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CNN By Kit Maher and Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance on Sunday reiterated false claims about Haitian immigrants eating the pets of residents in Springfield, Ohio. Asked to support his claims in an interview with CNN’s Dana Bash on “State of the Union,” Vance pointed to what he said

CNN By Kit Maher and Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance on Sunday reiterated false claims about Haitian immigrants eating the pets of residents in Springfield, Ohio. Asked to support his claims in an interview with CNN’s Dana Bash on “State of the Union,” Vance pointed to what he said

By Kit Maher and Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance on Sunday reiterated false claims about Haitian immigrants eating the pets of residents in Springfield, Ohio. Asked to support his claims in an interview with CNN’s Dana Bash on “State of the Union,” Vance pointed to what he said are

By David Wright, CNN (CNN) — On an August afternoon last year in Washington, Kamala Harris appeared at a retail village to promote the Biden administration’s economic record. “Bidenomics is working,” the vice president announced, touting the latest round of job numbers. “That is called Bidenomics, and we are very proud of Bidenomics.” It was a fateful

By Daniel Dale, CNN Washington (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump has conjured up an inflammatory false claim about Vice President Kamala Harris’ policy positions — baselessly saying Friday that Harris is talking about forcing Americans to serve in the military. Trump claimed at a rally in Las Vegas that voting for Harris means voting for

By Manu Raju and Morgan Rimmer, CNN Washington (CNN) — Sen. Joe Manchin, the conservative Democrat-turned-independent who had toyed with a presidential run and has long been a thorn in the side of the left, has been mum about the candidate he’s backing in November. But that could soon change. In an interview with CNN,

By Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN (CNN) — Backstage, Kamala Harris pulled aside Jahana Hayes. She’d give the congresswoman her local press boost and photo op, but first, the vice president needed to talk about why she was popping into Connecticut of all places during the final month of her 2022 midterm campaigning: Hayes wasn’t raising enough money. Pick

By Annie Grayer, CNN Washington (CNN) — Multiple House Republicans have been working behind the scenes to convince Speaker Mike Johnson to hold a vote on legislation supporting in vitro fertilization before the November elections but told CNN their efforts have so far been brushed off or even denied. The direct pressure campaign from lawmakers

By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Window Rock, Arizona (CNN) — Nearing the end of the annual Navajo Nation parade route last Saturday, the Arizona Republican Party’s float — pulled by an 18-wheeler and adorned with Trump-Vance campaign signs — came to a halt. Some parade watchers, who lined Highway 264 with their lawn chairs, began booing.

By Daniel Dale, CNN Washington (CNN) — A social media account run by Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign has been repeatedly deceptive. The @KamalaHQ account, which has more than 1.3 million followers on the X social media platform formerly known as Twitter, has made a habit of misleadingly clipping and inaccurately captioning video clips to attack former President Donald

CNN By Caitlin Stephen Hu and Omar Jimenez, CNN Springfield, Ohio (CNN) — Rose Goute Creole restaurant does a bustling business in Springfield, Ohio, with clientele drawn from across the city to its heaping displays of patties and donuts, and pots of perfumed rice, fried pork and fish, and golden plantains. Rosena Jean Louis runs

By Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump wanted to spend this week attacking one of Democratic rival Kamala Harris’ biggest political vulnerabilities. Instead, he spent most of the week falsely claiming that migrants are eating pets in a small town in Ohio and defending his embrace of a far-right agitator whose presence is causing concern among

By Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — Four ISIS leaders were killed as a result of raid in western Iraq late last month, the US military said Friday. US Central Command identified the four leaders as Ahmad Hamid Husayn Abd-al-Jalil al-Ithawi, who was responsible for all ISIS operations in Iraq; Abu Hammam, who oversaw all operations

CNN By Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump wanted to spend this week attacking one of Democratic rival Kamala Harris’ biggest political vulnerabilities. Instead, he spent most of the week falsely claiming that migrants are eating pets in a small town in Ohio and defending his embrace of a far-right agitator whose presence is causing concern

By John Fritze and Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — The Nevada Green Party on Friday asked the US Supreme Court to weigh into an election dispute with potentially significant implications in the presidential battleground, asking the high court to pause a state court ruling that would keep candidate Jill Stein off the ballot. Green Party

CNN By John Fritze and Abby Phillip, CNN (CNN) — As she struggled to care for a child with special needs, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson said in a wide-ranging interview with CNN on Friday that she felt “inadequate” at the time and might have given up her demanding legal career if she had initially understood

By Jason Morris, CNN Atlanta (CNN) — The special prosecutor appointed to investigate Georgia Lt. Gov. Burt Jones’ role as a fake elector after the 2020 election announced he will not move forward with criminal charges against the former state senator. Jones is one of 16 Republican fake Trump electors who signed on to the

CNN By Kaanita Iyer, Christopher Lamb and Antonia Mortensen, CNN (CNN) — Pope Francis on Friday described the choice US voters must make in the presidential election as one between the “lesser of two evils,” deeming former President Donald Trump’s anti-migrant policies and Vice President Kamala Harris’ support of abortion rights as both being “against

CNN By Kit Maher and Kate Sullivan, CNN Rancho Palos Verdes, California (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump said Friday that he doesn’t control far-right agitator Laura Loomer, whom he described as a “free spirit” and “supporter.” “Laura’s been a supporter of mine, just like a lot of people are supporters, and she’s been a

By Kit Maher and Kate Sullivan, CNN Rancho Palos Verdes, California (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump said Friday that he doesn’t control far-right agitator Laura Loomer, whom he described as a “free spirit” and “supporter.” “Laura’s been a supporter of mine, just like a lot of people are supporters, and she’s been a supporter

CNN By John Fritze and Abby Phillip, CNN (CNN) — As she struggled to care for a child with special needs, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson said in a wide-ranging interview with CNN on Friday that she felt “inadequate” at the time and might have given up her demanding legal career if she had initially understood

By John Fritze and Abby Phillip, CNN (CNN) — As she struggled to care for a child with special needs, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson said in a wide-ranging interview with CNN on Friday that she felt “inadequate” at the time and might have given up her demanding legal career if she had initially understood the

By Kaanita Iyer, Christopher Lamb and Antonia Mortensen, CNN (CNN) — Pope Francis on Friday described the choice US voters must make in the presidential election as one between the “lesser of two evils,” deeming former President Donald Trump’s anti-migrant policies and Vice President Kamala Harris’ support of abortion rights as both being “against life.”

By Kylie Atwood, Sean Lyngaas and Michael Conte, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration on Friday announced a major effort to blunt the global influence of RT and expose what it says is the Russian state media network’s key role in the Kremlin’s global intelligence and influence operations. The State Department revealed declassified US intelligence findings that suggest RT is fully integrated into Russia’s

By David Wright, CNN (CNN) — A super PAC with Republican ties is running digital ads in Michigan promoting the Jewish faith of Kamala Harris’s husband and touting the vice president’s support for Israel in an apparent play to undercut Harris with the battleground state’s large Arab American population amid ongoing political fallout over the

By Katie Lobosco, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Biden administration said Friday that it has finalized tariff hikes on certain Chinese-made products that the president first announced in May. The tariff rate will go up to 100% on electric vehicles, to 50% on solar cells and to 25% on electrical vehicle batteries, critical minerals, steel,

By Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN (CNN) — Most likely voters in six key battleground states express at least some confidence in their state’s election process, according to recent CNN polling conducted by SSRS. But far fewer of them have high confidence in the process, with that mistrust driven largely by voters who support former President Donald

By Kevin Liptak, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden is signaling new openness in allowing Ukraine to fire missiles provided by the West on targets deep inside Russia, and plans to discuss the matter with his new British counterpart at the White House on Friday. Ahead of the meeting, US officials said they did

CNN By Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — When a military police battalion from the New Hampshire National Guard arrived at the US southern border in October 2022, the unit’s commander Lt. Col. Mark Patterson immediately began making soldiers uncomfortable. In one instance, Patterson sent a junior female officer a picture of a sexually themed “Beer

By Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — When a military police battalion from the New Hampshire National Guard arrived at the US southern border in October 2022, the unit’s commander Lt. Col. Mark Patterson immediately began making soldiers uncomfortable. In one instance, Patterson sent a junior female officer a picture of a sexually themed “Beer Garden

By Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN (CNN) — At a leadership retreat for top aides in Wilmington last week, Jen O’Malley Dillon – the campaign chair hired by Joe Biden and retained by Kamala Harris – ticked through the battleground states and warned them: the vice president still did not have any one sure path to 270 electoral votes.

By Joan Biskupic, CNN Chief Supreme Court Analyst (CNN) — During much of the 1980s, Justice Sandra O’Connor, the first woman on the Supreme Court, cast a consistent vote against abortion rights. But in 1989, things changed. A new conservative majority was in place and appeared to have the votes to eviscerate Roe v. Wade, for the first

By Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — Pete Buttigieg on Thursday slammed former President Donald Trump’s recent false claims that migrants are eating pets, saying it’s a strategy to distract from the Republican presidential nominee’s record. “There’s even more to it than demonizing immigrants – although that’s obviously part of what he’s doing,” said Buttigieg, appearing on

CNN Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — The great showman just turned his back on tens of millions of viewers. At least for now. Donald Trump’s refusal to take part in another presidential debate with Democratic nominee Kamala Harris marks a significant moment in the 2024 campaign — and hints at vulnerability for a

By Kate Sullivan and Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump on Thursday said he would push for legislation that would end taxes on overtime pay if he wins a second term. “Today, I’m also announcing that as part of our additional tax cuts, we will end all taxes on overtime. You know

By Sean Lyngaas, Evan Perez, Zachary Cohen and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — The Justice Department is expected to soon announce criminal charges against the Iranian government-backed hackers who carried out a hack-and-leak operation targeting former President Donald Trump’s campaign, four sources familiar with the matter told CNN. The criminal charges against the Iranian hackers

CNN By Sara Murray and Jason Morris, CNN Atlanta (CNN) — The once-wonky Georgia State Election Board has burst into the limelight this year as a new Republican majority – made up of a retired obstetrician, a former state senator who put out feelers for a Trump administration job and a right-wing media personality – push

CNN By Alayna Treene, Kristen Holmes, Steve Contorno and Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — As Donald Trump mingled and posed for pictures with firefighters on Wednesday – one of several stops to observe the anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attack on the United States – a small entourage of the former president’s inner

CNN By Alayna Treene, Kristen Holmes, Steve Contorno and Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — As Donald Trump mingled and posed for pictures with firefighters on Wednesday – one of several stops to observe the anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attack on the United States – a small entourage of the former president’s inner

By Clare Foran and Haley Talbot, CNN Washington (CNN) — GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene criticized far-right activist Laura Loomer on Thursday, saying that her “rhetoric and hateful tone” is concerning and a problem and “doesn’t represent MAGA as a whole.” The comments from Greene, a Georgia Republican who has her own high-profile history of incendiary

By Michael Williams, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday donned a Trump hat in what the White House described as a good-natured gesture of bipartisan unity during the anniversary of the September 11 attacks – a light-hearted moment in what has otherwise been an extremely toxic political campaign. The interaction took place at

By Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — A federal appeals court on Thursday denied former President Donald Trump’s effort to delay his sentencing in the criminal hush money case because the state judge overseeing the matter already postponed the date. “In light of the state court’s adjournment of sentencing until November 26, 2024, it is hereby ordered

By Josh Campbell, CNN (CNN) — A former CIA officer arrested for espionage has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for conspiring to provide classified information to Chinese intelligence officials, according to the US Department of Justice. Alexander Yuk Ching Ma, 71, of Honolulu, had arranged for himself and a relative, who also previously worked

By Caitlin Stephen Hu and Omar Jimenez, CNN Springfield, Ohio (CNN) — Rose Goute Creole restaurant does a bustling business in Springfield, Ohio, with clientele drawn from across the city to its heaping displays of patties and donuts, and pots of perfumed rice, fried pork and fish, and golden plantains. Rosena Jean Louis runs the

By Marshall Cohen, Sara Murray, Nick Valencia and Jason Morris, CNN (CNN) — A judge on Thursday threw out three charges in the sweeping Georgia election subversion case, including two charges that former President Donald Trump faces. The decision hasn’t yet been formally applied to Trump because his case has been paused pending appeals. In

By Kate Sullivan, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he would not participate in another presidential debate with Vice President Kamala Harris. “THERE WILL BE NO THIRD DEBATE!” Trump posted on Truth Social, referencing his first face-off with President Joe Biden in June and his second with Harris on Tuesday. Harris’

CNN By Clare Foran and Haley Talbot, CNN Washington (CNN) — GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene criticized far-right activist Laura Loomer on Thursday, saying that her “rhetoric and hateful tone” is concerning and a problem and “doesn’t represent MAGA as a whole.” The comments from Greene, a Georgia Republican who has her own high-profile history of

By Daniel Dale, CNN Washington (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump has returned to a time-honored tradition of his: citing junk online polls to claim he was the clear winner of a presidential debate that scientific polls found he lost. He did it in 2016 after his debates against Hillary Clinton. He did it in

By Kevin Liptak and Kayla Tausche, CNN Washington (CNN) — Kamala Harris just roasted her opponent on national television. After months of anticipation, the world’s biggest pop star finally endorsed her. She is swimming in a veritable ocean of cash. So why is Michigan Democratic Rep. Debbie Dingell still feeling anxious about November’s election? “I

By Alayna Treene, Kristen Holmes, Steve Contorno and Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — As Donald Trump mingled and posed for pictures with firefighters on Wednesday – one of several stops to observe the anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attack on the United States – a small entourage of the former president’s inner circle

By Priscilla Alvarez and Donald Judd, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Harris campaign is launching a new abortion-focused ad Thursday, capitalizing on what officials believe was one of the most pivotal exchanges between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump during Tuesday’s presidential debate. Harris’ team prepared the vice president to confront Trump on

By Katie Lobosco, CNN Washington (CNN) — A federal regulator said Thursday that it is banning Navient from servicing federal student loans and ordering the company to pay $120 million. The agreement settles a lawsuit brought by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in 2017, which claimed the company misled student loan borrowers and processed their payments

By Jennifer Hansler and Michael Conte, CNN (CNN) — The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on 16 Venezuelan officials aligned with embattled President Nicolas Maduro for what the Biden administration claims is their role in obstructing a free and fair election in the country. The sanctions come more than a month after Venezuela’s presidential election and days

By Arlette Saenz and Betsy Klein, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden will welcome the leaders of Australia, India and Japan this month for the final “Quad” summit of his term, adding a personal touch to the event by hosting it in his hometown of Wilmington, Delaware, senior administration officials tell CNN. The gathering comes as

By Nicki Brown and Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — New York’s highest court rejected two separate attempts to hear Donald Trump’s appeals on the gag order in his hush money case, according to a decision list posted Thursday. The gag order, issued by Judge Juan Merchan in the criminal case against the former president, remains in effect, although

By Arit John, CNN (CNN) — Four years ago, North Carolina voters handed Democrats one of the party’s toughest losses and one of its most consequential wins. Despite years of Democrats hoping that changing demographics in the fast-growing state would tip the presidential race, Donald Trump defeated Joe Biden here by 1 point, his narrowest

By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — Attorney General Merrick Garland slammed efforts to turn the Justice Department into a “political weapon” during a fiery speech Thursday to department staff and US attorneys from across the country amid attacks from former President Donald Trump and his allies. Garland decried the “escalation of attacks” against its career staff in

By Arlette Saenz, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden continues to cement his political legacy during his final months in office, marking the 30th anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act at the White House on Thursday. Highlighting the landmark legislation he shepherded as a US senator, the president hosted survivors, advocates, former staffers and allies

By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — A nearly four-year-old legal effort by Black voters to convince a court to prevent former President Donald Trump and the Republican Party from potentially intimidating voters and poll workers is quietly coming back to life as the 2024 election approaches. First brought in the days following the 2020 election,

By Lauren Fox, CNN (CNN) — Speaker Mike Johnson has a decision to make. With the election looming and another government funding deadline just around the corner, the speaker must find a way in the next several days to both govern for the country, avoid a shutdown that could cost his members in swing districts and keep

By Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — When members of Congress meet on Capitol Hill to certify the electoral votes in the 2024 presidential election, the process, on the anniversary of the January 6, 2021, US Capitol attack, will have the full weight of the federal government behind its security. The certification process on January 6,

By Caitlin Stephen Hu, Rafael Romo and Belisa Morillo, CNN (CNN) — 1568 Nome Street sits empty these days, with windows and doors boarded up and signs warning of danger posted outside. No one lives here anymore – the city of Aurora, Colorado, evicted several hundred tenants and shuttered the apartment complex last month, citing

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the process of impeachment, a misconduct charge that leads to a trial to determine whether a public official is guilty of abuse of power or other offenses. A conviction leads to removal from office. Process in the United States Article I of the Constitution gives the

By John King, CNN (CNN) — Joan London knew when Tuesday’s debate began she would not vote for Donald Trump. But when it ended, she was in a most unfamiliar place: ready to cast her first vote for a Democrat for president. In battleground Pennsylvania, by the way. “Harris clearly won,” said London, an attorney who

By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — The US State Department will not restrict any military funding to Egypt, including funds conditioned on human rights, a State Department spokesperson told CNN Wednesday. The agency informed Congress Wednesday that it intends to provide Cairo with $1.3 billion in foreign military financing assistance, the spokesperson said. Egypt has been accused of

By Jennifer Hansler, Michael Conte and Kylie Atwood, CNN (CNN) — Pressure is building on President Joe Biden, including from within his own party, to loosen the restrictions on Ukraine’s use of US-provided weapons to strike deep inside Russia. Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen on Wednesday became the latest senior lawmaker to call for the restrictions to be

CNN By Brian Stelter and Kit Maher, CNN New York (CNN) — The day after Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump’s first presidential debate, it is far from clear if Trump will agree to a rematch. Multiple TV networks are eager to host a presidential debate in October. The Harris campaign, exuding confidence after Harris

CNN By Michael Williams and Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, former President Donald Trump and Sen. JD Vance are commemorating the 23rd anniversary of the September 11 attacks, appearing to put political hostilities on the back burner for a moment as the nation remembers the tragedy. All four

By Clare Foran, Haley Talbot and Lauren Fox, CNN Washington (CNN) — Speaker Mike Johnson announced on Wednesday that he is pulling a short-term GOP government funding bill from the House floor amid significant defections on his right flank. “No vote today,” Johnson told reporters just hours ahead of the scheduled vote on the bill,

By Michael Williams and Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, former President Donald Trump and Sen. JD Vance are commemorating the 23rd anniversary of the September 11 attacks, appearing to put political hostilities on the back burner for a moment as the nation remembers the tragedy. All four were

By Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN (CNN) — Registered voters who watched Tuesday’s presidential debate broadly agree that Kamala Harris outperformed Donald Trump, according to a CNN poll of debate watchers conducted by SSRS. The vice president also outpaced both debate watchers’ expectations for her and Joe Biden’s onstage performance against the former president earlier this year,

CNN By Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN (CNN) — Registered voters who watched Tuesday’s presidential debate broadly agree that Kamala Harris outperformed Donald Trump, according to a CNN poll of debate watchers conducted by SSRS. The vice president also outpaced both debate watchers’ expectations for her and Joe Biden’s onstage performance against the former president earlier this

CNN By CNN Staff (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump delivered more than 30 false claims during Tuesday’s presidential debate against Vice President Kamala Harris, CNN’s preliminary count found – as he did during his June debate against President Joe Biden. Trump again delivered a staggering quantity and variety of false claims, some of which

CNN By Eric Bradner, Arit John, Daniel Strauss, Betsy Klein and Gregory Krieg, CNN Philadelphia (CNN) — Kamala Harris baited Donald Trump for nearly all of the 1 hour and 45 minutes of their first and potentially only debate on Tuesday night – and Trump took every bit of it. The vice president had prepared

CNN By Eric Bradner, Arit John, Daniel Strauss, Betsy Klein and Gregory Krieg, CNN Philadelphia (CNN) — Kamala Harris baited Donald Trump for nearly all of the 1 hour and 45 minutes of their first and potentially only debate on Tuesday night – and Trump took every bit of it. The vice president had prepared

CNN By Eric Bradner, Arit John, Daniel Strauss, Betsy Klein and Gregory Krieg, CNN Philadelphia (CNN) — Kamala Harris baited Donald Trump for nearly all of the 1 hour and 45 minutes of their first and potentially only debate on Tuesday night – and Trump took every bit of it. The vice president had prepared

CNN By CNN Staff (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump delivered more than 30 false claims during Tuesday’s presidential debate against Vice President Kamala Harris, CNN’s preliminary count found – as he did during his June debate against President Joe Biden. Trump again delivered a staggering quantity and variety of false claims, some of which

CNN By CNN Staff (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump delivered more than 30 false claims during Tuesday’s presidential debate against Vice President Kamala Harris, CNN’s preliminary count found – as he did during his June debate against President Joe Biden. Trump again delivered a staggering quantity and variety of false claims, some of which

CNN Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump beat Kamala Harris in a virtual coin toss before their presidential debate – but that’s about all he won. From the opening moments Tuesday night, when the vice president strode over to Trump’s podium and all but forced him to shake her hand, she dictated

By Eric Bradner, Arit John, Daniel Strauss, Betsy Klein and Gregory Krieg, CNN Philadelphia (CNN) — Kamala Harris baited Donald Trump for nearly all of the 1 hour and 45 minutes of their first and potentially only debate on Tuesday night – and Trump took every bit of it. The vice president had prepared extensively

By CNN Staff (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump delivered more than 30 false claims during Tuesday’s presidential debate against Vice President Kamala Harris, CNN’s preliminary count found – as he did during his June debate against President Joe Biden. Trump again delivered a staggering quantity and variety of false claims, some of which were

By Annette Choi, Ethan Cohen, Molly English and Tess Conciatori, CNN (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump faced off in their first presidential debate on Tuesday night. CNN tracked how much speaking time each candidate used during their first meeting on the debate stage. Trump talked more than Harris throughout the

By Daniel Strauss and Kate Sullivan, CNN (CNN) — Former first lady Melania Trump has begun inching more back into the political spotlight on the final few months of the 2024 presidential campaign with a series of politically pointed social media videos. The former first lady has made a rare deliberate step back into the

By Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — Former Sen. Kelly Ayotte will win the Republican primary in New Hampshire’s race for governor, according to The Associated Press, advancing to what is expected to be a competitive general election to succeed retiring GOP Gov. Chris Sununu. Ayotte is projected to defeat a crowded primary field that included

By Betsy Klein, Nikki Carvajal and Michael Williams, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday condemned the death of American activist Aysenur Eygi, who was killed at a protest last week in the occupied West Bank by Israeli soldiers. “I am outraged and deeply saddened by the death of Aysenur Eygi,” Biden said

By Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — The US Secret Service official who oversees protective operations of elected officials, foreign dignitaries and high-profile events is retiring this week – marking the second high-ranking official to leave the agency as it grapples with the aftermath of Donald Trump’s near assassination in July. Michael Plati, an assistant director

By Haley Talbot, CNN Washington (CNN) — House Speaker Mike Johnson emphasized his agreement with Donald Trump on government funding after the former president posted that if congressional Republicans “don’t get absolute assurances on Election Security,” they should vote against a continuing resolution to fund the government. “I think President Trump is saying exactly what

CNN By Haley Talbot, CNN Washington (CNN) — House Speaker Mike Johnson emphasized his agreement with Donald Trump on government funding after the former president posted that if congressional Republicans “don’t get absolute assurances on Election Security,” they should vote against a continuing resolution to fund the government. “I think President Trump is saying exactly

By Kylie Atwood and Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — A group of key House Republicans have written to President Joe Biden urging him to lift the restrictions on the use of US-provided long-range weapons systems and allow Kyiv to strike targets deep inside Russia. The letter, dated Monday, echoes repeated appeals from the Ukrainian government itself,

By Clare Foran and Haley Talbot, CNN Washington (CNN) — A six-month House GOP government funding plan cleared a key hurdle on Tuesday, but remains at risk of failing as Speaker Mike Johnson attempts to navigate a shutdown fight with his narrow majority. The House voted 209-206 to approve a rule to govern debate for the funding

By Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance acknowledged Tuesday that it’s possible the false claim that Haitian immigrants are abducting the pets of Springfield, Ohio, residents might not be true, but he encouraged his followers to continue posting “cat memes.” “In the last several weeks, my office has received many

By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Americans’ incomes have finally returned to their pre-pandemic peak. Median household income rose to $80,610 in 2023, essentially the same as it was in 2019, the Census Bureau reported Tuesday. The typical household’s income rose 4% from 2022, driven primarily by an increase in workers’ earnings. This was the

By Kylie Atwood, Jennifer Hansler, and Stephanie Halasz, CNN (CNN) — The United States imposed new sanctions on Iran’s main airline as three key European allies announced they will move to do the same in response to Tehran’s transfer of ballistic missiles to Russia for its war in Ukraine. Secretary of State Antony Blinken previewed

By Clare Foran and Gloria Pazmino, CNN (CNN) — Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo expressed sympathy for victims of Covid-19 while defending his administration and casting blame toward former President Donald Trump’s pandemic response on Tuesday as he testified publicly before a GOP-led House panel and faced questions over the Covid-era nursing home policy in the state. Cuomo called

By Gregory Krieg, CNN (CNN) — Kamala Harris on Tuesday night faces a task unprecedented in modern political history. On the debate stage in Philadelphia, she will deliver both an opening argument – to the millions of voters who want to know more about her – and a closing argument – for her candidacy and

By Aaron Pellish, CNN (CNN) — Paul Dans, the former director of the group behind the conservative policy roadmap Project 2025, said on Monday he’s not worried about Vice President Kamala Harris invoking the proposal against Donald Trump in Tuesday’s debate and said he’d like to see the former president implement the plan if he’s

By Lauren Fox, Morgan Rimmer and Jack Forrest, CNN (CNN) — Sen. Tommy Tuberville has placed a hold on the promotion of Lt. Gen. Ronald Clark, a top aide to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, a spokesperson for the Alabama Republican confirmed to CNN. “Sen. Tuberville has concerns about Lt. Gen. Clark’s actions during Secretary