The emcee at the The White House Medal of Freedom ceremony just praised Al Gore for 'accepting the outcome of a disputed election' before listing his climate accolades.

New: CNN's MJ Lee reports Vice President Kamala Harris plans to name former President Donald Trump at least 18 times in her speech here in Jacksonville, FL, per a campaign official-- the most direct mentions of Trump during any single speech she's given this election cycle.

Excellent stuff from Kayla Tausche, why invite leaders of companies that your own DOJ is hammering? Signals nothing is serious.

Following meeting with Vice President Kamala Harris Harris, families of hostages being held by Hamas say: “We don’t need any more progress. We need results.”

NEW: Summits often produce lofty language & policy pronouncements -- but this week's first-ever US/Japan/Philippines trilat will put shovels in the ground on a new rail corridor connecting critical military bases near the South China Sea

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NEW: Visits from Japanese and Filipino leaders highlight Biden’s efforts to blunt China’s aggression

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A Situation Room scramble, daily calls and political intrigue: new reporting from Kayla Tausche inside the White House response to the Key Bridge collapse cnn.com/2024/04/05/pol…

I am back from maternity leave... (and I work at CNN now)

Met up with a source at a place I’d deemed an “old person restaurant.”

The restaurant was playing “Fill Me In” by Craig David. An oldie-but-goodie.

And it was then, reader, that I realized that the old person is me.

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My colleague Evan Gershkovich has spent ONE YEAR in a Russian prison-- and still has no trial date in sight.

If you could watch, share and help us raise awareness about his wrongful detention, we would be so grateful:

#freeevan #JournalismIsNotACrime

It takes a village! Grateful to CNN for a few months as just “mom” - and now thrilled to shift back into reporter mode.

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So proud that my brother-in-law Christopher Izant's eye-opening memoir from his time serving USMC Recruiting in Afghanistan is nearly available to the public.

Just placed my pre-order -- it's out 7/16/24, in conjunction with the 3-year anniversary of the US withdrawal.

If Taylor Swift is going to fly to Las Vegas all the way from Tokyo can she just go ahead and take over the Halftime Show?

Other big news coming out of Colorado

Incredible reporting from Clarissa Ward, showing the reality inside of Gaza. Worth a watch if you get a moment. There are also journalists inside Gaza that have been continuously reporting on what’s happening there, many have died in the process.

And whatever you do, do NOT let it be spotted in the trash 😳

Out of office. 💕 See you in 2024!

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