Every day in every state across the country, our political system is bankrolled by an army of fundraisers, pulling in millions of dollars a race. Sometimes it looks like you might imagine knocking on doors, calling every name in the phone book, and emailsso many emails. But for all those Little Fish throwing 100 to their local race, its the whales those campaign fundraisers really need powerful, rich individuals and companies. And when they donate 25,000, 100,000, A Million dollars, they want a Favor. Or 10. It should be obvious thats corrupt, but with a wink and a nod, political Deals Toe the Bribery Line every single day. And we may never have noticed that if a certain illinois Governor Hadnt flung back the curtain with an unrepentant ego, a political corruption crime spree, and a set of unprecedented Audio Recordings that shined a bright light on the inner workings of american political power. Ladies and gentlemen, meet Rod Blagojevich. It was early morning, cause i used to get up e
Welcome to The Whole Story. Im anderson cooper, after Vice President Kamala Harris became the democratic nominee, she launched an aggressive campaign to reintroduce herself to the country but with the election looming, many remain undecided and are looking at where harris stands on the issues that matter to them before casting their ballots. Over the next hour, cnns Audie Cornish looks at Harriss Record and her promises on five key issues in this election reproductive rights immigration, Foreign Policy, the state of democracy. And one that most american side is theyre top priority. The economy one day after president Joe Biden announced his decision to drop out of the race and endorsed his Vice President , Kamala Harris, addressed a campaign. Staff at the wilmington, Delaware Headquarters Building up the middle class, will be a defining goal of my presidency in her first interview as candidate, she doubled down on that commitment. If you are elected, what would you do on Day One in the
Right here in new york city and this is the 5. [ ] [ ] nearly 40 days of silence leading up to 26 total minutes of airtime in an interview last night for vice president harris and her running mate to malls. They sat down with cnn for their first big media interview since replacing biden on the democratic ticket. Harris claimed her values have not changed. This when she was pressed on why she s done an aboutface on some major issues like fracking. Take a listen. Do you still want to ban fracking? no, and i made that clear on the debate stage in 2020, that i would not ban fracking as vice president i did not ban fracking, as president i will not ban fracking. We are in 2024 and i ve not change that position or will i going forward. I kept my word and i will keep my word. What made you change your position at the time? let s be clear, my values have not changed. Harasses fracking 180, watch what she actually said during the 2020 campaign. There s no question i m in favor of banning fra
Joey jones and greg gutfeld. It is 5:00 right here in new york city. Ththis is the five nearly 40 dae of silence leading up to 20inuts six total minutes of air time. In an interview last night for vice president harriirtimeviewsa running mate, tim walz, they sat down with cnnll for their first big media interview since replacing biden on the democratic ticketervieet. Harris claimed her values have not changed this when she was presses haved. D why she has done an about face on some major voter issues like fracking. Take a listen. Do you still want to ban fracking? no. And i made that clear on the debate stage 2020 thatwo i would not ban frackingno as vice president. I did not ban fracking. As president, i will not ban king, as inot ba back in 2024. Eo and i ve not changed that position, nor will i going forward. Change t or wii kept my word anp my word. What made you change that positio n at the time? well, let s be clear. My value let ss have not changec well,king harris, is fracking
Is detected in the United States just as there are new predictions of a much higher potential death toll. Donald trump left the white house, but many republicans are refusing to leave him. We have the latest as some Party Members swear their loyalty to the former president. And the sub reddit page that has wall street in a spin. The latest on gamestops Crazy Ride On wall street. Live from cnn World Headquarters in atlanta, welcome to all of you watching here in the United States, canada and around the world. Im Kim Brunhuber. This is cnn newsroom. A new forecast warns that more contagious strains of the coronavirus could cause an additional 85,000 deaths in the u. S. By may. The first two cases of the variant first detected in south africa have now been confirmed in the u. S. Its already circulating in at least 30 other countries. Two americans who have it dont know each other and havent traveled abroad. Now this variant may make at least one potential new vaccine less effective. Drug