Trump says he will extend the ceasefire until Iran submits a “unified proposal” and “discussions are concluded, one way or the other”

He says the blockade will continue

State Dept. announces ‘reforms’ to foreign service test and inclusion of ‘America First’ curriculum for orientation | CNN Politics The US State Department on Wednesday announced a series of changes to the US foreign service test with a specific focus on eliminating alleged “diversity, equity, and inclusion” as the Trump administr...

The State Department has announced “reforms” to the foreign service, including changes to the test to eliminate alleged DEI questions and the inclusion of “America First” content in the orientation

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"NATO is a Alliance, and an Alliance means it has to be mutually beneficial. It cannot be a one-way street. Let’s hope we can fix it," Rubio tells Al Jazeera.

NATO's Article 5 has only been invoked once in history -- after US was attacked on 9/11

US citizen imprisoned in Afghanistan is freed after more than a year | CNN Politics A US citizen imprisoned in Afghanistan for more than a year has been released, two US officials told CNN on Tuesday, weeks after the Trump administration declared the country a state sponsor of wrongf...

New: Dennis Coyle, a US citizen imprisoned in Afghanistan for more than a year, has been released, weeks after the Trump administration declared the country a state sponsor of wrongful detention.

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Excited to share that I've been promoted to senior reporter at CNN!

I'm still covering the State Department, foreign affairs & national security - reach out securely with tips on Signal: jmhansler.202

‘A shell of our former self’: How Trump and Musk’s spending cuts are hampering US government readiness amid the Iran war | CNN Politics Government cuts under Trump’s second term weakened U.S. emergency, security, and foreign response capabilities, now under scrutiny amid Middle East conflict.

‘A shell of our former self’: How Trump and Musk’s spending cuts are hampering US government readiness amid the Iran war

(reporting from @jeremyherb @AnnieGrayerCNN @jmhansler.bsky.social @snlyngaas.bsky.social @GabeCohenNews)
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New: One US citizen was killed and another was wounded in the speedboat shoot out with Cuban authorities, a US official told CNN Thursday.

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Our follow up exchange —

“I think the President’s frustration is generalized, and you’ve seen that expressed from time to time,” Rubio says

“That said, do I believe the President’s patience is infinite? I do not. But I am not going to forecast for you when that runs out or at what point he decides not to do it any longe," Rubio said. “I think you’ve heard him express, a deep frustration that this has not come to an end"

I asked Rubio yesterday if there is a point that the administration would change tack and increase pressure on Moscow as the war in Ukraine continues.

He claims they have “continued to increase pressure on Moscow,” says it’s very important the US be able to serve as negotiator

‪US Secretary of State Rubio says they’re working to get more information, including whether the people were US citizens or residents. He said this was not US government personnel ‬

The Cuban Interior Ministry says four people were killed and six injured on a Florida-registered vessel after they opened fire on Cuban personnel

No word yet from the US government on the incident or whether the people on board the vessel were US citizens

G7 Leaders’ statement on the war in Ukraine G7 Leaders' statement on the war in Ukraine, 24 February 2026.

In a new statement, G7 leaders “reaffirm our unwavering support for Ukraine in defending its territorial integrity and right to exist, and its freedom, sovereignty and independence.”

The statement, however, does not explicitly condemn Russia for its war

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‘I thought they were just going to execute me’: American held in Venezuela during Maduro’s last days tells all | CNN Politics James Luckey-Lange has been spending a lot of time looking at the names he carved on a bar of soap he smuggled out of a Venezuelan prison in his underwear.

James Luckey-Lange spent just over a month detained in Venezuela. He shared his story with @snlyngaas.bsky.social & me - including how he smuggled out a bar of soap with names of other inmates carved in it, in the hopes of finding their families

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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.

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 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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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...

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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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...

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

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...

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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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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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.

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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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.

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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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.

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.

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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.

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
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"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

Trump Lays Out a Vision of Power Restrained Only by ‘My Own Morality’

“I don’t need international law,” Trump tells The New York Times www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/u...

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...

Inside Marco Rubio’s rise — and role — in the US operation to capture Maduro
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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...

"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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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.