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Senate candidate is latest politician to scrub 'defund the police' posts

Abdul El-Sayed, a progressive Democrat running for the US Senate in Michigan, has quietly erased thousands of old social media posts — including a dozen tweets that championed the “defund the police” movement. CNN’s KFile senior editor Andrew Kaczynski reports.

02:30 • Source: CNN
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Senate candidate is latest politician to scrub 'defund the police' posts

Abdul El-Sayed, a progressive Democrat running for the US Senate in Michigan, has quietly erased thousands of old social media posts — including a dozen tweets that championed the “defund the police” movement. CNN’s KFile senior editor Andrew Kaczynski reports.

02:30 • Source: CNN
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Vance says he won't watch Fort Hood shooter's livestream execution

Vice President JD Vance on Friday said he won’t be watching the firing squad execution of the Fort Hood shooter if it’s live-streamed, and cast doubt on it being streamed.

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Republican Sen. Darline Graham is running against Democrat Annie Andrews for a full Senate term after she was appointed in July to replace her late brother, Sen. Lindsey Graham. CNN's Dianne Gallagher explains how Republicans are growing increasingly concerned about their chances in the reliably red state.
Democrats hoping for upset in South Carolina Senate race

Republican Sen. Darline Graham is running against Democrat Annie Andrews for a full Senate term after she was appointed in July to replace her late brother, Sen. Lindsey Graham. CNN's Dianne Gallagher explains how Republicans are growing increasingly concerned about their chances in the reliably red state. Discover more videos, including live streams and exclusive storytelling, on our Watch page.

01:36 • Source: CNN
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Audio obtained by CNN captures Paxton saying Cornyn wants him to lose

In audio obtained by CNN, Texas Attorney General and Republican Senate nominee Ken Paxton privately accused Republican Sen. John Cornyn of withholding support and recounted an alleged restaurant encounter that longtime Cornyn strategist Rob Jesmer says never happened.

01:49 • Source: CNN
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DHS secretary fires back at Mamdani over ICE shooting response

DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin fired back at New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani over his response to a shooting involving an ICE agent, accusing him of using "dangerous" language that incites hostility. Mullin defended ICE's work and rejected Mamdani's call to abolish the agency.

01:31 • Source: CNN
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ICE shoots and wounds man with child in the car

Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents shot and wounded a man from the Dominican Republic in New York while a 5-year-old boy was in the car. The shooting has sparked protests across the city, with Gov. Kathy Hochul calling for the release of bodycam footage from the incident.

01:04 • Source: CNN
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Ossoff questions Collins' ties to White nationalism

Georgia Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff called out Republican Rep. Mike Collins’ association with a White nationalist influencer as the two squared off in a debate.

01:29 • Source: CNN
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Congressional candidate says she was raped while fixing her signs

A US congressional candidate in Arizona, Bernadette Greene-Placentia, says she was raped by two men while she was repairing one of her campaign signs. The sheriff’s office is investigating the case. Help is available: For help in the US, call the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-4673 or chat 24/7 on online.rainn.org.

02:17 • Source: CNN