A federal appeals court ruled that President Donald Trump unlawfully leaned on emergency powers to impose sweeping tariffs earlier this year. CNN’s Katelyn Polantz and New York Times White House Correspondent Maggie Haberman explain the details of this decision.
August 30, 2025
Rep. Dan Crenshaw joins The Lead
October 24, 2025
President Donald Trump's administration is expanding its crackdown on state Medicaid programs to New York, launching a fraud probe in the state
March 05, 2026
President Donald Trump is pressing Big Tech to build its own power as AI data centers spark anger over electric bills
March 05, 2026
President Trump will attend the Dignified transfer of the six U.S. service members killed in an Iranian drone strike in Kuwait. It comes as we’re learning new details about the soldiers. CNN's Sunley Serfaty reports.
March 04, 2026
Six US service members have been killed in the war with Iran, and President Donald Trump is set to attend their dignified transfer. CNN's Sunlen Serfaty explains who they were as people.
March 05, 2026
President Donald Trump has privately mused about firing his Attorney General Pam Bondi and replacing her with EPA administrator Lee Zeldin, multiple sources familiar with the matter told CNN. CNN's Kaitlan Collins has the details.
April 02, 2026
CNN Crime and Justice Correspondent Katelyn Polantz reports on Todd Blanche being sworn in as attorney general and President Trump's latest comments on the anti-weaponization fund.
August 12, 2026
President Trump signed two executive orders on Thursday, including one limiting the number of people eligible for citizenship after being born in the U.S. Another focused on stopping people from coming to the U.S. to give birth. Former U.S. Attorney, Harry Litman, believes the first order "goes against the constitution" and "will not stand". Birthright citizenship has become a key rallying point in the President’s second term anti-immigration agenda.
August 12, 2026
President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy have met to discuss Ukraine producing its own weapons amid its ongoing war with Russia
July 28, 2026
President Donald Trump says his economic policies have revived the auto industry and American manufacturing
July 27, 2026
President Donald Trump has celebrated the Los Angeles Dodgers at the White House, calling the team “one of the great brands anywhere in the world.”
July 23, 2026
President Donald Trump rallied supporters in Georgia on Wednesday to press for stricter nationwide voting requirements, leaning into his election-
July 22, 2026
President Donald Trump is set to unveil on Thursday a pledge backed by governors, lawmakers, utilities and data center
July 22, 2026
President Donald Trump said on Tuesday all generic drugs being brought into the U.S. will continue having a tariff of 0% for two years starting from
July 22, 2026
President Donald Trump has reached back to the Great Depression for an obscure trade weapon he can use to wallop Canada again
July 22, 2026
CNN’s Alayna Treene breaks down the concerns that have been brushed aside surrounding the luxury jet donated by the government of Qatar that has become the new Air Force One. President Trump boarded the newly retrofitted jet Wednesday for a trip to North Dakota for an America 250 celebration.
July 20, 2026
President Donald Trump in a primetime speech on Thursday alleged vulnerabilities exist in American election systems, though declassified documents his administration released largely discuss vulnerabilities that have been known for years and that election officials around the country have tried to address.
July 17, 2026
President Donald Trump's administration spent more than a year scrutinizing the federal agency that oversees U.S. voting systems,
July 18, 2026
During his primetime speech, President Trump revisited longstanding claims about election security. CNN's John King said the address did not show how alleged foreign activity changed election results.
July 17, 2026
President Donald Trump addressed the nation on topics that included elections and voting machines, revisiting long-debunked conspiracy theories about his 2020 defeat to Democrat Joe Biden
July 16, 2026
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July 16, 2026
President Donald Trump on Tuesday rescinded the decision to impose a 20% toll for cargo moving through the Strait of Hormuz, saying it will be replaced by Gulf state investments in the US.
July 15, 2026
President Donald Trump urged top defense executives on Wednesday to accelerate weapons production and expand
July 15, 2026
Lagarde comments at ECB press conference
Trump signs order to establish strategic bitcoin reserve
Why are clocks set forward in the spring? Thank wars, confusion and a hunger for sunlight
Panama to allow 112 migrants deported from the US to move about freely in the country
Escaped prisoner from Puerto Rico caught in Lee County after nearly 40 years on the run
Timeline of the Menendez brothers’ murder case
A former studio engineer is charged with stealing unreleased Eminem music and selling it online
Tiger Woods confirms his relationship with Vanessa Trump in a social media post