Politics

By Dianne Gallagher, CNN (CNN) — North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson was treated for second-degree burns Friday after he burned his hand on a “big rig” he was riding in at the Mayberry Truck Show and Parade in Mount Airy, he told supporters at a Saturday campaign event. “I was getting out of the truck and several of

By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a request from Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to appear on New York’s presidential ballot even though he suspended his campaign last month and backed former President Donald Trump. The high court turned away Kennedy’s longshot appeal without comment and there were no noted dissents. In

CNN By Shania Shelton, CNN (CNN) — US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin warned Friday of “devastating” consequences if Israel engages in an all-out war with Hezbollah, telling CNN in an exclusive interview that casualties would “equal or exceed” the number in Gaza. “An all-out war between Lebanese, Hezbollah and Israel would be devastating for both

CNN By Jeremy Herb and Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump said Friday that – if elected – he’s ready to work out a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine, emphasizing his good relationship with Vladimir Putin even as the former president stood next to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Trump and Zelensky

By Sean Lyngaas, Hannah Rabinowitz, Evan Perez and Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — Ginni Thomas, a conservative activist and wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, was among the prominent political figures that Iranian hackers sought to impersonate as part of their efforts to target people associated with former President Donald Trump, according to court

By Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are tied among likely voters in North Carolina, while Harris holds a comfortable lead in Nebraska’s 2nd Congressional District, according to two new CNN polls conducted by SSRS. The North Carolina survey also shows scandal-plagued Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson trailing

By Shania Shelton, CNN (CNN) — US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin warned Friday of “devastating” consequences if Israel engages in an all-out war with Hezbollah, telling CNN in an exclusive interview that casualties would “equal or exceed” the number in Gaza. “An all-out war between Lebanese, Hezbollah and Israel would be devastating for both Lebanon

By Jeremy Herb and Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump said Friday that – if elected – he’s ready to work out a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine, emphasizing his good relationship with Vladimir Putin even as the former president stood next to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Trump and Zelensky met

CNN By Phil Mattingly and Andrew Seger, CNN Dalton, Georgia (CNN) — The face of a new era in American manufacturing is here, just off Interstate 75, tucked into this northwest corner of Georgia. That’s where you’ll find the Qcells plant that pumps out 32,000 solar panels a day and has a total panel production

By Phil Mattingly and Andrew Seger, CNN Dalton, Georgia (CNN) — The face of a new era in American manufacturing is here, just off Interstate 75, tucked into this northwest corner of Georgia. That’s where you’ll find the Qcells plant that pumps out 32,000 solar panels a day and has a total panel production capacity

By Priscilla Alvarez and Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris went on the offensive against former President Donald Trump on immigration Friday during her visit to the southern border in Arizona as she tries to turn a political vulnerability on its head. Immigration has featured prominently in the 2024 presidential election, with polls showing voters placing more trust in Trump to handle the

By Michael Williams and Donald Judd, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris appeared at the White House together on Thursday for an event on curbing gun violence — an issue on which they are touting the administration’s success and slamming the GOP ticket. “Together, we’re making clear, if you want

By MJ Lee, Alex Marquardt, Kevin Liptak, Jennifer Hansler and Kylie Atwood, CNN (CNN) — Senior US officials were practically triumphant Wednesday night: The United States and a large number of its allies had nailed down a proposal after days of feverish talks that would put in place a ceasefire across the Israel-Lebanon border. In a hastily arranged call with

By Gregory Krieg, CNN (CNN) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams, the rank-and-file transit cop who rose to the city’s most powerful office, is no longer the master of his political destiny. Indicted on federal corruption charges unsealed Thursday, Adams’ fate will be decided in the coming days and weeks, as the defiant mayor

By Tierney Sneed and Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — Filings from special counsel Jack Smith laying out never-before-seen evidence in the election subversion case against Donald Trump – including interview transcripts and notes from an investigation that counted among its witnesses former Vice President Mike Pence, Ivanka Trump and former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows – are now in the

By Steve Contorno and Alejandra Jaramillo, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump is now hawking a new line of watches, some with an eye popping six-figure price tag – the latest example of the former president cashing in on his name like no presidential candidate ever has. The GOP nominee announced his latest branded merchandise, Trump

By Andrew Kaczynski, CNN (CNN) — The top staffer to Mark Robinson, North Carolina’s embattled lieutenant governor, is set to resign following a CNN KFile report that Robinson made inflammatory and racist remarks on a pornography website’s message board. Brian LiVecchi, Robinson’s chief of staff and general counsel, will resign in the coming week, according

By Oren Liebermann and Paul P. Murphy, CNN (CNN) — China’s newest nuclear-powered submarine sank pierside in the spring and the Chinese Navy tried to conceal the loss, according to two US defense officials. The attack submarine was the first of its new Zhou-class line of vessels, the official said, under construction at a shipyard