Politics

By Aaron Pellish and Ebony Davis, CNN (CNN) — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said Wednesday that he has agreed to participate in a vice presidential debate on CBS News on October 1. CBS News posted to social media Wednesday its invitation to Walz and Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance, offering the candidates two dates

By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office says it has identified the man who allegedly broke into Donald Trump’s Virginia campaign office earlier this week as 39-year-old Toby Shane Kessler. Kessler spent a “brief period of time” in the office, the sheriff’s office said in a news release Wednesday, and did

By Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — The US expressed frustration Wednesday that North Korea is continuing to refuse to allow teams into the reclusive country to recover the remains of American casualties from the Korean War. “The United States government reaches out often to North Korea on any number of issues, one of which is this

By Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — Google said Wednesday that an alleged Iranian hacking operation aimed at US presidential campaigns is ongoing and more wide-ranging than previously known as the hackers continue to target the email accounts of current US officials and people associated with Vice President Kamala Harris, President Joe Biden and former President

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of former presidential candidate and US Representative Ron Paul. Personal Birth date: August 20, 1935 Birth place: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Birth name: Ronald Ernest Paul Father: Howard Paul, dairy farmer Mother: Margaret (Dumont) Paul, dairy farmer Marriage: Carol (Wells) Paul (February 1, 1957-present) Children: Ronald

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Mike Huckabee, former governor of Arkansas. Personal Birth date: August 24, 1955 Birth place: Hope, Arkansas Birth name: Michael Dale Huckabee Father: Dorsey Huckabee, a fireman and mechanic Mother: Mae (Elder) Huckabee, an office worker Marriage: Janet (McCain) Huckabee (May 25, 1974-present) Children:

By Gregory Krieg and Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Kamala Harris may be done with Medicare for All, but Medicare for All – with a new nudge from former President Donald Trump – isn’t done with her. The Trump campaign on Wednesday attacked Harris over her past support for a move to the single-payer, government-run

By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — The US government renewed calls for the Syrian government to work with them to release Austin Tice on the 12th anniversary of the American journalist’s abduction. “We have repeatedly pressed the government of Syria to work with us so that we can, at last, bring Austin home. Today, I once

By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — A group of Republican state attorneys general are suing the Biden administration over a federal effort to expand access to voter registration. The lawsuit targets an executive order issued by President Joe Biden in March 2021 that directed the heads of all federal agencies to submit proposals for their

By Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — The judge overseeing Donald Trump’s criminal trial related to hush money payments said he will not recuse himself from the case, rejecting the former president’s latest attempt to remove him ahead of his sentencing next month. Trump has repeatedly sought to remove Judge Juan Merchan from the proceedings, citing

By Aaron Pellish, CNN (CNN) — Second gentleman Doug Emhoff criticized the federal judge who oversaw the classified documents case against Donald Trump at a fundraiser in Los Angeles on Tuesday, suggesting Trump would consider appointing her to the Supreme Court to do his “bidding” if he’s reelected. At a private event benefiting Vice President

CNN By Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — Kamala Harris is officially the Democratic presidential nominee, but Donald Trump is continuing to describe the vice president’s elevation to the top of her party’s ticket as “unconstitutional” and accusing her of taking part in a “coup.” No serious effort to challenge Harris’ status as the Democratic nominee

By Katelyn Polantz and Paula Reid, CNN (CNN) — Hunter Biden has brought on a new, high-profile criminal defense lawyer to lead him through his tax evasion trial in the coming weeks, after discussions this summer with the special counsel who brought the case didn’t yield a plea deal. A plea deal could still allow President

By Eva McKend and Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, will roll through Pennsylvania on a bus tour Sunday, dropping in on the crucial battleground state just days before the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. It’s a move that underscores how aggressively the

By Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — A judge barred an indicted, election-denying lawyer from being involved in one of Dominion Voting Systems’ 2020 election defamation cases after she publicly leaked the company’s internal emails. The lawyer, Stefanie Lambert, had represented former Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne in the lawsuit, which Dominion filed because he has repeatedly accused

By Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — Kamala Harris is officially the Democratic presidential nominee, but Donald Trump is continuing to describe the vice president’s elevation to the top of her party’s ticket as “unconstitutional” and accusing her of taking part in a “coup.” No serious effort to challenge Harris’ status as the Democratic nominee is underway.

By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch is using a new book to lament what he sees as an explosion of government rules he fears is having serious consequences for the “lives and liberties of every American.” But some of the people the conservative justice portrayed in the book as victims have a more nuanced