How Trump’s government-cutting moves risk exposing the CIA’s secrets
By Katie Bo Lillis, Phil Mattingly, Natasha Bertrand and Zachary Cohen, CNN Washington (CNN) — The CIA is conducting a formal review to assess…
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Trump appointees appear to contradict Musk for first time in pushback to OPM email
By Kevin Liptak, Tami Luhby and Natasha Bertrand, CNN (CNN) — A rift appeared to open Sunday between some of President Donald Trump’s agency…
Continue ReadingPolitical conference in DC interrupted by death threats against speakers critical of Trump
By Donie O’Sullivan and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN (CNN) — A political conference in Washington, DC, that bills itself as the…
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USAID to lay off 2,000 employees and put most remaining staff on administrative leave
By Betsy Klein, MJ Lee and Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — Approximately 2,000 employees at the US Agency for International Development will be…
Continue ReadingWhat New York Gov. Kathy Hochul says she has learned about taking on Trump
By Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN (CNN) — Looking right at Donald Trump on Friday afternoon in the Oval Office, Gov. Kathy Hochul tried a different…
Continue ReadingFact check: Eight ways Elon Musk has misled Americans about government spending
By Daniel Dale, CNN Washington (CNN) — Elon Musk has repeatedly misled the public about federal spending while playing a leading role in…
Continue ReadingFederal employees told to justify jobs in email or Musk says they face dismissal
By Shania Shelton, Tami Luhby, Josh Campbell, Eva McKend and Evan Perez, CNN (CNN) — In President Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s latest move…
Continue Reading‘Trump likes winners’: How John Thune manages the Senate and Donald Trump
By Lauren Fox, CNN (CNN) — Shortly after Donald Trump blindsided senators and endorsed the House’s plan to advance the president’s agenda…
Continue ReadingHow retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Dan Caine became Trump’s pick for Joint Chiefs chairman
By Natasha Bertrand, Haley Britzky, Oren Liebermann and Katie Bo Lillis, CNN (CNN) — The retired Air Force general announced as the next…
Continue ReadingMelania Trump returns to Washington after four-week absence
By Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — After a four-week absence from Washington, first lady Melania Trump returned to the White House on Saturday for an…
Continue ReadingFact check: Trump lies at CPAC about the 2024 election he won
By Daniel Dale, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump keeps lying not only about the 2020 election he lost but the 2024 election he won. In a…
Continue ReadingUS proposes its own UN resolution marking anniversary of war in Ukraine after refusing to back European statement
By Jennifer Hansler and Shania Shelton, CNN (CNN) — The United States has proposed its own United Nations resolution marking the third…
Continue ReadingHow a mid-level staffer rose to oversee the Social Security Administration within days
By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Last week, Leland Dudek, a mid-level career employee at the Social Security Administration, posted on LinkedIn that…
Continue ReadingAt CPAC, the MAGA base is skeptical of Trump’s Big Tech alliance
By Steve Contorno, CNN Oxon Hill, Maryland (CNN) — The public detente between President Donald Trump and Big Tech titans, forged in the wake of…
Continue ReadingFrom bashing Zelensky to lobbying senators, Vance settles in as Trump’s No. 2
By Steve Contorno and Alayna Treene, CNN (CNN) — Over the past 10 days, Vice President JD Vance put Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on…
Continue ReadingRecording reveals new details on controversial DOGE employee
By Majlie de Puy Kamp, CNN (CNN) — Less than three years before Elon Musk tapped him to take part in a sweeping overhaul of the US government,…
Continue ReadingJudge temporarily blocks Trump administration from carrying out certain anti-DEI directives
By Tierney Sneed and Emily R. Condon, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration from carrying out certain…
Continue ReadingTrump administration fires top US general and Navy chief in unprecedented purge of military leadership
By Oren Liebermann and Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — In an unprecedented purge of the military’s senior leadership Friday night, President…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court rules that government watchdog fired by Trump may temporarily remain on the job
CNN By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Friday dashed President Donald Trump’s plan to immediately fire the head of an…
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Pentagon announces it plans to fire 5-8% of civilian workforce
By Natasha Bertrand and Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — The Pentagon announced Friday it plans to ultimately fire five to eight percent of the…
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