Politics

By Kristen Holmes and Daniel Strauss, CNN (CNN) — The panel charged with crafting and producing a platform for the Republican National Committee has adopted a scaled-back document that softened language on abortion and same-sex marriage, Donald Trump’s campaign announced Monday. In addition to editing some of the language, the former president wrote some portions

By Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN Washington (CNN) — Sunday morning, Hakeem Jeffries went to church back home in Brooklyn. Shortly after, he tweeted a verse from the Book of Joshua: “Do not be discouraged, for the Lord your god will be with you wherever you go.” That’s from right after the passage where Moses dies of old age,

CNN By Kayla Tausche, Betsy Klein, Arlette Saenz and Jeff Zeleny, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden told congressional Democrats in a letter on Monday that he will continue his reelection bid despite mounting concerns about his mental fitness and the viability of his campaign, while also hitting back at party “elites” in an

By Zachary Wolf, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden faces pressure from some in his party to prove he is up to the job of president. His promise to stay in the race has not quieted critics, nor has it answered questions about whether his advanced age is affecting his job as president. The-CNN-Wire™ &

By Kayla Tausche, Betsy Klein, Arlette Saenz and Jeff Zeleny, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden told congressional Democrats in a letter on Monday that he will continue his reelection bid despite mounting concerns about his mental fitness and the viability of his campaign, while also hitting back at party “elites” in an interview

By Steve Contorno and Kristen Holmes, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump is entering a critical stretch of his presidential campaign in an unfamiliar place: out of the spotlight. Over the next 10 days, the former president will announce his running mate, hold a pair of campaign rallies and kick off a Republican convention in Milwaukee where

By MJ Lee, CNN (CNN) — As President Joe Biden’s political future hangs in the balance, many inside the White House – still rattled by the president’s disastrous debate performance last month – are now gripped with anxiety and unease about whether Biden will continue his reelection campaign. The mood since Biden’s dismal showing at

By Dana Bash, Jeff Zeleny, Priscilla Alvarez, MJ Lee and Pamela Brown, CNN (CNN) — More than a handful of House Democratic ranking members told House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries in a Sunday call that President Joe Biden needs to step aside from the 2024 campaign, according to sources familiar with the call. Jeffries held

By Priscilla Alvarez, Aileen Graef and Jack Forrest, CNN (CNN) — Second gentleman Doug Emhoff tested positive for Covid-19 Saturday after experiencing mild symptoms, according to a Sunday statement from his office. Vice President Kamala Harris has tested negative for the virus and remains asymptomatic, Emhoff communications director Liza Acevedo said in the statement. The

By Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — The Republican National Convention in Milwaukee next week could be an “attractive” target for violent extremists or other people looking to sow chaos by disrupting a high-profile political event, according to a threat assessment from federal agencies and the Milwaukee Police Department obtained by CNN. This election season has

CNN By Ebony Davis, Kaanita Iyer and Eva McKend, CNN New Orleans (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris on Saturday put the focus on the dangers of a second Trump administration, rather than the growing concerns over President Joe Biden’s candidacy, as she attempted to convince Black voters to once again deliver a win for

By Ebony Davis, Kaanita Iyer and Eva McKend, CNN New Orleans (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris on Saturday put the focus on the dangers of a second Trump administration, rather than the growing concerns over President Joe Biden’s candidacy, as she attempted to convince Black voters to once again deliver a win for the

CNN By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge paused some filing deadlines in the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump in a brief order Saturday, and agreed to additional briefings on whether she should pause the case to consider what effect the Supreme Court’s immunity ruling may have on the criminal proceedings in Florida.

By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge paused some filing deadlines in the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump in a brief order Saturday, and agreed to additional briefings on whether she should pause the case to consider what effect the Supreme Court’s immunity ruling may have on the criminal proceedings in Florida. Judge

CNN By Eva Rothenberg, CNN New York (CNN) — Radio host Andrea Lawful-Sanders has resigned from WURD Radio after admitting her post-debate interview with President Joe Biden included questions that were pre-selected by Biden’s campaign team, the station told CNN Sunday. “The interview featured pre-determined questions provided by the White House, which violates our practice

By Lauren Koenig, Samantha Waldenberg and Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — Joe Biden’s team provided a list of questions to a radio host who interviewed the president this week in the aftermath of his debate performance, the host told CNN. “The questions were sent to me for approval. I approved them,” Andrea Lawful-Sanders, host of

By Zachary B. Wolf and Amy O’Kruk, CNN (CNN) — It is not unprecedented for an incumbent president to abandon his reelection campaign. But it is rare, and no president until President Joe Biden has been pressured out of a reelection campaign out of concerns about his mental fitness. One warning bell for Democrats who

CNN Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden’s struggle to prove he’s got the strength and cognitive capacity for a second term is becoming an excruciating personal and national ordeal. Watching a visibly aged Biden answer frank questions Friday about his health on primetime television – which would normally remain between

CNN By Betsy Klein and Michael Williams, CNN Washington (CNN) — A defiant President Joe Biden on Friday downplayed his poor performance in last week’s debate in what had become a high-stakes interview on ABC, as questions swirled over the future of his candidacy. During his interview with anchor George Stephanopoulos, Biden shot down any

CNN Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden’s struggle to prove he’s got the strength and cognitive capacity for a second term is becoming an excruciating personal and national ordeal. Watching a visibly aged Biden answer frank questions Friday about his health on primetime television – which would normally remain between