House Dems Ask Kimberly Guilfoyle for Records Related to Alleged Pay-to-Play Scheme
With 19 days until midterm elections, CNN is tracking the key races that could shift control of congress to Democrats. Plus, ranking member...
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20 of 1,689 episodesTrump Holds Rallies as Inflation Rises Ahead of Midterms
Only 20 days left until polls close in the 2026 midterm elections and President Trump is headlining a campaign rally in the swing state of A...
“Brutal”: WH Officials Pan Katie Zacharia’s First Press Briefing
The Vatican has confirmed Pope Leo XIV had a cancerous growth in his lung. CNN brings the latest updates on his health condition. Plus, CNN’...
Trump Weighing Whether to Help Saudis Respond to Deadly Strikes
An early morning raid on the DC home of Rep. Ilhan Omar. Plus, a brand new investigation at the State Department into Kimberly Guilfoyle. Le...
Gulf Coast Bracing for Life-Threatening Storm Surge, Strong Winds
A brand new forecast for Hurricane Isaias. The National Hurricane Center warns conditions are rapidly deteriorating along the northern Gulf...
New Polls, Debates Give Democrats Hope with 26 Days Until Midterms
With 26 days left until the midterm elections, CNN looks at three key races for Senate and what voters are revealing about the candidates in...
Trump Admin Presses Russia for Information as it Struggles to Plan for Potential Plague Fallout
President Trump says he has a call with Vladimir Putin about the plague after a lab worker’s death. Should the public be worried? Plus, CNN...
Top Intel Democrats Push DNI for Transparency on Election Security
The nation is four weeks away from midterm Election Day. Plus, a new audio recording surfaces in the alleged gang rape case at Cornell Unive...
Dozens Quarantined After Researcher at Russian Plague Laboratory Dies of “Unknown” Infection
The world wants to know what happened inside the Russian research laboratory. Plus, breaking news at Cornell University, a new audio recordi...
Cornell Students Call for Transparency, Accountability from University
The alleged gang rape at Cornell University is now in the hands of a special prosecutor as we learn of a ketamine overdose and a drug-relate...
Cornell Gang Rape Allegation Puts Focus on Campus Sexual Assault
Alabama reaches a landmark deal with TikTok over claims the app harmed children and teens. Plus, a public hearing in Ithaca, New York, home...
CNN Obtains Jane Doe’s 2024 Statement to Cornell Police
CNN has now obtained the six page signed statement from the woman known publicly as Jane Doe laying out exactly what she told university pol...
Trump: A.I. Industry Will “Self-Police” as Rogue Agents Persist
How text messages about a basketball game lead to an embarrassing moment from one senator on Capitol Hill as he tried to accuse former speci...
Woman Sues Cornell and Chi Phi Fraternity Over Alleged Gang Rape
36 days left until the midterm elections. A look at what CNN is learning about Trump’s aggressive campaign strategy as more candidates appea...
RNC Trains New “Special Monitors” to Scrutinize Voting Machines
With just 39 days until midterm Election Day, a new ruling from the Supreme Court allows the Trump administration expanded access to review...
CNN, MS NOW, Politico Back at WH as Media Ban Lawsuit Proceeds
Press access at the White House is tested after a federal judge ordered the Trump administration to temporarily reinstate press badges for t...
Judge in WH Press Ban Case: Will Respond “As Soon As I Can”
A judge’s ruling could come at any moment after a hearing this afternoon over the White House’s media ban against CNN, Politico, and MS NOW....
CNN Poll: Support for Trump’s Foreign Policy Falls to New Low
Kamala Harris is back on the campaign trail in Michigan. Can she help Democrat Abdul El-Sayed in the race for Senate? Plus, one of Trump’s f...
Trump & NYC Mayor Mamdani Speak About Their Meeting
The Trump administration is facing a new lawsuit after the president bans CNN and other media outlets from the White House. Plus, no flights...
Trump Says He’s Banning CNN, Politico, MS NOW from the WH
President Trump this afternoon in a social media post announced that he is going to ban CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from the White House as “a...