Isabelle Khurshudyan
@ikhurshudyan.bsky.social
Senior Enterprise Reporter/Writer at CNN
A male gynecologist at Fort Hood has been accused of what could be the largest sexual misconduct scandal in military history.
It took an Army veteran and husband shouting, “I just caught a doctor recording my wife’s vagina,” to blow the lid off it. www.cnn.com/2025/11/21/p...
It took an Army veteran and husband shouting, “I just caught a doctor recording my wife’s vagina,” to blow the lid off it. www.cnn.com/2025/11/21/p...
Exclusive: What led the Army to investigate gynecologist described in lawsuit as a ‘predator in uniform’ | CNN Politics
Last month, military officials in Texas suspended Dr. Blaine McGraw, an Army major and gynecologist at Fort Hood, who is now accused in a civil lawsuit of repeatedly groping a female patient and secre...
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November 21, 2025 at 5:33 PM
A male gynecologist at Fort Hood has been accused of what could be the largest sexual misconduct scandal in military history.
It took an Army veteran and husband shouting, “I just caught a doctor recording my wife’s vagina,” to blow the lid off it. www.cnn.com/2025/11/21/p...
It took an Army veteran and husband shouting, “I just caught a doctor recording my wife’s vagina,” to blow the lid off it. www.cnn.com/2025/11/21/p...
A female Navy captain — a Purple Heart recipient who had experience with SEAL Team Six — was expected to take a new command this summer. Then it was abruptly canceled. The impression within the Naval Special Warfare community: Hegseth did not want a woman in that role. www.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...
Exclusive: ‘She was the best man for the job’: Hegseth’s policies are forcing qualified women out of the military | CNN Politics
Active service women and men who spoke to CNN say that goals Hegseth laid out often don’t make sense and will damage the military.
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November 11, 2025 at 5:44 PM
A female Navy captain — a Purple Heart recipient who had experience with SEAL Team Six — was expected to take a new command this summer. Then it was abruptly canceled. The impression within the Naval Special Warfare community: Hegseth did not want a woman in that role. www.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...
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Important reporting from colleagues Brianna Keilar, @halbritz.bsky.social, @ikhurshudyan.bsky.social: A Navy officer who was set to become the 1st woman in a Naval Special Warfare command overseeing Navy SEALs had her appointment abruptly canceled w/ little explanation. www.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...
Exclusive: ‘She was the best man for the job’: Hegseth’s policies are forcing qualified women out of the military | CNN Politics
Active service women and men who spoke to CNN say that goals Hegseth laid out often don’t make sense and will damage the military.
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November 11, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Important reporting from colleagues Brianna Keilar, @halbritz.bsky.social, @ikhurshudyan.bsky.social: A Navy officer who was set to become the 1st woman in a Naval Special Warfare command overseeing Navy SEALs had her appointment abruptly canceled w/ little explanation. www.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...
‘I feel guilty eating a meal’: Low-income families prepare to lose access to billions in federal aid, including SNAP and Head Start programs www.cnn.com/2025/10/31/p...
‘I feel guilty eating a meal’: Low-income families prepare to lose access to billions in federal aid | CNN Politics
Annemarie King is eating only once a day, and her husband, Randall, is picking up extra shifts at the drywall factory where he works. They are among the nearly 42 million Americans preparing for their...
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October 31, 2025 at 11:05 AM
‘I feel guilty eating a meal’: Low-income families prepare to lose access to billions in federal aid, including SNAP and Head Start programs www.cnn.com/2025/10/31/p...
“This is not tomorrow’s problem. This is today’s problem.” The U.S. has the most advanced military and defense industrial complex in the world, but it’s now in a race to catch up to the advancements in drone warfare we’ve seen in Ukraine. Story: www.cnn.com/2025/09/15/p...
US drone dilemma: Why the most advanced military in the world is playing catchup on the modern battlefield | CNN Politics
Most American soldiers lack the know-how for fighting with unmanned systems, and while the US has excelled at building large, expensive weaponry, it is in many ways unprepared to quickly produce large...
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September 15, 2025 at 10:47 AM
“This is not tomorrow’s problem. This is today’s problem.” The U.S. has the most advanced military and defense industrial complex in the world, but it’s now in a race to catch up to the advancements in drone warfare we’ve seen in Ukraine. Story: www.cnn.com/2025/09/15/p...
“I don’t know what he thought he’d be doing, but I really don’t think he thought he’d just be walking around for 12 hours every day.”
We talked to National Guard and their families about a deployment unlike any other:
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We talked to National Guard and their families about a deployment unlike any other:
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With no end in sight, National Guardsmen deployed to DC grow weary | CNN Politics
With each phone call home, the troops describe a mission unlike any other.
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September 4, 2025 at 9:44 AM
“I don’t know what he thought he’d be doing, but I really don’t think he thought he’d just be walking around for 12 hours every day.”
We talked to National Guard and their families about a deployment unlike any other:
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We talked to National Guard and their families about a deployment unlike any other:
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Twenty years after Hurricane Katrina, efforts to bolster the nation’s emergency management system are being undone. Our story on FEMA then and now: www.cnn.com/politics/fem...
Progress after Katrina is being dismantled under Trump, former heads of FEMA warn | CNN Politics
CNN spoke to heads of FEMA from every administration since Hurricane Katrina.
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August 29, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Twenty years after Hurricane Katrina, efforts to bolster the nation’s emergency management system are being undone. Our story on FEMA then and now: www.cnn.com/politics/fem...
Trump has always claimed to understand Putin, but over the past few months, he’s been asking White House aides and Europeans why the Russian leader has changed. New CNN story with my colleagues: www.cnn.com/2025/08/13/p...
Ahead of summit, Trump questions what’s changed about Putin | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump has often bragged about his warm relationship with Russia’s Vladimir Putin. But in the months leading up to the leaders’ first meeting in six years, Trump began asking Europeans...
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August 14, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Trump has always claimed to understand Putin, but over the past few months, he’s been asking White House aides and Europeans why the Russian leader has changed. New CNN story with my colleagues: www.cnn.com/2025/08/13/p...
I’m super excited to join an amazing team at CNN as a Senior Enterprise Reporter/Writer.
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Isabelle Khurshudyan Joins CNN as Senior Enterprise Reporter/Writer
Isabelle Khurshudyan has joined CNN as a Senior Enterprise Reporter/Writer, the network announced today.
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July 24, 2025 at 7:49 PM
I’m super excited to join an amazing team at CNN as a Senior Enterprise Reporter/Writer.
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For months, a small group of Ukrainian troops has been deeply involved in the lives of locals under Ukrainian occupation in Kursk. Last night, Kyiv says Russia bombed the school turned shelter where many of them lived. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
In Kursk, Ukrainians try to sway Russian minds. And film it.
Videos from the Ukrainian unit tasked with interacting with the Russians in Kursk give a unique window into the 6-month-old occupation.
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February 2, 2025 at 12:43 PM
For months, a small group of Ukrainian troops has been deeply involved in the lives of locals under Ukrainian occupation in Kursk. Last night, Kyiv says Russia bombed the school turned shelter where many of them lived. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
Ukraine’s defense sector in disarray at crucial moment in the war
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Ukraine’s defense sector in disarray at crucial moment in the war
A dispute between top defense officials comes amid worries over continued U.S. military support for Ukraine and reawakens worries over corruption.
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February 1, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Ukraine’s defense sector in disarray at crucial moment in the war
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With Trump’s return, Ukraine renews push to seize Russia’s frozen billions www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
With Trump’s return, Ukraine renews push to seize Russia’s frozen billions
With U.S. military aid to Ukraine in doubt, Zelensky hopes to convince Trump to get the Europeans on side for confiscating Russia’s frozen assets.
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January 31, 2025 at 8:43 PM
With Trump’s return, Ukraine renews push to seize Russia’s frozen billions www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...