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Former U.S. President and current Republican Presidential nominee Donald Trump and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris.

The stark contrasts between Harris and Trump are on full display in their preparations for next week’s debate

CNN By Priscilla Alvarez, Kristen Holmes and Kevin Liptak, CNN Washington (CNN) — When Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris walk onstage at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia next week, it will be their first in-person encounter — a moment each has been mulling as they prepare with advisers for the high-stakes moment.

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Former Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney and former Vice President Dick Cheney.

Dick Cheney says he’s voting for Harris in November and Trump ‘can never be trusted with power again’

CNN By Veronica Stracqualursi and Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — Former Vice President Dick Cheney said Friday that he will vote for Democrat Kamala Harris over fellow Republican Donald Trump in the November election, warning that the former president “can never be trusted with power again.” “In our nation’s 248-year history, there has never

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Men walk through debris in a building that was hit by Israeli bombardment in the Sheikh Radwan neighbourhood in the north of Gaza City on September 3.

Major roadblocks in Gaza ceasefire talks raise doubts over whether war can be ended before Biden leaves office

By MJ Lee, Alex Marquardt and Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration has hit major roadblocks in the Gaza ceasefire negotiations after months of feverish work, raising doubts within the White House about whether the Israel-Hamas war can come to an end before the end of Joe Biden’s one-term presidency, officials told CNN. While Biden and his top aides have persistently expressed hope that

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Biden chokes up remembering Beau Biden while ripping Trump’s reported ‘suckers’ and ‘losers’ comments about veterans

By Michael Williams, Nicky Robertson and Omar Jimenez, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden choked up and had to take a moment to gather his thoughts while remembering his late son, Beau Biden, on Friday in Michigan – telling a crowd that he misses his child while harkening back to comments former President Donald Trump

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Former Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney and former Vice President Dick Cheney.

Dick Cheney says he’s voting for Harris in November and Trump ‘can never be trusted with power again’

By Veronica Stracqualursi and Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — Former Vice President Dick Cheney said Friday that he will vote for Democrat Kamala Harris over fellow Republican Donald Trump in the November election, warning that the former president “can never be trusted with power again.” “In our nation’s 248-year history, there has never been

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Gov. Brian Kemp doesn’t need to investigate Georgia election board members who pushed new rule changes, state AG finds

By Fredreka Schouten and Sara Murray, CNN (CNN) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp does not have an obligation to investigate members of the State Election Board who have come under fire for enacting last-minute changes to election procedures in this battleground state, according to an opinion issued Friday by the state’s attorney general, Chris Carr.

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RFK Jr. ballot challenge further delays start of voting in North Carolina

By Ethan Cohen, Dianne Gallagher, Aaron Cooper and Aaron Pellish, CNN (CNN) — The start of voting in North Carolina, which was scheduled to begin Friday with the mailing of absentee ballots, will be further delayed to let legal proceedings play out after an appeals court ordered the state to remove former independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s name from

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Exclusive: US sees increasing risk of Russian ‘sabotage’ of key undersea cables by secretive military unit

By Jim Sciutto, CNN (CNN) — The US has detected increased Russian military activity around key undersea cables, and believes Russia may now be more likely to carry out potential sabotage operations aimed at disabling a critical piece of the world’s communications infrastructure, two US officials told CNN. Russia has put increasing emphasis on building

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