Hear Trump praise dictators at New Hampshire rally During a rally in New Hampshire, GOP frontrunner and former President Donald Trump praised China’s president Xi Jinping and North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un. CNN political commentator SE Cupp reacts. Read the full article here

A US military aircraft crashed in a training accident in the eastern Mediterranean Sea on Friday evening, according to the US European Command, though there were few other details provided. In a statement, European Command would not identify what type of aircraft went down or whether anyone was killed, and…

President Joe Biden honored Veterans Day at Arlington National Cemetery on Saturday, a site he described as a “sanctuary of sacrifice” during his deeply personal remarks. “We come together today to once again honor the generation of Americans who stood on the front lines of freedom,” the president said, “to once…

RFK Jr.’s wife: ‘People feel like Democrats and Republicans aren’t paying attention to them’ RFK Jr. is polling ahead of Biden and Trump in young and independent voters in swing states. His wife, actress Cheryl Hines, says, “people are having a hard time paying their bills. They feel like Democrats…

He’s second in line to the presidency. Financially, he’s just getting by CNN’s Sunlen Serfaty reports that a review by CNN of Johnson’s personal financial disclosures and campaign financial documents suggest that since coming to Congress in 2017, the new speaker appears to be living paycheck to paycheck. Read the…

A version of this story appeared in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here.  Days after celebrating the reelection of a moderate governor in the red state of Kentucky, Democrats experienced hopelessness at the news that Sen. Joe Manchin will not run…

Jim McGreevey, the former New Jersey governor who publicly acknowledged he was gay and admitted to an affair before stepping down nearly 20 years ago, announced Thursday he will campaign for mayor of Jersey City in 2025. “This election isn’t about yesterday or my yesterday. This election is about our tomorrow and our future. And…

The parties involved in the ongoing negotiations to secure the release of hostages that Hamas is holding in Gaza are working toward a deal that would entail a sustained, days-long pause in fighting in exchange for a large group of hostages being freed, a senior US official familiar with the talks told…

‘May be the tip of a larger iceberg’: Analyst reacts to seizure of NYC mayor’s phones CNN political analyst John Avlon reacts to reports that FBI agents seized the cell phones of New York City Mayor Eric Adams as part of a federal investigation into campaign fundraising. Read the full…

The Republican National Committee has warned some of the 2024 GOP presidential candidates about attending an Iowa Christian organization’s Thanksgiving forum, saying it would disqualify them from participating in future RNC presidential debates. Five candidates – former President Donald Trump, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley,…