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Former President Barack Obama drew cheers from New Yorkers after he was spotted in New York City, while a group in France has started a campaign for him to run for president there. CNN's George Howell reports.

The uncle of an Iranian baby ensnared in President Trump's travel ban settled on one word Monday to express gratitude to everyone who helped his niece get to the United States for a life-saving heart medical procedure.

The U.S. Senate voted 72-27 on Monday evening to confirm billionaire Wilbur Ross as Trump's commerce secretary.

On the right is Rosa Parks, then 42. On the left is Lola, 5. They are years and worlds apart, and yet the resemblance is remarkable.

Sen. Tom Udall has an idea that could place both Judge Neil Gorsuch and Judge Merrick Garland on the Supreme Court at the same time.

More African-Americans appear to be taking an active interest in their right to bear arms since the election of President Donald Trump, gun club leaders and firearm sellers say.

President Donald Trump may propose slashing as much as a quarter of the Environmental Protection Agency's budget, two sources tell CNN, a cut that one former EPA official said would be "devastating."

The FBI has joined the investigation of vandalism at a Jewish cemetery in Philadelphia to determine whether a hate crime occurred.

According to South Korean intelligence, two North Korean hit teams stalked Kim Jong Nam and came together at the last moment to target the North Korean leader's half-brother. CNN's Brian Todd has more on the story.

Just a month after watching Republicans take over the White House and keep their control of Congress, the Democratic Party elected former Labor Secretary Tom Perez as the man to move the party forward.

The Department of Homeland Security is exploring ways to make it easier to hire agents to help fulfill President Donald Trump's ambitious border security plans, the agency confirmed Monday.

Minnesota police officer Jeronimo Yanez, who's accused of fatally shooting Philando Castile during a traffic stop last July, pleaded not guilty in a St. Paul court Monday.

My kids are in elementary school, a little young for the "weed talk," but I wonder whether the fact that recreational pot use is now legal in a number of states will complicate things once we start having those conversations.

"Moonlight" won. Let's be very clear about that before we talk about anything else.

The Pentagon's plan is to map out how to rapidly destroy ISIS in less than ten months, according to a US official. CNN's Barbara Starr has the details.

The Trump Tower climber agrees -- his August scale up to the 21st floor of the Manhattan skyscraper was reckless.

White House press secretary Sean Spicer recently checked his aides' cell phones to ensure they weren't communicating with reporters as part of an aggressive effort to stem the recent tide of White House leaks.

Former President George W. Bush is back in the spotlight to promote a book of his paintings titled "Portraits of Courage," a collection of stories, 66 portraits and a four-panel mural that he painted to honor military veterans.

During a press briefing, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer said there is "nothing to further investigate" in regards to President Donald Trump's ties with Russia.