Politics

By Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — If Donald Trump is elected, he’ll take office next year having learned the lessons of four years of legal battles in his first term, during which inexperienced personnel, slapdash policymaking and his own indifference to how the federal government worked made his agenda especially vulnerable to legal challenges. The

By Arit John and Jeff Zeleny, CNN (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris is making the biggest decision of her two-week-old presidential campaign as she chooses a running mate and prepares to introduce the new Democratic ticket to voters in several key battleground states this week. Harris is focusing on Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and

By Aaron Pellish, CNN (CNN) — Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said in a social media video on Sunday that he drove a dead bear cub carcass from upstate New York and placed it in New York City’s Central Park 10 years ago, sharing the story in what he said was an effort

CNN By Manu Raju and Haley Talbot, CNN Brooklyn, Ohio (CNN) — For more on the high-stakes battle for control of the Senate, watch “Inside Politics Sunday with Manu Raju” on Sunday at 8 a.m. ET and 11 a.m. ET. Sen. Sherrod Brown doesn’t plan to campaign with Vice President Kamala Harris. He plans to skip

CNN By Eric Bradner, Alayna Treene and Kristen Holmes, CNN (CNN) — A 17-day stretch with few parallels in American history has upended what looked to Donald Trump’s campaign like a clear path to victory when the former president stepped on the Republican convention stage in Milwaukee. In that moment, a unified Republican Party had rallied around Trump after he

By Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN (CNN) — The group known as Republicans for Biden is officially relaunching Sunday as Republicans for Harris, and aides on the revamped Democratic campaign are hoping that a much different candidate will be able to deliver on what had been a key part of Joe Biden’s electoral promise. The rollout will include outreach from Republicans to Republicans, targeted ads and themed events

By Eric Bradner, Alayna Treene and Kristen Holmes, CNN (CNN) — A 17-day stretch with few parallels in American history has upended what looked to Donald Trump’s campaign like a clear path to victory when the former president stepped on the Republican convention stage in Milwaukee. In that moment, a unified Republican Party had rallied around Trump after he survived

By Manu Raju and Haley Talbot, CNN Brooklyn, Ohio (CNN) — For more on the high-stakes battle for control of the Senate, watch “Inside Politics Sunday with Manu Raju” on Sunday at 8 a.m. ET and 11 a.m. ET. Sen. Sherrod Brown doesn’t plan to campaign with Vice President Kamala Harris. He plans to skip the

CNN By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge will consider how to proceed with special counsel Jack Smith’s election interference case against Donald Trump during a hearing later this month, according to a brief order Saturday. The judge overseeing the case, Tanya Chutkan, scheduled a hearing for August 16 to consider how the

By Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — A day after getting the election subversion case against Donald Trump back, the presiding federal judge rejected another effort by the former president to have the case dismissed. Earlier this summer, the Supreme Court granted Trump sweeping immunity for official acts as president, and the case, brought by special counsel Jack

CNN By Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris’ husband Doug Emhoff acknowledged Saturday in a statement to CNN that he had an affair during his first marriage after the alleged details of the relationship were published by a British tabloid. “During my first marriage, Kerstin and I went through some tough times on

By Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris’ husband Doug Emhoff acknowledged Saturday in a statement to CNN that he had an affair during his first marriage after the alleged details of the relationship were published by a British tabloid. “During my first marriage, Kerstin and I went through some tough times on account

CNN By Arit John, Kate Sullivan, MJ Lee and Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump said Saturday he would not debate Vice President Kamala Harris at all if she did not agree to attend a new Fox News debate next month, the latest in the public jockeying between the campaigns over when,

By Joe Sutton and Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — Former President Jimmy Carter, the oldest living president, is hoping to vote for Kamala Harris during the November elections, his grandson said. “I’m only trying to make it to vote for Kamala Harris,” the 99-year-old former president said, according to his grandson, Jason Carter, who relayed

By Jeff Zeleny, MJ Lee and Jamie Gangel, CNN (CNN) — As Kamala Harris closes in on her selection of a running mate this weekend, a renewed focus is being placed on Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, people familiar with the search told CNN, even as the vice president continues to weigh whether Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro or Arizona

By Arit John, Kate Sullivan, MJ Lee and Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump said Saturday he would not debate Vice President Kamala Harris at all if she did not agree to attend a new Fox News debate next month, the latest in the public jockeying between the campaigns over when, if

By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge will consider how to proceed with special counsel Jack Smith’s election interference case against Donald Trump during a hearing later this month, according to a brief order Saturday. The judge overseeing the case, Tanya Chutkan, scheduled a hearing for August 16 to consider how the case

By Arit John, Kate Sullivan and Alayna Treene, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump defended his running mate and said his campaign needs to “work hard to define” Vice President Kamala Harris during a Saturday rally in Georgia, a battleground state that has taken on new importance in the wake of the shake-up on the Democratic

By Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN (CNN) — Leaps of faith aren’t Kamala Harris’ style. But she’s about to have to take one. The vice president likes to take her time with decisions. However much data she has, she tends to ask for more. Go over it all again and again. Then check again if there’s more