They lost their friends and classmates. Their geography teacher. Their coaches. Seventeen people who once shared the halls of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School with them are gone after one of the biggest mass shootings in US history. And these teens want to make sure it never happens again.

Identical twins John and James want nothing more than to serve in the military, but as "Dreamers" brought to the United States from the Philippines at age 10, whether they are deported or deployed falls on Congress.

After President Donald Trump attacked CNN International as a "major source of (Fake) news," CNN's Wolf Blitzer responded Monday, "Even the loudest critics can't silence the facts."

Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger called for Alabama Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore to step aside immediately, and the Senate should expel him if seated, following the recent sexual assault allegations made against him.

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries says that Donald Trump's response to the violent protests in Charlottesville, Virginia, led many Americans "to conclude that the President of the United States chose to pull the sheets off and reveal himself."

It all started with pain killers after a dentist appointment. Now, Drake, a 32-year-old from Columbus, Ohio has struggled with opioid abuse for more than a decade.

The top Democrat on the House intelligence committee said that if President Donald Trump doesn't act on the threat Russia poses, he could be derelict in his duty to protect the United States.

Special counsel Robert Mueller is reportedly investigating President Donald Trump for obstruction of justice, and the top Democrat on the House intelligence committee also wants to add that to its investigation.

On Wednesday, the Republican candidate in Montana's special congressional election, Greg Gianforte, was charged with misdemeanor assault after he allegedly body slammed a Guardian political reporter, Ben Jacobs.

Had he lived, John F. Kennedy would turn 100 years old on May 29. To commemorate his birth, Kennedy's daughter and grandchildren put together a video message honoring the former President.

Republican Rep. Chris Collins admitted Thursday that he did not read the full health care bill before voting for it.

"Many Americans" had a tougher past 100 days -- coinciding with the first months of Donald Trump's presidency -- than the President himself, CNN's Jake Tapper said on "The Lead" Friday.

Nearly two years ago, Facebook executive Sheryl Sandberg received a new role -- one no one would sign up for: widow.

Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard said she's "skeptical" that Bashar al-Assad's regime was behind the chemical weapons attack that killed dozens of people in Syria.

Move over politicians, reality TV stars as presidents could be here to stay.

CNN's Jake Tapper said there's one word to describe the White House's decision to block several news organizations from a press briefing: "un-American."

President Donald Trump claimed earlier Thursday that Rep. Elijah Cummings canceled a meeting with him because it would be "bad politically."

The head of the NAACP warned Thursday that his group will "resist" if President Donald Trump goes forward with his "major investigation" into voter fraud.

Former independent presidential candidate Evan McMullin said Thursday President Donald Trump and his chief strategist's attacks on the media are "highly dangerous" and authoritarian-like.

The chairman of Donald Trump's Inaugural Committee, Tom Barrack Jr., says he thinks it was appropriate for the President to use his speech to the CIA as an opportunity to complain about reports on the crowd size at his inauguration.

Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes denied Friday that President Barack Obama was trying to "get back" at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu by abstaining from a controversial UN Security Council vote condemning Israeli settlements.

Looks like President-elect Donald Trump will be holding an Inauguration Day Spectacular.

It's been one month since the historic US election, and Van Jones wants the country to come together. But first he wants to explain "The Messy Truth" about the political climate in the United States.

Former senior adviser to President Barack Obama David Axelrod took Donald Trump to task Monday after he sent yet another tweet slamming the press.

NAACP President Cornell William Brooks said Thursday that Donald Trump's electoral victory benefited from voter suppression.

Waterboarding isn't torture, Republican Sen. Tom Cotton said Wednesday, aligning himself with President-elect Donald Trump's previously stated position.

Hey, New Yorkers, look up!

Utah Rep. Jason Chaffetz is voting for Donald Trump. But, he says, that doesn't mean he's endorsing him.

CNN's Wolf Blitzer pleaded Tuesday with Donald Trump's campaign manager for her to ask the GOP nominee to dial back his harassment against the media, saying it endangers reporters.

CNN announced Monday a nationwide tour of key swing states, presidential debate sites and destinations around the country on the #MyVote camper and projection tour, in partnership with Instagram, Facebook and CA Technologies.

A spokeswoman for Donald Trump's campaign Tuesday said it didn't use the word "deplorable" to describe former Ku Klux Klan Grand Wizard David Duke because it didn't want to use Hillary Clinton's terminology.

When San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick sat in protest during the national anthem, he caused quite a stir within the military community.

Fareed Zakaria says he wasn't using the label "bullsh** artist" lightly when he used it to describe Donald Trump.

"She shouldn't be surprised if one day she comes home and finds out that daddy has been killed by a police officer."

Jake Tapper has taken his cartooning skills from State of the Cartoonian to guest-illustrate a week of "Dilbert" strips.

Well, weirder things have happened this election cycle.

With less than a week until the Iowa caucuses, Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders and Martin O'Malley have turned to the one place where they are ensured to get the attention of a younger audience: Snapchat.

This election season, CNN and Facebook bring you the ultimate vehicle to make your voice heard: the #campaigncamper. The tricked-out Airstream is complete with a video booth, allowing the public to ask the presidential candidates a question that could be used in CNN's upcoming debates.

The set-up is simple. A beautiful woman looks directly at a camera and does short, jokey skits about relationships, pop culture and whatever else is on her mind.

With warm weather under way, there's no better time to update your living quarters. But how do you turn your home into a space that reflects your personality?