Trump visits ‘Alligator Alcatraz'
President Trump toured "Alligator Alcatraz," a migrant detention center he teamed up with Ron DeSantis to build in the Everglades. CNN's Isabel Rosales reports from the facility, where CNN got an inside look.
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Trump's 'two week' Russia deadline is now on week five
As the war in Ukraine rages on, CNN's Adam Kinzinger looks back on President Trump's recent promise that he would have an answer to Russian President Vladimir Putin's willingness to end the war in 'two weeks.'
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Why your utility bill might increase under Trump's tax bill
CNN's Bill Weir explains why your household energy bill will be higher over the next decade if the GOP passes Trump's new tax bill. Red states like Oklahoma, South Carolina and Texas could see up to 18% higher energy costs by 2035, according to think tank Energy Innovation.
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Latino influencers stick by Trump
Tony Delgado and Gabriela Berrospi, entrepreneurs and founders of multimedia brand Latino Wall Street, helped rally the Latino vote for President Donald Trump in 2024. As the administration has escalated ICE raids and deportations this year, they visited Washington D.C. and the White House to advocate for their community and immigration reform.
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Tillis gives fiery speech about Trump's 'big, beautiful bill'
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NYC Mayor Eric Adams responds to low poll numbers
New York City Mayor Eric Adams joins CNN's Jake Tapper to discuss poll numbers that indicate dissatisfaction with his job performance.
01:04 - Source: CNN
Minnesota lawmaker and husband lie in state at State Capitol
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00:41 - Source: CNN
USNS Harvey Milk new name revealed
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced the USNS Harvey Milk is being renamed to the USNS Oscar V. Peterson. During Pride Month in June, he ordered the stripping of the name Harvey Milk who was a gay rights activist and Navy veteran.
00:43 - Source: CNN
Trump says he'd consider bombing Iran again
In a White House briefing with reporters President Donald Trump was asked if he would consider bombing Iran's nuclear sites again if future intelligence reports offered a concerning conclusion on Iranian enrichment of uranium.
00:51 - Source: CNN
Hegseth claims CNN spun Iran reporting. Anderson rolls the tape
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth alleges that several media outlets, including CNN, are misrepresenting the Iran nuclear program in their coverage. Watch our montage of what he said and what we said.
05:31 - Source: CNN
Trump reacts to win at the Supreme Court
President Trump thanked conservative Supreme Court justices and explained what he plans to do next after the Court backed his effort to curtail lower court orders that have hampered his agenda for months.
00:46 - Source: CNN
Supreme Court backs parents who want to opt out of LGBTQ+ curriculum
The Supreme Court on Friday backed a group of religious parents who want to opt their elementary school children out of engaging with LGBTQ books in the classroom, another major legal win for religious interests at the conservative high court.
00:52 - Source: CNN
Supreme Court limits ability of judges to stop Trump
The Supreme Court backed President Donald Trump's effort to curtail lower court orders that have hampered his agenda for months. However, it signaled that the president's controversial plan to effectively end birthright citizenship may never be enforced.
01:32 - Source: CNN
Trump's team credits him with creating a decades-old phrase
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt falsely claimed that President Trump came up with the phrase "peace through strength." CNN's Abby Phillip reports on how the phrase has been used for decades.
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'Daddy's home:' Trump leans into NATO chief comment
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Tapper responds to Trump's attack of CNN's coverage of US strikes on Iran
CNN's Jake Tapper offers a harsh rebuke to President Trump's attack on media outlets for reporting on a preliminary Defense Intelligence Agency report from the Pentagon which found US strikes likely may have only set Iran's ability to produce a nuclear weapon back by a matter of months. President Donald Trump and his administration has repeatedly said that the strikes 'obliterated' Iran's ability to produce a weapon.
04:04 - Source: CNN
Analysis: Trump dominates NATO summit
Thirty two world leaders attend this year's NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands. But one leader dominated the discussions: President Donald Trump. CNN's correspondent Clare Sebastian offers her analysis from The Hague.
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Zohran Mamdani declares victory in NYC Democratic mayoral primary
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This is not the first time Trump has hosted a small group of African leaders in the US, deviating from the approach of Barack Obama and Joe Biden, who hosted fuller gatherings of African heads of government while in the White House. During his first term in office — viewed by some as 'dismissive toward Africa' — Trump hosted a 'working lunch' in 2017 with nine African heads of state, whom he described as 'partners for promoting prosperity and peace on a range of economic, humanitarian, and security issues.' 'Africa has tremendous business potential,' Trump said in that meeting, which included the leaders of Nigeria, Ethiopia, and South Africa. Now in his second term, Trump has kept an eye on Africa's mineral wealth, with the US keen to challenge China's access to critical minerals in the region. However, he advocates a transactional policy that swaps charity for strategic US investment. 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Although small economies, Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Mauritania, Senegal and Liberia are rich in mineral resources including oil and gas, gold, iron ore, and rare earth elements. At the White House meeting, Gabon's President Brice Oligui Nguema underscored the mineral wealth of their countries and encouraged the US to partner with them to develop their resources. 'We are not poor countries. We are rich countries when it comes to raw materials. But we need partners to support us and help us develop those resources with win-win partnerships,' he said. Nguema also pushed Trump to purchase from Gabon rather than through companies. 'I'm sure that it's more expensive compared to when you can come and buy directly from us,' he said. Discussions at the Trump-hosted summit extended beyond commerce. Nguema addressed his country's efforts to curb piracy in the Gulf of Guinea. 'We can't do it alone. We need a reliable and strong partner that is committed and that takes real action,' he added. 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'For Africa,' Embaló said, according to a statement by Chinese foreign ministry, 'China represents the future and is a brother.' 'Guinea-Bissau is willing to be a trustworthy friend and partner of China,' he added. Last month, Senegalese Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko was also full of praise for China, thanking it for awarding dozens 'of preparation scholarships' to his nation's athletes and coaches ahead of next year's Summer Youth Olympics. In the same statement, Sonko expressed frustration with the US decision to deny visas to 'several members of the Senegal women's national basketball team' — a leading force in African women's basketball — forcing them to cancel a training camp they had scheduled in the US. With a wider African leaders' summit mooted by the White House for later in the year, Trump has made one thing clear, according to Isike: an urgent shift 'from traditional aid to strategic commerce-driven engagement.' However, the shift is 'a high-stakes gamble that aligns with America's goal to reset its influence in Africa through investment but also to counter China and foster economically self-reliant African partners,' Isike added. 'Enabling Africa to be self-reliant is not because he (Trump) loves Africa, but because he doesn't have patience with countries that only want handouts from the US,' Isike said, adding that 'these trade deals and the meeting (this week) aligns with the US' priority to favor countries that are able to help themselves.' CNN's Alejandra Jaramillo contributed to this report.
