Manu Raju is a Chief Congressional Correspondent at CNN. He specializes in government and politics, covering topics such as elections, public policy, and security policy, while also delving into world affairs and regional interests. Manu's insights and reports have been featured in various outlets, including CNN, KCTV/KSMO, and The Philadelphia Tribune.
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By: Manu Raju
Senate hopefuls Abdul El-Sayed and Haley Stevens are campaigning across Michigan as they sprint to Tuesday’s election. National Democrats see the race as a struggle for the soul of the party, even as both candidates talk more about Michigan issues in the campaign’s final days. Jeff Zeleny is in Michigan with his analysis of where things stand.
By: Jeff Zeleny, Manu Raju, Alison Main, Jeff Simon, Arlette Saenz, Patrick Svitek, Eric Bradner, David Wright, Sarah Ferris
A high-stakes Democratic primary is playing out in Michigan between progressive Abdul El-Sayed and more moderate Rep. Haley Stevens. Follow for live news updates.
By: Manu Raju
Republican Congressman Max Miller says he is filing his own paperwork to launch an Ethics Committee investigation into himself, amid new scrutiny on allegations of domestic abuse from his ex-wife Emily Moreno. Rep. Miller has denied the allegations. This while Emily Moreno’s father, Ohio Republican Senator Bernie Moreno says what his family is going through is “truly the seventh level of hell.”
By: Manu Raju
Darline Graham is running in a crowded field to replace her brother Lindsey as the GOP nominee for Senate in South Carolina. But to keep the seat she was temporarily appointed to, she’s taking some different positions than her brother. At last night’s debate, Graham said she would like to jettison the filibuster to pass the SAVE Act—President Trump’s top legislative priority. The Inside Politics panel breaks down whether positions like that will be enough to box out her competition.
By: Katie Doran, Sarah Ferris, Kaanita Iyer, Manu Raju, Morgan Rimmer, Dana Bash, Arpita Dasika, Maureen Chowdhury, Karina Tsui, Aaron Blake, Edward-Isaac Dovere, Patrick Svitek, Dejania Oliver, Zachary B. Wolf, Elise Hammond, Alison Main, August Phillips, Tori B. Powell, Jeff Zeleny, Ethan Cohen, Isaac Tellechea, David Wright, Arlette Saenz, Arit John, Jeff Simon, Morgan Leason, Aditi Sangal, Eric Bradner, Fredreka Schouten
Progressive Abdul El-Sayed is locked in a tight race against Haley Stevens in the Democratic primary for Senate. Follow for live news updates.
By: Manu Raju
Progressive activist William Lawrence boxed out his two moderate primary opponents to win the Democratic nomination in Michigan’s 7th district, which President Trump carried in 2024. But until last month he says he was a member of the Democratic Socialists of America—a membership he let lapse, he says, to prove to his voters that he is focused on “the issues that bring us together.”
By: Manu Raju
Manu Raju and the “Inside Politics” panel look at the political reaction to Abdul El-Sayed’s victory in the Michigan Senate Democratic primary and how the party is working to unite behind him after a long, heated primary. Jeff Zeleny tells Raju that President Trump’s attacks on El-Sayed could help with that goal. “The president is clearly fixated on him… and [Democrats] believe that President Trump will do some of that unifying for them,” Zeleny says.
By: Manu Raju
At a campaign stop in Las Vegas, President Trump pitched his economy to a room full of supporters. The Inside Politics panel breaks down why Americans keep telling pollsters and journalists that the economy isn’t working for them—and why Trump claiming that it is could spell doom for the GOP in November.
Sen. Tim Scott, the chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, told CNN’s Manu Raju he’s optimistic about the GOP’s chances of expanding their majority in the Senate in the midterms this fall. “I think we could have a 54-seat majority,” Scott said.
Democrats are excited about Nebraska Independent Senate candidate Dan Osborn, even though he’s not a Democrat. Could he help them win the majority in November? CNN’s Manu Raju goes one-on-one with the Senate hopeful, who gives President Trump’s job performance an “F”.
