Former special counsel Jack Smith, whose historic prosecution of Donald Trump was upended by the president’s reelection last year, insisted that the pair of criminal cases he brought against Trump were untainted by politics. Smith also criticized the current Justice Department under Trump in a recent wide-ranging interview with former federal prosecutor Andrew Weissmann at the University College London.
Former special counsel Jack Smith, whose historic prosecution of Donald Trump was upended by the president’s reelection last year, insisted that the pair of criminal cases he brought against Trump were untainted by politics. Smith also criticized the current Justice Department under Trump in a recent wide-ranging interview with former federal prosecutor Andrew Weissmann at the University College London.
CNN is hosting a town hall with Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tonight at 9pm ET. CNN's Kaitlan Collins shares what to expect.
CNN's Jake Tapper details a phone call he had with President Trump where they discussed the ceasefire agreement in Gaza and what would happen if Hamas does not disarm.
On ABC's "The View," actress Cheryl Hines was questioned about her husband, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s role as the US Health and Human Services Secretary.
Time magazine featured President Trump on its latest cover, but he was not happy about it. He lashed out on Truth Social, calling the photo the “worst of all time.” The cover was meant to celebrate his role in the Gaza ceasefire deal.
President Donald Trump posthumously awarded conservative activist Charlie Kirk with the Presidential Medal of Freedom in a ceremony. Erika Kirk, Charlie Kirk’s wife, walked out with Trump and accepted the medal on her husband’s behalf.
Federal agents clashed with protestors at the scene of an apparent crash involving a Border Patrol vehicle in Chicago.
During a summit in Egypt about the future of Gaza, President Trump greeted French President Emmanuel Macron with an extended handshake that lasted 26 seconds.
CNN anchor and Chief Congressional Correspondent Manu Raju asks House Speaker Mike Johnson at what point he would consider changing strategy to negotiate with Democrats on reopening the government.
New York Attorney General Letitia James took the stage at a rally for New York City Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani, her first public appearance since being indicted by President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice.
President Donald Trump and regional world leaders signed the Gaza ceasefire deal during a summit in Egypt. It is unclear exactly what was in the document that the leaders signed. CNN's Becky Anderson reports on what we know about the agreement.
Former President Barack Obama weighed in on President Donald Trump and the current state of politics in an interview for the final episode of comedian Marc Maron's podcast, "WTF with Marc Maron."
President Donald Trump made an extraordinary call during his speech to the Knesset for the Israeli president to pardon Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
President Donald Trump stepped out of Air Force One in Tel Aviv to a trumpet fanfare, as hostages were being released. Trump will later head to Egypt, where world leaders will meet for a summit on Gaza’s future.
CNN's Jake Tapper compares President Trump’s weekend comments to King Henry II’s famous “turbulent priest” quote, and questions whether Trump’s language encourages his supporters to act while maintaining deniability.
China vows to retaliate with countermeasures if US President Donald Trump imposes a new 100% tariffs. CNN’s Steven Jiang reports.
CNN's Dana Bash pressed House Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. Jim Jordan on whether President Donald Trump's public pressure on the Justice Department to pursue indictments for former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James was "retribution."
Stephen Miller is at the center of many of President Donald Trump's efforts to test the limits of executive authority, from crackdowns on crime, mass deportations, investigations into universities and cultural institutions, and anti-drug trafficking missions. CNN's Adam Cancryn reports.
Former President Barack Obama warned about the “rising wave of authoritarianism sweeping the globe” even in countries once believed to be able to withstand it.
New York City Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani spoke with CNN's Kaitlan Collins about whether President Trump deserves credit for brokering the ceasefire deal in Gaza.
President Donald Trump made an unusual return to the medical center. CNN's Alayna Treene reports from the White House.
During a Trump administration Cabinet meeting, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. claimed there was a link between autism and Tylenol use after babies are circumcised. Experts say there are multiple causes of autism, and the science showing a connection between autism and Tylenol is not settled.
The Trump administration plans to roll out a video at airports across the United States that will blame Democrats for lapses in Transportation Security Administration workers’ pay because of the government shutdown.
CNN's Jake Tapper explains why the indictment of New York Attorney General Letitia James is another example of the Department of Justice seemingly targeting President Trump's perceived political enemies.
New York Attorney General Letitia James posts a video in response to the Trump administration indicting her on two felony charges.
