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By Jeff Zeleny and Dan Merica, CNN Midterm elections were never Barack Obama‘s strong suit. During his time in the White House, the campaign seasons of 2010 and 2014 were among the lowest points of his presidency, as Democratic control of first the House and then the Senate washed away in some of the most

By Mary Kay Mallonee and Shawna Mizelle, CNN Lucianne Goldberg, the literary agent who suggested to Linda Tripp that she record her phone calls with Monica Lewinsky talking about her relationship with then-President Bill Clinton, has died at the age of 87. Jonah Goldberg, the conservative political columnist who also is a CNN political commentator,

CNN, KSNV By Simone Pathe, CNN The conditions are ripe for Republicans to win the US House of Representatives next month. So while Senate control is still up for grabs, the discussion on the House side has shifted to just how large a possible new GOP majority could be. Republicans only need a net gain

By Simone Pathe, CNN The conditions are ripe for Republicans to win the US House of Representatives. So while Senate control is still up for grabs, the discussion on the House side has shifted to just how large a possible new GOP majority could be. Republicans only need a net gain of five seats to

By Sam Fossum and Katie Lobosco, CNN President Joe Biden predicted Thursday that student loan borrowers will start receiving relief — which is currently on hold over a court challenge — within weeks, projecting confidence that his administration will win the challenge. “We’re going to win that case. I think in the next two weeks

By Sonnet Swire, CNN Second gentleman Doug Emhoff talked candidly about masculinity in a new exclusive interview with CNN, detailing how he approaches his role in the administration — a position that had never before been held by a man — and how he wants to set an example for men who may follow him.

By Phil Mattingly, Maegan Vazquez and Kristin Wilson, CNN Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Thursday in an exclusive interview with CNN that she did not see signs of a recession in the near term as the US economy rebounded from six months of contraction. During a one-on-one interview in Ohio that aired on CNN’s “Erin

By Ariane de Vogue and Tierney Sneed, CNN The Georgia prosecutor leading an investigation into efforts by former President Donald Trump and his allies to overturn the 2020 election urged the Supreme Court on Thursday to clear the way for the testimony of Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham. “The Fulton County Special Purpose Grand Jury seeks

By Tierney Sneed and Katelyn Polantz, CNN The House Ways and Means Committee is set to receive former President Donald Trump’s IRS tax returns in one week after a federal appeals court on Thursday declined Trump’s request to hold up the release. The Supreme Court could still intervene if Trump appeals. A three-judge panel on

By Ethan Cohen, Melissa Holzberg DePalo and Shania Shelton, CNN More than 13.8 million pre-election ballots have been cast in 44 states as of Thursday, according to data from election officials, Edison Research and Catalist. Florida continues to have the largest number of pre-election ballots cast for the midterm elections, at more than 1.9 million.

By Annie Grayer, Jamie Gangel, Zachary Cohen and Whitney Wild, CNN The House Select Committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol is wrapping up its review of more than a million pages of Secret Service documents and plans to bring in top agents and officials from the agency to testify in

By Sam Fossum, CNN White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre acknowledged Thursday that President Joe Biden’s chief of staff Ron Klain violated the Hatch Act, saying that they take the provision seriously but that they “are not perfect.” “Ron is very careful and takes the Hatch Act very seriously in his media appearances and in