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Trump mounts anti-McConnell campaign as conservatives seek delay in leadership elections
Former President Donald Trump is calling up his allies in the Senate, GOP sources tell CNN, and making a suggestion as he seeks to divert blame for -- Republicans' lackluster midterm performance: Take aim at Mitch McConnell. → Read More
Juan Ciscomani makes his play in Arizona as Republicans look to expand their Hispanic ranks
Juan Ciscomani enthusiastically bounds toward potential voters, introducing himself by announcing that he is running for Congress. → Read More
Virginia’s 2nd district: Candidates spar over abortion, rising costs in one of the nation’s most competitive House races
Rep. Luria (D) and state Sen. Kiggins (R) are competing for a southeastern Virginia seat that has swung between the two parties four times since the year 2000 -- a rare remaining political battleground in a largely gerrymandered House. In Kiggans' paid ads, her main focus is economic issues. → Read More
What my 10-year-old son innately understood about a simple way to combat antisemitism
In the weeks leading up to Chanukah last year, my then-10-year-old son told me that he thought he wanted a Jewish star necklace. It was a rather soft ask, so I quietly let it go. → Read More
How this 14-year-old's life changed after meeting his hero John Lewis
Walking across the Edmund Pettus Bridge is a powerful experience for pretty much anyone who knows the history of Bloody Sunday, a 1965 march for voting rights in Selma, Alabama, that was stopped by violent, racist state troopers. → Read More
Senators look to announce initial agreement on guns as soon as Sunday
Senate negotiators in both parties are pushing to announce as soon as Sunday the outlines of an agreement on new measures to address gun violence, according to sources familiar with the talks. → Read More
Senators look to announce initial agreement on guns as soon as Sunday
Senate negotiators in both parties are pushing to announce as soon as Sunday the outlines of an agreement on new measures to address gun violence, according to sources familiar with the talks. → Read More
January 6 Vice Chair Cheney said Trump had a ‘seven-part plan’ to overturn the election. Here’s what she meant
Former President Donald Trump had a "sophisticated seven-point plan" to overturn the 2020 presidential election over the course of several months, January 6 committee Vice Chair Liz Cheney said, detailing how the panel plans to use its future hearings to tackle each part of the scheme. → Read More
In 1968, Poland's communist government forced Jews to leave. Today, the country embraces refugees.
Poland's tiny Jewish population diminished even further in 1968, when the communist government forced thousands to leave the country in an anti-Semitic purge. This dark chapter stands in contrast to the generosity and compassion the country is showing Ukrainian refugees -- some of it a lesson learned, perhaps, from its own past. → Read More
Ukrainian refugees in Poland get help for trauma you can't see
Eight-year-old Yana was going to gymnastics class six days a week at home near Odessa, Ukraine. → Read More
How gerrymandering makes the US House intensely partisan
The capital of Texas is a pretty liberal town. But residents who live in this progressive neighborhood are represented in the US House by a Republican congressman, thanks to gerrymandering after the 2010 census. → Read More
Is there a lane for Liz Cheney in New Hampshire in 2024?
Rep. Liz Cheney's intolerance for former President Donald Trump's lies and her fellow Republicans who "aid and abet" him are refrains we've heard from her in committee rooms and congressional hallways. But that razor-sharp rebuke landed differently when the Wyoming Republican delivered it in the first-in-the-nation primary state of New Hampshire → Read More
Schwarzenegger says atmosphere of this year's California recall looks 'exactly the same' as when he won in 2003
Former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger -- the only person in California history to win a gubernatorial race in a recall election -- is aggressively neutral on the one coming up on September 14. → Read More
Schwarzenegger says atmosphere of this year's California recall looks 'exactly the same' as when he won in 2003
Former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger -- the only person in California history to win a gubernatorial race in a recall election -- is aggressively neutral on the one coming up on September 14. → Read More
How Anita Dunn got 'to the table' and has helped other women follow
More than 40 years ago, Anita Dunn was walking into the White House as an intern in then-President Jimmy Carter's administration. → Read More
How Anita Dunn broke the professional mold created by men
Senior White House advisor Anita Dunn is one of the few people in history to be in the inner circle of two presidential campaigns, and two administrations: President Barack Obama, and now President Joe Biden. Dunn reminisces with CNN's Dana Bash about what it was like going into work more than 40 years ago as an intern during Jimmy Carter's administration. → Read More
Administration officials perplexed by Harris' border answer and worry it will overshadow her trip
Vice President Kamala Harris endured a rocky first foreign trip since taking office, with sources telling CNN her two-day swing through Mexico and Guatemala left some administration officials quietly perplexed about what they perceive as her bumpy answers to questions about whether she will go to the US-Mexico border. → Read More
As Trump readies summer rallies and speeches, allies worry he's stuck in the past
A cadre of aides and advisers working to tame Donald Trump's obsession with the 2020 election, including his fixation with debunked voter fraud theories and ballot audits, are realizing the task at hand is much tougher than they thought. → Read More
Rep. Lucy McBath is living her son's legacy
Rep. Lucy McBath vividly remembers having "the talk" with her teenage son Jordan in 2012 after 17-year-old Trayvon Martin was shot and killed. → Read More
Hear why Caitlyn Jenner decided to run for California governor
CNN's Dana Bash sits down with Caitlyn Jenner in an exclusive interview to discuss why she decided to run for governor of California, her position on immigration and the decision to shut down the country during the Covid-19 pandemic. → Read More