Politics

By Hannah Rabinowitz and Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — Washington, DC, Councilman Trayon White allegedly engaged in a bribery scheme to use his elected position to keep government contracts flowing to two companies, federal prosecutors say, accepting envelopes with thousands of dollars in cash and lucrative kickbacks. White, who represents southeast DC, was arrested by the FBI Sunday and

By Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN (CNN) — Heading into the Democratic National Convention, new data suggests that the Trump campaign’s initial attempts to frame the conversation about Vice President Kamala Harris have so far gained relatively little traction. Instead, the public’s attention has remained largely focused around the Democratic nominee’s selection of a running mate and

By Nick Valencia, Sara Murray, Jason Morris and Jade Gordon, CNN (CNN) — The Georgia State Election Board passed a rule Monday giving local election officials additional power to investigate ballot counts before certifying the results, a move critics say could inject chaos into the 2024 election and delay the state’s official vote count. The

CNN By Jamie Gangel and Gregory Krieg, CNN (CNN) — Retired federal appeals court Judge J. Michael Luttig, a prominent conservative legal scholar put on the bench by President George H.W. Bush, is endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris over former President Donald Trump, whose candidacy he describes as an existential threat to American democracy. It will

By Elizabeth Wagmeister and Kate Sullivan, CNN (CNN) — Taylor Swift has yet to endorse any presidential candidate this election cycle. But former President Donald Trump says he accepts the superstar’s non-existent endorsement. Trump posted “I accept!” on his Truth Social account, along with a carousel of (Swift) images – at least some of which appear to be AI-generated. One of

By Jamie Gangel and Gregory Krieg, CNN (CNN) — Retired federal appeals court Judge J. Michael Luttig, a prominent conservative legal scholar put on the bench by President George H.W. Bush, is endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris over former President Donald Trump, whose candidacy he describes as an existential threat to American democracy. It will be

By Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — Manhattan prosecutors are not explicitly opposing Donald Trump’s proposal for a sentencing delay in his hush money case until after the presidential election. Last week, Trump asked Judge Juan Merchan to postpone his sentencing – currently set for September 18 – until after the November election, arguing in part

By Jake Tapper, CNN (CNN) — Former Trump chief of staff and retired Marine Gen. John Kelly rejected former President Donald Trump’s comments that the Presidential Medal of Freedom that honors civilians was “much better” than the Medal of Honor given to service members, telling CNN that the two honors are “Not even close. No equivalency

CNN By Jake Tapper, CNN (CNN) — Former Trump chief of staff and retired Marine Gen. John Kelly rejected former President Donald Trump’s comments that the Presidential Medal of Freedom that honors civilians was “much better” than the Medal of Honor given to service members, telling CNN that the two honors are “Not even close. No

By Annie Grayer, Clare Foran, Marshall Cohen and Michael Williams, CNN Washington (CNN) — The trio of Republican-led committees leading the impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden on Monday released a report arguing that the president has “engaged in impeachable conduct” without making a formal recommendation for the House of Representatives to move forward with

By Mark Morales, Jack Forrest and Devan Cole, CNN Central Islip, New York (CNN) — Former Republican Rep. George Santos pleaded guilty on Monday to aggravated identity theft and wire fraud charges stemming from fraudulent activity during his 2022 midterm campaign. The guilty plea comes just weeks before the ex-congressman was set to stand trial

By Arit John, CNN (CNN) — The women who supported Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign all have stories about the disappointment of the night she lost. Bishop Leah Daughtry, fresh off serving as the chief executive of the convention where Clinton accepted the Democratic nomination, attended the former secretary of state’s Election Night party armed

By Kayla Tausche, Kevin Liptak, MJ Lee and Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN (CNN) — Joe Biden has prepared for major speeches throughout his presidency the same way: huddling with his closest advisers at Camp David, with few outside distractions to cloud the group’s brainstorming and editing sessions. The routine for Biden’s opening night speech at the

By MJ Lee and Donald Judd, CNN Chicago (CNN) — Democrats gathered in Chicago this week for their national convention will highlight the threat to democracy that they say former President Donald Trump poses, giving prominent speaking roles to lawmakers, as well as to a Capitol Police officer injured during the January 6, 2021, riots.

By Gregory Krieg and Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — Democrats are primed to celebrate their Kamala Harris-inspired renaissance in Chicago this coming week, less than a month after the vice president’s ascent lifted the party’s election hopes and injected fresh and even happy vibes into a campaign once beset by dread over President Joe Biden’s

By Ethan Cohen and Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — The Democratic Party’s proposed platform, released Sunday on the eve of the Chicago convention, is full of contrasts between former President Donald Trump and the old Democratic nominee. The 92-page nonbinding document, which outlines the Democratic National Committee’s priorities for the next four years, will be

By Daniel Strauss, CNN (CNN) — A trio of Democratic senators running in some of the most competitive races in the country are opting against attending the Democratic National Convention this week in Chicago, even as their party looks to display a heightened level of enthusiasm and unity for newly minted presidential nominee Kamala Harris. Sens. Sherrod Brown

By Elizabeth Wagmeister, Samantha Waldenberg and Norma Galeana, CNN (CNN) — When Barack Obama accepted his presidential nomination at the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver, Jennifer Lopez was in town, Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner attended the proceedings together, and Kanye West performed at an Obama campaign party. Four conventions later, many things are different in

By Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — When Joe Biden traveled to Miami Beach for his first Democratic National Convention in 1972, his presence generated little more than a footnote. “Councilman Joseph R. Biden, D-Faulkland Heights, a non-delegate, also is attending,” reads the only reference to his being there, turned up in a Delaware newspaper archive.

CNN By John King, CNN Kellerton, Iowa (CNN) — Shanen Ebersole is voting for Donald Trump. With plenty of reservations, but zero hesitation. “It’s definitely a vote for Trump,” Ebersole said. “I’m happy doing that with the choices that we have. I don’t think there is any way I could vote any other direction.” Ebersole