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Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed fired back at Vice President JD Vance's encouragement of House Republicans to use him as a boogeyman on the campaign trail, telling CNN's Manu Raju that Republicans will talk about "anything to not have to talk about" affordability concerns.

At Dr. Nicole Saphier’s Senate confirmation hearing to become US surgeon general, Sen. Bill Cassidy called the resurgence of measles a “terrible legacy” for the Trump administration and condemned scientifically unsupported claims about vaccines. Cassidy previously cast a pivotal vote to advance Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination as health secretary before supporting his confirmation.

The Obama family’s dog, 14-year-old Sunny, has died, former president Barack Obama posted on social media Wednesday. The family got Sunny at the start of the second Obama term.

During an exclusive in-depth interview, California Governor Gavin Newsom shares the moment he learned his mother was dying. This is part of on an ongoing series where CNN's 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 with an All Access subscription now.

Democratic Congresswoman Joyce Beatty told CNN’s Kaitlan Collins that Trump “threw a tantrum” on a call about the future of the Kennedy Center and made things “personal” with her because she won in court earlier Tuesday.

Fears about the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence have bent the American political spectrum to the point that Sen. Bernie Sanders, the democratic socialist from Vermont, appeared on the same stage as Steve Bannon, the former Trump adviser and MAGA fundamentalist, at an event in Washington, DC, on Tuesday. CNN's Donie O'Sullivan reports.

Kerry Kennedy issues a direct plea to President Trump after the Kennedy Center's board voted to shutter the historic building indefinitely. The shutdown came hours after a judge blocked Trump's name from being added to the facade — a move the board claimed was the only way to save it. Speaking to Erin Burnett, Kennedy blasted the president: "We have real pain in our country... focus on your job."

FBI Director Kash Patel lashes out when pressed by Senator Welch about the FBI's potential involvement in the 2026 election.

民主党参议员候选人阿卜杜勒·埃尔-赛义德反击了副总统JD·万斯鼓励众议院共和党人在竞选活动中把他当作“吓唬小孩”的言论，他告诉CNN的马努·拉朱，共和党人会谈论“任何事情”，就是为了避免谈论负担能力问题。

在妮可·萨菲尔博士就任美国卫生局局长一职举行的参议院确认听证会上，参议员比尔·卡西迪称麻疹疫情的卷土重来是特朗普政府留下的“可怕遗产”，并谴责了有关疫苗的缺乏科学依据的说法。卡西迪此前曾投下关键一票，推动小罗伯特·F·肯尼迪出任卫生部长，之后又支持了他的任命。

奥巴马一家养的14岁爱犬桑尼去世了，前总统巴拉克·奥巴马周三在社交媒体上发布了这一消息。桑尼是奥巴马第二个任期开始时被他们收养的。

在一次独家深度访谈中，加州州长加文·纽森分享了他得知母亲病危的那一刻。这是CNN系列访谈的一部分，该系列访谈由杰克·塔珀主持，他与来自两党的政治人物在他们最喜欢的地方进行对话，探讨他们如何走到今天。立即订阅All Access，观看完整访谈。

民主党国会女议员乔伊斯·比蒂告诉 CNN 的凯特兰·柯林斯，特朗普在一次关于肯尼迪中心未来的电话中“大发脾气”，并因为她周二早些时候在法庭上胜诉而对她进行“人身攻击”。

对人工智能快速发展的担忧已经扭曲了美国的政治格局，以至于来自佛蒙特州的民主社会主义参议员伯尼·桑德斯周二在华盛顿特区的一场活动中与前特朗普顾问、MAGA（让美国再次伟大）运动的坚定支持者史蒂夫·班农同台亮相。CNN记者唐尼·奥沙利文报道。

在肯尼迪中心董事会投票决定无限期关闭这座历史建筑后，凯瑞·肯尼迪直接向特朗普总统发出呼吁。就在几个小时前，一位法官阻止了在建筑外立面上添加特朗普的名字——董事会声称这是拯救这座建筑的唯一途径。肯尼迪在接受艾琳·伯内特采访时抨击总统：“我们国家正经历着真正的痛苦……请你专注于你的工作。”

当参议员韦尔奇追问联邦调查局是否会参与 2026 年大选时，联邦调查局局长卡什·帕特尔勃然大怒。