National Politics

By Curt Devine, Casey Tolan, Audrey Ash and Kyung Lah, CNN (CNN) — Last month, Russell Vought sat in a five-star Washington, DC, hotel suite, bowing his head in prayer with two men he thought were relatives of a wealthy conservative donor. Vought, one of the key authors of Project 2025, a right-wing blueprint for a

By Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance and his Democratic counterpart, Tim Walz, are set to participate in a debate hosted by CBS on October 1 after the Ohio senator accepted the invitation Thursday, a day after the Minnesota governor did the same. Vance also said that he has accepted

By Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — Voters in some battleground states will find it easier to cast ballots this year than in previous presidential elections, while in other pivotal states, voters will face new obstacles, according to a report released Thursday by the liberal-leaning Brennan Center for Justice at New York University’s law school. Many of

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 whom

By Jeff Zeleny and Arit John, CNN Morganton, North Carolina (CNN) — One month ago, battleground North Carolina was slipping away from Democrats. Now, with Vice President Kamala Harris at the top of the ticket, the state is competitive once again. “Folks were feeling so downtrodden and they just didn’t feel like we could win

By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Medicare’s new power to negotiate drug prices will lead to an estimated $6 billion in savings for the federal government and a $1.5 billion reduction in out-of-pocket costs for seniors when the lower prices take effect in 2026, the Biden administration announced Thursday. The negotiation program, which was authorized

By Andrew Kaczynski, CNN (CNN) — When Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz first ran for Congress in 2006, his campaign repeatedly made false statements about the details of his 1995 arrest for drunk and reckless driving. According to court and police records connected to the incident, Walz admitted in court that he had been

By Ebony Davis, CNN (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday is expected to call for a federal ban on price gouging to lower grocery prices and everyday costs for Americans in her first economic policy speech in Raleigh, North Carolina. The proposal is part of Harris’ efforts to prevent corporations in the food

By Aaron Pellish and Jim Acosta, CNN (CNN) — Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s campaign reached out to Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign to arrange a meeting about a possible role in her administration if he drops out of the race and endorses her, a Kennedy campaign official and a Democratic official told

By Gregory Krieg, CNN (CNN) — New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy intends to appoint George Helmy, his former chief of staff, to the US Senate, a source familiar with the decision told CNN. Helmy will replace Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez, who is stepping down later this month after being convicted on federal corruption charges. An

By Daniel Dale, CNN Washington (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump delivered a Wednesday speech that was laden with false claims he has made before. One of them was about insulin prices for seniors. Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, claimed in the North Carolina address that Vice President Kamala Harris, Trump’s Democratic opponent in the

By Ethan Cohen, CNN (CNN) — The 2020 presidential election took days to be decided, but it’s possible that 2024 could take even longer, thanks to a specific voting process used in two states that aren’t typically the focus of national political campaigns. Maine and Alaska each use ranked choice voting to determine the winners

By Aaron Pellish and Ebony Davis, CNN (CNN) — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said Wednesday that he has agreed to participate in a vice presidential debate on CBS News on October 1. CBS News posted to social media Wednesday its invitation to Walz and Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance, offering the candidates two dates

By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office says it has identified the man who allegedly broke into Donald Trump’s Virginia campaign office earlier this week as 39-year-old Toby Shane Kessler. Kessler spent a “brief period of time” in the office, the sheriff’s office said in a news release Wednesday, and did

By Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — The US expressed frustration Wednesday that North Korea is continuing to refuse to allow teams into the reclusive country to recover the remains of American casualties from the Korean War. “The United States government reaches out often to North Korea on any number of issues, one of which is this

By Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — Google said Wednesday that an alleged Iranian hacking operation aimed at US presidential campaigns is ongoing and more wide-ranging than previously known as the hackers continue to target the email accounts of current US officials and people associated with Vice President Kamala Harris, President Joe Biden and former President

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of former presidential candidate and US Representative Ron Paul. Personal Birth date: August 20, 1935 Birth place: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Birth name: Ronald Ernest Paul Father: Howard Paul, dairy farmer Mother: Margaret (Dumont) Paul, dairy farmer Marriage: Carol (Wells) Paul (February 1, 1957-present) Children: Ronald

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Mike Huckabee, former governor of Arkansas. Personal Birth date: August 24, 1955 Birth place: Hope, Arkansas Birth name: Michael Dale Huckabee Father: Dorsey Huckabee, a fireman and mechanic Mother: Mae (Elder) Huckabee, an office worker Marriage: Janet (McCain) Huckabee (May 25, 1974-present) Children:

By Gregory Krieg and Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Kamala Harris may be done with Medicare for All, but Medicare for All – with a new nudge from former President Donald Trump – isn’t done with her. The Trump campaign on Wednesday attacked Harris over her past support for a move to the single-payer, government-run

By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — The US government renewed calls for the Syrian government to work with them to release Austin Tice on the 12th anniversary of the American journalist’s abduction. “We have repeatedly pressed the government of Syria to work with us so that we can, at last, bring Austin home. Today, I once