Bash presses Deputy AG on Trump in Epstein files, Don Lemon arrest

From CNN. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche defended the Justice Department’s actions on multiple fronts Sunday, signaling that no new charges will be brought in the Jeffrey Epstein investigation, downplaying Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard’s involvement in a probe into alleged voter fraud in Georgia, and defending the decision to arrest former CNN anchor…

Fareed’s Take: The real threat to Western civilization

From CNN. CNN’s Fareed Zakaria breaks down how the second Trump administration is threatening the Western order, and explores how the rest of the world views the Trump administration. 0:00 Unbounded state power in America? 1:44 The Trump administration has declared war on civil society 3:28 The Trump administration is expanding state power within the…

Iranian FM on Trump negotiations and war

From CNN. Iran is open to participate in a "fair and equitable" deal talks with the United States amid rising tensions between the two nations. CNN senior international correspondent Frederik Pleitgen sat down with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi to discuss the topic. Thousands of people were killed in the brutal crackdown on recent protests…

Deep freeze encases fountain in ice

From CNN. CNN’s Derek Van Dam reports from Virginia Beach, where below-freezing temperatures have caused fountains to freeze. Millions across the Southeast are under extreme weather alerts as a winter storm is expected to turn into a bomb cyclone, bringing tropical storm-force wind gusts to the region. #cnn #news

Bomb cyclone could drop 10 inches of snow on Southeast

From CNN. A winter storm already spreading snow across the Southeast will strengthen rapidly into a bomb cyclone with hurricane-force wind gusts over the next 24 hours. The most snow in 20 years is falling in parts of the Southeast. That combined with lingering icy conditions on roads have already caused hundreds of accidents and…

Maine Democrats split over who could unseat Susan Collins

From CNN. CNN’s Manu Raju asks Democratic voters in Maine a key question in one of the nation’s most consequential Senate races: Which candidate is best positioned to defeat Republican incumbent Susan Collins—Governor Janet Mills or newcomer Graham Platner? For more of Manu’s reporting from Maine, watch "Inside Politics Sunday with Manu Raju" on Sunday…

ICE detention kept father from his son’s funeral

From CNN. Maher Tarabishi has been in ICE detention since October. He was not allowed to attend the funeral of his 30-year-old son Wael Tarabishi, who had been battling health complications from a serious and rare inherited disorder. CNN has reached out to the Department of Homeland Security for comment about the decision. #CNN #News