Politics

By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Both Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are rolling out ever-growing lists of promises to voters — from making housing and health care more affordable to supporting manufacturers to providing tax relief to millions of Americans. But those proposals come with hefty price tags, and the

By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris will mark Monday’s one-year anniversary of the October 7 attacks in Israel at her Naval Observatory residence, where, along with second gentleman Doug Emhoff, she’ll plant a memorial tree, according to a White House official. Second families have traditionally planted trees on the grounds of

By Ebony Davis and Jack Forrest, CNN (CNN) — Kamala Harris said she feels “sorry” for Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, who suggested at a town hall with former President Donald Trump last month that the vice president doesn’t have anything to keep her humble because she doesn’t have biological children. “I feel sorry for

By Jennifer Agiesta, CNN (CNN) — Kamala Harris’ visit to the border and speech outlining her economic vision captured the attention of a sizable share of Americans as September came to a close, according to new findings from The Breakthrough, a polling project that tracks how the public is following election news. But some emerging

By David Wright and Alex Leeds Matthews, CNN (CNN) — The campaigns of Kamala Harris and Donald Trump made strategic adjustments to the content of their TV advertisements between August and September, a CNN analysis of ad tracking data shows, amid a contentious fight to define the transformed race for the White House. Emphasis of key issues, including

By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court returns to its bench Monday with an agenda that includes cases on guns, pornography and transgender medical care, as the justices brace for a slew of last-minute election fights and a new presidential administration that could drag the court deeper into politics. Of the 40 appeals

By Katie Lobosco, CNN Washington (CNN) — A tax proposal embraced by Vice President Kamala Harris that’s meant to target the wealthy is getting attention in an unlikely place for wonky policy debate: social media. But many posts ignore the fact that the plan would only impact those whose net worth is more than $100

By Chris Wallace, CNN (CNN) — The 1960 presidential election changed everything. It was the first to feature televised debates between the two major-party candidates. It was the first in which both candidates were born in the 20th century. And as is true in the current presidential campaign, the 1960 candidates were both fascinating characters.

By Daniel Dale, CNN Washington (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump has delivered a barrage of lies and distortions about the federal response to Hurricane Helene. While various misinformation about the response has spread widely without Trump’s involvement, the Republican presidential nominee has been one of the country’s leading deceivers on the subject. Over a

By Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN (CNN) — Top aides to Kamala Harris are heading into the final month of the 2024 presidential race still wrestling with how much distance she can credibly claim from Joe Biden as she looks for more ways to weave in breaks with him on the campaign trail. But she keeps getting pulled back

By Daniel Strauss, CNN (CNN) — In his first appearance with Donald Trump on the campaign trail, billionaire Elon Musk on Saturday called on people to register to vote as he cast Democrats as a threat to democracy. “Register to vote, OK? And get everyone you know and everyone you don’t know. Drag them to

By Sean Lyngaas and Evan Perez, CNN (CNN) — A highly skilled group of Chinese government-linked hackers has in the last several months infiltrated multiple US telecommunications firms in a likely search for sensitive information bearing on national security, multiple sources briefed on the matter told CNN. US investigators believe the hackers potentially accessed wiretap

By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration won’t extend legal permissions for certain migrants from Nicaragua, Cuba, Venezuela and Haiti provided through a temporary humanitarian program designed to curb illegal border crossings, requiring them to seek other legal means to remain in the United States, according to the Department of Homeland Security. The

CNN By Eric Bradner, Jeff Zeleny, Alayna Treene and Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump is returning Saturday to the Pennsylvania venue where he narrowly survived an assassination attempt in July, holding a high-profile rally in what his allies are billing as a key moment as the 2024 race for the White House enters

By Gregory Krieg, CNN (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris’ struggle to match previous Democratic nominees’ levels of support with union voters is coming under more intense scrutiny following decisions by the Teamsters and the International Association of Fire Fighters to withhold endorsements in the presidential race. Leaders from both unions, in public statements, cited

By Daniel Dale, CNN Washington (CNN) — It’s not just Donald Trump and JD Vance. Numerous other 2020 election deniers are running in 2024 elections. At least 23 of this year’s 51 Republican nominees for governor, state elections chief or the US Senate have rejected or contested the legitimacy of Joe Biden’s 2020 victory over Trump. The list includes

By Eric Bradner, Jeff Zeleny, Alayna Treene and Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump is returning Saturday to the Pennsylvania venue where he narrowly survived an assassination attempt in July, holding a high-profile rally in what his allies are billing as a key moment as the 2024 race for the White House enters its

By Kayla Tausche and Lauren Fox, CNN (CNN) — In the wake of Hurricane Helene, which has devastated multiple states along the Eastern seaboard, President Joe Biden is urging lawmakers to replenish some critical disaster relief programs that have nearly run out of money. In a letter sent to congressional leaders late Friday and first