Author: CNN
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Trump embraces the ‘weave,’ while Harris heads to Fox
Donald Trump is trying to bob and weave his way back to power while Kamala Harris is finally daring to ditch the script as Democrats fret about her campaign. The Republican and Democratic nominees on Tuesday offered voters an unusually self-reflective glimpse into their characters as they pursued dwindling bands of undecided voters in their…
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Oklahoma schools may be buying 55,000 Trump-endorsed Bibles. Here’s why
Oklahoma schools may be buying 55,000 Trump-endorsed Bibles. Here’s why Oklahoma is soliciting bids for Bible suppliers to provide their wares for the state’s education department – and the specific requirements fit Bibles endorsed by former President Donald Trump. CNN’s Kaitlan Collins is joined by University of Oklahoma professor Allyson Shortle who provides more details. Read…
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Giuliani’s daughter details how she came to decision to break with father and endorse Harris
Caroline Rose Giuliani, the daughter of Donald Trump’s former personal attorney and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, said Wednesday that she did not come lightly to her decision to endorse Vice President Kamala Harris. In her first television interview after endorsing Harris, Caroline Rose Giuliani told CNN’s Erin Burnett that she has had…
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‘I just want to know about the dogs’: comedian Roy Wood Jr weighs in on Trump’s pet-eating claim
‘I just want to know about the dogs’: comedian Roy Wood Jr weighs in on Trump’s pet-eating claim Former president Donald Trump repeated debunked claims about reports of Haitian immigrants eating pets. Comedian Roy Wood Jr. had some questions about that. Wood is the host of CNN’s “Have I Got News For You” premiering Saturday, September…
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Emhoff’s reaction to hostage murders underscores unique way he speaks for Harris
The murders of six more Israeli hostages marked a critical new moment for Doug Emhoff, who’s speaking out on his own and Kamala Harris’ behalf, as only a Jewish American and the spouse of a presidential candidate can. “In light of the retraumatizing of the tragedy of the weekend, speaking here, even though it’s so hard…
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Conviction of Adnan Syed from ‘Serial’ podcast should be reinstated, Maryland Supreme Court says
The Maryland Supreme Court ruled Friday that the conviction of Adnan Syed should be reinstated because of procedural errors in how Syed’s conviction had been wiped away in 2022. The ruling is the latest twist in the legal saga made famous by the podcast “Serial,” which examined the investigation that led to the 2000 conviction…
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Polling data shows Trump campaign’s difficulty in framing the conversation around Kamala Harris
Heading into the Democratic National Convention, new data suggests that the Trump campaign’s initial attempts to frame the conversation about Vice President Kamala Harris have so far gained relatively little traction. Instead, the public’s attention has remained largely focused around the Democratic nominee’s selection of a running mate and other facets of her campaign –…
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With ‘Swift Boat’ architect at the helm, Trump campaign uses familiar playbook against Walz
The Trump campaign’s attacks on Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz’s military record are channeling the “swift boating” campaign 20 years ago against John Kerry, which accused the 2004 Democratic presidential nominee of lying about his Vietnam service and decorations. The common denominator in both efforts: Trump campaign co-manager Chris LaCivita. LaCivita played a key role in…
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Exclusive: The inside story of John Roberts and Trump’s immunity win at the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court’s toughest cases during Chief Justice John Roberts’ tenure have often generated internal suspense, with shifting votes, last-minute switches and the chief’s own push toward compromises that would lessen the appearance of politics. Not so this spring, when the six Republican-appointed conservatives established a far-reaching immunity from prosecution for former President Donald Trump.…
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Iran using covert influence campaign to undermine Trump candidacy, US intelligence says
Iran is using covert social media activity and related influence operations in an effort to undercut the candidacy of former President Donald Trump, a US intelligence official said Monday in an updated assessment of threats to the November election. The US intelligence community has “observed Tehran working to influence the presidential election, probably because Iranian…