Category: CNN

Former CNN Producer John Griffin Sentenced to 19 Years in Prison for Child Sex Charges

A federal judge has sentenced former CNN television producer John Griffin to 19 years in prison for his involvement in luring a 9-year-old girl into illegal sexual acts in Vermont. Griffin, a resident of Stamford, Connecticut, had previously pleaded not guilty in 2021 but changed his plea to guilty in December of last year. The…


McCarthy Rips CNN for Hiring Clapper, McCabe in Response to Questions on Trump

House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) slammed CNN on June 12 as he was being pressed about the indictment against former President Donald Trump over his handing of classified documents. “The idea of equal justice is not playing out here,” McCarthy told a group of reporters at Capitol Hill, referring to how Trump and President…


ANALYSIS: Comparing CNN’s 2024 Town Halls: Trump, Haley, Pence

News Analysis Over the span of five weeks, CNN conducted three town halls with GOP presidential candidates, including former President Donald Trump, former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley, and former Vice President Mike Pence—showcasing how the network might treat the candidates this election cycle and how the candidates conduct themselves in response…


Report: China Looks to Cuba for New Spying Outpost Targeting the US

China is reportedly constructing an outpost in Cuba to spy on the southeastern United States. FBI Director Christopher Wray dodged contempt charges Thursday. The House Oversight Committee canceled the hearing, and lawmakers talked about their next steps in the investigation into the Biden family. The United States and the UK unveiled a new economic agreement and vowed…


NTD Evening News (June 7): NYC Skies Darken From Canadian Wildfire Smoke, Air Worst in the World; Pence Kicks Off 2024 Campaign

New York City’s air quality dropped to the worst in the world on June 7, as smoke from ongoing Canadian wildfires drifted south. Millions of Americans across the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic United States are under air quality alerts. Former Vice President Mike Pence entered the 2024 presidential race with a video announcement released on Twitter….


LIVE NOW: NTD Evening News (June 7): NYC Skies Darken From Canadian Wildfire Smoke, Air Worst in the World; Pence Kicks Off 2024 Campaign

New York City’s air quality dropped to the worst in the world on June 7, as smoke from ongoing Canadian wildfires drifted south. Millions of Americans across the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic United States are under air quality alerts. Former Vice President Mike Pence entered the 2024 presidential race with a video announcement released on Twitter….


CNN CEO Chris Licht Is Out Just Weeks After Trump Town Hall

Chris Licht, who was named as CNN’s chairman and CEO about a year ago, will depart the corporate news network, said the chief executive of CNN’s parent company. David Zaslav, the head of Warner Bros. Discovery which owns CNN, said that he “met with Chris and he will be leaving CNN,” according to a report…


Reporters Pushed Twitter to Change System, Shared ‘Intel’ on Competitor: Twitter Files

Reporters helped Twitter develop products and shared intelligence on a major competitor, according to newly released internal Twitter files. Reporters from NBC, Fox News, the New York Times, and Reason, including NBC’s Ben Collins, helped Twitter develop its Birdwatch “fact-checking” tool, according to one of the files. Collins and a slew of other reporters later…


CNN Parent Company CEO Makes Surprise Comment After Trump Town Hall

The CEO of CNN’s parent company responded to recent criticism against his network by saying that it needs to “show both sides” in order to rebrand. David Zaslav, the chief executive of Warner Bros. Discovery, told a media conference Thursday that CNN needs to shift from a “left-leaning” network to “show both sides of every…


Kaitlan Collins Promoted to Prime Time After Hosting CNN’s Trump Town Hall

The CNN journalist who hosted a town hall with former President Donald Trump has scored a prime-time slot, CNN executives said on May 17. Kaitlan Collins will host a show at 9 p.m. Eastern, in the middle of prime time, CNN executives said at Warner Bros. Discovery Upfront, an event with advertisers. “In her new program,…