With 71% of Americans saying economic conditions in the US today are poor, and with economic growth sharply declining in the first quarter of 2025, President Trump placed the blame on former President Biden. The "Inside Politics" panel reacts. #CNN #News

President Donald Trump says Vladimir Putin has gone 'absolutely crazy' after his attack on Ukraine.

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The Army is replacing its Army Combat Fitness Test with the new Army Fitness Test. Here is what's new.

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New footage has emerged showing the moments before former Chinese leader Hu Jintao was escorted off the stage at the Communist Party’s national congress.

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A former Virginia pastor was convicted of stalking a female churchgoer. Video from 2023 shows him entering the woman's home while she's away.

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A USA TODAY photographer in a helicopter captured the devastation left behind by wildfires along the Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu, California.

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After speaking at a news conference alongside Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, President Biden was caught swearing to the mayor of Fort Myers Beach.

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As President Joe Biden visited Florida on Wednesday to survey damage caused by Hurricane Ian, he found himself in the cross-winds of two potential 2024 re-election opponents: Former President Donald Trump and current Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.

Before blasting the visiting president over issues that will animate the 2024 campaign, from immigration policy to the many investigations of him, Trump offered sympathy for the victims of the "monster hurricane" and praised rescue workers.

Earlier in the day, Biden and DeSantis were together. stressing the bipartisan nature of disaster relief during public statements after a tour of damaged areas in southwest Florida. The record-breaking storm reportedly claimed more than 100 lives in the state and wreaked millions of dollars in property damage.

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In Washington, D.C., an area where Trump earned only about six percent of the 2024 vote, locals took it in stride.

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was told to provide a translation after speaking Spanish in support of statehood for Puerto Rico.

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Puerto Rico, acquired by the United States from Spain in 1898 after the Spanish-American War, is a commonwealth, or self-governing state, subject to the authority of Congress. Residents can vote in presidential primaries but not the general election. The island has a nonvoting member of Congress but no voting representatives or senators, as states have.

Puerto Rico has given its residents the opportunity to express their opinion on the island's governmental status, holding various nonbinding votes on its relationship to the United States. In a 2020 ballot measure that asked a single question about statehood, 52.3% of voters said they favored Puerto Rico becoming a state. In three earlier nonbinding plebiscites between 1967 and 1998, a majority of Puerto Rican voters favored remaining as a commonwealth. Other residents favored outright independence.

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While Russian President Putin declared a unilateral Easter ceasefire with Ukraine, President Zelenskyy said Ukrainian air defense units were repelling an attack by Russian drones on Saturday.

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The Department of Justice said in a statement: "Earlier today, Joseph Neumayer, a dual U.S. and German citizen was arrested at John F. Kennedy International Airport by FBI special agents and a complaint was unsealed in the Eastern District of New York charging Neumayer with attempting to destroy, by means of fire or explosive, the Branch Office of the United States Embassy located in Tel Aviv, Israel. Neumayer was deported by Israeli authorities to the United States. Neumeyer made his initial court appearance before U.S. Magistrate Judge Peggy Kuo of the Eastern District of New York and was ordered detained." FBI Director Kash Patel said in a statement: "“The defendant is charged with attempting to firebomb the U.S. Embassy and making threats to President Trump...This despicable and violent behavior will not be tolerated at home or abroad, and the FBI, working with our partners, will bring him to face justice for his dangerous actions.”

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A U.S. oil tanker carrying jet fuel and a cargo ship collided and caught fire off the English coast.

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President Donald Trump directed the Justice and Education Depts. to investigate universities for “unlawful discrimination” and “ideological overreach."

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The Trump administration is seemingly following the Project 2025 playbook from the Heritage Foundation, the far-right think tank, but what will it mean for those wanting to come to this country, legally or not?

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Nearly 1,000 troops are expected to be discharged from the military as President Trump's ban on transgender troops takes effect while court challenges continue.

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Officials at universities across the country say some students impacted by the Trump administration's canceling of hundreds of international student visas had to leave the country immediately.

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USA TODAY National Correspondent Trevor Hughes discusses a new tactic from ICE - arresting people as they leave mandatory court hearings. https://tinyurl.com/ddm98mj3

President Donald Trump Friday threatened steep tariffs on European Union goods and targeted iPhones. https://tinyurl.com/ye65zusb

A judge has halted a Trump administration action barring Harvard from enrolling foreign students. https://tinyurl.com/2apykyef

Trump also ordered changes to nuclear power regulations. https://tinyurl.com/bddfa472 Listen to our special episode on nuclear power here.

Sunday marks five years since the murder of George Floyd. His legacy is under siege as racial justice efforts lose ground. https://tinyurl.com/7xabf38h

IndyStar Motor Sports Reporter Nathan Brown talks about a cheating scandal ahead of Sunday's Indianapolis 500 car race. https://tinyurl.com/55pnr4je Here's a schedule and how to watch. https://tinyurl.com/ynkttzsv

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A massive winter storm is bringing bitter cold temperatures, rain and snow to more than 60 million Americans.

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Hundreds of homes were destroyed as wildfires swept across Oklahoma, prompting authorities to issue evacuation orders.

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