Jennifer Hansler
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New: The US State Department is planning to form a new bureau to respond to disasters and provide humanitarian assistance, a Democratic congressional aide and another source familiar told CNN.
The move to create the new bureau comes after USAID was shuttered last year www.cnn.com/politics/liv...
The move to create the new bureau comes after USAID was shuttered last year www.cnn.com/politics/liv...
Live updates: Trump administration news, DHS on brink of shutdown as ICE’s Minnesota crackdown ends | CNN Politics
A shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security is all but certain this weekend, after senators left town for a planned recess with no funding deal in place. Follow for live updates.
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February 13, 2026 at 9:48 PM
New: The US State Department is planning to form a new bureau to respond to disasters and provide humanitarian assistance, a Democratic congressional aide and another source familiar told CNN.
The move to create the new bureau comes after USAID was shuttered last year www.cnn.com/politics/liv...
The move to create the new bureau comes after USAID was shuttered last year www.cnn.com/politics/liv...
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The Trump administration has spent more than $30 million to send migrants to far-flung countries that are not their own, including, in a few instances, paying over $1 million a person, a new report from the Democratic chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee says.
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February 13, 2026 at 3:01 PM
The Trump administration has spent more than $30 million to send migrants to far-flung countries that are not their own, including, in a few instances, paying over $1 million a person, a new report from the Democratic chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee says.
https://cnn.it/3MuzgJk
https://cnn.it/3MuzgJk
Jeremy Carl, the Trump administration’s pick for a top State Department position, is unlikely to get the job after a bipartisan group of senators grilled him over his history of racist, sexist and reported antisemitic comments and posts.
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Bipartisan opposition over inflammatory comments likely to sink Trump State Dept. nominee | CNN Politics
Jeremy Carl, the Trump administration’s pick for a top State Department position, is unlikely to get the job after a bipartisan group of senators grilled him over his history of racist, sexist, and re...
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February 13, 2026 at 1:32 PM
Jeremy Carl, the Trump administration’s pick for a top State Department position, is unlikely to get the job after a bipartisan group of senators grilled him over his history of racist, sexist and reported antisemitic comments and posts.
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NEW: The Trump admin has spent more than $30 million to send migrants to far-flung countries that are not their own, including, in a few instances, paying over $1 million a person, per a new report from Senate Foreign Relations Committee Democrats
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Trump administration deported some migrants at a cost of $1 million each, Democratic report says | CNN Politics
The Trump administration has spent more than $30 million to send migrants to far-flung countries that are not their own, including, in a few instances, paying over $1 million a person, a new report fr...
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February 13, 2026 at 1:10 PM
NEW: The Trump admin has spent more than $30 million to send migrants to far-flung countries that are not their own, including, in a few instances, paying over $1 million a person, per a new report from Senate Foreign Relations Committee Democrats
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The “Walk for Peace” in DC today. The monks have walked more than 2,000 miles on their pilgrimage from Texas to the nation’s capital
February 11, 2026 at 3:25 PM
The “Walk for Peace” in DC today. The monks have walked more than 2,000 miles on their pilgrimage from Texas to the nation’s capital
The expiration of the last remaining nuclear treaty between the United States and Russia on Thursday has sparked fears about a nuclear arms race, with the two biggest nuclear superpowers without limits on their arsenals for the first time in decades.
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Fears of nuclear arms race rise as US-Russia treaty expires | CNN Politics
The expiration of the last remaining nuclear treaty between the United States and Russia on Thursday has sparked fears about a nuclear arms race, with the two biggest nuclear superpowers without limit...
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February 5, 2026 at 10:10 PM
The expiration of the last remaining nuclear treaty between the United States and Russia on Thursday has sparked fears about a nuclear arms race, with the two biggest nuclear superpowers without limits on their arsenals for the first time in decades.
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CORRECT LINK HERE: www.cnn.com/2026/01/26/p...
Trump admin deports Iranians for first time since brutal crackdown on protests | CNN Politics
The Trump administration sent about a dozen Iranians back on a deportation flight Sunday, a source familiar with the matter told CNN.
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January 27, 2026 at 1:12 PM
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New: The Trump administration sent about a dozen Iranians back on a deportation flight Sunday, per a source familiar with the matter.
It was the first known deportation flight since the sweeping anti-government protests and brutal crackdowns on protesters
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It was the first known deportation flight since the sweeping anti-government protests and brutal crackdowns on protesters
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Exclusive: Details emerge of secret diplomatic efforts to restart Iran talks | CNN Politics
The Trump administration has discussed possibly helping Iran access as much as $30 billion to build a civilian-energy-producing nuclear program, sources say.
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January 26, 2026 at 9:08 PM
New: The Trump administration sent about a dozen Iranians back on a deportation flight Sunday, per a source familiar with the matter.
It was the first known deportation flight since the sweeping anti-government protests and brutal crackdowns on protesters
www.cnn.com/2025/06/26/p...
It was the first known deportation flight since the sweeping anti-government protests and brutal crackdowns on protesters
www.cnn.com/2025/06/26/p...
Trump has threatened the Iranian regime if they execute protesters.
One of the gay men who is set to be deported, who faces almost certain execution, said his message to Trump is: “If you care about the people, please let us stay.”
“We are not bad human beings."
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One of the gay men who is set to be deported, who faces almost certain execution, said his message to Trump is: “If you care about the people, please let us stay.”
“We are not bad human beings."
www.cnn.com/2026/01/23/p...
US expected to deport dozens of Iranians as Trump threatens regime over crackdown | CNN Politics
The Trump administration is expected to deport dozens of Iranians back to their home country as soon as this Sunday, sources familiar with the matter told CNN.
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January 23, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Trump has threatened the Iranian regime if they execute protesters.
One of the gay men who is set to be deported, who faces almost certain execution, said his message to Trump is: “If you care about the people, please let us stay.”
“We are not bad human beings."
www.cnn.com/2026/01/23/p...
One of the gay men who is set to be deported, who faces almost certain execution, said his message to Trump is: “If you care about the people, please let us stay.”
“We are not bad human beings."
www.cnn.com/2026/01/23/p...
One of the people spoke about his fear of returning to Iran.
“I suffered a lot in country for what I am,” he said.
He said he came to the US “just to have a normal life like everyone else.”
“Definitely, my life is at risk if I return to my country," he told CNN.
www.cnn.com/2026/01/23/p...
“I suffered a lot in country for what I am,” he said.
He said he came to the US “just to have a normal life like everyone else.”
“Definitely, my life is at risk if I return to my country," he told CNN.
www.cnn.com/2026/01/23/p...
US expected to deport dozens of Iranians as Trump threatens regime over crackdown | CNN Politics
The Trump administration is expected to deport dozens of Iranians back to their home country as soon as this Sunday, sources familiar with the matter told CNN.
www.cnn.com
January 23, 2026 at 6:46 PM
One of the people spoke about his fear of returning to Iran.
“I suffered a lot in country for what I am,” he said.
He said he came to the US “just to have a normal life like everyone else.”
“Definitely, my life is at risk if I return to my country," he told CNN.
www.cnn.com/2026/01/23/p...
“I suffered a lot in country for what I am,” he said.
He said he came to the US “just to have a normal life like everyone else.”
“Definitely, my life is at risk if I return to my country," he told CNN.
www.cnn.com/2026/01/23/p...
The Trump admin is expected to deport dozens of Iranians back to their home country as soon as this Sunday, sources familiar with the matter told CNN.
Two people who have been told they will be on the flight face the risk of death in Iran because they are gay
www.cnn.com/2026/01/23/p...
Two people who have been told they will be on the flight face the risk of death in Iran because they are gay
www.cnn.com/2026/01/23/p...
US expected to deport dozens of Iranians as Trump threatens regime over crackdown | CNN Politics
The Trump administration is expected to deport dozens of Iranians back to their home country as soon as this Sunday, sources familiar with the matter told CNN.
www.cnn.com
January 23, 2026 at 6:34 PM
The Trump admin is expected to deport dozens of Iranians back to their home country as soon as this Sunday, sources familiar with the matter told CNN.
Two people who have been told they will be on the flight face the risk of death in Iran because they are gay
www.cnn.com/2026/01/23/p...
Two people who have been told they will be on the flight face the risk of death in Iran because they are gay
www.cnn.com/2026/01/23/p...
"We've never gotten anything" from NATO, Trump says at Davos.
Lest we forget, NATO's Article 5 has only been invoked once in history, after the US was attacked on 9/11
Lest we forget, NATO's Article 5 has only been invoked once in history, after the US was attacked on 9/11
January 21, 2026 at 2:20 PM
"We've never gotten anything" from NATO, Trump says at Davos.
Lest we forget, NATO's Article 5 has only been invoked once in history, after the US was attacked on 9/11
Lest we forget, NATO's Article 5 has only been invoked once in history, after the US was attacked on 9/11
“I don’t need international law,” Trump tells The New York Times www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/u...
Trump Lays Out a Vision of Power Restrained Only by ‘My Own Morality’
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January 8, 2026 at 9:48 PM
“I don’t need international law,” Trump tells The New York Times www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/u...
Inside Marco Rubio’s rise — and role — in the US operation to capture Maduro
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From planning to power: How Rubio shaped the Maduro operation | CNN Politics
As US special forces carried out an audacious, night-time raid to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro Friday night, President Donald Trump watched the action unfold from his estate at Mar-a-La...
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January 6, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Inside Marco Rubio’s rise — and role — in the US operation to capture Maduro
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"You can hear it, right here. That's me screaming, because the guy in the striated sweater thing is reaching underneath my visor trying to gouge out my eye with his thumb."
Two police officers relive January 6 through their own bodycam footage
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Two police officers relive January 6 through their own bodycam footage
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2 police officers relive Jan. 6 through their own bodycam footage
D.C. police officers experienced some of the most intense violence during the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. We sat down with two of them to rewatch their body camera footage from that da...
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January 6, 2026 at 3:45 PM
"You can hear it, right here. That's me screaming, because the guy in the striated sweater thing is reaching underneath my visor trying to gouge out my eye with his thumb."
Two police officers relive January 6 through their own bodycam footage
(via @npr.org)
www.npr.org/sections/the...
Two police officers relive January 6 through their own bodycam footage
(via @npr.org)
www.npr.org/sections/the...
Trump said that Maduro "wanted to negotiate at the end" and was "trying hard to make a deal."
"I didn't want to negotiate. I said, 'Nope, we got to do it,'" the US president said on Fox.
"I didn't want to negotiate. I said, 'Nope, we got to do it,'" the US president said on Fox.
January 3, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Trump said that Maduro "wanted to negotiate at the end" and was "trying hard to make a deal."
"I didn't want to negotiate. I said, 'Nope, we got to do it,'" the US president said on Fox.
"I didn't want to negotiate. I said, 'Nope, we got to do it,'" the US president said on Fox.
At his press conference last month, I asked Rubio what the US was willing to commit to ensure stability in Venezuela if Maduro was removed from power.
He wouldn't say.
He wouldn't say.
January 3, 2026 at 1:27 PM
At his press conference last month, I asked Rubio what the US was willing to commit to ensure stability in Venezuela if Maduro was removed from power.
He wouldn't say.
He wouldn't say.
NEW: The US State Department imposed visa sanctions on a former top European Union official and employees of organizations that combat disinformation for alleged censorship
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December 24, 2025 at 12:03 AM
NEW: The US State Department imposed visa sanctions on a former top European Union official and employees of organizations that combat disinformation for alleged censorship
www.cnn.com/2025/12/23/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/12/23/p...
NEW: The US State Department imposed visa sanctions on a former top European Union official and employees of organizations that combat disinformation for alleged censorship
www.cnn.com/2025/12/23/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/12/23/p...
State Department imposes sanctions on former EU official, disinformation group leaders for ‘censorship’ | CNN Politics
The US State Department on Tuesday imposed visa sanctions on a former top European Union official and employees of organizations that combat disinformation for alleged censorship – sharply ratcheting ...
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December 23, 2025 at 11:42 PM
NEW: The US State Department imposed visa sanctions on a former top European Union official and employees of organizations that combat disinformation for alleged censorship
www.cnn.com/2025/12/23/p...
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In remarks just now, Trump claimed Denmark has "no military protection."
But just today, the State Department announced plans for a $950+ million missile sale to Denmark
www.dsca.mil/Press-Media/...
But just today, the State Department announced plans for a $950+ million missile sale to Denmark
www.dsca.mil/Press-Media/...
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December 22, 2025 at 10:58 PM
In remarks just now, Trump claimed Denmark has "no military protection."
But just today, the State Department announced plans for a $950+ million missile sale to Denmark
www.dsca.mil/Press-Media/...
But just today, the State Department announced plans for a $950+ million missile sale to Denmark
www.dsca.mil/Press-Media/...
“This has never happened in the 101-year history of the U.S. Foreign Service,” said Eric Rubin, a retired career diplomat and former president of the American Foreign Service Association.
www.cnn.com/2025/12/22/p...
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The Trump administration is removing numerous career ambassadors from their posts abroad, marking the latest shake-up of the US State Department and diplomatic corps.
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Trump administration removes dozens of career diplomats from overseas posts | CNN Politics
The Trump administration is removing numerous career ambassadors from their posts abroad, marking the latest shake-up of the US State Department and diplomatic corps.
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December 22, 2025 at 8:13 PM
“This has never happened in the 101-year history of the U.S. Foreign Service,” said Eric Rubin, a retired career diplomat and former president of the American Foreign Service Association.
www.cnn.com/2025/12/22/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/12/22/p...
The Trump administration is removing numerous career ambassadors from their posts abroad, marking the latest shake-up of the US State Department and diplomatic corps.
www.cnn.com/2025/12/22/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/12/22/p...
Trump administration removes dozens of career diplomats from overseas posts | CNN Politics
The Trump administration is removing numerous career ambassadors from their posts abroad, marking the latest shake-up of the US State Department and diplomatic corps.
www.cnn.com
December 22, 2025 at 3:03 PM
The Trump administration is removing numerous career ambassadors from their posts abroad, marking the latest shake-up of the US State Department and diplomatic corps.
www.cnn.com/2025/12/22/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/12/22/p...
Trump has pledged to help end the fighting in Sudan. Will it be enough?
#KeepEyesOnSudan
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#KeepEyesOnSudan
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Trump has pledged to help end the fighting in Sudan. Will it be enough? | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump has pledged to use the “influence of the presidency to bring an immediate halt” to the two-year-old war in Sudan that the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees estimates...
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December 1, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Trump has pledged to help end the fighting in Sudan. Will it be enough?
#KeepEyesOnSudan
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#KeepEyesOnSudan
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The Trump administration is touting its new "America First" global health strategy as an ambitious overhaul of the way the US provides health assistance throughout the world.
Health experts warn it's risky.
Read more from @laurengkent.bsky.social and me: www.cnn.com/2025/11/26/p...
Health experts warn it's risky.
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The US has released an ‘America First Global Health Strategy.’ Health experts warn it is risky | CNN Politics
Health experts are warning that the Trump administration’s new “America First Global Health Strategy” could further damage public health systems already reeling from billions of dollars in foreign aid...
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November 26, 2025 at 6:43 PM
The Trump administration is touting its new "America First" global health strategy as an ambitious overhaul of the way the US provides health assistance throughout the world.
Health experts warn it's risky.
Read more from @laurengkent.bsky.social and me: www.cnn.com/2025/11/26/p...
Health experts warn it's risky.
Read more from @laurengkent.bsky.social and me: www.cnn.com/2025/11/26/p...
The exclusion of South Africa from the meetings of the world’s most important economies is an unprecedented step and would mark the first time a country was outright excluded from them in its more than 20-year history.
NEW: The Trump administration is not planning to invite South Africa to take part in G20 events hosted in the United States next year, a source familiar with the matter told CNN.
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Trump administration is not planning to invite South Africa to G20 in US, source says | CNN Politics
The Trump administration is not planning to invite South Africa to take part in G20 events hosted in the United States next year, a source familiar with the matter told CNN.
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November 26, 2025 at 5:14 PM
The exclusion of South Africa from the meetings of the world’s most important economies is an unprecedented step and would mark the first time a country was outright excluded from them in its more than 20-year history.