for new White House ballroom
January 02, 2026Man accused of placing pipe bombs near GOP and Democratic headquarters in Washington to remain in jail pending trial
January 02, 2026Two of the Middle East’s most powerful countries are facing off in Yemen. Here’s what to know
January 02, 2026Key figures in the long-running controversy over alleged fraudulent safety net programs in Minnesota
January 02, 2026A court in Pakistan’s capital has sentenced seven people to life imprisonment after convicting them of inciting violence
January 02, 2026Trump tells WSJ he takes a higher daily dose of aspirin than his doctors advise in lengthy interview on his health
January 01, 2026Please disregard EU-Russia-Ukraine-War-5th Ld-Writethru, initially published on Jan. 1, 2026
January 01, 2026What we know about a Minneapolis day care center that was highlighted in video about alleged fraud
January 01, 2026About 6 in 10 Americans say they feel politically connected by generation
January 02, 2026Exclusive: DHS begins slashing FEMA disaster response staff as 2026 begins
January 02, 2026Venezuela has detained several Americans as tensions with US rise
January 01, 2026Zohran Mamdani is reveling in what he calls a “new era” for New York City
January 01, 2026Demonstrations sparked by Iran's struggling economy have spread into rural provinces, with at least seven people killed
January 01, 2026Zohran Mamdani’s inauguration celebrates the progressive movement as New York’s incoming mayor pledges an expansive agenda
January 01, 2026While fans trickled into the Orange Bowl stadium where tickets were going for as little as $39, the commissioner of the Big 12 said “everything is on the table” when it comes to rebooting the College Football Playoff, including potentially moving another round of games onto campus
January 01, 2026President Donald Trump defended his energy and health in an interview with The Wall Street Journal
January 01, 2026President Donald Trump signed a New Year’s Eve proclamation delaying increased tariffs on upholstered furniture, kitchen cabinets and vanities for a year, citing ongoing trade talks
January 01, 2026Incoming New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is making history not only as the city's first mayor to take the oath of office on a Quran but also as the first Muslim, South Asian, and African-born mayor
January 01, 2026The Trump administration faces a legal complaint from government employees over a new policy eliminating coverage for gender-affirming care in federal health insurance programs
January 01, 2026Enhanced tax credits that have helped Americans offset the cost of Affordable Care Act health insurance for the last four years expired overnight
January 01, 2026Demonstrations are gripping Tehran and other cities after a plunge in the Iranian rial. Soaring prices are creating a daily struggle there, as Nada Bashir reports.
December 30, 2025Incoming New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani will make history as the city's first mayor to take the oath of office on a Quran
December 31, 2025Trump postpones tariff hikes on furniture, kitchen cabinets for a year
January 01, 2026Japan’s prime minister joins female lawmakers in fight for more toilets in parliament
January 01, 2026CIA assesses Ukraine was not targeting a Putin residence in drone attack, contrary to Kremlin claim, sources say
January 01, 2026Former special counsel Jack Smith told lawmakers that the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol “does not happen” without President Donald Trump
December 31, 2025Trump says he’s withdrawing National Guard from Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland
December 31, 2025US military says at least eight killed in new strikes on alleged drug boats, with survivors abandoning ship
December 31, 2025Trump administration terminates nonprofit’s control over DC golf courses in possible takeover bid
January 01, 2026The U.S. military says it has struck five alleged drug-smuggling boats over two days
December 31, 2025President Donald Trump says he’s dropping — for now — his push to deploy National Guard troops in Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland, Oregon
December 31, 2025Chief Justice John Roberts pushes for judicial independence in history-heavy report
December 31, 2025Chief Justice John Roberts says that the Constitution remains a sturdy pillar for the country, a message that comes after a tumultuous year in the nation’s judicial system with pivotal Supreme Court decisions on the horizon
December 31, 2025Russia doubles down on claim of Ukrainian attack on Putin residence, but offers no concrete proof
December 29, 2025The Trump administration has ordered another coal-fired power facility to remain open
December 31, 2025The U.S. has imposed sanctions on four firms in Venezuela's oil sector and designated four additional oil tankers as blocked property
December 31, 2025House Judiciary Committee releases video and transcript of Jack Smith deposition
December 31, 2025Two brothers who received illegal prison sentences that were years longer than the maximum penalty for their crimes have been granted clemency by Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves
December 31, 2025Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio says mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani has "got wind in his sails" and a good shot at implementing his ambitious agenda.
December 30, 2025Oil tanker pursued by US now has a Russian flag painted on its side
December 31, 2025The Department of Justice has expanded its review of documents related to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein to 5.2 million as it also expands the number of attorneys trying to comply with a law mandating their release
December 31, 2025Democratic Rep. Morgan McGarvey joins The Lead.
December 21, 2025Zohran Mamdani will become mayor of New York City as the clock ticks over into 2026 — but the celebrations are set to last through New Year’s Day
December 31, 2025President Donald Trump has issued the first vetoes of his second term, rejecting two bipartisan natural resources bills
December 31, 202520-year-old college student from Iowa might be the youngest mayor in the United States
December 31, 2025Cody Campbell is a billionaire supporter of Texas Tech, his alma mater
December 31, 2025Ballots, tax returns and other important mail may not get postmarked the day you turn it in, Postal Service warns
December 31, 2025Trump vetoes two bipartisan bills, marking first vetoes of second term
December 31, 2025Russian drones have blasted apartment buildings and the power grid in Ukraine's city of Odesa, injuring six people including three children
December 31, 2025Man charged with allegedly threatening Kennedy Center president
December 31, 2025Iran’s ailing supreme leader resorts to his only playbook as crises mount and protests erupt
December 30, 2025The longest-serving White House chief usher says presidents before Donald Trump were interested in having a larger space for entertaining too
December 31, 2025President Donald Trump made a lot of tariff threats and trade promises this year
December 31, 2025Thailand has repatriated 18 Cambodian prisoners of war
December 31, 2025China’s People’s Liberation Army says it has “successfully completed” two days of military exercises in the waters off Taiwan
December 31, 2025Democrat Renee Hardman has been elected to the Iowa state Senate in a holiday-week special election, denying Republicans’ bid to reclaim two-thirds control of the chamber
December 30, 2025The CIA was behind a drone strike last week at a docking area believed to have been used by Venezuelan drug cartels
December 31, 2025Actor Isiah Whitlock Jr. has died at age 71
December 31, 2025The Trump administration has announced that it is freezing child care funds to Minnesota after a series of fraud schemes in recent years
December 30, 2025Mali and Burkina Faso have banned U.S. citizens from entering their countries
December 31, 2025Immigration officials do not plan to detain Kilmar Abrego Garcia again as long as a judge’s order banning it stands
December 30, 2025The Kennedy Center is ending the year with a new round of artists saying they are canceling scheduled performances after President Donald Trump’s name was added to the facility
December 30, 2025Americans in five states who get government help paying for groceries will see new limits starting Thursday on soda, candy and other foods they can buy with those benefits
December 30, 2025Top DOJ officials may have been pressing to bring criminal charges against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, judge says
December 30, 2025Environmental journalist Tatiana Schlossberg, the granddaughter of the late President John F. Kennedy, has died
December 30, 2025Israel says it will suspend several humanitarian organizations for failing to meet its new rules to vet international organizations working in Gaza
December 30, 2025UAE says it will withdraw its remaining forces in Yemen after Saudi Arabia struck port city
December 30, 2025The U.S. has imposed sanctions on 10 individuals and firms from Iran and Venezuela
December 30, 2025The surge of federal officers this week in Minnesota follows new allegations of fraud by day care centers run by Somali residents
December 30, 2025Roughly two dozen ISIS operatives killed or captured since US retaliatory strikes this month
December 30, 2025A federal judge has ruled that the White House cannot stop funding the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
December 30, 2025Alleged DC pipe bomber appears at detention hearing as his attorneys argue he should be released from jail
December 30, 2025Who is Nick Shirley, the 23-year-old MAGA journalist whose Minnesota fraud story went viral?
December 30, 2025China's People's Liberation Army is conducting large-scale military drills around Taiwan as part of "Justice Mission 2025."
December 30, 2025President Donald Trump’s second term has brought major changes to the Department of Health and Human Services
December 30, 2025Russia’s nuclear-capable Oreshnik missile system has entered active service, Russia’s Ministry of Defense says, as negotiators continue to search for a breakthrough in peace talks to end Moscow’s war in Ukraine
December 30, 2025China stages war games around Taiwan after hitting out at major US arms deal
December 29, 2025A look at Zohran Mamdani’s policy ideas as he becomes New York City’s mayor
December 30, 2025Military families hit with bitter blow after Congress strips fertility treatment funding from defense bill
December 30, 2025Former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Khaleda Zia has died at 80, her political party has announced Tuesday
December 30, 2025China’s top diplomat has slammed a record U.S. military sale to Taiwan
December 30, 2025After two years of war, some Israelis are moving to the Gaza border while others are refusing. Here’s why
December 30, 2025Exclusive: CIA carried out drone strike on port facility on Venezuelan coast
December 30, 2025US strikes vessel in eastern Pacific, killing 2
December 29, 2025A National Guard deployment in New Orleans authorized by President Donald Trump will begin Tuesday as part of a heavy security presence for New Year’s celebrations
December 30, 2025A Utah judge has ordered the release of a transcript from a closed-door hearing in October over whether the man charged with killing Charlie Kirk must be shackled during court proceedings
December 29, 2025Takeaways from Trump and Netanyahu’s meeting in Florida
December 30, 2025The Court will decide several cases that could expand the president's power, making it one of the most significant terms in decades.
December 29, 2025President Donald Trump has indicated that the U.S. has “hit” a dock facility along a shore as he wages a pressure campaign on Venezuela
December 29, 2025The U.S. military says it has conducted another strike against a boat accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing two people
December 29, 2025President Donald Trump is warning Iran against reconstituting its nuclear program
December 29, 2025The Chinese military says it dispatched air, navy and missile units for a second day to conduct joint live-fire drills around Taiwan to warn against what it calls separatist and “external interference” forces
December 29, 2025A federal judge has dismissed a criminal case against a popular Los Angeles TikTok streamer who is currently being held in immigration detention
December 29, 2025Trump says US knocked out ‘big facility’ as part of Venezuela campaign
December 29, 2025CNN's Jessica Dean talks to Col. Cedric Leighton about Russia's strikes on Kyiv and a peace deal in the making between Ukraine and Russia.
December 28, 2025U.S. President Donald Trump continues to claim he has ended eight wars this year, but that is exaggerated
December 29, 2025The United States has announced a $2 billion pledge for U.N. humanitarian aid as President Donald Trump continues to slash U.S. foreign assistance funding
December 29, 2025The United States is offering Ukraine security guarantees for 15 years as part of a proposed peace plan
December 29, 2025Iran is seeing its biggest protests in three years after the currency plunged to a record low against the dollar
December 29, 2025More House seats are opening up as more members announce their upcoming departures
December 08, 2025Buddhist monks on cross-country Walk for Peace arrive in Georgia
December 29, 2025Americans in 1998 tried to predict 2025. Here’s what they got right
December 29, 2025A political prisoner’s return to the UK was lauded by the government. Now ‘shocking’ tweets have sparked calls to deport him
December 29, 2025Netanyahu brings a familiar message to Trump, who’s grown wary of Israeli actions
December 29, 2025Samuel Alito keeps getting his way. So why does he seem so unhappy?
December 29, 2025Preliminary results of a snap parliamentary election in Kosovo shows that the party of Prime Minister Albin Kurti has won by a clear margin
December 28, 2025CNN’s Rahel Solomon spoke to Nigerian foreign minister Yusuf Tuggar after President Donald Trump said he ordered a deadly strike on Islamic State terrorists in Nigeria, whom he accused of persecuting Christians in the country.
December 25, 2025Hawaii authorities are cracking down on illegal fireworks after a tragic explosion last New Year's Eve killed six people
December 29, 2025Zohran Mamdani has promised to transform New York City government when he becomes mayor
December 29, 2025The man accused of placing two pipe bombs in Washington on the eve of the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol told investigators after his arrest that he believed someone needed to “speak up” for people who believed the 2020 election was stolen
December 29, 2025President Donald Trump says Ukraine and Russia are “closer than ever before” to a peace deal, but he acknowledges that negotiations could still break down and leave the war dragging on for years
December 28, 2025Takeaways from Trump’s meeting with Zelensky in Florida
December 29, 2025At least four people have been killed and dozens wounded in clashes on Syria’s coast
December 28, 2025Winter rain has lashed the Gaza Strip and flooded camps with ankle-deep puddles as Palestinians displaced by war try to stay dry in fraying tents
December 28, 2025Myanmar’s military junta begins elections as civil war sparked by coup still rages
December 27, 2025Zelensky and Trump to meet in Florida after weeks of intensive peace talks
December 28, 2025Top diplomats from Thailand and Cambodia have started talks in China to address their border dispute
December 28, 2025Protesting university students in Serbia have collected signatures throughout the country for their request for an early parliamentary election
December 28, 2025Guineans were voting to elect a new president in the country’s first election since a 2021 coup
December 28, 2025The Central African Republic voted on Sunday to elect a new president and federal lawmakers
December 28, 2025Voters in Myanmar have voted in the first phase of the country’s general election
December 27, 2025Thailand and Cambodia have signed a ceasefire agreement to end weeks of fighting over border disputes
December 27, 2025UK unveils paid armed forces ‘gap year’ for young people
December 28, 2025Barefoot children played on chilly sand as Gaza’s thousands of displaced people prepared threadbare tents for another round of winter rain
December 27, 2025Russia struck Ukraine's capital with missiles and drones in an attack that killed at least one person
December 27, 2025A Brazilian judge has issued house arrest orders for 10 people involved in a plot to keep former President Jair Bolsonaro in power after his 2022 election loss
December 27, 2025Chuck Redd, the longtime host of the Kennedy Center’s annual Christmas Eve jazz performance said he canceled the concert following the board of trustees’ move to rename the facility for both the 35th president and President Donald Trump. CNN's Marshall Cohen reports.
December 25, 2025The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen has warned it will respond immediately to any military movements of separatists backed by the United Arab Emirates that undermine de-escalation efforts in the south
December 27, 2025These small-business owners will become uninsured after key ACA subsidies expire
December 27, 2025A reform-minded mayor is taking over New York at a time of progress and stability for the NYPD
December 27, 2025Millions of Afghans are struggling as international aid cuts sever a lifeline many relied on for food and heating
December 27, 2025Comedian Mo Amer is gaining attention for his show “Mo,” which explores the journey of a Palestinian refugee family seeking asylum in the U.S. The series is part of a wave of TV shows by Arab or Muslim American creators that aim to tell authentic stories without relying on stereotypes
December 27, 2025A mysterious group called Georgians for Integrity has spent around $5 million on television ads, mailers and texts attacking Lt. Gov. Burt Jones since November
December 27, 2025Cambodia says that Thailand hit a site in the country's northwest with an airstrike on Saturday even as the two sides pursue talks to end clashes
December 26, 2025Fear and confusion in Nigerian village hit in US strike, as locals say no history of ISIS in area
December 27, 2025A U.S. airstrike that targeted an alleged camp of the Islamic State group in Nigeria has caused panic in the village of Jabo, close to where the strike hit
December 26, 2025The president of the Kennedy Center is criticizing musician Chuck Redd for canceling a Christmas Eve performance
December 26, 2025A federal judge has canceled the trial of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran man mistakenly deported, and scheduled a hearing on whether the prosecution is being vindictive in its human smuggling case against him
December 26, 2025Trump says US military struck ISIS terrorists in Nigeria
December 25, 2025US contemplates sending more resources to forcibly board oil tanker near Venezuela
December 26, 2025Trump says violence in Nigeria targets Christians. The reality is more nuanced
December 26, 2025Karoline Leavitt announces she is pregnant with her second child
December 26, 2025Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says that he will meet on Sunday with U.S. President Donald Trump in Florida
December 26, 2025Eight killed in Syria mosque explosion during Friday prayers
December 26, 2025Separatists in southern Yemen are accusing Saudi Arabia of targeting their forces with airstrikes
December 26, 2025Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says several key issues remain unresolved in negotiations with the United States over a framework to end Russia’s war
December 26, 2025The president’s party almost always loses seats in the midterms. More than two dozen Republican House members have already decided to retire.
December 26, 2025After the crystal ball drops on New Year’s Eve in New York City, it will rise again, sparkling in red, white and blue
December 26, 2025Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has been sentenced to 15 years in prison and must pay 13.5 billion ringgit ($3.3 billion) for his role in the 1MDB corruption scandal
December 26, 2025President Donald Trump says the U.S. launched a deadly strike against Islamic State forces in Nigeria, after spending weeks accusing the West African country's government of failing to rein in the persecution of Christians
December 25, 2025On Christmas eve, President Trump speaks to children whose calls to NORAD to track Santa have been patched through to Mar-a-Lago.
December 24, 2025South Korea’s government says it plans to end the waning foreign adoptions of Korean children
December 26, 2025Myanmar will hold the first phase of a general election on Sunday, its first vote in five years and an election framed by the ruling military as a return to multi-party democracy
December 26, 2025The Kremlin is in talks with French authorities about French scholar Laurent Vinatier, who is serving a three-year sentence in Russia and reportedly faces new espionage charges
December 25, 2025Talk show host Jimmy Kimmel takes aim at U.S. President Donald Trump in a message to U.K. viewers
December 25, 2025DOJ says it has found over a million additional documents potentially related to Epstein
December 24, 2025A Russian court has sentenced pro-war activist Sergei Udaltsov to six years in prison for justifying terrorism
December 25, 2025Mariela Gómez and thousands of Venezuelan immigrants have faced a challenging Christmas after Donald Trump returned to the White House in January
December 25, 2025Saudi Arabia has called on separatists in southern Yemen to withdraw from two governorates they now hold
December 25, 2025Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's family says he's underwent double hernia surgery at a hospital in the country's capital
December 25, 2025Christmas celebrated once again in Bethlehem but West Bank suffering persists
December 25, 2025King Charles III has urged people to focus on kindness instead of conflict in his annual Christmas address
December 25, 2025King Charles urges courage and reconciliation in Christmas message
December 25, 2025The Justice Department released a new batch of documents from Epstein investigation. President Donald Trump’s name is mentioned many times in the documents, including in references to flight records related to Epstein’s private plane. Authorities have not accused Trump of criminal wrongdoing related to Epstein and the DOJ said some of the materials include “untrue and sensationalist” claims about the president. CNN's Katelyn Polantz reports.
December 24, 2025In first Christmas message, Pope Leo decries Palestinians in Gaza being forced to shelter in tents from ‘rain, wind and cold’
December 25, 2025More House Republicans are leaving Congress to run for governor than in decades amid frustration over ‘toxic environment’
December 25, 2025Three Palestinians have been arrested on suspicion of setting fire to a Christmas tree and damaging a Nativity scene at a Catholic Church in the West Bank city of Jenin
December 25, 2025Israel’s approval of new West Bank settlements condemned by 12 European countries, Canada and Japan
December 25, 2025The son of a former Bangladesh prime minister has returned to the country after more than 17 years in exile
December 25, 2025British socialite and onetime Jeffrey Epstein girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell is back in the spotlight with the public release of investigative records that led to her 2021 sex trafficking conviction
December 25, 2025Half a billion voters. One list. Just seven weeks to clean it up
December 25, 2025North Korea displayed apparent progress in the construction of a nuclear-powered submarine, with state media photos showing a largely completed hull as leader Kim Jong Un condemned rival South Korea’s push to acquire the technology
December 25, 2025Annual Christmas Eve jazz concert canceled after Trump’s name installed on Kennedy Center
December 25, 2025Trump-backed candidate Nasry Asfura has won Honduras’ presidential election, according to electoral authorities
December 24, 2025President Donald Trump marked Christmas Eve by chatting with children about their holiday wishes
December 24, 2025Trump tells 10-year-old child he made sure ‘a bad Santa’ is not ‘infiltrating’ the US
December 24, 2025Iran refuses inspection of nuclear sites until IAEA provides new guidelines after bombing
December 24, 2025On Christmas Eve, thousands of people flocked to Bethlehem's Manger Square and other Holy Land sites, after two years of subdued Christmas celebrations because of the war in Gaza
December 24, 2025The American Academy of Pediatrics sued the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Wednesday, seeking to block nearly $12 million in cuts to the group
December 24, 2025The Justice Department says that finishing the release of all of the Jeffrey Epstein files could take a “few more weeks,” further delaying compliance with a Dec. 19 deadline set by Congress
December 24, 2025Rescuers braved shooting flames, falling debris and the threat of more explosions to save nursing home residents after a blast at a Pennsylvania facility killed a resident and employee, and set off a dramatic and chaotic evacuation
December 24, 2025Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he would be willing to withdraw troops from the country’s eastern industrial heartland as part of a plan to end Russia’s war, if Moscow also pulls back and the area becomes a demilitarized zone monitored by international forces
December 24, 2025An explosive device has detonated in Gaza and wounded one Israeli soldier, prompting Israel to accuse Hamas of violating the U.S.-brokered ceasefire
December 24, 2025Community members bring Christmas dinner to families impacted my immigration crackdown
December 24, 2025What we know about the Roseville couple facing murder charges after 7-year-old killed, 5-year-old hurt
December 24, 2025Democratic-led states sue HHS over proposal targeting hospitals that offer transgender care to minors
December 24, 2025A federal judge is halting the enforcement of a March presidential memorandum that revoked the security clearance of a prominent Washington attorney
December 24, 2025A man accused of shooting two National Guard troops near the White House is charged in a complaint with federal firearms charges over the ambush on November 26 that fatally wounded one of the West Virginia National Guard members and seriously injured the second
December 24, 2025The State Department is barring five Europeans it accuses of leading efforts to pressure U.S. tech firms to censor or suppress American viewpoints
December 23, 2025Most Americans don’t think Trump or Democratic leaders are listening. Here’s what they wish they could tell Washington
December 24, 2025Guineans are set to vote Sunday in their first presidential election since a military coup four years ago
December 24, 2025Supreme Court’s National Guard decision could force new debate over how Trump could use Insurrection Act
December 24, 2025‘It’s perpetuated this news cycle’: Frustration mounts in Trump’s orbit about messaging on latest Epstein documents
December 24, 2025Libya’s army chief killed in plane crash in Turkey
December 23, 2025Nineteen states and the District of Columbia have sued the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, its Secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and its inspector general over a declaration that could complicate access to gender-affirming care for young people
December 24, 2025Botched Epstein redactions trace back to Virgin Islands’ 2020 civil racketeering case against estate
December 24, 2025State Department imposes sanctions on former EU official, disinformation group leaders for ‘censorship’
December 23, 2025Exclusive: Justice Department scrambling to find holiday volunteers to redact the Epstein files, internal DOJ email says
December 24, 2025Iran and the United States have reaffirmed their commitments to diplomacy at a contentious meeting of the U.N. Security Council
December 24, 2025The Trump administration says it will begin garnishing the wages of student loan borrowers who are in default early next year
December 23, 2025President Donald Trump’s newly appointed envoy to Greenland says the Republican administration is looking to begin a conversation with residents of the semi-autonomous Danish territory about the best way forward for the strategically important island
December 23, 2025The Supreme Court has refused to allow the Trump administration to deploy National Guard troops in the Chicago area to support its immigration crackdown
December 23, 2025DOJ says letter signed by ‘J. Epstein’ and referencing ‘our president’ is fake
December 23, 2025A private jet carrying Libya’s military chief and four other military officers has crashed after takeoff from Turkey’s capital, Ankara, killing all on board
December 23, 2025Venezuela's National Assembly has approved a measure criminalizing activities that hinder navigation and commerce, like the seizure of oil tankers
December 23, 2025In major loss for Trump, Supreme Court blocks National Guard deployment to Chicago
December 23, 2025Trump administration to start garnishing wages of defaulted student loan borrowers in January
December 23, 2025Former Nebraska U.S. Senator Ben Sasse has announced his diagnosis of advanced pancreatic cancer
December 23, 2025Rep. Harriet Hageman, who defeated Liz Cheney, announces run for Wyoming Senate seat
December 23, 2025Email from ‘A’ at British royal family’s residence asked Ghislaine Maxwell for ‘inappropriate friends’
December 23, 2025Yemen’s warring parties agree on biggest prisoner exchange deal so far
December 23, 2025The oldest baby boomers are turning 80 in 2026
December 23, 2025Wyoming’s lone U.S. representative is running for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Cynthia Lummis, who isn’t seeking reelection
December 23, 2025‘Massive’ Russian attack on Ukraine kills 4-year-old child, as Zelensky is briefed on peace talks
December 23, 2025Yemen’s government and Iran-backed Houthi rebels have agreed to release 2,900 detainees in the largest swap during the 11-year civil war
December 23, 2025‘It’s hard to be merry’: VA workers brace for more bad news as job cuts continue days before Christmas
December 23, 2025Former Sen. Ben Sasse announces he has stage 4 pancreatic cancer and is ‘gonna die’
December 23, 2025George Conway has filed paperwork to run for a congressional seat in New York City
December 23, 2025In the 4 p.m. hour on Jan. 6, 2021, at the height of the fighting that day outside the U.S. Capitol, hundreds of rioters loyal to President Donald Trump had already breached several entrances and forced lawmakers to flee both the House and Senate, stopping the certification of Democrat Joe Biden’s victory
December 23, 2025Democratic lawmaker brings lawsuit challenging move to add Trump’s name to Kennedy Center
December 23, 2025France's parliament has approved an emergency bill to prevent a government shutdown next week
December 23, 2025A former close aide to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that immediately following the Hamas attack on Oct. 7, 2023, he was ordered to figure out how the premier could evade responsibility for the security breach
December 23, 2025Officials say Russia fired more than 650 drones and three dozen missiles at Ukraine in a large-scale attack that began during the night and stretched into daylight hours Tuesday
December 23, 2025Gaza’s tiny Palestinian Christian community is trying to capture some of the Christmas spirit under a fragile ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war
December 23, 2025A video reviewed by CNN shows IDF soldiers shooting a teenager at point blank. CNN’s Matthew Chance reports from Jerusalem.
December 21, 2025The UK wants to scrap jury trials for many crimes. Opponents fear the loss of an ancient right
December 23, 2025President Donald Trump has delivered a new warning to Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro
December 22, 2025Sudan’s prime minister is proposing a wide-ranging peace initiative to end a nearly 1,000-day war with a rival paramilitary force
December 23, 2025A federal judge ruled Monday that the Trump administration must give legal due process to Venezuelan migrants flown to a notorious prison in El Salvador, either by providing court hearings or returning them to the U.S. Judge James Boasberg ordered the government to come up with a plan within two weeks
December 23, 2025Trump says US remains in pursuit of oil tanker and it’d be ‘smart’ for Maduro to step down
December 22, 2025U.S. proposals for a peace deal between Ukraine and Russia meet many of Kyiv's demands, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy
December 22, 2025The Kansas City Chiefs have announced they will leave their longtime home at Arrowhead Stadium for a new, domed stadium that will be built across the Kansas-Missouri state line and be ready for the start of the 2031 season
December 22, 2025Florida's Catholic bishops have appealed to President Donald Trump to pause immigration enforcement during the Christmas holidays
December 22, 2025President unveils new ‘Trump class’ fleet of battleships
December 22, 2025The Trump administration is suspending leases for five large-scale offshore wind projects under construction on the East Coast due to what it said were national security risks identified by the Pentagon
December 22, 2025The Trump administration is suing the local government of Washington, D.C., over its gun laws, alleging that restrictions on certain semiautomatic weapons run afoul of Second Amendment rights
December 22, 2025Exclusive: One ‘Jane Doe’ tells CNN she is mortified that her name is unredacted multiple times in the Epstein files
December 22, 2025The U.S. government has signed health deals with at least nine African countries
December 22, 2025Deadly clashes erupt between Syrian army and Kurdish-led SDF amid integration talks
December 22, 2025A judge has scolded Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime confidant Ghislaine Maxwell for including confidential victim names in court papers seeking to set aside her 2021 sex trafficking conviction and free her from a 20-year prison sentence
December 22, 2025A transgender employee of the National Security Agency is suing the Trump administration and trying to block enforcement of a presidential executive order and other policies the employee says violate federal civil rights law
December 22, 2025How Nicki Minaj went from Trump critic to the president’s biggest fan
December 22, 2025Clashes have erupted between Syrian security forces and Kurdish fighters in the city of Aleppo
December 22, 2025Four Illinois members of Congress have been allowed into a suburban Chicago immigration processing center that’s been at the forefront of an immigration crackdown
December 22, 2025Lawyers for former CIA Director John Brennan want the Justice Department to be prevented from steering an investigation of him and other former government officials to a “favored” judge in Florida who dismissed the classified documents case against President Donald Trump
December 22, 2025What to know so far about the Justice Department’s release of Epstein files — and what questions remain
December 22, 2025ICE agents in Twin Cities open fire after an undocumented man allegedly hit them with his SUV
December 22, 2025Attendees at "AmericaFest," Turning Point USA's annual gathering of young conservatives, were divided on the organization's CEO, Erika Kirk's endorsement of JD Vance for president in 2028. CNN's Steve Contorno reports.
December 22, 2025The leaders of Denmark and Greenland are insisting that the U.S. won’t take over Greenland after President Donald Trump announced the appointment of a special envoy to the semi-autonomous territory
December 22, 2025A court in Ecuador has sentenced eleven soldiers to 34 years in prison for the abduction and torture of four children last year
December 22, 2025Hours before airtime on Sunday, CBS News' “60 Minutes” held a planned story on President Donald Trump's deportation policy at the order of the network's new editor-in-chief, Bari Weiss
December 22, 2025Inside the Bari Weiss decision that led to a ‘60 Minutes’ crisis
December 22, 2025A car bomb has killed a Russian general
December 22, 2025Trump administration removes dozens of career diplomats from overseas posts
December 22, 2025Decades of research show syringe programs are extremely effective at preventing infectious disease among intravenous drug users and referring them to treatment
December 22, 2025CBS shelves ‘60 Minutes’ story on Trump deportees at the last minute: ‘People are threatening to quit,’ staffers say
December 22, 2025China has announced provisional tariffs of up to 42.7% on dairy products imported from the European Union
December 22, 2025Thailand’s foreign minister says Thailand and Cambodia will resume talks to work toward a more durable ceasefire along their border
December 22, 2025US pursuing another tanker ship near Venezuela amid Trump blockade
December 21, 2025A soaked tent or a bombed-out ruin: Gazans face a grim choice this winter
December 22, 2025President Donald Trump has announced he is appointing Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry to serve as the U.S. special envoy to Greenland, the vast, semi-autonomous territory of Denmark that Trump has said the U.S. needs to take over
December 22, 2025Rapper Nicki Minaj has made a surprise appearance at a gathering of conservatives in Arizona
December 21, 2025Vice President JD Vance says the conservative movement should welcome anyone who loves America
December 21, 2025Colorado Gov. Jared Polis has accused President Donald Trump of playing “political games” after the Trump administration denied disaster declaration requests made by the state
December 22, 2025The Trump administration is recalling nearly 30 career diplomats from ambassadorial and other senior embassy posts as it moves to reshape the U.S. diplomatic posture abroad with personnel deemed fully supportive of President Donald Trump’s “America First” priorities
December 21, 2025White House pushes Smithsonian to comply with review to receive federal funding
December 21, 2025Israeli soldiers shot and killed a West Bank teen they say ‘hurled a block.’ Video shows them shooting him point blank
December 21, 2025The U.S. Coast Guard is pursuing another sanctioned oil tanker in the Caribbean Sea
December 21, 2025Turning Point exposed a brewing MAGA civil war. Can JD Vance unite it?
December 21, 2025President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner has been drawn back into the foreign policy fold like he was during Trump's first term
December 21, 2025The US struck multiple targets in Syria on Friday that the US military tied to ISIS as retaliation for the recent attack against American troops there that killed two service members, according to two US officials.
December 19, 2025Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche is defending the Justice Department’s decision to release just a fraction of the Jeffrey Epstein files by the congressionally mandated deadline
December 21, 2025A White House envoy says he held “productive and constructive” talks in Florida with Ukrainian and European representatives to end the nearly four-year war between Russia and Ukraine
December 21, 2025Israel’s far-right finance minister says the Cabinet has approved 19 new Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank
December 21, 2025‘We are still here.’ Catholic patriarch leads Christmas Mass at Gaza church bombed by Israel during the war
December 21, 2025Grappling with its worst drought in a century, Iraq bets on a controversial oil-for-water deal
December 21, 2025Hasan Piker wants to stream less in 2026
December 21, 2025Already thinking about the 2028 election? You’re not alone
December 21, 2025Thousands of mourners have gathered at Sydney’s Bondi Beach to mark a week since two gunmen targeted a Jewish festival, killing 15 people
December 21, 2025Turning Point USA's AmericaFest convention has been marked by internal feuds among conservative figures
December 21, 2025The Justice Department’s webpage for documents related to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is missing at least 16 of its files a day after they were released
December 20, 2025U.S. forces have stopped a second oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela in international waters
December 20, 2025President Donald Trump says he’s endorsing Nassau County’s Republican executive for governor in next fall’s New York race
December 20, 2025Brazil's President Lula da Silva hopes the Mercosur-EU free-trade deal will be signed in January, after it was delayed on Friday
December 20, 2025Armed gangs are vying to fill the vacuum left by Hamas in Israeli-occupied Gaza
December 20, 2025The Australian state of New South Wales is proposing a ban on public displays of Islamic State group flags and extremist symbols
December 20, 2025Pope Leo XIV has summoned the world’s cardinals for meetings to help him govern the church, marking the unofficial start of his pontificate
December 20, 2025Jordan confirms its air force joined U.S. strikes on Islamic State targets in Syria
December 20, 2025Idalia Bisbal moved from New York City to Allentown, Pennsylvania, hoping for a cheaper life
December 20, 2025A Pakistani court has convicted former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife, Bushra Bibi, sentencing them to 17 years in prison
December 20, 2025The U.N. Security Council has urged Rwanda to withdraw its forces from eastern Congo and extended the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Congo for a year
December 20, 2025Luigi Mangione’s lawyers contend that Attorney General Pam Bondi’s decision to seek the death penalty against him in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was tainted by her prior work as a lobbyist at a firm that represented the insurer’s parent company
December 20, 2025The Trump administration has restricted visas for two leftist Honduran election officials, citing interference in the Central American country’s special vote count
December 20, 2025Trump talks about neuroses, selecting chairs and his wife’s underwear drawer in latest affordability speech
December 20, 2025Even though Belarus has released dozens of prisoners, those who've been freed say the authoritarian government often delivers one final act of repression by confiscating their passports before deporting them
December 20, 2025The Department of Justice has published thousands of its files related to Jeffrey Epstein
December 20, 2025Newly released files from the Justice Department investigation into Jeffrey Epstein include several photos of former President Bill Clinton
December 20, 2025The Department of Justice has released some of its records related to its investigations of Jeffrey Epstein
December 19, 2025Lawmakers across the U.S. will be debating whether to adopt new federal tax breaks for tips, overtime and business expenses
December 19, 2025Life changed for Jews in Australia this week. Will it ever be the same?
December 20, 2025US conducts strikes in Syria in response to attack that killed two American soldiers
December 19, 2025The Justice Department has released thousands of files about convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, but the incomplete document dump Friday did not break significant ground about the long-running criminal investigations of the financier or his ties to wealthy and powerful individuals
December 19, 2025Call for election reforms was ‘culmination’ of Trump’s January 6 speech, DOJ attorney argues in court
December 19, 2025Two decades after Jeffrey Epstein was first reported to police, the Justice Department has started to publicly release investigative files on the late sex offender and his longtime confidant Ghislaine Maxwell
December 19, 2025The president of the National Trust for Historic Preservation says she trusts the Trump-appointed chairman of a federal planning commission to do his job and seriously review President Donald Trump's proposal to build a ballroom at the White House
December 19, 2025Rep. Elise Stefanik says she is suspending her campaign for New York governor and will not seek reelection to Congress
December 19, 2025Elise Stefanik ends her short-lived bid for New York governor and won’t seek reelection to House
December 19, 2025A judge on Friday ordered special elections for the Mississippi Supreme Court after earlier finding that the electoral map used to select justices violated the Voting Rights Act
December 19, 2025A local Gaza hospital says Israeli troops have fired over the ceasefire line in the northern Gaza Strip, killing at least five Palestinians, including a baby
December 19, 2025U.S. President Donald Trump announced Friday that nine drugmakers have agreed to lower the cost of their prescription drugs in the U.S. Amgen, Bristol Myers Squibb, Boehringer Ingelheim, Genentech, Gilead Sciences, GSK, Merck, Novartis and Sanofi will now charge Medicaid what they charge in other developed countries
December 19, 2025The Trump administration has awarded a $1.6 million, no-bid contract a Danish university to study hepatitis B vaccinations on newborns in Africa
December 19, 2025It’s been a grim week at the end of a tough year for the United Nations: Six U.N. peacekeepers were killed in a drone attack in Sudan
December 19, 2025Rep. Elise Stefanik says she is suspending her campaign for New York governor and will not seek reelection to Congress
December 19, 2025The Kennedy Center has added President Donald Trump's name to the memorial that Congress created for John F. Kennedy
December 19, 2025Trump announces ‘Most Favored Nation’ deals with nine drug companies and plans to meet with insurers next
December 19, 2025The Portuguese suspect in the Brown University and MIT shootings came to the U.S. through the diversity immigrant visa program
December 19, 2025Seven Colombian soldiers killed in guerrilla attack with drones and explosives, military says
December 19, 2025Young women who have grown emboldened in their conservative beliefs are attending the annual conference held by Turning Point USA
December 19, 2025Secretary of State Marco Rubio is hopeful but clear about the challenges facing the Trump administration’s Russia-Ukraine and Israel-Hamas peace efforts
December 19, 2025Supreme Court revives free speech lawsuit from immigration judges in loss for Trump
December 19, 2025Man extradited from Texas to face 16 child sex abuse charges in California
December 19, 2025Attorneys for President Donald Trump have urged a federal judge to rule that Trump is entitled to presidential immunity from civil claims that he instigated a mob’s attack on the U.S. Capitol to stop Congress from certifying the results of the 2020 election
December 19, 2025The Trump administration is appealing a federal judge’s order reversing billions of dollars in funding cuts to Harvard University
December 19, 2025Kennedy Center gets new signage bearing Trump’s name
December 19, 2025The world’s leading authority on food crises says the spread of famine’s been averted in the Gaza Strip
December 19, 2025A U.S. Army Reserve lawyer detailed as a federal immigration judge has been fired barely a month into the job after granting asylum at a high rate out of step with the Trump administration’s mass deportation goals
December 19, 2025The Kansas City Chiefs are close to moving from Arrowhead Stadium in Missouri to a new stadium in Kansas
December 19, 2025Why the US is targeting the diversity visa lottery and what it means for applicants
December 19, 2025Erika Kirk, the widow of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk and current CEO of the conservative youth group, endorsed the potential presidential bid of Vice President JD Vance in the 2028 election
December 19, 2025Bolivia's largest cities La Paz and Santa Cruz have been brought to a standstill as public transportation workers strike against a 100% fuel price increase ordered by the new government
December 19, 2025A new AP-NORC poll finds that Americans are more likely to prioritize health care than they were last year
December 19, 2025What Peter Arnett asked Osama bin Laden
December 18, 2025Black Americans and white nationalists have joined forces in the past. And a number of cultural and political shifts have broadened Fuentes’ appeal to Americans of all races.
December 19, 2025President Vladimir Putin has emphasized that Moscow’s troops are advancing across the battlefield in Ukraine and has voiced confidence that the Kremlin will achieve its goals militarily if Kyiv doesn't agree to Russia’s conditions in peace talks
December 19, 2025The Ukrainian and Polish presidents have met in Warsaw to emphasize unity against Russia and progress on historical reconciliation
December 19, 2025European Union leaders have agreed to provide Ukraine with a massive interest-free loan to meet its military and economic needs for the next two years
December 19, 2025Officials from 70% of Michigan’s 1,856 cities, villages, counties and townships completed the survey.
December 19, 2025Washington, D.C., activists and local leaders say the law enforcement operation President Donald Trump launched four months ago with the goal of fighting crime has led to a crackdown on immigrants
December 19, 2025Congress leaves town until 2026, letting enhanced Obamacare tax credits expire in two weeks
December 19, 2025Danish authorities say Russia carried out cyberattacks against Denmark's infrastructure and websites in 2024 and 2025
December 19, 2025Trump debuted a new affordability script. It’s unclear to advisers whether he’ll stick to it
December 19, 2025Angry protesters have stormed the offices of Bangladesh’s two leading newspapers after news reached the country from Singapore of the death of a prominent activist in last year’s political uprising, who was shot by an assailant a week ago
December 18, 2025Conservative influencers clashed at Turning Point USA's annual youth conference over the future of President Donald Trump's "Make America Great Again" movement
December 18, 2025Frustrations mount among survivors about House Democrats’ selective releases of Epstein files and photos
December 19, 2025Australian PM announces gun buy-back plan, day of reflection following Bondi Beach shooting
December 19, 2025President Donald Trump’s “blockade” of sanctioned oil tankers off Venezuela’s coast is raising new concerns about the legality of his military campaign in Latin America
December 18, 2025The U.S. military says that it conducted two more strikes Thursday against boats it said were smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing five people
December 19, 2025References in U.S. Coast Guard policy calling hate symbols “potentially divisive” have been removed
December 19, 2025The European Commission says the European Union is delaying a massive free-trade deal with South American countries after fiery protests by farmers and last-minute opposition by France and Italy
December 18, 2025One of New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s appointees has resigned over social media posts she made more than a decade ago that featured antisemitic tropes
December 18, 2025A Kansas tribe said it has walked away from a nearly $30 million federal contract to come up with preliminary designs for immigrant detention centers after facing a wave of online criticism
December 18, 2025Nebraska plans to be the first state to implement new work requirements for some Medicaid recipients
December 17, 2025Eileen Higgins has been sworn in as Miami's first female mayor, taking office two weeks after defeating a Trump-endorsed Republican
December 18, 2025A top Zohran Mamdani appointee resigns due to old antisemitic posts
December 18, 2025European Union leaders have stalled in talks about providing a massive loan to Ukraine using frozen Russian assets
December 18, 2025A man accused of setting a woman on fire on a Chicago train last month has been indicted on an additional charge alleging he attempted to set City Hall on fire days before the train attack
December 18, 2025The U.S. military has amassed an unusually large force in the Caribbean Sea and the waters off the coast of Venezuela since this summer, when the Trump administration first began to shift assets to the region as part of its anti-drug trafficking operations
December 18, 2025Florida’s Supreme Court has upheld a state law allowing nonunanimous juries to sentence people to death
December 18, 2025The U.S. Justice Department has sued three states and the District of Columbia for not turning over requested voter information to the Trump administration
December 18, 2025The “Warrior Dividend” that President Donald Trump announced Wednesday is not a Christmas bonus made possible by tariff revenues, as the president appeared to suggest during his televised address to the nation
December 18, 2025A federal judge has denied a request to close an immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades known as “Alligator Alcatraz.”
December 18, 2025Los Angeles Rams receiver Puka Nacua’s tumultuous Thursday started with an apology, and ended with more controversial remarks
December 18, 2025Tennessee’s governor has pardoned country music star Jelly Roll, a Nashville native who for years has spoken about his criminal record and his path to finding redemption
December 18, 2025Trump signs executive order expediting marijuana reclassification after lobbying from cannabis industry
December 18, 2025More photos from Epstein’s estate released by House Democrats as deadline to release DOJ files looms
December 18, 2025President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that could reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug
December 18, 2025Kennedy Center board votes to rename it ‘Trump Kennedy Center’
December 18, 2025Speaker Mike Johnson has stayed on message that a Republican health care package will help all Americans and not just those on Affordable Care Act plans
December 18, 2025Glendale neighbors rally against hate after local man named in neo-Nazi demonstration
December 18, 2025A judge in Miami has dismissed a complaint challenging a college’s decision to gift prime downtown real estate for President Donald Trump’s future presidential library
December 18, 2025Exclusive: Frustration mounts at Justice Department as it races to redact some Epstein files, sources say
December 18, 2025A commission formed to document alleged harassment and abuse by federal agents amid an immigration crackdown in the Chicago area has focused its first public hearing on the wide use of chemical agents
December 18, 2025President Donald Trump’s key peace envoy will host new Gaza talks with Arab and Muslim officials on Friday in Miami, a State Department official tells the AP
December 18, 2025House Democrats have released several dozen more photos from the estate of the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein
December 18, 2025Trump repurposing money earmarked for troop housing for ‘warrior dividend’ bonuses
December 18, 2025Judiciary offices don’t have to turn over records to Trump-aligned group, judge rules
December 18, 2025Trump moves to ban transgender care for minors by targeting hospitals
December 18, 2025Democrats will not release the ‘autopsy’ of their 2024 presidential loss
December 18, 2025Three governments that were central in South Sudan’s peace process have urged leaders to end renewed fighting and focus on implementing the peace agreement that ended a deadly conflict
December 18, 2025Justice Department tried to bring a third felony charge against Letitia James
December 18, 2025Jack Smith didn’t invoke Fifth Amendment during 8 hours of testimony, GOP committee chairman says
December 18, 2025Trump administration sanctions two more International Criminal Court judges for investigating Israel
December 18, 2025Zohran Mamdani can claim multiple firsts when he becomes New York’s mayor Jan. 1
December 18, 2025President Donald Trump's administration has imposed sanctions on two more International Criminal Court judges over their role in investigating Israeli officials for possible war crimes
December 18, 2025A Mexican drug cartel member accused of faking his death to avoid capture has been sentenced to more than 11 years in U.S. prison
December 18, 2025Eileen Higgins won a hard-fought election to become Miami’s new mayor. Now for the hard part – governing the city.
December 18, 2025Finland's government is facing a backlash after its representative for the 2025 Miss Universe pageant, Sarah Dzafce, was seen pulling the corners of her eyes in a viral photo
December 18, 2025Israel has carried out airstrikes on southern and northeastern Lebanon
December 18, 2025Hundreds of mourners have gathered in Sydney for the funeral of a 10-year-old girl killed in an antisemitic massacre during a Hanukkah celebration
December 18, 2025Hero cop hailed, youngest Bondi shooting victim laid to rest
December 18, 2025Thailand has conducted more airstrikes on Cambodia, targeting a warehouse storing rockets
December 18, 2025Burkina Faso has released 11 Nigerian Air Force personnel detained after an emergency landing
December 18, 2025The U.N. Human Rights Office says in a new report that more than 1,000 civilians were killed in a three-day attack by the Sudanese paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces on Sudan's largest displacement camp
December 18, 2025Fact check: Trump repeats numerous false claims in prime-time address
December 18, 2025India’s Parliament has approved new legislation to open the civil nuclear power sector to private companies
December 18, 2025U.S. applications for unemployment benefits fell by 13,000 last week, remaining in the same historically healthy range of the past few years even as concerns grow about the health of the labor market
December 18, 2025President Donald Trump's administration has announced a massive package of arms sales to Taiwan valued at more than $10 billion, including medium-range missiles, howitzers and drones
December 18, 2025The United States has announced it will resume nuclear testing if other countries do the same
December 18, 2025It’s been called an “epidemic” of loneliness and isolation
December 18, 2025DHS rolled out a new plane. Here’s why it might look familiar
December 18, 2025Trump has vowed to strike Venezuela ‘soon’ for months
December 18, 2025In a close 2025 defeat, Democrats see the beginnings of a 2026 red-state surprise
December 18, 2025Lawler and three other House Republicans bucked their party to join with Democrats and force a vote on a three-year extension of Obamacare subsidies.
December 17, 2025Rockets, howitzers and suicide drones: US and Taiwan announce one of their biggest-ever arms deals
December 18, 2025Troops will receive $1,776 checks before Christmas, Trump announces
December 18, 2025India’s air-quality crisis is deepened by unreliable data
December 18, 2025The U.S. military says it attacked a boat accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing four people
December 18, 2025President Donald Trump is demanding Venezuela pay for assets that Trump says were stolen from U.S. companies when the South American country nationalized its oil industry years ago
December 17, 2025US government admits Army and air traffic controller failures in deadly midair collision near DC
December 17, 2025Venezuela’s Maduro says Trump’s comments on land and oil reveal his true motives
December 18, 2025A U.S. senator says she's pausing the nomination for the top Coast Guard job because leaders appeared to have “backtracked” on a commitment to ensure that swastikas and nooses are considered hate symbols and prohibited from being displayed
December 18, 2025House passes bill criminalizing gender-affirming care for minors
December 18, 2025House GOP passes narrow health care package, with key Obamacare subsidies set to expire
December 17, 2025Dan Bongino plans to step down as FBI deputy director in January
December 17, 2025The House has rejected a pair of resolutions that would put a check on President Donald Trump’s power to use military force against drug cartels and the nation of Venezuela
December 17, 2025Israeli PM Netanyahu announces $35 billion gas deal with Egypt as US pushes for summit
December 17, 2025Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell launches Hail Mary bid to wipe away her conviction
December 17, 2025Africa has been the hardest hit by the Trump administration's expanded travel ban that includes 20 more countries
December 17, 2025U.S. President Donald Trump's announced blockade on sanctioned Venezuelan oil could lead to shortages of food, fuel, and other basic goods in the Latin American nation
December 17, 2025Virginia Roberts Giuffre's posthumous memoir “Nobody's Girl” has sold 1 million copies worldwide just two months after its release
December 16, 2025A federal judge in the nation’s capital has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from enforcing policies limiting Congress members’ access to immigration detention facilities
December 17, 2025Jared Isaacman confirmed as NASA chief after monthslong tug-of-war
December 17, 2025New York is set to become the latest state to legalize medically assisted suicide for the terminally ill
December 17, 2025Judge blocks ICE policy restricting congressional oversight visits
December 17, 2025South Africa briefly held US government personnel on refugee assignment amid fraught relationship
December 16, 2025Four centrist Republicans have broken with their party's leadership over health care
December 17, 2025Obamacare enrollees: Worried about losing the enhanced subsidies? Share your story
October 26, 2025New plaques on Trump’s ‘Presidential Walk of Fame’ offer pointed descriptions of predecessors
December 17, 2025Stumbles in the search for a Brown University shooter led to the wrong man
December 17, 2025The Trump administration is moving to dissolve the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado
December 17, 2025President Donald Trump has added partisan and subjective plaques to a refashioned West Wing walkway he calls the Presidential Walk of Fame
December 17, 2025Senate sends Trump annual defense policy bill without changes to address bipartisan concerns on aircraft safety
December 17, 2025Four moderate House Republicans have broken ranks with Speaker Mike Johnson by supporting a Democratic petition to extend health care subsidies set to expire at the end of the year
December 17, 2025Israel’s military says troops fired a mortar shell into a Palestinian residential area in the Gaza Strip, in the latest incident to rock the tenuous ceasefire with Hamas
December 17, 2025McBride says Republicans are ‘obsessed with trans people’ as bills restricting youth access to gender care come to a vote
December 17, 2025GOP centrists choose nuclear option in fight with Mike Johnson over Obamacare
December 17, 2025Jack Smith testifies in closed-door hearing that it was his decision to charge Trump, according to testimony obtained by CNN
December 17, 2025A Second Amendment clash has erupted between the federal government and the U.S. Virgin Islands
December 17, 2025A federal appeals court says the National Guard deployment in the nation's capital can continue for now
December 17, 2025Machado has left Oslo after the Nobel Prize ceremony, her spokesman says
December 17, 2025Putin rejects compromise on Ukraine despite Trump’s push for peace
December 17, 2025A congressional report says China exploits partnerships with U.S. researchers to give its military access to nuclear technology and other innovations with economic and national security applications
December 17, 2025Italy has signaled it might not support a major trade deal between the EU and South American countries
December 17, 2025Russian President Vladimir Putin is warning that Moscow will extend its gains in Ukraine if Kyiv and its Western allies reject the Kremlin's demands in peace talks
December 17, 2025Here’s what’s in the House GOP health care bill
December 15, 2025The Trump administration is rewriting the 80-year-old American social contract for science research.
December 17, 2025Spanish police have evicted orders to clear an abandoned school building where around 400 migrants were living in a squat north of Barcelona
December 17, 2025The British government says it has given Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich a final chance to hand over 2.5 billion pounds or $3.25 billion to the victims of Russia's war in Ukraine
December 17, 2025Should all points of view be heard from? Defending certain values and ideas makes it a bit more complicated than simply listening to all sides.
December 17, 2025Although thousands of Americans embraced fascist ideas during the interwar years, a new study examines why the US has had little appetite to remember that past.
December 17, 2025Border Patrol attack revealed in messages sent by person arrested in Louisiana, records show
December 17, 2025The conversation around #iwasfifteen sheds light on the dynamics of abusive relationships and the experiences of trafficking victims.
December 17, 202564-year-old woman accused in Bellevue shooting that injured two people will go to trial
December 17, 2025MTG engaged to pro-Trump punditDescriptionRep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga) announced her engagement to Brian Glenn, a pro-Trump pundit who works for the far-right news network, Real America’s Voice.
December 16, 2025South African immigration authorities have raided a United States refugee processing center in Johannesburg and seven Kenyans working there illegally were arrested and given deportation orders
December 17, 2025Susie Wiles offered unflattering assessments of her colleagues to Vanity Fair. In return, they showered her with praise
December 17, 2025European Union leaders are about to attempt something unprecedented
December 17, 2025In wake of Syria attack that killed two US soldiers, Trump faces complicated ally and echoes of Afghanistan
December 17, 2025What to know about the upcoming Epstein files release
December 17, 2025Voters are mad about utility bills. Republicans are blaming some in their own party
December 17, 2025An accused gunman in Sydney’s Bondi Beach massacre has been charged with 59 offenses including 15 charges of murder as hundreds of mourners gathered in Sydney to begin funerals for the victims
December 17, 2025Norman Podhoretz, a leading neo-conservative and the former editor of Commentary magazine, has died
December 17, 2025President Donald Trump says he is ordering a blockade of all “sanctioned oil tankers” into Venezuela, ramping up pressure on the country’s authoritarian leader Nicolás Maduro
December 16, 2025Ahmed al Ahmed, a Syrian-Australian tobacco shop owner, has become a national hero in Australia, with an online fundraiser for him raising millions of dollars
December 16, 2025Candace Owens won’t take back conspiracies about Charlie Kirk’s death after meeting with Erika Kirk
December 17, 2025Trump orders ‘total and complete blockade’ of sanctioned oil tankers coming to and leaving Venezuela
December 17, 2025Marjorie Taylor Greene warns the ‘dam is breaking’ in the GOP and slams Trump for being tone deaf on multiple issues
December 17, 2025President Donald Trump’s top Cabinet officials overseeing national security are back on Capitol Hill as questions mount over the swift escalation of U.S. military force and deadly boat strikes in international waters near Venezuela
December 16, 2025House GOP leaders plow ahead with plan that will allow Obamacare subsidies to lapse
December 17, 2025Rob Reiner’s son Nick Reiner has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder in the killing of his parents
December 16, 2025A federal judge in Washington says he's inclined to deny a preservationist group's request to temporarily halt President Donald Trump's ballroom project
December 16, 2025Trump expected to sign executive order reclassifying marijuana, easing restrictions on the drug
December 17, 2025The Trump administration has announced an expansion of travel restrictions to include 20 more countries
December 16, 2025The U.S. Capitol has begun displaying a statue of a teenaged Barbara Rose Johns as she protested poor conditions at her segregated Virginia high school
December 16, 2025Federal judge indicates he won’t halt the White House ballroom project
December 16, 2025Maryland will create a commission to study potential slavery reparations in the state, after lawmakers overrode a veto by Democratic Gov. Wes Moore
December 16, 2025A former leading scientist at the National Institutes of Health has sued the Trump administration, saying she was illegally fired for warning that research cuts were endangering patients and public health
December 16, 2025According to the US Southern Command, the US military launched three more strikes on suspected drug-trafficking boats in the Pacific Ocean as part of the Trump administration’s campaign aimed at curtailing narcotics trafficking to the US.
December 16, 2025Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona says the Pentagon’s escalating investigation into his plea to troops to refuse unlawful orders is part of an effort to silence dissent within the military
December 16, 2025White House chief of staff Susie Wiles is criticizing Attorney General Pam Bondi’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case and broadly defending Donald Trump's second presidency in a series of interviews published Tuesday
December 16, 2025Pentagon launches new phase of probe into Sen. Mark Kelly over ‘illegal orders’ video
December 16, 2025Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the Pentagon will not publicly release unedited video of a strike that killed two survivors of an initial attack on a boat allegedly carrying cocaine in the Caribbean
December 16, 2025UN and Palestinians warn West Bank demolitions could permanently displace hundreds
December 16, 2025President Donald Trump will go to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware on Wednesday for a dignified transfer for the two Iowa National Guard members killed in an attack in the Syrian desert
December 16, 2025The Trump administration has designated another Latin American drug cartel as a foreign terrorist group, increasing financial pressure on its members and opening the door to potential military action against them
December 16, 2025Texas is suing the utility company whose downed power lines sparked the largest wildfire in state history
December 16, 2025Trump chief of staff Susie Wiles says president ‘has an alcoholic’s personality’ and much more in candid interviews
December 16, 2025Exclusive: House Judiciary Committee expands Jack Smith probe
December 16, 2025Full video showing follow-up strike on alleged drug boat won’t be released to the public, Hegseth says
December 16, 2025Speaker Mike Johnson battles with GOP centrists over expiring health care subsidies
December 16, 2025Trump says Ukraine peace deal is ‘closer than ever’ after Berlin talks, but is it? Here are the key sticking points
December 16, 2025Former Kenosha County supervisor facing charges for mishandling charity money, drugs
December 16, 2025The United States gained a decent 64,000 jobs in November but lost 105,000 in October as federal workers departed after cutbacks by the Trump administration, the government said in delayed reports
December 16, 2025Unemployment rate hit a four-year high last month
December 16, 2025US Sen. Mark Kelly correctly articulated military law when he said service members have a duty to not obey unlawful orders, according to a military law scholar.
December 16, 2025Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says peace proposals for U.S. officials to present to Russia could be finalized within days
December 16, 2025Erika Kirk and Candace Owens meet amid an escalating feud over Charlie Kirk’s assassination
December 16, 2025Artist Theaster Gates will create a monumental ode to Black beauty at the Obama Presidential Center
December 16, 2025France's first lady has defended her use of a sexist slur against feminist protesters
December 16, 2025European Union envoys are fine-tuning a plan to use frozen Russian assets as collateral for a massive loan to support Ukraine over the next two years
December 16, 2025NBA Cup faces pressure to terminate its partnership with Emirates over UAE’s alleged role in Sudan crisis
December 16, 2025Trump administration takes its economic message to Pennsylvania again as Vance heads to swing state
December 16, 2025Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and 34 other countries have formally approved plans to create a compensation body for damages caused by Russia's invasion
December 16, 2025European Union leaders are gathering this week at the end of political year dominated by U.S. President Donald Trump
December 16, 2025US military strikes 3 more boats in the Pacific Ocean, killing 8
December 16, 2025Chile has become the latest country in Latin America to veer toward the right, electing a deeply conservative veteran politician who has long attracted comparisons to Donald Trump
December 15, 2025Republican Sen. Ted Cruz wants restrictions on military flights approved before government funding runs out at the end of next month to prevent another midair collision like the one near Washington, D.C., that killed 67 people in January
December 16, 2025House Oversight chair offers Clintons new deposition dates in Epstein investigation, threatens contempt if they don’t comply
December 16, 2025Kilmar Abrego Garcia's mistaken deportation to El Salvador has become a significant issue in the Trump administration's immigration policies
December 15, 2025California is hiring former senior Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officials to help launch a public health initiative in response to the Trump administration's changes to health guidance
December 15, 2025White House is considering reclassifying marijuana to ease restrictions on the drug
December 15, 2025The Associated Press has withdrawn its story about aviation safety
December 15, 2025The Trump administration says in a court filing that the president’s White House ballroom construction project must continue for unexplained national security reasons
December 15, 2025Trump signs executive order to classify illicit fentanyl as weapon of mass destruction
December 15, 2025Prosecutors played audio recordings to show jurors that a Wisconsin judge knew what was at stake when she directed an immigrant to a private door while federal agents were in the courthouse to arrest him
December 15, 2025Silk Eyes races past Mr. Thunder at the top of the stretch, thrilling the crowd at a racetrack in Venezuela’s capital
December 15, 2025Australian leaders have promised to immediately overhaul already-tough gun control laws after a mass shooting targeted a Hanukkah celebration on Sydney’s Bondi Beach
December 15, 2025In a first, Ukraine says it struck Russian submarine in Black Sea port with underwater drones
December 15, 2025Pro-democracy former Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai would devote himself to God and his family rather than political activism if he were released
December 15, 2025The two Iowa National Guard members killed in a weekend attack that the U.S. military blamed on the Islamic State group in Syria have been identified
December 15, 2025A congressional committee's report says the police chief in Washington, D.C., pressured subordinates to manipulate department data to artificially lower the city’s crime rates
December 15, 2025U.S. officials say Washington has agreed to provide unspecified security guarantees to Ukraine as part of a peace deal to end Russia’s nearly four-year war, and more talks are likely this weekend
December 15, 2025The government of Trinidad and Tobago says it will allow the U.S. military access to its airports in upcoming weeks as tensions between the United States and Venezuela remain high
December 15, 2025Jimmy Lai, the former Hong Kong media mogul and outspoken critic of Beijing, has been convicted in a landmark national security trial in the city’s court
December 15, 2025Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai found guilty in landmark national security trial, faces possible life sentence
December 15, 2025The Colombian government’s delegation in peace talks with the National Liberation Army or ELN has rejected an “armed strike” that the Marxist rebel group is conducting this week in response to the U.S. military’s naval buildup in the Caribbean
December 15, 2025Ryan Routh, convicted of attempting to assassinate former President Donald Trump, has decided to use an attorney for his sentencing
December 15, 2025Trump says end to Ukraine war closer than ever, but US officials caution security guarantee offers won’t last forever
December 15, 2025Officials suspect a father and son of killing 15 people on a popular Australian beach, shocking a country where gun violence is rare
December 15, 2025A Wisconsin judge has ruled there is enough evidence to proceed to trial in a felony forgery case against an attorney and an aide to President Donald Trump for their role in the 2020 fake elector scheme
December 15, 2025FBI arrests four people it says were planning to detonate pipe bombs on New Year’s Eve in California
December 15, 2025Nativity scenes at some churches are sparking fierce debates
December 12, 2025A group of students and professors in Alabama is appealing a state law that bans diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives in public schools
December 15, 2025The Supreme Court has agreed to hear the appeal of a Black death row inmate from Mississippi whose case was handled by a prosecutor with a history of dismissing Black jurors for discriminatory reasons
December 15, 2025France is creating a last-minute hurdle for a major trade deal between the European Union and the Mercosur bloc
December 15, 2025Trump and Biden have issued pardons at a faster clip than their predecessors. Many of their decisions appear to have been political or personal in nature.
December 15, 2025Serbia’s prosecutor for organized crime has charged a government minister and three others with abuse of position and falsifying of documents related to a luxury real estate project linked to U.S. President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner
December 15, 2025Organizers of the Eurovision Song Contest have announced a final list of 35 countries that will take part in the glitzy pop-music gala next year
December 15, 2025Gunmen targeted Australia’s Jewish community in a deadly mass shooting. Here’s what we know
December 14, 2025The Islamic State group and other militant organizations are experimenting with artificial intelligence as a tool to boost recruitment and refine their operations
December 15, 2025A Hong Kong court convicted pro-democracy former media mogul Jimmy Lai of conspiracies to commit sedition and collusion with foreign forces in a case that marks how much the semi-autonomous Chinese city has changed since Beijing began a wide-ranging crackdown on dissent five years ago
December 14, 2025Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr lamented that he was again speaking about gun violence before a game in Portland seven years after he addressed the horrific mass shooting in Parkland, Florida
December 15, 2025A Hanukkah celebration on warm summer's evening at Sydney's Bondi Beach became a scene of horror on Sunday when gunmen opened fire, causing chaos and fear
December 15, 2025House Oversight Committee report alleges DC police chief manipulated crime data
December 14, 2025Congress races against the clock to avert skyrocketing health care costs for millions
December 14, 2025Police in Rhode Island say they have a person of interest in custody after a shooting at Brown University killed two students and wounded nine others
December 14, 2025Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has expressed willingness to drop Ukraine's NATO bid in exchange for Western security guarantees
December 14, 2025A leading candidate to be President Donald Trump’s choice for Federal Reserve chair says he would present the president’s views to Fed officials for their consideration but they could reject them if they chose when making decisions on interest rates
December 14, 2025Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski has been released from a Belarusian prison after more than four years
December 14, 2025Jim Sciutto talks to Bryan Stern, who helped exfiltrate Venezuelan opposition
December 13, 2025Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has called an attack on a Hanukkah celebration at a Sydney beach that killed at least 11 people an act of antisemitism and terrorism
December 14, 2025Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has criticized Australia's leader, linking calls for a Palestinian state to rising antisemitism
December 14, 2025Iraq’s Supreme Federal Court has ratified the final results of last month’s parliamentary elections
December 14, 2025Hamas has confirmed the death of a top commander in Gaza, a day after Israel said it had killed Raed Saad in a strike outside Gaza City
December 14, 2025More redistricting bad news for Republicans: Texas may not net five GOP seats like they planned
December 14, 2025Brian Jack is a first-term Republican congressman from Georgia, but he's become a key figure in the Oval Office
December 14, 2025Hong Kong's biggest pro-democracy party has voted to dissolve after more than 30 years of activism
December 14, 2025Kaitlan Collins and Wolf Blitzer report on the photos newly released by House Oversight Committee Democrats.
December 12, 2025Thailand's government reports a rocket attack from Cambodia on Sunday killed a 63-year-old villager
December 14, 2025Navy has beaten Army for a second straight season
December 13, 2025Israel approves 19 settler outposts in major expansion in occupied West Bank
December 13, 2025Moscow pounded Ukrainian power infrastructure with drone and missile strikes and Kyiv launched a deadly strike of its own on southwestern Russia, a day before talks involving senior European and U.S. officials aimed at ending the war were set to resume
December 13, 2025Belarusian authorities have released Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski and key opposition figure Maria Kolesnikova from prison
December 13, 2025As DOJ seeks to recharge Comey, judge deprives prosecutors from accessing key evidence for now
December 13, 2025The Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation that was uprooted from the Great Lakes region in the 1830s is facing widespread outrage over plans to profit from another forced removal
December 13, 2025More than a million without power in Ukraine regions after intense Russian strikes
December 13, 2025Skyrocketing ACA premiums force enrollees to make tough decisions
November 09, 2025Fighting is raging along the Thailand-Cambodia border, despite U.S. President Donald Trump's claim of a new ceasefire agreement
December 13, 2025Democrats want to win back Congress. First they need to weather their primary battles
December 13, 2025Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Corina Machado has told CNN that the US government is preparing for a democratic transition of power in her native Venezuela. Speaking after receiving the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, Machado said she stands ready to step up as Venezuela’s vice president as the country enters this “new and challenging era.”
December 12, 2025President Donald Trump says Thai and Cambodian leaders have agreed to renew a truce after days of deadly clashes
December 12, 2025Fighting along the Thai-Cambodian border has forced hundreds of thousands of Thai villagers to flee since Monday
December 13, 2025Former U.S. Sen. Doug Jones has launched his campaign for Alabama governor
December 13, 2025The federal government continues to find states improperly issuing commercial driver’s licenses to immigrants that remain valid after their authorization to be in the country expires, putting millions of dollars of funding at risk
December 12, 2025The Senate failed to get anywhere on health care this week
December 12, 2025The Republican chairman of the House Oversight Committee is threatening contempt of Congress proceedings against Bill and Hillary Clinton
December 12, 2025President Donald Trump says he hasn’t seen the photos from Jeffrey Epstein’s estate released Friday by Democrats on the House Oversight Committee, but says they are not a big deal
December 12, 2025House GOP unveils narrow health care package with key deadline looming
December 12, 2025Department of Labor hosts first-ever prayer service, including a message from a right-wing rabbi
December 12, 2025The Justice Department has asked an appeals court to block a contempt investigation of the Trump administration for failing to turn around planes carrying Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador in March
December 12, 2025The U.S. has removed Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes from its sanctions list
December 12, 2025President Donald Trump has been sued by preservationists seeking an architecture review and congressional approval over his White House ballroom project
December 12, 2025A pair of lawsuits seeking to redraw congressional boundary lines that currently favor Republicans in Wisconsin are on track to be resolved after the 2026 midterms
December 12, 2025U.N. experts warn that the treason trial of South Sudan’s suspended vice president is further eroding a 2018 peace agreement he signed with President Salva Kiir
December 12, 2025The Indiana Senate on Thursday voted down a plan to redraw the state’s congressional districts to produce two more GOP-friendly seats, rejecting President Donald Trump’s months-long campaign to pressure the Republican supermajority in the deep-red state to bend to his will.
December 11, 2025The Federal Emergency Management Agency has announced $350 million in funding for relief efforts following Hurricane Helene and Tropical Storm Debby
December 12, 2025Commander in charge of US military operations in the Caribbean retires after clashes with Hegseth over boat strikes
December 12, 2025Man who attacked Lancaster County officers with his own urine, feces sentenced up to 12 years in prison, DA says
December 12, 2025Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson is asking the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate allegations made by a former attorney for President Donald Trump in Wisconsin that a judge overseeing his felony case is guilty of misconduct and must step aside
December 12, 2025New photos released from Epstein’s estate showing Trump, Bannon, Bill Clinton and other high-profile people
December 12, 2025Trump sued over East Wing demolition
December 12, 2025Trump honors 1980 ‘Miracle on Ice’ Olympic team with a new gold medal
December 12, 2025A U.S. Navy admiral who oversees military operations in Latin America has handed off command responsibilities as scrutiny increases over the Trump administration’s deadly strikes on alleged drug boats in the region
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