CNN's Jeff Zeleny reports on how independent Senate candidates are testing voters’ appetite for an alternative to the two major parties in the midterm elections. The Democratic Party is also standing down and not fielding their own candidates in a handful of rural states, a blunt acknowledgment of the geographical challenges and unpopularity with some voters.
CNN's Jeff Zeleny reports on how independent Senate candidates are testing voters’ appetite for an alternative to the two major parties in the midterm elections. The Democratic Party is also standing down and not fielding their own candidates in a handful of rural states, a blunt acknowledgment of the geographical challenges and unpopularity with some voters.
Pressed by CNN’s Kaitlan Collins on whether the Iran war would end before the midterm elections, Vice President JD Vance rejected calling it a war and declined to set a timeline, saying US strategy would depend on Iran’s attacks on commercial ships and threats to global energy markets.
For months, President Donald Trump has falsely claimed that consumer prices are falling ahead of this year's 2026 midterm elections. Now some Republican candidates are running campaign ads that acknowledge reality. CNN’s Daniel Dale reports.
Multiple sources shared concerns with CNN that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is damaging the Army’s efforts to modernize and adapt to the 21st century battlefield environment – where drone warfare is becoming increasingly important – by firing or pushing out leaders who were spearheading those efforts. CNN’s Haley Britzky reports.
Across the country and the political spectrum, candidates are embracing a growing backlash to artificial intelligence and the infrastructure required to power it – a resistance shaking up races from the local level to the highest national offices, a CNN analysis of campaign ads found.
Frank Kendall, former Air Force Secretary, told CNN that Army officers are being blocked from promotion over perceived ties to DEI, particularly minority and female candidates, and that the current climate of fear in the military is unlike anything he's seen in his career.
MapQuest is seeing a surge in downloads after refusing to adopt President Donald Trump’s “Lake America” name change.
