By Clare Foran, Lauren Fox and Ted Barrett, CNN Washington (CNN) — A significant number of Senate Democrats voted with Republicans on Thursday to advance a GOP-led bill to require the detention of undocumented migrants charged with certain crimes – a key step that puts the legislation on the verge of passage. The bill steadily
Continue ReadingBy Catherine Nicholls, Sophie Tanno and Eve Brennan, CNN (CNN) — Elon Musk praised the co-leader of the German party Alternative for Germany (AfD) as “very reasonable” on Thursday, urging Germans to vote for the far-right party in what is the latest high-profile sign of the tech billionaire’s involvement in European politics. “Only AfD can
Continue ReadingBy Abel Alvarado and Stefano Pozzebon, CNN (CNN) — Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado said she is now safe after her aides said she was “intercepted” at a protest in Caracas on the eve of President Nicolas Maduro’s inauguration. Machado’s political group wrote on X that she had been “violently intercepted” on Thursday while
Continue ReadingBy John Fritze and Devan Cole, CNN Washington (CNN) — The only branch of the federal government without a social media presence will weigh the fate of one of the nation’s most popular video-sharing apps on Friday, delving into a viral fight over whether TikTok’s ties to China threaten national security. The Supreme Court will
Continue ReadingBy Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN (CNN) — A Swiss national who was arrested and accused of spying in Iran died by suicide in prison on Thursday, according to Mizan Online, a news agency affiliated with Iran’s judiciary. “All evidence and documents from the place where this person was being held have been reviewed, and according to
Continue ReadingBy Clare Foran and Haley Talbot, CNN (CNN) — The House passed a bill on Thursday to sanction International Criminal Court officials – in response to the court issuing an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The ICC’s targeting of Netanyahu has sparked backlash from Republicans and Democrats in Congress. The GOP-led Senate
Continue ReadingBy Larry Madowo, CNN Nairobi, Kenya (CNN) — Gideon Kibet had just stepped off a bus on Christmas Eve when four masked men surrounded him and forced him into a car. The 24-year-old agriculture student says the men tore his shirt, used it to blindfold him and taunted him. Kibet is one of dozens of
Continue ReadingBy Associated Press (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump has raised more than $170 million for his upcoming inauguration, a record amount as tech executives and big donors have eagerly written large checks to help bankroll the ceremony. The private donations collected thus far were confirmed by a person with firsthand knowledge of the fundraising who
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of singer and actress Barbra Streisand. Personal Birth date: April 24, 1942 Birth place: Brooklyn, New York Birth name: Barbara Joan Streisand Father: Emanuel Streisand, a teacher Mother: Diana (Rosen) Streisand Kind Marriages: James Brolin (July 1, 1998-present); Elliott Gould (March 21, 1963-1971,
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Dale, CNN Washington (CNN) — Another natural disaster, another series of false claims from President-elect Donald Trump. For years, Trump has littered his statements on California wildfires and other disasters with inaccurate assertions. He did it again on Wednesday as wildfires raged in Los Angeles County. Here is a fact check. FEMA funding
Continue ReadingBy Michael Rios and Stefano Pozzebon, CNN (CNN) — Venezuela is set to inaugurate a head of state on Friday – but there are still two men claiming to be the nation’s rightful president. Incumbent Nicolás Maduro is scheduled to attend a swearing-in ceremony on January 10 to begin his third term in power, despite
Continue ReadingBy Nicki Brown, Jeremy Herb, Kara Scannell, Lauren del Valle and John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — New York’s highest court on Thursday rejected President-elect Donald Trump’s bid to postpone his sentencing in the hush money case, leaving the US Supreme Court as his last chance to delay Friday’s scheduled hearing. Trump appealed to both the
Continue ReadingBy Kathy Rose O’Brien, CNN (CNN) — A baby girl was born at sea on a migrant dinghy en route to Spain from Africa on Monday, according to the Spanish maritime rescue service. Rescue workers from Spain’s Canary Islands, encountered the inflatable raft, containing 60 people including 14 women and four children, off the coast
Continue ReadingBy Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Elon Musk has walked back his previous claim that he could cut at least $2 trillion from the federal budget, saying Wednesday that half that amount would be “an epic outcome.” Musk, who has been tasked by President-elect Donald Trump to co-lead the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, or
Continue ReadingCNN By Tamara Qiblawi, CNN Beirut, Lebanon (CNN) — Lebanon’s parliament has elected the US-backed army chief to be the country’s new president, ending a years-long political stalemate and presidential vacuum. Army chief Joseph Aoun was voted president after two rounds of voting. This came after a robust efforts by Saudi Arabia and the United
Continue ReadingBy Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — Attorney General Merrick Garland told Congress he plans to make special counsel Jack Smith’s report on the cases against Donald Trump available to committee leaders and, ultimately, the public, once courts allow, marking the formal end of Smith’s office. Garland noted he believes even the part of the report
Continue ReadingBy Tamara Qiblawi, CNN Beirut, Lebanon (CNN) — Lebanon’s parliament has elected the US-backed army chief to be the country’s new president, ending a years-long political stalemate and presidential vacuum. Army chief Joseph Aoun was voted president after two rounds of voting. This came after a robust efforts by Saudi Arabia and the United States
Continue ReadingBy Sarah Ferris, Eric Bradner and Annie Grayer, CNN Washington (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump stressed in a meeting with the Senate GOP on Wednesday that he wants to pass his agenda as urgently as possible, while downplaying divisions over specific strategy among Republican leaders on Capitol Hill. Inside the room, Trump delivered wide-ranging remarks
Continue ReadingBy Alex Marquardt, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration has announced the final tranche of military aid it will send to Ukraine, amounting to about $500 million. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was expected to detail the figure at the last meeting of the US-led Ukraine Defense Contact Group at Ramstein Air Base in Germany. The
Continue ReadingCNN By Julia Vargas Jones, Tom Larson, Stephanie Elam and Chelsea Bailey, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) — Acrid smoke shrouded the sky in Altadena, California, as Gail watched flames from the raging Eaton Fire swallow her next-door neighbor’s house. Each ember carried by powerful gusts of wind could be the spark that ignites the home
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