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CNN chief national affairs correspondent Jeff Zeleny didn't let Sen. Darline Graham Nordone (R-SC) off easy on Wednesday.

A day after the South Carolina Republican face-planted on a national security question during her primary runoff debate against Rep. Ralph Norman, Zeleny piled on during CNN's coverage, hammering the gaffe and drawing a stark contrast with her late brother.

President Donald Trump's son Eric Trump rushed to defend White House aide Natalie Harp on Wednesday while attributing her "looks" to "genetics," a Trump family obsession.

Eric Trump's post on X came after CNN's Erin Burnett OutFront aired an interview with Natalie Harp's estranged brother, Preston Harp, who called her devotion to the president an "unhealthy obsession."

Senate Democrats think they have a genuine shot at seizing control after November's midterms, having thrown a handful of reliably red states into play, and a nightmare scenario has filled senators in both parties with dread: a 50-50 tie.

If Democrats fall just short and Republicans cling to their majority, the expanded map now offers several paths to a deadlocked chamber — an outcome many senators are already gaming out while others "have yet to grasp," Punchbowl News reported.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's bid for a fourth term is running into some unexpected resistance from the voters he has always depended upon.

The Republican is "bleeding support" in small towns and rural areas due to two emerging issues: data center expansion and a planned $33 billion electric transmission project, Politico reported Wednesday.

U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro argued this week that her nixed Reflecting Pool case had faced "sabotage" — in the form of evidence, court records show.

The case centers on former Olympic canoeist David Carter Hearn, 67, whom Pirro indicted on a felony charge of destruction of property on July 2. Pirro filed the government's reply brief on Aug. 18, fighting to keep the option of re-charging him open.

President Donald Trump's administration has spurred an outcry from critics who fear a new policy proposal would effectively result in the human trafficking of children.

The Trump administration is seeking approval for up to $2.3 billion for a follow-on contract to its self-deportation program, one that would include stipends for unaccompanied migrant children who "choose" to leave the country and mobile "rover" teams recruiting detainees nationwide, according to an investigation by PunchUp.

One U.S. Army unit is getting creative to keep soldiers from walking out the door: let them play the new "Grand Theft Auto VI" video game.

An Army unit at Fort Stewart, Georgia, is offering active-duty soldiers a four-day pass to play the long-awaited latest installment in the storied franchise when it launches this fall — but only if they reenlist, U.S. officials told CBS News. Twenty soldiers in the 9th Brigade Engineer Battalion, part of the 3rd Infantry Division, have already taken the deal, an Army spokesperson said. About 130 are eligible, and they must reenlist for at least two years and up to six.

President Donald Trump was lashed with insults Wednesday by two Floridians who voted for him in the past.

In a clip shared by MS NOW host Stephanie Ruhle on Wednesday morning, one self-identified Trump voter let his annoyance with the Iran war grow into an angry rant about gas prices.

Sen. Jon Husted's Ohio race could be the canary in the coal mine for the Republican Party on an issue that has generated widespread public backlash.

The National Republican Senatorial Committee has privately warned top AI companies that public backlash against data centers is threatening the party's ability to hold Husted's seat, and that a loss could trigger a nationwide political reckoning for the industry, according to a memo obtained by Axios.

In a court filing late Tuesday, an ex officio member of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts board accused President Donald Trump’s administration of damaging the building.

According to a link provided by attorney Norm Eisen, Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-OH) asked the court to intercede on her behalf as the fight over control of the cultural center continues.