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Tapper explains the Pentagon's new press rules

Pentagon reporters from most news outlets turned in their press passes in response to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s new policy that severely restricts press access. CNN's Jake Tapper explains what's actually in these new rules and why many journalists are refusing to accept them.

03:14 • Source: CNN
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Tapper explains the Pentagon's new press rules

Pentagon reporters from most news outlets turned in their press passes in response to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s new policy that severely restricts press access. CNN's Jake Tapper explains what's actually in these new rules and why many journalists are refusing to accept them.

03:14 • Source: CNN
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Illinois judge flags 'serious concerns' over federal agents ignoring order

US District Judge Sara Ellis in Illinois issued a strong rebuke after she says news reports were leading her to believe the Trump administration may not be following her instructions limiting use of force against protesters.

02:22 • Source: CNN
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Trump says he has commuted sentence of former Rep. Santos

President Donald Trump said on social media that he has commuted the sentence of disgraced former Rep. George Santos, who had been serving a seven-year term for the fraud charges that got him ousted from Congress.

01:20 • Source: CNN
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Trump says war should end 'where they are' following Zelensky meeting

President Donald Trump posted a message to Truth Social calling on Russia and Ukraine to end the war “where they are” shortly after concluding his meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House, who in turn suggested he was unable to secure a commitment for Tomahawk missiles from the US.

01:09 • Source: CNN
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John Bolton arrives at federal court after being indicted

John Bolton, President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser, faces eight counts of transmission of national defense information and 10 counts of retention of national defense information. Bolton said he's a victim of weaponization at the Department of Justice under Trump's administration.

00:18 • Source: CNN
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Israel extends detention of prominent Palestinian medic

CNN’s Nada Bashir reports from outside Ofer military prison in the occupied West Bank, where prominent Palestinian paediatrician and director of Gaza’s Kamal Adwan hospital, Dr Hussam Abu Safiya is currently being held without charge. Many had hoped Abu Safiya would be released as part of the release of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners following a ceasefire agreement. However, his legal representatives say Israeli authorities have since extended his detention.

01:38 • Source: CNN
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Trump comments on price of weight loss drugs

US President Donald Trump said he will bring down the prices of weight loss drugs like Ozempic on Thursday before Dr. Mehmet Oz, the administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, added that prices were still being negotiated.

00:40 • Source: CNN
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KISS founding member Ace Frehley has died at 74

Ace Frehley, the original lead guitarist and founding member of the glam rock band Kiss, has died at the age of 74.

00:31 • Source: CNN
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NYC mayoral candidates trade barbs in first general debate

The three candidates in New York City's mayoral race took the stage in the first general debate ahead of the November 4 election.

02:24 • Source: CNN
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Eric Trump reacts to hot mic moment of Trump and Indonesia president

CNN’s Kaitlan Collins interviews Eric Trump about the hot-mic moment between President Trump and Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto that raised questions about the Trump family’s conflicts of interest.

02:34 • Source: CNN
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Feds seize record $15B in Bitcoin from 'pig butchering' scheme

Federal prosecutors seized $15 billion in cryptocurrency from an investment scheme known as “pig butchering” that they allege emanated from forced labor camps in Cambodia. CNN's Kara Scannell reports.

01:22 • Source: CNN
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John Bolton reacts to his indictment

In the first reaction to his indictment, John Bolton says he is a victim of weaponization by President Donald Trump’s Justice Department. CNN's Kaitlan Collins breaks down Bolton's statement.

01:04 • Source: CNN
Candidate's violent text messages take center stage in Virginia AG race
Candidate's violent text messages take center stage in Virginia AG race

Jay Jones, the Democratic nominee for Virginia attorney general, expressed his regret for the graphic and violent language directed at a colleague in text messages during a debate with Republican incumbent Jason Miyares. His comments came moments after Miyares recounted the contents of those text messages, and said they reveal Jones does not have the “experience or the judgement” to be the state’s top prosecutor.

00:56 • Source: CNN
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Trump announces IVF drug pricing deal for ‘TrumpRx’ site

President Donald Trump has announced IVF and other commonly used fertility drugs will be sold at a reduced price on TrumpRx.com. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services estimates women can save up to $2,200 per cycle of fertility drugs because of this deal.

01:25 • Source: CNN
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Trump reacts after finding out about Bolton's indictment

President Donald Trump reacts to John Bolton, his former national security adviser, being indicted by a federal grand jury in Maryland.

00:33 • Source: CNN
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La Niña Returns, Hinting at a Wetter and Wilder Winter Ahead

La Niña is back, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says. Its cooler Pacific waters combined with a “blob” of warm water could rewrite the US winter script and herald the return of the polar vortex later in the season.

00:55 • Source: CNN
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ICE detains 19 year old outside Walgreens

Video shows a Border Patrol agent restraining a man who says he's a US citizen outside a Chicago Walgreens store. The incident happened after a Border Patrol vehicle collided with an SUV during an immigration enforcement operation on Tuesday. CNN has reached out to DHS for comment on the incident.

01:05 • Source: CNN