WATCH: CNN Anchors Gush Over Fake Syria Story That Portrayed Ruthless Assad Lieutenant as Innocent ‘Civilian’

‘Just absolutely remarkable report,’ Jake Tapper said after Clarissa Ward helped free a prisoner who killed and tortured actual civilians CNN hosts spent days praising their colleague Clarissa Ward for helping free a Syrian man from a notorious prison before learning the “civilian” was really a Bashar al-Assad lieutenant who tortured and killed actual civilians.

Funding Plan ‘Almost There,’ Still Negotiating: Johnson

‘The [continuing resolution] is coming together. Bipartisan work is ongoing,’ the House speaker told reporters during a Dec. 17 press conference. WASHINGTON—House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said that lawmakers are nearly done finalizing a plan to keep the government funded through March 2025. “The CR is coming together. Bipartisan work is ongoing. We’re almost there,”