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Ken Paxton trashed President Trump’s convention in leaked audio obtained by NYT.
Paxton told donors and lobbyists last week that the convention hurt his polling numbers. Paxton was a huge part of the Dallas convention.
Exclusive in NYT.
nytimes.com/2026/09/30/us/po…
The Trump administration appears to have changed its AI chatbot so that it no longer debunks Trump lies.
Yesterday: It said Biden won the 2020 election and there's no indication of widespread fraud.
Today: Says it can't answer such questions.
A "violent" altercation between two pilots caused a FlyDubai aircraft traveling from Dubai to Tel Aviv to divert to Saudi Arabia, sources have told CNN. cnn.it/46RrqA4
I visited @cornellsun students at their office last night — and talked with them about the campus rape case they've been investigating for 23 months, and the decision to publish the names of the seven men involved in the lawsuit on their front page. nytimes.com/2026/09/29/nyreg…
They treated me like the sort of pristine package to be kept and swapped so my value would stay very high.’ Evan Gershkovich talks with @jaketapper about how the Russian government treated him during the 16 months he was held in captivity.
'Writing down nice words on pieces of paper doesn't change the fact that we have these massive data centers training massive A.I. models that are basically going rogue.' Tech Ethicist Tristan Harris talks with @jaketapper about President Trump signing an executive order changing the name of A.I. to ‘super intelligence.’
TOMORROW: As California voters prepare to cast their ballots, CNN’s @JakeTapper and @DanaBashCNN moderate a California Governor Debate. Tune in at 9pmET/6pmPT on @CNN, @CNNi, @CNNEE, CNN apps, CNN.com and streaming for subscribers.
NEW: In a Texas courtroom Monday, 25 migrant children lined the pews — a 9yo rested her head on the table, a 6yo pretended to fly an airplane, and a 3yo played with the mic. Many in attendance didn't have an attorney — and a 13yo was ordered removed. A look inside, thru sketches.