CNN gets exclusive access inside the US Border Patrol Academy as a record wave of recruits trains under curriculum and pursuit policies rewritten by the Trump administration. Most of these recruits are Latino, raised in border towns, and now preparing to wear the badge that patrols their own communities. #CNN #News

Journalist Chris Whipple, who wrote the Vanity Fair profile on Trump's inner circle, says he's not surprised the White House is rallying around chief of staff Susie Wiles. #CNN #News #vanityfair

Donell Harvin, former Washington, DC Head of Homeland Security and Intelligence joins CNN's News Central and CNN's Brian Todd reports on The Lead. #CNN #News #brownuniversity

A CNN investigation found that Circle K has made millions by renting space to crypto ATMs, which are often used for scams. CNN’s Kyung Lah reports #CNN #News #crypto #cryptocurrency #scam

Lawler and three other House Republicans bucked their party to join with Democrats and force a vote on a three-year extension of Obamacare subsidies. #CNN #News #politics

Former special counsel Jack Smith on Wednesday defended his criminal investigation into President Donald Trump in a closed-door deposition before the House Judiciary Committee as he faces scrutiny from Republican lawmakers. Smith was called to testify about Trump’s alleged mishandling and retention of classified documents and his role in attempting to overturn the 2020 election, according to sources familiar with the investigation. #CNN #News

Nick Reiner appeared briefly in court today after being charged with two counts of first-degree murder in connection with the fatal stabbing of his parents, Hollywood director Rob Reiner and producer Michele Singer Reiner. He also faces a special allegation that he used a knife, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office. #CNN #News

In a stunning blow to House Speaker Mike Johnson, four GOP lawmakers have agreed to back a Democratic push to extend pandemic-era enhanced Obamacare subsidies. Those four GOP centrists — New York Rep. Mike Lawler and Pennsylvania Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick, Ryan Mackenzie and Rob Bresnahan — have officially opted for what they have been describing as the nuclear option. CNN's Manu Raju reports. #CNN #News

President Donald Trump said Tuesday he was ordering a “total and complete blockade” of sanctioned oil tankers coming to and leaving from Venezuela, ratcheting up pressure against leader Nicolás Maduro’s regime and suggesting an economic motive to the US’ military campaign in the region. #CNN #News

Radio transmissions reviewed by CNN show that the pilots of a private jet narrowly avoided a collision with a United States Air Force refueling tanker near Venezuela on Saturday – one day after a similar incident nearby. The pilots of a Falcon 900EX business jet flying from Aruba to Miami reported the near collision to air traffic controllers in Curaçao shortly after the incident Saturday afternoon, according to audio captured by LiveATC.net. CNN's Pete Muntean reports. #CNN #News