Policy

Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., speaks during a hearing on Capitol Hill, Feb. 8, 2024, in Washington.

Chris Murphy discharged from hospital after stroke but will miss ‘next several weeks of votes’

Rena Rowe · November 6, 2026 3:38 pm

A phone-sized black screen shows a selection of artificial intelligence apps such as OpenAI and Anthropic displayed with a globe shown behind.

White House cancels tech panel including Zuckerberg and Huang after anti-AI midterm results

Workers continue to deploy large buoys to be used as a border barrier along the banks of the Rio Grande in Eagle Pass, Texas, Wednesday, July 12, 2023. The floating barrier is being deployed in an effort to block migrants from entering Texas from Mexico.

Greg Abbott spent years fortifying the Texas border. Gina Hinojosa could undo it all

Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks during a Make Iowa Healthy Again rally, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026, in Clive, Iowa.

Measles cases race past 5,000 nationwide: CDC

Collage of Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY).

High pressure on Democrats to lower healthcare costs

President Donald Trump, left, and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. attend a Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission Event in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, May 22, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Trump administration targets birth control to appease MAHA allies

Mabinty Quarshie May 2, 2026 5:00 am

President Donald Trump, right, talks with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz

US to cut 5,000 troops from Germany amid Trump feud with Merz

Brady Knox May 1, 2026 6:23 pm

The tail of a Spirit Airlines Airbus A320 is shown as the plane prepares to take off from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, Jan. 19, 2021, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)

Airlines stand by to help Spirit customers with operations set to cease at 3 am

David Zimmermann May 1, 2026 6:11 pm

Mifepristone tablets sit on a table.

Appeals court temporarily blocks mail-order abortion nationwide

Gabrielle M. Etzel May 1, 2026 5:10 pm

People gather before a May Day rally in Chicago, Friday, May 1, 2026.

Chicago teachers unions organize students for socialist May Day protests

Rena Rowe May 1, 2026 2:12 pm

CNN's Scott Jennings debates with commentator Adam Mockler.

CNN’s Scott Jennings tells panelist to ‘get your f***ing hand out of my face’ during heated debate

Britta Miller May 1, 2026 1:41 pm

Traffic moves past a sign for a Mobil gas station on Wednesday, April 29, 2026, in Portland.

Exxon Mobil and Chevron resist Trump call to boost output

Maydeen Merino May 1, 2026 1:16 pm

Scott Bessent at a podium

Scott Bessent puts financial literacy front and center in Trump administration

Sydney Topf May 1, 2026 12:26 pm

Moscow's Red Square on a sunny summer day in 2019.

Under siege, Russia cuts military parade and internet

Tom Rogan May 1, 2026 11:52 am

A local walks past a mural featuring oil pumps and wells in Caracas, Venezuela.

Trump officials in Venezuela boost US drilling and mining

Callie Patteson May 1, 2026 10:35 am

USS Higgins next to USS Sante Fe

US Navy destroyer, USS Higgins, lost power and propulsion after electrical fire

Claire Carter May 1, 2026 10:33 am

Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Operations Lt. Gen. Douglas Schiess.

Trump nominates Lt. Gen. Douglas Schiess to be next Space Force chief

Mike Brest May 1, 2026 10:29 am