President Donald Trump suggested his supporters in South Carolina cast their primary ballots for Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders during his rally Friday, the second straight Democratic primary in which he’s suggested his supporters get involved. “By the way, the Republicans allowed to vote in the — are you ready?” he said to cheers from a…… MORE
An impersonator posing as a Bernie Sanders campaign official contacted at least two other Democratic presidential campaigns in an attempt to arrange calls with their candidates. CNN on Friday obtained an email sent from a suspicious address to another Democratic campaign. The impersonator reached out to the campaign from a web address that was designed…… MORE
As South Carolina Democratic voters head to the polls on Saturday, one name on the ballot has been noticeably absent from the state for nearly 48 hours ahead of the vote. “Something is going on right now in the South, and I hope you know that, and it is a big thing,” Sen. Amy Klobuchar…… MORE
The US State Department on Friday raised its travel advisory for Italy to the second-highest-level warning, Level 3: Reconsider Travel, due to the novel coronavirus. The move comes as Italy has suffered at least 650 cases and 17 deaths from the coronavirus, with the World Health Organization saying that the country, as well as Iran…… MORE
President Donald Trump’s advisers huddled on Friday to begin developing plans that would both stanch the economic effects of the spreading coronavirus outbreak and impose new restrictions on travelers from Japan and South Korea, according to people familiar with the matter. No decisions have been made to help prevent more market carnage after Wall Street…… MORE
Trump returned from India to a mounting economic and health crisis over the novel coronavirus. He’s appointed Vice President Mike Pence to oversee the next steps, as the nation and stock market brace for impact. Meanwhile, Iowa Democrats have finally finished their recount of the botched caucuses (though it may not be over over), while…… MORE
The final “early” vote of the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination fight happens on Saturday in South Carolina. After Saturday, the campaign goes WAY national, with 14 states and American Samoa voting on Super Tuesday. So what’s going to happen? Here are my five most likely scenarios — ranked. 5. Buttigieg overperforms: In Iowa and New…… MORE
When someone mentions a B. Sanders in the Motor City, Detroiters are much more likely to think about the gridiron than the ballot box. But some online commenters seemed to have forgotten that when country singer Garth Brooks donned the No. 20 jersey of legendary Detroit Lions running back Barry Sanders and posted photos to…… MORE
As the number of women who accuse a former Columbia University gynecologist of sexual assault keeps growing — it currently stands at 78 — new evidence has emerged that indicates university officials were warned about his behavior decades ago. CNN has obtained a letter from a former patient to Columbia officials that spells out her…… MORE
President Donald Trump said on Friday that he intends to nominate Rep. John Ratcliffe, a Republican from Texas, as his permanent director of national intelligence, the second time the President has attempted to make the loyalist lawmaker his spy chief. “I am pleased to announce the nomination of @RepRatcliffe (Congressman John Ratcliffe) to be Director…… MORE
