Politics

CNN By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn and Sam Fossum, CNN (CNN) — After Vice President Kamala Harris accused former President Donald Trump of “backpedaling” on a debate, the Trump campaign said Thursday it would not commit to any future debates until the Democratic Party formally chooses a nominee. President Joe Biden’s decision to step down from

By Evan Perez, Alayna Treene, Hannah Rabinowitz and Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — The FBI said Friday that Donald Trump was hit by a bullet, or a fragment from one, fired by the would-be assassin at his Pennsylvania rally earlier this month. “What struck former President Trump in the ear was a bullet, whether whole

By Sam Simpson, CNN (CNN) — Martin Indyk, a former US ambassador to Israel under President Bill Clinton and former special envoy for Israeli-Palestinian negotiations under President Barack Obama, has died at 73. The Washington Institute for Near East Policy, an organization Indyk co-founded in 1985, released a statement confirming his death and praising his

By Alayna Treene and Kylie Atwood, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday, the first such meeting between the two men since Trump left the White House more than three years ago. The meeting at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence was requested by Netanyahu, sources familiar with the planning told

CNN By Andrew Kaczynski and Em Steck, CNN (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris voiced support for “defund the police” in a radio interview in June 2020 amidst nationwide protests for police reform, just months before denouncing the movement after she had joined the Biden presidential campaign. Harris said in the June radio interview the movement

By Daniel Dale, Casey Gannon and Paula Reid, CNN Washington (CNN) — The election authorities of at least 48 states, both Republicans and Democrats, say there are no obstacles that would prevent Vice President Kamala Harris from getting on election ballots if she becomes the official Democratic presidential nominee, as expected. The findings of a

CNN By Ebony Davis, CNN (CNN) — Former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential bid in a video released Friday. “Michelle and I couldn’t be prouder to endorse you and to do everything we can to get you through this election and into the Oval Office,”

By Ebony Davis, CNN (CNN) — Former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential bid in a video released Friday. “Michelle and I couldn’t be prouder to endorse you and to do everything we can to get you through this election and into the Oval Office,” the

By Andrew Kaczynski and Em Steck, CNN (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris voiced support for “defund the police” in a radio interview in June 2020 amidst nationwide protests for police reform, just months before denouncing the movement after she had joined the Biden presidential campaign. Harris said in the June radio interview the movement “rightly”

By Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — Confronted with a barrage of negative social media posts from former President Donald Trump aimed at his wife, second gentleman Doug Emhoff eschewed machismo or defensiveness. “That’s all he got?” he said Tuesday of the attacks on Vice President Kamala Harris, the new and historic presumptive Democratic presidential nominee. His response in

By Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — The five days since Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign launched at warp speed have remade the 2024 race – and given Democrats new hope of preventing a second Donald Trump presidency. Bright green, pro-Harris memes have erupted across social media. Fundraising exploded, with Harris’ campaign saying she raised $126 million between

CNN By Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — The five days since Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign launched at warp speed have remade the 2024 race – and given Democrats new hope of preventing a second Donald Trump presidency. Bright green, pro-Harris memes have erupted across social media. Fundraising exploded, with Harris’ campaign saying she raised $126 million

By Evan Perez and Josh Campbell, CNN (CNN) — The FBI said Thursday that investigators continue to examine bullet fragments and other evidence in the attack on Donald Trump at his Pennsylvania rally this month, but the agency has always considered the shooting an attempted assassination of the former president. “Since the day of the attack, the FBI

By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn and Sam Fossum, CNN (CNN) — After Vice President Kamala Harris accused former President Donald Trump of “backpedaling” on a debate, the Trump campaign said Thursday it would not commit to any future debates until the Democratic Party formally chooses a nominee. President Joe Biden’s decision to step down from the

CNN By Sam Fossum and Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris vowed to “not be silent” about suffering in Gaza amid the Israel-Hamas war, saying she expressed her “serious concern” to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Thursday while telling him it is time to lock down a ceasefire deal. “Israel has a

By Sam Fossum and Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris vowed to “not be silent” about suffering in Gaza amid the Israel-Hamas war, saying she expressed her “serious concern” to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Thursday while telling him it is time to lock down a ceasefire deal. “Israel has a right

By John King, CNN Easton, Pennsylvania (CNN) — Darrell Ann Murphy is relieved, grateful and newly hopeful Democrats can win Pennsylvania and the White House. But she is also still upset, a little mad even. “Wow, we’re losing Joe Biden,” said Murphy, 83, a retiree who keeps busy teaching the Chinese tile game Mahjong to

CNN By John King, CNN Easton, Pennsylvania (CNN) — Darrell Ann Murphy is relieved, grateful and newly hopeful Democrats can win Pennsylvania and the White House. But she is also still upset, a little mad even. “Wow, we’re losing Joe Biden,” said Murphy, 83, a retiree who keeps busy teaching the Chinese tile game Mahjong