Piper Hudspeth Blackburn - Reporter
Piper Hudspeth Blackburn
Reporter
Piper Hudspeth Blackburn is a CNN reporter covering the federal government and the Trump administration's efforts to reshape arts and culture.
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The investigation into Charlie Kirk’s killing continues. Here’s what we knowSep 16, 2025Charlie Kirk’s assassination continues to reverberate across the United States as investigators work to learn more about the killing and the 22-year-old Utah man alleged to have carried it out. -
Smithsonian wrestles with independence as White House review picks upSep 12, 2025The Smithsonian Institution is facing a deadline to hand over information to the White House related to a review of its exhibitions by Friday, as it navigates an unprecedented degree of scrutiny of its contents. -
Oliver North marries Fawn Hall, his document-shredding secretary at the center of Iran-Contra scandalSep 9, 2025Two key figures in the Iran-Contra affair quietly married last month, nearly 40 years after the scandal rocked US politics and President Ronald Reagan’s administration. -
Will Trump’s brand of politics crash America’s 250th birthday party?Sep 6, 2025On the campaign trail in 2023, Donald Trump laid out a promise that may have gone unnoticed by the public: a grand celebration for the nation’s 250th birthday in 2026 that would evoke monumental world’s fairs from centuries past. -
Longtime Democratic Rep. Jerry Nadler of New York says he will not seek reelectionSep 2, 2025Democratic Rep. Jerry Nadler, the dean of the New York congressional delegation, has decided not to run for reelection next year, his office told CNN on Monday. -
Trump announces he will award Giuliani the Presidential Medal of FreedomSep 1, 2025President Donald Trump announced on Monday that he will award former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor. -
Rudy Giuliani injured but recovering after car accident in New HampshireAug 31, 2025Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani was injured in a car accident in New Hampshire over the weekend but is recovering, his head of security and the New Hampshire State Police said Sunday. -
Chicago mayor signs order aimed at resisting Trump’s planned immigration crackdownAug 31, 2025Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson signed an executive order Saturday laying out initial plans for how the city will try to resist President Donald Trump’s planned immigration crackdown in the coming days. -
Federal judge rejects effort to dismiss lawsuit alleging Saudi Arabia helped 9/11 hijackersAug 29, 2025A federal judge in New York on Thursday rejected an effort from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to dismiss a lawsuit from 9/11 survivors and victims’ families alleging that the country assisted the hijackers in the lead up to the deadliest attack on US soil in its history. -
Trump escalates attacks against Smithsonian museums, says there’s too much focus on ‘how bad slavery was’Aug 20, 2025President Donald Trump escalated his rhetoric against museums and alleged “WOKE” exhibits on Tuesday, saying “everything” is centered on highlighting negative aspects of American in story, including “how bad slavery was.” -
Federal agents gather in DC to enforce Trump-directed crackdown on homeless encampmentsAug 15, 2025Small groups of federal agents gathered throughout Washington, DC, on Thursday night to clear out homeless encampments as part of President Donald Trump’s takeover of law enforcement in the nation’s capital. -
California GOP lawmaker faces taunts and jeers over Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ at town hallsAug 12, 2025GOP Rep. Doug LaMalfa drew taunts and jeers at two raucous town hall meetings Monday over his support for President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill.” -
Texas Gov. Abbott decries ‘runaway Democrats’ as redistricting standoff enters its second weekAug 11, 2025Democratic lawmakers in Texas once again thwarted the Republican redistricting effort in the state when the Texas House of Representatives failed to meet a quorum on Monday. -
Army soldier charged with attempting to share sensitive data on US tanks with RussiaAug 7, 2025A 22-year-old US Army soldier in Texas was arrested Wednesday and charged with attempting to send sensitive information about US battle tanks to Russia, the Justice Department said in a news release. -
Trump administration to reinstall two Confederate statuesAug 6, 2025The Trump administration is planning to reinstall two Confederate monuments, following through on a push by President Donald Trump to restore statues that were removed in the wake of the George Floyd protests. -
Trump administration rolls back Elon Musk’s email telling federal employees to justify their jobsAug 6, 2025Federal employees will no longer have to meet Elon Musk’s demand that they list their weekly accomplishments in an email or risk termination, the Trump administration said Tuesday.
About
Piper Hudspeth Blackburn is a CNN reporter covering the federal government and the Trump administration’s efforts to reshape arts and culture.
She previously covered breaking news for CNN Politics.
Hudspeth Blackburn began her career with the Associated Press in Kentucky covering state politics and issues affecting Appalachia. Before joining CNN in 2023, she covered the FCC, FTC and Congress for Law360.
Hudspeth Blackburn graduated from the University of Southern California in 2019, where she studied history and journalism. She received an MSJ from Northwestern University in 2020.
