National Politics

By Kristen Holmes, Holmes Lybrand and Kaitlan Collins, CNN Washington (CNN) — After two attempted assassinations and an ongoing threat from Iran, Donald Trump’s campaign has ramped up requests for security, including transport by military aircraft and additional security measures on the ground at the former president’s campaign stops, three sources familiar with the discussions

By Michael Williams and Betsy Klein, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden and other leaders are warning that Congress will soon need to pass additional funding to fill the federal government’s rapidly dwindling disaster-relief coffers after two major hurricanes slammed into the Southeastern US. While officials have stressed that the federal government has enough

By Natasha Bertrand, Kylie Atwood, Jennifer Hansler and Alex Marquardt, CNN (CNN) — Iran’s government is extremely nervous and has been engaging in urgent diplomatic efforts with countries in the Middle East to gauge whether they can reduce the scale of Israel’s response to its missile attack earlier this month and – if that fails – help protect Tehran, sources familiar with the matter

By Morgan Rimmer, CNN Washington (CNN) — If there is one area where senior Senate Republicans have chosen to break with former President Donald Trump, it is his embrace of Hungary’s far-right Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. While some members of the GOP have followed Trump’s lead, including those who attended the Conservative Political Action Conference’s third annual

By Daniel Dale, CNN Washington (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump falsely claimed at a Friday rally that Vice President Kamala Harris used a teleprompter during her Univision town hall on Thursday. Univision itself debunked that claim on Thursday night. Trump also made a false claim that he doesn’t use teleprompters himself. In reality, Trump

By Kit Maher, CNN New Orleans (CNN) — Republican vice-presidential candidate JD Vance refused five times to say if he believes former President Donald Trump lost the 2020 election during part of an hour-long interview with The New York Times. “Do you believe he lost the 2020 election?” host of “The Interview,” Lulu Garcia-Navarro said.

By Katie Lobosco, Gabe Cohen and Tami Luhby, CNN Washington (CNN) — The federal government provides a variety of assistance programs for people impacted by disasters like the two major hurricanes, Helene and Milton, that recently hit the Southeastern US. To get access to the funding, people must submit an application to the US Federal

By Steve Contorno, CNN (CNN) — At last month’s presidential debate, Donald Trump claimed violent migrant gangs were “taking over” Aurora, Colorado, amplifying and exaggerating a disputed rumor his supporters had spread across the internet in the days leading up to his nationally televised face-off with Kamala Harris. Now, the former president is set to

By Gregory Krieg, Edward-Isaac Dovere and Eva McKend, CNN Pittsburgh (CNN) — Former President Barack Obama on Thursday admonished Black men who are hesitating to back Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign, telling them it’s “not acceptable” to sit out this election and suggesting they might be reluctant to vote for Harris because she’s a

By Aaron Pellish, CNN (CNN) — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on Thursday attempted to walk back a comment he made earlier in the week calling for the elimination of the Electoral College, trying to align himself more closely with Vice President Kamala Harris’ position. After Walz said at a fundraiser on Tuesday he believes the

By Ali Main, CNN Detroit (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump on Thursday warned that the country would end up “like Detroit” if Vice President Kamala Harris is elected, his latest jab at an urban center in a swing state that he hopes to win next month. In remarks laying out his vision for the

By Daniel Dale, CNN Washington (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump is on a lying spree. As Election Day draws nearer, the Republican presidential nominee has made false claim after false claim on a dizzying variety of subjects. He has both come up with new falsehoods on pressing issues, most notably the federal response to

By Devan Cole, Jason Morris and Nick Valencia, CNN (CNN) — Two federal judges have rejected requests to immediately reopen voter registration in Georgia and Florida as the southeast continues to grapple with significant storm damage ahead of the November election. Southern states impacted by Hurricane Helene have been facing intense pressure by voting and civil rights groups

By Ali Main and Shania Shelton, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump said Thursday that his youngest daughter, Tiffany, is pregnant. “She’s gonna have a baby. So that’s nice,” the former president said at the Detroit Economic Club in Michigan. Trump referred to his daughter as a “very exceptional young woman” and her husband,

By Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — The judge in the federal January 6, 2021, criminal case against Donald Trump will wait at least seven days before releasing exhibits containing evidence that special counsel Jack Smith is using to argue that the former president is not immune from prosecution. Trump opposes the release of the heavily

By Michael Williams, MJ Lee and Sunlen Serfaty, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden said Thursday that the federal government is rushing to help those affected by Hurricane Milton — and had a stark message for his predecessor, who has been spreading falsehoods about the federal response. Asked by reporters after his remarks at

By Ella Nilsen, CNN Washington (CNN) — The US Federal Emergency Management Agency is rapidly spending its disaster funding as it responds to back-to-back major hurricanes Helene and Milton – coming on top of a nonstop disaster year filled with tornadoes, wildfires and floods. After getting a recent infusion of around $20 billion from Congress