Politics

CNN By CNN Staff (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump delivered more than 30 false claims during Tuesday’s presidential debate against Vice President Kamala Harris, CNN’s preliminary count found – as he did during his June debate against President Joe Biden. Trump again delivered a staggering quantity and variety of false claims, some of which

CNN By CNN Staff (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump delivered more than 30 false claims during Tuesday’s presidential debate against Vice President Kamala Harris, CNN’s preliminary count found – as he did during his June debate against President Joe Biden. Trump again delivered a staggering quantity and variety of false claims, some of which

CNN Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump beat Kamala Harris in a virtual coin toss before their presidential debate – but that’s about all he won. From the opening moments Tuesday night, when the vice president strode over to Trump’s podium and all but forced him to shake her hand, she dictated

By Eric Bradner, Arit John, Daniel Strauss, Betsy Klein and Gregory Krieg, CNN Philadelphia (CNN) — Kamala Harris baited Donald Trump for nearly all of the 1 hour and 45 minutes of their first and potentially only debate on Tuesday night – and Trump took every bit of it. The vice president had prepared extensively

By CNN Staff (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump delivered more than 30 false claims during Tuesday’s presidential debate against Vice President Kamala Harris, CNN’s preliminary count found – as he did during his June debate against President Joe Biden. Trump again delivered a staggering quantity and variety of false claims, some of which were

By Annette Choi, Ethan Cohen, Molly English and Tess Conciatori, CNN (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump faced off in their first presidential debate on Tuesday night. CNN tracked how much speaking time each candidate used during their first meeting on the debate stage. Trump talked more than Harris throughout the

By Daniel Strauss and Kate Sullivan, CNN (CNN) — Former first lady Melania Trump has begun inching more back into the political spotlight on the final few months of the 2024 presidential campaign with a series of politically pointed social media videos. The former first lady has made a rare deliberate step back into the

By Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — Former Sen. Kelly Ayotte will win the Republican primary in New Hampshire’s race for governor, according to The Associated Press, advancing to what is expected to be a competitive general election to succeed retiring GOP Gov. Chris Sununu. Ayotte is projected to defeat a crowded primary field that included

By Betsy Klein, Nikki Carvajal and Michael Williams, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday condemned the death of American activist Aysenur Eygi, who was killed at a protest last week in the occupied West Bank by Israeli soldiers. “I am outraged and deeply saddened by the death of Aysenur Eygi,” Biden said

By Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — The US Secret Service official who oversees protective operations of elected officials, foreign dignitaries and high-profile events is retiring this week – marking the second high-ranking official to leave the agency as it grapples with the aftermath of Donald Trump’s near assassination in July. Michael Plati, an assistant director

By Haley Talbot, CNN Washington (CNN) — House Speaker Mike Johnson emphasized his agreement with Donald Trump on government funding after the former president posted that if congressional Republicans “don’t get absolute assurances on Election Security,” they should vote against a continuing resolution to fund the government. “I think President Trump is saying exactly what

CNN By Haley Talbot, CNN Washington (CNN) — House Speaker Mike Johnson emphasized his agreement with Donald Trump on government funding after the former president posted that if congressional Republicans “don’t get absolute assurances on Election Security,” they should vote against a continuing resolution to fund the government. “I think President Trump is saying exactly

By Kylie Atwood and Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — A group of key House Republicans have written to President Joe Biden urging him to lift the restrictions on the use of US-provided long-range weapons systems and allow Kyiv to strike targets deep inside Russia. The letter, dated Monday, echoes repeated appeals from the Ukrainian government itself,

By Clare Foran and Haley Talbot, CNN Washington (CNN) — A six-month House GOP government funding plan cleared a key hurdle on Tuesday, but remains at risk of failing as Speaker Mike Johnson attempts to navigate a shutdown fight with his narrow majority. The House voted 209-206 to approve a rule to govern debate for the funding

By Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance acknowledged Tuesday that it’s possible the false claim that Haitian immigrants are abducting the pets of Springfield, Ohio, residents might not be true, but he encouraged his followers to continue posting “cat memes.” “In the last several weeks, my office has received many

By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Americans’ incomes have finally returned to their pre-pandemic peak. Median household income rose to $80,610 in 2023, essentially the same as it was in 2019, the Census Bureau reported Tuesday. The typical household’s income rose 4% from 2022, driven primarily by an increase in workers’ earnings. This was the

By Kylie Atwood, Jennifer Hansler, and Stephanie Halasz, CNN (CNN) — The United States imposed new sanctions on Iran’s main airline as three key European allies announced they will move to do the same in response to Tehran’s transfer of ballistic missiles to Russia for its war in Ukraine. Secretary of State Antony Blinken previewed