Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian addressed world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday, speaking one day after President Donald Trump indicated that he might “annihilate” the Islamic Republic if an agreement was not reached soon to end the months-long conflict. Pezeshkian called U.S. attacks "cowardly." Meantime, U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met with Iranian officials this week.
New reporting from The Washington Post has revealed specific design disputes that led to the resignation of architect James McCrery II from the White House ballroom project last October. According to the report, McCrery raised concerns that Donald Trump’s detailed layout demands—which included expanding the ballroom space by removing service corridors—compromised essential fire and safety codes. When the architect warned that the preliminary plans lacked adequate emergency exit routes, Trump reportedly contested whether building codes apply to the White House, telling McCrery, “I am the code.” 0:00 Trump's obsessive attention to ballroom design 1:59 Details of the tension between Trump and the ballroom architect 3:47 The code…
The leaders of two of the world’s top AI companies, usually fierce rivals, were in agreement at the UN Security Council on Wednesday: The industry needs international standards and cooperation to keep the world safe from AI models running amok. CNN’s Hadas Gold reports.
CNN's Anderson Cooper sits down with Willie Nelson before his show in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Willie reminisced about his friendship with the late Dolly Parton.
After spotting an elephant calf struggling in a river, five fishermen set about rescuing the animal by bringing it into their boat. Officials from India’s forest department were then able to reunite the calf with its mother.
In a striking interview on Erin Burnett OutFront, former Trump White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham claimed Donald Trump envied how foreign autocrats control the media, revealing that Trump privately called the press "animals" and told Chinese President Xi Jinping and North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un "you have the right idea."
Kansas Democratic Senate Nominee Adam Hamilton is asking Kansans to take a leap of faith and elect a Democrat to the US Senate for the first time in 94 years. His race against Sen. Roger Marshall is the latest alarm bell for Republicans who are hoping to maintain their Senate majority. CNN’s Jeff Zeleny reports.
UVA’s Center for Politics has moved Iowa’s U.S. Senate race from "leans Republican" to “toss-up" as new polling shows Democrat Josh Turek in a tight race against GOP Rep. Ashley Hinson who is taking a new position on Trump's war on Iran, calling for the conflict to be brought to a "successful and immediate end" amid rising fuel prices. Democrat Josh Turek tells MS NOW's Lawrence O'Donnell that Iowa voters are focused on the cost of living and are "ready for change."
The Weeknight hosts break down the latest on Trump’s media ban as the fate of the president’s crackdown against three media outlets, including MS NOW, remains in the hands of a federal judge.