By , , , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — has named Kamala Harris as his running mate, making the California senator the first Black and South Asian American woman to run on a major political party’s presidential ticket.“I’ve decided that Kamala Harris is the best person to help me take this fight to Trump and Mike Pence and then to lead this nation starting in January 2021,” the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee wrote in an email Tuesday.The two are set to appear together for the first time for a speech Wednesday in Wilmington, Delaware. Biden’s campaign has not yet...…By , , , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — has named Kamala Harris as his running mate, making the California senator the first Black and South Asian American woman to run on a major political party’s presidential ticket.“I’ve decided that Kamala Harris is the best person to help me take this fight to Trump and Mike Pence and then to lead this nation starting in January 2021,” the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee wrote in an email Tuesday.The two are set to appear together for the first time for a speech Wednesday in Wilmington, Delaware. Biden’s campaign has not yet...WW…

(CNN)pledged on the day she was inaugurated 23 months ago as Chicago's first Black female and first gay mayor that "reform is here." But, amid outrage following last week's release of video of the police killing of 13-year-old, the mayor faces a new round of questions about how Chicago Police Department policies and oversight will change -- and why she hasn't yet delivered on her promise.The city is in the midst of another weekend of protests over the actions of police, and Lightfoot is under pressure to back major reforms to a police department facing scrutiny over a series of...…(CNN)pledged on the day she was inaugurated 23 months ago as Chicago's first Black female and first gay mayor that "reform is here." But, amid outrage following last week's release of video of the police killing of 13-year-old, the mayor faces a new round of questions about how Chicago Police Department policies and oversight will change -- and why she hasn't yet delivered on her promise.The city is in the midst of another weekend of protests over the actions of police, and Lightfoot is under pressure to back major reforms to a police department facing scrutiny over a series of...WW…

(CNN)The campaign arm of House Republicans is using an aggressive tactic to push online donors toward committing to monthly contributions, telling them that opting out of having the same amount automatically charged to their credit card or withdrawn from their bank each month is an act of disloyalty toward former President Donald Trump.With a pre-checked box on the National Republican Congressional Committee's donation page on the GOP's online fundraising platform WinRed, donors are opted into making monthly donations and told: "We need to know we haven't lost you to the Radical Left. If...…(CNN)The campaign arm of House Republicans is using an aggressive tactic to push online donors toward committing to monthly contributions, telling them that opting out of having the same amount automatically charged to their credit card or withdrawn from their bank each month is an act of disloyalty toward former President Donald Trump.With a pre-checked box on the National Republican Congressional Committee's donation page on the GOP's online fundraising platform WinRed, donors are opted into making monthly donations and told: "We need to know we haven't lost you to the Radical Left. If...WW…

By , CNNLink Copied!Ad FeedbackArkansas state Sen. Jim Hendren will appear on “Erin Burnett OutFront” on Friday. The show airs at 7 p.m. ET. — An Arkansas state lawmaker, who is the nephew of Gov. Asa Hutchinson and was expected to run for governor next year, said he is leaving the Republican Party.State Sen. Jim Hendren, , cited former President Donald Trump’s incitement of the riot at the Capitol on January 6 as the “last straw.”“I asked myself, what in the world would I tell my grandchildren when they asked one day what happened, and what did I do about it?” Hendren said in the...…By , CNNLink Copied!Ad FeedbackArkansas state Sen. Jim Hendren will appear on “Erin Burnett OutFront” on Friday. The show airs at 7 p.m. ET. — An Arkansas state lawmaker, who is the nephew of Gov. Asa Hutchinson and was expected to run for governor next year, said he is leaving the Republican Party.State Sen. Jim Hendren, , cited former President Donald Trump’s incitement of the riot at the Capitol on January 6 as the “last straw.”“I asked myself, what in the world would I tell my grandchildren when they asked one day what happened, and what did I do about it?” Hendren said in the...WW…

By , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — in the Senate’s impeachment trial – and the backlash now facing Republicans who voted to convict him – have exposed the deepening rift within the GOP over whether to continue to fully embrace the former President or seek to move past his divisive brand of politics.The immediate aftermath of Trump’s trial has underscored just how difficult it will be for the GOP to break from Trump as the party charts its path forward. The round of recriminations over Trump has Republicans who are tasked with winning back the House and Senate in the 2022 midterm...…By , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — in the Senate’s impeachment trial – and the backlash now facing Republicans who voted to convict him – have exposed the deepening rift within the GOP over whether to continue to fully embrace the former President or seek to move past his divisive brand of politics.The immediate aftermath of Trump’s trial has underscored just how difficult it will be for the GOP to break from Trump as the party charts its path forward. The round of recriminations over Trump has Republicans who are tasked with winning back the House and Senate in the 2022 midterm...WW…

By , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — The Republicans who have remained aligned with former President Donald Trump have become lightning rods in Washington – but are being rewarded with fundraising surges from Republican small-dollar donors and bookings on right-wing media outlets who could steer the party’s future.Missouri Sen. and Georgia Rep. have both said in recent days they have seen a fundraising influx, highlighting the financial incentive to closely embracing Trump and underscoring the former president’s ongoing hold on the party even out of office.The divisions between...…By , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — The Republicans who have remained aligned with former President Donald Trump have become lightning rods in Washington – but are being rewarded with fundraising surges from Republican small-dollar donors and bookings on right-wing media outlets who could steer the party’s future.Missouri Sen. and Georgia Rep. have both said in recent days they have seen a fundraising influx, highlighting the financial incentive to closely embracing Trump and underscoring the former president’s ongoing hold on the party even out of office.The divisions between...WW…

By , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Republicans are already making moves toward the 2024 election, jockeying to succeed former President now that he has departed Washington, either by picking up his mantle or by trying to steer the party in a new direction.A handful of ambitious GOP politicians are positioning themselves against President Joe Biden and building the political operations that will allow them to travel and campaign with fellow Republicans.Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, the failed 2016 GOP presidential candidate who bolstered Trump’s effort to throw out states’ 2020 votes, aimed...…By , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Republicans are already making moves toward the 2024 election, jockeying to succeed former President now that he has departed Washington, either by picking up his mantle or by trying to steer the party in a new direction.A handful of ambitious GOP politicians are positioning themselves against President Joe Biden and building the political operations that will allow them to travel and campaign with fellow Republicans.Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, the failed 2016 GOP presidential candidate who bolstered Trump’s effort to throw out states’ 2020 votes, aimed...WW…

By , , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — President-elect promised to nominate a teacher for education secretary – and could quickly put his choice into a political pressure cooker, as teachers’ unions balk at school reopening plans and Biden seeks to reopen most schools within 100 days of taking office.Biden’s goal is to have his remaining Cabinet selections announced by Christmas, a transition official told CNN – a timeline that means he would need to choose a nominee for education secretary within days.The handful of candidates sources said were under serious consideration...…By , , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — President-elect promised to nominate a teacher for education secretary – and could quickly put his choice into a political pressure cooker, as teachers’ unions balk at school reopening plans and Biden seeks to reopen most schools within 100 days of taking office.Biden’s goal is to have his remaining Cabinet selections announced by Christmas, a transition official told CNN – a timeline that means he would need to choose a nominee for education secretary within days.The handful of candidates sources said were under serious consideration...WW…

(CNN)President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday slammed Georgia's two Republican senators, saying that David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler "stood by" and "fully embraced nullifying nearly 5 million Georgia votes." Biden held a drive-in rally in Atlanta as ahead of the January 5 runoffs between Perdue and Democratic challenger Jon Ossoff and Loeffler and Rev. Raphael Warnock. If Democrats win both races, they would wrest control of the Senate from the GOP, wiping out Republicans' two-vote majority and positioning Vice President-elect Kamala Harris as the tiebreaker of a 50-50 chamber.Biden...…(CNN)President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday slammed Georgia's two Republican senators, saying that David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler "stood by" and "fully embraced nullifying nearly 5 million Georgia votes." Biden held a drive-in rally in Atlanta as ahead of the January 5 runoffs between Perdue and Democratic challenger Jon Ossoff and Loeffler and Rev. Raphael Warnock. If Democrats win both races, they would wrest control of the Senate from the GOP, wiping out Republicans' two-vote majority and positioning Vice President-elect Kamala Harris as the tiebreaker of a 50-50 chamber.Biden...WW…

(CNN) and both called on Tuesday night and expressed support and praise for the in his state starting Friday, a source familiar with the call said. Trump later said the opposite -- that he told Kemp he disagreed "strongly" with the decision.The call came as , some business owners said they would keep their doors closed and mayors said they feared Kemp's action would deepen the in their communities. Trump and Pence complimented Kemp on his performance as Georgia governor, the source said. Another person familiar with the call said it went well. Related storiesBut the President said during...…(CNN) and both called on Tuesday night and expressed support and praise for the in his state starting Friday, a source familiar with the call said. Trump later said the opposite -- that he told Kemp he disagreed "strongly" with the decision.The call came as , some business owners said they would keep their doors closed and mayors said they feared Kemp's action would deepen the in their communities. Trump and Pence complimented Kemp on his performance as Georgia governor, the source said. Another person familiar with the call said it went well. Related storiesBut the President said during...WW…