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How Kyrsten Sinema's decision makes Democrats' 2024 Senate map tighter

10 December 2022

Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema decided to shake up the political world on Friday by becoming an independent. The former Democrat [...]

Meet the woman steering Biden's bipartisan winning streak on Capitol Hill

11 December 2022

The Biden administration managed to rack up a long list of major legislative wins in its first two years despite [...]

CNN Political Briefing

5 October 2026

The political news you need to know, in 10 minutes or less. Hosted by David Chalian. [...]

The Axe Files with David Axelrod

5 October 2026

Go beyond the soundbites and get to know some of the most interesting players in politics. [...]

Margins of Error

5 October 2026

Look closely at almost anything and you'll find data—lots of it. But what are those numbers really saying about who [...]

The notable legal clouds that continue to hang over Donald Trump

8 December 2022

All eyes are on former President Donald Trump, who has launched another White House bid. [...]

The fine print of the Respect for Marriage Act

29 November 2022

Let's start with the positive: Republicans and Democrats are coming together to protect same-sex marriage from the Supreme Court. [...]

Everything you need to know about Biden's student loan forgiveness program

13 June 2023

President Joe Biden's federal student loan forgiveness program, which promises to deliver up to $20,000 of debt relief for millions [...]

Politics of the Day

14 June 2024

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5 October 2026

Vice President Kamala Harris, a former US senator from California who previously served as the state's attorney general, could be [...]

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5 October 2026

Fareed explains why AI's massive energy demands are straining the power grid, but also why AI could enable big breakthroughs [...]

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5 October 2026

In the wake of the Republican National Convention earlier this month, Fareed speaks with historian Niall Ferguson about how and [...]

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5 October 2026

Fareed speaks with New York Times opinion columnist Ezra Klein about the significance of Vice President Kamala Harris' early career [...]

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5 October 2026

New York Times opinion columnist Ezra Klein speaks with Fareed about the effects of President Joe Biden's decision to not [...]

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5 October 2026

CNN Senior Political Commentator Scott Jennings and Political Commentators Kristen Soltis Anderson, Jamal Simmons and Kate Bedingfield tell CNN's Jake [...]

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5 October 2026

On CNN's State of the Union, Republican Sen. Tom Cotton criticizes Harris' comments on the war in Gaza and calls [...]

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5 October 2026

Years before he became president, many Americans first met Barack Obama during the 2004 Democratic National Convention. [...]

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5 October 2026

Joe Biden, the 46th president of the United States, announced on Sunday, July 21, that he is not seeking reelection. [...]

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5 October 2026

Fareed is joined by Jane Gilbert, chief heat officer for Miami-Dade County, Fla., who discusses how she is working to [...]

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5 October 2026

Fareed speaks with David Frum, staff writer at The Atlantic, about how Sen. JD Vance went from being a fierce [...]

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5 October 2026

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis tells CNN's Jake Tapper that Biden needs to show Democrats that he can turn his campaign [...]

Cornell President Calls Alleged Gang Rape 'Deeply Disturbing,' Pledges Greater Transparency

4 October 2026

Cornell University’s president has called the alleged gang rape of a student at a fraternity house in 2024 “deeply disturbing.”. [...]

U.S. Coast Guard Finds Debris From Missing Medical Aircraft Off Nantucket

4 October 2026

The Federal Aviation Administration told the Coast Guard early on Saturday that it had lost contact with a Gulfstream jet [...]

'Algorithms Lack The Spark Of Humanity': Pope Leo Condemns AI Art

3 October 2026

“It is becoming urgent to distinguish human art from what machines produce,” the pope said. [...]

Trump Praises Laura Loomer As A ‘Great Republican Strategist’ — And Critics Had A Lot To Say

3 October 2026

“She was banned from Uber, now she flys on Airforce One. Should be one of the biggest scandals in America,” [...]

Tennessee's Prisons Chief Is Resigning After Failed Execution Of Christa Pike

3 October 2026

Pike was placed on a ventilator and remained unconscious in a hospital, her attorneys said in a court filing Friday. [...]

A Gut Punch In Ohio: Nearly 1,400 Laid Off At Truck Factory Just Days Before Trump Rally

3 October 2026

One laid off worker said he voted for Trump three times. Now, he says he’s done with the president. [...]

Supreme Court Will Hear Major Climate Change Case Involving A Devastating Colorado Wildfire

3 October 2026

The case is part of a wave of climate change litigation across the country and the world, with billions of [...]

Christa Pike On A Ventilator And Unconscious After Failed Tennessee Execution, Attorneys Say

2 October 2026

The stunning failure in Tennessee’s execution chamber on Wednesday has left both sides on the death penalty debate demanding answers. [...]

Former GOP Rep. David Rivera Sentenced To 10 Years For Secret Venezuela Lobbying

2 October 2026

Attorneys for David Rivera plan to appeal and in June applied for a presidential pardon. [...]

GOP Sen. Thom Tillis Reveals The Expletive-Filled Texts He Sent To Trump

2 October 2026

The North Carolina Republican is set to share a rough timeline of his falling-out with Trump in a new book, [...]

Cornell Frat Members Reportedly Shared Victim’s Photo; Hochul Calls Case’s Handling A Failure

2 October 2026

“Someone knew more than they were letting people know,” the New York governor said Friday after appointing a special prosecutor [...]

The African American Civil War Museum Invites Us To Remember

2 October 2026

The museum recently held its grand reopening in Washington’s historic U Street Corridor. [...]

Trump Tried To Make An Ally Out Of Fishermen. Some Have Started To Turn On Him

2 October 2026

Some commercial fishermen have come to question whether Trump is meeting the needs of an industry he has long leaned [...]

Unemployment Ticks Up, U.S. Add Disappointing Number Of Jobs In September

2 October 2026

This jobs report is the last one to be released before the midterm elections. [...]

JD Vance Gets A Damning New Nickname From Abdul El-Sayed

2 October 2026

The Michigan Democratic Senate candidate also cooked up a moniker for his Republican rival, Mike Rogers. [...]

Trump’s ‘Despicable’ White House Photo Display Draws Outrage

2 October 2026

Critics also branded the display as “disgraceful,” “pretty insane,” “gross” and “revolting.” [...]

Onetime MAGA Podcaster Delivers Brutal Verdict On Donald Trump’s Presidency

2 October 2026

Shawn Ryan explained why he’s now firmly off the Trump train. [...]

Massachusetts Man Charged With Cyberstalking Podcaster Katie Miller

1 October 2026

Authorities say the suspect contacted Katie Miller several times, and left disturbing voicemails and text messages about her and her [...]

Third Aircraft Carrier And Thousands Of Troops Head To Mideast As Trump Weighs New Iran Strikes

1 October 2026

The bolstering of the American military presence comes as President Donald Trump warned anew that new strikes against Iran could [...]

Woman Accused Of Killing Of Son-In-Law At California Park Will Plead Not Guilty

1 October 2026

Shili Chen and her husband Shouyong Zhang, both 77, are accused of killing their son-in-law, Jonathan McKinsey, in a public [...]

New ICE Guidance Reportedly Bans High-Speed Car Chases

1 October 2026

ICE officers were also ordered to conduct vehicle stops only after completing specific training. [...]

Karl Rove Blasts Trump And GOP For Wasting Time On 'Extraneous Stuff': ‘They Got To Get Focused’

1 October 2026

“I mean, we need to stay focused. And this starts at the White House and it starts with the president’s [...]

Trump Suggests Iran Behind FlyDubai Stabbing Attack As New Details Emerge

1 October 2026

Trump did not elaborate on why he believes the country is involved. [...]

California Bans Child Marriage, A Practice That’s Still Legal In Dozens Of States

1 October 2026

A bill signed Wednesday closes legal loopholes that permitted the practice to anyone under the age of 18, ending a [...]

Average Long-Term U.S. Mortgage Rate Churns Upward To Its Highest Level In Nearly 3 Years At 7.28%

1 October 2026

The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate remained above 7% this week, reaching its highest level in nearly three years. [...]

GOP Senator Responds To Voters Who Think He's Kissing Trump's Ass

1 October 2026

A network poll showed 51% of Ohio voters are “very concerned” or “extremely concerned” that Sen. Jon Husted is basically [...]

Sarah Huckabee Sanders Fires Back At Far-Right Fury Over Her Welfare Fraud Ad

1 October 2026

“We know that there are a variety of different people who, instead of working, are choosing not to and getting [...]

Hiring A Mariachi Band To Play The National Anthem Is The Most American Thing The NFL Could Do

1 October 2026

“You just saw a huge stadium in awe,” says Cèsar Maldonado, founder of Mariachi Herencia de Mèxico. “People with their [...]

Trump Won’t Rule Out Declaring State Of Emergency Before Midterms

1 October 2026

“I could use it. A lot of people think I should use it sometimes,” Trump said of invoking the Insurrection [...]

Rick Ross Arrested On Battery Charges After Domestic Violence Accusation

1 October 2026

Ross’ attorney said the rapper is being wrongfully accused by an ex-girlfriend whose true motivations are unclear. [...]

Donald Trump Unloads On CNN’s Kaitlan Collins With Yet Another Bizarrely Personal Attack

1 October 2026

The president’s insults came amid a lengthier whine about how the media covers him. [...]

Trump’s gains among Latino voters slip ahead of midterms

4 October 2026

New polls show Democrats ahead among Latino voters as Trump draws low marks on the economy and immigration enforcement. [...]

Buttigieg goes big to help 2026 Dems

4 October 2026

He is set to campaign in at least six states in the final stretch. As he does, he’s refining his message and thinking about what comes next. [...]

Ted Cruz blasts JD Vance as ‘insecure,’ says he’s focused on helping GOP win midterms

3 October 2026

A clash between two potential candidates for the 2028 Republican presidential nomination spilled into public this week. [...]

Republicans don’t have a clear boogeyman for this year’s midterms

3 October 2026

Some of Democrats’ once-hateable figures are out of the picture. And emerging democratic socialists haven’t made for strong lines of attack nationwide. [...]

The price tag on the Ken Paxton rescue mission has Republicans panicking

3 October 2026

Some Republicans want MAGA Inc. to take over spending in the final few weeks. [...]

Hochul eyes changes to state’s rape law amid Cornell crisis

2 October 2026

RAPE LAW LOOPHOLE: Gov. Kathy Hochul vowed today to close a loophole embedded in state rape law around voluntary intoxification as she laced into Cornell University police and a local district attorney for their handling of a 2024 gang rape allegation. Under current law, proving sexual assault is difficult if a victim voluntarily consumed alcohol or drugs. Individuals cannot consent “by reason of being mentally disabled or mentally incapacitated,” which generally applies to involuntary consumption of drugs or alcohol. Hochul said she would work with lawmakers “early” to change the law when they return to Albany in January. “Voluntary intoxication is not a license for sexual assault or gang rape,” Hochul told reporters at her Midtown Manhattan office. “Period. I support closing this loophole and will work with the New York State Legislature to accomplish this.” The State Senate has consistently attempted to do just that through legislation, but the Assembly has yet to bring the bill up for a vote. Hochul also appointed New York Attorney General Letitia James as special prosecutor on the case. Cornell President Michael Kotlikoff has agreed to an independent review. The plaintiff, a former Cornell student, alleged in a lawsuit that several men raped her at the Chi Phi house after coercing her into consuming drugs. The case attracted national attention after the student-run Cornell Daily Sun broke the story. The woman, identified in court [...]

Kansas enters the chat as Senate map tilts further into red territory

2 October 2026

The Senate GOP’s top PAC is diving into Kansas, a sign that the deep-red state is in play amid a worsening political environment for Republicans. [...]

Top GOP groups retreat from North Carolina Senate race as hopes fade

2 October 2026

The Senate Leadership Fund’s decision to pause future spending is the latest evidence Republicans are not confident Michael Whatley can win in a state President Donald Trump carried three times. [...]

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2 October 2026

Political cartoons from the desk of Matt Wuerker [...]

The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics

2 October 2026

Every week political cartoonists throughout the country and across the political spectrum apply their ink-stained skills to capture the foibles, memes, hypocrisies and other head-slapping events in the world of politics. The fruits of these labors are hundreds of cartoons that entertain and enrage readers of all political stripes. Here's an offering of the best of this week's crop, picked fresh off the Toonosphere. Edited by Matt Wuerker. [...]

Adam Hamilton on faith, Trump and the fight for Kansas

2 October 2026

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New York grapples with kinks in $1B Medicaid system

1 October 2026

WORKING OUT THE KINKS: New York’s Department of Health began transitioning more than 147,000 Medicaid and Medicare Savings Program enrollees to an upgraded case management system about a year ago. Since then, state officials say only a third of them have been able to automatically renew their coverage without assistance. The shift is part of a $1.1 billion contract aimed at creating an automated system for Medicaid enrollees to receive real-time determinations on their eligibility for the two programs. While the new system is intended to create a seamless enrollment process, for many consumers it’s been riddled with challenges. The initiative is part of a broader effort to move the Medicaid program away from local social services departments that still rely on paper applications and an outdated system in desperate need of overhaul. The state wants to transition the program to one centralized system run through its public health insurance marketplace, New York State of Health, according to officials. Lindsay Heckler, managing attorney for policy at the nonprofit Center for Elder Law & Justice, said her firm has seen a surge in inappropriate denials. “I’m not saying the new system shouldn’t be in place,” Heckler said. “But the concern is that the training and processes that are in place are preventing people from becoming eligible. My concern is that in the coming year they are moving more people into a system [...]

Democrats rethink their mail-voting strategy as voters grow wary

1 October 2026

Voting groups and election officials continue to work to quell voters’ fears after Trump’s push to restrict the practice. [...]

‘These guys are in a pickle’: Some Republicans spurn Trump on the campaign trail

1 October 2026

Republicans are counting on Trump to energize the voters they need in November, even as some candidates fear his unpopularity could alienate the persuadable voters they also need to win. [...]

Jon Ossoff is fundraising for Georgia Democrats. It’s a bet for his party’s future — and his own.

30 September 2026

If Democrats win big in November, Ossoff will have cemented a leading role in a key swing state. [...]

The source of Brian Fitzpatrick’s campaign ad attack fodder: A guest at his own wedding

30 September 2026

Self-published articles from a longtime ally are showing up in the vulnerable Pennsylvania Republican’s attack ads. [...]

Inside Mamdani’s fraught effort to rein in the NYPD unit he pledged to end

29 September 2026

POLICING PROBLEMS: In the early days of his administration, Mayor Zohran Mamdani placed a new requirement on the NYPD: The department would have to secure permission from his office to deploy its Strategic Response Group to make arrests at protests. The directive, which hasn’t been previously reported, shows Mamdani sought to exert significant influence over a core function of the police department. Its existence also calls into question why the mayor hasn’t more frequently used that authority to stop the SRG from being deployed at protests — since he promised as a candidate to disband the specialized unit. The unit — which has long weathered criticism for its heavy-handed protest responses — just last week arrested activists protesting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s appearance at the United Nations General Assembly. Several politicians allied with Mamdani were among those put in handcuffs. When asked about those arrests, an NYPD spokesperson revealed the pre-approval policy to Playbook, confirming that the mayor’s office has the final say whenever the department wants to deploy SRG to detain protesters. “We communicate with City Hall on this topic as we do on a host of things related to the department,” the spokesperson said. The police spokesperson declined to comment on when exactly the mayor first instituted the SRG pre-clearance process. But a person familiar with the timing, who was granted anonymity to discuss the sensitive issue, said [...]

Democrats are running pastors for office. Republicans are attacking their religious comments.

29 September 2026

Democratic Senate nominees James Talarico in Texas and Adam Hamilton in Kansas, as well as two key Iowa House nominees, are seeing their remarks on Christianity picked over by the GOP. [...]

Menin’s AI moment

28 September 2026

CITY HAL 9000: Amid a mad dash to try to regulate artificial intelligence, City Council Speaker Julie Menin is looking to make her mark. The Manhattan lawmaker is planning to hold a hearing with all 51 members of the legislative body next week, and today confirmed the attendance of four major AI firms to discuss both the dangers the technology poses and a suite of Council bills that seek to protect New Yorkers. “Leading experts and AI executives themselves are warning about the potentially grave risks of rapidly advancing AI, and governments have a responsibility to act,” Menin said in a statement announcing she issued a subpoena to SpaceXAI, the artificial intelligence company owned by Elon Musk, to compel the firm to attend. Council hearings — even those run by lesser-known committees — are not known as concise affairs. And the notion of having all 51 members in the room to pepper AI executives with questions can only mean a marathon day with plenty of news coverage. (Remember Randy Mastro’s general counsel nomination hearing in 2024? No? You didn’t tune in for all 11 hours?) Between the White House’s opposition to any type of AI regulation and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s desire for federal guardrails — though he has enacted an AI ban in elementary schools — a lane has opened for Menin to have her say in what [...]

ICE operations are making it hard for vulnerable Republicans fighting for their political survival

27 September 2026

Immigration enforcement in Kansas, Texas, Florida and beyond is forcing battleground Republicans to answer for the fallout. [...]

Poll: Trump’s MAGA loyalists don’t think he has an affordability problem

26 September 2026

A recent POLITICO Poll found that cost of living concerns are reinforcing partisanship divides — and driving a wedge among Republicans. [...]

Trump will hit several deep-red states in October campaign blitz

25 September 2026

His visits come as the GOP rushes to shore up their own territory amid sky-high costs, an unpopular Iran war and some backlash to mass deportations. [...]

Poll: A crack is emerging in Trump’s coalition over deportations

25 September 2026

The president’s most loyal supporters are more inclined than other Trump voters to support a tough immigration posture — but new POLITICO Poll results show there are limits. [...]

The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics

25 September 2026

Gina Hinojosa wants to make Texas a test case for Democrats’ future

25 September 2026

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Trump eyes an October campaign rally — in Alabama

24 September 2026

The event is scheduled for Oct. 2nd in Mobile, but the plans are still subject to change, according to two people with direct knowledge of the matter. [...]

Young men are swinging away hard from Republicans, pessimistic about economy, new poll finds

24 September 2026

A new poll shows congressional Democrats with a growing lead among young men, who list cost-of-living issues as their top concern. [...]

NRSC Chair Tim Scott leaves Georgia, North Carolina off his list of top Senate targets

23 September 2026

He told Senate Republicans Wednesday that the campaign arm will focus money on other targets including Maine, Ohio, Michigan, Alaska, Texas and New Hampshire. [...]

The NY governor race pollster scrum

23 September 2026

Q THE LANDSLIDE: Quinnipiac University released a poll today that found Gov. Kathy Hochul leading Republican Bruce Blakeman 58-39 — putting her on track for the fourth-largest landslide by a New York gubernatorial candidate in the past 200 years. It’s by far the best poll for Hochul this year and certainly better than a Siena University survey out this morning that found her with a modest 9 point lead over the Nassau County executive. So which one’s closer to reality? The last time both pollsters released New York numbers on the same day was a few weeks before Hochul’s last election in 2022. Siena found at the time that her lead over then-Rep. Lee Zeldin was quickly shrinking, having dropped from 17 to 11 points. The Q Poll painted a more dire picture for the governor. “We released a poll in mid-October showing that Hochul had a 4 point lead over Lee Zeldin,” Quinnipiac spokesperson Mary Snow said. “And it went against the grain of other polls out there at the time.” Hochul wound up winning that race by about 6 points. Pollster vs. pollster results in prior elections have been mixed. Both Q and Siena nailed Andrew Cuomo’s eventual 23 point margin of victory in October 2018 polls, though Siena’s early November numbers that year found Cuomo’s lead had shrunk to 13. An infamous Q Poll from September 2010 found [...]

Trump officials weigh rolling back beef import plan as GOP midterm panic spreads

23 September 2026

It’s a sign that White House officials are trying to stem frustrations from battleground and farm-state Republicans ahead of the November election. [...]