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New apparent Trump assassination bid is another dark moment with unpredictable political consequences

CNN Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — There’s no political playbook for how to deal with another apparent assassination attempt against a major-party presidential candidate within weeks of an election. Yet that’s where the rival campaigns now find themselves after what looks like a second attempt to kill Republican nominee Donald Trump in the

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Golf courses — in particular Trump’s — have long proved a difficult assignment for Secret Service

By Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — Golf courses, and in particular former President Donald Trump’s own properties, have long been a source of concern among Secret Service officials tasked with securing the grounds while the commander in chief plays, according to people familiar with the matter. While security around Trump was bolstered in the aftermath

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The one Harris comment Trump and his allies have spent $38 million for voters to see

By David Wright, CNN (CNN) — On an August afternoon last year in Washington, Kamala Harris appeared at a retail village to promote the Biden administration’s economic record. “Bidenomics is working,” the vice president announced, touting the latest round of job numbers. “That is called Bidenomics, and we are very proud of Bidenomics.” It was a fateful

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The women Kamala Harris has mentored

By Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN (CNN) — Backstage, Kamala Harris pulled aside Jahana Hayes. She’d give the congresswoman her local press boost and photo op, but first, the vice president needed to talk about why she was popping into Connecticut of all places during the final month of her 2022 midterm campaigning: Hayes wasn’t raising enough money. Pick

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House GOP split on how to address IVF messaging as some push Speaker Johnson to hold a vote before the election

By Annie Grayer, CNN Washington (CNN) — Multiple House Republicans have been working behind the scenes to convince Speaker Mike Johnson to hold a vote on legislation supporting in vitro fertilization before the November elections but told CNN their efforts have so far been brushed off or even denied. The direct pressure campaign from lawmakers

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Fact check: Harris campaign social media account has repeatedly deceived with misleading edits and captions

By Daniel Dale, CNN Washington (CNN) — A social media account run by Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign has been repeatedly deceptive. The @KamalaHQ account, which has more than 1.3 million followers on the X social media platform formerly known as Twitter, has made a habit of misleadingly clipping and inaccurately captioning video clips to attack former President Donald

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