National Politics

CNN Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump is trying to crush Democratic nominee Kamala Harris’ persona as a force of change and to destroy her personal credibility as a potential president as their still-fresh competition careens into the final nine weeks before Election Day. In recent days, the ex-president has unveiled a

By Oren Liebermann, Gul Tuysuz and Avery Schmitz, CNN (CNN) — More than a dozen members of a Turkish national youth organization were taken into custody in Turkey after local authorities say they assaulted two US Marines. The Marines, assigned to the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, were on liberty in Izmir when the assault occurred

The US captured an ISIS leader who helped escapees of the terror group after they fled a detention facility in Syria, according to US Central Command.

CNN By Priscilla Alvarez and Abel Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — The United States has seized Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro’s airplane after determining that its acquisition was in violation of US sanctions, among other criminal issues. The US flew the aircraft to Florida on Monday, according to two US officials. It’s the latest development in what

By Priscilla Alvarez and Abel Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — The United States has seized Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro’s airplane after determining that its acquisition was in violation of US sanctions, among other criminal issues. The US flew the aircraft to Florida on Monday, according to two US officials. It’s the latest development in what has

By Kevin Liptak, Kayla Tausche and Samantha Waldenberg, CNN (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris said Monday that US Steel should remain domestically owned, saying during a campaign stop in Pittsburgh that it is “vital for our nation to maintain strong American steel companies.” Harris’ comments marked the first time she lent her voice to the

By Arlette Saenz and Betsy Klein, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden reemerges on the campaign trail this week, entering a new political phase as he closes out his time in the White House and works to ensure Vice President Kamala Harris succeeds him. Biden and Harris will kick off the final sprint to the election together on Labor Day, using the holiday to woo working-class voters with

By Alex Marquardt and Lauren Izso, CNN (CNN) — The Saturday discovery of the deaths of six hostages has thrown negotiations for a ceasefire and hostage release deal between Israel and Hamas into tumult, with the White House national security adviser saying that “the next few days will be critical” in the push to free those still

By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson indicated in an interview Sunday that she supports a binding code of ethics for the Supreme Court, adding that such requirements are “pretty standard” for the federal judiciary. “From my perspective, I don’t have any problem with an enforceable code,” Jackson, the newest member of

By Peter Bergen, CNN (CNN) — Three years after the departure of the final US troops from Afghanistan, the situation in the country is bleak, with the Taliban tightening its grip as it introduces increasingly oppressive laws that restrict political freedoms and suppress the rights of women. Most Afghans have had to acquiesce to the Taliban not

By Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — The 2024 presidential race is entering a critical stretch, with Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump set to debate and the first swing state ballots hitting mailboxes shortly after the Labor Day holiday weekend. As the calendar turns to September, both campaigns are focusing on on key

CNN By Samantha Waldenberg, Kate Sullivan and Shania Shelton, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump on Saturday continued to defend his visit this week to Arlington National Cemetery amid mounting criticism, including from Vice President Kamala Harris, who said the former president “is unable to comprehend anything other than service to himself.” Veterans, service members and their

By Samantha Waldenberg and Shania Shelton, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump on Saturday continued to defend his visit this week to Arlington National Cemetery amid mounting criticism, including from Vice President Kamala Harris, who said the former president “is unable to comprehend anything other than service to himself.” Veterans, service members and their families “should be

By Michael Williams and Arlette Saenz, CNN (CNN) — After spending much of the summer under the harshest microscope of his career, President Joe Biden spent most of the last two weeks out of sight as he prepared for the final act of his political life and a very different end to 2024 than he would have imagined a

By Daniel Dale, CNN Washington (CNN) — A new television ad from former President Donald Trump’s campaign piles deception upon deception to attack Vice President Kamala Harris on immigration. The ad uses an edited quote to attack Harris over a supposed proposal that she hasn’t actually made. The ad features a narrator saying this: “Attention seniors: Kamala

By Tierney Sneed and Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump and special counsel Jack Smith are at odds over how the election subversion case in Washington, DC, should move forward, according to a status report filed late Friday. However, neither side is rushing to get to trial before the November presidential election

By Haley Britzky, Mary Kay Mallonee and Hamdi Alkhshali, CNN (CNN) — Seven US troops were injured in a raid in Iraq on Thursday that killed 15 ISIS members, three defense officials said. Five of the personnel were wounded during the operation, with one evacuated for further treatment. Two other US personnel were injured “from

By Michael Conte and Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov told CNN the Biden administration is still considering his request to lift restrictions on Ukraine using long-range weapons to strike deeper inside Russian territory and confirmed he’d presented a list of targets in meetings with senior officials in Washington on Friday