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Exclusive: Top lawyer for military joint chiefs told chairman that officers should retire if faced with an unlawful order. That advice is raising serious concerns among current and former officials. Latest: www.cnn.com/2025/12/19/p...
Exclusive: Top lawyer for military joint chiefs told chairman that officers should retire if faced with an unlawful order | CNN Politics
How should a military commander respond if they determine they have received an unlawful order?
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December 19, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Exclusive: Top lawyer for military joint chiefs told chairman that officers should retire if faced with an unlawful order. That advice is raising serious concerns among current and former officials. Latest: www.cnn.com/2025/12/19/p...
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Important story from @natashabertrand.bsky.social & @zcohencnn.bsky.social, a reminder of the power of the OLC. www.cnn.com/2025/10/06/p...
Exclusive: Classified Justice Department opinion authorizes strikes on secret list of cartels, sources say | CNN Politics
The Trump administration has produced a classified legal opinion that justifies lethal strikes against a secret and expansive list of cartels and suspected drug traffickers, according to multiple peop...
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October 7, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Important story from @natashabertrand.bsky.social & @zcohencnn.bsky.social, a reminder of the power of the OLC. www.cnn.com/2025/10/06/p...
For anyone who may be wondering ‘wtf is going on between the U.S. & Venezuela?’
Read this: www.cnn.com/2025/10/18/p...
Read this: www.cnn.com/2025/10/18/p...
Trump and Maduro are amassing military forces as tensions build in the Caribbean | CNN Politics
As President Donald Trump weighs military action inside Venezuela, building up forces in the Caribbean and flying B-52 bombers off the country’s coast this week, Nicolás Maduro is responding in kind, ...
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October 18, 2025 at 9:05 PM
For anyone who may be wondering ‘wtf is going on between the U.S. & Venezuela?’
Read this: www.cnn.com/2025/10/18/p...
Read this: www.cnn.com/2025/10/18/p...
“Our liberty depends on the freedom of the press, and that cannot be limited without being lost.” — Thomas Jefferson.
July 4, 2025 at 10:29 PM
“Our liberty depends on the freedom of the press, and that cannot be limited without being lost.” — Thomas Jefferson.
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Trump's 'Golden Dome': The president insists America needs a missile defense system like Israel's Iron Dome. The Pentagon is scrambling to make it happen: cnn.it/4iQqMa4
‘How are you going to do that?’ Pentagon scrambles to make Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’ missile defense system a reality | CNN Politics
US military officials are scrambling to develop a “Golden Dome” defense system that can protect the country from long-range missile strikes and have been told by the White House that no expense will b...
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March 22, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Trump's 'Golden Dome': The president insists America needs a missile defense system like Israel's Iron Dome. The Pentagon is scrambling to make it happen: cnn.it/4iQqMa4
Trump admin has asked DoD officials for “credible military options” to ensure unfettered US access to Panama Canal, 1 of several new directives outlined in what amounts to a major overhaul of strategic priorities, per new memo reviewed by us. w/ @orencnn.bsky.social
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Pentagon tasked with providing ‘military options’ to ensure US access to Panama canal, memo says | CNN Politics
military options” to ensure unfettered American access to the Panama Canal, one of several new directives outlined in what amounts to a major overhaul of US strategic priorities, according to a new me...
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March 13, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Trump admin has asked DoD officials for “credible military options” to ensure unfettered US access to Panama Canal, 1 of several new directives outlined in what amounts to a major overhaul of strategic priorities, per new memo reviewed by us. w/ @orencnn.bsky.social
www.cnn.com/2025/03/13/p...
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Moscow – which reacted with glee to the White House slanging match – is now anticipating that talks aimed at rebuilding the US-Russia relationship will continue, even accelerate, in the weeks ahead. | Analysis cnn.it/4imGnhb
Trump and Zelensky’s fiery exchange underlines US pivot to Russia | CNN
To seasoned diplomatic observers, US President Donald Trump’s furious dressing down of Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office was a planned political mugging, a trap set by the Trump administration to ...
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March 2, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Moscow – which reacted with glee to the White House slanging match – is now anticipating that talks aimed at rebuilding the US-Russia relationship will continue, even accelerate, in the weeks ahead. | Analysis cnn.it/4imGnhb
NEWS: US intel shows foreign adversaries -- including Russia & China -- are attempting to recruit federal employees fired by the Trump administration or feel they could be soon, four sources tell me & my colleagues.
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US intel shows Russia and China are attempting to recruit disgruntled federal employees, sources say | CNN Politics
Foreign adversaries including Russia and China have recently directed their intelligence services to ramp up recruiting of US federal employees working in national security, targeting those who have b...
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February 28, 2025 at 10:54 PM
NEWS: US intel shows foreign adversaries -- including Russia & China -- are attempting to recruit federal employees fired by the Trump administration or feel they could be soon, four sources tell me & my colleagues.
www.cnn.com/2025/02/28/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/02/28/p...
ICYMI: A 23-year-old representative from Elon Musk’s DOGE was granted access to the Energy Department’s IT system on by Energy Secretary Chris Wright, sources told CNN.
This despite objections from people in the agency, which largely controls access to info about the US nuclear weapons stockpile.
This despite objections from people in the agency, which largely controls access to info about the US nuclear weapons stockpile.
February 9, 2025 at 9:21 PM
ICYMI: A 23-year-old representative from Elon Musk’s DOGE was granted access to the Energy Department’s IT system on by Energy Secretary Chris Wright, sources told CNN.
This despite objections from people in the agency, which largely controls access to info about the US nuclear weapons stockpile.
This despite objections from people in the agency, which largely controls access to info about the US nuclear weapons stockpile.
NEW: How mutual distrust between Trump's FBI director pick & intel officials came to a head in 2020 when CIA referred Kash Patel to DOJ for criminal investigation.
Previously unreported details on that referral & more: www.cnn.com/2025/01/28/p...
Previously unreported details on that referral & more: www.cnn.com/2025/01/28/p...
How Patel’s personal battles with intelligence officials have shaped his view of the FBI | CNN Politics
Kash Patel, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the FBI, has for years battled US intelligence agencies over the handling of some of the government’s most sensitive national security secrets.
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January 28, 2025 at 5:48 PM
NEW: How mutual distrust between Trump's FBI director pick & intel officials came to a head in 2020 when CIA referred Kash Patel to DOJ for criminal investigation.
Previously unreported details on that referral & more: www.cnn.com/2025/01/28/p...
Previously unreported details on that referral & more: www.cnn.com/2025/01/28/p...
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Social media posts by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy arguing in favor of expanding the visa program for highly skilled workers have set off a debate among supporters of President-elect Donald Trump over how the program should fit into the incoming administration’s aggressive immigration agenda.
Musk and Ramaswamy defend foreign worker visas, sparking MAGA backlash | CNN Politics
Social media posts by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy arguing in favor of expanding the visa program for highly skilled workers have set off a debate among supporters of President-elect Donald Trump ove...
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December 27, 2024 at 1:27 PM
Social media posts by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy arguing in favor of expanding the visa program for highly skilled workers have set off a debate among supporters of President-elect Donald Trump over how the program should fit into the incoming administration’s aggressive immigration agenda.
‘Someone who sees enemies everywhere’: How Kash Patel’s years as a government lawyer fueled his disdain for Washington elites
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‘Someone who sees enemies everywhere’: How Kash Patel’s time as a government lawyer fueled his disdain for Washington elites | CNN Politics
Years before he was Donald Trump’s pick to lead the FBI, Kash Patel was a midlevel Justice Department lawyer who once drew the ire of a Texas judge who described Patel as being precisely the kind of f...
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December 9, 2024 at 11:15 AM
‘Someone who sees enemies everywhere’: How Kash Patel’s years as a government lawyer fueled his disdain for Washington elites
www.cnn.com/2024/12/09/p...
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While President-elect Donald Trump’s controversial pick for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, is beginning the process to undergo an FBI background check, the intensive process may not provide the answers that either Democrats or Republicans are seeking.
Here’s what an FBI background check for Trump’s Cabinet picks could unveil – or not | CNN Politics
While President-elect Donald Trump’s controversial pick for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, is beginning the process to undergo an FBI background check, the intensive process may not provide the answ...
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December 6, 2024 at 11:40 PM
While President-elect Donald Trump’s controversial pick for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, is beginning the process to undergo an FBI background check, the intensive process may not provide the answers that either Democrats or Republicans are seeking.
Pretty interesting to watch in real time how much Elon Musk is putting his finger on the scale as far as Twitter/X is concerned.
December 7, 2024 at 2:09 AM
Pretty interesting to watch in real time how much Elon Musk is putting his finger on the scale as far as Twitter/X is concerned.
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NEW on CNN: We uncovered that Trump's incoming-White House press secretary purged tweets from her timeline praising Pence for certifying the election on January 6 and praising Capitol police .
Just a year later she ran for Congress denying the 2020 election results.
www.cnn.com/2024/12/02/p...
Just a year later she ran for Congress denying the 2020 election results.
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Trump press secretary pick removed post praising Pence on January 6, then ran for Congress as an election denier | CNN Politics
Karoline Leavitt, President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming White House press secretary, deleted two social media posts she shared after the January 6, 2021, riot at the US Capitol — including a retweet...
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December 2, 2024 at 3:40 PM
NEW on CNN: We uncovered that Trump's incoming-White House press secretary purged tweets from her timeline praising Pence for certifying the election on January 6 and praising Capitol police .
Just a year later she ran for Congress denying the 2020 election results.
www.cnn.com/2024/12/02/p...
Just a year later she ran for Congress denying the 2020 election results.
www.cnn.com/2024/12/02/p...
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President-elect Donald Trump announces he intends to replace current FBI director with loyalist Kash Patel
Trump announces he intends to replace current FBI director with loyalist Kash Patel | CNN Politics
President-elect Donald Trump announced Saturday that he intends to nominate Kash Patel to serve as the next director of the FBI.
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December 1, 2024 at 12:26 AM
President-elect Donald Trump announces he intends to replace current FBI director with loyalist Kash Patel
Breaking: Trump says he will tap Kash Patel to serve as the next FBI Director.
The President-elect will still have to fire the current FBI Director, Chris Wray, who he previously appointed & is still serving out a 10-year term.
Previous reporting: www.cnn.com/2024/11/15/p...
The President-elect will still have to fire the current FBI Director, Chris Wray, who he previously appointed & is still serving out a 10-year term.
Previous reporting: www.cnn.com/2024/11/15/p...
Trump allies lobby him to fire FBI director early and install loyalist Kash Patel | CNN Politics
Donald Trump is weighing a push from right-wing allies to nominate Kash Patel to lead the FBI, one of the clearest indications Trump plans to stick by his vow to fire Director Christopher Wray before ...
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December 1, 2024 at 12:42 AM
Breaking: Trump says he will tap Kash Patel to serve as the next FBI Director.
The President-elect will still have to fire the current FBI Director, Chris Wray, who he previously appointed & is still serving out a 10-year term.
Previous reporting: www.cnn.com/2024/11/15/p...
The President-elect will still have to fire the current FBI Director, Chris Wray, who he previously appointed & is still serving out a 10-year term.
Previous reporting: www.cnn.com/2024/11/15/p...
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Donald Trump has selected his son-in-law Jared Kushner’s father, Charles Kushner, to serve as the next US ambassador to France, the president-elect announced Saturday.
Trump nominates Jared Kushner’s father, Charles Kushner, for ambassador to France | CNN Politics
Donald Trump has selected his son-in-law Jared Kushner’s father, Charles Kushner, to serve as the next US ambassador to France, the president-elect announced Saturday.
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November 30, 2024 at 7:11 PM
Donald Trump has selected his son-in-law Jared Kushner’s father, Charles Kushner, to serve as the next US ambassador to France, the president-elect announced Saturday.
I defer any questions about the Georgia Supreme Court’s ability to intervene, proactively, at this stage to @anthonymkreis.bsky.social.
Also, a recent DOJ indictment linked Benny Johnson to Russian operation that involved covertly paying US influencers to peddle misinformation.
Also, a recent DOJ indictment linked Benny Johnson to Russian operation that involved covertly paying US influencers to peddle misinformation.
November 29, 2024 at 11:00 PM
I defer any questions about the Georgia Supreme Court’s ability to intervene, proactively, at this stage to @anthonymkreis.bsky.social.
Also, a recent DOJ indictment linked Benny Johnson to Russian operation that involved covertly paying US influencers to peddle misinformation.
Also, a recent DOJ indictment linked Benny Johnson to Russian operation that involved covertly paying US influencers to peddle misinformation.
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday praised Trump as an “intelligent & experienced” politician capable of finding “solutions,” as tensions between Moscow and the West ramp up over the war in Ukraine.
Putin also castigated Biden for creating “additional difficulties” for incoming admin ...
Putin also castigated Biden for creating “additional difficulties” for incoming admin ...
November 28, 2024 at 5:27 PM
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday praised Trump as an “intelligent & experienced” politician capable of finding “solutions,” as tensions between Moscow and the West ramp up over the war in Ukraine.
Putin also castigated Biden for creating “additional difficulties” for incoming admin ...
Putin also castigated Biden for creating “additional difficulties” for incoming admin ...
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The US announced new individual sanctions on more than 20 officials aligned with Venezuela’s authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro, to put pressure on Maduro to accept the results of Venezuela’s July presidential election, senior administration officials said in a briefing with reporters.
US to sanction Maduro-aligned officials, to put pressure on Venezuela’s president to accept election results | CNN Politics
The United States announced new individual sanctions Wednesday on more than 20 officials aligned with Venezuela’s authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro, to put pressure on Maduro to accept the result...
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November 27, 2024 at 6:16 PM
The US announced new individual sanctions on more than 20 officials aligned with Venezuela’s authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro, to put pressure on Maduro to accept the results of Venezuela’s July presidential election, senior administration officials said in a briefing with reporters.
New: Trump’s soon-to-be national security adviser Mike Waltz has been weighing several proposals in recent days for ending the war between Russia and Ukraine, per sources.
Includes one via Gen. Kellogg who Trump announced as pick for special envoy to Ukraine & Russia. www.cnn.com/2024/11/27/p...
Includes one via Gen. Kellogg who Trump announced as pick for special envoy to Ukraine & Russia. www.cnn.com/2024/11/27/p...
Trump’s national security adviser pick is weighing proposals to end the Russia-Ukraine war | CNN Politics
President-elect Donald Trump’s soon-to-be national security adviser Mike Waltz has been weighing several proposals in recent days for ending the war between Russia and in Ukraine, including one from G...
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November 28, 2024 at 5:09 PM
New: Trump’s soon-to-be national security adviser Mike Waltz has been weighing several proposals in recent days for ending the war between Russia and Ukraine, per sources.
Includes one via Gen. Kellogg who Trump announced as pick for special envoy to Ukraine & Russia. www.cnn.com/2024/11/27/p...
Includes one via Gen. Kellogg who Trump announced as pick for special envoy to Ukraine & Russia. www.cnn.com/2024/11/27/p...