CNN Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN Chicago (CNN) — Awash in his party’s love, President Joe Biden finally did become that bridge to a new generation of leaders. He movingly performed the most profound act a politician in a democracy can undertake — willingly handing over power — as he ceded the leadership of the
Continue ReadingBy Eric Bradner and Gregory Krieg, CNN (CNN) — Democrats opened their convention in Chicago on Monday by sending off Joe Biden. And then the president closed the night – which ran significantly behind schedule – with a hand-off to Vice President Kamala Harris. Biden said choosing Harris as his running mate in 2020 was
Continue ReadingBy Aaron Pellish, CNN (CNN) — Minnesota first lady Gwen Walz clarified in a statement to CNN that she did not use in vitro fertilization to conceive, sharing new details about her and Gov. Tim Walz’s fertility struggles as the governor has highlighted their experience with infertility on the campaign trail. In her statement, Gwen Walz said they used
Continue ReadingBy Veronica Stracqualursi, Betsy Klein and Arit John, CNN (CNN) — Hillary Clinton highlighted Monday the history that Kamala Harris could make if she becomes the first woman elected president, referencing the proverbial glass ceiling the former secretary of state tried to but failed to break during her 2016 campaign for the White House. “Together,
Continue ReadingCNN By Eric Bradner and Gregory Krieg, CNN (CNN) — Democrats opened their convention in Chicago on Monday by sending off Joe Biden. And then the president closed the night – which ran significantly behind schedule – with a hand-off to Vice President Kamala Harris. Biden said choosing Harris as his running mate in 2020
Continue ReadingBy Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris will push to increase the corporate tax rate to 28% from the current 21%, her campaign said Monday, the first day of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Coming days after she unveiled a four-part economic package that would provide tax relief to working and
Continue ReadingBy Phil Mattingly and Kate Sullivan, CNN (CNN) — As Democrats prepared for a deeply symbolic night to mark the passing of the generational torch, former President Donald Trump remained fixated on his former opponent. Trump’s campaign has pushed sharply against Vice President Kamala Harris, launching a weeklong swing-state tour in tightly controlled environments with
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By Associated Press Chicago (AP) — Dozens of protesters broke through a security fence near the site of the Democratic National Convention on its opening day Monday as thousands took to the streets to voice their opposition to the war in Gaza. Families with babies in strollers, students, elected leaders and others holding signs and flags joined
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CNN By Eric Levenson and Bill Kirkos, CNN (CNN) — Chicago crews installed an additional line of security fences outside the Democratic National Convention early Tuesday in the area where, a day earlier, demonstrators breached an outer perimeter fence. About a dozen workers installed a third row of fencing stretching east on Washington Boulevard from
Continue ReadingBy Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge Monday shut down Hunter Biden’s attempt to use the controversial ruling that ended Donald Trump’s classified documents case to get his own tax evasion charges dismissed. The decision from District Judge Mark Scarsi in Los Angeles was based entirely on technical and procedural grounds, concluding that Hunter Biden’s
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By Michael Williams, Jamiel Lynch and Joe Sutton, CNN (CNN) — Four people were arrested after breaching a security fence near the United Center where the Democratic National Convention is being held, Chicago police said. Police Superintendent Larry Snelling, speaking to reporters at the fenced perimeter, said police were assessing whether the current fencing was
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By Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN (CNN) — Kamala Harris filed paperwork Monday morning to begin planning for a potential presidential transition – a standard move for a non-incumbent candidate but also another measure of her rushed campaign launch. Former President Donald Trump announced his own transition committee last week. To lead the effort, CNN has learned that Harris
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By Evan Perez, Sean Lyngaas and Zachary Cohen, CNN (CNN) — The US government has concluded the Iranian government is behind the hack and leak operation targeting Donald Trump’s presidential campaign and also attempted to target the Biden-Harris campaign, the FBI and other US intelligence agencies said Monday. The FBI in recent days briefed the
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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
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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
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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
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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
Continue ReadingBy 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
Continue ReadingBy 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
Continue ReadingBy 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
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