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In 2024, we published a big story on Mark Robinson revealing he made racist and sexist comments on a porn forum a decade prior. He denied this and then sued us for defamation (then dropped the lawsuit after he lost his race). Now he admits he lied cnn.com/2026/03/20/pol…

NEW from @KFILE @emsteck Former North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson admitted he lied about a bombshell CNN KFile investigation during the final months of his 2024 gubernatorial campaign cnn.com/2026/03/20/pol…

NEW: A top official at FEMA, Gregg Phillips, claimed he once teleported to a Waffle House, espoused violent rhetoric toward Democrats @cnn/video/7619328960589090061?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7579352542048945719" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">tiktok.com/@cnn/video/761…

NEW: A top FEMA official has history of violent rhetoric and said he once teleported to Waffle House cnn.com/2026/03/20/pol…

NEW: Gregg Phillips, a top FEMA official overseeing disaster response previously said "bitch" Biden “deserves to die,” pushed election conspiracies — and claimed once he teleported to a Waffle House. “Teleporting is no fun...it was real.” More here: cnn.com/2026/03/20/pol…

From @KFILE @emsteck @GabeCohenNews: cnn.com/2026/03/20/pol… x.com/CNN/status/203…

Former NC Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson admits porn habit, lied to protect Trump #ncpol (Developing story...) newsobserver.com/news/politics-…

Democrats said they believe Epstein's longtime attorney is not credible for saying he had no knowledge of Epstein’s crimes Rep. Crockett:“I can tell you that he has been quite defensive of Jeffrey Epstein" Story wtih @emsteck cnn.com/2026/03/19/pol…

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@jmhansler Congrats! Well deserved

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 anonymously and securely with tips on Signal: jmhansler.202

Kent, a former Army Ranger who served in Iraq and whose wife died in the war on terror, campaigned against foreign intervention and wars when he ran for Congress. It's significant that one of Trump's most fervent supporters would resign over the war in Iran.

@michaelkruse @nytimes @LachCartwright @politico Congrats! Smart hire from them

Start March 23. Ready to get to work. tinyurl.com/64pw8fau

@viajoshhunt idk man, cnn employees a lot of people...

I love the headline they came up with: The Year I Was Supposed to Die slate.com/life/2026/03/h…

“Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking ring would not have been possible without Richard Kahn who managed Epstein’s money for years, authorized payments, including payments to victims and survivors" Rep. Walkinshaw said Kahn deposition is ongoing cnn.com/2026/03/11/pol…

This is absolutely stunning and scary. In tests conducted by CNN and the Center for Countering Digital Hate, leading AI chatbots coached teen accounts on how to plan violence — including against Sens. Chuck Schumer and Ted Cruz. Must-read investigation: cnn.com/2026/03/11/ame…

When we first started reporting on Epstein files drops in November, I remember thinking how odd it was that this salon kept popping up. Glad to see this bloomberg.com/news/features/…

open the schools! read more books

prepare to be disturbed cnn.com/2026/03/11/ame…

Despite hundreds of texts messages in the Epstein Files that revealed his remarkably close relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, Steve Bannon was invited to speak at CPAC’s Texas event later this month.