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Republicans are spending millions on ads that talk about brutal killings to make Democrats look soft on crime. Victims’ families say they’re shocked and furious over the use of their loved ones' deaths. CNN’S Isabelle Chapman reports.

Attendees of a campaign event for Republican gubernatorial nominee Vivek Ramaswamy react to his political ad featuring the estranged mother of his opponent Amy Acton telling people to not support her daughter. CNN's Eric Bradner reports from Cincinnati.

On Wednesday, President Donald Trump defended his negotiations with Russia over the release of a freed American. CNN's Kaitlan Collins pressed him on his claims.

Esh Kodesh is just one of more than 100 new settlements in the occupied West Bank that the Israeli government has approved since it took power at the close of 2022, many of which were first established illegally as outposts. CNN’s Jeremy Diamond reports that since then, violence and attacks against Palestinians in the area have escalated.

Chemical tank explosion in Ohio forces residents to evacuate

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell says the NFL welcomes the NFLPA's calls for an investigation into Jalen Hurts and the care he received after learning he had blood clots.

President Donald Trump's approval rating hit an all-time low in the final weeks before Election Day in CNN’s new national poll conducted by SSRS. CNN's David Chalian explains how this voter dissatisfaction could ripple across the midterm elections. Discover more videos, including live streams and exclusive storytelling, on our Watch page.

US special envoy Steve Witkoff met with American Stephen Hubbard at a St. Peterburg airport after Russia freed him. Hubbard, a 74-year-old retired teacher, was captured in occupied Ukraine by Russia in 2022 and was accused of fighting for Kyiv, in what his family and the State Department said were fabricated charges.

Republican Sen. Thom Tillis ultimately voted to confirm Pete Hegseth as Secretary of Defense during his senate hearings, but believes that tanking his nomination, "would have been far less than the damage he's done over the last two years." This is part of an ongoing series where Jake Tapper joins politicians from both sides of the aisle in some of their favorite places to discuss how they got to where they are today. Watch the full interview on CNN.com/AllAccess .

Pope Leo XIV was seen blessing children and waving to crowds ahead of his first general audience since his lung cancer surgery.

The Memphis City Council passed a resolution calling for the removal of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the National Guard from taking part in the Memphis Safe Task Force.

共和党人斥资数百万美元投放广告，利用残忍的杀戮事件来抹黑民主党人，使其显得对犯罪问题态度软弱。受害者家属表示，他们对共和党人利用亲人死亡事件进行攻击感到震惊和愤怒。CNN记者伊莎贝尔·查普曼报道。

共和党州长候选人维韦克·拉马斯瓦米的竞选活动现场，与会者对他的竞选广告做出反应。该广告中，他的对手艾米·阿克顿的母亲——两人关系疏远——呼吁人们不要支持她的女儿。CNN记者埃里克·布拉德纳从辛辛那提报道。

周三，唐纳德·特朗普总统为他与俄罗斯就释放一名获释美国公民进行的谈判辩护。CNN记者凯特兰·柯林斯就他的说法向他施压。

埃什科德什只是以色列政府自2022年底掌权以来在被占领的西岸批准的100多个新定居点之一，其中许多最初都是非法建立的前哨站。据CNN记者杰里米·戴蒙德报道，自那以后，该地区针对巴勒斯坦人的暴力和袭击事件不断升级。

俄亥俄州化学品储罐爆炸迫使居民撤离

NFL总裁罗杰·古德尔表示，NFL欢迎NFLPA要求对杰伦·赫茨及其在得知自己患有血栓后所接受的治疗进行调查的呼吁。

根据CNN委托SSRS进行的最新全国民调，唐纳德·特朗普总统的支持率在选举日前的最后几周跌至历史新低。CNN记者大卫·查利安解释了这种选民不满情绪可能会如何影响中期选举。更多视频，包括直播和独家报道，请访问我们的“观看”页面。

美国特使史蒂夫·威特科夫在俄罗斯释放美国公民斯蒂芬·哈伯德后，在圣彼得堡机场会见了他。哈伯德现年74岁，是一名退休教师，2022年在被俄罗斯占领的乌克兰被俘，并被指控为基辅作战。他的家人和美国国务院均表示，这些指控是捏造的。

共和党参议员汤姆·蒂利斯最终在参议院听证会上投票确认皮特·赫格塞斯出任国防部长，但他认为，否决赫格塞斯的提名“远比他过去两年造成的损害要小得多”。这是杰克·塔珀主持的系列节目的一部分，该节目邀请两党政客到他们最喜欢的地方，探讨他们是如何走到今天的。观看完整采访请访问 CNN.com/AllAccess。

教宗利奥十四世在接受肺癌手术后首次公开接见民众之前​​，被拍到为孩子们祈福并向人群挥手致意。

孟菲斯市议会通过一项决议，要求美国移民和海关执法局以及国民警卫队退出孟菲斯安全工作组。