FIRST ON TKNN: As was expected, Ed Gillespie has announced that he will run for the U.S. Senate in Virginia. If he wins the primary, he will face Sen. Mark Warner. There were reports this morning that Gillespie would be making the announcement today and he confirmed them with a […]
CNN’s Washington bureau chief and SVP, Sam Feist, has announced that Joe Johns has been promoted to Senior Washington Correspondent. He was most recently a Justice Correspondent for the network while also having a role in political coverage. Johns is also often a substitute anchor for The Situation Room with […]
Lobbyist David Jolly won the Republican primary for the special election in Florida’s 13th District. Jolly won with about 45% of the vote and 100% of the results in. State Rep. Kathleen Peters came in second and Mark Bircher came in third. There was an attempt by several of the […]
Several international correspondents have written and signed a letter that calls on Egypt to release detained al Jazeera journalists. Producers Mohamed Fahmy, Baher Mohamed, and correspondent Peter Greste have been detained in Egypt for over two weeks without being charged. Signatures include correspondents from CNN, The Guardian, BBC, and CBS […]
CNN New Day anchor Chris Cuomo secured an exclusive interview with Dennis Rodman and the other former NBA players who are traveling to North Korea to celebrate Kim Jong Un’s birthday. He interviewed the group live this morning on the show, and it was certainly combative. Cuomo pressed Rodman on […]
