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Inside the Trump-Harris Debate Prep: Method Acting, Insults, Tough Questions

Kamala Harris is camped out at a Pittsburgh hotel. Donald Trump is being peppered informally by aides. Both sides share the same belief about why the debate is so crucial. [...]

Harris’s Combative Debate Style Will Get Its Biggest Test Against Trump

Kamala Harris’s razor-sharp debate skills have powered her political ascent. Her success next week will turn on how well she adapts to an unpredictable rival. [...]

Hillary Clinton Has Advice on Debating Trump: ‘He Can Be Rattled’

The 2016 Democratic nominee fell short to Donald Trump, but she had strong debate moments against him. In an interview, she offered some thoughts for Kamala Harris. [...]

Trump Claims Harris’s Rallies Are Smaller. We Counted.

We took photographs, captured 360-degree video and counted attendees at six recent rallies to analyze which of the candidates’ claims on crowd sizes hold weight. [...]

Starliner Capsule Returns, but Boeing’s Space Business Woes Remain

The capsule, which returned without astronauts, and other space programs at Boeing have suffered many delays and cost overruns. [...]

How Russia Found Its Way Into America’s Conservative Media

Federal prosecutors say Russia paid an American media company to push pro-Kremlin messages from social media influencers including Benny Johnson, Tim Pool and Dave Rubin. [...]

Heritage Foundation Spreads Deceptive Videos About Noncitizen Voters

The right-wing think tank has been pushing misinformation about voting into social media feeds. The Georgia secretary of state’s office called one video “a stunt.” [...]

Trump Urges Police Officers to Watch for Voter Fraud

Speaking to the national board of the Fraternal Order of Police, former President Donald J. Trump made an appeal that could run afoul of state laws and prompt accusations of voter intimidation. [...]

In His Last Months as President, Biden Is Both Liberated and Resigned

President Biden spent decades seeking the highest office, only to drop his bid for re-election under pressure. These final months before the November election are bittersweet, his allies say. [...]

Man Plotted to Kill Jews in New York on Oct. 7 Anniversary, U.S. Says

A 20-year-old Pakistani citizen was arrested in Canada after plotting to carry out a mass shooting at a Jewish center in New York, according to the Justice Department. [...]

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

Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema decided to shake up the political world on Friday by becoming an independent. The former Democrat is still caucusing with the party in the Senate, so the Democratic caucus still has 51 members. Now, instead of 49 Democrats and two independents within their ranks, the caucus has 48 Democrats and three independents. [...]

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

The Biden administration managed to rack up a long list of major legislative wins in its first two years despite facing one of the most closely-divided Congresses in history. From bipartisan action on infrastructure, gun safety and same-sex marriage to party-line bills tackling climate change and expanding health care coverage, it's a record President Joe Biden and Democrats on the ballot were all eager to tout on the campaign trail during the midterms. [...]

CNN Political Briefing

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

The Axe Files with David Axelrod

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

Margins of Error

Look closely at almost anything and you'll find data—lots of it. But what are those numbers really saying about who we are and what we believe? Harry Enten is on a mission to find out. [...]

The notable legal clouds that continue to hang over Donald Trump

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

The fine print of the Respect for Marriage Act

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

President Joe Biden's federal student loan forgiveness program, which promises to deliver up to $20,000 of debt relief for millions of borrowers, is on hold indefinitely as legal challenges work their way through the courts. [...]

Politics of the Day

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Thousands protest over Macron's choice of PM

Left-wing parties called for protests after Michel Barnier was appointed as prime minister on Thursday. [...]

World order 'under threat not seen since Cold War'

The MI6 and CIA chiefs, who made their first public appearance together, warn of challenges such as the war in Ukraine, Islamic State, Israel-Gaza conflict and the rise of China. [...]

UN calls for full inquiry into West Bank shooting

Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, who had joint nationality, was reportedly shot dead by Israeli forces during a protest. [...]

Former Vice-President Dick Cheney to vote for Kamala Harris

The lifelong Republican said Trump had "tried to steal the last election using lies and violence". [...]

Boeing Starliner returns to Earth, but without astronauts

The troubled spacecraft returns empty to New Mexico from the International Space Station. [...]

Super typhoon Yagi kills four in Vietnam

Strong winds and flying debris have caused damage across the north, with 78 injured. [...]

Kenya probes school fire cause as death toll rises

Families of missing children are still waiting for news after at least 18 pupils were killed in the blaze. [...]

Woodhall claims Paralympic gold month after wife's Olympic triumph

American Hunter Woodhall storms to victory in the T62 400m at the Paralympics in Paris, a month after his wife Tara Davis-Woodhall won Olympic long jump gold. [...]

US confirms first human bird flu case with no known animal exposure