By Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Voters in several states are casting ballots in critical races in what’s shaping up as an early referendum on President Donald Trump’s second term. Track live results and join Charlamagne tha God and Ben Shapiro for an exclusive Election Day conversation at 8:30 p.m. ET.
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By Alexandra Skores, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Department of Transportation may close some parts of US airspace if enough air traffic controllers don’t show up to work, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Tuesday. “If you bring us to a week from today, Democrats, you will see mass chaos,” Duffy said at a news conference
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By David J. Lopez, CNN (CNN) — At 7:32 a.m. on Friday, FBI Director Kash Patel posted on X that his agency “thwarted a potential terrorist attack and arrested multiple subjects in Michigan.” “More details to come,” Patel said. Two law enforcement sources with knowledge of the case told CNN about a cryptic reference to
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By Michelle Watson, Melissa Gray, CNN (CNN) — Tips from the public led to the arrests Tuesday of two men who authorities say are responsible for a weekend explosion inside a Harvard Medical research lab — an act that one official called “selfish” and “shortsighted.” Logan David Patterson, 18, and Dominick Frank Cardoza, 20, both
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Banner, CNN Hello readers — welcome to a special Election Day edition of 5 Things. Voters will head to the polls today in critical races across the country, from New York to California. It’s the first major electoral test of President Donald Trump’s second term, and it may offer insights into how next
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By Chelsea Bailey, CNN (CNN) — A series of encrypted phone calls – secretly recorded by a confidential FBI source – tipped off federal agents that a group was allegedly planning to carry out a terrorist attack in Michigan on behalf of ISIS, according to a criminal complaint unsealed Monday. Mohmed Ali, 20, and Majed
Continue ReadingBy Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — The federal judge in Illinois who ordered federal agents to limit aggressive tactics against protesters is known for her stern tone and an extensive career in civil and criminal litigation. Trump administration officials have defended themselves in court as Judge Sara L. Ellis of the Northern District of Illinois
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By Alexandra Skores, CNN Washington (CNN) — Air traffic controllers not showing up to work or taking second jobs to make ends meet, coupled with long lines at the airport and delays, understandably heighten the anxieties of some passengers. Since the start of the shutdown, controllers and other essential workers, like Transportation Security Administration screeners,
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Increasing the number of steps you take each day could slow cognitive decline in older adults, a study found. Physical activity helps prevent the buildup of proteins linked to Alzheimer’s disease. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day. 5 things 1️⃣
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By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN (CNN) — Human remains discovered earlier this year in a remote area of northwestern Washington state are those of an Indigenous woman who had been missing since 2020, police say. Authorities announced Friday they used DNA analysis to confirm the remains matched Mary Johnson. Johnson, an enrolled citizen of the
Continue ReadingCNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN Senators are returning to Capitol Hill today as the government shutdown enters its 34th day — with no end in sight. The record for the longest shutdown in US history is likely to be broken in less than 48 hours as Democrats and Republicans show no signs of reaching an
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Banner, CNN Senators are returning to Capitol Hill today as the government shutdown enters its 34th day — with no end in sight. The record for the longest shutdown in US history is likely to be broken in less than 48 hours as Democrats and Republicans show no signs of reaching an end
Continue ReadingBy Eric Levenson, Ryan Young, and Cynthia Salinas Cappellano, CNN (CNN) — When Brian O’Hara took over the Minneapolis Police Department in 2022, he saw a department in free fall. The murder of George Floyd and the ensuing riots in 2020 had fractured the public’s trust in law enforcement. Crime and shootings were rising at
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By Chris Boyette, Jean Casarez, CNN (CNN) — An expert for the defense in the $40 million lawsuit filed by a former Virginia elementary school teacher shot by a 6-year-old student with a history of disciplinary problems testified Monday the assistant principal did not breach professional standards or act with indifference. Former Assistant Principal Ebony
Continue ReadingBy Aaron Cooper, Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — Flight delays linked to the ongoing federal government shutdown continue, with this past weekend marking the worst for air traffic control staffing shortages since the shutdown began, according to a CNN analysis of Federal Aviation Administration operations plans. Between Friday morning and Sunday night, there were 98
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By Alaa Elassar, Leigh Waldman, Jeff Winter, Holly Yan, CNN Dearborn, Michigan (CNN) — Two men face federal charges for allegedly plotting an ISIS-inspired Halloween attack in the US – possibly on the scale of the 2015 Paris terror attacks that killed at least 130 people, authorities say. An FBI raid on Halloween morning stunned
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By Danya Gainor, Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — A judge has extended her order blocking President Donald Trump from deploying any National Guard troops to Portland, Oregon, until Friday – keeping soldiers in the city in limbo as the legal showdown over presidential power continues. US District Court Judge Karin Immergut’s decision on Sunday followed
Continue ReadingBy Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — The mayor of Evanston, Illinois, says he is opening two investigations after federal agents were filmed pinning down and repeatedly striking a person in the head as they arrested him Friday. Videos shared on social media showed federal agents pinning a man to the ground and punching him in
Continue ReadingBy Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN (CNN) — As demonstrations outside an immigration enforcement facility near Chicago have ramped up over the past couple of months, so has the number of protesters being led away in restraints and facing a court date. Since September, protesters have rallied weekly outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in
Continue ReadingBy Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — A Catholic diocese in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, has condemned Holocaust imagery that appeared on a Catholic school’s Halloween parade float on Thursday. The St. Joseph Catholic School’s float at a community Halloween parade included a replica of the Auschwitz Concentration Camp gate bearing the words “Arbeit Macht Frei.” The German
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