National Politics

By Alex Marquardt, CNN (CNN) — Months of feverish negotiations, in different cities and at multiple levels, have gotten Israel and Hamas closer to striking a ceasefire deal. But even if an agreement is reached – still far from certain – it could end up lasting only weeks before it collapses and the war in Gaza resumes. As senior negotiators

By Aaron Pellish and Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN (CNN) — Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced at a news conference in Phoenix Friday that he is suspending his campaign and endorsing Trump. “In my heart, I no longer believe that I have a realistic path of electoral victory in the face of this relentless, systematic

By Eva McKend and Arit John, CNN Chicago (CNN) — Halfway through the final night of the Democratic National Convention, actress and celebrity host Kerry Washington noted there are some who struggle – “or pretend to struggle” – with how to say Vice President Kamala Harris’ first name. “Confusion is understandable,” Washington said. “Disrespect is

By Jennifer Hansler, Nikki Carvajal and Samantha Waldenberg, CNN (CNN) — The United States on Friday unveiled a massive tranche of sanctions in the latest effort to target Russia’s war machine and President Joe Biden announced additional aid for Kyiv as the war in Ukraine continues. The sanctions from the US Treasury and State Departments hit nearly 400 people

By Alex Leeds Matthews and Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — The dramatic change at the top of the Democratic presidential ticket unleashed a flood of donations to the campaign account Kamala Harris inherited from Joe Biden, swamping even Donald Trump’s strongest fundraising days, a CNN analysis of newly filed campaign reports shows. Over the three-day

By Kayla Tausche and Samantha Waldenberg, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden’s national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, will visit China next week, sources say, to meet with the country’s foreign minister, Wang Yi, as the United States works to keep the competition between the two countries from spilling into conflict. Sullivan is expected to depart

By Holmes Lybrand, Zachary Cohen and Majlie de Puy Kamp, CNN (CNN) — The day before the attempted assassination of Donald Trump, a tactical team of local police officers set aside radios for their Secret Service partners so the two agencies could communicate during the former president’s July 13 campaign rally. But those radios were

By Steve Contorno, Alayna Treene and Aaron Pellish, CNN (CNN) — For the better part of the past year, as Robert F. Kennedy Jr. built and maintained a small but significant base of support for his quixotic White House bid, the two major parties wrestled with an increasingly pressing question: Whose presidential aspirations might be most

By Casey Tolan, Isabelle Chapman and Nelli Black, CNN (CNN) — Late last year, former President Donald Trump announced his endorsement of car dealership owner Bernie Moreno for Ohio’s Senate seat – elevating an untested candidate who’d never held public office over several other more prominent Republicans. Two days later, Moreno’s campaign spent about $17,000

CNN By Casey Tolan, Isabelle Chapman and Nelli Black, CNN (CNN) — Late last year, former President Donald Trump announced his endorsement of car dealership owner Bernie Moreno for Ohio’s Senate seat – elevating an untested candidate who’d never held public office over several other more prominent Republicans. Two days later, Moreno’s campaign spent about

By Aaron Pellish, Gregory Krieg and Michael Williams, CNN Chicago (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris called for the Palestinian people to be able to “realize their right to dignity, security, freedom and self-determination” while reiterating her support for a ceasefire and hostage deal between Israel and Hamas during her remarks here Thursday at the

CNN By Eric Bradner, Arit John and Gregory Krieg, CNN (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris capped one of the most extraordinary months in modern political history Thursday night with a speech that rallied Democrats around themes of patriotism — and cast Donald Trump as the enemy of classic American principles. “In the enduring struggle

By Eric Bradner, Arit John and Gregory Krieg, CNN (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris capped one of the most extraordinary months in modern political history Thursday night with a speech that rallied Democrats around themes of patriotism — and cast Donald Trump as the enemy of classic American principles. “In the enduring struggle between

CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — For the first time, more than 200 social media influencers received prime access to the Democratic National Convention this week. It marked an unprecedented effort by the Harris campaign to harness the power of content creators to reach more Americans — particularly young voters. Here’s what else you

CNN By Eric Bradner, Arit John and Gregory Krieg, CNN (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris capped one of the most extraordinary months in modern political history Thursday night with a speech that rallied Democrats around themes of patriotism — and cast Donald Trump as the enemy of classic American principles. “In the enduring struggle

CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — For the first time, more than 200 social media influencers received prime access to the Democratic National Convention this week. It marked an unprecedented effort by the Harris campaign to harness the power of content creators to reach more Americans — particularly young voters. Here’s what else you

By Betsy Klein, CNN Chicago (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris taped three interviews this week at the Democratic National Convention, but none were with any of the 15,000 credentialed journalists here in Chicago. Instead, they were with social media influencers, including Vidya Gopalan, a North Carolina mom known to her 3.4 million TikTok followers

By Tierney Sneed and John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to revive parts of a Republican-backed Arizona law that could have barred thousands of voters from casting a ballot in the November presidential contest or voting by mail, but it permitted other controversial requirements of that law to take effect.

By Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — Roughly seven months after setting sail for the US military’s troubled temporary pier mission off the Gaza coast, three US Army boats are expected to have to be hauled back to the US by contracted civilian vessels behind schedule, raising more concern about the state of the Army watercraft at the center