President Trump is on a pardoning spree

From CNN. President Donald Trump used his pardon power to grant clemency to a wave of individuals who had been convicted of crimes that range from public corruption, guns and even maritime-related offenses, according to multiple officials. CNN’s Kaitlan Collins reports.

Political candidate wears body armor daily

From CNN. CNN’s David Culver met César Gutiérrez Priego as he was readying to campaign for office in Mexico City. Gutiérrez Priego, who is running for a seat on the Supreme Court in Mexico, shows Culver the safety precautions he takes with political violence in Mexico at an all-time high. Culver’s full reporting can be…

Zelensky in Germany to shore up support for fight against Russia

From CNN. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is in Germany for talks with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz. Merz says there are no longer restrictions on Ukraine’s use of long-range western weapons against Russia. CNN senior international correspondent Frederik Pleitgen and CNN field producer Sebastian Shukla report from Berlin, and Gen. Stanley McChrystal looks at the strategic…

Palestinian officials: one dead, 48 hurt in chaotic aid drop

From CNN. Chaos broke out at an aid distribution site in Gaza run by a controversial US-backed group on Tuesday as thousands of desperate Palestinians rushed to receive food supplies, with Israeli troops firing warning shots into the air and the US contractors overseeing the site briefly withdrawing. An 11-week Israeli blockade on humanitarian aid…

Why Trump now loves crypto: CNN’s Harry Enten runs the numbers

From CNN. Vice President JD Vance is set to give a keynote address at the 2025 Bitcoin Conference, and the second Trump administration has rolled back cryptocurrency regulations. CNN chief data analyst Harry Enten examines the politics of crypto, and CNN’s Rahel Solomon speaks with Inca Digital CEO Adam Zarazinski about Trump Media’s latest Bitcoin…

Tracking the weather from the top of the world

From CNN. Dr. Baker Perry leads a team of scientists as they set up weather stations on Everest and other extreme environments. CNN’s Derek Van Dam details their mission to study climate change impacts on glaciers and water resources that impact nearly a quarter of the world’s population. #cnn #weather #everest

Former ‘Diddy’ employee describes alleged abuse

From CNN. Former employee for Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, Capricorn Clark, took the stand to testify in the federal trial against her long-time boss, seemingly corroborating accounts from witnesses Cassie Ventura and rapper Kid Cudi. Capricorn alleges Combs made threats and carried out acts of violence against her, including forced lie-detector tests Capricorn claims to have…

US consumer confidence improves for first time since November

From CNN. It’s been a little while since Americans had an inkling of optimism about the economy. Consumer confidence rose 12.3 points this month to a reading of 98, the Conference Board said in its latest survey released Tuesday, the first monthly gain since November and the biggest monthly increase since March 2021. That’s higher…

Trump directs federal agencies to cancel Harvard contracts

From CNN. The White House is directing federal agencies to cancel all remaining contracts with Harvard University – about $100 million in all, two senior Trump administration officials told CNN – the latest barb against the school as it refuses to bend to the White House’s barrage of policy demands amid a broader politically charged…