Daniel Strauss - Reporter
Daniel Strauss
Reporter
Daniel Strauss is a CNN reporter covering national politics, based in Washington, D.C. In this role, he covers the 2024 election, the political trends that emerge and the issues that are top of mind for voters.
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Noem’s book rollout has put the governor in an unwanted spotlight. But she had already fallen off Trump’s VP shortlist
May 4, 2024
For South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, much of the 2024 campaign cycle has turned out to be a case study in what not to do to rise into potential vice presidential contention.
Biden and Trump inch closer to debate stage
Apr 28, 2024
After a full court press from Donald Trump’s presidential campaign and its allies, he and Joe Biden may be one step closer to meeting on the debate stage ahead of voters deciding who will hold the Oval Office next year.
RNC asks Secret Service to keep protesters farther from convention location
Apr 27, 2024
The Republican Party is asking the Secret Service to keep protesters farther back from the July convention in Milwaukeethan currently planned.
Top Trump surrogates and VP contenders hit airwaves in defense of former president on trial
Apr 16, 2024
Donald Trump’s campaign is deploying his top surrogates, including potential vice presidential picks, to span the airwaves in what they are characterizing as a full-fledged media defense of the former president, as he confronts a historic criminal trial in New York City, his advisers told CNN.
Gov. Kristi Noem banned from some tribal lands in South Dakota
Apr 12, 2024
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is now banned from some parts of her home state after tribes voted to legally bar her from reservation land, after she made comments linking tribal leaders to drug cartels.
Trump and allies pressure Nebraska to change how it awards electoral votes
Apr 4, 2024
Former President Donald Trump and his allies have ramped up pressure for Nebraska lawmakers to change the method the state divvies out electoral college votes, an effort that underscores just how narrow the race for 270 electoral votes could be in the November rematch with President Joe Biden.
Donors to new Trump fundraising outfit can obtain ‘Ultra MAGA’ status with maximum contribution
Mar 29, 2024
Donald Trump’s presidential campaign has established titles for the various levels of donations his new joint fundraising operation with national and state Republican Party committees is seeking – as the former president races to find campaign cash for the general election, according to a copy of a contribution form obtained by CNN.
People seeking employment at RNC asked whether they believe the 2020 election was stolen
Mar 29, 2024
People seeking employment at the Republican National Committee have been asked in recent job interviews whether they believe the 2020 election was stolen, according to two sources familiar with the questioning.
RNC officials deny ‘litmus test’ related to 2020 election for those seeking employment
Mar 29, 2024
Top officials at the Republican National Committee are denying reports that there is a “litmus test” for current and potential staffers related to whether they believe the 2020 election was stolen.
Trump-backed GOP leaders call for embrace of early and mail-in voting even as former president continues to cast doubt
Mar 28, 2024
Top Republican officials have begun making some of their most overt calls yet for the party to better embrace early voting and vote-by-mail options.
New RNC memo gives details of merger with Trump campaign
Mar 15, 2024
Republican National Committee members have received a three-page memo from Chairman Michael Whatley announcing and explaining various aspects of the RNC’s merger with the Trump campaign.
RNC to add new lawyers focusing on claims of election fraud – including one key figure from 2020 challenges
Mar 13, 2024
The Republican National Committee, now under the control of former President Donald Trump and his campaign, is bringing on a slate of new lawyers both internally and externally who will focus intensely on election fraud, an issue Trump has remained fixated on.
RNC lays off dozens of staffers days after Trump’s team takes over
Mar 12, 2024
The Republican National Committee began laying off dozens of staffers on Monday, days after Donald Trump’s handpicked team took the reins of the organization, according to two Republican operatives with knowledge of the dismissals.
Trump’s takeover of Republican National Committee is official as McDaniel steps down
Mar 8, 2024
Donald Trump wasted little time putting his imprint on the Republican Party just days after becoming its presumptive presidential nominee.
Trump wins all delegates at stake in Michigan GOP convention amid leadership battle
Mar 2, 2024
Former President Donald Trump won all 39 delegates at stake at a Michigan Republican convention Saturday, as officials there sought to move past a leadership battle that has split the state party into rival factions.
About
Daniel Strauss is a CNN reporter covering national politics, based in Washington, D.C. In this role, he covers the 2024 election, the political trends that emerge and the issues that are top of mind for voters.
Strauss was previously a staff writer and senior political correspondent for The New Republic magazine. At The New Republic, he covered national politics, the White House, and campaigns. He also co-founded the magazine’s marquee campaign newsletter, The Run-Up. Prior to the magazine, he was a senior political reporter for The Guardian based out of the newspaper’s Washington bureau. Strauss spent over four years at Politico where he covered every aspect of American politics and elections. Before that, he was the lead campaign reporter for Talking Points Memo.
Strauss got his start in professional journalism as a breaking news reporter for The Hill newspaper. He is a former Paul Miller fellow. Strauss graduated from the University of Michigan.