The president who yearned for a Nobel Peace Prize and once reveled in the appearance of solving conflicts turned to the language of annihilation as he struggled to find a resolution to his war in Iran
April 08, 2026
US has struck Iranian military targets on Kharg Island. Here’s what we know about it
March 26, 2026
The United States relied on dozens of aircraft, hundreds of personnel, secret CIA technology and a dose of subterfuge to rescue a two-man F-15E fighter jet crew downed deep inside Iran
April 07, 2026
With the Easter Bunny at his side, Trump won’t stop talking about Iran
April 07, 2026
Voters in a northwest Georgia congressional district will elect a new representative on Tuesday to replace Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene, who resigned in January following a public rift with President Donald Trump
April 06, 2026
Trump endorses Republican Steve Hilton in California governor’s race
April 06, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump repeated his threat to hit Iran’s critical infrastructure hard if the country’s government doesn’t reopen the Strait of Hormuz by his Monday deadline
April 05, 2026
Oil prices climb after Trump threatens Iran over Strait of Hormuz
April 06, 2026
Hollywood has driven how Americans envision little green men with big eyes and bigger heads
April 04, 2026
Moms for Liberty made a name for itself at the local level, fighting to win control of school boards as it battled “woke indoctrination” in the classroom
April 04, 2026
Iran shooting down two American military jets marks an exceedingly rare assault for the U.S. that hasn't happened in more than 20 years
April 04, 2026
President Trump has signed an executive order aimed at fixing college sports that would give federal agencies authority to cut funding at schools that don’t comply with mandates covering transfers, eligibility and pay-for-play in the rapidly changing industry
April 04, 2026
Pam Bondi is out of her job after failing to deliver criminal cases against President Donald Trump’s political enemies
April 03, 2026
Trump’s DOJ tells Trump he can hold onto government docs when he leaves office, contrary to Watergate-era law
April 04, 2026
Trump wants $152 million to rebuild and reopen Alcatraz as a secure prison
April 04, 2026
Exclusive: US intelligence assesses Iran maintains significant missile launching capability, sources say
April 03, 2026
Donald Trump won the presidency by promising to lower costs and end wars
April 03, 2026
Todd Blanche takes over the Justice Department, where there’s no escaping the Epstein files shadow
April 03, 2026
The U.S. Army’s top uniformed officer has been asked to step down by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth
April 02, 2026
Before picking Todd Blanche to help lead and now run the Justice Department, President Donald Trump was his client
April 03, 2026
Trump’s ballroom gets the green light from loyalist-stacked commission
April 03, 2026
President Donald Trump's new White House ballroom has gotten final approval from a key commission
April 02, 2026
President Donald Trump addressed the nation from the White House Wednesday about the war with Iran. He said the core strategic objectives are "nearing completion" as he projected another two to three weeks of involvement.
April 02, 2026
President Donald Trump says Pam Bondi is out as his attorney general
April 02, 2026
Trump fires Pam Bondi as attorney general
April 02, 2026
President Donald Trump says he'll soon sign an order to pay all Department of Homeland Security employees who have gone without paychecks during the partial government shutdown that has reached 48 days
April 02, 2026
US Supreme Court justices appeared highly skeptical of President Donald Trump’s executive order limiting birthright citizenship. Chief Justice John Roberts had a key exchange with US Solicitor John Sauer. CNN's Paula Reid reports.
April 02, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump and his Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth have been damning of the U.K.’s naval capabilities
April 02, 2026
Is Iran war really ‘America First,’ Iranian president asks in letter to US public
April 02, 2026
President Donald Trump says U_S_ forces will “finish the job” in Iran soon as “core strategic objectives are nearing completion.”
April 01, 2026
President Donald Trump's address to the nation on the Iran war did not always hew to the facts
April 02, 2026
President Donald Trump sought to explain his rationale for the war against Iran in a primetime address Wednesday
April 02, 2026
What Americans thought about Trump’s Iran strategy before his Wednesday address
April 02, 2026
GOP leaders declare path to end DHS shutdown — but enormous hurdles remain
April 02, 2026
Can Donald Trump singlehandedly withdraw the US from NATO?
April 02, 2026
‘There’s a new sheriff in town’: Inside the Miami conference on Trump’s ‘Donroe Doctrine’
April 01, 2026
CNN Poll: Trump’s approval rating on the economy hits a new low
April 01, 2026
Shutdown infighting shatters GOP unity in critical stretch for Trump
April 01, 2026
A Florida airport has been cleared to be renamed after President Donald Trump, hours before the president separately revealed plans for a Miami skyscraper planned to house his presidential library
March 31, 2026
Trump receives warm reception at the Kennedy Center after transforming the arts institution
April 01, 2026
Bruce Springsteen was in a defiant but upbeat mood in Minneapolis as he launched his latest U.S. tour
March 31, 2026
Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Vice President JD Vance are both seen as the Republican Party’s strongest potential candidates in the next presidential election, but the Iran war could prove to be a political millstone for them
April 01, 2026
A quarterly survey by the Bank of Japan shows business sentiment among major Japanese manufacturers improved slightly
April 01, 2026
President Donald Trump drew mostly applause as he greeted the crowd on the opening night of the musical “Chicago” at the Kennedy Center on Tuesday night
March 31, 2026
President Donald Trump entered his war of choice against Iran without consulting global allies
April 01, 2026
Trump shares renderings of a towering presidential library
March 31, 2026
A Russian oil tanker has reached Cuba with a huge shipment, easing a dire fuel shortage after months without deliveries
March 31, 2026
Trump lashes out at Europe as growing number of allies reject US calls for help
April 01, 2026
Trump’s top litigator faces uphill battle with birthright citizenship
April 01, 2026
Behind the scenes and in front of cameras, Hegseth serving as top cheerleader for military power in Iran war
March 31, 2026
The Supreme Court is once again hearing arguments on whether President Donald Trump can deny citizenship to children born to parents who are in the United States illegally or temporarily
March 31, 2026
President Donald Trump is threatening to deploy ground troops to seize critical oil infrastructure on Iran’s Kharg Island
March 31, 2026
Iran has threatened for the first time to attack civilian infrastructure in a neighboring country, urging people to evacuate three major ports in the United Arab Emirates it claimed the U.S. military was using to launch strikes on Iran
March 14, 2026
Trump seeks to replace White House visitor screening center with underground facility
March 15, 2026
The American flag has been raised over the U.S. Embassy in Caracas for the first time since 2019
March 14, 2026
Congressional Republicans are pushing voting legislation that's backed by President Donald Trump and would require voters to produce documentary proof of citizenship in order to register for federal elections
March 14, 2026
Burt Jones is Georgia's lieutenant governor and he seemed to have a clear path to be the Republican nominee for governor this year with President Donald Trump's endorsement, But then health care tycoon Rick Jackson got into the race in February and he's already spent more than $30 million of his own money on television campaign ads
March 14, 2026
The World Anti-Doping Agency is considering rewriting its rules to try barring President Donald Trump and all U.S. government officials from attending the LA Olympics in 2028
March 14, 2026
The U.S. is temporarily easing part of its sanctions measures on Russian oil, a reflection of global worries about sharply higher oil prices due to the Iran war
March 13, 2026
Trump fundraising email uses photo from soldiers’ dignified transfer and promises ‘private national security briefings’
March 14, 2026
Georgia lawmakers pressed former special prosecutor Nathan Wade about contact his team had with federal investigators while pursuing an election interference case against President Donald Trump
March 14, 2026
Trump details his shoe philosophy: ‘I have fun with it’
March 13, 2026
Chinese embassy mocks "Shield of the Americas" in AI video
March 13, 2026
What we know on the 13th day of the US and Israel’s war with Iran
March 12, 2026
Senate Republicans plan to launch a full debate next week on legislation to impose strict new proof-of-citizenship requirements
March 13, 2026
South Korean lawmakers have passed a law to implement a pledge of $350 billion in U.S. investments Seoul made last year to avoid the Trump administration’s highest tariffs
March 12, 2026
A U_N_-backed panel of independent experts focusing on racial discrimination says racist hate speech by U_S_ President Donald Trump and other American political leaders, along with a crackdown on immigration in the United States, have led to “grave human rights violations.”
March 12, 2026
US strike likely hit a school in Iran due to outdated intelligence, sources briefed on initial findings say
March 12, 2026
Iran’s sports and youth minister says the country is in no position to take part in the World Cup after the United States killed its supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in its ongoing war
March 11, 2026
Jill Biden says she wants to “set the record straight” as she breaks her silence about Joe Biden’s decision to end his 2024 presidential reelection bid under pressure from Democrats who were concerned about his age and viability against Republican Donald Trump
March 11, 2026
Democrat Shawn Harris to face Trump-endorsed Republican Clay Fuller in runoff to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene
March 11, 2026
FIFA is still anticipating that Iran's national team will be allowed to come to the United States, even with war going on between the countries, and compete in the World Cup that begins in about three months
March 11, 2026
President Donald Trump insisted he had the answer for Republicans anxious about losing their congressional majority this year
March 11, 2026
Voting technology firm Smartmatic asked a federal judge to dismiss a criminal money laundering indictment saying the case is political retaliation tied to President Donald Trump’s baseless claims about the 2020 election
March 10, 2026
Majority Leader John Thune says that the Senate will consider a bill to impose strict new proof-of-citizenship requirements in elections
March 11, 2026
Australia has granted asylum to five members of the Iranian women’s soccer team who were in the country for a tournament when the Iran war began
March 10, 2026
President Donald Trump says he won’t sign any other legislation into law until Congress passes a strict proof-of-citizenship voting bill that he says also must end Americans’ ability to vote by mail
March 10, 2026
President Donald Trump says JD Vance started out less enthusiastic about striking Iran, but he says they still agree
March 10, 2026
Supreme Court Justices Ketanji Brown Jackson and Brett Kavanaugh sparred over the many emergency orders the court has issued allowing President Donald Trump to move ahead with key parts of his agenda
March 10, 2026
Route revealed IndyCar drivers will race through DC to celebrate America’s 250th birthday
March 10, 2026
Seventh US service member killed in Iran war is identified as Army sergeant
March 09, 2026
US Tomahawk struck Iranian base next to school destroyed in deadly attack, video appears to confirm
March 09, 2026
President Donald Trump says it's inconsequential if Russia has provided Iran with information to help Tehran target U.S. military personnel and assets in the Middle East
March 08, 2026
January 6 commemorative plaque appears in Capitol after years of delay
March 08, 2026
President Donald Trump visited Dover Air Force Base in Delaware to view the dignified transfer for six soldiers killed during his war with Iran
March 07, 2026
President Donald Trump has predicted the destruction not just of college sports but the entire U.S. collegiate system unless the industry is fixed quickly
March 07, 2026
The Justice Department has released additional Jeffrey Epstein files involving uncorroborated accusations made by a woman against President Donald Trump that the department said had been mistakenly withheld during an earlier review
March 06, 2026
Assisted by a glittering, pink soccer ball, Lionel Messi crossed yet another frontier with his visit to the White House
March 07, 2026
Exclusive: GOP lawmakers push for charges against former White House aide for Jan. 6 testimony
March 06, 2026
Between bombs and blackouts, Iranians are trapped in a deepening crisis
March 06, 2026
How Kristi Noem finally lost Trump — and her job
March 06, 2026
Justice Department autopen investigation isn’t over yet, official says
March 06, 2026
Last year, President Donald Trump promoted unproven ties between Tylenol and autism and touted an old generic drug as a treatment for the developmental condition
March 06, 2026
Facing ‘grave and complex landscape,’ China sets lowest economic growth target in decades
March 05, 2026
President Donald Trump says he'll soon endorse a Republican candidate in the Texas Senate race
March 04, 2026
Spain’s foreign minister has denied that the government has changed its position on supporting the U.S. military operations against Iran
March 04, 2026
Oil prices jumped Tuesday for the second straight day and gas prices moved higher in the United States, underscoring the threat of rising inflation posed by the Iran war
March 03, 2026
President Donald Trump’s plans to nominate Sen. Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma to take over as Homeland Security secretary follow a meteoric political rise for the plumbing company owner who was first elected to Congress in 2012
March 06, 2026
President Donald Trump has fired his embattled Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem
March 06, 2026
President Donald Trump says he’s replacing his embattled Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and will nominate in her place Oklahoma Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin
March 06, 2026
Kristi Noem has addressed a Department of Homeland Security event moments after President Donald Trump’s announcement she's been fired
March 06, 2026
President Donald Trump has fired his embattled Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and says he'll nominate in her place Oklahoma Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin
March 06, 2026
Some two dozen states are challenging President Donald Trump’s new global tariffs in court
March 06, 2026
A federal panel reviewing President Donald Trump's White House ballroom has set April 2 for a final vote on the project
March 06, 2026
On its own, the phrase “Christ is king” sums up a core tenet of the Christian faith, that Jesus is the divine ruler of the universe
March 05, 2026
Montana GOP Sen. Steve Daines won’t seek reelection in shock announcement at filing deadline
March 05, 2026
President Donald Trump’s White House ballroom project is too big and should be scaled back
March 05, 2026
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has opened an internal investigation into whether the one-time architect of President Donald Trump’s large-scale immigration crackdown made disparaging comments about the Jewish faith while criticizing the U.S. attorney for Minnesota
March 05, 2026
Some of the sharpest criticism President Donald Trump has faced in the early days of the Iran war has come from once-loyal media figures more accustomed to singing his praises
March 04, 2026
John Cornyn and Ken Paxton will advance to a runoff in Texas’ US Senate Republican primary
March 04, 2026
‘I’m not grouchy, I’m just optimizing’: Thom Tillis doesn’t want to hear he’s not doing enough to challenge Donald Trump
March 04, 2026
Primary elections set up major Senate fights in Texas and North Carolina, and they also expose fresh tension over voting rules
March 03, 2026
Questions are mounting at the U.S. Capitol over the Trump administration’s shifting rationale for going to war with Iran
March 04, 2026
A criminal trial in New York is airing claims that Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard was entangled in a foiled 2024 assassination plot that eyed then-candidate Donald Trump as a possible target
March 04, 2026
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has defended her agency in testimony and under questioning at a Senate hearing
March 03, 2026
A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration’s efforts to halt New York’s first-in-the-nation congestion fee on drivers entering Manhattan
March 04, 2026
After abandoning its efforts to enforce executive orders targeting some of the world’s top law firms, President Donald Trump's administration has abruptly reversed course and said it'll proceed with the court fight
March 04, 2026
Trump admin asked a court to drop court fights against law firms tied to Democrats. Now it’s changing its mind
March 04, 2026
CNN's Jake Tapper reports that President Donald Trump said the US is "ahead of schedule" on the military operation in Iran in a phone call Monday morning.
March 02, 2026
Kash Patel gutted FBI counterintelligence team tasked with tracking Iranian threats days before US strikes, sources say
March 03, 2026
The Trump administration and its allies in Congress are presenting a shifting new justification for the U.S. attack on Iran
March 02, 2026
The Trump administration took more than 48 hours to make any live, public communication with the American people about why it had decided to go to war with Iran
March 03, 2026
Candidates in Texas’ tightly competitive U.S. Senate primary were treading carefully in response to news of U.S. and Israeli strikes against Iran
March 03, 2026
Trump says he will attend White House Correspondents’ Dinner for the first time as president
March 03, 2026
A Republican lawmaker from Montana who served as interior secretary during President Donald Trump’s first administration says he will not seek reelection to a fifth term
March 03, 2026
The White House says a red spot on President Donald Trump’s neck comes from a prescribed skin cream
March 03, 2026
Robert De Niro will appear this week at Carnegie Hall
March 03, 2026
As Israel unleashed a sweeping military response to the brutal assault by Hamas on October 7, 2023, it aimed punch after punch at Iran, the militant group’s longtime sponsor, and its proxies
March 02, 2026
Argentina’s libertarian President Javier Milei opened Congress with a fiery 90-minute speech highlighting his government’s achievements and praising his relationship with American President Donald Trump
March 02, 2026
Three U.S. service members have been killed and five others seriously wounded during the attacks on Iran
March 02, 2026
Hunkered at Mar-a-Lago, Trump makes his club a makeshift Situation Room
March 02, 2026
President Donald Trump has taken the United States into war with Iran despite decades of self-professed aversion to foreign entanglements, particularly in the Middle East, and repeated pledges to focus primarily on the Western Hemisphere with an “America first” agenda
March 02, 2026
A heated U.S. Senate race in Texas is entering its final stretch before voters decide Tuesday who will be their party's nominee in November
March 01, 2026
John Cornyn goes scorched earth to try to save his Senate seat
March 01, 2026
Saturday’s military operation against Iran shows the dramatic evolution in risk tolerance that President Donald Trump has made in a matter of months
March 01, 2026
From Tehran to Dubai: Geolocated videos show the shockwaves of US-Israeli strikes — and Iran’s retaliation
March 01, 2026
OpenAI strikes deal with Pentagon hours after Trump admin bans Anthropic
February 28, 2026
US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee told embassy staff in an email on Friday that if they want to leave the country amid the possibility of a strike on Iran they “should do so TODAY,” according to a source familiar with the message.
February 27, 2026
President Donald Trump says he's “pretty much” made his decision on whom to endorse in Texas’ heated Republican Senate primary, but he still refuses to name his pick publicly
February 27, 2026
President Donald Trump says the United States is talking with Cuba and raised the possibility of a “friendly takeover” of the island without explaining what that means
February 28, 2026
Delivery company FedEx said in a statement on Thursday that it will return any tariff refund it might get to shippers and customers who paid them
February 27, 2026
US Olympic hockey player distances himself from White House video trashing Canadians
February 27, 2026
Word from the Cuban government of a deadly encounter between its troops and a boat carrying armed expatriates is casting a spotlight on Cubans living in the U.S. who still harbor aspirations of a counter-revolution 67 years after a guerrilla uprising ushered in communism
February 27, 2026
Election-year legislation to impose strict new proof-of-citizenship requirements on voting appears stalled in the Senate, for now, despite President Donald Trump’s call in his State of the Union speech that Republicans in Congress pass the bill “before anything else.”
February 27, 2026
An estimated 32.6 million people have watched President Donald Trump's State of the Union address on television
February 27, 2026
Despite Trump push for voter ID law, Senate Republicans say votes aren’t there to change filibuster rules
February 27, 2026
U.S. first lady Melania Trump will preside over a U.N. Security Council meeting in what the United Nations said Thursday would be a first
February 27, 2026
U.S. hockey player Brady Tkachuk says a White House TikTok video falsely paints him as insulting Canadians
February 27, 2026
Teen detained by ICE last year leaves State of the Union after being targeted in DHS tweet: "Everyone said it was ok."
February 27, 2026
The Justice Department says it is looking into whether it improperly withheld documents from the Jeffrey Epstein files
February 26, 2026
Iran has pushed back against U.S. President Donald Trump’s pressure tactics ahead of critical talks in Geneva over Tehran’s nuclear program
February 25, 2026
A helicopter pilot wounded in the raid that captured then-Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has received the Medal of Honor during President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address
February 25, 2026
President Donald Trump’s pick to lead a new Justice Department division dedicated to rooting out fraud says he would pursue prosecutions “without fear or favor,” amid growing questions about how the new unit will operate free of political pressure from a White House that has declared a “war on fraud.”
February 25, 2026
President Donald Trump sought in his first State of the Union address to sell Americans on the idea of a booming economy, falling prices, and soaring jobs, yet he faces a skeptical public with a much gloomier view
February 25, 2026
Many Iranians are worried as the United States assembles its greatest military firepower in decades in the Middle East and the next round of talks in Geneva get closer
February 24, 2026
Fact check: Trump makes false claims about the economy, elections and crime in State of the Union
February 25, 2026
‘You have killed Americans’: Ilhan Omar tries to shout down Trump’s immigration attacks
February 25, 2026
President Donald Trump has used a record-length State of the Union to argue that the country is “winning” under his leadership, even as his approval ratings slide
February 24, 2026
President Trump has used his State of the Union address to sell a booming America, even as voters worry about the economy
February 24, 2026
Takeaways from Donald Trump’s State of the Union address
February 25, 2026
President Donald Trump has presented the Purple Heart medal during his State of the Union Address and honored two National Guard members who were shot while patrolling in Washington last year
February 25, 2026
Trump skates on Team USA’s hockey wins during State of the Union address
February 25, 2026
The gold medal-winning U.S. men’s Olympic hockey team has visited President Donald Trump at the White House and later received about a 2-minute bipartisan standing ovation during his State of the Union address
February 24, 2026
President Donald Trump has said the U.S. was sending a hospital ship to Greenland because people there are not getting care, but the claim faces pushback
February 24, 2026
Protesters have gathered on the Greek island of Crete following the arrival of a U.S. aircraft carrier that is part of a major buildup of American forces in the Middle East
February 24, 2026
First lady Melania and Donald Trump bringing separate guests to SOTU in break with precedent
February 24, 2026
Canadian regulators have approved Gulfstream G700 and G800 business jets in a move that comes weeks after new tariff threats from U.S. President Donald Trump over the planes’ status in Canada
February 24, 2026
President Donald Trump has spent the last year boasting of his accomplishments while mocking the record of his predecessor, Joe Biden
February 24, 2026
Mayra Flores is fighting for a political comeback in Texas’ Rio Grande Valley
February 24, 2026
4 things to watch in Trump’s State of the Union
February 24, 2026
There are plans to build a Trump Tower in Australia – not everyone is thrilled
February 24, 2026
What to expect from Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s State of the Union response
February 24, 2026
President Donald Trump is heading to Capitol Hill this week to deliver the State of the Union address
February 23, 2026
US women’s hockey team declines Trump’s State of the Union invite, citing scheduling
February 23, 2026
U.S. Secret Service says an armed man was shot and killed after entering the secure perimeter of Mar-a-Lago, President Donald Trump’s resort in Palm Beach, Florida
February 22, 2026
The Pentagon is building up the largest force of American warships and aircraft in the Middle East in decades
January 23, 2026
A federal judge has permanently barred the release of a report by special counsel Jack Smith on his investigation into President Donald Trump’s hoarding of classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate
February 23, 2026
The 21-year-old North Carolina man who entered a gate at President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort with a shotgun before he was shot and killed worked as a golf course groundskeeper and sold illustrations of golf courses
February 23, 2026
Mar-a-Lago trespassing incidents highlight mental health crises and legal outcomes
February 23, 2026
Judge Aileen Cannon bars the release of special counsel report on Trump’s handling of classified documents
February 23, 2026
President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address is likely to be a test run of the message that Republicans will give to voters in November’s elections for control of the House and the Senate
February 23, 2026
Who sits where at Trump’s State of the Union address: A visual guide
February 23, 2026
The European Union’s top diplomats met with the director of the Board of Peace in Brussels following a shaky and controversial embrace of U.S. President Donald Trump’s efforts to secure and rebuild the war-ravaged Gaza Strip
February 23, 2026
Supreme Court conservatives were united against Biden. Here’s why they split against Trump
February 22, 2026
President Donald Trump has approved emergency assistance to Washington, D.C., to help the city address a sewage system leak that dumped at least 250 million gallons of raw sewage into the Potomac River
February 21, 2026
President Donald Trump says he's imposing a temporary global tariff of 10% after his far-reaching tariff regimen was struck down by the Supreme Court
February 20, 2026
JPMorgan Chase now confirms it closed Donald Trump’s bank accounts after the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol
February 21, 2026
Some Republicans seemed relieved at the news that the Supreme Court had struck down President Donald Trump’s global tariff regime
February 21, 2026
At least 20 communities with large warehouses across the U.S. have become stealth targets for Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s $45-billion expansion of detention centers
February 21, 2026
Businesses face a new wave of uncertainty after the Supreme Court struck down tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump under an emergency powers law and Trump vowed to work around the ruling to keep his tariffs in place
February 21, 2026
John Roberts ends Trump’s big Supreme Court winning streak
February 21, 2026
The Supreme Court on Friday struck down President Donald Trump’s biggest and boldest tariffs
February 21, 2026
The Supreme Court has struck down President Donald Trump’s far-reaching global tariffs
February 20, 2026
President Trump says he’ll release government records on UFOs and extraterrestrial life. The renewed focus comes as the hit documentary "Age of Disclosure" fuels debate over what officials may know.
February 20, 2026
Melania Trump wants to look perfect
February 20, 2026
The Supreme Court has struck down some of President Donald Trump’s most sweeping tariffs
February 20, 2026
President Donald Trump has warned that limited strikes against Iran are possible even as the country’s top diplomat said Tehran expects to have a proposed deal ready in the next few days following nuclear talks with the United States
February 20, 2026
The Supreme Court has dealt President Donald Trump a bruising loss on a cornerstone of his economic policy, striking down sweeping tariffs he imposed on nearly every country
February 20, 2026
Supreme Court rules that Trump’s sweeping emergency tariffs are illegal
February 20, 2026
American freeskier Hunter Hess got to the end of his successful run in Olympic halfpipe qualifying, then bent his left thumb and forefinger into the shape of an “L.”
February 20, 2026
State Republicans redrew their congressional map over the summer to make five Democratic-held seats winnable, in line with the explicit expectation set by President Donald Trump
February 20, 2026
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will make his first visit to China next week since taking the helm of Europe’s biggest economy
February 20, 2026
Britain blocking use of air bases Trump says would be needed for strikes on Iran, UK media reports
February 20, 2026
As the sewage spills, the politicians snipe
February 20, 2026
The White House has announced a trade agreement with Indonesia
February 19, 2026
Florida lawmakers vote to rename Palm Beach airport after Trump
February 20, 2026
The National Governors Association is pulling out of an annual meeting at the White House after President Donald Trump declined to invite two Democratic governors
February 19, 2026
Iran held annual military drills with Russia as a second American aircraft carrier drew closer to the Middle East
February 19, 2026
The White House has insisted that President Donald Trump was visiting Georgia to promote the economy
February 19, 2026
President Donald Trump is in Georgia Thursday for a trip designed to help boost Republicans’ political standing heading into the midterms
February 19, 2026
Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger to deliver Democratic response to Trump’s State of the Union address
February 19, 2026
FIFA says it'll pay to build a new $50 million national soccer stadium in war-ravaged Gaza, where two years of fighting between Hamas and Israel have left housing, electricity and basic infrastructure severely damaged
February 19, 2026
A large banner featuring Donald Trump’s face has been hung on the exterior of Justice Department headquarters in a physical display of the Republican president’s efforts to exert power over the law enforcement agency
February 19, 2026
Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger will deliver the Democratic response to President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address
February 19, 2026
Giant banner of Donald Trump hung at Justice Department headquarters
February 19, 2026
DHS is hunting for any US citizens who may have voted before being naturalized
February 19, 2026
President Donald Trump has announced at the inaugural Board of Peace meeting that nine members have agreed to pledge $7 billion toward a Gaza relief package
February 19, 2026
Trump wants to focus on health care in the midterms, creating headaches for the GOP
February 19, 2026
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore is pushing back on President Donald Trump while trying to rally Democrats in his state around a mid-decade redistricting fight
February 19, 2026
Trump launches his ‘Board of Peace’ with billions pledged for Gaza, but many allies are wary
February 18, 2026
Argentina’s President Javier Milei deepens ties with U.S. President Donald Trump while trying to avoid a break with China, Argentina’s top trading partner
February 18, 2026
President Donald Trump’s top economist on Wednesday urged that Federal Reserve economists be punished for research last week that showed American companies and consumers paying for nearly all the new tariffs imposed by the White House last year
February 18, 2026
President Donald Trump has hosted a White House reception for Black History Month, less than two weeks after he sparked a bipartisan outcry by posting a racist video on social media that depicted former President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle Obama, as primates in a jungle
February 18, 2026
Kevin Hassett says Fed researchers should be ‘disciplined’ over report that Americans are paying tariffs
February 18, 2026
The Cuban foreign minister is visiting Moscow as the island faces blackouts and severe fuel shortages worsened by a U
February 18, 2026
Democratic candidates have notched a series of wins in recent special elections — but a new AP-NORC poll finds views of the Democratic Party among rank-and-file Democrats have not bounced back since President Donald Trump’s victory in 2024
February 18, 2026
Late-night host Stephen Colbert isn't backing down from his public dispute with CBS bosses over what he can air on his show
February 18, 2026
Vatican will not participate in Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’
February 18, 2026
Electability and enthusiasm: How the Texas Senate primaries are testing the direction of both parties
February 18, 2026
A late-night monologue, a shocking suspension – and a reinstatement. Jimmy Kimmel’s still taking risks
February 18, 2026
No food, no fuel, no tourists: Under US pressure, life in Cuba grinds to a halt
February 18, 2026
The Trump family company wants to trademark the use of the president’s name on any airports but says it doesn’t plan on charging a fee — at least for a proposed renaming of one near his Florida home
February 17, 2026
Eulogies are pouring in after the death of the Rev. Jesse L
February 17, 2026
Hillary Clinton accuses Trump administration of a ‘cover-up’ over its handling of Epstein documents
February 17, 2026
As the federal surge draws down, Minneapolis’ Muslim community is hopeful Ramadan will inspire its road to recovery
February 17, 2026
A federal judge has ordered an exhibit about nine people enslaved by George Washington to be restored at his former home in Philadelphia after President Donald Trump’s administration took it down last month
February 16, 2026
Marco Rubio is backing Viktor Orbán ahead of Hungary’s April election during a visit to Budapest
February 16, 2026
Many political candidates pitch themselves as outsiders
February 15, 2026
President Donald Trump says that members of his newly created Board of Peace have pledged $5 billion toward rebuilding Gaza and will commit thousands of personnel to international stabilization and police forces for the territory
February 15, 2026
Iranian state media reports that Iran’s top diplomat is traveling to Geneva where the second round of nuclear negotiations with the U.S. will take place
February 15, 2026
Lutnick’s Epstein ties raise concerns on Wall Street — but not in the White House
February 15, 2026
Obama compares ICE’s ‘rogue behavior’ in Minnesota to dictatorships
February 14, 2026
A White House memo says demolition crews "excellently preserved" the White House residence when they tore down the East Wing for President Donald Trump’s planned ballroom
February 13, 2026
Funding for the Department of Homeland Security is set to lapse, and a shutdown looks certain
February 13, 2026
President Donald Trump says a change in power in Iran “would be the best thing that could happen” as the U.S. administration weighs whether to take military action against Tehran
February 13, 2026
As Trump tests alliances, Democrats with 2028 ambitions offer reassurance at Munich conference
February 13, 2026
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has taken his anti-Trump routine to Europe
February 13, 2026
Rubio and European leaders agree on one thing: The old world order ‘no longer exists’
February 13, 2026
In a new court filing, teachers around the country describe how President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown is emptying classrooms and frightening families
February 13, 2026
A new AP-NORC poll finds that Trump's recent push to seize control of Greenland is divisive even within his own party
February 13, 2026
US sending second aircraft carrier group to Middle East, sources say
February 13, 2026
Indonesia is training troops for a new peacekeeping force in Gaza, backing a key part of President Donald Trump’s postwar plan
February 13, 2026
Taiwan has reached a trade deal with the United States that cuts almost all of its tariff barriers
February 12, 2026
President Donald Trump-endorsed housing developer Karrin Taylor Robson suspended her campaign Thursday for Arizona governor
February 12, 2026
Republican Sen. Thom Tillis from North Carolina suggests he could support a compromise that would allow the Senate Banking Committee to start hearings on Kevin Warsh, President Donald Trump’s nominee to chair the Federal Reserve
February 12, 2026
While announcing that he was rolling back the Environmental Protection Agency’s 2009 endangerment finding, President Donald Trump and EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin made false claims regarding the government declaration, climate change and energy
February 12, 2026
Department of Homeland Security on track to shut down with lawmakers leaving Washington and an unresolved ICE fight
February 12, 2026
The Environmental Protection Agency says it is ending credits to automakers who install automatic start-stop ignition systems in their vehicles
February 12, 2026
A lawyer appointed by judges to be the U.S. attorney for northern New York has been fired by the Justice Department in the latest clash between the Trump administration and the judiciary over the process for selecting top federal prosecutors
February 12, 2026
Attorneys say detainees at Florida’s “Alligator Alcatraz” still struggle to reach their lawyers, despite state claims that access problems are fixed
February 12, 2026
Judge says Pete Hegseth is unlawfully retaliating against Sen. Mark Kelly over ‘illegal orders’ video
February 12, 2026
President Donald Trump has invited Latin American leaders to take part in a summit in Florida next month, gathering the officials at a moment when the administration is spotlighting what it sees as concerning Chinese influence in the region
February 12, 2026
Democrats 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, 2026
5 takeaways from Pam Bondi’s fiery testimony
February 11, 2026
The build-out of electric vehicle charging in the U.S. has not stopped since President Donald Trump returned to office
February 11, 2026
NATO has launched a new military effort called Arctic Sentry to boost security in the High North
February 11, 2026
The National Governors Association annual conference is unraveling after President Donald Trump did not invite some Democrats to events
February 10, 2026
The 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, 2026
The White House says President Donald Trump has the right to amend a permit for a new bridge between Canada and Michigan
February 10, 2026
Trump told police in mid 2000s ‘everyone has known’ about Epstein’s misconduct
February 10, 2026
The US slips to its lowest-ever rank in a global corruption index
February 10, 2026
As pressure mounted to release Epstein files, FBI employees compiled allegations against other men
February 10, 2026
President Donald Trump posted his thoughts on Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show on Truth Social
February 09, 2026
The Winter Olympics have become a platform for political debate in the U.S. American athletes face questions about President Donald Trump's immigration policies
February 09, 2026
Turning Point Action endorses Ken Paxton in heated GOP Senate primary in Texas
February 10, 2026
Lawmakers 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, 2026
Chloe Kim and other American snowboarders preparing to compete at the Winter Olympics in Italy have not been daunted by Donald Trump’s bashing of a teammate for saying he didn’t back the president’s crackdown on immigrants
February 09, 2026
Vice President JD Vance is in Armenia, a country that no sitting U.S. vice president or president has visited before
February 09, 2026
U.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, 2026
A leading U.S. health official is urging people to get inoculated against the measles at a time of outbreaks across several states
February 08, 2026
The makers of mobile apps designed to help shoppers identify and boycott U.S. goods say they saw a surge of interest in Denmark and beyond after the recent flare-up in tensions over Greenland
February 08, 2026
Israeli 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, 2026
Trump administration planning ‘Board of Peace’ meeting in DC on February 19
February 07, 2026
The 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, 2026
A defiant Thomas Massie takes on the MAGA machine in heated Kentucky primary
February 07, 2026
India and the United States have released a framework for an interim trade agreement to lower tariffs on Indian goods
February 07, 2026
President Donald Trump says he won't apologize for posting a racist video of the Obamas
February 06, 2026
Trump won’t apologize for sharing since-deleted racist video depicting Obamas as apes on Truth Social
February 06, 2026
Cubans on Friday are facing a worsening crisis as U.S. efforts to block oil supplies take a toll
February 06, 2026
‘I did that’: Trump takes credit for a prisoner release that happened before he even ran for president
February 06, 2026
Vice President JD Vance met with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in Milan on Friday, part of his trip to the Olympics
February 06, 2026
Attorney General Pam Bondi says she's not worried about the involvement of Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard in an FBI search of a Georgia election office
February 06, 2026
Analilia Mejia and Tom Malinowski locked in a tight Democratic primary for US House from New Jersey
February 05, 2026
Talk of boycotts have added to fears among the US tourism industry that foreign tourists will continue to stay away.
February 06, 2026
Marjorie Taylor Greene’s feud with Donald Trump is shaping the race to replace her
February 06, 2026
Argentina and the United States have reached an expansive trade deal, a win for Argentine President Javier Milei as he moves to open up the South American nation’s notoriously protectionist economy and a reflection of the close alliance between the radical libertarian and U.S. President Donald Trump
February 05, 2026
The Trump administration has launched TrumpRx, a website it says will help patients buy prescription drugs directly at a discounted rate
February 05, 2026
Trump promises Schumer funding for NY tunnel project — if Penn Station and Dulles Airport are renamed after him
February 05, 2026
Trump’s pressure on Havana stirs hope among Cuban diaspora in Spain
February 05, 2026
Trump warns Iran’s supreme leader should be ‘very worried’
February 05, 2026
Fact check: Trump repeats lies about inflation, immigration and elections in NBC interview
February 05, 2026
Renée Fleming and Béla Fleck will perform a joint concert at Carnegie Hall in the 2026-27 season
February 05, 2026
The 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, 2026
CNN'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, 2026
Intelligence director Tulsi Gabbard’s office obtained and tested voting machines in Puerto Rico
February 05, 2026
If you want to win over Supreme Court justices, quote Antonin Scalia
February 05, 2026
Ryan Routh sentenced to life in prison for attempted assassination of Trump in 2024 at Florida golf course
February 04, 2026
Taiwan’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, 2026
Border czar Tom Homan said the Trump administration is reducing the number of immigration enforcement officers in Minnesota after state and local officials agreed to cooperate by turning over arrested immigrants
February 04, 2026
President Donald Trump is taking steps toward installing a statue of Christopher Columbus near the White House
February 04, 2026
Melania Trump has met at the White House with a freed American-Israeli hostage whose plight she featured in her new documentary
February 04, 2026
Judge to Trump lawyers trying to move hush money appeal to federal court: ‘You sought two bites at the apple’
February 04, 2026
Envoys from Moscow and Kyiv have met in Abu Dhabi for U.S.-brokered talks to end the nearly four-year war
February 04, 2026
The 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, 2026
In Minnesota, can constitutional protections withstand the actions of a federal government seemingly intent on aggressively violating the rule of law?
February 04, 2026
On 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, 2026
Justice Department review found Trump ally Ed Martin improperly leaked grand jury material in probe of president’s foes
February 04, 2026
Trump wants Republicans to ‘nationalize’ US elections. The Constitution might get in the way
February 04, 2026
President Donald Trump wants to build a massive arch near the Lincoln Memorial
February 04, 2026
Stephen Miran resigns from the White House, keeping his seat at the Fed
February 03, 2026
Former Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper says the country should make “any sacrifice necessary” to preserve the independence of the country in the face of threats from U.S. President Donald Trump
February 03, 2026
Trump says states are agents of federal government in elections
February 03, 2026
President 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, 2026
Trump signs bill ending government shutdown, starting clock on ICE talks
February 03, 2026
Bitcoin hits lowest level since 2024 and stocks stumble as AI and geopolitical nerves fray
February 03, 2026
The Department of Homeland Security’s approach to naming immigrant enforcement operations elicits polarizing opinions: Are the names funny or offensive
February 03, 2026
New York’s attorney general has announced plans to deploy legal observers to monitor federal immigration enforcement actions in the state
February 03, 2026
Tobias Kratzer unveils his world premiere production of “Monster's Paradise,” a satirical opera lampooning U.S. President Donald Trump
February 03, 2026
There are many famous names in the Epstein files
February 03, 2026
Trump calls on Republicans to ‘nationalize’ future elections
February 03, 2026
Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump’s termination of protections for Haitians
February 03, 2026
Trump ups demands from Harvard, seeks $1 billion settlement after months of strained talks
February 03, 2026
Trump hints at dramatic Kennedy Center renovations that will leave steel ‘fully exposed’
February 03, 2026
Roger Goodell walks a fine line over Bad Bunny and Green Day’s Super Bowl performances
February 03, 2026
DNI Gabbard put Trump on the phone with FBI agents who searched Fulton County elections office, sources say
February 03, 2026
President Donald Trump is imploring the House to end the partial government shutdown
February 02, 2026
Key House conservatives bow to Trump ahead of government funding vote, signaling swift end to shutdown
February 02, 2026
Ed Martin has been removed as head of the Justice Department group tasked with scrutinizing the federal prosecutions of President Donald Trump
February 02, 2026
Health 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, 2026
Justice Department expected to ramp up efforts to deliver on Trump’s ‘weaponization’ priorities
February 02, 2026
Trump says Kennedy Center will close in July for two-year renovation
February 02, 2026
Hosting 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, 2026
Promoted by President Donald Trump as “a must watch,” the Melania Trump documentary “Melania” debuted with a better-than-expected $7 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday
February 01, 2026
Amazon touts ‘Melania’ box office success, though film well short of turning a profit
February 01, 2026
Democrat Taylor Rehmet flips a Texas state Senate seat in district Trump won by 17 points
February 01, 2026
A ‘bizarro world’: How Trump’s words have scrambled America’s gun politics
February 01, 2026
As Susan Collins awaits, a generational divide splits Maine Democrats in pivotal Senate race
February 01, 2026
Trump jokes about suing his Federal Reserve nominee Warsh over interest rates at elite Washington dinner
February 01, 2026
Donald 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, 2026
Despite proclaiming last February as National Black History Month, President Donald Trump's second term has been marked by what critics say are attacks on Black history in the United States
February 01, 2026
Shutdown expected to last until at least Tuesday as Jeffries says Democrats won’t help pass funding bill
January 31, 2026
Trump says federal government won’t step into protests in Democratic-led cities ‘until they ask us for help’
January 31, 2026
What 3 million new documents tell us about Trump’s ties to Jeffrey Epstein
January 31, 2026
President Donald Trump acted quickly to negotiate with Democratic senators on a deal to avert a government shutdown
January 31, 2026
The German soccer federation has ruled out a boycott of the World Cup despite calls from within to send a message to U.S. President Donald Trump
January 31, 2026
In 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, 2026
Fact check: Trump twice promotes phony claim that Walmart is closing 250 California stores
January 29, 2026
President 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, 2026
Trump sues IRS and Treasury Department for $10 billion over tax return leak
January 30, 2026
President Donald Trump is suing the IRS and Treasury Department for $10 billion
January 30, 2026
Inside the premiere of Melania Trump’s not-documentary documentary
January 30, 2026
The 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, 2026
President Donald Trump says he’ll tap former Federal Reserve governor Kevin Warsh as the next Fed chair to replace Jerome Powell in May
January 30, 2026
California Governor Gavin Newsom is demanding a civil rights investigation into Dr. Mehmet Oz, saying he discriminated against Armenians in a video about hospice fraud in Los Angeles
January 30, 2026
Cubans 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, 2026
Massive 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, 2026
Trump’s pick to helm the Fed is well known in the financial world, but his monetary policy views have evolved to align more with the president’s desire for lower rates.
January 30, 2026
Trump held 2-hour meeting with Noem as his administration grapples with Minneapolis strategy
January 27, 2026
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has told U.S. President Donald Trump that he stands by his comments made at the World Economic Forum in Davos
January 27, 2026
Neil Young is offering free access to his entire music catalog to residents of Greenland
January 27, 2026
Prize-winning composer Philip Glass has canceled the world premiere of his symphony about Abraham Lincoln at the Kennedy Center
January 27, 2026
Melania Trump calls for unity after Minneapolis shootings in rare interview
January 27, 2026
Top White House aide Stephen Miller acknowledges possible breach of protocol before Alex Pretti’s shooting
January 28, 2026
European Parliament backs EU-wide consent-based definition of rape
Panama's Copa Airlines to buy 60 Boeing 737 Max jets
FedEx, UPS vow to return tariff refunds to customers
Argentina’s Milei walks fine line on Falklands amid US–UK tensions
FCC to order early license reviews of Disney-owned ABC stations, source says
Jimmy Kimmel joke enrages White House and tests Disney's new CEO