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Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA), who was shot by members of the Peoples Temple during the 1978 Jonestown Massacre, says she sees similarities between cult leader Jim Jones and former President Donald Trump in the way they use their charisma to connect with disillusioned American and act as "merchants of deceit." Speier was shot five times on an airstrip in Guyana while accompanying a lawmaker to investigate the nearby cult.
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The US Justice Department and Securities and Exchange Commission are opening investigations into the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, according to sources familiar with the matter. Meanwhile, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) argued that the culprit was a 2018 law, signed by then-President Donald Trump, that rolled back regulations on banks of SVB’s size. CNN’s Jake Tapper discusses this with an expert panel. #cnn #news
Actress Anne Heche remains hospitalized after a car she was driving crashed into a house in Los Angeles and became engulfed in flames. A law enforcement source familiar with the investigation told CNN the significant nature of Heche's injuries have prevented officers from interviewing her. The Los Angeles Police Department is investigating the crash.
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Former President Donald Trump lashed out at Fox News in a written statement after the network reported that an Associate Press investigation found only 182 potentially fraudulent ballots out of 3 million votes cast in Arizona during the 2020 presidential election. Former Fox News political editor Chris Stirewalt shares what has surprised him the most about the reaction from Republicans and Trump supporters that Fox News called Arizona for President Joe Biden.
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During a historic trip to Taiwan, US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said her visit was intended to make it "unequivocally clear" that the United States would "not abandon" the democratically governed island. China responded to Pelosi's trip launching military exercises, which China's Ministry of Defense said began with drills in both the seas and airspace surrounding Taiwan. Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense said 27 Chinese warplanes made incursions into Taiwan's air defense identification zone, and 22 planes crossed the median line dividing the Taiwan Strait -- an unprecedented number since Taiwan began publicly releasing information about China's air incursions about two years ago. #cnn #news
The House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, US Capitol attack is in possession of email correspondence between conservative attorney John Eastman and Virginia "Ginni" Thomas, a conservative activist who's the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, a source familiar with the committee's investigation told CNN.
The source who spoke with CNN would not provide details on the emails' contents or say if they were direct messages between the two or part of a larger group correspondence. The Washington Post first reported on the emails. #cnn #news
CNN's Kristen Holmes reports on the growing concern inside the Republican party over former football star Herschel Walker's missteps which has him running behind incumbent Democrat Sen. Raphael Warnock.
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Judge Maya Guerra Gamble reprimanded right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, saying he violated his oath to tell the truth during his defamation trial. The trial will determine how much in damages Jones will have to pay Neil Heslin and Scarlett Lewis, the parents of Sandy Hook shooting victims, who won a default judgment against him earlier this year. #cnn #news
CNN's Anderson Cooper reports that Fox correspondent Benjamin Hall was injured while on assignment in Ukraine. His injury comes a day after journalist Brent Renaud was killed in Irpin, Ukraine. Jeff Newton, a friend and colleague of Renaud, shares his memories of the award-winning journalist with CNN's Alisyn Camerota. #cnn #news
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene yelled from the crowd at President Joe Biden as he delivered the State of the Union address. #cnn #news #stateoftheunion
Dr. Deborah Birx, former President Donald Trump's coronavirus task for coordinator, is making the rounds on television revealing the dysfunction in the Trump White House. CNN's Brianna Keilar rolls the tape on some of the times Birx could have spoken out about Trump but did not.
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'They were shooting directly at journalists.' These are the words of one eyewitness to the shooting of veteran Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh in Jenin Camp, in the West Bank. Nearly two weeks on, CNN has found new video evidence and eyewitnesses which suggest the Israel Defense Forces carried out a targeted attack. CNN's Katie Polglase reports. #cnn #news
