A new Trump admin plan for the end of the war in Ukraine would see Kyiv cede territory to Russia, US “de facto” recognition of Crimea and other Ukrainian territory as Russian, and limits to the size of Ukraine’s military, according to a draft of the plan obtained by CNN www.cnn.com/2025/11/20/p...

Officials also acknowledged that they do not necessarily know the individual identities of each person on board a vessel before they attack it. Strikes are instead conducted based on intelligence that the vessels are linked to a specific cartel.

NEW: Trump admin officials told lawmakers US is not currently planning to launch strikes inside Venezuela & doesn’t have a legal justification to support attacks against any land targets right now www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/p...

USUN Amb. Mike Waltz briefed the 10 elected members of the UN Security Council about a resolution on the Gaza peace plan, a US official told CNN. Representatives from Egypt, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, & the United Arab Emirates joined Waltz “to demonstrate regional support.”

Less than a month between these two posts. What changed? Trump spoke with Putin again

US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are expected to arrive in Egypt Wednesday amid continuing negotiations over the release of hostages being held by Hamas and a broader end to the war in Gaza, according to two sources familiar www.cnn.com/world/live-n...

"I told Pete [Hegseth], we should use some of these dangerous cities as training grounds for our military," US President Donald Trump said today www.cnn.com/politics/liv...

The Trump admin has proposed a 21-point Gaza peace plan that calls for all hostages held by Hamas to be released within 48 hours of an agreement and sets out a roadmap for Gaza once the war ends, per a source familiar with the proposal www.cnn.com/2025/09/27/m...

I asked Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov how his meeting with US Secretary of State Rubio went. He gave me a thumbs up.

Natalia’s son doesn’t remember Ukraine. He thinks he’s been living in the US his entire life. But unless there is swift action by Trump admin, the family could be among thousands of Ukrainians who may have to leave as work authorizations & legal status in the US expire www.cnn.com/2025/09/06/p...

US President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order creating a “state sponsor of wrongful detention” designation meant to penalize countries that wrongfully imprison Americans. www.cnn.com/2025/09/05/p...

"Boat traffic is substantially down in the area that happened," Trump says of the Caribbean waters where the US military lethally struck an alleged drug boat. "I don't even know about fisherman, they may say, 'I'm not getting on the boat. I'm not going to take a chance,'" he says.

The US conducted a deadly military strike against an alleged drug boat tied to the cartel Tren de Aragua, Trump said. Trump said 11 people were killed in the strike. The use of military force against Latin American drug cartels is a significant escalation www.cnn.com/2025/09/02/p...

The US State Department has instructed its diplomats to refuse most visas for Palestinian passport holders, per a cable seen by CNN. The new missive applies to “all otherwise eligible Palestinian Authority passport holders” seeking nonimmigrant visas www.cnn.com/2025/08/31/p...

NEW: The US is “denying and revoking visas” from members of Palestinian Authority (PA) & Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) – a significant step ahead of the UN General Assembly, where multiple countries are expected to recognize a Palestinian state www.cnn.com/2025/08/29/p...

NEW: France, Germany and the United Kingdom have begun the process to reimpose UN sanctions on Iran. The triggering of the snapback sanctions comes as diplomatic efforts to restrain Iran’s nuclear program have faltered. www.cnn.com/2025/08/28/m...

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with his German, French, and British counterparts ahead of the looming decision by the European countries of whether to trigger snapback sanctions on Iran.

President Trump says returning stolen Ukrainian kids is a priority. His administration cut funds to an organization tracking them edition.cnn.com/world/live-n...

The State Department has revoked more than 6,000 student visas this year, a State Department official said Monday, as the Trump administration continues its crackdown on some international students it claims have broken the law. www.cnn.com/2025/08/18/p...

Presidents Trump and Putin do not take questions from reporters after making statements to the press

Presidents Trump and Putin have arrived in Alaska. Putin was greeted by a red carpet and the two are riding together in the US presidential vehicle, "The Beast"

After Trump speaks with Lukashenko, the chief of staff fo Belarus' opposition leader tells me there should be no changes in US policy until political prisoners are released and the strongman leader changes his policies www.cnn.com/politics/liv...

Some European officials have expressed concerns that Trump could still be swayed by Putin, even as the US president has expressed frustrations with his Russian counterpart. “He must be prepared because Putin is very, very well prepared,” one official said. www.cnn.com/politics/liv...

The US State Department has released a pared-down version of its annual human rights reports. For countries like El Salvador whose leaders are allies of the Trump administration, there was far less criticism & detail about reports of human rights abuses. www.cnn.com/2025/08/12/p...

In January, President Trump "pardoned more than 1,000 people charged in the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol," granting "full clemency to hundreds of people already convicted of felony crimes like assaulting police and destroying property" www.cnn.com/2025/01/20/p...

For Paul Whelan, returning to life in the US after more than half a decade of Russian imprisonment has been “interesting” – and not without its challenges. “You’re literally starting over,” he told CNN ahead of the one-year anniversary of his release. www.cnn.com/2025/08/01/p...

Special Envoy Steve Witkoff is going to Gaza tomorrow, WH spox Karoline Leavitt says, "to inspect the current distribution sites and secure a plan to deliver more food and meet with local Gazans to hear firsthand about this dire situation on the ground."

“The worst case scenario of famine” is unfolding in Gaza, the IPC says. THe IPC assess the severity of hunger & malnutrition in places around the world. This is its starkest alert yet as Israel maintains restrictions on humanitarian aid into Gaza www.cnn.com/2025/07/29/m...

An internal US government review found no evidence of widespread theft by Hamas of US-funded humanitarian aid in Gaza, contradicting the State Department’s claims that were used to justify backing the controversial Gaza Humanitarian Foundation www.cnn.com/2025/07/25/p...

The United States is recalling its negotiating team from Doha with US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff saying the latest response from Hamas “clearly shows a lack of desire to reach a ceasefire.” www.cnn.com/2025/07/24/p...

The US State Department is opening an investigation into Harvard University’s “continued eligibility as a sponsor for the Exchange Visitor Program,” Rubio announced on Wednesday, marking the Trump admin’s latest escalation against the Ivy League institution. www.cnn.com/2025/07/23/p...

The US is set to destroy nearly 500 metric tons of US-taxpayer funded emergency food meant for starving people around the world. Because high-energy, nutrient-dense biscuits expire this month, they will have to be destroyed – at an extra $100,000 charge www.cnn.com/2025/07/16/p...

“These firings were not done with dignity and respect, but I have walked out of the State Department with my head held high, alongside my civil service and foreign service colleagues,” said a career diplomat with 20 years of service who was fired Friday www.cnn.com/2025/07/11/p...

Notes of support - and a call to resist fascism - posted around the State Department in DC today as more than 1,300 people are fired www.cnn.com/2025/07/11/p...

Seemed inevitable but shouldn't obscure the near-term damage this will do to US national security and the diplomatic function, and the long-term damage it will do to recruitment and retention of high-quality folks. People were already taking effective pay cuts to serve and this is their thanks.

The State Department is firing more than 1,300 people today as part of a dramatic overhaul of the agency, according to an internal notice seen by CNN. www.cnn.com/2025/07/11/p...

NEW: The State Department will begin firing personnel “soon” as Secretary of State Rubio implements his dramatic overhaul of the agency, according to an email from a top State Department official to staff. www.cnn.com/2025/07/10/p...

An Israeli strike killed 15 people gathered outside a health center in the central Gazan city of Deir Al Balah on Thursday, according to medical staff and officials in the enclave. The Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Gaza said eight of those killed were children www.cnn.com/2025/07/10/m...

An American who was wrongfully detained in Iran joined with the State Department to warn US citizens not to travel to the country “under any circumstances,” and urged those planning to go to “cancel your trip.” www.cnn.com/2025/07/10/p...

A scathing 14-page internal US government assessment obtained by CNN outlined serious concerns over the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation's application to deliver aid to Gazans. Scoop from Yahya Abou-Ghazala & @jmhansler.bsky.social: www.cnn.com/2025/07/08/u...

The 14 page document outlining USAID’s outstanding questions & concerns was not sent to GHF before funding was approved. Instead, Secretary of State Rubio & the top political appointee for foreign assistance, Jeremy Lewin, pressed for the approval to be fast-tracked www.cnn.com/2025/07/08/u...

NEW: Internal government assessment shows USAID officials raised “critical concerns” about GHF's ability to protect Palestinians & deliver food – just days before State Department announced $30 million in funding for the organization www.cnn.com/2025/07/08/u...

The Supreme Court, in an unsigned order, backed President Donald Trump’s effort to carry out mass firings and reorganizations at federal agencies www.cnn.com/2025/07/08/p...

"We get a lot of bullshit thrown at us by Putin," Trump says. "He's very nice all the time, but it turns out to be meaningless."

Someone using AI to impersonate Secretary of State Marco Rubio contacted at least five people, including three foreign ministers, a US governor, and a member of Congress, “with the goal of gaining access to information or accounts,” a diplomatic cable said www.cnn.com/2025/07/08/p...

As Secretary of State Rubio heads to the ASEAN meeting this week, President Trump announces a 25% tariff (effective August 1) on two of the US' top allies in the region: Japan and South Korea www.cnn.com/2025/07/07/e...

A study published Monday in The Lancet estimates that the USAID funding cuts could result in more than 14 million additional deaths by 2030. Nearly a third of those deaths – more than 4.5 million – are estimated to be among children younger than 5. www.cnn.com/2025/07/01/p...

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio hailed the end of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) Tuesday as a new analysis found that its demolition could contribute to 14 million deaths in the next five years. www.cnn.com/2025/07/01/p...

The Trump admin has approved $30 million in funding to support the controversial Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), State Department deputy spox says. The US is also calling on other countries to support the GHF, deputy spox says. The funding was redirected from USAID funding, a source tells me