Politics

By Devan Cole, CNN The man who is alleged to have attacked Paul Pelosi, the husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, has been charged with assault and attempted kidnapping, the US attorney’s office announced on Monday. The federal charges against David DePape, 42, include one count of “attempted kidnapping of a US official,” according to

By Jeff Zeleny, Chief National Affairs Correspondent Republicans are riding a wave of optimism into the closing week of the fall campaign, eyeing seats far deeper into Democratic terrain than party leaders imagined only weeks ago, with rising GOP confidence of winning a strong House majority amid signs that critical Senate seats are also increasingly

By Sean Lyngaas, CNN The Biden administration will convene three-dozen allied governments on Monday and Tuesday for a fresh round of talks on how to stem the tide of ransomware attacks that have disrupted critical infrastructure firms around the world and cost businesses many millions of dollars. The second annual “summit” to counter ransomware will

By Gregory Krieg, CNN Georgia Republican Gov. Brian Kemp and Democratic nominee Stacey Abrams faced off in their second and final gubernatorial debate Sunday night, with a little more than a week to go before Election Day amid record high early voting in the state. They sparred over the state’s economy, abortion rights and, in

By Ethan Cohen and Devan Cole, CNN More than 20.7 million pre-election ballots have been cast in 46 states as of Sunday, according to data from election officials, Edison Research and Catalist. Three states have now crossed the 2 million ballot threshold. More than 2.8 million ballots have been cast in Texas, while more than

By Edward-Isaac Dovere With just over a week to go until Election Day, a collection of Democratic candidates and supportive groups are willing to try a strategy that several party strategists acknowledge has not been very successful so far. They’re hoping a late rush of targeted ads and direct door-to-door outreach focused on January 6,

By Eric Bradner, CNN Pitched battles over abortion rights and election falsehoods are playing out in attorneys general contests across the nation. Though the races receive less attention than federal races and contests for governor, 11 competitive races for states’ top prosecutor underscore the crucial roles that attorneys general play in determining their states’ approaches

By Andrew Millman, CNN Cheri Beasley, the Democratic nominee for US Senate in North Carolina, said Sunday her state needed a senator “who’s going to fight hard to lower costs” but avoided a question over whether she was satisfied with how President Joe Biden and national Democrats have handled inflation. “Folks want to know that

By Daniella Diaz, CNN Florida Sen. Rick Scott, who chairs the Senate Republicans’ campaign arm, on Sunday called the attack on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband, Paul Pelosi, “disgusting” but dodged questions about election conspiracy theories that were shared by the alleged attacker on social media. “It’s disgusting, this violence is horrible,” Scott said on

By Jamie Gangel and Whitney Wild, CNN The man who is alleged to have attacked Paul Pelosi, the husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, with a hammer in the couple’s San Francisco home had with him a bag that contained multiple zip ties, among other things, according to two sources who have been briefed on