Eric Bradner

Chicago

Senior National Political Writer at CNN

Senior national political writer @CNN. Based in Chicago. Golf nerd. Southern Indiana native. Teach @FranklinCollege. #L1C4

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Tempers flare as few Republicans hold in-person town halls

1 week ago | cnn.com | Eric Bradner |Steve Contorno |Brian Todd

CNN — Republicans faced frustrated constituents at town hall meetings Tuesday, offering a glimpse at the building anger over Donald Trump’s sweeping overhaul of the federal government among portions of the electorate — and, in the face of it, the deference GOP lawmakers continue to show the president. In Iowa, Sen. Chuck Grassley was repeatedly urged to stand up to Trump and push back against the executive branch.
Key takeaways from CNN’s town hall with battleground members of Congress

1 week ago | local3news.com | Eric Bradner |Arit John |Sarah Ferris

(CNN) — Four House members from competitive districts — two Republicans and two Democrats — offered a preview of congressional budget battles and the midterm election season to come in a Thursday night CNN town hall. Republicans Mike Lawler of New York and Ryan Mackenzie of Pennsylvania and Democrats Jahana Hayes of Connecticut and Derek Tran of California fielded questions from voters during the event moderated by CNN’s Kaitlan Collins and Jake Tapper.
Key takeaways from CNN’s town hall with Sen. Bernie Sanders | CNN Politics

2 weeks ago | cnn.com | Eric Bradner |Arit John

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sandersspeaks during a CNN Town Hall moderated by CNN’s Anderson Cooper on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, in Washington, DC. Rebecca Wright/CNN CNN — Sen. Bernie Sanders delivered a wholesale rejection of President Donald Trump’s escalating trade wars and combative approach to foreign policy Wednesday night, urging Americans to remember their common humanity. “We don’t have to hate China. We don’t have to hate other people.
GOP states go ‘DOGE-ing,’ mimicking Musk’s branding as they call attention to spending cuts

2 weeks ago | local3news.com | Eric Bradner

(CNN) — Republican governors and lawmakers in more than a dozen states are tapping into Elon Musk’s brand, borrowing from his Department of Government Efficiency’s approach — and in many cases, its name — to draw attention to their own bids to slash spending. The state efforts have been slower to start and smaller in scale — a reality that follows years of fiscal austerity in states where Republicans have long been in power, and where budgets are already required to be balanced.
GOP states go ‘DOGE-ing,’ mimicking Musk’s branding as they call attention to spending cuts

2 weeks ago | cnn.com | Eric Bradner

Students, alumni, and community members protest appointments to the Board of Trustees by Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Florida Board of Governors at the University of West Florida in Pensacola, Florida, on February 4.
GOP states go ‘DOGE-ing,’ mimicking Musk’s branding as they call attention to spending cuts

2 weeks ago | komu.com | Eric Bradner

(CNN) — Republican governors and lawmakers in more than a dozen states are tapping into Elon Musk’s brand, borrowing from his Department of Government Efficiency’s approach — and in many cases, its name — to draw attention to their own bids to slash spending. The state efforts have been slower to start and smaller in scale — a reality that follows years of fiscal austerity in states where Republicans have long been in power, and where budgets are already required to be balanced.
‘It is a wrecking ball’: Former DOGE worker describes Musk-led government-slashing effort from the inside | CNN Politics

2 weeks ago | cnn.com | Sunlen Serfaty |Eric Bradner |Tierney Sneed

Elon Musk has claimed the Department of Government Efficiency is “the most transparent organization in government ever.” But Merici Vinton, a federal worker who recently left her job at the government information technology office weeks after it was taken over by DOGE, told CNN in an interview she witnessed a “highly secretive” effort operating by “a different set of rules.”
Seven takeaways from the elections in Wisconsin and Florida

3 weeks ago | news8000.com | Eric Bradner |Fredreka Schouten |Steve Contorno |Arit John

(CNN) — Wisconsin voters on Tuesday delivered Democrats their biggest boost since President Donald Trump returned to power, handing liberals a state Supreme Court majority and defying Elon Musk’s record-shattering effort to bolster a conservative Trump acolyte.
Seven takeaways from the elections in Wisconsin and Florida

3 weeks ago | kimt.com | Eric Bradner |Fredreka Schouten |Steve Contorno |Arit John

(CNN) — Wisconsin voters on Tuesday delivered Democrats their biggest boost since President Donald Trump returned to power, handing liberals a state Supreme Court majority and defying Elon Musk’s record-shattering effort to bolster a conservative Trump acolyte.
Seven takeaways from the elections in Wisconsin and Florida

3 weeks ago | local3news.com | Eric Bradner |Fredreka Schouten |Steve Contorno |Arit John

(CNN) — Wisconsin voters on Tuesday delivered Democrats their biggest jolt since President Donald Trump returned to power, handing liberals a state Supreme Court majority and defying Elon Musk’s record-shattering effort to bolster a conservative Trump acolyte.