Thom Tillis takes jabs at Trump’s cabinet | CNN Politics

Retiring Republican Senator Thom Tillis says he stands by his book's blunt criticism of Trump's cabinet. 'They didn't pass their annual reviews,' he says to CNN's Kaitlan Collins. He also urges the president to repay $10 million for taxpayer-funded ads.

GOP Sen. Susan Collins and her Democratic challenger, Troy Jackson, sparred over President Donald Trump and abortion rights in their first debate Tuesday night in Maine’s all-important Senate race with control of the chamber at stake.

"Elections don’t have to be about cruelty and lies." Former South Carolina GOP Governor David Beasley blasted President Trump on Erin Burnett OutFront, calling his recent slur against Democratic Senate candidate Annie Andrews "heartbreaking" and "abhorrent".

The Republican Party is pouring big money into the Texas Senate race to support its candidate, Ken Paxton. CNN's Ed Lavandera reports.

President Donald Trump has drawn backlash after appearing to suggest Iran could 'take out' LA or San Diego in a speech he made in Grand Island, Nebraska. The president had been speaking about how the war in Iran was a 'small price to pay' for the safety of the US.

Arizona’s Cyber Ninjas audit turned 2020 election conspiracies into a political force. CNN’s Kyung Lah returns to Arizona as three election deniers seek the state’s highest offices, testing whether 2020’s lies can become 2026’s legacy.

A woman who was shot five times by a border patrol agent is suing the government. Marimar Martinez says after she was shot in Chicago last year, she was called a "domestic terrorist," and was charged with assaulting, resisting and impeding federal officers, all of which were later dropped. The Department of Justice told CNN it doesn't comment on active litigation.

President Donald Trump gave supporters a campaign-style speech in Nebraska in a continued effort to fire up the GOP base ahead of the midterms. CNN's Jeff Zeleny reports.

即将退休的共和党参议员汤姆·蒂利斯表示，他坚持自己书中对特朗普内阁的直言不讳的批评。他对CNN记者凯特兰·柯林斯说：“他们没有通过年度考核。”他还敦促总统偿还1000万美元的纳税人资助广告费用。

周二晚，共和党参议员苏珊·柯林斯和她的民主党挑战者特洛伊·杰克逊在缅因州至关重要的参议院竞选中展开首场辩论，就唐纳德·特朗普总统和堕胎权问题展开激烈交锋，这场竞选的胜负将决定参议院的控制权。

“选举不必充满残酷和谎言。”前南卡罗来纳州共和党州长戴维·比斯利在艾琳·伯内特主持的《OutFront》节目中猛烈抨击了特朗普总统，称他最近对民主党参议员候选人安妮·安德鲁斯的诽谤“令人心碎”且“令人憎恶”。

共和党正向德克萨斯州参议员竞选投入巨资，支持其候选人肯·帕克斯顿。CNN记者埃德·拉万德拉报道。

美国总统唐纳德·特朗普在内布拉斯加州格兰德岛发表讲话时，似乎暗示伊朗可能会“摧毁”洛杉矶或圣地亚哥，此番言论引发了强烈反弹。此前，特朗普总统曾表示，为了美国的安全，伊朗战争是“微不足道的代价”。

亚利桑那州“网络忍者”组织的审计将2020年大选阴谋论转化为一股政治力量。CNN记者京·拉赫重返亚利桑那州，三位否认选举结果的人士正竞选该州最高职位，这检验了2020年的谎言是否会成为2026年的政治遗产。

一名女子被边境巡逻人员连开五枪后，正在起诉美国政府。玛丽玛·马丁内斯称，去年她在芝加哥遭枪击后，被指控为“国内恐怖分子”，并被控袭击、拒捕和妨碍联邦官员执行公务，但所有指控后来都被撤销。美国司法部告诉CNN，他们不对正在进行的诉讼发表评论。

为了在即将到来的中期选举前继续激发共和党选民的热情，唐纳德·特朗普总统在内布拉斯加州向支持者发表了一场竞选式演讲。CNN记者杰夫·泽莱尼报道。