Politics

CNN By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — Todd Blanche was sworn in as attorney general on Monday in an Oval Office ceremony led by his former Donald Trump defense-team colleague, Judge Emil Bove. The swearing-in was held without press access. Blanche’s family members, including his wife, daughter and granddaughter, attended. Blanche told CNN he was

By Adam Cancryn, Sarah Owermohle, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday aimed at reshaping the federal government’s approach toward childhood vaccines, insisting that infants should receive fewer immunizations over a longer period despite little scientific evidence supporting such sweeping changes. The wide-ranging order proposes reducing the total number of

By Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth pushed Congress to approve a sharp increase in the Pentagon’s budget during a ceremony on Monday to rename a base for the late Sen. Lindsey Graham. Graham, a veteran who was long known for his advocacy for expanding the military, died suddenly last month following

By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — Daniel Grand wanted to host a small prayer session at his home near Cleveland. Instead, he wound up on a four-year pilgrimage to the Supreme Court. Grand, an Orthodox Jew, had invited about a dozen people to his rec room in early 2021 for a minyan, a prayer gathering

By Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — The charges at a monthlong criminal trial in Washington’s federal court last month were fairly straightforward: That one man had allegedly held up seven 7-Elevens and a few other gas stations in spring 2023 and stolen cars. But the trial of Shamell Naquan Joyner had a twist. While deliberating,

By Michael Williams, CNN (CNN) — Rep. Max Miller will remain in his race for reelection, despite abuse allegations that have rocked his campaign and prompted growing calls from fellow Republicans for him to drop out. Miller, who has denied the allegations of abuse from his ex-wife, has consistently maintained that he would remain in

By Koko Nakajima, CNN (CNN) — The Senate on Saturday narrowly confirmed Todd Blanche to be the next US attorney general, overcoming concerns about his past work as a personal lawyer for former President Donald Trump that helped spur opposition from within the Republican party. Ultimately the path to confirmation for Blanche, who spent weeks

By Betsy Klein, Thomas Bordeaux, Devan Cole, Kristen Holmes, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump has dug himself a hole. The future of construction on his sprawling East Wing ballroom is uncertain after a divided appeals court ruled Friday that he is unlawfully constructing the project. What happens next could be up to the nation’s

By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — Todd Blanche, who risked his career as a prestigious member of New York’s legal establishment to keep Donald Trump out of jail, was confirmed on Saturday as the attorney general. Blanche, 52, will now permanently act as the nation’s top law enforcement officer under the leadership of his former

By Aleena Fayaz, CNN (CNN) — The Pentagon on Friday revoked former Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall’s access to classified information following an “unauthorized disclosure” to a media outlet around President Donald Trump’s Qatari-gifted Air Force One jet, Chief Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell announced. “Effective immediately, the Department of War has REVOKED former Secretary of

By Zachary Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Over the last few weeks, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Dan Caine has privately made clear to other top Trump advisers that the US needs to find an off-ramp from the war with Iran — because the military options on the table to escalate the conflict could backfire

By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — Concerns are mounting about the wellbeing of an American detained in Russia since 2022, with an advocate alleging he has been subjected to physical and psychological torture. Robert Gilman is “near death” after falling into a dissociative stupor more than six weeks ago, according to Eric Lebson, the chief

By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — Justice Samuel Alito, one of the Supreme Court’s staunchest conservatives, does not plan to retire before the court finishes its upcoming session, he said in an interview with The Wall Street Journal published Friday. “Obviously I’m here for another term,” Alito told James Taranto. He said that calls for

By Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — A former federal prosecutor sued the Justice Department alleging he was unlawfully fired hours after an online commentator surfaced a nearly decade-old blog post he authored that was critical of President Donald Trump. Will Rosenzweig, who worked as an assistant US attorney in the Southern District of Florida for

By Haley Britzky, Zachary Cohen, Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — Recent US intelligence assessments indicate Russian President Vladimir Putin could try to test NATO’s resolve by launching a limited attack on an allied country within the next few years, according to three sources familiar with those reports. The intelligence assessments outline several possible scenarios for