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
Israel’s official state photos from last year portend to show history in the making
January 11, 2026
‘It could have killed me’: Minnesota shooting solidifies the anxieties of people who track ICE
January 11, 2026
Venezuelan detainee Diógenes Angulo has been released from prison after a year and five months
January 10, 2026
Activists say the death toll in nationwide protests challenging Iran's theocracy has reached at least 116 people killed
January 10, 2026
Protesters in Tehran describe seeing ‘bodies piled up’ in hospitals after crackdown by authorities
January 10, 2026
Video captured by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent Jonathan Ross gives a raw, up-close perspective of the tense moments surrounding his fatal shooting of Renee Good in Minneapolis.
January 09, 2026
President Trump says he's discussing a range of options to acquire Greenland, but he's not the first. CNN's Nic Robertson breaks down the history of US interest in the Danish territory.
January 09, 2026
Nicaragua’s Interior Ministry has announced the release of dozens of prisoners
January 10, 2026
US carries out strikes in Syria as part of ongoing retaliation against ISIS
January 10, 2026
A Virginia man has pleaded not guilty to charges accusing him of planting two pipe bombs outside the headquarters of the Democratic and Republican national parties on the eve of the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021
January 10, 2026
Russia launched an Oreshnik missile into Ukraine overnight into Friday for the second time since the full-scale war began 2022, CNN's Nick Paton Walsh looks back at the first time it was used during a strike on Dnipro in late November 2024.
January 09, 2026
A man who is known for grabbing Nancy Pelosi's podium during the U.S. Capitol riot is running for a county office in Florida
January 10, 2026
President Donald Trump has issued a new executive order to protect Venezuelan oil revenue from judicial proceedings
January 10, 2026
President Donald Trump says he wants a one-year, 10% cap on credit card interest rates
January 10, 2026
CNN’s examination of the fatal shooting of Renee Good includes newly-released footage and a 3D model
January 10, 2026
Iran has disconnected its internet and phone lines to cut off its 85 million people from the rest of the world
January 10, 2026
Greenland’s party leaders have rejected President Donald Trump’s calls for the U.S. to take control of the island
January 10, 2026
Doctors fear this week’s unprecedented changes to federal vaccine recommendations will stoke vaccine hesitancy even more, pose challenges for pediatricians and parents and ultimately lead to more illness and death among children
January 10, 2026
British-born Thomas Paine helped inspire the 13 English colonies to declare independence and form the United States of America
January 10, 2026
US will take Greenland the ‘hard way’ if it can’t do it the ‘easy way,’ Trump says
January 10, 2026
As U.S. seizures of oil tankers linked to Venezuela surge, so do concerns in Cuba about whether the island’s government and economy will survive
January 10, 2026
A judge has ruled that President Donald Trump’s administration cannot block child care and other federal social service money from flowing to five states for now
January 10, 2026
Trump calls for a 10% cap on credit card rates in his latest appeal to affordability concerns
January 10, 2026
New York’s attorney general has sued the Trump administration for halting two major offshore wind projects expected to power more than 1 million homes
January 10, 2026
A Minnesota prosecutor is calling on the public to share with investigators any recordings and evidence connected to the fatal shooting of Renee Good as new video emerged showing the final moments of her encounter with an immigration officer
January 09, 2026
Russia has launched a massive overnight attack on Ukraine, using hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles
January 09, 2026
June dragging incident could have influenced ICE officer during fatal Minneapolis shooting, experts say. Only he knows
January 10, 2026
The United States and Venezuela are exploring the possibility of restoring diplomatic relations
January 09, 2026
Protests in Iran have continued despite threats from the government to crack down
January 09, 2026
U.S. forces have boarded another oil tanker in the Caribbean Sea
January 09, 2026
The head of the FBI’s New York field office has been named co-deputy director of the bureau, replacing Dan Bongino following his departure last week
January 09, 2026
President Donald Trump is showing off a lapel pin he says is called "Happy Trump," featuring a cartoonish version of himself
January 09, 2026
Oregon to investigate Border Patrol shooting of man and woman who authorities say have ties to notorious gang
January 09, 2026
FBI picks career agent to replace Dan Bongino as deputy director
January 09, 2026
In an unusual move, President Donald Trump posted a graph Thursday night on social media that reflected jobs data from December that weren’t supposed to be released until the Labor Department issued the monthly employment report Friday morning at 8:30 a.m. eastern
January 09, 2026
President Donald Trump is calling on oil executives to rush to invest in Venezuela as the White House looks to quickly secure $100 billion in private funding to revive the country's ability to fully tap into its expansive reserves of petroleum
January 09, 2026
A federal judge is expected to temporarily block efforts by the Trump administration to end a program that offered legal protections for more than 10,000 relatives of citizens and green card holders
January 09, 2026
Fear of Trump’s wrath ripples through House GOP
January 09, 2026
Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty has asked the public to send any video or other evidence in the fatal shooting of Renee Good in Minneapolis directly to her office
January 09, 2026
Opening statements began Friday in the trial of five current and former Stanford students who overtook a university building during 2024 pro-Palestine protests
January 09, 2026
ICE agent’s cellphone captures fatal confrontation in Minneapolis
January 09, 2026
DC pipe bomb suspect pleads not guilty to federal charges
January 09, 2026
Nearly 50 years after the 1979 Islamic Revolution overthrew his father, exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi has spurred demonstrators onto the streets in a massive escalation of the protests sweeping Iran
January 09, 2026
Why are Iranians protesting and what does it mean for the regime?
January 09, 2026
Documents obtained by The Associated Press show that federal border agents are pulling out of a Louisiana immigration crackdown and heading to Minneapolis
January 09, 2026
Luigi Mangione’s federal death penalty trial in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson could begin before the end of the year
January 09, 2026
Yemen's main separatist group, the Southern Transitional Council, is set to dismantle its institutions effective Friday
January 09, 2026
Syria's Defense Ministry has announced a ceasefire after three days of clashes in Aleppo between government forces and Kurdish fighters
January 09, 2026
US seizes another sanctioned oil tanker in the Caribbean
January 09, 2026
For the nation’s first president, friendliness was strategy, not concession: the republic would treat other nations with civility in order to remain independent of their appetites and quarrels.
January 09, 2026
President Donald Trump says American intervention in Venezuela will bring billions of dollars of investment in the country's infrastructure, a revival of its once-thriving oil industry and a new age of prosperity for the Latin American country
January 09, 2026
Russia has used its latest missile against Ukraine for a second time in the nearly 4-year-old war, a forceful signal to Kyiv and its Western allies as peace talks are in a crucial stage
January 09, 2026
Cold cap helped mom keep hair during chemo. Now she is trying to help others get access to treatment.
January 09, 2026
Pope Leo says ‘war is back in vogue’ in major address to global envoys
January 09, 2026
29 states allow mail-in ballots postmarked by Election Day to be counted days after an election. A case before the Supreme Court could take that decision away from the states.
January 09, 2026
When reputable local news outlets close, fewer people vote and get involved in local politics, and misinformation, corruption and polarization increase.
January 09, 2026
Trump says he has canceled a ‘second wave’ of attacks on Venezuela due to country’s cooperation with US
January 09, 2026
A new U.N. rights report says that the presidential election in Uganda next week will be “marked by widespread repression and intimidation" against the opposition and others
January 09, 2026
Chinese, Russian and Iranian warships have launched a week of naval drills with host South African off the coast of Cape Town as geopolitical tensions run high over the United States’ intervention in Venezuela
January 09, 2026
White House East Wing expansion proposal includes changes dubbed ‘Upper West Wing,’ too
January 08, 2026
Health officials say at least 13 people were killed by Israeli strikes across Gaza as U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to announce his Board of Peace to oversee the fragile ceasefire
January 09, 2026
Nickolay Mladenov, the man chosen to serve as the director-general for U.S. President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace in Gaza, is a Bulgarian politician and former U.N. envoy to the Middle East who frequently has worked to ease tensions between Israel and Hamas
January 09, 2026
Judge halts Trump freeze of social assistance and child care funds in five Democrat-led states, for now
January 09, 2026
The United States will be providing significant aid to Thailand and Cambodia to ensure regional stability in the wake of the two nations fighting last year
January 09, 2026
What’s behind the highly unusual move to block Minnesota officials from investigating ICE shooting
January 09, 2026
Oil CEOs are meeting with Trump today. These are their demands
January 09, 2026
A week in which longtime tensions between neighbors China and Japan ratcheted up economically and politically is drawing to a close with no sign of improvements
January 09, 2026
Venezuela has released a number of imprisoned high-profile opposition figures, activists and journalists — both citizens and foreigners — nearly a week after former President Nicolás Maduro was captured by U.S. forces to face drug-trafficking charges
January 08, 2026
Iran plunged into internet blackout as nationwide anti-government turmoil spreads
January 08, 2026
Anger and outrage are spilling out onto Minneapolis’ streets over the fatal shooting of a woman the day before by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer
January 08, 2026
Venezuela releases first prisoners in ‘peace’ gesture: Here’s what to know
January 08, 2026
Federal officials say an immigration officer acted in self-defense when he shot through the window of a car, killing the driver, Renee Good, a 37-year-old mother of three in Minneapolis
January 09, 2026
Iran’s government has cut off the country from the internet and international telephone calls
January 08, 2026
The House has passed legislation that extends expired health care subsidies for those who get coverage through the Affordable Care Act
January 08, 2026
A day after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and killed 37-year-old mother of three Renee Good as she tried to drive away on a snowy Minneapolis street, tensions have remained high
January 08, 2026
Top diplomats from Greenland and Denmark met with White House officials as Trump pushes for ownership
January 09, 2026
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has delivered his final State of the State address to lawmakers in Sacramento
January 08, 2026
President Donald Trump’s plan to control Venezuela's oil industry and counter China's influence could clash with his goal of stabilizing trade with Beijing
January 09, 2026
Energy executives scramble to head off Trump demands on Venezuela
January 08, 2026
Fights over which agencies will be involved in the investigation into the fatal shooting of a woman by a federal immigration officer in Minneapolis are roiling as calls for a thorough investigation and accountability mount
January 09, 2026
The top United Nations official says the United States has a “legal obligation” to keep paying its dues that fund U.N. agencies after the White House announced that it's withdrawing support from more than 30 initiatives operated by the world body
January 08, 2026
Republican Congressman Don Bacon joins The Lead.
January 06, 2026
Secretary of State Marco Rubio, a football fan, now is quarterbacking President Donald Trump’s foreign policy team as it navigates particularly turbulent global waters, notably in Venezuela
January 08, 2026
Do ICE agents have absolute immunity? No, experts say, but it’s not easy for a state to prosecute
January 08, 2026
Vice President JD Vance is blaming a federal immigration officer’s fatal shooting of a Minneapolis woman on “a left-wing network,” Democrats, the news media and the woman who was killed
January 08, 2026
President Donald Trump says he is directing the federal government to buy $200 billion in mortgage bonds, a move he said would help reduce mortgage rates at a time when Americans are worried about home prices
January 08, 2026
Trump orders ‘my representatives’ to buy $200 billion in mortgage bonds in effort to lower housing costs
January 08, 2026
Syrian authorities have warned civilians to leave a contested area in Aleppo as clashes between government and Kurdish forces intensify
January 08, 2026
Hill liberals push for shutdown clash over ICE funding but face resistance in Democratic ranks
January 08, 2026
Police departments have changed their policies regarding use of force over the years to protect life, but ICE and other federal agencies have lagged in this regard.
January 08, 2026
Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Sonia De Los Santos has canceled her upcoming performances at the Kennedy Center in Washington
January 08, 2026
Denmark and Greenland’s envoys to Washington have begun a vigorous effort to urge U.S. lawmakers as well as key Trump administration officials to step back from President Donald Trump’s call for a “takeover” of the strategic Arctic island
January 08, 2026
Austin Peay State University has reinstated a professor who was fired for his social media post after the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk
January 08, 2026
The White House says structural issues and decay had made it unfeasible to save the East Wing
January 08, 2026
Environmental groups claim federal and state officials withheld evidence about funding for an immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades
January 08, 2026
The House refused Thursday to override President Donald Trump’s veto of two low-profile bills as Republicans stuck with the president despite their prior support for the measures
January 08, 2026
Newsom contrasts California ‘blueprint’ with Trump’s ‘carnival of chaos’ in final state of state address
January 08, 2026
Somalia’s government is denying an allegation by the U.S. government that authorities in Mogadishu destroyed an American-funded warehouse belonging to the World Food Program
January 08, 2026
The Mexican government reports a sharp decline in homicide rates, claiming its security strategy is working
January 08, 2026
Russia has strongly condemned the U.S. seizure of an oil tanker
January 08, 2026
President Donald Trump is causing some commotion for investors in U.S. defense contractors this week
January 08, 2026
New York City parents may soon have access to free child care for their 2-year-olds, under a plan unveiled by Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Zohran Mamdani
January 08, 2026
Israel’s prime minister says a former U.N. Mideast envoy, Bulgarian diplomat Nickolay Mladenov, has been chosen to serve as the director-general for U.S. President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace aimed at overseeing the peace process in Gaza
January 08, 2026
What we know about ICE’s fatal shooting of a US citizen in Minneapolis
January 08, 2026
Judge says Trump’s acting US Attorney investigating Letitia James is serving unlawfully
January 08, 2026
A grand jury once again declined to bring a new indictment against New York Attorney General Letitia James over alleged fraud on mortgage paperwork. CNN Senior Legal Analyst Elie Honig says the department needs to stop and it's embarassing they were unable to convince a grand jury to indict on two separte occasions.
January 08, 2026
Russian drone strikes have knocked out power in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region and left over 600,000 households in Dnipropetrovsk without electricity
January 08, 2026
The longest-serving Democrat in Congress has announced he's retiring at the end of his term, saying he's deeply concerned "this House is not living up to the Founders’ goals.”
January 08, 2026
Handful of Republicans join Democrats to force Senate check on Trump’s war powers in Venezuela
January 08, 2026
Protesters gather outside Orlando City Hall after ICE fatally shoots Minneapolis woman
January 08, 2026
Woman says she never applied for unemployment benefits that letter asked her to repay
January 08, 2026
North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis joins The Lead.
January 07, 2026
A woman is dead in Minneapolis after a shooting involving immigration officers, who were conducting targeted operations in Minneapolis on Wednesday. A statement from the Dept of Homeland Security said that “violent rioters weaponized” a vehicle and attempted to run over officers. CNN's Whitney Wild reports from Minneapolis.
January 08, 2026
Baltimore pays $14 million to wrongfully convicted man who spent 31 years in prison
January 08, 2026
Lebanon says first phase of plan to disarm Hezbollah completed, but Netanyahu warns progress ‘far from sufficient’
January 08, 2026
Northern Colorado city to change approach in response to homelessness
January 08, 2026
DHS officials privately express shock at department’s immediate response to Minneapolis shooting
January 08, 2026
The U.S. has seized a Venezuela-linked oil tanker in the North Atlantic, backed by British support
January 08, 2026
Lebanon's military says it has ended the first phase of its plan to deploy across southern Lebanon and disarm non-state groups, including Hezbollah
January 08, 2026
Saudi-backed forces move to capture key Yemeni city as crisis with UAE deepens
January 08, 2026
Russia says any foreign forces in Ukraine would be ‘legitimate targets’, after UK and France pledge troops
January 08, 2026
Dozens of angry farmers have demonstrated in France and Greece, halting traffic and blocking roads with tractors to protest European Union plans to move forward with a free trade deal with five South American nations
January 08, 2026
DHS said a woman attempted to run over ICE officers before being shot in Minneapolis. Here’s what videos show
January 08, 2026
Trump’s controversial ballroom could solve a decades-long problem — and is taking the first formal steps for construction
January 08, 2026
Neighbors describe peaceful morning interrupted by gunfire after deadly Minneapolis ICE shooting
January 08, 2026
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro launches his reelection bid with bigger plans in mind
January 08, 2026
Longtime DC delegate faces challenge from former staffer for seat in Congress
January 08, 2026
Despite Trump-Petro feud, US-Colombia anti-drug partnership remains strong
January 08, 2026
What we know about the US seizure of a Russian-flagged oil tanker
January 08, 2026
Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced a royal commission into antisemitism, weeks after a deadly attack at a Jewish holiday event in Bondi Beach
January 08, 2026
State lawmakers and governors will have decisions to make in 2026 about the budgets for their biggest social safety net programs
January 08, 2026
Colombian President Gustavo Petro has strongly criticized the Trump administration’s actions against Venezuela
January 07, 2026
Mogadishu’s first line of defense against the next militant attack on Somalia’s capital ranges from machine gunners in pick-up trucks to young men in plainclothes manning checkpoints
January 08, 2026
Venezuela's military has held a funeral for some of the soldiers killed during the U.S. operation that captured former President Nicolás Maduro
January 07, 2026
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem says ICE agent was justified in fatal shooting of Minneapolis woman after mayor disputes DHS account
January 08, 2026
Spencer Pratt, a reality television personality who lost his home in the deadly Palisades wildfire last year, said Wednesday that he intends to run for mayor of Los Angeles
January 08, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest threats against Greenland pose a new and potentially unprecedented challenge to NATO, perhaps even an existential one
January 07, 2026
House Oversight hearing over fraud allegations in Minnesota drew shouting and partisan fury. Here are the takeaways
January 08, 2026
Federal prosecutors are slamming Luigi Mangione’s lawyers for making what the government said were “meritless” and “misleading” claims about Attorney General Pam Bondi’s ties to a lobbying firm and her decision to seek the death penalty against Mangione in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson
January 08, 2026
U.S. transportation officials say California will lose $160 million for delaying the revocations of 17,000 commercial driver’s licenses for immigrants
January 07, 2026
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order suspending U.S. support for 66 organizations, agencies and commissions
January 07, 2026
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and killed a Minneapolis motorist during the Trump administration’s latest immigration crackdown in a major U.S. city — a shooting that federal officials claimed was an act of self-defense but that the city’s mayor described as “reckless” and unnecessary
January 07, 2026
What to know about Diosdado Cabello, the powerful Venezuelan minister who may be in jeopardy next
January 07, 2026
The State Department says it has suspended all U.S. assistance to Somalia’s federal government over allegations that Somali officials destroyed an American-funded warehouse belonging to the World Food Program and seized 76 metric tons of food aid intended for impoverished civilians
January 07, 2026
The House is pushing ahead with legislation to renew subsidies for Affordable Care Act plans
January 07, 2026
Georgia is the latest state to consider eliminating its personal income tax, with Republican leaders in the Senate backing a proposal to phase it out by 2032
January 07, 2026
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette is shutting down in May after its owners cited financial losses
January 07, 2026
President Donald Trump is proposing setting U_S_ military spending at $1_5 trillion in 2027, citing “troubled and dangerous times.”
January 07, 2026
US seizes Russian-flagged oil tanker linked to Venezuela
January 07, 2026
GOP senator’s scathing message to Stephen Miller: Get informed on Greenland or leave the job
January 07, 2026
Speaker Mike Johnson has invited President Donald Trump to give his first State of the Union of his second term on Feb. 24
January 07, 2026
The U.S. population is projected to grow more slowly over the next 30 years than previously predicted
January 07, 2026
New guidelines for healthy eating say Americans should eat more whole foods and protein, fewer highly processed foods and less added sugar
January 07, 2026
President Donald Trump says he wants to block large institutional investors from buying houses, saying that a ban would make it easier for younger families to buy their first homes
January 07, 2026
A separatist group in southern Yemen says it's urgently trying to contact a delegation that traveled to the Saudi capital for talks meant to de-escalate recent tensions
January 07, 2026
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says he plans to meet with Danish officials next week after the Trump administration reiterated its intention to take over the strategic Arctic island
January 07, 2026
Officials in Connecticut and Arizona are defending their decision to refuse a request from the U.S. Justice Department to turn over detailed voter information
January 07, 2026
Venezuela’s oil industry has been in the spotlight since President Donald Trump captured the country’s President Nicolas Maduro
January 07, 2026
Officials in about one-third of the states have considered revising their U.S. House districts since President Donald Trump called for mid-decade redistricting
January 07, 2026
Mexico has emerged as a key fuel supplier to Havana as the United States prepares to seize control of Venezuelan oil and the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump hardens its stance toward Cuba
January 07, 2026
Why does health care reform keep failing despite decades of attention and expanding costs? A scholar of Congress has some answers.
January 07, 2026
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is supporting a new housing official amid backlash over past social media posts
January 07, 2026
The Trump administration has finalized a plan to roll back regulations implementing a landmark environmental law that the White House says needlessly delays federal approvals for energy and infrastructure projects
January 07, 2026
Trump threatens to ban institutional investors from buying single-family homes
January 07, 2026
Gov. Ron DeSantis is calling for a special session in April for Florida’s legislature to redraw congressional districts
January 07, 2026
The European Union is renewing negotiations for a free trade agreement with five South American nations neighboring Venezuela
January 07, 2026
ICE officer fatally shoots woman in Minneapolis, investigation underway
January 07, 2026
ICE entered hospital without warrant, handcuffed patient to bed, community organizers say
January 07, 2026
On the 5th anniversary of the insurrection, a DC march celebrates the rioters pardoned by Donald Trump, while Democrats struggle to remind the public that a mob stormed the Capitol.
January 06, 2026
Separate and alone: How Nicolás Maduro and his wife can expect to be treated in jail
January 07, 2026
Opposition supporters have long hoped their leaders could replace Nicolás Maduro as Venezuela's president
January 07, 2026
Man pardoned by Trump for participation in Jan. 6 riot says life hasn’t changed a year later
January 07, 2026
Word of the Week: What makes a military attack ‘kinetic’?
January 07, 2026
Shooting at Airbnb reignites calls for regulation on short-term rentals
January 07, 2026
The U.S. military operation in Venezuela can be seen as both a benefit and a burden for Russian President Vladimir Putin
January 07, 2026
Trump administration demands Venezuela cut ties with US adversaries to resume oil production
January 07, 2026
Perhaps no one outside of Venezuela should care more about the US invasion and capture of President Nicolás Maduro than the Islamic Republic of Iran’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei.
January 07, 2026
Farm bills – famously complex legislative and spending balances between farm subsidies, food assistance, conservation and more – have tended to be passed about every five years since 1933.
January 07, 2026
Fighting has escalated in Syria's northern city of Aleppo
January 07, 2026
Frustration and anger are brewing among young protesters in Nepal who helped topple the government
January 07, 2026
White House rewrites January 6 history and blames police for deadly attack on 5-year anniversary
January 06, 2026
Faith leaders are urging prayers for peace following the U.S. capture of Nicolás Maduro
January 07, 2026
The US has tried to acquire Greenland before – and failed
January 07, 2026
Everyone is talking about Greenland. Here’s what it’s like to visit
January 12, 2025
Hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans still face deportation from US after Maduro capture
January 07, 2026
Iran’s army chief has threatened preemptive military action over the “rhetoric” targeting the Islamic Republic
January 07, 2026
As Iran is gripped by new protests, many people there are focused on the U.S. raid in Venezuela and wonder whether the same could occur in Tehran
January 07, 2026
Plans for $2.3 billion stadium ignite debate in 2032 Olympics host city
January 07, 2026
Japanese PM’s Taiwan comments prompt China to ban certain exports to Japan
January 06, 2026
The White House website is officially re-writing the history of the January 6th attack on the Capitol. Anderson is Keeping Them Honest.
January 06, 2026
Notorious CIA spy whose treachery caused the deaths of countless sources has died in federal prison
January 07, 2026
Trump administration freezes billions in social services funding to five Democratic states
January 06, 2026
Uganda is preparing for a election in an atmosphere of political violence
January 07, 2026
A photo of 21-year-old Mariana Camargo dashing through the streets of eastern Caracas as explosions boomed in the background was soon on front pages of major international outlets
January 07, 2026
Days after US attack, weary but resilient Venezuelans try to return to normal amid fears of repression
January 06, 2026
President Donald Trump says Venezuela will be providing 30 million to 50 million barrels of oil to the U.S., and he pledges to use proceeds from the sale of this oil “to benefit the people” of both countries
January 06, 2026
Trump says Venezuela will turn over 30 million to 50 million barrels of oil to US
January 07, 2026
President Donald Trump’s administration is withholding funding to help needy families with children in five states governed by Democrats
January 06, 2026
The Department of Homeland Security says it has launched in Minnesota what it's calling the largest immigration enforcement operation ever carried out by the agency
January 06, 2026
White House discussing ‘options’ to acquire Greenland, says military use isn’t off the table
January 06, 2026
The White House says the U.S. military is “always an option” for acquiring Greenland, despite European leaders rejecting President Donald Trump's comments about taking over the island
January 06, 2026
Venezuela's military says the U.S. operation to capture Nicolás Maduro resulted in dozens of casualties
January 06, 2026
What parents need to know about the overhauled childhood vaccine schedule
January 06, 2026
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz is ending his gubernatorial re-election bid. Podcast host Blois Olson joins CNN This Morning to explain why the former Democratic vice presidential nominee has decided not to run for another term as governor.
January 05, 2026
As the Trump administration continues to investigate a series of alleged fraud schemes at Minnesota day care centers run by Somali residents, social media users are falsely citing a Craigslist ad as evidence of such deceit
January 06, 2026
An individual accused of vandalizing the Ohio home of Vice President JD Vance and causing other property damage is behind bars pending a Friday hearing
January 06, 2026
California Republican Rep. Doug LaMalfa’s sudden death this week leaves a new vacant seat in the House
January 06, 2026
UK and France agree to send troops to Ukraine in event of peace deal with Russia
January 06, 2026
2,000 federal agents are being deployed to Minneapolis in an escalated immigration push. Here’s what we know
January 06, 2026
A suburban Phlladelphia shop selling President Donald Trump-themed merchandise that became a magnet for die-hard supporters announced it’s closing its doors, six years after opening
January 06, 2026
Nicolás Maduro’s first court hearing — a heavily secured spectacle where he proclaimed he is still Venezuela’s president and pleaded “soy inocente” — was merely the beginning of a legal odyssey that could keep him locked up and out of power for years, maybe even the rest of his life
January 06, 2026
Will Amy Klobuchar run for Minnesota governor? ‘I’m seriously considering it,’ she says
January 05, 2026
Ukraine’s allies have made major progress toward defending the country if a peace deal is struck with Russia
January 06, 2026
The Cuban government has revealed the identities of 32 military personnel killed during the U.S. capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro
January 06, 2026
The Trump administration is nearly tripling the number of countries whose passport holders will be required to post bonds of up to $15,000 to apply to enter the United States
January 06, 2026
President Donald Trump promised that “America First” would stand against more foreign entanglements
January 06, 2026
Trump’s ‘ammunition’ for House GOP to win the midterms involves lots of grievances
January 06, 2026
On the fifth anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, there is no official event to memorialize what happened
January 06, 2026
A former Republican lawmaker in Arizona has been sentenced to probation and a five-year ban on running for public office
January 06, 2026
President Donald Trump wants Republicans to get a deal on health care insurance assistance by being flexible on a long-standing budget policy that bars federal money from being spent on abortion services
January 06, 2026
Israel has cleared the final hurdle before starting construction on a controversial settlement project near Jerusalem that would effectively cut the West Bank in two
January 06, 2026
Abortion will remain legal in Wyoming after the state Supreme Court struck down two laws that include the nation’s first explicit ban on abortion pills
January 06, 2026
George Conway says he is running for a U.S. House seat in New York City
January 06, 2026
The deadliest clashes so far have erupted between Syrian government forces and Kurdish fighters in Aleppo
January 06, 2026
Trump officials told lawmakers that Maduro and his wife hit their heads as they attempted to flee US forces
January 06, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney says his foreign minister and the governor general will visit Greenland in early February in the wake of renewed threats by U.S. President Donald Trump to annex the Danish territory
January 06, 2026
Justice Department uses Maduro case to defend Trump’s use of Alien Enemies Act for deportations
January 06, 2026
Republican U.S. Rep. Jim Baird of Indiana is recovering from a car crash and expected to make a full recovery, A statement from Baird's office says he is recovering, but details of the crash are not immediately clear
January 06, 2026
New Orleans ended 2025 with its third year of declining violent crime rates even as armed National Guard troops patrolled the city's streets on the orders of President Donald Trump
January 05, 2026
President Donald Trump hasn’t minced words about the larger message he’s trying to send the world with the U.S. military raid to capture Nicolás Maduro
January 06, 2026
Suspect charged with murder of Ravenscroft teacher held without bond
January 06, 2026
Protesters angry over Iran's ailing economy have conducted a sit-in at Tehran's Grand Bazaar
January 06, 2026
California GOP Congressman Doug LaMalfa dies at 65
January 06, 2026
Venezuelan restaurant in Indy turns into community hub amid homeland crisis
January 06, 2026
Uniontown swears in its first-ever woman police chief
January 06, 2026
There are few signs that President Donald Trump’s supporters wanted the United States to become more embroiled in foreign conflicts — even as many Republicans show initial support for his military strike in Venezuela
January 06, 2026
Even after Maduro’s capture, Democrats try to keep their focus on affordability
January 06, 2026
The many ways lawyers for Maduro could try to derail the case against him
January 06, 2026
China has banned exports to Japan of dual-use goods for military purposes
January 06, 2026
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen says an American takeover of Greenland would amount to the end of the NATO military alliance
January 05, 2026
The capture of Nicolás Maduro by U.S. forces has sparked global controversy
January 06, 2026
Israel's air force has struck areas in southern and eastern Lebanon, including Sidon, the country's third-largest city
January 05, 2026
President Donald Trump said Saturday that the US is “going to run” Venezuela in the immediate aftermath of President Nicolás Maduro's capture. Trump did not offer a timeline for how long he anticipated such a transition of power would take.
January 04, 2026
Apprehensive of what comes next, some Venezuelans are heading to local stores for supplies. Journalist Mary Mena reports from Caracas.
January 04, 2026
A Paris court is set to rule in a case involving 10 people accused of cyberbullying French first lady Brigitte Macron
January 05, 2026
The U.S. capture and ouster of Venezuelan strongman leader Nicolás Maduro marked a stunning culmination of the Trump administration’s efforts to assert dominance in Latin America
January 05, 2026
One of the first police officers to respond to the 2022 school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, goes on trial Monday on charges that he failed to protect children during the attack, when authorities waited more than an hour to confront the gunman
January 05, 2026
A clearer picture is emerging of what Trump meant when he said the US will ‘run’ Venezuela
January 04, 2026
A day after the ouster of Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro, President Donald Trump is renewing his calls for an American takeover of the Danish territory of Greenland and is threatening Colombia with military action over its drug trade
January 04, 2026
Venezuela's interim President Delcy Rodríguez has taken the place of her ally President Nicolás Maduro who was captured by the United States in a nighttime military operation
January 04, 2026
President Donald Trump's plan to take control of Venezuela's oil industry and ask American companies to revitalize it after capturing that country's president in a military raid isn't likely to have a significant immediate impact on oil prices
January 04, 2026
If Washington governs by force in Venezuela, it will repeat the failures of Afghanistan, Iraq and Libya: Power can topple regimes, but it cannot create political authority or legitimacy.
January 05, 2026
North Korea says leader Kim Jong Un has observed test-flights of hypersonic missiles and underscored the need to bolster the country’s nuclear war deterrent
January 05, 2026
Venezuelans remain in shock after President Nicolás Maduro was deposed and captured in a U.S. military operation
January 04, 2026
Venezuelans hunker down, apprehensive about what comes next
January 04, 2026
When Nicolás Maduro appears in a New York courtroom to face U.S. drug charges, he'll be following a path taken by Panama's Manuel Noriega, another strongman who was toppled by American forces
January 04, 2026
President Donald Trump's military intervention in Venezuela is testing his ability to hold the Republican coalition together
January 04, 2026
Homeland Security expert Donell Harvin joins The Lead.
January 02, 2026
The New York jail holding Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is a facility so troubled, some judges have refused to send people there even as it has housed such famous inmates as music stars R. Kelly and Sean “Diddy” Combs
January 04, 2026
Trump’s MAGA allies mostly rally behind his Venezuela strike
January 04, 2026
Inside the operation: How the US moved to capture Nicolás Maduro
January 03, 2026
Officials say Ukrainian drone strikes killed two people and wounded two others, including a child, in Russia’s Belgorod and Kursk regions on Sunday
January 04, 2026
Marjorie Taylor Greene is leaving Capitol Hill after five years as one of the most well-known members of Congress
January 04, 2026
South Korea says North Korea has launched ballistic missiles toward the sea
January 03, 2026
What the Noriega case can tell us about Maduro’s upcoming legal battle
January 04, 2026
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has begun his visit to China as Beijing aims to strengthen ties amid heightened tensions with Japan over Taiwan
January 04, 2026
Israel has revoked the licenses of more than three dozen humanitarian organizations, and now those groups are grappling with how that will affect aid operations in Gaza
January 04, 2026
The U.S. military operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has disrupted Caribbean travel
January 03, 2026
Venezuelans are trying to understand who is in charge after the United States announced the capture of President Nicolás Maduro
January 03, 2026
President Donald Trump says the United States will run Venezuela at least temporarily after an audacious military operation plucked leader Nicolás Maduro from power and removed him from the country
January 03, 2026
Who is Delcy Rodríguez, Venezuela’s leader after Maduro’s capture?
January 04, 2026
President Donald Trump insists that the U.S. government would run Venezuela after an audacious military operation that plucked leader Nicolás Maduro from power and removed him from the country
January 03, 2026
Revelers chanted “liberty” and draped Venezuelan flags over their shoulders in South Florida on Saturday to celebrate the U.S. military operation to capture President Nicolás Maduro and remove him from the country
January 03, 2026
A federal appeals panel has ruled that a California law prohibiting open carry of firearms in heavily populated counties is unconstitutional
January 04, 2026
President Donald Trump declared Saturday’s military operation that led to the ouster of Nicolás Maduro a major success
January 03, 2026
Visualizing the US assault on Venezuela
January 03, 2026
President Donald Trump has held a news conference to explain a U.S. raid on Venezuela to extract President Nicolás Maduro and his wife
January 03, 2026
Legal questions are being raised about the Trump administration’s capture of Venezuela’s president and claims that it will “run” the South American country
January 03, 2026
Nicolás Maduro’s capture by US met with celebrations in South Florida and apprehension in Caracas
January 03, 2026
Congress has a legal, constitutional and even moral responsibility to assert itself as a branch when it comes to military actions by the US, says an expert on war powers.
January 03, 2026
The US has captured Venezuelan leader Maduro. Here’s what to know
January 03, 2026
President Donald Trump and U.S. officials have laid out some of the details of the U.S. military strike against Venezuela that led to the capture of leader Nicolás Maduro
January 03, 2026
Who is Cilia Flores, Maduro’s wife and ‘first combatant’ of Venezuelan socialism?
January 03, 2026
Trump says US is taking control of Venezuela’s oil reserves. Here’s what it means
January 03, 2026
Embattled Wisconsin Judge Hannah Dugan, who was convicted of obstruction last month for helping an immigrant evade federal officers, has sent her resignation letter to the governor
January 03, 2026
National security advisers from Europe and other allies have discussed security guarantees in Kyiv as the U.S.-led push to end the war in Ukraine intensifies
January 03, 2026
Iran’s supreme leader has addressed the ongoing protests, insisting that “rioters must be put in their place.”
January 03, 2026
Minnesota families and child care providers scramble as federal funds hang in balance
January 03, 2026
Nicolás Maduro's fall at the hands of the United States follows months of pressure from the Trump administration
January 03, 2026
President Donald Trump had long threatened that he could order military strikes on targets on Venezuelan territory after months of attacks on boats accused of carrying drugs from the South American country
December 05, 2025
Myanmar's military-appointed election body has announced the winners of the first phase of its three-part general election
January 03, 2026
One of the first officers on the scene at the 2022 school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, is about to stand trial
January 03, 2026
Coast Guard suspends search for people who abandoned ship after US strikes on alleged drug boats
January 03, 2026
Angelina Jolie visits Rafah Crossing as Gaza aid groups face Israeli suspension
January 02, 2026
‘Wicked’ composer says he won’t appear at Kennedy Center after name change
January 03, 2026
President Donald Trump has invited Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to visit the United States this year
January 03, 2026
Yemen’s separatist movement has announced a constitution for an independent nation in the south and demanded other factions in the war-torn country accept the move
January 02, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump and top Iranian officials have exchanged dueling threats as widening economic protests sweep across parts of the Islamic Republic
January 02, 2026
Russia files diplomatic request asking US to stop pursuing oil tanker originally bound for Venezuela
January 02, 2026
The Coast Guard said it's still searching for people who had jumped off alleged drug-smuggling boats when the U.S. military attacked them days earlier
January 03, 2026
Zohran Mamdani, New York City's new mayor, begins his term with a symbolic commute
January 02, 2026
Teen arrested in alleged ISIS-inspired attack plot intended for New Year’s Eve near Charlotte
January 02, 2026
In Rama Duwaji’s New York, everyone is entitled to a little glamour
January 02, 2026
No major change in troop levels after Trump says US is ‘locked and loaded’ to defend Iranian protesters
January 02, 2026
A grandmother and her 5-year-old grandson have burned to death in Gaza when their tent caught fire
January 02, 2026
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appointed the head of the country’s military intelligence as his new chief of staff
January 02, 2026
A federal magistrate judge has refused to order the pretrial release of a man charged with planting two pipe bombs outside the headquarters of the Democratic and Republican national parties on the eve of the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021
January 02, 2026
Trump shops for marble for new White House ballroom
January 02, 2026
Man accused of placing pipe bombs near GOP and Democratic headquarters in Washington to remain in jail pending trial
January 02, 2026
Two of the Middle East’s most powerful countries are facing off in Yemen. Here’s what to know
January 02, 2026
Key figures in the long-running controversy over alleged fraudulent safety net programs in Minnesota
January 02, 2026
A court in Pakistan’s capital has sentenced seven people to life imprisonment after convicting them of inciting violence
January 02, 2026
Trump tells WSJ he takes a higher daily dose of aspirin than his doctors advise in lengthy interview on his health
January 01, 2026
Please disregard EU-Russia-Ukraine-War-5th Ld-Writethru, initially published on Jan. 1, 2026
January 01, 2026
What we know about a Minneapolis day care center that was highlighted in video about alleged fraud
January 01, 2026
About 6 in 10 Americans say they feel politically connected by generation
January 02, 2026
Exclusive: DHS begins slashing FEMA disaster response staff as 2026 begins
January 02, 2026
Venezuela has detained several Americans as tensions with US rise
January 01, 2026
Zohran Mamdani is reveling in what he calls a “new era” for New York City
January 01, 2026
Demonstrations sparked by Iran's struggling economy have spread into rural provinces, with at least seven people killed
January 01, 2026
Zohran Mamdani’s inauguration celebrates the progressive movement as New York’s incoming mayor pledges an expansive agenda
January 01, 2026
While fans trickled into the Orange Bowl stadium where tickets were going for as little as $39, the commissioner of the Big 12 said “everything is on the table” when it comes to rebooting the College Football Playoff, including potentially moving another round of games onto campus
January 01, 2026
President Donald Trump defended his energy and health in an interview with The Wall Street Journal
January 01, 2026
President Donald Trump signed a New Year’s Eve proclamation delaying increased tariffs on upholstered furniture, kitchen cabinets and vanities for a year, citing ongoing trade talks
January 01, 2026
Incoming New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is making history not only as the city's first mayor to take the oath of office on a Quran but also as the first Muslim, South Asian, and African-born mayor
January 01, 2026
The Trump administration faces a legal complaint from government employees over a new policy eliminating coverage for gender-affirming care in federal health insurance programs
January 01, 2026
Enhanced tax credits that have helped Americans offset the cost of Affordable Care Act health insurance for the last four years expired overnight
January 01, 2026
Demonstrations are gripping Tehran and other cities after a plunge in the Iranian rial. Soaring prices are creating a daily struggle there, as Nada Bashir reports.
December 30, 2025
Incoming New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani will make history as the city's first mayor to take the oath of office on a Quran
December 31, 2025
Trump postpones tariff hikes on furniture, kitchen cabinets for a year
January 01, 2026
Japan’s prime minister joins female lawmakers in fight for more toilets in parliament
January 01, 2026
CIA assesses Ukraine was not targeting a Putin residence in drone attack, contrary to Kremlin claim, sources say
January 01, 2026
Former special counsel Jack Smith told lawmakers that the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol “does not happen” without President Donald Trump
December 31, 2025
Trump says he’s withdrawing National Guard from Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland
December 31, 2025
US military says at least eight killed in new strikes on alleged drug boats, with survivors abandoning ship
December 31, 2025
Trump administration terminates nonprofit’s control over DC golf courses in possible takeover bid
January 01, 2026
The U.S. military says it has struck five alleged drug-smuggling boats over two days
December 31, 2025
President Donald Trump says he’s dropping — for now — his push to deploy National Guard troops in Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland, Oregon
December 31, 2025
Chief Justice John Roberts pushes for judicial independence in history-heavy report
December 31, 2025
Chief Justice John Roberts says that the Constitution remains a sturdy pillar for the country, a message that comes after a tumultuous year in the nation’s judicial system with pivotal Supreme Court decisions on the horizon
December 31, 2025
Russia doubles down on claim of Ukrainian attack on Putin residence, but offers no concrete proof
December 29, 2025
The Trump administration has ordered another coal-fired power facility to remain open
December 31, 2025
The U.S. has imposed sanctions on four firms in Venezuela's oil sector and designated four additional oil tankers as blocked property
December 31, 2025
House Judiciary Committee releases video and transcript of Jack Smith deposition
December 31, 2025
Two brothers who received illegal prison sentences that were years longer than the maximum penalty for their crimes have been granted clemency by Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves
December 31, 2025
Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio says mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani has "got wind in his sails" and a good shot at implementing his ambitious agenda.
December 30, 2025
Oil tanker pursued by US now has a Russian flag painted on its side
December 31, 2025
The Department of Justice has expanded its review of documents related to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein to 5.2 million as it also expands the number of attorneys trying to comply with a law mandating their release
December 31, 2025
Democratic Rep. Morgan McGarvey joins The Lead.
December 21, 2025
Zohran Mamdani will become mayor of New York City as the clock ticks over into 2026 — but the celebrations are set to last through New Year’s Day
December 31, 2025
President Donald Trump has issued the first vetoes of his second term, rejecting two bipartisan natural resources bills
December 31, 2025
20-year-old college student from Iowa might be the youngest mayor in the United States
December 31, 2025
Cody Campbell is a billionaire supporter of Texas Tech, his alma mater
December 31, 2025
Ballots, tax returns and other important mail may not get postmarked the day you turn it in, Postal Service warns
December 31, 2025
Trump vetoes two bipartisan bills, marking first vetoes of second term
December 31, 2025
Russian drones have blasted apartment buildings and the power grid in Ukraine's city of Odesa, injuring six people including three children
December 31, 2025
Man charged with allegedly threatening Kennedy Center president
December 31, 2025
Iran’s ailing supreme leader resorts to his only playbook as crises mount and protests erupt
December 30, 2025
The longest-serving White House chief usher says presidents before Donald Trump were interested in having a larger space for entertaining too
December 31, 2025
President Donald Trump made a lot of tariff threats and trade promises this year
December 31, 2025
Thailand has repatriated 18 Cambodian prisoners of war
December 31, 2025
China’s People’s Liberation Army says it has “successfully completed” two days of military exercises in the waters off Taiwan
December 31, 2025
Democrat Renee Hardman has been elected to the Iowa state Senate in a holiday-week special election, denying Republicans’ bid to reclaim two-thirds control of the chamber
December 30, 2025
The CIA was behind a drone strike last week at a docking area believed to have been used by Venezuelan drug cartels
December 31, 2025
Actor Isiah Whitlock Jr. has died at age 71
December 31, 2025
The Trump administration has announced that it is freezing child care funds to Minnesota after a series of fraud schemes in recent years
December 30, 2025
Mali and Burkina Faso have banned U.S. citizens from entering their countries
December 31, 2025
Immigration officials do not plan to detain Kilmar Abrego Garcia again as long as a judge’s order banning it stands
December 30, 2025
The Kennedy Center is ending the year with a new round of artists saying they are canceling scheduled performances after President Donald Trump’s name was added to the facility
December 30, 2025
Americans in five states who get government help paying for groceries will see new limits starting Thursday on soda, candy and other foods they can buy with those benefits
December 30, 2025
Top DOJ officials may have been pressing to bring criminal charges against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, judge says
December 30, 2025
Environmental journalist Tatiana Schlossberg, the granddaughter of the late President John F. Kennedy, has died
December 30, 2025
Israel says it will suspend several humanitarian organizations for failing to meet its new rules to vet international organizations working in Gaza
December 30, 2025
UAE says it will withdraw its remaining forces in Yemen after Saudi Arabia struck port city
December 30, 2025
The U.S. has imposed sanctions on 10 individuals and firms from Iran and Venezuela
December 30, 2025
The surge of federal officers this week in Minnesota follows new allegations of fraud by day care centers run by Somali residents
December 30, 2025
Roughly two dozen ISIS operatives killed or captured since US retaliatory strikes this month
December 30, 2025
A federal judge has ruled that the White House cannot stop funding the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
December 30, 2025
Alleged DC pipe bomber appears at detention hearing as his attorneys argue he should be released from jail
December 30, 2025
Who is Nick Shirley, the 23-year-old MAGA journalist whose Minnesota fraud story went viral?
December 30, 2025
China's People's Liberation Army is conducting large-scale military drills around Taiwan as part of "Justice Mission 2025."
December 30, 2025
President Donald Trump’s second term has brought major changes to the Department of Health and Human Services
December 30, 2025
Russia’s nuclear-capable Oreshnik missile system has entered active service, Russia’s Ministry of Defense says, as negotiators continue to search for a breakthrough in peace talks to end Moscow’s war in Ukraine
December 30, 2025
China stages war games around Taiwan after hitting out at major US arms deal
December 29, 2025
A look at Zohran Mamdani’s policy ideas as he becomes New York City’s mayor
December 30, 2025
Military families hit with bitter blow after Congress strips fertility treatment funding from defense bill
December 30, 2025
Former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Khaleda Zia has died at 80, her political party has announced Tuesday
December 30, 2025
China’s top diplomat has slammed a record U.S. military sale to Taiwan
December 30, 2025
After two years of war, some Israelis are moving to the Gaza border while others are refusing. Here’s why
December 30, 2025
Exclusive: CIA carried out drone strike on port facility on Venezuelan coast
December 30, 2025
US strikes vessel in eastern Pacific, killing 2
December 29, 2025
A National Guard deployment in New Orleans authorized by President Donald Trump will begin Tuesday as part of a heavy security presence for New Year’s celebrations
December 30, 2025
A Utah judge has ordered the release of a transcript from a closed-door hearing in October over whether the man charged with killing Charlie Kirk must be shackled during court proceedings
December 29, 2025
Takeaways from Trump and Netanyahu’s meeting in Florida
December 30, 2025
The Court will decide several cases that could expand the president's power, making it one of the most significant terms in decades.
December 29, 2025
President Donald Trump has indicated that the U.S. has “hit” a dock facility along a shore as he wages a pressure campaign on Venezuela
December 29, 2025
The U.S. military says it has conducted another strike against a boat accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing two people
December 29, 2025
President Donald Trump is warning Iran against reconstituting its nuclear program
December 29, 2025
The Chinese military says it dispatched air, navy and missile units for a second day to conduct joint live-fire drills around Taiwan to warn against what it calls separatist and “external interference” forces
December 29, 2025
A federal judge has dismissed a criminal case against a popular Los Angeles TikTok streamer who is currently being held in immigration detention
December 29, 2025
Trump says US knocked out ‘big facility’ as part of Venezuela campaign
December 29, 2025
CNN's Jessica Dean talks to Col. Cedric Leighton about Russia's strikes on Kyiv and a peace deal in the making between Ukraine and Russia.
December 28, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump continues to claim he has ended eight wars this year, but that is exaggerated
December 29, 2025
The United States has announced a $2 billion pledge for U.N. humanitarian aid as President Donald Trump continues to slash U.S. foreign assistance funding
December 29, 2025
The United States is offering Ukraine security guarantees for 15 years as part of a proposed peace plan
December 29, 2025
Iran is seeing its biggest protests in three years after the currency plunged to a record low against the dollar
December 29, 2025
More House seats are opening up as more members announce their upcoming departures
December 08, 2025
Buddhist monks on cross-country Walk for Peace arrive in Georgia
December 29, 2025
Americans in 1998 tried to predict 2025. Here’s what they got right
December 29, 2025
A political prisoner’s return to the UK was lauded by the government. Now ‘shocking’ tweets have sparked calls to deport him
December 29, 2025
Netanyahu brings a familiar message to Trump, who’s grown wary of Israeli actions
December 29, 2025
Samuel Alito keeps getting his way. So why does he seem so unhappy?
December 29, 2025
Preliminary results of a snap parliamentary election in Kosovo shows that the party of Prime Minister Albin Kurti has won by a clear margin
December 28, 2025
CNN’s Rahel Solomon spoke to Nigerian foreign minister Yusuf Tuggar after President Donald Trump said he ordered a deadly strike on Islamic State terrorists in Nigeria, whom he accused of persecuting Christians in the country.
December 25, 2025
Hawaii authorities are cracking down on illegal fireworks after a tragic explosion last New Year's Eve killed six people
December 29, 2025
Zohran Mamdani has promised to transform New York City government when he becomes mayor
December 29, 2025
The man accused of placing two pipe bombs in Washington on the eve of the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol told investigators after his arrest that he believed someone needed to “speak up” for people who believed the 2020 election was stolen
December 29, 2025
President Donald Trump says Ukraine and Russia are “closer than ever before” to a peace deal, but he acknowledges that negotiations could still break down and leave the war dragging on for years
December 28, 2025
Takeaways from Trump’s meeting with Zelensky in Florida
December 29, 2025
At least four people have been killed and dozens wounded in clashes on Syria’s coast
December 28, 2025
Winter rain has lashed the Gaza Strip and flooded camps with ankle-deep puddles as Palestinians displaced by war try to stay dry in fraying tents
December 28, 2025
Myanmar’s military junta begins elections as civil war sparked by coup still rages
December 27, 2025
Zelensky and Trump to meet in Florida after weeks of intensive peace talks
December 28, 2025
Top diplomats from Thailand and Cambodia have started talks in China to address their border dispute
December 28, 2025
Protesting university students in Serbia have collected signatures throughout the country for their request for an early parliamentary election
December 28, 2025
Guineans were voting to elect a new president in the country’s first election since a 2021 coup
December 28, 2025
The Central African Republic voted on Sunday to elect a new president and federal lawmakers
December 28, 2025
Voters in Myanmar have voted in the first phase of the country’s general election
December 27, 2025
Thailand and Cambodia have signed a ceasefire agreement to end weeks of fighting over border disputes
December 27, 2025
UK unveils paid armed forces ‘gap year’ for young people
December 28, 2025
Barefoot children played on chilly sand as Gaza’s thousands of displaced people prepared threadbare tents for another round of winter rain
December 27, 2025
Russia struck Ukraine's capital with missiles and drones in an attack that killed at least one person
December 27, 2025
A Brazilian judge has issued house arrest orders for 10 people involved in a plot to keep former President Jair Bolsonaro in power after his 2022 election loss
December 27, 2025
Chuck Redd, the longtime host of the Kennedy Center’s annual Christmas Eve jazz performance said he canceled the concert following the board of trustees’ move to rename the facility for both the 35th president and President Donald Trump. CNN's Marshall Cohen reports.
December 25, 2025
The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen has warned it will respond immediately to any military movements of separatists backed by the United Arab Emirates that undermine de-escalation efforts in the south
December 27, 2025
MLB to produce local broadcasts for 6 more teams with fate of FanDuel Sports Network uncertain
Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl show is part of long play drawn up by NFL to score with Latin America
Rodman, Swanson and Wilson look forward to reuniting Triple Espresso after eventful year
Cuban diplomat tells the AP there's no dialogue with the US but the island is open to one
Southern US enters a second week of biting cold and prolonged outages
Heart disease risk rises faster for men than women by the mid-30s