Politics

By Gregory Krieg, CNN Geoff Diehl, a former state lawmaker endorsed by ex-President Donald Trump, will win the Republican nomination for Massachusetts governor, CNN projects, setting up a showdown with Democratic state Attorney General Maura Healey. Republican Gov. Charlie Baker’s decision not to seek reelection this year upended the Bay State political world, setting off

By Simone Pathe, CNN A lot can change in a couple of months. Democrats now face a midterm environment that looks decidedly brighter than it was in the middle of the summer. There were glimmers of optimism back in July for the party trying to hold on to its narrow Senate majority, in the immediate

By Eric Bradner, Gregory Krieg, Dan Merica, Michael Warren and Jeff Zeleny, CNN The two-month sprint to the midterm elections is set to take place on political terrain that is much less settled than Republicans had hoped it would be, with improving economic news, a raging battle over abortion rights and former President Donald Trump’s

By Mary Kay Mallonee, CNN Leonard Francis, the former military contractor known as “Fat Leonard” who orchestrated the largest corruption scandal in US Navy history, is on the run after escaping house arrest in San Diego by cutting off his GPS monitoring ankle bracelet, according to the US Marshals Service. The escape, first reported by

By: CNN Judge Aileen Cannon released a ruling on Monday responding to former President Donald Trump’s bid for a special master to review evidence the FBI seized at his Mar-a-Lago resort last month. Read the judge’s ruling here: The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2022 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All rights reserved.

By Tierney Sneed, Marshall Cohen, Jeremy Herb and Holmes Lybrand, CNN A federal judge has granted former President Donald Trump’s request to appoint a “special master” to review materials that the FBI seized from Mar-a-Lago last month. The decision, from Trump-appointed District Judge Aileen Cannon, is a significant victory for the former President, who has

By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden has been celebrating Labor Day in Pittsburgh on-and-off for more than a decade, twice using the city’s parade as a testing ground while he contemplated a presidential run. When he returned to the city Monday, other races were front and center, including Pennsylvania’s increasingly nasty Senate contest. Yet

By Evan Perez and Daniella Diaz, CNN The top Republican on the House Oversight Committee criticized the Treasury Department on Saturday for declining his request to provide banking Suspicious Activity Reports on Hunter Biden and others, according to a press statement. Kentucky Rep. James Comer accused the department of trying to “run cover for the

By Dan Merica, CNN Democrats focused on secretary of state races this year have a warning for their party: If you think the aftermath of the 2020 election was troubling, 2024 could be even worse if we fail to invest in these campaigns. As then-President Donald Trump fumed about his loss following the 2020 election,

By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Editor’s note: This story originally published on September 5, 2022. It has been updated with additional developments. Voters in a small number of states will decide in this week’s midterm elections how those states should handle the abortion issue. Abortion rights have taken on an increased significance and become a top

By Zachary Cohen and Marshall Cohen, CNN Rep. Zoe Lofgren, a member of the House panel investigating the January 6, 2021, insurrection, on Sunday called out former President Donald Trump for featuring a speaker during his Saturday rally who highlighted the plight of a January 6 rioter and alleged Nazi sympathizer who was convicted on

By Gregory Krieg, CNN From the early days of Donald Trump‘s presidency, through the Covid-19 pandemic and following the US Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, the power of governors has been increasingly clear for Americans to see. In November, 36 states will hold gubernatorial elections that, while often less expensive than Senate

By Aaron Pellish Hillary Clinton revealed that the origins of her trademark penchant for pantsuits trace back to “suggestive” photos from a public appearance in Brazil that ultimately led to her photo being used in lingerie advertisements. The former first lady described the incident in an interview with CBS News alongside her daughter, Chelsea Clinton,

By Daniella Diaz and Devan Cole, CNN A Democratic member of the House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol said Sunday that he expects the panel’s final report to come out “by the end of the year.” “Well, certainly by the end of the year, because we’re like Cinderella