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By Steve Contorno, Kristen Holmes and Alayna Treene, CNN (CNN) — When Alex Cooper, the popular podcaster behind “Call Her Daddy,” released her widely discussed interview with Democrat Kamala Harris last month, she revealed she had invited the vice president’s Republican opponent, Donald Trump, to appear on her show as well. “If he also wants

By MJ Lee, Kevin Liptak and Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (CNN) — Kamala Harris has a packed schedule these days: multi-state campaign stops; briefings from advisers on issues at home and abroad; a steady stream of phone calls, meetings and interviews, all as she hopes that she will defeat Donald Trump in next week’s election. But

By Yahya Abou-Ghazala, Alison Main and Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — In the closely watched battleground state of Michigan, election officials are under the microscope, with isolated mistakes or missteps serving as fodder for election deniers to lay the groundwork for widespread doubt of election results. Several incidents this week – ranging from an isolated

By Kara Scannell, Jeremy Herb and Lauren del Valle, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump has several legal tactics to try to stay out of state prison, but his best chance of success turns on the outcome of the presidential election. The former president has already twice successfully delayed his sentencing past Election Day on 34

CNN By Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump said former Rep. Liz Cheney is a “war hawk” who should be fired upon, as he raged against one of his most prominent intra-party critics while campaigning Thursday night in Arizona. “She’s a radical war hawk. Let’s put her with a rifle standing there with nine

By Betsy Klein, Lauren Fox, Ella Nilsen and Kayla Tausche, CNN (CNN) — On the day President Joe Biden announced he would not seek reelection, he convened his senior team at the White House, asking for a plan to “run through the tape” in his final six months in office, implementing key laws and cementing foreign policy, chief of

By Majlie de Puy Kamp, Tierney Sneed and Danny Freeman, CNN Pittsburgh (CNN) — A cumbersome pre-election voting option in the largest battleground state caused frustration, long lines and claims of voter suppression earlier this week. As former President Donald Trump and his proxies urged voters to cast their ballots early this election – an abrupt change

By Daniel Dale, CNN Washington (CNN) — The United States that Donald Trump describes in his rally speeches would be pretty bad if it actually existed. Schools secretly sending children for gender-affirming surgeries without parental consent. Towns and even cities conquered by illegal immigrants. Pervasive election fraud. The highest inflation of all time. Presiding over

By Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — Jennifer Lopez, campaigning with Kamala Harris on Thursday in Nevada, said Donald Trump’s campaign had offended “every Latino in this country” with his Sunday rally at Madison Square Garden, where a comedian mocked Puerto Rico. The pop star and actress’ comments at Harris’ rally in Las Vegas came as

By Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump said former Rep. Liz Cheney is a “war hawk” who should be fired upon, as he raged against one of his most prominent intra-party critics while campaigning Thursday night in Arizona. “She’s a radical war hawk. Let’s put her with a rifle standing there with nine barrels

By Jason Morris, Paul P. Murphy and Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger on Thursday said the state had been targeted by election disinformation, pointing to a viral video of alleged voter fraud that he suggested could be the result of foreign meddling. The original video, which emerged on the

By Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — Basketball superstar LeBron James threw his support behind Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential bid Thursday evening, emphasizing that “the choice is clear” just days ahead of Election Day. Sharing a video with clips of offensive remarks from former President Donald Trump, the Los Angeles Lakers player said in a

CNN By Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance suggested in an interview that aired Thursday that White upper- and middle-class children are incentivized to identify as transgender to gain admission to elite colleges. “Think about the incentives,” Vance told prominent podcast host Joe Rogan. “If you are a, you know,

By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Calling Vice President Kamala Harris “a liar,” former President Donald Trump claimed that he never wanted to terminate the Affordable Care Act – an accusation Harris has repeatedly levied against him on the campaign trail. “Lyin’ Kamala is giving a News Conference now, saying that I want to end

By Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance suggested in an interview that aired Thursday that White upper- and middle-class children are incentivized to identify as transgender to gain admission to elite colleges. “Think about the incentives,” Vance told prominent podcast host Joe Rogan. “If you are a, you know, middle-class

By Jennifer Hansler and Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — As many as 8,000 North Korean troops are in Russia’s Kursk region and are expected to enter combat against Ukraine in the coming days, top US officials announced Thursday. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, speaking alongside Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and their South Korean counterparts

By Gabe Cohen, CNN (CNN) — It started with a bronze replica of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s desk on the National Mall in Washington, DC – topped with a basketball-sized poop. Now, anti-Trump statues are popping up in more US cities. The latest appeared in Philadelphia’s Maja Park Wednesday morning, where someone positioned a roughly eight-foot statue of

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By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — Four years ago, Georgia was at the center of attempts by then-President Donald Trump and his allies to overturn his election loss. Officials from Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, a Republican, down to individual poll workers faced an onslaught of attacks, including harassment, physical threats and legal action. This

By Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — Missouri voters this election will decide whether to effectively undo their state’s near-total abortion ban – one of the nation’s strictest – with a ballot measure that aims to write reproductive freedoms into the state’s constitution. It is one of 10 states voting on constitutional amendments to protect reproductive rights

By Shania Shelton, CNN (CNN) — The co-chair of the Trump-Vance transition team on Wednesday night endorsed vaccine conspiracy theories pushed by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and suggested the activist and Trump ally would be given federal data in order to check vaccines’ safety if former President Donald Trump is elected. Speaking to CNN’s Kaitlan

By Jennifer Agiesta, Ariel Edwards-Levy and Edward Wu, CNN (CNN) — Neither Vice President Kamala Harris nor former President Donald Trump has established a clear advantage in the race for the White House in two key Southern battleground states, according to new CNN polls conducted by SSRS. Likely voters in Georgia divide 48% for Trump

By Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — American officials remain doubtful a final diplomatic push in the Middle East this week will result in a pause in fighting in Gaza before Tuesday’s US presidential election, according to people familiar with the thinking, as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu waits to see who the next American president

By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — California voters will decide this election whether to increase the state’s minimum wage to $18 an hour, which would be the highest in the US. The ballot measure, known as Proposition 32, calls for raising the threshold to $17 for the rest of 2024 and then to $18 in

CNN By Curt Devine, Casey Tolan and Donie O’Sullivan, CNN (CNN) — Before Election Day has even arrived, the “Stop the Steal” movement has reemerged in force, with some of the same activists who tried to overturn former President Donald Trump’s 2020 loss outlining a step-by-step guide to undermine the results if he falls short

By Curt Devine, Casey Tolan and Donie O’Sullivan, CNN (CNN) — Before Election Day has even arrived, the “Stop the Steal” movement has reemerged in force, with some of the same activists who tried to overturn former President Donald Trump’s 2020 loss outlining a step-by-step guide to undermine the results if he falls short again.

By Marshall Cohen, CNN Philadelphia (CNN) — Tech billionaire and Trump ally Elon Musk is trying to move a lawsuit over his $1 million giveaway to voters into federal court, short-circuiting a required appearance Thursday at a Pennsylvania court. Lawyers for the Tesla CEO filed a “motion of removal” in federal court late Wednesday night. Pennsylvania Judge Angelo Foglietta

CNN By Sarah Ferris and Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — House Speaker Mike Johnson told a group of supporters on Monday night that Republicans will seek “massive reform” to the Affordable Care Act if Donald Trump is reelected — previewing a major piece of the GOP’s legislative plans for next year. During a campaign swing in Pennsylvania,

By Zachary Cohen, Sean Lyngaas and Sara Murray, CNN (CNN) — Elon Musk’s misinformation megaphone has created a “huge problem” for election officials in key battleground states who told CNN they’re struggling to combat the wave of falsehoods coming from the tech billionaire and spreading wildly on his X platform. Election officials in pivotal battleground

By Elizabeth Wagmeister and Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (CNN) — In September, Latin music superstar Nicky Jam appeared onstage with Donald Trump. Donning a red MAGA hat, the reggaeton singer told a Las Vegas rally that he was supporting the former president. On Tuesday, he withdrew his endorsement – joining a chorus of famous Puerto Ricans who

CNN By Gregory Krieg, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump broke out the props Wednesday in the final days of this chaotic campaign as the former president seized on a garbled remark by President Joe Biden that seemed to insult Trump voters as “garbage.” Trump emerged from his plane ahead of a rally in Green Bay,

By Gregory Krieg, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump broke out the props Wednesday in the final days of this chaotic campaign as the former president seized on a garbled remark by President Joe Biden that seemed to insult Trump voters as “garbage.” Trump emerged from his plane ahead of a rally in Green Bay, Wisconsin,

By Shania Shelton and Jack Forrest, CNN (CNN) — Arnold Schwarzenegger, the former Republican governor of California, said Wednesday he will be voting for Vice President Kamala Harris and Gov. Tim Walz in a rare endorsement. “To someone like me who talks to people all over the world and still knows America is the shining

By Eric Bradner, Gregory Krieg and Steve Contorno, CNN (CNN) — In a presidential race that polls show is neck and neck – one that could be decided by small numbers of voters in a single battleground state – every detail matters. Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris both have viable paths

By Katie Bo Lillis, CNN (CNN) — It was the first case in the CIA’s #MeToo moment — when a line of women who came to Capitol Hill beginning in early 2023 to report to Congress that they had been the victims of sexual assault or harassment while working at the agency. Rachel Cuda, a trainee, was the first. Dozens more would follow. Her story was

By Jake Tapper and Gregory Krieg, CNN (CNN) — The Republican-led House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic on Thursday morning will send a letter to US Attorney General Merrick Garland referring a potential criminal case involving former New York Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo to the Department of Justice, alleging he lied to Congress. At

By Marshall Cohen, Pamela Brown, Zachary Cohen and Yahya Abou-Ghazala, CNN (CNN) — Michigan prosecutors charged a Chinese citizen with voter fraud and perjury after he allegedly cast a ballot in the 2024 election, authorities announced Wednesday. Sources familiar with the matter told CNN that the 19-year-old Chinese man who allegedly voted is a student

CNN By MJ Lee and Samantha Waldenberg, CNN Washington (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday distanced herself from President Joe Biden’s comments that seemingly referred to Donald Trump’s supporters as “garbage,” setting off a political firestorm a week before Election Day. Harris told reporters that she “strongly” disagrees with criticizing people based on

By Natasha Bertrand, CNN (CNN) — North Korea is “very likely to ask” Moscow for advanced technology related to nuclear weapons in exchange for deploying troops to help Russia in its war against Ukraine, South Korean Defense Minister Kim Yong Hyun said at the Pentagon on Wednesday. North Korea will likely request Russian technology transfers

By Elizabeth Wagmeister and Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (CNN) — Latin superstar Nicky Jam on Wednesday said he’s withdrawing his endorsement of former President Donald Trump, one month after appearing onstage with Trump while donning a MAGA hat. The reggaeton artist, speaking in Spanish, posted to his 43.5 million followers on Instagram that he was withdrawing his Trump endorsement because of the recent comments

CNN By Elizabeth Wagmeister and Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (CNN) — Latin superstar Nicky Jam on Wednesday said he’s withdrawing his endorsement of former President Donald Trump, one month after appearing onstage with Trump while donning a MAGA hat. The reggaeton artist, speaking in Spanish, posted to his 43.5 million followers on Instagram that he was withdrawing his Trump endorsement because of the recent

By Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — A Pennsylvania appeals court said Wednesday the requirement that mail-in voters handwrite the correct date on their ballot violates the state Constitution, but it is not yet clear how the ruling will apply going forward. The ruling comes in a dispute over ballots that were rejected in a previous election in

CNN By Jennifer Agiesta, Ariel Edwards-Levy and Edward Wu, CNN (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris maintains a narrow advantage in two of the three “blue wall” states that collectively represent her clearest path to an Electoral College victory over former President Donald Trump, according to new CNN polls conducted by SSRS. In Michigan, Harris

By Sarah Ferris and Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — House Speaker Mike Johnson told a group of supporters on Monday night that Republicans will seek “massive reform” to the Affordable Care Act if Donald Trump is reelected — previewing a major piece of the GOP’s legislative plans for next year. During a campaign swing in Pennsylvania, the

By Jennifer Agiesta, Ariel Edwards-Levy and Edward Wu, CNN (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris maintains a narrow advantage in two of the three “blue wall” states that collectively represent her clearest path to an Electoral College victory over former President Donald Trump, according to new CNN polls conducted by SSRS. In Michigan, Harris holds

CNN By Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — A Pennsylvania appeals court said Wednesday the requirement that mail-in voters handwrite the correct date on their ballot violates the state Constitution, but it is not yet clear how the ruling will apply going forward. The ruling comes in a dispute over ballots that were rejected in a previous election

By Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — Up to 35 ISIS operatives were killed in US strikes against multiple ISIS camps in Syria on Monday evening, the US military announced on Wednesday. “US Central Command forces conducted a series of strikes against several known ISIS camps in Syria, in the early evening of Oct. 28, resulting

CNN By MJ Lee and Samantha Waldenberg, CNN Washington (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday distanced herself from President Joe Biden’s comments that seemingly referred to Donald Trump’s supporters as “garbage,” setting off a political firestorm a week before Election Day. Harris told reporters that she “strongly” disagrees with criticizing people based on

By MJ Lee and Samantha Waldenberg, CNN Washington (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday distanced herself from President Joe Biden’s comments that seemingly referred to Donald Trump’s supporters as “garbage,” setting off a political firestorm a week before Election Day. Harris told reporters that she “strongly” disagrees with criticizing people based on who

By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — A divided Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed Virginia to continue a program that state officials say is aimed at removing suspected noncitizens from its voter registration rolls, siding with Republicans in one of the high court’s first significant decisions tied to next week’s election. The decision, issued without reasoning

By David Wright, CNN (CNN) — Democrats are mounting an unprecedented digital advertising campaign in the closing weeks of the presidential race, pouring hundreds of millions of dollars into a targeted effort that the party hopes will tip the balance in one of the closest elections in US history. The effort is being steered by

CNN By Sara Murray and Sabrina Shulman, CNN (CNN) — Steve Bannon was released from federal prison Tuesday, according to a source with knowledge, emerging just a week before Election Day to retake the helm of his weakened right-wing media platform. Bannon, a right-wing podcast host and the chief executive of Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential

By Gregory Krieg, CNN (CNN) — Kamala Harris on Tuesday night warned Americans that Donald Trump would open up a floodgate of vengeance against his political rivals, including ordinary citizens, while promising that she’d work she’d work tirelessly for every American. “In less than 90 days, either Donald Trump or I will be in the

By Danny Freeman, Zachary Cohen and Majlie de Puy Kamp, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday claimed two Pennsylvania counties are experiencing voter fraud despite both officials there maintaining they’re still investigating potential issues related to voter registration applications. A week from Election Day, the former president and the Republican National Committee appear to be laying the groundwork to challenge voting results if

By Sam Fossum and MJ Lee, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday tried to clean up comments he made earlier that sparked immediate backlash from many who interpreted them as referring to supporters of former President Donald Trump as “garbage.” Speaking during a Voto Latino get out-the-vote call, Biden — in reaction to

CNN Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Joe Biden had largely been an afterthought one week before the election in which he’d once hoped to win a second term. Not anymore. With an imprecise attempt to defend Puerto Ricans from attacks at Donald Trump’s Sunday night rally in New York, the president on Tuesday

By Majlie de Puy Kamp and Casey Tolan, CNN (CNN) — Thousands of voters in Pennsylvania received a confusing text message this weekend claiming they already voted in the 2024 presidential election. “Records show you voted,” the message said, directing people to an official website with information about polling places and early on-demand voting in

CNN By Sara Murray and Sabrina Shulman, CNN (CNN) — Steve Bannon was released from federal prison Tuesday, according to a source with knowledge, emerging just a week before Election Day to retake the helm of his weakened right-wing media platform. Bannon, a right-wing podcast host and the chief executive of Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential

By Aaron Pellish, CNN (CNN) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told supporters on Monday that former President Donald Trump has promised to give him “control” of several public health agencies, including the US Department of Health and Human Services and the US Department of Agriculture, if he wins a second term in November. Kennedy, who suspended his independent presidential

By Gabe Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Two political statues have mysteriously popped up in Washington, DC, drawing crowds of onlookers, just a week before Election Day. Last week, an unknown artist placed a bronze replica of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s desk – topped with an emoji-like poop, the size of a basketball – along

By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — The North Carolina Court of Appeals on Tuesday unanimously rejected a Republican bid to have election officials segregate overseas ballots cast by people who have never resided in the state for additional checks of the voters’ eligibility. The court’s decision is the latest blow to Republican efforts to attack

By Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — Judge Aileen Cannon is refusing to recuse herself from the criminal case against the man accused of trying to assassinate Donald Trump, saying she has no relationship with the former president who nominated her to the federal bench and that she doesn’t control what he says about her. In

By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court declined Tuesday to let Robert F. Kennedy Jr. withdraw his name from ballots in Michigan and Wisconsin, battleground states where votes for his now suspended campaign could cut into support for former President Donald Trump. Kennedy, who left the presidential race in August and endorsed Trump,

By Sean Lyngaas, Evan Perez and Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — US officials believe Chinese government-linked hackers targeted Eric Trump’s and Jared Kushner’s call and text data as the scale of a sweeping cyber-espionage campaign targeting senior figures in both the Republican and Democratic parties comes into focus just days before the US election, with dozens of people believed to be impacted, three people familiar with

By Daniel Dale, CNN Washington (CNN) — Rinse and repeat. As Election Day approaches, former President Donald Trump keeps telling the same lies at event after event – many about immigration, but many others about a variety of additional topics. Here is a fact check of 18 false claims in his Tuesday remarks at his Mar-a-Lago

CNN By Jennifer Agiesta, Ariel Edwards-Levy and Edward Wu, CNN (CNN) — In the critical Southwest battlegrounds of Arizona and Nevada, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump run near even in the race for the White House, according to new CNN polls conducted by SSRS. The findings come as large numbers of

By Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump on Tuesday defended his controversial Madison Square Garden rally, telling supporters that the event was “an absolute lovefest” and that it was “my honor to be involved.” The former president’s comments come amid backlash over disparaging and divisive remarks at his Sunday event in New York City,

By Lauren Fox and Sarah Ferris, CNN (CNN) — A lot has changed for Jim Jordan since he lost his speakership bid last October. In the year since, Jordan has been traveling the country and trying to make inroads with colleagues who once told him they couldn’t back him for House Republicans’ top job. And if

By Natasha Bertrand, CNN (CNN) — A small number of North Korean troops are already inside Ukraine, according to two western intelligence officials, and officials expect that number to grow as the North Koreans complete training in eastern Russia and move toward the front lines of the war. The North Korean troops’ presence inside Ukraine

By Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge on Tuesday tossed out a Republican lawsuit that sought to segregate overseas ballots in Pennsylvania for additional vetting. US District Judge Christopher Conner said that the challengers to Pennsylvania’s policies for overseas ballots filed by GOP members of the Pennsylvania congressional delegation and an outside group

By Jennifer Agiesta, Ariel Edwards-Levy and Edward Wu, CNN (CNN) — In the critical Southwest battlegrounds of Arizona and Nevada, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump run near even in the race for the White House, according to new CNN polls conducted by SSRS. The findings come as large numbers of voters

By Daniel Dale, CNN Washington (CNN) — On Friday, we published an article about how former President Donald Trump’s campaign has made a habit of deceptively using quotations in television ads attacking Vice President Kamala Harris. Then, just days later, the campaign released perhaps the most egregious example yet. A new minute-long ad revives two

By Kayla Tausche, MJ Lee and Kevin Liptak, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden’s role in the 2024 presidential campaign in the final weeks of the election has been moved even further out of the spotlight as recent campaign trail gaffes prompted a range of responses – from eyerolls to outright anger – from some

CNN By Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump on Monday told supporters in Georgia he is “the opposite of a Nazi,” as he responded to comparisons of his Sunday rally at Madison Square Garden to a 1939 pro-Nazi gathering at the same venue. The former president also sought to turn criticism of his rally

By Paula Reid, CNN (CNN) — With the 2024 presidential contest expected to be the most litigated in American history, both campaigns have spent years laying the groundwork for a post-election courtroom battle by recruiting lawyers in every state, wargaming possible scenarios and drafting potential pleadings. Courts across the country have been flooded with lawsuits

By Sara Murray and Sabrina Shulman, CNN (CNN) — Steve Bannon was released from federal prison Tuesday, according to a source with knowledge, emerging just a week before Election Day to retake the helm of his weakened right-wing media platform. Bannon, a right-wing podcast host and the chief executive of Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign,

CNN By Tierney Sneed and Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — The letter that Jona Hilario, a mother of two in Columbus, received this summer from the Ohio secretary of state’s office came as a surprise. It warned she could face a potential felony charge if she voted because, although she’s a registered voter, documents at

By Tierney Sneed and Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — The letter that Jona Hilario, a mother of two in Columbus, received this summer from the Ohio secretary of state’s office came as a surprise. It warned she could face a potential felony charge if she voted because, although she’s a registered voter, documents at the

By Matt Holt, Ethan Cohen and Molly English, CNN (CNN) — With one week until Election Day, more than 48 million ballots have been cast across 47 states and the District of Columbia. That’s according to data gathered by CNN, Edison Research and Catalist, a company that provides data, analytics and other services to Democrats, academics and nonprofit

By Kevin Liptak, Jeff Zeleny and Priscilla Alvarez, CNN Washington (CNN) — As advisers to Vice President Kamala Harris were mulling where to stage the final major address of her campaign, they had a few boxes to check. The venue, they believed, must convey a degree of gravity about the choice before voters. But equally

By Gregory Krieg, CNN (CNN) — Hopes for changing US policy in Israel and Gaza, the fight against climate change, the battle for abortion rights – all of it, Sen. Bernie Sanders said on Monday night, would be dashed or defeated if Donald Trump wins reelection in November. Vice President Kamala Harris, since becoming the Democratic nominee, has been challenged by pro-Palestinian,

By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN (CNN) — Arizona Republican Senate nominee Kari Lake on Monday repeatedly refused to answer whether she lost the 2022 gubernatorial race to Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs. “Why are we looking backward? I’m looking forward,” Lake said during an interview on CNN’s “The Source with Kaitlan Collins” when asked if she lost

CNN By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN (CNN) — Arizona Republican Senate nominee Kari Lake on Monday repeatedly refused to answer whether she lost the 2022 gubernatorial race to Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs. “Why are we looking backward? I’m looking forward,” Lake said during an interview on CNN’s “The Source with Kaitlan Collins” when asked if she

By Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump on Monday told supporters in Georgia he is “the opposite of a Nazi,” as he responded to comparisons of his Sunday rally at Madison Square Garden to a 1939 pro-Nazi gathering at the same venue. The former president also sought to turn criticism of his rally into

By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — An actor best known for his roles on “Arrested Development” and “Bob’s Burgers” was sentenced to a year and one day in prison Monday for his role in the attack at the US capitol on January 6, 2021. Jay James Johnston, 55, was accused of joining a mob at

CNN By Kristen Holmes and Steve Contorno, CNN (CNN) — The violent and vulgar rhetoric at Donald Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally Sunday has prompted finger-pointing within the former president’s inner circle and deep concern that his message was once again eclipsed by controversy. Several of Trump’s allies expressed dismay at the language used by

By Kristen Holmes and Steve Contorno, CNN (CNN) — The violent and vulgar rhetoric at Donald Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally Sunday has prompted finger-pointing within the former president’s inner circle and deep concern that his message was once again eclipsed by controversy. Several of Trump’s allies expressed dismay at the language used by speakers

CNN By Kristen Holmes and Steve Contorno, CNN (CNN) — The violent and vulgar rhetoric at Donald Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally Sunday has prompted finger-pointing within the former president’s inner circle and deep concern that his message was once again eclipsed by controversy. Several of Trump’s allies expressed dismay at the language used by

CNN By Kristen Holmes and Steve Contorno, CNN (CNN) — The violent and vulgar rhetoric at Donald Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally Sunday has prompted finger-pointing within the former president’s inner circle and deep concern that his message was once again eclipsed by controversy. Several of Trump’s allies expressed dismay at the language used by

By John Fritze and Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — Republicans asked the US Supreme Court on Monday to step into a fight over provisional ballots in the presidential battleground state of Pennsylvania, bringing a second potentially significant voting case to the high court within days of the election. The Republican National Committee urged the justices

By Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — The fate of Rudy Giuliani’s $3.5 million Palm Beach, Florida, condo, which he says is his primary residence, is now in the hands of a federal judge in Manhattan. The former mayor of New York and prominent Donald Trump political advocate plans to stay in the Palm Beach condo now but will

By Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — Russian, Chinese and Cuban operatives all spread misinformation about US government hurricane relief efforts in the aftermath of Hurricanes Helene and Milton, a US official said Monday, citing recent US intelligence. A China-linked social media account used a likely AI-generated image of Vice President Kamala Harris overlooking flood damage next to a sign

By Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN (CNN) — With time ticking down until Election Day, public impressions of Kamala Harris and Donald Trump have not fully coalesced around any singular enduring news story or political issue, according to The Breakthrough, a CNN polling project that tracks what average Americans are actually hearing, reading and seeing about the

By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — In his latest targeted tax relief promise, former President Donald Trump said Sunday that he’d push for a tax credit for family caregivers. “I’m announcing a new policy today that I will support a tax credit for family caregivers who take care of a parent or a loved one,”

By Nikki Carvajal, CNN (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday condemned the tone of former President Donald Trump’s rally at Madison Square Garden the night before, arguing that it underscored her campaign’s argument against him. “I think last night, Donald Trump’s event in Madison Square Garden really highlighted a point that I’ve been

By John Fritze and Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Monday allowed an independent authority to enforce a federal anti-doping law for the horse racing industry that was enacted in the wake of a series of thoroughbred fatalities, touching on a more sweeping separation-of-powers fight galloping toward the justices in coming weeks.

CNN By Daniel Dale, CNN Washington (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump repeated a series of false claims, many of which have long been debunked, about immigration and other subjects in his speech at a Sunday evening rally at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Here is a fact check of 16 false claims

By Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Philadelphia’s district attorney asked a state judge on Monday to shut down tech billionaire Elon Musk’s controversial $1 million giveaway to registered voters, calling it an “illegal lottery scheme.” Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner, a Democrat, filed the civil lawsuit against Musk and his pro-Trump group, America PAC. “America

By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — Virginia Republican officials asked the US Supreme Court on Monday to allow the state to implement a program to remove suspected noncitizens from the voter rolls, in one of the first major voting cases to reach the high court ahead of next week’s presidential election. The appeal has political

By Kevin Liptak and Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — When President Joe Biden entered a voting booth in Delaware on Monday to cast his early ballot for Vice President Kamala Harris, it wasn’t necessarily the moment for which he’d been planning a few months ago. Biden, of course, once hoped to vote for himself, one last opportunity to check the box next to