Scott Jennings: Don’t read too much into Trump’s deep-red state campaigning
CNN's Senior Political Commentator says President Trump's decision to campaign for the midterms in deep-red Alabama is overblown.
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Second prosecutor resigns from Justice Department 'grand conspiracy' probe targeting Trump foes
WASHINGTON (AP) — A lawyer who backed President Donald Trump’s false 2020 election claims has resigned from a Justice Department investigation into whether former government...
Technology
Morning Mail: Larissa Waters quits as Greens leader; Sydney datacentre scrapped; and SpaceX rocket blasts off
Want to get this in your inbox every weekday? Morning everyone. The Greens will choose a new leader next week after Larissa Waters shocked Australian politics last night by...
Business
Trump unveils plan for $15bn Iowa steel plant he calls biggest in US history
President seeks midterms boost as White House says project, built by Indian-owned company, will begin in 2030 Donald Trump on Monday announced what he called the largest steel...
Business
Fact check: Trump lies again that grocery prices ‘have come way down’ this term
Facing abysmal poll numbers on inflation as the midterm elections approach, President Donald Trump is sticking to the communications strategy he tried in the summer: lie.
Technology
President Trump says he’s dead-set against AI regulation. What could change his mind?
The Inside Politics panel breaks down how President Trump and Republicans are responding to public outcry about the risks associated with AI. Stephen Collinson says the...
Politics
A Trump adviser tells CNN the midterms are ‘going to be f-ing rough.’ Here’s how they’re trying to blunt the damage
Dana Bash and the "Inside Politics" panel discuss new CNN reporting inside team Trump's strategy for the midterms. "The environment tells its own story right now. But, you...
Politics
FBI co-deputy director Andrew Bailey steps down amid agency shake-up
Bailey, who oversaw some of Trump’s election crackdown investigations, to resign about a year after assuming role Andrew Bailey, a deputy director of the FBI who has been...
Texas Republican called for public execution of Democratic leaders – report
Bo French, who is running to lead a state agency, has in the past posted controversial and racist statements online Bo French, a Texas Republican running to lead a powerful...
Politics
Palestine has become electoral issue in UK for first time, says solidarity campaign chief
Anger over Israel’s war in Gaza is mobilising British voters, according to Aimee Shalan Palestine has become a domestic electoral issue in Britain for the first time, according...
World
John Oliver on Brazil’s Flávio Bolsonaro: ‘Fearmongering and flagrant daddy issues’
The Last Week Tonight host digs into Brazil’s election, with current leader Lula faces a disgraced former president’s son
Politics
A timeline of One Nation’s instability: more than half of Hanson’s MPs have quit or been expelled
As party numbers swell to record levels, Guardian analysis reveals a three-decade history of tumult and acrimony Listen to The Populist podcast Want to get more charts in your...
Politics
More GOP voices are backing away from Trump
As the midterm elections approach, more Republican candidates are distancing themselves from President Trump. The Newsnight panel discusses the divide. And CNN This Morning’s...
Politics
Netanyahu is using Mamdani as a foil in his re-election campaign | Mohamad Bazzi
The Israeli prime minister’s remarks at the UN weren’t just motivated by personal animosity In a boastful and defiant speech to the United Nations on Thursday, Benjamin...
Politics
The Odds: Young Voters and the President
CNN News Central's Kate Bolduan and Chief Data Analyst Harry Enten look at how President Trump's approval ratings among voters under age 30 are impacting key congressional...
Politics
Democratic lawmaker on where the GOP truly finds itself a little over a month ahead of Election Day
CNN News Central's Kate Bolduan speaks with Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) about the upcoming midterms and the Trump team's new, aggressive strategy to try to win voters and keep...
Politics
In Speaker Mike Johnson's district, the political mood is mixed
Legislation the GOP called its “Big Beautiful Bill” is rolling out different ways in Speaker Mike Johnson’s home district. Steakhouse servers are getting a tax break on their...
World
‘Counting window’ seen as high-risk time for Trump to cast doubt on midterm results | First Thing
Experts warn Republicans may try and sow distrust and claim ‘foreign interference’ in crucial hours after counting begins