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CNN's Brian Stelter discusses the Pennsylvania primary elections for the US Senate and governor and how it is splitting two prominent Fox hosts. Stelter also speaks with Politico reporter Holly Otterbein and Philadelphia Inquirer opinion columnist Will Bunch about why some Republican candidates are shutting out the media. "It's certainly a base-riling tactic, but I think it speaks to a real authoritarian turn in the Republican party," Bunch says. #CNN #News
The family of 28-year-old Irvo Otieno, who died while in the custody of a Virginia mental health facility, speaks out after having viewed the tape of the fatal incident. CNN's Brian Todd reports. #CNN #News
Here's how the coronavirus started, continues to spread and what to do to protect yourself during the pandemic. #CNN #News
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi became the highest-ranking American official to visit Taiwan in 25 years.
Pelosi traveled to the island in the face of warnings from both the Biden administration and China, which reacted strongly after the House speaker’s congressional delegation touched down in Taipei.
China’s Foreign Ministry charged that Pelosi’s visit “has a severe impact on the political foundation of China-US relations, and seriously infringes upon China’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.”
Pelosi said in a statement that her visit to Taiwan “honors America’s unwavering commitment to supporting Taiwan’s vibrant democracy.” #CNN #News
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a potential 2024 presidential nominee, is facing backlash from the GOP after he characterized the war in Ukraine as a "territorial dispute" between two countries. Former Trump adviser Alyssa Farah Griffin and CNN senior political analyst Ron Brownstein discuss. #CNN #News
The man was seen gripping a rope and a concrete structure at the rain-swollen Los Angeles River, while waiting for a helicopter crew to come. #CNN #News #shorts
Arizona’s upcoming Republican primary for governor has turned into a tug-of-war between former President Donald Trump and former Vice President Mike Pence. CNN’s Jake Tapper discusses what this means with a panel of experts.
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Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis traveled to Iowa - an early Republican primary state - and tested a strategy to differentiate himself from 2024 presidential candidate Donald Trump ahead of what many believe will be a White House run. CNN’s Jeff Zeleny reports.#cnn #JeffZeleny #ErinburnettOutFront
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The Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) is taking place in Texas and in attendance will be authoritarian Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, who also met with Trump this week. CNN's Ben Wedeman reports from Budapest on how the controversial leader is perceived back home. #CNN #News
CNN's Daniel Dale breaks down three tweets that went viral on Twitter and make misleading claims about videos showing January 6 rioters.
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Snoop Dogg is in Scotland for his re-scheduled “I Wanna Thank Me” tour. At the airport, he was welcomed by a bagpipe player who played a rendition of one of his iconic songs. Watch his reaction. #CNN #News #shorts #snoopdogg #short
Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that Moscow would strike new targets if the US supplied long-range missiles to Ukraine. #CNN #News
Kristan Hawkins, an anti-abortion activist and president of Students for Life of America, joins CNN's Pamela Brown to discuss her stance on abortion and her reaction to the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. #CNN #News
There are conflicting reports about why one of the Russian Navy's most important warships is either floating abandoned or at the bottom of the Black Sea. CNN's Clare Sebastian reports
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Polish pilot Lukasz Czepiela made history after landing a plane on a helipad at the top of a 56-story hotel in Dubai.
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Russia is setting Ukrainian wheat fields on fire, putting a strain on the country's grain exports. CNN's Ivan Watson reports from a farm in southern Ukraine where farmers are racing to save their crops from Russian strikes. #cnn #News
Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences leadership "strongly considered" removing Will Smith from the Oscars telecast Sunday night after the actor stormed the stage and slapped Chris Rock in the face, a source close to the situation tells CNN. #CNN #News
Republicans are criticizing Democratic gubernatorial candidate for Georgia Stacey Abrams after she skewered the Republican talking point that Georgia is the "best state in the country to do business" when it is, according to her, the "worst state in the country to live." #CNN #News
While boarding Marine One, President Donald Trump stopped to retrieve the hat of a Marine that was blown off by the wind.
Bloomberg Businessweek’s Max Chafkin tells “Nightcap’s” Jon Sarlin that the run on Silicon Valley Bank suggests venture capitalists are not as smart as they think they are. Plus, crypto podcaster Jacob Silverman discusses why the collapse of two crypto banks is a big deal for the industry. And SocialProof Security’s Rachel Tobac explains why legacy password rules, like frequent changes and special characters, might not keep you from getting hacked. To get the day’s business headlines sent directly to your inbox, sign up for the Nightcap newsletter. https://cnn.it/3Ilqyqa
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Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) indicated she would "move forward" on the Democrats' massive economic package. Sen. Angus King (I-ME) sits down with CNN's John Avlon and Brianna Keilar to explain the impact he believes this bill will have on Americans. #CNN #News
Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared the end of "the era of the unipolar world" in a combative speech that lambasted Western countries at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. #CNN #News
According to the Washington Post, Department of Justice investigators have asked grand jury witnesses about Trump's actions and conversations around January 6th. #CNN #News
Former President Donald Trump's National Security Adviser John Bolton reacts to the news that Trump expects to be arrested in connection with the investigation by the Manhattan District Attorney.
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CNN's David Culver describes the stressful living conditions and supply shortages Shanghai residents face as he stays in the country through his second week of the Covid-19 lockdown. #CNN #News
Former President Trump spoke to New York Magazine about whether he plans to run for the presidency in 2024.
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Newly released bodycam video reveals a law enforcement officer arrived at Robb Elementary School five minutes earlier than was previously known. CNN's Rosa Flores has the report. #CNN #News
Former President Donald Trump said he expects to be arrested in connection with the investigation by the Manhattan District Attorney next week and called for protests as New York law enforcement prepares for a possible indictment.
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Florida education officials have released four images from some of the math textbooks the state rejected this month, citing what they said were references to critical race theory or other “prohibited” topics.
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Michael Cohen, the former personal attorney to ex-President Donald Trump, joins CNN's Don Lemon for his first TV interview since he testified in front of a New York grand jury as part of an investigation into hush money payments made to adult film star Stormy Daniels. #CNN #News #shorts
At the latest hearing on Jan. 6, the select committee played video of Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) fleeing the Capitol during the violent riot. Before the riot, Hawley raised his fist in solidarity with protesters. Ex-DC police officer Michael Fanone discusses the moment. #CNN #News
The US Secret Service erased text messages from January 5 and 6, 2021, shortly after they were requested by oversight officials investigating the agency's response to the US Capitol riot, according to a letter given to the House select committee investigating the insurrection and first obtained by CNN. Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe discusses with CNN’s Ana Cabrera. #CNN #News
CNN's Nima Elbagir reports on a Russian military tactic that aims to cause destruction even after their forces have left cities in Ukraine.
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CNN’s Kristen Holmes, Katelyn Polantz and Elie Honig discuss former President Trump claiming he is facing a potential arrest in the Stormy Daniels hush money case. #CNN #News
Over the past week, some of Donald's Trump's fiercest acolytes on Capitol Hill have been jockeying to prove their loyalty to the former President by waging a full-scale attack against the select committee, using news conferences, social media posts and conservative-friendly cable news appearances to blame Speaker Nancy Pelosi for the security failures on January 6, 2021, and accuse Democrats of a political witch hunt designed to damage Trump. #CNN #News
CNN senior political commentator David Axelrod reacts to a new poll that says 65% of Americans are concerned about how things are going in the US.
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CNN's Nina dos Santos takes a look at Sweden's armed forces and the ways its top-ranked air force could potentially benefit NATO. #CNN #News
An expert political panel including CNN legal analyst Carrie Cordero, CNN political analyst Maggie Haberman and CNN senior political analyst Gloria Borger discuss how Donald Trump and his team may react to a potential indictment from the Manhattan district attorney. #CNN #News
CNN's Selina Wang gives a preview of Russian President Vladmir Putin's upcoming visit with China's President Xi Jinping, following the arrest warrant issued for him by the International Criminal Court. CNN's Fred Pleitgen offers more details of the warrant from Norway. Then, CNN's Jake Tapper discusses it all with National Security Council Coordinator John Kirby. #CNN #news
CNN's Nick Paton Walsh speaks to citizens caught in the fast-changing landscape near the Dnieper River, a site Russian soldiers are pushing to control. #CNN #News
In his new book, former Defense Secretary Mark Esper says President Donald Trump proposed launching missiles into Mexico to destroy the drug labs in 2020. CNN political analyst Maggie Haberman has more. #CNN #News
Sidney Holmes, who served more than 34 years of a 400-year sentence for an armed robbery, tells CNN's Laura Coates how it feels to be free after prosecutors dismissed charges against the wrongly convicted man. #CNN #News
The House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, insurrection is expected to ask Trump White House Counsel Pat Cipollone during a closed-door interview about what he witnessed in the waning days of Donald Trump's administration when the former President and his allies tried to overturn the election. The interview is being recorded on video and could be featured at upcoming hearings, including one about how the violent mob came together and the role of extremist groups, as well as another hearing on the 187 minutes of Trump's inaction as rioters stormed the US Capitol. #CNN #News
CNN political commentators Jonah Goldberg, Karen Finney, CNN legal analyst Joan Biskupic and CNN senior political correspondent Abby Phillip join CNN’s Jake Tapper to debate the Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade. #CNN #News
"Succession" star Brian Cox joins CNN's Chris Wallace to discuss his character, Logan Roy, the show's upcoming final season and how his catchphrase became a fan favorite. Watch Chris Wallace's interview with Brian Cox Sunday, March 19, at 7pm ET on CNN or on HBO Max. #CNN #News #shorts
Investigative reporter Tony Plohetski sits down with CNN's Kate Bolduan and describes what he saw in the 77-minutes of unreleased surveillance video of the scene at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, when a gunman entered the school and killed 19 students and two teachers. #CNN #News
CNN's Drew Griffin reports the rhetoric of some GOP lawmakers are under scrutiny after the organizer of the January 6 rally that led to the siege on the Capitol says he got help from them.
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The average US commute now costs an extra $35 a month compared to pre-Covid. Some workers are weighing the costs of getting to work against potential job opportunities. CNN's Gabe Cohen reports. #CNN #News
Audience members at a Кис-Киc (Kis-Kis) concert in St. Petersburg were seen chanting “F**k the war!” according to a video shared online, which was verified by CNN. #CNN #News
