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Former President Barack Obama delivered his most personal, furious indictment yet of Donald Trump and a Republican Party he said was in thrall to a man who he believes had, over the last week, violated the trust of Americans devastated by a pair of catastrophic hurricanes. “The idea of intentionally trying to deceive people in their most desperate and vulnerable moments – my question is, when did that become OK?” Obama said, pointing to Trump’s lies about the federal government withholding assistance to hard-hit “Republican areas” or “siphoning off aid to give to undocumented immigrants.”
Oct 11, 2024
Milton remains a powerful Category 5 hurricane as it races toward Florida’s Gulf Coast, where it could be one of the most destructive storms on record. Though it is forecast to weaken before it makes landfall, it will grow in size — meaning its disastrous impacts will be felt over a larger area.
Oct 9, 2024
Vice President Kamala Harris faced tough questions about how she’d pay for her economic plans, whether Democrats were too slow to enact border security measures, how she’d confront Russia over its war in Ukraine and more in a wide-ranging “60 Minutes” interview that aired Monday.
Oct 8, 2024
Hurricane conspiracy theories collide with the election and could end up hurting people who need it the most.Plus, Kamala Harris rallies in Michigan as one of the state’s most famous personalities from there warns that one particular move could cost her the election. Also, could the Melendez brothers be close to getting out of prison?
Oct 5, 2024
Special counsel Jack Smith and former Rep. Liz Cheney have thrust the issue of the GOP nominee’s false 2020 fraud claims into the endgame of Trump’s neck-and-neck showdown with Democratic nominee Kamala Harris, while reviving memories of a day that will stain American history. Appearing with Harris in Wisconsin, Cheney presented herself as part of a bipartisan movement to block Trump from the White House.
Oct 4, 2024
Federal prosecutors laid out their most extensive case to date against former President Trump for his effort to overturn the 2020 election in a sweeping legal brief that was unsealed. The 165-page document offers new detail about special counsel Jack Smith’s investigation into the former president’s efforts to lean on state officials and paint a narrative of widespread fraud that prosecutors say Trump knew was untrue.
Oct 3, 2024
The Israeli military says it has begun “a limited ground operation” in southern Lebanon targeting Hezbollah. There will be “no long-term occupation” of Lebanon, Israeli officials said, but declined to provide a timeline. The ground offensive comes after hours of Israeli raids and artillery fire across the border, and after Israel restricted civilian movements in some border communities.
Oct 1, 2024
Vice President Kamala Harris went on the offensive against former President Trump on immigration during her visit to the southern border in Arizona as she tries to turn a political vulnerability on its head. Immigration has featured prominently in the 2024 presidential election, with polls showing voters placing more trust in Trump to handle the issue than Harris.
Sep 28, 2024
Hurricane Helene has made landfall in Florida as a Category 4 storm. It is the strongest hurricane on record to slam into Florida’s Big Bend. Storm surge — how high the water rises above normal levels — could climb to 20 feet along Florida’s Big Bend. The National Weather Service is warning of “unsurvivable” storm surge in Apalachee Bay.
Sep 27, 2024
New York City Mayor Eric Adams has been indicted on at least one federal criminal charge, multiple sources familiar with the matter tell CNN. The indictment follows a monthslong federal investigation by the US attorney’s office in Manhattan, which was reportedly scrutinizing his connection to Turkish officials and businessmen, and campaign donations he received. The charges he is facing are not publicly known at this time.
Sep 26, 2024