Retired Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges and former deputy assistant secretary of defense for Russia, Ukraine, and Eurasia Evelyn Farkas react to Ukraine firing US-made ATACMS missiles for the first time across the border to hit a Russian weapons arsenal. #cnn #news

CNN’s Will Ripley explores Elon Musk and Tesla's influence in China and how Trump's approach to US-China relations could potentially create friction. #CNN #News

The New York Times obtained a document assembled by federal investigators detailing the trail of payments to various women made by former Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz, who President-elect Trump picked as his nominee for attorney general. CNN’s Erin Burnett reports. #CNN #News

President-elect Donald Trump’s new Department of Government Efficiency, a nongovernmental entity helmed by billionaire Elon Musk and biotech entrepreneur and former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, is expected to make a push for an end to remote work across federal agencies as a way to help reduce the federal workforce through attrition. CNN's Rene Marsh breaks down what that could look like. #CNN #news

Police in Peru have arrested a man caught trying to leave the country with 320 tarantulas, 110 centipedes and nine bullet ants strapped to his body. CNN’s Brianna Keilar and Boris Sanchez report. #CNN #News

Footage shows Ukrainian soldiers fighting inside Russia’s Kursk region. This comes as some Western embassies in Ukraine’s capital Kyiv closed after the US received "specific information of a potential significant air attack." CNN’s Nick Paton Walsh reports. #CNN #News

Ahead of TNT's star-studded golf exhibition, 'The Match: Superstars' we asked some of the participating celebs for their best golf tip. #markwahlberg #michaelphelps #cnn #thematch2024

Susan Smith, who was convicted and sentenced to life in prison for killing her two sons in 1995, testified to the South Carolina Board of Paroles. Smith is eligible for parole after serving 30 years of her life sentence. #CNN #News

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) explains to CNN’s Manu Raju why he believes recess appointments for President-elect Trump’s Cabinet picks should be "absolutely off the table.” #CNN #News

A judge found Jose Ibarra guilty of killing Laken Riley and a host of other charges after a highly emotional, four-day trial. In addition to malice murder and felony murder, Judge H. Patrick Haggard also found the 26-year-old guilty of kidnapping with bodily injury, aggravated assault with intent to rape, aggravated battery, obstructing a person making an emergency call, tampering with evidence and peeping Tom, according to the indictment. #CNN #News

Liam Payne’s family, friends and former bandmates have come together to pay tribute to the British singer at his funeral in England, just over a month after the One Direction star died age 31 in Argentina. #CNN #News

The Biden administration has approved sending anti-personnel mines to Ukraine for the first time in another major policy shift, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin confirmed. CNN’s Natasha Bertrand reports. #CNN #News

CNN senior data reporter Harry Enten looks at former congressman Matt Gaetz’s chances of serving as attorney general in President-elect Donald Trump’s second administration. #CNN #News

Some celebrities are leaving X for new social media platform Bluesky. CNN's Laura Coates speaks with the company's CEO Jay Graber. #CNN #News

The US embassy in Ukraine’s capital Kyiv said it will be closed today after it received “specific information of a potential significant air attack.” CNN’s Nick Paton Walsh reports. #CNN #News

After years of blasting athletes for injecting politics into sports, the MAGA world is celebrating the new ‘Trump dance’ trend sweeping arenas and stadiums. Do the reactions from Democrats and Republicans expose hypocrisy on both sides? Abby Phillip and her panelists discuss #CNN #News #AbbyPhillip

More young men running to support President-elect Trump and the MAGA movement. How much are some Democrats’ attacks on masculinity and manhood to blame? Abby Phillip and her NewsNight panelists discuss. #CNN #News

The House Ethics Committee is scheduled to meet Wednesday as the panel weighs whether to release its final report on Matt Gaetz. In this episode, we explore how we got to this point and whether Republicans will be able to stomach president-elect Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general.  Guest: Sarah Ferris, CNN Capitol Hill Reporter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices)

Author Andrew Sullivan grew up in Britain seeing his mom struggle with mental illness. He came to America as a young gay man and was named editor of The New Republic magazine, just as his friends began dying around him. Anderson talks with Andrew about surviving the AIDS epidemic and the complicated grief he feels following his mother’s death several months ago.

CNN's David Culver was preparing for a live report when his photographer captured images of migrants attempting to scale a section of fence along the US-Mexico border. #CNN #News