Trump’s taxpayer-funded ads draw bipartisan criticism | CNN Politics

The White House has launched another taxpayer-funded television ad before the midterms, this time featuring imagery of President Donald Trump walking down a hall as audio plays of him saying “this is the final battle.” This is the third government-funded ad to be captured in recent days by the media tracker AdImpact, drawing bipartisan criticism. CNN’s Patrick Svitek reports.

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-North Carolina) accused Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth of replacing press with an "echo chamber" at the Pentagon, calling the behavior "snowflakeish" and urged Hegseth to engage Congress and the public to build support for the Iran war effort.

Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) commented on the challenges facing the campaign of his fellow Republican, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, saying, "It's hard to outrun all of the baggage."

Russian opposition leader Vladimir Kara-Murza slams President Trump's "shameful" and "despicable" invite to Vladimir Putin for December's G20 summit in Miami. Speaking with Erin Burnett, the dissident warns that flattering the dictator will only embolden him, declaring: "Appeasement has only ever made murderous dictators stronger and more daring."

With just over five weeks until the midterm elections, CNN's John King explains the key indicators he's tracking.

In a major win for President Donald Trump’s efforts to find non-citizen voters, the Supreme Court on Friday said states can use SAVE, a controversial citizenship data collection tool for reviewing voter rolls. CNN's Gabe Cohen reports.

Chinese leader Xi Jinping wraps up his 3-day visit to the US, which included tea at the White House, a tour of the National Archives and more. CNN's Alayna Treene breaks down the Chinese leader's visit with President Trump.

Pope Leo XIV expressed his support for “good coverage” when CNN Vatican Correspondent Christopher Lamb asked about the White House removing CNN’s press credentials and restricting the network’s access.

白宫在中期选举前夕再次推出由纳税人资助的电视广告，这次的画面是特朗普总统走过一条走廊，同时播放着他说“这是最后的决战”的音频。这是媒体追踪机构AdImpact近日捕捉到的第三则政府资助的广告，引发了来自两党的批评。CNN记者帕特里克·斯维特克报道。

北卡罗来纳州共和党参议员汤姆·蒂利斯指责国防部长皮特·赫格塞斯在五角大楼用“回音室”取代了新闻界，称这种行为“玻璃心”，并敦促赫格塞斯与国会和公众接触，以争取对伊朗战争的支持。

德克萨斯州共和党参议员约翰·科宁就他的共和党同僚、德克萨斯州总检察长肯·帕克斯顿的竞选活动面临的挑战发表评论说：“要摆脱所有这些包袱是很困难的。”

俄罗斯反对派领导人弗拉基米尔·卡拉-穆尔扎猛烈抨击特朗普总统邀请弗拉基米尔·普京参加12月在迈阿密举行的G20峰会，称此举“可耻”且“卑鄙”。这位持不同政见者在接受艾琳·伯内特采访时警告说，奉承这位独裁者只会助长他的气焰，并宣称：“绥靖政策只会让残暴的独裁者更加强大、更加肆无忌惮。”

距离中期选举还有五个多星期，CNN 的约翰·金解释了他正在追踪的关键指标。

最高法院周五裁定，各州可以使用备受争议的公民身份数据收集工具“SAVE”来审查选民名册，这对唐纳德·特朗普总统寻找非公民选民的努力来说是一项重大胜利。CNN记者加布·科恩报道。

中国国家主席习近平结束了为期三天的访美行程，其中包括在白宫喝茶、参观国家档案馆等。CNN记者阿莱娜·特里恩（Alayna Treene）对习近平主席与特朗普总统的会晤进行了分析。

当 CNN 梵蒂冈记者克里斯托弗·兰姆询问白宫撤销 CNN 记者证并限制该电视台采访权限一事时，教皇利奥十四世表示支持“良好的报道”。