A federal judge appears poised to again reject President Donald Trump’s bid to erase his hush money conviction, slamming his lawyers for legal maneuvers he said amounted to taking “two bites at the apple.”
February 04, 2026
While the center’s need for major upgrades is real, the dramatic and disruptive closure of the entire campus isn’t in order, a scholar of arts institutions explains.
February 04, 2026
Russia resumes night strikes on major Ukrainian cities, ending brief reprieve agreed between Putin and Trump
February 03, 2026
President Donald Trump says he won't tear down the Kennedy Center
February 02, 2026
Justice Department expected to ramp up efforts to deliver on Trump’s ‘weaponization’ priorities
February 02, 2026
A top Justice Department official is playing down the possibility of additional criminal charges arising from the Jeffrey Epstein files
February 01, 2026
A huge new tranche of files on millionaire financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein released Friday revealed details of his communications with the wealthy and powerful, some not long before his death by suicide in 2019
January 31, 2026
Russia says it agreed to pause strikes on Kyiv until Sunday at Trump’s request
January 30, 2026
Trump is about to announce Powell’s replacement. One finalist backed Democrats, higher taxes and more immigration
January 30, 2026
Trump expected to nominate Kevin Warsh for Federal Reserve chair
January 30, 2026
A separatist group is asking for Trump’s help to split from Canada. Here’s what we know
January 30, 2026
A huge new tranche of files on millionaire financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein released Friday revealed details of his communications with the wealthy and powerful, some not long before his death by suicide in 2019
January 30, 2026
Kevin Warsh has sought the job of Federal Reserve chair, off and on, since President Donald Trump first considered him for the position nearly a decade ago
January 30, 2026
President 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, 2026
The Fed has four new voters this year. They may complicate Trump’s push for lower rates
January 27, 2026
President 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, 2026
Trump claims secret ‘discombobulator’ weapon was used to help capture Maduro
January 25, 2026
European 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, 2026
A 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, 2026
Trump angers allies with claim NATO troops ‘stayed a little back’ from front lines in Afghanistan
January 23, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump has taken center stage at the World Economic Forum in Davos, overshadowing discussions on AI and renewable energy
January 23, 2026
JPMorgan 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, 2026
President 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, 2026
Electrical issue that grounded Trump’s flight raises questions about aging Air Force One aircraft
January 21, 2026
Takeaways: Supreme Court signals it will defy Trump to keep Lisa Cook on Federal Reserve
January 21, 2026
Trump says Board of Peace meant to oversee Gaza reconstruction ‘might’ replace UN
January 20, 2026
Divisions have emerged over U.S. President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace as its ambitions have grown beyond Gaza
January 21, 2026
Trump set to face a diplomatic intervention on Greenland in Davos
January 21, 2026
Amazon CEO: Prices have gone up from tariffs
January 20, 2026
President Donald Trump wanted to recap his first year back in office
January 21, 2026
With Trump’s backing, Rep. Julia Letlow launches a primary challenge against Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy
January 20, 2026
What are the Chagos Islands and why does Trump think Britain would be stupid to give them up?
January 20, 2026
Even some Trump advisers are wary of a military pursuit of Greenland. Is an off-ramp possible?
January 19, 2026
Iran’s supreme leader acknowledges thousands were killed in protests
January 18, 2026
Republican lawmakers are scrambling to contain President Donald Trump’s threats of taking possession of Greenland
January 18, 2026
CNN poll: Democrats are deeply motivated for the midterms despite having dismal views of party leaders
January 18, 2026
President Donald Trump has made lots of promises during the first year of his second term in the White House
January 17, 2026
President 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, 2026
Troops from European countries, including France and Germany, are arriving in Greenland to boost security
January 15, 2026
A Kremlin official says that Moscow agrees with U.S. President Donald Trump that Ukraine is holding up a peace deal
January 15, 2026
The two leaders fighting for Venezuela’s future – and for Trump’s favor
January 15, 2026
Trump feels obligated to take action on Iran as administration weighs risks of retaliation
January 14, 2026
Wall Street pulled back from its records following a mixed start to the latest profit reporting season for big U.S. companies
January 13, 2026
Trump steps up pressure campaign to avoid rare Congress reprimand on war powers
January 13, 2026
The Golden Globes were calm, scripted and largely apolitical amid a world on fire
January 12, 2026
President 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, 2026
Trump weighs potential military intervention in Iran
January 11, 2026
Britain is discussing with NATO allies how to enhance Arctic security against Russia and China
January 11, 2026
Israel is closely monitoring the fallout from widespread Iranian protests
January 11, 2026
The next U.S. census is four years away, but two lawsuits playing out this year could affect how the head count will be done and who'll be counted
January 11, 2026
‘It’s uninvestible’: Trump’s Venezuela pitch met with skepticism from oil executives
January 10, 2026
Fear of Trump’s wrath ripples through House GOP
January 09, 2026
Oil CEOs are meeting with Trump today. These are their demands
January 09, 2026
The Senate has advanced a resolution that would limit President Donald Trump’s ability to conduct further attacks against Venezuela
January 08, 2026
Trump threatens to ban institutional investors from buying single-family homes
January 07, 2026
As Venezuela buckles under Trump, Iran sees an uncomfortable parallel
January 07, 2026
Perhaps 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, 2026
The US has tried to acquire Greenland before – and failed
January 07, 2026
Everyone is talking about Greenland. Here’s what it’s like to visit
January 12, 2025
Trump says Venezuela will turn over 30 million to 50 million barrels of oil to US
January 07, 2026
Republican 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, 2026
Even after Maduro’s capture, Democrats try to keep their focus on affordability
January 06, 2026
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen says an American takeover of Greenland would amount to the end of the NATO military alliance
January 05, 2026
The capture of Nicolás Maduro by U.S. forces has sparked global controversy
January 06, 2026
President Donald Trump said that U.S. national security officials have determined that Ukraine did not target a residence belonging to Russian President Vladimir Putin in a drone attack last week
January 05, 2026
Five years after the Capitol riot, some of the police officers who fought off the rioters that day say they're still struggling with what happened
January 04, 2026
Venezuelans are trying to understand who is in charge after the United States announced the capture of President Nicolás Maduro
January 03, 2026
President Donald Trump declared Saturday’s military operation that led to the ouster of Nicolás Maduro a major success
January 03, 2026
Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro defied his enemies for years. Until now
December 07, 2025
Russia’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, 2025
Trump says US knocked out ‘big facility’ as part of Venezuela campaign
December 29, 2025
The United States is offering Ukraine security guarantees for 15 years as part of a proposed peace plan
December 29, 2025
President 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, 2025
Zelensky and Trump to meet in Florida after weeks of intensive peace talks
December 28, 2025
Ahead of peace talks with Trump, Zelensky calls Putin ‘man of war’ after Russian attack on Kyiv region
December 26, 2025
Hundreds of thousands of ‘Epstein files’ have been released — and there’s a lot more to come
December 27, 2025
Kennedy Center president rebukes performer who called off Christmas Eve show over addition of Trump’s name
December 27, 2025
Trump says US military struck ISIS terrorists in Nigeria
December 25, 2025
‘It’s perpetuated this news cycle’: Frustration mounts in Trump’s orbit about messaging on latest Epstein documents
December 24, 2025
President 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, 2025
President unveils new ‘Trump class’ fleet of battleships
December 22, 2025
Turning Point exposed a brewing MAGA civil war. Can JD Vance unite it?
December 21, 2025
Warner Bros
December 19, 2025
Attorneys 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, 2025
Kennedy Center gets new signage bearing Trump’s name
December 19, 2025
President 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, 2025
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that could reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug
December 18, 2025
Kennedy Center board votes to rename it ‘Trump Kennedy Center’
December 18, 2025
President 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, 2025
Trump repurposing money earmarked for troop housing for ‘warrior dividend’ bonuses
December 18, 2025
President 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, 2025
Venezuela’s Maduro says Trump’s comments on land and oil reveal his true motives
December 18, 2025
Putin rejects compromise on Ukraine despite Trump’s push for peace
December 17, 2025
Trump orders ‘total and complete blockade’ of sanctioned oil tankers coming to and leaving Venezuela
December 17, 2025
Marjorie Taylor Greene warns the ‘dam is breaking’ in the GOP and slams Trump for being tone deaf on multiple issues
December 17, 2025
Pentagon launches new phase of probe into Sen. Mark Kelly over ‘illegal orders’ video
December 16, 2025
Marjorie Taylor Greene announces engagement to pro-Trump media figure
December 16, 2025
Trump says end to Ukraine war closer than ever, but US officials caution security guarantee offers won’t last forever
December 15, 2025
A 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, 2025
Democrats celebrated Indiana Republicans refusing to redistrict. They’re still moving ahead with their own push
December 12, 2025
Trump gives Elon Musk a win over a longtime foe
December 12, 2025
The deeply personal reasons why many Indiana Senate Republicans said no to Trump
December 12, 2025
In a resounding rejection of a pressure campaign from the White House, Indiana Republican Senators voted down a new congressional map created to give the GOP an advantage in the upcoming 2026 election
December 11, 2025
Trump takes steps toward demolishing four federal buildings, preservationist alleges
December 11, 2025
Sweeping taxes on imports have cost the average American household nearly $1,200 since Donald Trump returned to the White House this year, according to calculations by Democrats on Congress’ Joint Economic Committee
December 10, 2025
Trump isn’t to blame for affordability woes. Neither is Biden
December 11, 2025
Cambodia says Thailand has launched more airstrikes as heavy fighting flares along their border
December 11, 2025
President Donald Trump says the United States has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela as tensions mount with the government of President Nicolás Maduro
December 10, 2025
Could Ukraine really hold elections in the next 90 days?
December 10, 2025
North Korea says leader Kim Jong Un has opened a meeting to prepare for the upcoming ruling party congress, one of the country’s biggest political conferences meant to lay out new state priorities
December 10, 2025
President Donald Trump road-tested his claims that he’s tackling Americans’ affordability woes at a Tuesday rally in Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania
December 09, 2025
An Indiana state Senate committee took the first step toward enacting a new congressional map
December 08, 2025
President Donald Trump says he will allow Nvidia to sell its H200 computer chip used in the development of artificial intelligence to “approved customers” in China
December 08, 2025
Zelensky says Ukraine will refuse to concede territory to Russia as peace talks press on
December 08, 2025
Marjorie Taylor Greene defiant since announcing resignation after falling-out with Trump
December 08, 2025
Inside Trump’s transformation of the Kennedy Center
December 06, 2025
President Trump says loosening U.S. fuel economy standards will save car buyers $900 up front, but as Paula Newton and Bill Weir discuss, they may face higher costs at the fuel pump.
December 03, 2025
Democratic congressman Henry Cuellar of Texas is thanking President Donald Trump for pardoning him and his wife in a federal bribery and conspiracy case
December 03, 2025
Trump says he’d support release of video of second strike on alleged drug vessel
December 03, 2025
With Trump’s focus abroad, Republicans push for midterms pivot to economy
December 03, 2025
Republican Matt Van Epps will win the special US House election for Tennessee’s 7th District, CNN’s Decision Desk projects, preventing an upset but emboldening Democrats as they were on track to over-perform in a normally deep-red district.
December 03, 2025
Trump and Hegseth insist they didn’t know of follow-up strike that killed survivors on suspected drug boat
December 02, 2025
U.S.
November 28, 2025
Venezuelans are skipping Black Friday shopping due to the country's struggling economy
November 28, 2025
U.S.
November 29, 2025
Venezuela condemned U.S. President Trump's assertion that the airspace around Venezuela should be considered closed, a government statement said on Saturday.
November 29, 2025
Republicans in Indiana's House of Representatives have introduced a new congressional map that could net the GOP two more U.S. House seats, sweeping all nine of the state's seats
December 01, 2025
Trump holds Venezuela Oval Office meeting amid growing questions about his military moves
December 01, 2025
The U.S.
December 01, 2025
Trump turns to unconventional negotiating team heading to Russia in push for Ukraine peace deal
December 01, 2025
President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he would be announcing his choice to succeed Jerome Powell as head of the
December 02, 2025
Sarah Beckstrom, one of the two National Guard members shot in Washington on Wednesday, has died, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday.
November 27, 2025
President Donald Trump says he's barring South Africa from participating in the Group of 20 summit next year near Miami
November 26, 2025
U.S.
November 26, 2025
A prosecutor on Wednesday dropped all criminal charges in Georgia against U.S.
November 26, 2025
The U.S.
November 26, 2025
Russia will make no big concessions on a peace plan for Ukraine, a senior Russian diplomat said on Wednesday, after a leaked recording of
November 26, 2025
Trump brushes off concerns about Witkoff’s interactions with Russians as leaked transcript roils Washington
November 26, 2025
President Donald Trump and his supporters cast their domestic opponents as disloyal, traitorous or worse, rather than seeing dissent as part of democracy.
November 26, 2025
President Donald Trump offered support to FBI Director Kash Patel on Tuesday, after news outlet MS NOW reported that Trump was
November 25, 2025
Belarusian politician Mikola Statkevich, who was freed from prison in a U.S.-brokered deal but refused to leave his native country, has been returned to prison
November 25, 2025
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday that Kyiv was ready to move forward with a U.S.-backed peace deal, and that he was prepared to discuss its sensitive points with U.S.
November 25, 2025
Marjorie Taylor Greene’s district is in disbelief at her resignation announcement
November 24, 2025
In latest dishing out of pardons, Trump keeps Gobble and Waddle off the menu
November 25, 2025
White House postpones expected unveiling of new health care cost proposal
November 24, 2025
President Donald Trump touted relations with China as "extremely strong" on Monday following a call with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, who told Trump that
November 24, 2025
The possibility of another meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump is on the agenda, a senior Russian diplomat has said.
November 22, 2025
U.S.
November 22, 2025
Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia has announced she will resign from Congress on January 5, 2026
November 22, 2025
President Donald Trump hosted New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani at the White House on Friday for a meeting that took place
November 21, 2025
Zelensky warns of ‘difficult moment in history’ after Trump gives Ukraine days to accept his plan to end war
November 21, 2025
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes is appealing a ruling that has stalled the criminal case against President Donald Trump’s former chief of staff Mark Meadows, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and others for trying to overturn Trump’s 2020 election loss in the state
November 21, 2025
The fallout from Jeffrey Epstein’s transgressions spans oceans and continents, from the vulnerable girls he exploited to the elite people and institutions that chose to get involved, cover it up — or look away
November 21, 2025
A Democratic lawmaker who served on Donald Trump’s National Security Council in his first term urged the White House on Friday to release a transcript of
November 21, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump signed a proclamation on Friday to ease regulatory requirements on certain coke oven processing plants, the White House said.
November 21, 2025
The widow of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi is calling for the release of the transcript of a 2019 phone call President Donald Trump had with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman
November 21, 2025
Judge halts Trump’s deployment of national guard in Washington, DC
November 20, 2025
President Donald Trump is accusing half a dozen Democratic lawmakers of sedition “punishable by DEATH” after the lawmakers called on U_S_ military members to uphold the Constitution and defy “illegal orders.”
November 20, 2025
President Donald Trump on Thursday assailed Democratic lawmakers who told members of the U.S. military they must refuse any illegal
November 20, 2025
In the past, farmers have balanced their political beliefs against market logic. How much pressure can farmers endure?
November 20, 2025
How Trump reversed course on the Epstein files as his administration faces lingering suspicion about their release
November 20, 2025
The U.S.
November 20, 2025
Trump teases he’ll fire Bessent if Fed doesn’t cut interest rates
November 19, 2025
Venezuela’s propaganda machine lashes back with jokes, cartoons and sarcasm as US pressure ramps up
November 19, 2025
President Donald Trump is finding that redistricting his way to a GOP House majority in next year's midterms is a lot harder than it sounds
November 19, 2025
Both the House and Senate have acted decisively to pass a bill to force the Justice Department to publicly release its files on the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein
November 18, 2025
President Donald Trump's approval rating fell to 38%, the lowest since his return to power, with Americans unhappy about his handling of the high cost
November 18, 2025
Nicki Minaj’s diplomatic moment, explained
November 18, 2025
An empty chair for Donald Trump at the G20 summit offers an opportunity for South African hosts, determined to set an agenda for global leaders in the face of the
November 18, 2025
Republicans are racing to find a plan for enhanced ACA subsidies. Here’s what they’re considering
November 18, 2025
Over 130 people suspected of being in the U.S. illegally have been detained in Charlotte, North Carolina, authorities said on Monday, as President Donald Trump's nationwide
November 17, 2025
The Trump administration’s blueprint to secure and govern Gaza has won strong approval at the United Nations
November 17, 2025
U.S.
November 17, 2025
Preservationists sue over Trump’s latest plans to refashion a federal building to match his aesthetic
November 16, 2025
U.S.
November 17, 2025
President Donald Trump said House Republicans should vote to release the files in the Jeffrey Epstein case, a startling reversal after previously fighting the proposal as a growing number of those in his own party supported it
November 16, 2025
Trump likely to face long military commitment and chaos if he ousts Maduro in Venezuela, experts say
November 15, 2025
‘Humbly, I’m sorry’: Marjorie Taylor Greene says she’s turning a new leaf after years of divisive comments
November 16, 2025
Last nuclear treaty between US and Russia nears expiration as Trump and Putin trade testing threats
November 16, 2025
President Donald Trump was
November 15, 2025
Trump says he will sue the BBC despite broadcaster’s apology
November 15, 2025
Trump rescinds support for Marjorie Taylor Greene, marking major political breakup
November 15, 2025
A panel of Brazil's Supreme Court moved on Friday to put lawmaker Eduardo Bolsonaro on trial for allegedly seeking U.S.
November 14, 2025
The leader of the Indiana state Senate, a Republican, has said that his chamber will no longer meet in December as planned to vote on redistricting, citing lack of support from his members
November 14, 2025
A state prosecutor on Friday said he was taking control of a sprawling criminal case in Georgia accusing U.S.
November 14, 2025
Trump briefed this week on options for military operations in Venezuela
November 13, 2025
Russia on Thursday proposed its own draft of a U.N. resolution on Gaza in a challenge to a U.S. effort to pass its own text at the Security
November 13, 2025
Rising living costs and expanding home ownership were among the issues U.S.
November 13, 2025
By Sarah N.
November 13, 2025
The House is moving toward a vote on releasing files from the sex trafficking investigation into Jeffrey Epstein
November 13, 2025
Judge hears arguments Thursday in bid by James Comey and Letitia James to disqualify Lindsey Halligan
November 13, 2025
The longest government shutdown in history has come to an end, with almost no one happy with the final result
November 12, 2025
BBC holds surprise board meeting to weigh Trump’s legal threat
November 12, 2025
Why is Trump threatening to sue the BBC for $1 billion?
November 11, 2025
U.S.
November 12, 2025
White House weighs stepped up domestic travel and speeches to improve Trump’s standing on the economy
November 12, 2025
Trump floats $2,000 tariff rebate checks. What you need to know
November 10, 2025
Model railroad club keeps history on track at century-old hotel museum in Tennessee
Trump says the Strait of Hormuz is reopened. But most ships are staying put
Sweden passes 'good behaviour' law to kick out misbehaving immigrants
Trump says July 4 National Mall celebration will double as a 'Trump rally'
Hungarian parliament rules out Orban return with eight-year limit for prime ministers
Iranian Americans plan protests as soccer team prepare for their World Cup opener