Politics

By Eric Bradner, Daniel Strauss, Gregory Krieg and Arit John, CNN Milwaukee, Wisconsin (CNN) — Two days after being tapped as Donald Trump’s running mate, Ohio Sen. JD Vance introduced himself to voters in a speech that highlighted the populist direction the two aim to take the Republican Party — and the nation. Vance’s Republican

By Hannah Rabinowitz, Evan Perez, Kylie Atwood, Holmes Lybrand and Zachary Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Three former Trump administration officials asked the Justice Department for help protecting themselves due to increased threats from Iran, according to letters obtained by CNN. The three individuals – former Trump advisers Matthew Pottinger, Victoria Coates and Robert Greenway – wrote to

By Annie Grayer, Lauren Fox and MJ Lee, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden has said repeatedly that there is a simple cure for his political troubles: Get out there and show the skeptics that he has what it takes to run for – and win – a second term. Since his disastrous debate performance

By Alayna Treene, CNN (CNN) — A stunning scene played out at the Republican National Convention on Wednesday as a group of GOP senators chased Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle through the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, shouting that she has refused to answer questions regarding the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. “This was an

By MJ Lee, Jamie Gangel and Jeff Zeleny, CNN (CNN) — Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi privately told President Joe Biden in a recent conversation that polling shows that the president cannot defeat Donald Trump and that Biden could destroy Democrats’ chances of winning the House in November if he continues seeking a second term,

By Jeremy Herb, John Miller, Evan Perez, Lauren Fox, Annie Grayer, Curt Devine, Alayna Treene and Morgan Rimmer, CNN (CNN) — Thomas Matthew Crooks visited the Donald Trump rally location twice, his cell phone contained images of both Trump and President Joe Biden, and the would-be assassin’s search history included dates of the Democratic National

By CNN Staff (CNN) — Night three of the Republican National Convention included former President Donald Trump’s choice for vice president, Sen. JD Vance of Ohio, and other speakers who made false and misleading claims throughout the night. Here is a list of fact checks from CNN’s Facts First team. Vance’s misleading claim about Trump

By Jeff Zeleny, CNN (CNN) — As President Joe Biden flies back to Delaware from Las Vegas on Wednesday night, cutting his trip short after testing positive for Covid-19, he faces one of the most momentous decisions of his long political life: Should he heed the rising calls from his fellow Democrats to extinguish his

By Priscilla Alvarez, Donald Judd and Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden tested positive for Covid-19 on Wednesday, disrupting a key campaign event meant to shore up support with Latino voters at a critical juncture in the election. Biden, 81, was experiencing mild symptoms and has received his first dose of the

By Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — Rudy Giuliani has drained roughly half of the money in a personal bank account in the last week to pay for personal expenses, a court proceeding revealed Wednesday, as he attends the Republican National Convention while being hounded from afar by people to whom he owes millions. The numbers are being publicly revealed

By Katie Lobosco and Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration asked the Supreme Court on Wednesday to let it continue cutting monthly student loan payments for roughly three million borrowers enrolled in a student loan repayment plan implemented last year. The fate of the program, known as SAVE (Saving on a Valuable Education),

By Andrew Kaczynski and Em Steck, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump’s running mate, JD Vance, said two-and-a-half years ago he was open to a national abortion ban, a stark contrast to comments he made this week where the Ohio senator said he adhered to Trump’s view that abortion should be a state issue.

By Haley Britzky and Natasha Bertrand, CNN (CNN) — The US military is ending its temporary pier mission off the Gaza coast that has been plagued with challenges after roughly 20 days of operational use, as humanitarian aid begins being brought in through an Israeli port instead. “Our assessment is that the temporary pier has achieved its intended effect

CNN By Tierney Sneed, Marshall Cohen and Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — Special counsel Jack Smith said Wednesday that he is appealing a judge’s decision to throw out the indictment against Donald Trump concerning his handling of classified documents. The special counsel team filed a notice of appeal, the initial procedural mechanism that sets the appeal in motion, on Wednesday,

By Tierney Sneed, Marshall Cohen and Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — Special counsel Jack Smith said Wednesday that he is appealing a judge’s decision to throw out the indictment against Donald Trump concerning his handling of classified documents. The special counsel team filed a notice of appeal, the initial procedural mechanism that sets the appeal in motion, on Wednesday, just