Democratic strategist Julie Roginsky criticizes the finger-pointing within the Democratic Party, saying President Biden is not to blame. She also explains where she believes the party went wrong in communicating with voters. #CNN #News

Philip Klein, a former bodyguard for UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, says the lack of a security detail when Thompson was fatally shot outside a New York City hotel was “highly unusual.” #CNN #News

President-elect Donald Trump’s resounding victory on Tuesday led to widespread panic among media anchors and pundits, with many breaking down into tearful monologues and aggrieved rants against American voters.

Jimmy Kimmel fights back tears after Trump victory
Late night host Jimmy Kimmel struggled to hold back tears on Wednesday, describing the election as a "terrible night" for a variety of voting blocks, including women, children, immigrants, the elderly and the middle-class.

"It was a terrible night for everyone who voted against him and guess what? It was a terrible night for everyone who voted for him too, you just don’t realize it yet," he said.
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Online support growing for the man suspected of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Although he doesn’t condone the shooting, comedian Bill Burr says the frustrations with the health care industry in general explain the likely motivation here. Is he right? NewsNight panelists discuss. #CNN #News

President-elect Donald Trump claimed that Mexico had agreed to close its border. But Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum says that's not what she said during the phone call. Does this dispute foreshadow a tough road ahead for Trump and his border agenda? #CNN #News

Ukrainian officials are dealing with a new type of missile launched from Russia that was used to strike the city of Dnipro. CNN's Nick Paton Walsh reports. #CNN #News

Former President Donald Trump has vowed he’ll deport millions of undocumented immigrants out of the US when he returns to power. CNN talks with Former Acting Director for ICE John Sandweg about what that would entail. #CNN #News

A panel of experts join CNN’s Jake Tapper to discuss what happens to Donald Trump’s criminal and civil legal cases as he wins the 2024 election. #CNN #News

CNN's Anderson Cooper takes a look at actor and activist, Michael J. Fox's fight against Parkinson's disease and the actors fight to find a cure. Fox says he was unprepared for the diagnosis when he met with a neurologist in 1991, as he described in the recent documentary, "Still".
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For the first time in Israel's history, its prime minister is on trial. On December 10, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took the stand for the first time in his long-running corruption trial. Charged with bribery, fraud and breach of trust, Netanyahu will testify three times a week, the court said, despite the Gaza war and possible new threats posed by wider turmoil in the Middle East, including in neighboring Syria. He denies the charges and has pleaded not guilty. #CNN #News

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) speaks to CNN's Dana Bash about his claim that Democrats abandoned the working class, causing them to lose the presidential election to Donald Trump. #CNN #News

President-elect Trump’s new ‘border czar’ Tom Homan threatens Denver Mayor Mike Johnston with jail time following the mayor resisting federal forces trying to carry out mass deportations.
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CNN’s Clarissa Ward is in central Damascus the morning after the regime of former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad has come to an end. #CNN #News

"Shark Tank" star and investor Kevin O'Leary says the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson should be a wake-up call to the industry that they need to change how they conduct business. #CNN #News

Ukraine hit a Russian weapons arsenal with US-provided missiles that it used to strike across the border for the first time, according to two US officials. CNN military analyst and retired US Air Force Col. Cedric Leighton reacts to the news. #CNN #News

As Syrian civilians ransacked various locations belonging to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, CNN's Salma Abdelaziz looks at the luxurious life the Assad family lived while the majority of the population lived in poverty. #CNN #News

FBI Director Christopher Wray will resign at the end of the Biden administration, according to a statement from the FBI. Wray made his announcement at an FBI town hall. #CNN #News

President-elect Donald Trump announced a flurry of key appointments, including Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to lead the new “Department of Government Efficiency.” Other picks include former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee as ambassador to Israel, Rep. Mike Waltz as national security adviser and John Ratcliffe as his pick for CIA director. Trump is also likely to appoint Florida Sen. Marco Rubio as his secretary of state. Catch up on CNN’s coverage:

0:00 CNN’s Anderson Cooper and Kaitlan Collins report on Trump’s key appointments, including Musk and Ramaswamy to lead the “Department of Government Efficiency.”

9:46 CNN's Kristen Holmes reports on Trump choosing John Ratcliffe to serve as his CIA director.

14:19 Former Trump national security advisor John Bolton reacts to the possibility of Marco Rubio serving as secretary of state.

21:07 Former Trump aide Alyssa Farah Griffin and a panel of strategists weigh in on Trump’s picks for his foreign policy team.

27:31 CNN's Andrew Kaczynski and Erin Burnett roll the tape on Trump's pick for ambassador to Israel. #CNN #News

Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, the militant leader of the main group driving Syria’s armed opposition, speaks exclusively to CNN’s Jomana Karadsheh about the goal of Syria’s rebel coalition, Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS). #CNN #News

A man being questioned in connection with the fatal shooting nearly a week ago of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO in New York City was found in Pennsylvania with a gun with a suppressor like the one used in the homicide, law enforcement officials briefed on the situation tell CNN. #CNN #News