Secretary of State Rex Tillerson may have lost his job because he fought too hard to prevent Saudi Arabia from invading Qatar. 1/21 Looking at Zimbabwe's election, Mnangagwa has one clear backer: China. He likely admires Xi Jinping's grip on power. 2/21 Hong Kong
It’s time other newsrooms learn to spot these hateful campaigns for what they are. In a message of support for writer Sarah Jeong, The Verge calls on publications to stand up to trolls who seek only to "waste our time by debating their malicious agenda." 1/15
The Manafort trial sees much talk of expensive cars, clothes, and furnishings, none of Manafort’s work running Trump’s campaign. 1/21 Day three is likely to be another day “heavy on documents and details.†2/21 After the President tells the Attorney General to shut down
The 2020 electoral map is looking markedly different than in prior races—states rarely in play suddenly are. 1/26 Depending on your 2016 electoral map visualization, you can argue America's heading left, right, or nowhere. 2/26 Jokes about a House candidate's Bigfoot erotica proclivity
The first trial of Mueller’s Russia investigation begins today with former Trump campaign chair Paul Manafort. 1/24 It’s widely believed, including by the judge, that Mueller is pressuring Manafort to flip on Trump. 2/24 The difference between “collusion†and “conspiracy†is mostly semantics—and
Twelve legal experts on whether Trump obstructed justice, in light of Cohen's claims the president knew about the 2016 Trump Tower meeting: If true, it's likely obstruction. 1/16 The GOP tax cuts have lowered corporate taxes so much, and so quickly, that the federal budget
On Friday night, much of the world will see a blood moon during the 21st century’s longest lunar eclipse. 1/22 Facing pressure from China, US airlines like American, Delta, and United no longer say Taiwan. 2/22 Portugal may not be an anti-austerity story, but it shows
Today's Headlines edition is sponsored by Jamf Now. CNN reporter Kaitlan Collins was banned from a White House press conference yesterday, claiming she asked Trump inappropriate questions—about Cohen and the tapes—at a photo op earlier in the day. Journalists who were there say the questions were
CNN obtains the tape where Trump and Cohen discuss a payoff for Karen McDougal. 1/19 One of the big unanswered questions about the tape: What is “the Charleston thing?†2/19 Trump pulls an Obi-Wan, tells a rally in Kansas City, "What you are seeing
Satellite images show North Korea has begun dismantling its main missile launch test sites, though probably not due to negotiations with the US. According to one analyst: "This is consistent with North Korea's public line, which is that its successful test program is now transitioning to mass
