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By Jennifer Agiesta, CNN (CNN) — Widespread dissatisfaction with the state of the country has opened up a prime Senate pickup opportunity for Democrats in Ohio and made for a razor-thin contest in Iowa, according to new CNN polls conducted by SSRS. President Donald Trump carried both states by double digits in 2024, and Republicans

By Priscilla Alvarez, Michael Williams, CNN (CNN) — Immigration and Customs Enforcement leadership told agents nationwide on Tuesday to increase immigration arrests by 1,000 more people daily, returning to a previous goal of 3,000 daily arrests, according to two sources familiar with the verbal directive. It’s the latest sign of ongoing pressure on agents as

CNN By Betsy Klein, CNN San Antonio (CNN) — President Donald Trump made his third trip to Texas in less than a month Wednesday, attacking Democrats and warning about illegal immigration as he stumped for a Senate candidate who’s privately questioned his political capital and whom the president has publicly insulted in personal terms. Such

CNN By Betsy Klein, CNN San Antonio (CNN) — President Donald Trump made his third trip to Texas in less than a month Wednesday, attacking Democrats and warning about illegal immigration as he stumped for a Senate candidate who’s privately questioned his political capital and whom the president has publicly insulted in personal terms. Such

By Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump’s shadow looms over every contest in November’s midterm elections — but on an Iowa debate stage Wednesday night, the president’s name was rarely mentioned. The two candidates battling for Iowa’s Senate seat, Republican Rep. Ashley Hinson and Democratic state Rep. Josh Turek, kept their sometimes sharp disagreements

By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Many older Americans are finding it even harder to keep up with the ever-rising cost of living these days. If this is true for you, tell us more about it in the form below: The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2026 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All rights

By Andrew Kaczynski, CNN (CNN) — Former President Barack Obama is set to hit the campaign trail for Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed later this month, years after El-Sayed criticized Obama’s presidency at times as a failure, saying it left the country no “better off.” In comments reviewed by CNN’s KFile from Obama’s 2012

By Evan Perez, Hannah Rabinowitz, Kara Scannell, Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — Prosecutors in New York brought new charges against former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores on Thursday over the alleged torture of Americans and others who were held in Venezuelan government custody in recent years. They each face an additional

By Betsy Klein, CNN San Antonio (CNN) — President Donald Trump made his third trip to Texas in less than a month Wednesday, attacking Democrats and warning about illegal immigration as he stumped for a Senate candidate who’s privately questioned his political capital and whom the president has publicly insulted in personal terms. Such is

By Alayna Treene, Kristen Holmes, Dana Bash, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday distanced himself from two of his top political advisers — less than 30 days before the midterm elections — writing that if their outside work presents a conflict, “I will terminate them, immediately!” Trump’s warning came after The New York

By Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — Mike Rogers, the Republican Senate nominee in Michigan, is breaking with President Donald Trump over his tariffs on Canada in a new advertisement. “Here in Michigan, we know that Canada is not our enemy. We need to end this tariff war — now,” Rogers says in the 30-second spot.

By Gabe Cohen, Jeremy Herb, Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — The Department of Homeland Security’s sweeping election-fraud operation has drawn on tens of millions of records, scrutinized dozens of nonprofit voter-registration groups and considered deploying undercover agents to investigate organizations suspected of helping noncitizens register to vote, according to newly obtained internal documents. The 166

By Jeremy Herb, Gabe Cohen, CNN (CNN) — If someone tries to firebomb a ballot drop box again in Clark County, Washington, election officials will know about it immediately. That’s because after about 500 ballots were damaged in 2024 by an assailant who set fire to drop boxes with an explosive device containing thermite, the

By Patrick Svitek, CNN (CNN) — GOP Sen. Susan Collins and her Democratic challenger, Troy Jackson, sparred over President Donald Trump and abortion rights in their first debate Tuesday night in Maine’s all-important Senate race with control of the chamber at stake. Appearing in Portland, the state’s largest city, the two had a spirited —

By Adam Cancryn, Jennifer Hansler, Kylie Atwood, Sarah Owermohle, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration is struggling to get clear answers about the death of a Russian laboratory worker at an institute dedicated to studying the plague and has formally escalated its request for information from the country, amid days of stonewalling from Russian officials

By Associated Press (CNN) — A former senior CIA official pleaded guilty on Tuesday in Virginia to a charge that he abused his position and government funds to enrich himself by acquiring Florida real estate and hundreds of gold bars worth over $40 million, according to court records. David J. Rush fabricated a “highly classified”

By Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — Democratic Gov. Wes Moore said President Donald Trump blocked him from speaking at a Tuesday event near Baltimore meant to unveil a new multi-billion-dollar investment in submarine manufacturing. A White House official did not dispute the account. Moore played a role in negotiating the deal, which involved bringing the

By Majlie de Puy Kamp, Katie Polglase, Allegra Goodwin, Em Steck, CNN (CNN) — A top Democratic lawmaker is seeking information on Jared Kushner’s financial investments following a CNN investigation last week that found his private equity firm is the largest shareholder in an Israeli company backing businesses involved in Israel’s military campaigns. Rep. Robert

By Katherine Koretski, CNN (CNN) — Mike Lawler is one of the most vulnerable Republicans in Congress this election cycle, one of only three representing a district that Kamala Harris won in 2024. But in a year when political headwinds seem to be blowing in Democrats’ favor, combat veteran and Biden administration alum Cait Conley

By Holmes Lybrand, Evan Perez, Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (CNN) — The FBI opened preliminary investigations targeting anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement protesters in Southern California, a former FBI intelligence official alleged in a whistleblower complaint, adding that she believed the move violated the law and agency policy. The investigations were opened in early 2025 in the