Politics

By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — When Russian-American journalist Alsu Kurmasheva was blocked from leaving Russia last June, her family never expected that she would still be in Russian detention more than a year later. “We were so confident that she would get back to us that I bought Taylor Swift tickets … in June

By Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — Former Trump Organization Chief Financial Officer Allen Weisselberg was released from jail after serving 100 days for lying during an investigation into Donald Trump’s real estate business. Weisselberg, the former right-hand man to Trump, was released Friday, according to New York City’s Department of Corrections website and confirmed by

By Katie Lobosco, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Department of Education will pause student loan payments for 8 million borrowers after a federal appeals court temporarily blocked a repayment plan that the Biden administration launched last year. The fate of the plan, known as SAVE (Saving on a Valuable Education), is in flux as courts

By Priscilla Alvarez and MJ Lee, CNN Washington (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris has spent much of the year traveling around the country, tackling the Republican party and its leader, former President Donald Trump. But now she’s throwing her political punches at another opponent: Sen. JD Vance. Mounting concerns over President Joe Biden and his viability as a candidate have

By Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN Washington (CNN) — Multiple leading Democrats tell CNN they feel caught in what one described as a “doom loop,” with every move to keep President Joe Biden in or push him out further destroying their chances against Donald Trump. It’s breaking the resolve of even staunch allies. It’s feeding bad polls. It’s turning

By Zachary Cohen, Evan Perez and Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — The Trump rally shooter searched online for information on the arrest of a Michigan mass shooter and his parents, who were prosecuted in a 2021 high school shooting. He visited websites for how to build explosives. And in the minutes before he fired shots

CNN By CNN Staff (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump accepted the Republican presidential nomination on Thursday with the most dishonest speech of the four-day Republican National Convention, making more than 20 false claims by CNN’s count. Many of the false claims were ones Trump has made before, some of them for years. They spanned

By Eric Bradner, Arit John, Daniel Strauss and Gregory Krieg, CNN (CNN) — On a night Republicans projected bravado around their 2024 presidential ticket, Donald Trump started his prime-time address by displaying a rare vulnerability. In his speech capping off the Republican National Convention as he accepted the party’s nomination for a third consecutive election,

CNN By Eric Bradner, Arit John, Daniel Strauss and Gregory Krieg, CNN (CNN) — On a night Republicans projected bravado around their 2024 presidential ticket, Donald Trump started his prime-time address by displaying a rare vulnerability. In his speech capping off the Republican National Convention as he accepted the party’s nomination for a third consecutive

CNN By Eric Bradner, Arit John, Daniel Strauss and Gregory Krieg, CNN (CNN) — On a night Republicans projected bravado around their 2024 presidential ticket, Donald Trump started his prime-time address by displaying a rare vulnerability. In his speech capping off the Republican National Convention as he accepted the party’s nomination for a third consecutive

CNN By Eric Bradner, Arit John, Daniel Strauss and Gregory Krieg, CNN (CNN) — On a night Republicans projected bravado around their 2024 presidential ticket, Donald Trump started his prime-time address by displaying a rare vulnerability. In his speech capping off the Republican National Convention as he accepted the party’s nomination for a third consecutive

By Associated Press (CNN) — Employees of the largest housing provider for unaccompanied migrant children in the US repeatedly sexually abused and harassed children in their care for at least eight years, the Justice Department said Thursday, alleging a shocking litany of offenses that took place as the company amassed billions of dollars in government

By CNN Staff (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump accepted the Republican presidential nomination on Thursday with the most dishonest speech of the four-day Republican National Convention, making more than 20 false claims by CNN’s count. Many of the false claims were ones Trump has made before, some of them for years. They spanned a

By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — Montana Sen. Jon Tester, a vulnerable Democrat up for reelection in a deep-red state, has called for President Joe Biden to end his bid for a second term. ”I have worked with President Biden when it has made Montana stronger, and I’ve never been afraid to stand up

By MJ Lee, Jeff Zeleny, Kayla Tausche and Jamie Gangel, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden is more isolated than he has ever been, with many senior-ranking White House and campaign officials now privately believing that he must abandon his campaign for a second term – and soon. “The next 72 hours are big,”