Trump wants to focus on health care in the midterms, creating headaches for the GOP

President Donald Trump is preparing to make health care a central focus of his midterm sales pitch, despite weak polling and misgivings among some of his own advisers about elevating an issue that’s long proved disastrous for the Republican Party.

Trump launches his ‘Board of Peace’ with billions pledged for Gaza, but many allies are wary

When President Donald Trump convenes the inaugural meeting of his Board of Peace on Thursday, he is expected to run it like one of his Cabinet meetings, a US official told CNN.

Bill Gates Cancels AI Summit Keynote Address Amid Epstein Links

Bill Gates was in India for the world's largest AI summit, but withdrew from his keynote speech shortly before it. CNN's Hanako Montgomery reports from the country's capital, as Gates' decision has renewed scrutiny over his past connections with Jeffrey Epstein.

The many claims by Trump’s DHS that have fallen apart

The imminent exit of Department of Homeland Security spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin from the agency is the latest sign of a reset in the Trump administration’s aggressive deportation strategy, which has fallen sharply out of favor with the American people.

Lawmaker says the US deported a sick baby, while authorities say the child was medically cleared

US immigration authorities deported a 2-month-old baby with bronchitis to Mexico along with his family, a US representative from Texas said.

Live updates: Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrested in connection with Epstein files revelations

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, younger brother of King Charles III, has been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office, police said. The alleged misconduct likely relates to the former prince’s time as UK trade envoy until his resignation in 2011.

North Korean TV says Kim drove nuclear-capable launcher

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un took the wheel of a nuclear-capable multiple rocket launcher at a ceremony in the capital Pyongyang, according to video broadcast by the country’s state media which touted the weapon as among the most powerful of its type in the world. CNN’s Will Ripley reports.

Venezuela’s quiet opposition leader: Why Edmundo González is on the sidelines of a power struggle

In the weeks following the US military capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, the world’s attention turned to who was best placed to run a country that had spent 13 years under his authoritarian regime. The man the US backed in the 2024 presidential Venezuelan election, however, has not been center stage.

ICE is arresting US citizens for ‘impeding’ their operations

A CNN investigation reveals that immigration officers are detaining hundreds of US citizens under 18 USC 111. But when those cases make it to court, many are falling apart. Kyung Lah explains how ICE is using this tactic against protestors and observers.

Commission voting on East Wing concept has few members with arts experience, little time for public comment

The Commission of Fine Arts, an independent federal agency that advises the president and Congress on design plans for monuments, memorials, coins and federal buildings, is usually made up of experts in architecture, art and urban and landscape design.

UK Condemns 10-Year Sentence for British Couple in Iran

British foreign minister Yvette Cooper on Thursday condemned as “totally unjustifiable” the 10-year sentence given to a British couple in Iran for spying, saying the government would continue to press for their release.

Video: Civil rights figure questions Trump’s military threats

As President Trump threatens to invoke the Insurrection Act, CNN's Elie Honig spoke with Melba Patillo Beals of the Little Rock Nine, who was a teenager when President Eisenhower used troops to protect her and other Black students as they integrated into high school.