Politics

By Betsy Klein, Kaitlan Collins, CNN (CNN) — The White House is making security-focused upgrades to its front door, an official told CNN, in a project that’s expected to take months. The changes, which sources said have long been advocated by the US Secret Service, are aimed at fortifying the White House entrance at the

By Adam Cancryn, Alejandra Jaramillo, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump said Friday that he will not sign a bipartisan housing bill in protest of Republicans’ inability to advance separate elections overhaul legislation, dealing a major political blow to vulnerable lawmakers in his own party. The housing bill is set to become law at midnight

By Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — Emergency responders took Sen. Mitch McConnell to an ambulance on a stretcher after being called to his home last month for a report of an unconscious person, according to new video of the incident and an eyewitness account. A neighbor of McConnell told CNN that they opened their door

By Sean Lyngaas, Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — The White House on Thursday fired the leadership of the federal agency that provides funding and security guidance to election officials, according to sources familiar with the matter and an email reviewed by CNN — a move that’s already raising alarm bells among election officials about federal

By Pamela Brown, Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — Israel shared intelligence with the United States that Iran had recently devised a new plan to assassinate President Donald Trump, two sources familiar with the matter told CNN, adding another layer of tension as a ceasefire deal between the countries comes under strain. One of the sources

By David Wright, Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — Marine veteran Victor Marx, whose wild claims – including saying he was forced to kill a man at age 7 – have drawn widespread attention and significant skepticism, will win the Republican nomination for governor in Colorado, CNN’s Decision Desk projects. Marx, a ministry leader and martial

By Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — Senate Judiciary Chair Chuck Grassley has asked FBI Director Kash Patel to defend his use of FBI aircraft and purchase of BMWs in a letter obtained by House and Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats and reviewed by CNN, an indication that the powerful Republican chairman is conducting his own oversight

By Arit John, Arlette Saenz, Jeff Zeleny, CNN (CNN) — Soon after news broke Monday that a woman who had previously dated Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner accused him of rape — an allegation he has denied — his campaign reached out to former Sen. Barbara Boxer. The retired California Democrat had drafted an

By Ethan Cohen, Jeff Zeleny, CNN (CNN) — Maine Democrats are embarking on a two-week sprint to pick a new nominee for one of the year’s most important races in the wake of Graham Platner’s decision to end his Senate campaign after allegations of sexual assault, which he denies. On July 25, about 600 delegates

By Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — The man accused of shooting two National Guard members, killing one, in Washington, DC, in 2025 has been admitted to a city hospital after he refused to eat and sometimes drink in prison as he awaits trial. During an emergency hearing Thursday, DC federal Judge Amit Mehta said Rahmanullah

By Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez is accusing the US Justice Department of withholding access to unredacted files related to late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, arguing that the lack of cooperation is preventing the state from bringing justice to survivors. “Every day that the USDOJ withholds these records,

By Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — The White House North Portico is covered with significant scaffolding, now covered by a drape, that’s gone up in recent days as workers rehabilitate the exterior columns at President Donald Trump’s request. The column updates mark the latest effort in a spate of construction projects the president, a former

By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — When it comes to the Supreme Court, President Donald Trump has become a believer in unlikely second chances. In the days since the court’s term ended last week with a flurry of high-profile opinions, the president and his legal team have floated the idea of invoking a longshot request