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Kristen Holmes

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Sep 28, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 28, 2026 · Kristen Holmes, Alayna Treene, CNN

    Trump open to Iran sanctions relief for ‘concrete progress’ on nuclear issues, US official says (opens the original)

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    (CNN) — President Donald Trump is willing to give Iran sanctions relief and release frozen funds for “concrete progress” on a nuclear deal, a US official told CNN Monday, as mediators try to bring both countries back to the negotiating table. The United States is having “positive and constructive discussions through the mediators,” the official said, though they noted that there will not be a deal unless nuclear issues are addressed. Trump on Saturday rejected Iran’s latest proposal

  2. Article · Sep 28, 2026 · Kristen Holmes, Alayna Treene, CNN

    Inside the Trump campaign strategy to reverse Republicans’ dwindling hopes of winning the midterms (opens the original)

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    (CNN) — The midterms mood among Donald Trump’s inner circle has soured as GOP candidates openly break with the president and his approval ratings hit an all-time low, prompting a largely unspoken but age-old question: How does an unpopular president best help his party keep control of Congress? Trump advisers have privately acknowledged that there’s little expectation he can win over large numbers of independents and swing voters, which was part of his path to victory in critical states in

  3. Article · Sep 4, 2026 · Kristen Holmes

    Trump to take Qatari jet on another overseas trip despite questions about its security | CNN Politics (opens the original)

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    President Donald Trump is planning to take the Qatari-gifted jet used as Air Force One when he travels to Ireland later this month, a senior White House official told CNN, just two months after he flew it to Turkey and then secretly left the country on an alternate plane because of security concerns. CNN reported at the time that the luxury Boeing jet from Qatar — an unconditional gift estimated to be worth about $400 million — did not possess the same capabilities to ensure its safety in da

  4. Article · Aug 20, 2026 · Kristen Holmes, Alayna Treene

    Scott Jennings emerges as early favorite to replace Karoline Leavitt but process is just beginning | CNN Politics (opens the original)

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    Scott Jennings has emerged as an early favorite for next White House press secretary, multiple sources familiar with the matter told CNN, though all stressed that the process is far from complete. Chief of staff Susie Wiles recently met with Jennings, who is a CNN contributor, at Mastro’s Steakhouse in Washington, DC, at the request of the White House, two sources familiar with the meeting said, and multiple staffers believe he has her backing. “He’s competent and good on TV,” one senior

  5. Article · Aug 18, 2026 · Kristen Holmes, Adam Cancryn

    Meet Natalie Harp, the aide so close to Trump she once rode in an SUV trunk to accompany him | CNN Politics (opens the original)

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    Natalie Harp wouldn’t take no for an answer. It was October 2023, and Donald Trump was due at a New York City courthouse to fight his latest set of legal troubles. But as the motorcade idled outside his Trump Tower residence, staffers confronted a more immediate problem: There wasn’t room for Harp, the hyper-loyal aide whose devotion to Trump had quickly entrenched her within his orbit. A screaming match in the lobby ensued, with Harp insisting that Trump had personally asked her to attend t

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