Key takeaways from CNN’s town hall with battleground members of Congress
CNN
Four House members from competitive districts — two Republicans and two Democrats — offered a preview of congressional budget battles and the midterm election season to come Thursday night in a CNN town hall.
Four House members from competitive districts — two Republicans and two Democrats — offered a preview of congressional budget battles and the midterm election season to come in a Thursday night CNN town hall. Republicans Mike Lawler of New York and Ryan Mackenzie of Pennsylvania and Democrats Jahana Hayes of Connecticut and Derek Tran of California fielded questions from voters during the event moderated by CNN’s Kaitlan Collins and Jake Tapper. For 90 minutes, they debated President Donald Trump’s universal tariffs, immigration crackdown, spending cuts, the future of the Department of Education and more. The lawmakers were not fully in lockstep with their parties. Mackenzie said the budget-slashing, Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency has at times moved “too fast, too quickly.” Lawler said he agreed with the Supreme Court that Trump’s administration should “facilitate” the return of a mistakenly deported Maryland man, adding: “He should be returned and obviously they should follow the law there.” They also weren’t, however, sprinting toward the middle ahead of next year’s midterm elections.
Run 3 Space | Play Space Running Game
Traffic Jam 3D | Online Racing Game
Duck Hunt | Play Old Classic Game
The agency tasked with delivering billions of dollars in assistance to communities devasted by natural disasters is about to lose a huge portion of its workforce, including some of its most experienced and knowledgeable leaders who manage disaster response.
A federal agency that focuses on fostering economic growth in developing countries is being effectively shut down as part of efforts by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency to reduce federal spending, sources told CNN.
Two weeks after President Donald Trump paused plans for steep tariffs with promises that a flurry of negotiated deals would ensue, the relative quiet has been deafening – roiling markets and calling into question the endgame for the administration’s trade war.
The Dominican Republic deported dozens of pregnant women, mothers who had just given birth, and children back to crisis-ridden Haiti as it cracks down on illegal immigration.
CNN’s 5 Things PM brings you the stories you might have missed during your busy day.
President Donald Trump is set to take aim at the college accreditation process with a new executive order Wednesday, a White House official says, his latest move to exact control over America’s higher education institutions.
The Supreme Court indicated Wednesday that it will revive a lawsuit from fuel producers challenging California’s strict vehicle emission rules, with both conservative and liberal justices signaling that companies have standing to sue.
Dick Durbin, the longtime second-ranking Democrat in the Senate, announced plans to retire at the end of next year, setting off a succession scramble to take his powerful leadership spot in the chamber and a likely crowded primary in Illinois for the seat.
A Tampa, Florida, man was arrested last week on suspicion of tackling an 11-year-old girl he believed had been throwing eggs at his home, the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office said.
CNN’s 5 Things brings you the news you need to know every morning
News over the weekend that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s wife Jennifer was included in a second group chat where he shared sensitive military operations details has focused attention on the prominent role she has occupied at the Pentagon without being formally employed during her husband’s short tenure running the US military.
In the wake of the government’s threats, Harvard has begun touting the life-changing impacts of its federally-funded research and how the Trump administration’s “unlawful” actions could impact not only the university’s employees and students, but the wider American public.
Alliances among the nine Supreme Court justices can shift back and forth, as in recent cases over President Donald Trump’s mass deportation of migrants. But religion is different.