When the EPA rolled back mercury regulations, it left this community in the path of pollution

The EPA rolled back a Biden-era regulation targeting power plants that burn lignite coal and emit significant amounts of toxic mercury. The agency said the high cost wasn’t worth the small gain in ...

Biden freed a Florida man in his final days in office. A year later, the state pressed charges — for the same crime

A convicted felon, whose federal prison sentence was commuted during the final days of Joe Biden’s presidency, was released from custody last month, only to be rearrested for the same crime less than ...

Iran crisis: Three ways this could end

From one moment to the next, this Iran crisis appears to be cascading in ways that are increasingly uncertain for governments, investors and ordinary citizens alike. Much now turns on the individual ...

One vote to lose: Life inside a chaotic House GOP majority

As Speaker Mike Johnson and his team have navigated the House’s slimmest margin since before World War II, they’ve seen it all.

Democrats like Markwayne Mullin but that doesn’t mean they’ll vote for him for DHS secretary

In his early days in Congress, Markwayne Mullin tried pairing his suit jacket and tie with a pair of jeans on the House floor. Then-House Speaker John Boehner reprimanded the young Republican for ...

Justice Department’s brewing case against former CIA chief tests its efforts to prosecute Trump foes

Justice Department prosecutors leading an investigation into former CIA Director John Brennan are facing increasing pressure from top Justice officials to bring criminal charges against him after the ...

Trump’s State of the Union left some viewers unconvinced that he’ll lower cost of living, CNN poll finds

President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address drew largely positive marks from a heavily Republican audience, according to a CNN poll conducted by SSRS.

House Republicans confront Iran war and gas prices as they struggle to push economic agenda

Speaker Mike Johnson and his leadership team have been struggling to find consensus behind an election-year agenda to address Americans’ chief concerns over affordability and their cost-of-living.
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Trump’s riskiest move: What led Iran to this moment — and what happens next

Brett McGurk is a CNN global affairs analyst who served in senior national security positions under Presidents George W. Bush, Barack Obama, Donald Trump and Joe Biden. The United States is ...
CNN

Trump is right: The economy is strong. But he’s missing the big problem

Hyperbole aside, he’s right: America’s economy is strong. But Trump is missing the point. Affordability, not economic strength, drives voters to the polls. Most Americans don’t care a lick about GDP, ...
CNN

February 19, 2026 — Trump administration updates

• Iran tensions: President Donald Trump urged Iran to make a deal while extending his timeline for a decision on potential military action to 10 to 15 days. Sources yesterday said the US is prepared ...
Opinion

Former Clinton aide Paul Begala warns Democratic party has become a ‘faculty lounge’ of intellectual elitism

Democratic strategist Paul Begala says his party has become a 'faculty lounge,' criticizing elitism and sanitized language like calling prisoners 'justice involved.' ...