Star CNN Star Reporter Refuses To Apologize to Navy Vet He Threatened To ‘Nail’ as Bombshell Defamation Case Continues

‘We have zeroed in on an American offering outrageous prices,’ CNN correspondent Alex Marquardt wrote PANAMA CITY, Fla.—CNN chief national security correspondent Alex Marquardt refused to apologize Monday for falsely accusing a Navy veteran of operating in a “black market” to profiteer off Afghans fleeing their homes. Instead, Marquardt gave conflicting testimony, boasted about his

Speaker Johnson Says Congress Should Impose Conditions on California Wildfire Aid

House Speaker Mike Johnson said alleged failures of state and local leaders should be a factor that determines any conditions on federal aid. WASHINGTON—Any disaster relief funding issued by Congress in response to recent wildfires in Los Angeles may come with policy conditions, House Speaker Mike Johnson said on Jan. 13. The wildfires, which began

As War Rages in Europe and the Middle East, Biden Delivers Farewell Foreign Policy Speech Suggesting He Made the World Safer

A raging war in Ukraine and a smoldering Middle East did not stop outgoing president Joe Biden from touting his foreign policy successes in a farewell State Department speech on Monday. His administration, Biden said, successfully averted major conflicts across the globe and left the United States “more capable” and “better prepared” than ever before.

NBC Reporter at Center of Defamation Lawsuit Now Leading Network’s Wildfire Coverage

Jacob Soboroff has appeared on NBC more than 30 times since the outbreak of the California fires Jacob Soboroff (Monica Schipper/Getty Images for NYU Langone Medical Center) An NBC News reporter at the center of a defamation lawsuit is leading the network’s coverage of the California wildfires. Jacob Soboroff, a national correspondent for NBC News,

Jake Sullivan: America Became Safer and Better Off Under Biden

The outgoing national security adviser said U.S. alliances have grown stronger as its adversaries weakened. Outgoing National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan lauded the Biden administration’s policies on Sunday, saying the United States is “safer” and “better off” than it was four years ago. Reflecting the administration’s performance days before President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, Sullivan said

Fact-Checking Just Like Firefighting, Fact-Checkers Claim

FACT CHECK: Shut up, you insufferable nerds Claim: “Cutting fact checkers from social platforms is like disbanding your fire department.” Who said it: Alan Duke, the former CNN journalist who cofounded Lead Stories, one of the professional fact-checking outlets Meta (formerly Facebook) pays to combat the spread of so-called misinformation on social media. Duke said this

Biden Touts Foreign Policy Legacy, Says He’s Leaving Trump a Stronger US

Biden said the United States was now better positioned for the long-term competition with China, noting that its economy would never surpass that of America. WASHINGTON—President Joe Biden delivered a speech at the State Department on Jan. 13 outlining his foreign policy achievements and stating that he’s leaving the incoming Trump administration a stronger America.