Politics

By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — Members of the “Central Park Five” sued former President Donald Trump on Monday over “false and defamatory” statements they allege he made about their 1989 case during a presidential debate last month. The five men claim in a federal lawsuit that Trump knew he was acting with “reckless disregard”

By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court declined Monday to hear an appeal challenging the structure of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the latest legal case that threatened independent government agencies. The appeal from two “educational organizations,” alleged that the 52-year-old independent consumer protection agency violates the Constitution because its five-member board can

By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court brushed aside an appeal Monday from Michael Cohen, the one-time fixer for Donald Trump, who accused the former president of retaliating against him for promoting a critical tell-all book. Without comment, the justices declined to hear the case, leaving in place decisions from lower courts that

By Eric Bradner and Ebony Davis, CNN (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris is making an aggressive bid to win over independents and moderate Republicans in the suburbs, visiting vote-rich counties in three Great Lakes swing states Monday with former Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney. In the presidential race’s closing days, Harris’ campaign is courting a

By Donald Judd and Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration is set to propose a new rule Monday that would require private insurance plans to cover over-the-counter contraception without a prescription at no cost. Jen Klein, the director of the White House Gender Policy Council, called the proposal “the most significant expansion of

By Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — The House task force investigating the first assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump released its interim report on Monday that included excerpts of new testimony from local law enforcement officials who provided firsthand accounts of the lack of communication and security failures at the Butler, Pennsylvania, rally. Based

By Brian Fung, CNN (CNN) — Three years ago, major internet platforms including Meta, Twitter and YouTube responded to the January 6, 2021, Capitol riots with decisive action — suspending thousands of accounts that had spread election lies and removing posts glorifying the attack on US democracy. Their efforts weren’t perfect, certainly; groups promoting baseless allegations of election fraud

By Natasha Bertrand, CNN Kyiv, Ukraine (CNN) — Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin arrived in Kyiv early Monday morning, as the future of US aid to Ukraine hangs in the balance of the imminent US presidential election and as Russia continues to make small but steady gains on the battlefield. Austin met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Defense Minister

By David Wright and Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris’ political operation entered the final full month of the election with a substantial cash advantage over former President Donald Trump’s network, campaign reports filed Sunday night show. The Democrat began October with $346 million in the coffers of the committees she controls

By Veronica Stracqualursi and Rashard Rose, CNN (CNN) — CBS’ “60 Minutes” on Sunday rejected former President Donald Trump’s claims that the show edited its interview with Vice President Kamala Harris at her campaign’s direction. “Former President Donald Trump is accusing 60 Minutes of deceitful editing of our Oct. 7 interview with Vice President Kamala

By Marshall Cohen, CNN Washington (CNN) — While stumping for former President Donald Trump on Saturday, tech billionaire Elon Musk announced that he will give away $1 million each day to registered voters in battleground states, immediately drawing scrutiny from election law experts who said the sweepstakes could violate laws against paying people to register. “We want to

CNN By Jack Forrest and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump called Democratic Reps. Adam Schiff and Nancy Pelosi each “an enemy from within,” even as the former president’s Republican allies attempt to argue that his previous comments labeling political opponents as such are being misinterpreted. “These are bad people. We have a lot

By Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — Two missing US Navy aviators have been declared dead, several days after their aircraft crashed near Mount Rainier, Washington, during a training flight, the Navy said Sunday. “It is with a heavy heart that we share the loss of two beloved Zappers,” Cmdr. Timothy Warburton, commander of the Electronic

By Jack Forrest and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump called Democratic Reps. Adam Schiff and Nancy Pelosi each “an enemy from within,” even as the former president’s Republican allies attempt to argue that his previous comments labeling political opponents as such are being misinterpreted. “These are bad people. We have a lot of

By Eric Bradner and Ebony Davis, CNN (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris visited churches in Georgia on Sunday, urging congregants to cast early ballots as part of her campaign’s “souls to the polls” push to turn out Black voters. The early voting push comes as Harris attempts to motivate Black voters, who are a

CNN By Steve Contorno and Kate Sullivan, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump has pivoted to making his closing argument to voters heading into the final stretch of his race for the White House. Or so his campaign said Saturday as the former president took the stage in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. But shortly after walking out following

By Sam Fossum, CNN (CNN) — Paul Whelan, the American who spent five and a half years wrongfully detained in Russia, revealed Sunday that he had passed to Western officials information he received from fellow prisoners who were fighting for Russia on the frontlines in Ukraine. “The prisoners from the camp that went to the

By Steve Contorno and Kate Sullivan, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump has pivoted to making his closing argument to voters heading into the final stretch of his race for the White House. Or so his campaign said Saturday as the former president took the stage in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. But shortly after walking out following a

By Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris turns 60 on Sunday – and, her campaign wants voters to know, that makes her 18 years younger than Donald Trump. Harris’ campaign is increasingly questioning the former president’s mental and physical fitness in the final weeks of the 2024 presidential race. “He’s becoming increasingly

CNN By Natasha Bertrand and Alex Marquardt, CNN (CNN) — The US is investigating a leak of highly classified US intelligence about Israel’s plans for retaliation against Iran, according to three people familiar with the matter. One of the people familiar confirmed the documents’ authenticity. The leak is “deeply concerning,” a US official told CNN.