National Politics

By Clare Foran, CNN (CNN) — New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy announced on Friday that he will appoint George Helmy, his former chief of staff, to the US Senate, to replace Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez, who is stepping down next week after being convicted on federal corruption charges. Helmy is poised to serve out the remainder of

By Kate Sullivan, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump on Thursday said the Presidential Medal of Freedom, which honors civilians, “is actually much better” than the Medal of Honor, because service members who receive the nation’s highest military decoration are often wounded or awarded it posthumously. Trump was praising Republican megadonor Miriam Adelson, whom

CNN By Daniel Dale, CNN Washington (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump held a news conference on Thursday in which he continued to be highly dishonest – again making more than 20 false claims, as he also did in his Monday conversation with Elon Musk. Many of Trump’s inaccurate Thursday claims have been debunked for

By Tami Luhby, Ebony Davis and Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday unveiled a populist economic agenda, proposing a new plan to provide tax relief for more than 100 million middle-class and lower-income Americans as she builds out the details of her governing agenda weeks after locking down the Democratic

By Dana Elobaid, CNN (CNN) — Amid an unusually hectic summer for national politics, a group of teenage voters met in Washington, DC, over a July weekend to discuss politics. As part of their America in One Room: The Youth Vote event from July 19-22, a collection of civic groups convened more than 400 17-

By Katie Lobosco, CNN Washington (CNN) — America’s K-12 schools enjoyed a boost of funding from federal pandemic aid packages during the last three school years, but that cash flow is ending in September just as the new one gets underway – forcing some districts to make tough choices about what to cut. Many schools

By Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — Every day, consumers may be unknowingly signing away their rights to sue companies – such as online retail platforms, gig economy apps, and streaming services – even if the claims have no relation to the service a person signed up for. In a current lawsuit, Walt Disney World is arguing

By Elle Reeve and Samantha Guff, CNN Christiansburg, Virginia (CNN) — Jo Anne Price wears a button that says, “You find it offensive. I find it funny. That’s why I’m happier than you.” Price is a Black woman who runs a store selling pro-Trump merchandise in Christiansburg, Virginia. She’s 72, wears black-rimmed glasses and her

CNN By Elle Reeve and Samantha Guff, CNN Christiansburg, Virginia (CNN) — Jo Anne Price wears a button that says, “You find it offensive. I find it funny. That’s why I’m happier than you.” Price is a Black woman who runs a store selling pro-Trump merchandise in Christiansburg, Virginia. She’s 72, wears black-rimmed glasses and

By Katie Lobosco and Tami Luhby, CNN Washington (CNN) — Locked in a tight race for the White House, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are eager to show voters how they’ll handle the economy if elected. Both campaigns have a populist bent, but the candidates have differing visions for helping Americans

By Daniel Dale, CNN Washington (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump held a news conference on Thursday in which he continued to be highly dishonest – again making more than 20 false claims, as he also did in his Monday conversation with Elon Musk. Many of Trump’s inaccurate Thursday claims have been debunked for years.

By Gloria Pazmino and Mark Morales, CNN (CNN) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams has been issued a federal grand jury subpoena as part of an investigation into corruption and illegal campaign donations, according to two sources familiar with the matter. City Hall and Adams’ 2021 mayoral campaign committee also received a set of

By MJ Lee, Tami Luhby and Samantha Delouya, CNN (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris plans to announce Friday what her campaign is describing as a four-year plan to lower housing costs, including $25,000 in down payment assistance for first-time homeowners and actions aimed at spurring the construction of new housing, including tax incentives for

By CNN Staff (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump’s latest financial reports were released Thursday, offering the first look in more than a year at the Republican presidential nominee’s finances, business holdings and liabilities. Read Trump’s financial disclosure, in six separate files, below: Part one here. Part two here. Part three here. Part four here.

By Casey Tolan, David Wright, Steve Contorno, Fredreka Schouten and Jeremy Herb, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump’s latest financial disclosure documents released Thursday show he made millions from licensing deals and book royalties capitalizing on his fame, alongside significant civil judgements against the former president in New York. The disclosure, which totaled more than 250

CNN By Katie Bo Lillis and Natasha Bertrand, CNN (CNN) — Russia appears to have diverted several thousand troops from occupied territory inside Ukraine to counter a surprisingly successful Ukrainian offensive inside Russian borders in a move that potentially weakens Moscow’s war effort, two senior US officials told CNN. The development has drawn American attention

CNN By Betsy Klein, MJ Lee, Kevin Liptak and Kayla Tausche, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden is still smarting from having been forced to abandon his reelection campaign more than three weeks ago and has made clear to those close to him that he was particularly unhappy with former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, with

By Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — A Jordanian citizen residing in Orlando, Florida, has been charged for allegedly destroying solar panels at an energy facility and making threats against businesses in the state because he believed they supported Israel. Hashem Younis Hashem Hnaihen has been charged with four counts of threatening to use explosives and

By Devan Cole and Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Former Donald Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows is attempting to move his Arizona election subversion criminal case to federal court in an effort to have the charges against him dismissed. If the bid is successful, it could give Meadows a significant boost by invoking federal immunity extended to certain

By Kristen Holmes, Dana Bash and Steve Contorno, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump is expected to add staff to his campaign imminently, two sources familiar with the matter tell CNN, including the addition of his first 2016 campaign manager and staunch ally, Corey Lewandowski. It was not immediately clear what Lewandowski’s role would