The US used a cyberattack to turn off power in Caracas during the raid to seize Maduro. The US grid is also vulnerable to this kind of attack.
January 22, 2026
The Trump administration’s move to withdraw the US from these organizations risks undercutting lasting peace and global human rights accountability.
January 22, 2026
Democrats demand Trump officials disclose potential ‘profiteering’ from Venezuela oil dealings
January 22, 2026
The House has passed this year's final batch of spending bills
January 22, 2026
NATO’s Mark Rutte emerges as Trump whisperer-in-chief after dramatic about-face at Davos
January 22, 2026
A report issued by the Council on Criminal Justice is showing a 21% decrease in the homicide rate from 2024 to 2025, based on data collected from 35 American cities
January 22, 2026
Federal authorities have called those who monitor ICE ‘domestic terrorists.’ Here’s what we know
January 22, 2026
Two Hong Kong pro-democracy activists have pleaded not guilty in a landmark national security trial
January 21, 2026
Supreme Court conservatives have downplayed Trump’s conduct. The Fed case may change that
January 22, 2026
Joe Biden promised Europe that "America is back" early in his presidency, aiming to mend ties after Donald Trump's tenure
January 22, 2026
Economic stress is widespread across the United States, but for Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders and Native Hawaiians, anxiety about costs and affordability is particularly high
January 22, 2026
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo obtained by The Associated Press reveals that the agency allows immigration officers to forcibly enter homes to make arrests without a judicial warrant
January 21, 2026
Iran has reported its first government-issued death toll from the recent protests, saying 3,117 people were killed
January 21, 2026
A judge has thrown out the boundaries of New York City's only Republican congressional seat, ordering a redrawing due to unconstitutional vote dilution of Black and Hispanic residents
January 21, 2026
Jack Smith is ‘not afraid’ of Donald Trump, his legal team says ahead of Thursday testimony
January 21, 2026
Maine is seeing an increase in immigration enforcement activity this week
January 21, 2026
President Donald Trump’s ambitions for the “Board of Peace” to play a role in global conflicts beyond Gaza appear to be the latest U.S. attempt to sidestep the U.N. Security Council
January 22, 2026
Business in Minnesota has taken a hit as President Donald Trump's administration carries out an immigration sweep that has spurred protests
January 21, 2026
Tracking states’ unprecedented redistricting efforts
November 04, 2025
Russian officials and media are reacting to President Donald Trump’s push to acquire Greenland with a mix of glee and caution
January 21, 2026
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum says that her government sent 37 cartel members to the United States at the request of the U.S. Justice Department
January 21, 2026
Five takeaways from Trump’s antagonistic speech in Davos
January 21, 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
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says about 4,000 buildings in Kyiv remain without heating, and nearly 60% of the city is without power following days of Russian attacks on Ukraine’s power grid
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
Hospitals in Gaza say Israeli forces have killed at least 11 Palestinians on one of the deadliest days since the ceasefire between Hamas and Israel took effect in October
January 21, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump has decided to drop his threat of imposing tariffs on several European countries
January 21, 2026
Trump says Board of Peace meant to oversee Gaza reconstruction ‘might’ replace UN
January 20, 2026
After Newsom trolls Trump in Davos, one of his appearances is blocked
January 21, 2026
Why the fate of ISIS prisoners in Syria is back on the radar
January 20, 2026
The U.S. military has started transferring Islamic State detainees from northeastern Syria to secure facilities in Iraq
January 21, 2026
Europeans are rattled by U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats over Greenland, and are preparing countermeasures against the United States
January 21, 2026
President Donald Trump’s plans for bringing homeownership within reach of more Americans involve pushing for lower interest rates on home loans and credit cards, and banning large institutional investors from buying single-family homes
January 21, 2026
Divisions have emerged over U.S. President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace as its ambitions have grown beyond Gaza
January 21, 2026
Fact check: Trump’s barrage of false claims in Davos about Greenland and NATO
January 21, 2026
Why does Trump want Greenland and why is it so important?
January 06, 2026
The EU pushed back on Trump’s latest tariff threats. Hours later, he backed down
January 21, 2026
Under pressure from FIFA and UEFA, Palestinian soccer pitch saved from planned Israeli demolition
January 21, 2026
Second lady Usha Vance and Vice President JD Vance are expecting a baby this summer, the couple announced. CNN's Kristen Holmes reports.
January 21, 2026
President Donald Trump's threats to annex Greenland and impose tariffs continue to raise concerns in Europe
January 21, 2026
Olympic leader Kirsty Coventry is yet to have formal contact with U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration but says she looks forward to meeting Vice President JD Vance in Milan next month
January 21, 2026
Mother fights for justice after son's death in controversial Stand Your Ground case
January 21, 2026
The Trump administration is dropping its appeal of a federal court ruling that blocked a campaign against diversity, equity, and inclusion threatening federal funding to the nation’s schools and colleges
January 21, 2026
Logan's Law gains bipartisan support in Kentucky legislature after decade-long fight for justice
January 21, 2026
Former NFL sideline reporter Michele Tafoya has launched her campaign for the U.S. Senate
January 21, 2026
The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces have fallen from power in Syria as the U.S. shifts its backing to the country's new leaders in Damascus
January 21, 2026
92-year-old woman dead in crash with police cruiser; family demands justice
January 21, 2026
Executive says ICE is "evicted" from local offices, hasn't been paying rent
January 21, 2026
Michelle Obama explains her comments that the US wasn’t ready for a female president
January 21, 2026
Treasury Secretary Bessent says Denmark and its investment in the US are ‘irrelevant’
January 21, 2026
Danish veterans feel betrayed as the U.S. escalates threats to seize Greenland, a territory of Denmark
January 21, 2026
While federal immigrant agents need to produce a judicial warrant to enter a classroom, they can freely operate in public spaces at and around schools.
January 21, 2026
Guatemalan police and soldiers are using new powers under a state of emergency to target the Barrio 18 gang in a high-crime area in the capital
January 21, 2026
Although she’s the world’s reigning pop star, attitudes toward Swift are split markedly along both partisan and gender lines.
January 21, 2026
“When they make a wasteland, they call it ‘peace,‘” wrote the Roman historian Tacitus, in a turn of phrase that a classics scholar says has been relevant for centuries – including right now.
January 21, 2026
European Union lawmakers have voted to hold up a major free trade agreement with the Mercosur group of South American countries over concerns about the legality of the deal
January 21, 2026
A South Korean court has ruled that the failed imposition of martial law by former President Yoon Suk Yeol constituted an act of rebellion
January 21, 2026
Michele Tafoya, a longtime sportscaster, launches a Republican bid for US Senate in Minnesota
January 21, 2026
Man who assassinated former Japan leader Abe with homemade gun sentenced to life in prison
January 21, 2026
A Japanese court sentenced a man who admitted assassinating former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to life imprisonment
January 21, 2026
Trump once again en route to Davos after ‘minor electrical issue’ forced Air Force One to turn back
January 21, 2026
What we know about the FACE and KKK acts that could be used to prosecute Minnesota church protesters
January 21, 2026
President Donald Trump’s plane, Air Force One, has safely returned to Joint Base Andrews about an hour after departing for Switzerland on Tuesday evening
January 21, 2026
President Donald Trump meandered through a list of his administration’s accomplishments while speaking at a White House press briefing Tuesday
January 20, 2026
Lindsey Halligan, who as a top Justice Department prosecutor pursued indictments against a pair of President Donald Trump’s adversaries, is leaving her position
January 20, 2026
Israeli settlers are celebrating the inauguration of a new settlement in the West Bank on land where Israel and the U.S. once hoped to build a hospital for Palestinian children
January 20, 2026
The Department of Justice has subpoenaed at least five officials across Minnesota as part of a probe into whether the officials obstructed ICE efforts in the state. One of those officials, St. Paul Mayor Kaohly Her, joins Erin Burnett OutFront to respond and discuss the ongoing ICE operation in her city.
January 20, 2026
Mexico's security minister says the country has sent 37 more cartel members to the United States
January 20, 2026
A look at false and misleading claims made as President Donald Trump marks his first year back in office by highlighting accomplishments at Davos and at a White House briefing
January 20, 2026
Wes Moore targets Maryland’s only GOP congressman with redistricting, but a powerful Democrat stands in his way
January 21, 2026
Federal prosecutors have served six grand jury subpoenas to Minnesota officials as part of an investigation into whether they obstructed or impeded federal law enforcement during a sweeping immigration operation in Minneapolis-St. Paul area
January 20, 2026
President Donald Trump wanted to recap his first year back in office
January 21, 2026
President Donald Trump closed out 2025 with his plan to end the Israel-Hamas war in fine fettle
January 20, 2026
President Donald Trump's push to control Greenland has sparked major tensions with Europe
January 20, 2026
Vice President JD Vance and his wife, second lady Usha Vance, are expecting their fourth child
January 20, 2026
A man charged with vandalizing Vice President JD Vance's Ohio home has pleaded not guilty
January 20, 2026
Democrat Mikie Sherrill has been inaugurated as New Jersey's 57th governor
January 20, 2026
Doctors say immigrant patients are missing key medical appointments, afraid to come to medical clinics amid the Trump administration’s sweeping Minnesota immigration crackdown
January 20, 2026
Grim humanitarian conditions remain in Gaza months after the ceasefire paused two years of war between Israel and Hamas militants
January 20, 2026
Exclusive: Justice Department leadership pushed FBI to investigate campaign contributions to Minnesota officials
January 20, 2026
A jury has been selected for the trial of a man accused of putting a $10,000 bounty on the life of a Border Patrol commander who led an immigration crackdown in the Chicago area last year
January 20, 2026
President Donald Trump’s bid to reshape the Federal Reserve board is putting the Supreme Court in a familiar position, weighing an emergency appeal from the president’s lawyers in a politically charged case
January 20, 2026
Youngest Freedom Rider given formal apology from city of Jackson
January 20, 2026
A federal judge in Miami has rescheduled a hearing for a Florida congresswoman charged with conspiring to steal $5 million in federal COVID-19 disaster funds
January 20, 2026
Israel starts demolishing UN agency headquarters in East Jerusalem after ban
January 20, 2026
Britain’s government has approved a massive new Chinese Embassy in central London, despite strong criticism from lawmakers
January 20, 2026
Iran has warned Donald Trump not to take any action against the country’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, days after the U.S. president called for an end to Khamenei’s near 40-year reign
January 20, 2026
Trump administration asks judge to reject Minnesota’s bid to stop immigration crackdown
January 20, 2026
The World Economic Forum’s annual meeting attracts corporate executives, academics, philanthropists and media to the Swiss Alps town of Davos
January 20, 2026
Guards from the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces have abandoned a camp in northeast Syria, allowing detainees linked to the Islamic State group to escape
January 20, 2026
Federal immigration agents have detained a U.S. citizen in Minnesota at gunpoint without a warrant
January 20, 2026
Teen to plead guilty to mass shooting in Hedingham neighborhood
January 20, 2026
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders are rallying with nurses in Manhattan during the ninth day of their strike
January 20, 2026
Israeli forces have targeted two United Nations facilities as part of their crackdown on the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees
January 20, 2026
New court doc asserts former Obama WH counsel advised Jeffrey Epstein during critical reputational and legal battles
January 20, 2026
President Donald Trump is fighting a two-front war at the outset of this year’s midterm campaigns, working to prevent Democratic victories while also attempting to purge the Republican Party of the few remaining members who have defied him
January 20, 2026
With Trump’s backing, Rep. Julia Letlow launches a primary challenge against Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy
January 20, 2026
With a very offbeat style of play and even more unique body art, Oleksandra Oliynykova stood out in her Australian Open loss to defending champion Madision Keys
January 20, 2026
The British government is defending its decision to transfer sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius after U.S. President Donald Trump criticized the move
January 20, 2026
What are the Chagos Islands and why does Trump think Britain would be stupid to give them up?
January 20, 2026
Turkey’s pro-Kurdish political party says that violence against Kurdish groups in Syria risks undermining reconciliation efforts with Kurdish militants in Turkey
January 20, 2026
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says the bid by U.S. President Donald Trump to take over Greenland poses a “deep crisis” for NATO and raises questions about the alliance’s preservation as a single military-political bloc
January 20, 2026
President Donald Trump has commanded attention during his second term
January 20, 2026
President Donald Trump has shared private messages from world leaders about Greenland, revealing softer tones behind public criticism
January 20, 2026
Severely burned firefighter to get workers' comp after outrage over denied care
January 20, 2026
New Jersey students to learn cursive in school under new law
January 20, 2026
NYC Mayor Mamdani, Sen. Bernie Sanders join striking nurses on picket line
January 20, 2026
Fact check: The false claims in Trump’s extraordinary message to Norway
January 20, 2026
An Israeli official says the nation has been asked to join U.S. President Donald Trump’s new Board of Peace that will supervise the next phase of the Gaza peace plan
January 19, 2026
President Donald Trump promised the largest mass deportation operation in U.S. history, but achieving his goal wouldn’t have been possible without his big tax and spending cuts bill
January 20, 2026
Britain approves ‘mega’ Chinese embassy in London despite national security fears
January 20, 2026
Supreme Court doubts constitutionality of Hawaii’s ‘default’ ban on guns on private property that’s open to the public
January 20, 2026
With eyes on House majority, Democrats face Trump impeachment dilemma
January 20, 2026
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has dismissed a vice premier over issues in a factory modernization project
January 20, 2026
Trump officials investigate protesters who interrupted Minnesota church service, targeting ICE official
January 19, 2026
Black landowners from a Georgia island community founded by freed slaves have won their latest property dispute with local officials at the ballot box
January 20, 2026
Hackers have disrupted Iranian state TV to air footage supporting the exiled crown prince
January 19, 2026
10-foot-tall replica of Trump’s alleged birthday message to Epstein appears on National Mall
January 20, 2026
How the US treats its allies has been a crucial question for every president. What evolved over the centuries into an official embrace of friendly nations is now being reversed by Donald Trump.
January 19, 2026
Even some Trump advisers are wary of a military pursuit of Greenland. Is an off-ramp possible?
January 19, 2026
A federal judge has refused to temporarily block the Trump administration from enforcing a new policy requiring members of Congress to give a week’s notice before they can visit immigration detention facilities
January 19, 2026
Communities across the U.S. held parades, panels and service projects for the 40th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr. Day
January 19, 2026
Federal prosecutors have opened a criminal investigation into the Federal Reserve’s $2.5 billion renovation of its headquarters in Washington, DC.
January 19, 2026
Walz was also asked about foreign ties during Harris vetting, sources tell CNN
January 19, 2026
Mexico is showing sensitivity to U.S. military movements since the attack earlier this month on Venezuela
January 19, 2026
In the wake of spiraling tensions between the United States and Iran over Tehran’s violent crackdown of protests, analysts warn that internal upheaval or a potential collapse of the Iranian government could carry nuclear risks
January 19, 2026
The Swiss town of Davos hosts the annual meeting of elites from business, government and culture this week
January 19, 2026
Bulgaria’s President Rumen Radev says he is stepping down from the mostly ceremonial job
January 19, 2026
Activist keeping Martin Luther King Jr.'s message at Girard College alive 6 decades later
January 19, 2026
The Democrats’ 2028 calendar fight: 12 states apply for a spot at the front of the line
January 19, 2026
Nearly 3,000 high-level participants from business, government and beyond plus untold numbers of activists, journalists and observers are converging on the Swiss town of Davos for the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting
January 19, 2026
European shares mostly fell and U.S. stock futures skidded Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to slap a 10% extra tariff on imports from eight European countries because they oppose having America take control of Greenland
January 19, 2026
Trump ties failure to win Nobel Peace Prize to efforts to acquire Greenland in message to Norway
January 19, 2026
European Union leaders are using strong language like "intimidation" and "blackmail" to describe U.S. President Donald Trump's threat of new tariffs over Greenland
January 19, 2026
Government offices, the stock market and many schools are closed Monday in observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day, but most businesses are open
January 19, 2026
Three U.S. Catholic cardinals have urged the Trump administration to use a moral compass in foreign policy
January 19, 2026
Syria’s military has seized swaths of Kurdish-held territory. Here’s what we know.
January 18, 2026
After decades of fighting the Iranian regime, Kurds see victory edging closer
January 19, 2026
Putin invited to join Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ for Gaza, Kremlin says
January 19, 2026
Prince Harry vs. the Daily Mail: Royal takes on tabloid publisher over unlawful information gathering
January 19, 2026
A shooting at a town hall in northern Czech Republic on Monday has left one person dead and six others wounded
January 19, 2026
Shapiro says Harris’ vetting team asked whether he was ‘an agent of the Israeli government’
January 19, 2026
A year into Trump’s second term, Iowa voters offer clues for the midterm elections
January 19, 2026
Iraq announces full withdrawal of US forces from its federal territory
January 19, 2026
Will the Supreme Court continue to protect the Federal Reserve from Donald Trump?
January 19, 2026
Vietnam’s Communist Party has opened a meeting to decide the country's top leadership and policies for the next five years
January 19, 2026
Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ for Gaza to require $1 billion payment for permanent membership
January 18, 2026
Guatemala President Bernardo Arévalo has declared a state of siege after suspected gang members in Guatemala’s capital killed seven police officers
January 18, 2026
Aftermath video of latest ICE shooting involving a man officials say assaulted an officer contradicts officials’ account
January 18, 2026
The Pentagon has ordered about 1,500 active duty soldiers to be ready in case of a possible deployment to Minnesota, where federal authorities have been conducting a massive immigration enforcement operation
January 18, 2026
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey says sending active duty soldiers to Minnesota for an immigration crackdown is ridiculous and unconstitutional
January 18, 2026
What sounds like President Donald Trump narrating a new Fannie Mae ad actually is an AI-cloned voice reading text, according to a disclaimer in the video
January 18, 2026
The Syrian government has announced a ceasefire with the Syrian Democratic Forces, taking almost full control of the country
January 18, 2026
The eight European countries targeted by U_S_ President Donald Trump for a 10% tariff for opposing American control of Greenland have criticized the move in an unusually strong joint statement, warning that his threats “undermine transatlantic relations and risk a dangerous downward spiral.”
January 18, 2026
At least eight more countries say the United States has invited them to join President Donald Trump’s new Board of Peace overseeing next steps for Gaza
January 18, 2026
Iran’s supreme leader acknowledges thousands were killed in protests
January 18, 2026
Restaurant workers detained by ICE agents who visited business for lunch
January 18, 2026
1,500 soldiers on standby for possible Minnesota deployment, source says, as state mobilizes National Guard
January 18, 2026
A U.S.-based activist agency reports at least 3,919 deaths during recent protests in Iran
January 18, 2026
The Justice Department is investigating whether Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey have impeded federal immigration enforcement through public statements they have made, according to two people familiar with the matter
January 16, 2026
A heckler yelled “leave Greenland alone!”
January 18, 2026
President Donald Trump’s new Gaza ceasefire plan includes a committee to manage Gaza's daily affairs
January 17, 2026
Mom now wearing ankle monitor, fighting to prove U.S. citizenship after ICE deportation threat
January 18, 2026
President Yoweri Museveni says his landslide victory in Uganda's election shows his party's dominance
January 18, 2026
Republican lawmakers are scrambling to contain President Donald Trump’s threats of taking possession of Greenland
January 18, 2026
CNN poll: Just 6% of Americans satisfied with how much US has released from Epstein files so far
January 18, 2026
Kremlin-installed authorities in Russia-occupied parts of southern Ukraine say Ukrainian drone strikes have damaged energy networks
January 18, 2026
Martin Luther King Jr.'s daughter says the holiday honoring her father's legacy is a “saving grace” amid political division
January 18, 2026
American Battleground: Demolition Man – How Trump’s first year back is changing the nation’s capital
January 18, 2026
Meet the trusted diplomat tasked with turning the US-backed ceasefire into peace for Gaza
January 18, 2026
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz mobilizes state National Guard amid ongoing protests
January 17, 2026
US carries out lethal strike against al Qaeda affiliate leader in Syria
January 18, 2026
The European Union and the Mercosur bloc of South American countries have formally signed a long-sought landmark free trade agreement
January 17, 2026
Trump threatens new tariffs on European allies over Greenland until deal reached, as thousands protest
January 17, 2026
Republican Congressman Mike Flood joins The Lead.
January 16, 2026
Recent Trump investments reignite concerns around potential conflicts of interest
January 17, 2026
Kurdish forces retreat as government troops advance across northern Syria
January 17, 2026
Virginia’s governors traditionally wear morning suits for their inaugurations
January 17, 2026
Thousands of Greenlanders carefully marched across snow and ice to take a stand against U.S. President Donald Trump
January 17, 2026
Trump’s double pardon underscores sweeping use of clemency
January 17, 2026
A third round of retaliatory strikes by the U.S. in Syria has resulted in the death of an Al-Qaeda-affiliated leader
January 17, 2026
The White House has announced that U.S. Vice President JD Vance will lead an American delegation to the 2026 Winter Olympics
January 17, 2026
President Donald Trump says he'll impose a 10% import tax starting in February on goods from eight European nations because of their opposition to American control of Greenland
January 17, 2026
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has criticized U.S. President Donald Trump for supporting Iranian protesters
January 17, 2026
Thousands of people have rallied in Serbia as university students announced a new stage in their struggle against President Aleksandar Vucic’s government
January 17, 2026
‘Blood on the streets’: Iranian who fled Karaj tells of brutal crackdown on protesters
January 17, 2026
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has won his seventh term with 71.65% of the votes
January 17, 2026
Israel’s government is objecting to a White House announcement about leaders overseeing the next steps in Gaza as the ceasefire enters its challenging second phase
January 17, 2026
A Minneapolis couple says federal officers rolled a tear gas canister under their SUV, flooding it with toxic fumes and leaving them and several of their six children, including an infant, in need of hospital treatment
January 17, 2026
Syrian government forces have entered two northern towns after Kurdish-led fighters agreed to evacuate
January 17, 2026
Former UK leader Blair joins Carney and Rubio on Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ for Gaza
January 17, 2026
A border crossing in Turkey’s eastern province of Van has not seen a major influx of Iranians seeking asylum
January 17, 2026
Britain’s main opposition leader has joined a protest against China’s planned new embassy in London
January 17, 2026
The NFL will honor the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. by displaying “Choose Love” in the end zones and on helmet decals for all divisional round playoff games this weekend
January 17, 2026
911 transcripts, incident reports and videos show how an ICE agent shot a mother of 3 at ‘point blank range’
January 17, 2026
Your biggest legal questions about ICE and the Minneapolis shooting, answered
January 17, 2026
The Trump admin tried to merge DEA and ATF. After pressure, it quietly abandoned the plan
January 17, 2026
A Ukrainian delegation has arrived in the United States to discuss a U.S.-led diplomatic push to end the nearly 4-year-old war
January 17, 2026
America’s top trading partners are responding to President Donald Trump’s trade policies by trying to take their business elsewhere
January 17, 2026
Longtime climate activist Bill McKibben finds hope in solar energy despite the Trump administration rolling back environmental regulations and freezing offshore wind projects
January 17, 2026
Anti-abortion movement seeks to escalate clashes over blue state ‘shield’ laws
January 17, 2026
Journalists and media leaders in Bangladesh are demanding protection after recent attacks on two major newspapers
January 17, 2026
Trump considering new tariffs on countries that oppose his annexation plans for Greenland
January 16, 2026
Sen. Thom Tillis isn't holding back in his final year in Washington
January 17, 2026
A U.S. judge has ruled federal officers in a Minneapolis-area immigration operation can’t detain or tear gas peaceful protesters who aren’t obstructing authorities, including when these people are observing the agents
January 17, 2026
The Federal Aviation Administration is urging U.S. aircraft operators to “exercise caution” when flying over the eastern Pacific Ocean near Mexico, Central America and parts of South America, citing “military activities” and satellite navigation interference
January 17, 2026
Alleged Charlie Kirk assassin Tyler Robinson appears in court as defense pushes to disqualify prosecutors from the case
January 16, 2026
The Utah man charged with killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk returned to court Friday as his attorneys seek to disqualify prosecutors in the case
January 16, 2026
A judge has ruled that Tennessee prison officials must grant expanded access to media members to view state-run executions
January 17, 2026
President Donald Trump has issued a series of pardons, including for the father of a large donor to his super PAC and a woman who ended up back in prison after he commuted her sentence during his first term
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
Trump’s pardon of convicted woman is the second time he’s erased her sentence in a criminal case
January 16, 2026
Brazilian President Lula da Silva and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen celebrate the expected signing of a free trade agreement between the EU and Mercosur
January 16, 2026
FBI director and deputy attorney general visit Minneapolis amid ongoing tensions
January 16, 2026
President Donald Trump says he's ready to restart U.S. mediation between Egypt and Ethiopia over Nile River water sharing
January 16, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump says he may punish countries with tariffs if they don’t back the U.S. controlling Greenland
January 16, 2026
New York City nurses on strike say they have restarted contract talks with another one of the major hospital systems affected on the fifth day of the walkout
January 16, 2026
Trump appoints loyalists to arts commission that will review White House ballroom plans
January 16, 2026
Republicans in Congress are supporting Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell as the Trump administration ramps up its pressure campaign against the central bank
January 16, 2026
Kansas City, Missouri, mayor requests investigation into city's response to concerns before Northland homicide
January 16, 2026
At its one-year mark, the Trump administration is dismantling the systems that once helped the US move toward a more open and equal democracy.
January 16, 2026
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado says she’s confident of her country’s eventual transition to democracy after the U.S. military ousted former President Nicolás Maduro
January 16, 2026
President Donald Trump plans to pardon former Puerto Rico Gov. Wanda Vázquez, a White House official said
January 16, 2026
President Donald Trump is thanking Iran for not following through on executions of more than 800 political prisoners
January 16, 2026
The White House has released the names of some of the leaders who will play a role in overseeing next steps in Gaza
January 16, 2026
Virginia Democrats set up a referendum to try to flip as many as 4 GOP-held US House seats
January 16, 2026
Local leaders chime in after reports of ICE touring south Kansas City locations for possible detention center
January 16, 2026
What we know about Trump’s ‘Great Health Care Plan’
January 16, 2026
CIA Director John Ratcliffe has met with Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez
January 16, 2026
‘As far as I’m concerned, this regime has fallen’: Director Jafar Panahi on Iran’s deadly protests
January 16, 2026
A British police force chief has retired following criticism over a decision to ban Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from a match against Aston Villa last year
January 16, 2026
Tens of thousands of Cubans have gathered in Havana to protest the killing of 32 Cuban officers in Venezuela
January 16, 2026
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum says that efforts to crack down on Mexican cartels and slow migration north were showing “compelling results” in an effort to head off intervention by the Trump administration
January 16, 2026
As Attorney General Pam Bondi approaches her first anniversary on the job, the firings of career attorneys have defined her turbulent tenure
January 16, 2026
Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has an early lead in a tense presidential election
January 16, 2026
Venezuela’s Machado gave Trump her Nobel prize. In return she received a swag bag but no promise of support
January 16, 2026
The Education Department is opening fewer sexual violence investigations at schools and universities
January 16, 2026
Minneapolis couple says ICE released tear gas under their family vehicle with 6 children inside
January 16, 2026
Man charged with selling fentanyl pills from Georgia farmers market, authorities say
January 16, 2026
911 transcripts and an incident report reveal where Renee Good was shot and how her community faced her killing in real time
January 16, 2026
CIA director traveled to Venezuela to meet with country’s acting president
January 16, 2026
A South Korean court has sentenced former President Yoon Suk Yeol to five years in prison on some charges related to his imposition of martial law
January 16, 2026
Rightwingers of the world unite to endorse Orbán ahead of Hungary’s election
January 16, 2026
CNN poll finds majority of Americans say Trump is focused on the wrong priorities
January 16, 2026
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey called the situation in the city “not sustainable,” as tensions flare after a federal law enforcement officer shot someone the DHS says assaulted them.
January 15, 2026
Myanmar insists its military campaign against the Rohingya ethnic minority was a legitimate counter-terrorism operation, not genocide
January 16, 2026
Taiwan’s premier has hailed a new trade deal with the United States as the “best tariff deal” enjoyed by countries with trade surpluses with Washington, while an official in Beijing condemned the accord
January 16, 2026
Canada’s leader patches things up with China as rift with Trump upends old certainties
January 16, 2026
A woman in Canada has become a global symbol of defiance against Iran's regime
January 16, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump has turned Greenland into a geopolitical hotspot with his demands to own it
January 16, 2026
President Donald Trump has threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act and deploy troops to quell persistent protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in Minneapolis
January 15, 2026
Pentagon moves to turn independent military outlet into a ‘mouthpiece,’ advocates warn
January 16, 2026
Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez has used her first state of the union message to advocate opening the state-run oil industry to more foreign investment
January 15, 2026
A federal judge has dismissed a U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit against California that sought detailed voting records and personal data on the state’s 23 million registered voters
January 16, 2026
Small town pushes back against proposed placement of sexually violent predator
January 16, 2026
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado says she presented her Nobel Peace Prize medal to President Donald Trump
January 15, 2026
A group of U.S. senators is voicing concern over U.S. Postal Service processing changes and what those could mean for voting with mail ballots
January 16, 2026
The 75-year-old pop star is part of a generation of Iranians in the diaspora who are watching, with bated breath, as their compatriots seek to topple the Islamic Republic.
January 15, 2026
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has discussed her country’s future with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House
January 15, 2026
Good news: World records longest ever lull in nuclear tests. Bad news: It’s on shaky ground
January 15, 2026
On the verge of strikes in Iran, the US held off. What happens next is up to Trump
January 15, 2026
U.S. and Iranian officials faced each other at the U.N. Security Council, where America’s envoy renewed threats against the Islamic Republic despite President Donald Trump’s efforts to lower the temperature between the two adversaries
January 15, 2026
The Trump administration has identified a host of athletic competitions it classifies as “major sporting events” — aside from soccer's 2026 World Cup and the 2028 Olympic Games — that athletes and coaches will be allowed to travel to the U.S. to take part in despite a broad visa ban
January 15, 2026
A federal appeals panel has reversed a lower court decision that released former Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil from an immigration jail, bringing the government one step closer to detaining and ultimately deporting the Palestinian activist
January 15, 2026
The president of the Oglala Sioux Tribe is walking back claims of pressure and arrests he made earlier this week
January 15, 2026
President Donald Trump has announced the outlines of a health care plan he wants Congress to take up
January 15, 2026
The bodies of 32 Cuban officers killed during a stunning U.S. attack on Venezuela have been repatriated to their homeland
January 15, 2026
Democrats across the country are proposing state law changes to rein in federal immigration officers and protect the public following the shooting death of a protester in Minneapolis and the wounding of two people in Portland, Oregon
January 15, 2026
Several Middle Eastern allies of the United States have urged the Trump administration to hold off on strikes against Iran for the government’s deadly crackdown on protesters
January 15, 2026
Congress is halfway home in approving government funding for the current budget year that began Oct. 1 after the Senate overwhelmingly passed a three-bill package on Thursday
January 15, 2026
Senators from opposing parties are working together in hopes of finally banning members of Congress from trading stocks
January 15, 2026
Can the president use the Insurrection Act and send the military into U.S. cities? A web of legal provisions try to balance presidential power with the power of state leaders.
January 15, 2026
Elon Musk's AI assistant, Grok, is facing scrutiny from governments worldwide
January 15, 2026
Providers, state health agencies and others are feeling whiplash and confusion after the Trump administration eliminated and then abruptly reinstated grants that support substance abuse and mental health programs nationwide
January 15, 2026
Federal immigration agents deployed to Minneapolis have used aggressive crowd-control tactics — including pointing rifles at demonstrators and deploying chemical irritants — actions the government says are necessary to protect officers from violent attacks and growing protests
January 15, 2026
Israeli strikes in Gaza have killed nine people, including three women, following the U.S. announcement of a second phase in the fragile ceasefire
January 15, 2026
Troops from European countries, including France and Germany, are arriving in Greenland to boost security
January 15, 2026
U.S. forces in the Caribbean Sea have seized another sanctioned oil tanker the Trump administration says has ties to Venezuela
January 15, 2026
A top ICE official has resigned her job in a bid to oust the longest-serving woman in Congress this fall
January 15, 2026
The Defense Department says it is revamping the military newspaper Stars and Stripes to focus on “reporting for our warfighters” and eliminate woke distractions
January 15, 2026
Why the Trump administration is holding millions of dollars from Venezuelan oil sales in a Qatari bank
January 15, 2026
The Marine Corps general tapped to lead U.S. military operations in Latin America says he's ready to oversee an expanded presence but isn't sure what the Trump administration has planned
January 15, 2026
The United Nations chief is lashing out at countries that violate international law and calling the concentration of power and wealth by the world’s richest 1% “morally indefensible.”
January 15, 2026
Last month, Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson penned a first-person piece about her long year as “the federal government whisperer,” receiving tips from hundreds of federal workers impacted by President Donald Trump’s transformation of the government. On Wednesday morning, FBI agents arrived at Natanson’s home and executed a search warrant. CNN's Katelyn Polantz reports.
January 15, 2026
Possible leaker to Washington Post told officers he ‘mishandled classified information,’ DOJ says
January 15, 2026
A prosecutor has told a jury that a prison guard should be convicted of manslaughter for failing to intervene in the brutal beating of an inmate by other guards
January 15, 2026
President Donald Trump’s second term has been eventful, but you wouldn’t know it from his approval numbers
January 15, 2026
Trump unveils health care framework aimed at lowering costs in latest affordability push
January 15, 2026
International journalists have been flocking to Greenland's capital, Nuuk during the geopolitical crisis triggered by U.S. President Donald Trump's desire to control the island
January 15, 2026
Minneapolis Native community works to protect each other as ICE surges in Twin Cities
January 15, 2026
A federal judge has cleared the way for a New York offshore wind project to resume construction
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
Boise man who fled Iran shares perspective as protests escalate overseas
January 15, 2026
Exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi has outlined his vision for a democratic Iran on social media
January 15, 2026
‘Tip of the iceberg’: The FBI search of a reporter’s home has newsrooms bracing for more
January 15, 2026
Wisconsin Democrats are hoping to flip majority control of the Legislature and retain the governor's seat this year
January 15, 2026
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is trying to project political influence even as his term nears its end
January 15, 2026
Press freedom advocates are concerned this week's raid on a Washington Post journalist's home will deter reporting on government actions and silence whistleblowers
January 15, 2026
Maryland woman doing humanitarian work in Philippines is in military custody, her friends say
January 15, 2026
European nations send additional troops to Greenland as US annexation threats escalate
January 15, 2026
‘Department of War’ rebrand could cost up to $125 million, CBO estimates
January 15, 2026
Forty-seven U.S. House members have announced they're not running for reelection, putting a record number of seats up for grabs at this point in the midterm election cycle
January 15, 2026
Most of the 1 million Venezuelan immigrants in the US arrived relatively recently.
January 15, 2026
The high court recognizes a person’s right to self-defense with firearms but has also upheld the government’s power to enforce limits on that right.
January 15, 2026
When fires broke out across Los Angeles in January 2025, Miguel Santana, CEO of the California Community Foundation, saw the devastation firsthand
January 15, 2026
Trump is threatening to attack a country that produces three times more oil than Venezuela
January 15, 2026
Federal agent shoots a man officials say assaulted an officer, sparking new protests in Minneapolis
January 15, 2026
A bipartisan group of lawmakers has proposed creating a new agency with $2.5 billion to boost production of rare earths and the other critical minerals
January 15, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada and China are entering a new era of relations
January 15, 2026
Palestine Action-linked protesters end their weeks-long UK hunger strike
January 15, 2026
Major Middle East powers urge Trump not to attack Iran as US moves some personnel from key base
January 14, 2026
75% of Americans oppose US attempting to take control of Greenland, CNN poll finds
January 15, 2026
Russian authorities have ordered a British diplomat to leave the country, accusing the official of spying
January 15, 2026
Israel plans to honor the late Charlie Kirk for his efforts against antisemitism
January 15, 2026
Execution of Iranian protester Erfan Soltani postponed, family says, as Trump claims ‘killing has stopped’
January 14, 2026
The ongoing debate over health care in the U.S. remains as contentious as ever
January 15, 2026
A federal officer has shot a man in the leg in Minneapolis after being attacked with a shovel during an arrest Wednesday
January 14, 2026
Officials say emergency repair crews are working tirelessly to restore power in the Kyiv region of Ukraine
January 14, 2026
The US has officially started selling Venezuelan oil
January 15, 2026
The House GOP’s new Select Committee on the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack has held its first hearing, but it's clear the trauma of that day still lingers
January 15, 2026
Iranian officials signaled that fast trials and executions lay ahead for suspects detained in nationwide protests, while the Islamic Republic promised retaliation if the U.S. or Israel intervened in the domestic unrest
January 14, 2026
California Gov. Gavin Newsom says he is blocking Louisiana's effort to extradite a California doctor accused of mailing abortion pills out of state
January 15, 2026
A top Democrat is slamming the Trump administration for cutting thousands of substance abuse and mental health grants and then abruptly reversing course
January 14, 2026
Senate GOP shields Trump from limits to his war powers in Venezuela after Vance breaks tie
January 14, 2026
Deputy White House Chief of Staff Stephen Miller has argued for years that the Venezuelan government has intentionally orchestrated mass migration into the United States
January 15, 2026
Senate Republicans have voted to dismiss a war powers resolution that would have limited President Donald Trump’s ability to conduct further attacks on Venezuela
January 14, 2026
A top Danish official says a “fundamental disagreement” over Greenland remains with President Donald Trump after talks in Washington with Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio
January 14, 2026
Trump says ‘anything less’ than US control of Greenland is ‘unacceptable’
January 14, 2026
A demonstrator was hit in the face with a projectile fired by a federal officer at close range during a protest in Southern California
January 14, 2026
A legal memo that came out days before the U_S_ military operation against Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro said such a move would “not rise to the level of a war in the constitutional sense” and would serve “important national interests."
January 14, 2026
Trump enacts 25% tariff on chips — with a caveat
January 14, 2026
Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez vows to continue releasing prisoners detained under former President Nicolás Maduro
January 14, 2026
Epstein survivors ask inspector general to review Justice Department’s release of files
January 14, 2026
A district attorney, a state senator and a trash-hauling entrepreneur are among the 22 candidates bidding to succeed former U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene in a Georgia congressional seat
January 14, 2026
The president of the Oglala Sioux Tribe in South Dakota said three of the four tribal members detained by ICE agents in Minneapolis last week have been transferred to an ICE facility and called for their immediate release
January 14, 2026
Renee Good's family hired the law firm that represented George Floyd’s family to seek answers and accountability for the Minneapolis mother's killing by a federal immigration agent
January 14, 2026
FBI searches Washington Post reporter’s home
January 14, 2026
Greenland biathlete Ukaleq Slettemark is used to the stress of competing on the world stage as she tries to qualify for the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics
January 14, 2026
A pop star, an aging autocrat and a crackdown: What to expect from Uganda’s election
January 14, 2026
The head of a nonpartisan group supporting Georgia prosecutors says a new state law used by Donald Trump and others to seek attorney fees is likely unconstitutional
January 14, 2026
President Donald Trump says he’s been told “on good authority” that plans for executions in Iran have stopped, even as Tehran has signaled fast trials and executions ahead in its crackdown on protesters
January 14, 2026
Syria’s military has announced it will open a “humanitarian corridor” for civilians to evacuate from an area in Aleppo province
January 14, 2026
DOJ wants interviews with Democrats as part of investigation into lawmakers’ ‘illegal orders’ video
January 14, 2026
Democratic lawmakers who appeared in a video urging members of the military to resist “illegal orders” have confirmed that they're under investigation from the Trump administration
January 14, 2026
The Supreme Court is reviving a Republican challenge to a law allowing the counting of late-arriving mail ballots, a target of President Donald Trump
January 14, 2026
New York City nurses are striking for a third day with both sides seemingly preparing for a protracted walkout
January 14, 2026
Smithsonian hands over documents as its leader tries to balance ‘principle and pragmatism’ in facing White House demands
January 14, 2026
US announces next phase of Gaza ceasefire plan as committee is formed to run battered enclave
January 14, 2026
The State Department says it will suspend the processing of immigrant visas for citizens of 75 countries whose nationals are deemed likely to require public assistance while living in the United States
January 14, 2026
Federal officials are reinstating hundreds of U.S. health workers who were laid off last year from a small health agency that aims to protect workers
January 14, 2026
The United States says it’s moving into the next phase of a Gaza ceasefire plan involving disarming Hamas, rebuilding the war-ravaged territory and establishing the group of Palestinian experts that will administer daily affairs
January 14, 2026
Marjorie Taylor Greene’s exit sets off a MAGA showdown in her old Georgia district
January 14, 2026
The Supreme Court has sided with Montana police in a case over when officers can enter a home without a warrant if an emergency might be unfolding inside
January 14, 2026
Some personnel at a key U.S. military base in Qatar have been advised to evacuate
January 14, 2026
SpaceX's Starlink has dropped fees to help Iranian demonstrators share protest details globally, activists say
January 14, 2026
Milwaukee father charged with locking 6 kids in storage testifies at his own trial
January 14, 2026
Attorney General Pam Bondi says the search of a Washington Post reporter’s home was done at the Pentagon’s request as part of a leak investigation
January 14, 2026
Reproductive rights advocates have dropped a lawsuit against the Trump administration after officials agreed to restore millions in federal funding for family planning services
January 14, 2026
Trump wants to slash funding for federal climate and weather research. Congress is about to tell him ‘No’
January 14, 2026
Half of Americans think ICE is making US cities less safe, CNN poll finds
January 14, 2026
Ukraine's new defense minister says wide-scale desertions and draft-dodging are major challenges as Russia's invasion continues
January 14, 2026
West Virginia Attorney General John McCuskey joins The Lead.
January 14, 2026
ACLU attorney Joshua Block joins The Lead.
January 14, 2026
Supreme Court revives GOP congressman’s absentee ballot suit that could spur more election litigation
January 14, 2026
President Donald Trump’s threats against independent media and free speech look a lot like the actions of autocrats elsewhere intent on undermining the institutions meant to keep them in check.
January 14, 2026
In an interview with CBS, President Donald Trump commented Renee Good was likely “a very solid, wonderful person, but her actions were pretty tough.” CBS anchor Tony Dokoupil told Trump that Good’s father is a Trump supporter but is deeply upset by his daughter’s death and the administration’s portrayal of her. In response, Trump said “Well, I want to say to the father that I love all of our people.”
January 14, 2026
Trump feels obligated to take action on Iran as administration weighs risks of retaliation
January 14, 2026
Peace efforts in Sudan have resumed in Cairo, with Egypt and the United Nations urging warring parties to agree to a nationwide humanitarian truce
January 14, 2026
A new poll shows most Americans believe President Donald Trump has “gone too far” in using the U.S. military to intervene in other countries
January 14, 2026
There is no evidence that US intervention in Venezuela will lead to a meaningful reduction in drugs flowing into the United States.
January 14, 2026
The European Union plans to allocate most of a new loan program to Ukraine's military needs over the next two years
January 14, 2026
President Donald Trump has said that all countries that do business with Iran will face a new 25% tariff. CNN's Paula Hancocks discusses what this could mean for trading partners such as China.
January 12, 2026
Pro-Palestinian activists are carrying out one of the UK’s longest ever hunger strikes. Their families say they won’t stop
January 14, 2026
4 ways Trump wants to make America more affordable. Will they work?
January 14, 2026
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer says he expects President Donald Trump to interfere with the midterm elections
January 14, 2026
A former Republican lawmaker in South Carolina has been sentenced to 17 1/2 years in prison for sending videos of children being sexually abused on social media
January 14, 2026
Why this legal expert says the Minnesota and Illinois immigration lawsuits ‘are close to completely meritless’
January 14, 2026
As election denier Tina Peters tries to overturn her conviction, Colorado’s Democratic governor signals openness to clemency
January 14, 2026
Judge deals blow to the Trump Justice Department’s use of the Civil Rights Act to ‘clean’ voter rolls
January 14, 2026
The British government has scaled back plans for mandatory digital ID cards, initially proposed as a way of helping control immigration
January 14, 2026
Venezuelan officials return to X in apparent end to Maduro-era ban on platform
January 14, 2026
The Ugandan opposition leader known as Bobi Wine has been campaigning for president in a flak jacket and helmet as soldiers filled the streets of the capital, Kampala
January 14, 2026
The Japanese and South Korean leaders agreed to deepen cooperation between their countries before they let loose with their own surprise cultural exchange in a surprise jam session drumming to K-pop hits
January 14, 2026
Days of demonstrations against immigration agents and a new lawsuit have left Minnesota tense
January 13, 2026
Nearly 1,000 households displaced by wildfires on the Hawaiian island of Maui in 2023 are anxiously awaiting news on federal assistance
January 14, 2026
Kavanaugh and Roberts are already looking ahead to the next major transgender controversy
January 14, 2026
New documents shed light on Renee Good’s ties to ICE monitoring efforts in Minneapolis
January 13, 2026
Edilson Torres has been buried in his hometown after dying in a Venezuelan prison
January 13, 2026
Activists say the death toll from the protests in Iran has surpassed 2,500 people
January 13, 2026
President Donald Trump has once again drawn his go-to diplomatic weapon — tariffs — to coerce the Iranian government to end its bloody crackdown on nationwide protests
January 13, 2026
Frustration mounts inside White House over Pirro’s handling of Powell investigation
January 14, 2026
President Donald Trump promoted his efforts to boost U.S. manufacturing, as he tries to counter fears about a weakening job market and worries that still-rising prices are hurting Americans’ pocketbooks
January 13, 2026
The Trump administration says multiple Americans who were detained in Venezuela have been released
January 14, 2026
Activists say the death toll from Iran's protests has risen to at least 2,571, and Iranian state TV acknowledges there was a high death toll
January 13, 2026
Interim Venezuelan government frees at least 4 Americans
January 14, 2026
Pentagon to dispatch dozens of military lawyers to Minneapolis amid immigration crackdown
January 14, 2026
President Donald Trump met Tuesday with his national security team to discuss the Iranian government’s violent crackdown on protesters as he looks to get a better understanding of the number of Iranian citizens who have been killed and arrested in more than two weeks of unrest throughout the country
January 13, 2026
The House gave approval to legislation aimed at loosening water efficiency regulations for showerheads
January 13, 2026
Au pair who had affair with Brendan Banfield describes alleged scheme to kill his wife and another man
January 13, 2026
Civil rights pioneer Claudette Colvin has died
January 13, 2026
Fact check: Trump litters Detroit economic speech with numerous false claims about economy
January 13, 2026
A top Justice Department official says there is not currently any basis to open a criminal civil rights investigation into the killing of a woman by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Minneapolis
January 13, 2026
Military plane part of secretive, classified fleet used in first Caribbean boat strike
January 13, 2026
President Donald Trump says that his administration is planning to halt federal payments to "sanctuary cities" and the states where they're located starting Feb. 1
January 13, 2026
As the Supreme Court of the United States hears arguments in blockbuster cases challenging transgender sports bans, CNN's Brianna Keilar speaks with Madison Kenyon, a former college athlete who is involved in one of the cases before the court, and Kristen Waggoner, President & CEO of Alliance Defending Freedom.
January 13, 2026
Access to Elon Musk’s Starlink internet service is now free in Iran as regime continues brutal crackdown on protests
January 13, 2026
Iranian state media has aired at least 97 confessions from protesters since Dec. 28, according to the Human Rights Activists News Agency
January 13, 2026
The leaders of Denmark and the country’s territory of Greenland on Tuesday offered a united front against President Donald Trump’s calls for the United States to take over the strategic Arctic island
January 13, 2026
Justice Department officials have accused a federal judge of abusing his power in demanding that Trump loyalist Lindsey Halligan explain why she continues to identify herself as a U.S. Attorney in Virginia despite another judge’s ruling that she was illegally appointed
January 13, 2026
Takeaways from Supreme Court arguments on transgender athletes
January 13, 2026
Thousands of New York City nurses were back on the picket lines as they walked out for a second day from their jobs at some of the city’s leading hospitals
January 13, 2026
President Donald Trump is defending his tariffs, using a major economic speech in Michigan to argue that they boost domestic manufacturing despite many Americans fears about rising prices
January 13, 2026
Classified legal memo argues Trump wasn’t constrained by US or international law for Maduro capture operation
January 13, 2026
Georgia lawmakers are moving to void a Savannah ordinance that fines or jails people for leaving guns in unlocked cars
January 13, 2026
The plane used by the U.S. military to strike an alleged drug-smuggling boat off Venezuela last fall was painted to look like a civilian aircraft
January 13, 2026
The Supreme Court seems likely to uphold state laws barring transgender girls and women from playing on school athletic teams
January 13, 2026
Trump steps up pressure campaign to avoid rare Congress reprimand on war powers
January 13, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump has made an American takeover of Greenland a focus of his second term in the White House
January 13, 2026
A New York City Council employee detained in the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown is an asylum-seeker from Venezuela, according to a court petition seeking his release
January 13, 2026
President Donald Trump's administration has made good on its pledge to label three Middle Eastern branches of the Muslim Brotherhood as terrorist organizations, imposing sanctions on them
January 13, 2026
Why are there mass protests in Iran, and could the US get involved?
January 12, 2026
A jury has convicted a former Navy SEAL with neo-Nazi beliefs of transporting fireworks across state lines with plans to shoot explosives at police during last year’s “No Kings” protest in San Diego
January 13, 2026
Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton are refusing to testify to Congress about Jeffrey Epstein
January 13, 2026
As Iran faces unrest, Israel waits quietly for Trump’s next move
January 13, 2026
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has returned to court to appeal an embezzlement conviction that risks affecting her 2027 presidential ambitions
January 13, 2026
Families demand proof of life as Venezuela releases only dozens of political prisoners. Here’s what we know so far
January 12, 2026
The Democratic National Committee plans to spend millions of dollars to consolidate voter registration efforts, traditionally handled by nonprofits and individual campaigns
January 13, 2026
The Trump administration has announced it will end Temporary Protected Status for Somali immigrants
January 13, 2026
Retired firefighter assaulted at anti-ICE rally; suspect claims stolen valor
January 13, 2026
Clintons refuse to testify in congressional Epstein probe despite contempt threat
January 13, 2026
The state of Minnesota and the Twin Cities are suing the Trump administration, arguing the widespread federal immigration operation in the state is “a federal invasion of the Twin Cities,” according to a lawsuit filed Monday.
January 12, 2026
Woman who was shocked on sidewalk with her dog speaks out: "Like he was being tased"
January 13, 2026
The policy of providing guaranteed cash incomes has gained momentum in recent years. This tool to tackle inequality has the potential to address racial resentment.
January 13, 2026
Rubio says US does not know whereabouts of 137 Venezuelans deported under the Alien Enemies Act
January 13, 2026
John Hinckley Jr., the man who shot President Reagan in 1981, wants you to read his new book
January 13, 2026
Former Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith is set to testify publicly next week about his investigations into President Donald Trump that resulted in two indictments
January 13, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump is set to return to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, next week
January 13, 2026
The BBC says it will ask for dismissal of Trump’s lawsuit
January 13, 2026
Uganda President Yoweri Museveni and his opponents have held their final rallies before the country's next election
January 13, 2026
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi have agreed to enhance cooperation in economic security, defense and the search for Korean forced laborers' remains
January 13, 2026
Former British ambassador to US Peter Mandelson issues apology over friendship with Jeffrey Epstein
January 13, 2026
Central bankers from around the world have expressed full support for U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell
January 13, 2026
Minnesota and Illinois are suing the Trump administration over immigration operations. Here are the lawsuits’ key claims
January 13, 2026
Wisconsin Democratic Gov. Tony Evers is questioning whether a proposal from his own lieutenant governor to ban federal immigration enforcement actions around courthouses, schools and other locations can, or should, be done
January 13, 2026
Senegal and Ivory Coast fans who want to support their teams at the World Cup this summer have had their plans upended because of a travel ban imposed by the Trump administration
January 13, 2026
Hospital authorities in the Gaza Strip say that at least four Palestinians have died following the collapse of walls onto tents sheltering displaced during rainfall and strong winds that lashed the coastal territory
January 13, 2026
The BBC will ask a judge to dismiss U.S. President Donald Trump's $10 billion lawsuit against the broadcaster
January 13, 2026
Trump ‘immediately’ imposes 25% tariffs on countries that do business with Iran. That could include China
January 12, 2026
Pope Leo XIV has met with Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado at the Vatican
January 12, 2026
Department of Homeland Security changes story of Maryland ICE shooting after local police release contradicting details
January 13, 2026
Pentagon bought device through undercover operation some investigators suspect is linked to Havana Syndrome
January 13, 2026
Former Trump prosecutor Jack Smith to publicly testify in House Judiciary hearing
January 13, 2026
Bessent unhappy with criminal investigation of Fed Chair Jerome Powell
January 12, 2026
The Trump administration’s criminal investigation of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has sparked a backlash that may undermine the White House’s goals
January 12, 2026
A man accused of steering a U-Haul truck toward a Los Angeles demonstration over the weekend in support of Iran’s protests has been released after being arrested on suspicion of reckless driving, officials say
January 12, 2026
President Donald Trump has arrived at a delicate moment as he weighs whether to order a U.S. military response against the Iranian government over its crackdown on protests
January 13, 2026
A bipartisan U.S. congressional delegation is headed to Copenhagen later this week to show unity with Denmark amid tensions over Greenland
January 12, 2026
Trump administration strikes deal with AbbVie to cut costs of certain drugs
January 13, 2026
Trump administration under pressure to restore funding to groups supporting internet freedom in Iran
January 13, 2026
The United States is accusing Russia of a “dangerous and inexplicable escalation” of the nearly four-year war in Ukraine at a time when the Trump administration is trying to advance negotiations toward peace
January 13, 2026
Yaxzodara Lozada has woken up freezing on a sidewalk outside a Venezuelan prison, hoping her husband, a police officer detained in November, will be released
January 12, 2026
The FBI says in a court document that it has found no surveillance or other video of a Border Patrol agent shooting and wounding two people in a pickup truck during an immigration enforcement operation in Portland, Oregon, last week
January 12, 2026
A morgue overflowing with more body bags than answers amid Iran’s latest crackdown on dissent
January 12, 2026
The state of Minnesota and the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul are suing the federal government to stop an enforcement surge by Immigration and Customs Enforcement following the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis woman by an ICE officer
January 12, 2026
Russia killed more than 2,500 Ukrainian civilians in 2025, many of them far from the front lines
January 12, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump says Iran has proposed negotiations following his threat to strike the country amid a crackdown on demonstrators
January 12, 2026
The FBI says that an arson suspect admitted to targeting a historic Mississippi synagogue because it's a Jewish house of worship
January 12, 2026
Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly has sued the Pentagon over attempts to punish him for his warnings about illegal orders
January 12, 2026
Colombia’s National Liberation Army called for a “national accord” to overcome political conflicts, as it faces the prospects of attacks from the governments of Colombia and the United States
January 12, 2026
Washington’s inspector general’s office has launched an investigation into the Metropolitan Police Department’s crime data reporting system
January 12, 2026
Democrats are looking to expand their hold on the nation's governorships in the midterm elections in November
January 12, 2026
Justice Department fires top career prosecutor in Lindsey Halligan-led office
January 12, 2026
Hospital officials in Gaza say an Israeli drone strike has killed three Palestinians who crossed the ceasefire line
January 12, 2026
Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel says his administration is not in talks with the U.S. government
January 12, 2026
'All In For Our Culture Festival' bringing community together to celebrate next mayor
January 12, 2026
Plaintiffs' attorneys are asking a federal judge to intervene after three Democratic members of Congress were blocked from visiting an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Minnesota over the weekend
January 12, 2026
Massachusetts is enacting a series of safety reforms at assisted living facilities including increase inspections following a fire that killed 10 residents last year
January 12, 2026
Carriage horse runs into traffic, hits multiple vehicles
January 12, 2026
Thousands of nurses at several major New York City hospitals have gone on strike
January 12, 2026
A top aide to Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides has resigned after an online video was posted recently in which it was suggested that he and others were using their close ties to the leader to earn favors for would-be investors in exchange for cash
January 12, 2026
London's murder rate fell in 2025 to its lowest level in decades, officials said Monday
January 12, 2026
A US-based human rights group says more than 400 protesters have now been killed in two weeks as information about the victims of Iran’s bloody crackdown is starting to emerge. CNN’s Paula Hancocks reports.
January 11, 2026
Venezuelan opposition leader Machado to visit White House on Thursday
January 12, 2026
The Golden Globes were calm, scripted and largely apolitical amid a world on fire
January 12, 2026
New polling from Gallup shows that Americans are increasingly identifying as political independents and rejecting the labels of the two major political parties
January 12, 2026
Democratic former U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola announces her challenge against Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan in this year's midterm elections
January 12, 2026
Nurses strike begins in New York City as thousands walk off jobs at major hospitals
January 12, 2026
Supreme Court leaves multibillion-dollar Boy Scouts bankruptcy settlement in place
January 12, 2026
US oil companies have never stopped investing and operating in Venezuela’s petroleum industry, despite many changes in the terms of their engagement.
January 12, 2026
Cuban leader says ‘no one dictates what we do’ as Trump tells regime to make a deal
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
Myanmar heard accusations that it is responsible for genocide against the Rohingya ethnic minority at the top court of the United Nations, as long-awaited hearings began on Monday
January 12, 2026
Since the Supreme Court protected transgender people from discrimination, ‘The backlash has been brutal’
January 12, 2026
Demonstrations broke out in Iran on Dec. 28 and have spread nationwide as protesters vent their increasing discontent over the Islamic Republic’s faltering economy and the collapse of its currency
January 09, 2026
For thousands of Venezuelans living in the U.S., the days since the Trump administration ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro have brought a mixture of joy and trepidation
January 12, 2026
Federal prosecutors open criminal investigation into the Fed and Jerome Powell
January 12, 2026
Some celebrities have donned anti-ICE pins at the Golden Globes ceremony in tribute to Renee Good, who was shot and killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Minneapolis this week
January 11, 2026
President Donald Trump says Iran reached out to the U.S. and proposed negotiations after he threatened action in response to a crackdown on protesters in the Middle Eastern country
January 11, 2026
Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the Ugandan president’s military son, is not on the ballot in Thursday's presidential election
January 12, 2026
A student, a bodybuilder and a father of three among those killed during protests in Iran
January 11, 2026
Federal agents are carrying out immigration arrests in Minnesota’s Twin Cities region already shaken by the fatal shooting of a woman
January 11, 2026
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Sunday the Department of Justice has served the central bank with subpoenas and threatened it with a criminal indictment over his testimony this summer about the Fed’s building renovations
January 12, 2026
Trump weighs potential military intervention in Iran
January 11, 2026
President Donald Trump's motorcade took an unusual route to the airport in Florida due to a "suspicious object
January 12, 2026
President Donald Trump says he is “inclined” to keep ExxonMobil out of Venezuela after its top executive was skeptical about oil investment efforts in the country after the toppling of former President Nicolás Maduro
January 12, 2026
A Minneapolis church opened its doors for a special Sunday service of ‘Lament and Hope’ amid the ongoing federal immigration crackdown in the city
January 11, 2026
Britain is discussing with NATO allies how to enhance Arctic security against Russia and China
January 11, 2026
References to President Donald Trump’s two impeachments have been removed from his photo portrait display at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery in Washington
January 11, 2026
Smithsonian takes down details about Trump’s impeachments from presidential portrait exhibition
January 11, 2026
Longtime New Jersey legislator and former acting governor Richard “Dick” Codey has died
January 11, 2026
First responders started entering a contested neighborhood in Syria's Aleppo after deadly clashes between government and Kurdish-led forces
January 11, 2026
There's another warning from President Donald Trump to Cuba in the wake of Nicolás Maduro's ouster in Venezuela
January 11, 2026
Anti‑ICE protests held across US after agent’s fatal shooting of a woman in Minneapolis
January 11, 2026
‘We hope they will give us heat’: Bitter winter cold bites for Kyiv’s residents as Russia steps up attacks
January 11, 2026
A group is teaching residents about rights they have during ICE interactions. Here's how.
January 11, 2026
Families from one of the few remaining Palestinian Bedouin villages in the dusty corridor between Ramallah and Jericho packed up and prepared to flee their homes Sunday, saying harassment by Jewish settlers living in unauthorized outposts nearby had grown unbearable
January 11, 2026
Myanmar has begun a second round of voting in its first general election since the military takeover five years ago
January 11, 2026
Kurdish fighters have been evacuated from a contested neighborhood in Aleppo, Syria, after days of violent clashes with government forces
January 10, 2026
What happens when the US decides to seize an oil ship?
January 11, 2026
Pope Leo XIV has baptized 20 babies in the Sistine Chapel, continuing an annual tradition marking the end of the Christmas holiday at the Vatican
January 11, 2026
A Ukrainian drone strike has killed one person and wounded three others in the Russian city of Voronezh
January 11, 2026
The German government has sharply rejected claims by U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that it sidelined patient autonomy during COVID-19
January 11, 2026
The U.S. has launched another round of strikes against the Islamic State group in Syria
January 10, 2026
NASA begins loading rocket with propellant in crucial test ahead of historic moon mission launch
A smiling Cher laughs at her Grammys flubs in a good-natured, chaotic appearance
Planned Parenthood drops lawsuit against Trump administration's Medicaid cuts
NFL to play first regular-season game in France with Saints in 2026
Former Prince Andrew has faced questions on Epstein before. Don't bet he'll do it again
2-month-olds see the world in a more complex way than scientists thought, study suggests