Politics

By Jeremy Herb, CNN (CNN) — The Trump campaign’s attacks on Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz’s military record are channeling the “swift boating” campaign 20 years ago against John Kerry, which accused the 2004 Democratic presidential nominee of lying about his Vietnam service and decorations. The common denominator in both efforts: Trump campaign co-manager Chris LaCivita.

By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court’s two-year-old decision to overturn Roe v. Wade remains unpopular with a wide majority of Americans, according to a poll Friday that landed as Vice President Kamala Harris hammers on reproductive rights as a centerpiece of her campaign for the White House. Two-thirds of Americans oppose the

By Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — Iranian operatives have ramped up their attempts to influence and monitor the US presidential election by creating fake news outlets targeting liberal and conservative voters and by trying to hack an unnamed presidential campaign, Microsoft said in research published late Thursday. One of the phony news sites allegedly created

By Rashard Rose, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump recounted a story to reporters on Thursday about being involved in a helicopter emergency landing with former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown. Asked by a reporter about Vice President Kamala Harris’ previous relationship with Brown and whether it helped her career trajectory, Trump said he knew Brown “very well” and told a story about the

CNN By Andrew Kaczynski, CNN (CNN) — Newly selected Democratic vice presidential candidate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is facing scrutiny over his military service record, with critics, including his Republican rival Sen. JD Vance, accusing Walz of falsely suggesting he saw combat during his time as an Army reservist. It’s not the first time Walz

CNN By Gregory Krieg, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump on Thursday repeatedly demeaned opponent Vice President Kamala Harris, calling her “barely competent,” and made a string of false and often confusing claims about her new running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz. “He has positions that it’s not even possible to believe they exist. He’s going for things that nobody’s even

By Holmes Lybrand, Katelyn Polantz, Paula Reid and Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — A hearing on the next steps in the federal election subversion case against former President Donald Trump will take place on September 5 after a trial judge on Friday granted an extension sought by special counsel Jack Smith. Prosecutors with Smith’s office said in a filing Thursday that

By Andrew Kaczynski, CNN (CNN) — Newly selected Democratic vice presidential candidate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is facing scrutiny over his military service record, with critics, including his Republican rival Sen. JD Vance, accusing Walz of falsely suggesting he saw combat during his time as an Army reservist. It’s not the first time Walz has

By Gregory Krieg, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump on Thursday repeatedly demeaned opponent Vice President Kamala Harris, calling her “barely competent,” and made a string of false and often confusing claims about her new running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz. “He has positions that it’s not even possible to believe they exist. He’s going for things that nobody’s even heard

By Alex Marquardt and Mostafa Salem, CNN (CNN) — Mediators in ceasefire-hostage talks between Israel and Hamas are making a renewed push to bring the warring parties to the negotiating table, as fears of an imminent Iranian attack on Israel threaten to escalate the conflict into a wider regional war. The leaders of the United

CNN By Curt Devine, Holmes Lybrand, Isabelle Chapman and Zachary Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Dramatic video obtained by CNN shows, for the first time, the moment a police officer climbed up to the roof of a building overlooking the Donald Trump rally on July 13 and saw the former president’s would-be assassin just before the shooting began. Other

CNN By Curt Devine, Holmes Lybrand, Isabelle Chapman and Zachary Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Dramatic video obtained by CNN shows, for the first time, the moment a police officer climbed up to the roof of a building overlooking the Donald Trump rally on July 13 and saw the former president’s would-be assassin just before the shooting began. Other

CNN By Morgan Rimmer and Haley Talbot, CNN (CNN) — Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi revealed in a wide-ranging interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper on “The Lead” that she still has not spoken to President Joe Biden since he decided to step down in the wake of his disastrous debate performance. “No,” Biden and Pelosi haven’t talked,

By Morgan Rimmer and Haley Talbot, CNN (CNN) — Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi revealed in a wide-ranging interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper on “The Lead” that she still has not spoken to President Joe Biden since he decided to step down in the wake of his disastrous debate performance. “No,” Biden and Pelosi haven’t talked, she

By Morgan Rimmer, CNN (CNN) — Five former and current members of the US Coast Guard testified before a subcommittee of the Senate Homeland Security Committee on Thursday about their experiences with sexual assault and harassment while serving and called for major changes to how the Coast Guard handles reports. After months of investigation across

By Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — Five US personnel were injured in an attack this week on Al Asad Airbase in Iraq, deputy Pentagon press secretary Sabrina Singh said Thursday, a smaller number than the seven injured originally reported. “After conducting a post-strike analysis, we determined that four service members and one contractor (were) actually injured in

By Ebony Davis, Hadas Gold and Alayna Treene, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are set to debate on ABC on September 10 after the former president said Thursday he had agreed to the faceoff, along with two others next month. “ABC News will host qualifying presidential candidates to debate on September 10

By Curt Devine, Holmes Lybrand, Isabelle Chapman and Zachary Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Dramatic video obtained by CNN shows, for the first time, the moment a police officer climbed up to the roof of a building overlooking the Donald Trump rally on July 13 and saw the former president’s would-be assassin just before the shooting began. Other footage

By Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — A Tennessee man has been arrested for allegedly working to raise money for North Korea’s weapons program, the Justice Department said on Thursday. Matthew Isaac Knoot, 38, is accused of helping North Korean workers “pose as a US citizen” as part of a scheme to gain employment at American and

By Josh Campbell, CNN (CNN) — US security officials are on alert for possible retaliatory attacks against Democrats following the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump, according to a new intelligence report obtained by CNN. The threat assessment — prepared jointly by the FBI, Department of Homeland Security, and other agencies, including local police