Eric Bradner - National Political Reporter
Eric Bradner
National Political Reporter
Eric Bradner is a national political reporter for CNN, covering the 2018 midterm elections and the 2020 Democratic presidential contest.
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Three undecided House races will determine size of GOP’s narrow majority
Nov 21, 2024
Mark Begich’s flip of Alaska’s lone House seat will pad Republicans’ slim House majority — but with several members departing to join President-elect Donald Trump’s administration and just three races left to be decided, the party could enter the new year with very little room for error.
Trump returns to Madison Square Garden for UFC event as he builds out administration
Nov 16, 2024
President-elect Donald Trump is set to make his return to Madison Square Garden on Saturday night, visiting the New York City landmark arena for an Ultimate Fighting Championship event.
Inside Trump’s latest flurry of controversial Cabinet picks
Nov 14, 2024
In the days after President-elect Donald Trump’s victory, allies described his transition effort as far more disciplined than his first post-victory period in 2016.
Who is Kristi Noem, Trump’s pick for homeland security secretary
Nov 13, 2024
In choosing South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem as his homeland security secretary, President-elect Donald Trump is tapping a long-time loyalist to helm an agency that’s expected to play a central role in his immigration crackdown.https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/12/politics/kristi-noem-homeland-security-secretary/index.html
Trump’s 2024 victory revealed voter shifts that could reshape America’s political landscape
Nov 11, 2024
President-elect Donald Trump won across the map — improving on Republican margins nearly everywhere and delivering on his promises to win over more non-White voters on his way to defeating Vice President Kamala Harris.
Democratic governors and AGs prepare for battle with Trump administration
Nov 9, 2024
Democratic governors and attorneys general are beginning to build a Resistance 2.0, talking tough and promising new laws and legal battles as they seek to insulate their states from the conservative policies they expect President-elect Donald Trump to implement.
Trump critic-turned-ally JD Vance elected vice president, offering glimpse at GOP’s potential future
Nov 7, 2024
Just two years after winning his first run for political office, Ohio Sen. JD Vance is set to become vice president — ushering a new generation into power and offering a potential glimpse at the Republican Party’s future after President-elect Donald Trump’s second term ends.
Eight takeaways from the 2024 election
Nov 6, 2024
By early Wednesday morning, Donald Trump appeared poised to make a paradigm-shattering political comeback, close to winning back the White House in an election shaped more by Americans’ dissatisfaction with the direction of the country than by Democrats’ dire warnings of the threat the 45th poses to its founding principles.
Republican Tim Sheehy will defeat Sen. Jon Tester in competitive Montana race, CNN projects
Nov 6, 2024
Republican Tim Sheehy will defeat three-term Montana Sen. Jon Tester, CNN projects, boosting the GOP’s hopes of claiming the Senate majority.
Republican Kelly Ayotte will win New Hampshire governor’s race in political comeback, CNN projects
Nov 6, 2024
Republican former Sen. Kelly Ayotte will win the New Hampshire governor’s race, CNN projects, completing a political comeback eight years after she lost her Senate seat.
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz will win reelection and defeat Democrat Colin Allred, CNN projects
Nov 6, 2024
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz will win reelection to a third term, CNN projects, defeating Democratic challenger Rep. Colin Allred and denying Democrats one of their best chances to mitigate potential losses elsewhere.
Trump describes US as an occupied country in dark closing message focused on immigration
Nov 5, 2024
Donald Trump described the United States as an “occupied country,” pointing to both undocumented and legal migrants as he pledged Monday to “rescue every city and town that has been invaded and conquered.”
What to watch for on Election Day
Nov 5, 2024
It’s decision day in America’s battle for the White House and control of Congress — even if the results could take days or weeks to sort through.
Trump says ‘war hawk’ Liz Cheney should be fired upon in escalation of violent rhetoric against his opponents
Nov 1, 2024
Donald Trump said former Rep. Liz Cheney is a “war hawk” who should be fired upon, as he raged against one of his most prominent intra-party critics while campaigning Thursday night in Arizona.
Jennifer Lopez says ‘every Latino in this country’ offended by Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally
Nov 1, 2024
Jennifer Lopez, campaigning with Kamala Harris on Thursday in Nevada, said Donald Trump’s campaign had offended “every Latino in this country” with his Sunday rally at Madison Square Garden, where a comedian mocked Puerto Rico.
About
Eric Bradner is a national political reporter for CNN, covering the 2018 midterm elections and the 2020 Democratic presidential contest.
Bradner came to CNN in 2014 as a reporter on the digital politics team’s breaking news desk. Prior to CNN, he spent a year covering international trade at Politico. Bradner also spent more than four years as the Indiana Statehouse bureau chief for the Evansville Courier & Press, where he covered governors Mitch Daniels and Mike Pence as well as state-level campaigns.
Bradner grew up in Greenville, Indiana, and now lives in Washington. He’s a die-hard University of Louisville basketball and Chicago Cubs baseball fan, obsesses over the NBA and NFL drafts and free agency, and loves the Dave Matthews Band.
