Politics

CNN By Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge on Tuesday ordered former Donald Trump attorney and New York mayor Rudy Giuliani to turn over all his valuable possessions and his Manhattan penthouse apartment to the control of Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss, the Georgia election workers he defamed and to whom he now owes $150 million.

By Dana Bash and Courtney Pence, CNN Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania (CNN) — When Stephanie Spielman describes how she feels as a Jewish voter this election year, she is visibly despondent. “There’s a feeling of real emptiness, kind of hollowness,” she said. A lifelong Pennsylvania Democrat who usually votes blue, up and down the ticket, Spielman

CNN By Dana Bash and Courtney Pence, CNN Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania (CNN) — When Stephanie Spielman describes how she feels as a Jewish voter this election year, she is visibly despondent. “There’s a feeling of real emptiness, kind of hollowness,” she said. A lifelong Pennsylvania Democrat who usually votes blue, up and down the ticket,

By Betsy Klein and Michael Williams, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden told New Hampshire Democrats on Tuesday that “we gotta lock him up,” referring to former President Donald Trump, before quickly adding, “Politically lock him up.” The president was co-opting a 2016 Trump campaign line that referred to Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton — rhetoric that

By Rene Marsh and Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — A lawsuit from two Republican officials in Waynesboro, Virginia, that threatened not to certify the 2024 election results attracted a counter lawsuit Monday from voters in the Shenandoah Valley city who are seeking a court order that would force the board to formalize the results. The dispute — in which

By Jennifer Hansler and Kylie Atwood, CNN (CNN) — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday urged top Israeli officials to “capitalize” on the killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar’s death in order to secure the release of the remaining hostages held in Gaza and bring the war there to a close – but there is little evidence

By Em Steck, CNN (CNN) — Kamala Harris lifted language from a Republican attorney when she testified in front of Congress in 2007, a CNN review of her testimony finds. Experts CNN spoke with said that the instance, first reported by conservative news outlet the Washington Free Beacon on Tuesday, raises concern but does not constitute a serious example

By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — The Georgia Supreme Court won’t let the state election board enforce a slate of controversial new election rules that were passed by allies of Donald Trump, ruling Tuesday against Republicans who asked for them to be revived as early voting got underway in the critical battleground state. The order

CNN By Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge on Tuesday ordered former Donald Trump attorney and New York mayor Rudy Giuliani to turn over all his valuable possessions and his Manhattan penthouse apartment to the control of Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss, the Georgia election workers he defamed and to whom he now owes $150 million.

By Michael Conte, CNN (CNN) — Two US service members were injured in Iraq in a joint US-Iraqi raid overnight that killed “multiple ISIS operatives,” according to a Defense Department spokesperson. “My understanding is that both of them are in stable condition being treated for their injuries,” Pentagon press secretary Maj. Gen. Patrick Ryder said

By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — Federal prosecutors in New York have charged a high-ranking official in Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps and three other people with connections to the Iranian government in an alleged plot to kill a New York-based journalist and human rights activist who is critical of the Iranian government. The charges made public

By Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge on Tuesday ordered former Donald Trump attorney and New York mayor Rudy Giuliani to turn over all his valuable possessions and his Manhattan penthouse apartment to the control of Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss, the Georgia election workers he defamed and to whom he now owes $150 million. Judge

By Daniel Dale, CNN Washington (CNN) — Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz falsely claimed in a high-profile Monday television appearance that more manufacturing jobs were lost under President Donald Trump than any other president. “We know Donald Trump lost more manufacturing jobs than any president in American history. That’s simply factual,” the Minnesota governor

By Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — Russian operatives created and amplified false online content attempting to smear Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz, US intelligence agencies said on Tuesday. The content in question — which included manipulated audio content that circulated on the social media platform X in the last week — contained “several indicators of manipulation

By Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — The US Army has been ordered by a federal judge to release records related to former President Donald Trump’s controversial August visit to Arlington National Cemetery by Friday at the latest. The US Army issued a stark rebuke following the visit, stating that an employee of the cemetery was “abruptly pushed aside” after

By Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — The federal appeals court in Washington, DC, on Tuesday upheld the conviction of the Cowboys for Trump founder who entered the restricted area of the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, saying rioters didn’t have to know the Secret Service was protecting then-Vice President Mike Pence inside when they breached the area.

By Arit John, CNN Philadelphia (CNN) — Dozens of Black motorcyclists drove through north and west Philadelphia over the weekend with a simple message for Black men: Go vote. The ride – a joint effort between Black Men Vote, Black Bikers Vote and other local organizations – was one of several nonpartisan events held across the city in a bid to