National Politics

By MJ Lee, CNN (CNN) — Federal investigators are reportedly probing two of Jeffrey Epstein’s closest advisers – his longtime lawyer Darren Indyke and his accountant Richard Kahn – marking a major development for the hundreds of survivors and victims who have pushed for accountability for those who may have aided the notorious sex offender.

By Aaron Blake, CNN (CNN) — One of the surest signs that Republicans are quite concerned about the 2026 midterm elections is the sudden onslaught of them distancing themselves from President Doanld Trump and his unpopular policies. They’ve called for an end to the Iran war, criticized his tariffs and removed Trump references from their

By Sunlen Serfaty, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration has said it will end a key part of a review assessing the impact of the president’s proposed triumphal arch, effectively evading the federal historical preservation law that has been in place since 1966. The analysis, known as a Section 106 review, usually requires independent groups

By Isabelle LaBianco, Jennifer Agiesta, CNN (CNN) — Americans regard the growth and development of AI technology with far more fear and concern than hope and excitement, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS, with broad partisan agreement that the federal government ought to do more to regulate it. Those concerns stretch across

By Patrick Svitek, CNN (CNN) — As the midterms near, potential 2028 presidential candidates are looking to prove their appeal in a range of House districts across the country. For Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, it’s all about his state’s 6th Congressional District. Beshear is making an all-out push to help a former aide, Zach Dembo,

CNN By Holmes Lybrand, Brian Stelter, Katelyn Polantz, Alex Stambaugh, Haven Orecchio-Egresitz, CNN (CNN) — CNN, MS NOW and Politico filed an emergency request for a hearing Thursday morning after reporters were refused access to the White House despite a court order. Federal Judge Timothy Kelly ordered the Trump administration to temporarily reinstate CNN, MS

By Holmes Lybrand, Brian Stelter, Katelyn Polantz, Alex Stambaugh, Haven Orecchio-Egresitz, CNN (CNN) — CNN has been allowed back into the White House after a federal judge ordered the Trump administration to temporarily reinstate press badges for the network, along with MS NOW and Politico. After multiple attempts to enter the building in the morning,

By Tierney Sneed, Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge is weighing whether to restore the ability of CNN, MS NOW and Politico to access the White House, after a 45-minute hearing Wednesday in a lawsuit challenging the ban against them announced by President Donald Trump late last week. At the outset, Judge Timothy

By Zachary Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Eight US Navy personnel assigned to the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group attempted suicide during a period that included when the ships undertook combat operations against Iran and the carrier set a modern record for its time at sea, according to a letter from the service’s acting secretary,

By Jeff Zeleny, CNN Olathe, Kansas (CNN) — Adam Hamilton is asking Kansans to take a leap of faith and do something that hasn’t been done in 94 years: send a Democrat to the US Senate. He’s captured the attention of Republicans, becoming the latest headache in their quest to maintain their Senate majority. From

By Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN (CNN) — Barack Obama said he’s “not surprised” by President Donald Trump’s decision to ban CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House, arguing that the issue should not be “partisan.” “You do not have, as far as I can tell, any substantial group of Republicans who are standing up

By Michael Williams, Katherine Koretski, Arlette Saenz, CNN (CNN) — With less than six weeks until Election Day, the Maine Senate race has been roiled by a report of a pay-to-play scheme allegation against Republican Sen. Susan Collins’ office as Democrats lean into corruption messaging and the senator herself forcefully pushing back on the reporting

By Patrick Svitek, CNN (CNN) — As Republicans ramp up spending for Texas Senate candidate Ken Paxton, a top group supporting his Democratic opponent, James Talarico, is pushing back with a new surrogate: a Republican former state lawmaker who voted to impeach Paxton in 2023. “I’ll never trust Ken Paxton, I’ll never support Ken Paxton

By Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — The Greenland deal signed by President Donald Trump on Tuesday after months of threats appears to make small changes to a 1951 treaty that frames the US military’s footprint on the self-governing territory, according to experts, keeping non-NATO countries out and permitting a small uptick in US forces. Trump

By Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN (CNN) — With President Donald Trump at record unpopularity, Republicans are facing an even bleaker midterm political landscape than they did eight years ago, a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS finds. Nationally, voters say they prefer Democratic candidates over Republicans by an eight-point margin – slightly more modest than their

By Katelyn Polantz, Tierney Sneed, Brian Stelter, CNN (CNN) — The Justice Department said late Tuesday that CNN, MS NOW and Politico can be shut out from areas of the White House at the president’s will. The lawyers argue that the outlets’ coverage of the Iran war and of President Donald Trump’s ballroom construction could

By Sean Lyngaas, Evan Perez, CNN (CNN) — The FBI is investigating an apparent breach of its networks after a prolific cybercriminal group claimed on Tuesday to have stolen thousands of FBI agents’ personal data, according to two sources familiar with the matter. “The FBI is aware of claims regarding unauthorized activity affecting FBIjobs.gov and

By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined a request from a surrogate who is fighting for custody of a baby boy who was born with a serious heart defect, steering clear of a complicated legal battle that has become wrapped up in broader national debates over abortion and surrogacy. McKenna

By Betsy Klein, CNN New York (CNN) — President Donald Trump has implemented a ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico at the White House, seizing reporters’ credentials amid what he deems unfair coverage. First lady Melania Trump, however, is taking a different approach on press freedom. The office of the first lady formally approved