Retired Air Force Major Heather "Lucky" Penney was one of two F-16 fighter pilots ordered to down United Airlines Flight 93 before it reached Washington, DC, airspace. Because there was no time to arm their jets, the mission would have required them to fly their aircraft directly into the hijacked commercial airliner. Penney describes that harrowing day to CNN's Kaitlan Collins. 0:00 What Penney remembers about that day 2:24 What was going through Penney's mind when she took to the skies 4:31 What it was like learning about the heroics on Flight 93 Watch 24/7 live news with CNN Headlines: https://bit.ly/4eIvlTr #hero #military #News
President Trump has vowed to pay every American $5,000 if Republicans hold onto Congress in the 2026 midterm elections – the estimated cost for those payments? $1 trillion. CNN's Rachel Siegel breaks down how it would add onto an already sky-high national debt.
On Friday’s “Finnerty,” Michael Knowles argued the DSA has “effectively taken over” the Democratic Party and claimed Democratic candidates are running as moderates before governing with a more radical left-wing agenda.