Politics

CNN By Annie Grayer and Gregory Krieg, CNN (CNN) — House Speaker Mike Johnson might have put a significant dent in the reelection hopes of one of the GOP’s most vulnerable congressional incumbents on Friday and later backtracked comments where he said he would consider repealing the CHIPS Act. Earlier in the day at a

By Kevin Liptak, CNN Scranton, Pennsylvania (CNN) — In front of a few dozen union carpenters here this weekend, President Joe Biden was getting worked up. “Now, I know some of you guys are tempted to think it’s macho guys,” Biden said, alluding to his onetime rival, former President Donald Trump, who is courting male

WHSV, WTKR, WUSA, WWBT, CNN By Rene Marsh and Danya Gainor, CNN (CNN) — This week the Supreme Court revived Virginia Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s effort to purge 1,600 people he says are suspected noncitizens from the state’s voter registration rolls using records from the Department of Motor Vehicles. But the practice, critics say, is

By Rene Marsh and Danya Gainor, CNN (CNN) — This week the Supreme Court revived Virginia Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s effort to purge 1,600 people he says are suspected noncitizens from the state’s voter registration rolls using records from the Department of Motor Vehicles. But the practice, critics say, is haphazard given those DMV records

By Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — The federal agency tasked with protecting the nation’s elections systems has retreated from some of the key work it did to counter false and viral information about voting in the 2020 election, including dismissing or ignoring multiple internal and external policy proposals to combat disinformation, numerous sources familiar with

By Zachary B. Wolf and Matt Holt, CNN (CNN) — Election night in America will play out following the sun and poll closing times from East to West, generally speaking. CNN projects who will win races as data becomes available. While some noncompetitive states could be projected shortly after their polls close, others could take

By Arit John, CNN Charlotte, North Carolina (CNN) — In 1965, when Betty Gunz was a junior in college, she was kicked out of school and almost died after having an illegal abortion. In the years since, she’s told the story of those days so many times that she no longer cries as she recounts

By Daniel Dale, CNN Washington (CNN) — Donald Trump told lie after lie in his speech on election night in 2020. With the former president running again in 2024, here are 12 possible falsehoods to watch out for on this week’s election night – and perhaps the following days, too. False declarations of victory As

By Annie Grayer and Gregory Krieg, CNN (CNN) — House Speaker Mike Johnson might have put a significant dent in the reelection hopes of one of the GOP’s most vulnerable congressional incumbents on Friday and later backtracked comments where he said he would consider repealing the CHIPS Act. Earlier in the day at a campaign

CNN By John Fritze and Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — The US Supreme Court on Friday left in place a Pennsylvania court ruling that is expected to expand options for voters whose mail-in ballots are rejected for technical reasons to have their votes counted, in a defeat for Republicans in a critical battleground state. There

By John Fritze and Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — The US Supreme Court on Friday left in place a Pennsylvania court ruling that is expected to expand options for voters whose mail-in ballots are rejected for technical reasons to have their votes counted, in a defeat for Republicans in a critical battleground state. There were

By Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — One year after bringing historic indictments against former President Donald Trump, the prosecutors left in special counsel Jack Smith’s office are gaming out legal options and bracing for retribution if Trump returns to the White House. Trump has called Smith a “sick puppy” and pledged to fire him “within

WCCO, CNN By Manu Raju and Haley Talbot, CNN FRANKLIN SQUARE, New York (CNN) — It’s been two years of a chaotic GOP-led House. But this time, Speaker Mike Johnson insists, things will be different. As he barnstorms through blue districts central to the fight for the House, Johnson is seeking to nationalize the battle

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

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 Manu Raju and Haley Talbot, CNN FRANKLIN SQUARE, New York (CNN) — It’s been two years of a chaotic GOP-led House. But this time, Speaker Mike Johnson insists, things will be different. As he barnstorms through blue districts central to the fight for the House, Johnson is seeking to nationalize the battle for the

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